Selene's POVThe sight of Emily in a blood-deranged cloth almost gave me a panic attack; the sight of the little girl in her arms made me think it was Ella at first until Joan walked in with a boy in her arms. There faces were coated with blood and I only knew who they were when I got the opportunity to get closer to them; it was the blind boy and his little sister. They were murdered mercilessly. While in a state of shock, I staggered backward; my heart palpitated even faster. The first thing that crossed my mind was Ella, my baby. I walked out of the room in search of her, just to make sure she was safe and whatever pandemic was going on in the pack, she wasn't a part of it.I rushed out of the tent, my weary eyes searching through every child in the pack, till I met Ella among the other children. I rushed her, and my desperate arms embraced her in a hug. I thought something must have happened to her.My body quivered as tears slid down the corners of my eyes.“Mummy, are you oka
Lucian’s POV“You are not going anywhere.” I reached out to her hands again, this time with a stronger grip. She needed to admit it—that she had betrayed me again; she had to cover her tracks by killing those people; she must have had help and she didn’t want to say the name of the person.“Let me go, Lucian!” If we stayed here, we were going to wake the little girl up, and I couldn’t afford to do that; her presence would be an easy escape for Selene to leave, and I couldn’t let that happen. I pulled her away from her hut, then towards mine. I pushed her in, then locked the door behind; now she had no excuse and she couldn't escape me.“How much did she offer you? A position in her pack? Gold and luxury? She promised to give your child more than she is receiving here, right? spill it!l” I asked curiously; all she had to do was admit it, but she wanted to make a fuss about it, I was certain she was the one who did it.“Did you bring me out of the pack to crucify me, Lucian? If that's t
Lucian’s POV"Nothing,” she lied through her lips. I had known her long enough to know when she was telling the truth and lying too, and as I watched the staggering lady barely holding on to her emotions, I saw a pathetic liar. She was a bad liar.“Joan, what did you do? I know you are lying so go ahead and say the truth.” “It doesn’t matter; the deed has been done; get over it. Not like it changes anything because she was in your room a while ago, so whatever I did was useless. Leave me alone, goodnight.” She stood up to leave but I pulled her body back to the chair.I saw tears forming in her eyes as she stared into mine; my heart fell into the pit of my stomach, not knowing what else to say. But I was on the verge of losing it; I wanted to know the atrocity she had committed.“I told her to stay away from you; that’s it. A day after I came back, I told her to stay away from you and that you belonged to me... You belong to me... Just me, not her. Why is it such a big deal?”My legs
Selene’s POVI saw myself in the dungeon again, crucified like an assassin and Alex's cohorts fed me wolfsbane. Everything within me felt the terror of the liquid as it burned my flesh; the sound of my bellowing voice echoed in my mind as tears trickled down my eyes.I felt myself being dragged to the pile of dead bodies at the back of the dungeon.The stench of rotten corpses wafted above my nose. And just when I thought everything was lost, I felt strong arms around me.Lucian? I thought to myself before I jolted from the bed.My eyes popped wide open, my heart pounding like war drums. I surveyed my surroundings; everything felt normal. I was totally fine, and not only that, I was far from Alexander’s reach and my baby was lying beside me in good health.I cupped her chin, and I kissed her forehead; waking up to her was the best part of my day.I heaved a euphoric sigh of relief as I fell back on the bed. I wiped the teardrop in my eyes as I stared at the straw rooftop above me. My th
Selene’s POVSuddenly, he cared about my health. Funny.“Ella, can you go and play? Mom and Uncle Lucian need to talk.” I dropped her down but she went ahead to hug Lucian before leaving. Her innocence was adorable.After making sure she was considerably far, I focused on Lucian, who stood gallantly before me.“What do you want, Lucian?Playing with Ella doesn’t change the fact that you were planning on executing her mother yesterday.”“I wasn't; I had my suspicions and I took them out." He said so passively; he couldn’t see his own wrong, and I wasn’t prepared to let him rub his cocky words on my face. I took a turn and I moved away from him just to have him blocking my path.“You haven't answered my question. Are you sick?”The closeness of his body to mine suddenly made me nauseous. I stepped back while trying to curtail the urge but it overwhelmed me the next second. I was throwing up at the corner of the pack. “I will get you something to treat yourself,” he said before turning t
Lucian’s POVI was in conflict with myself and I had taken out the distress on the sheet of paper I had been trying to draw the new house plan on—nothing seemed good enough to suit the image in my mind without making it seem like I was doing her a favour. She must be sick because she wasn’t used to the harshness of the wild. The insects here were hybrid and the water wasn’t as purified as the one in the pack. I knew how hard it was for me to adapt to the foreign change of lifestyle and Joan was to thank for that.When I was resurrected by the goddess, my wolf had gone wild for some days and was in grave need of comfort and somehow I met Joan, who was a slave to a beta in the pack, she met me near the borders of the pack on one of her heists, and she had snuck me into the pack afterward.She kept me in a storeroom in the same room she was given to rest, and we shared the remains of her master's food for months. We developed a tight bond till we finally decided to start this pack togeth
Lucian’s POV‘Kyle that bastard, out of all the females in pack , he chose Selene.' Escarno said, agitated by Joan's words, the sudden rumble of my wolf threw me off balance. Escarno didn’t find it appealing that she was being courted and I didn’t like the fact that a major suspect was with the other.“I knew it.” Joan concluded. “Don’t stress yourself; Kyle is not the culprit here, I am certain.”Funny how a word had ruined the enthusiasm I felt not quite long, and bitterness resided in my mind. I tapped my finger simultaneously on the desk as I tried to get my thoughts together. I could not let such a coincidence upset me. This time, if I suspected, I had to have enough proof rather than acting on impulse.But I hoped she wasn’t the cause of death, and she stayed true to her words this time. “It is well; let’s move on to something else, shall we? ?The expansion of the pack is necessary; we haven't made much plans about it.”I brought out the map of the territory we resided in, and I
Selene’s POVI lay on the bed, my eyes curiously reading through each line of the book before me. I fought through the dizziness and weakness that I felt since there was nothing to do so far.Emily had told me to rest, and so did Lucian. Even if I protested, the pack members were going to pick me apart. It felt like all my blood had been drained out of my body, the pack members would pick me apart with their criticism if I stepped out.I had gotten to the middle of the book I was reading when I felt a familiar presence in the room; my body tensed. I turned immediately just to meet Joan staring at me.She had her back against the wall, her legs and arms crossed, her brows furrowed in a frown. Her visit was predicted, and after what happened between Lucian and me last night, I would say her visit was rather late.She had promised to cause harm to me if I made any advances toward Lucian and she must have come to make sure she fulfilled the promise, and if that was the case, then I wasn’t
Joan’s POVAfter the news about Lucian and Selene. And Alex and who ever was involved I was downcasted for the longest of periods and as the goddes might have it my bruises were not as bad as one would imagine.A few broken bones and an cute but once again miss Selene if she was here. It would have been better because surely she would help a friend out.Now I had to move around with a limp, tired and exhausted as I walked out of the ward down the hall Lucian and lilac were in the study room and I was heading to see Ella who in my understanding hasn’t gotten up from bed yet.I walked over to her room, there were guards in the room where she was staying, and two more outside I heard her talking with one of them they were playing card games on the bed.“Joan.” She cheered without looking up from her card.“Hey little one, how are you doing?” I asked as I leaned on the bed and and reached out for her thighs, it wa totally uncalled for but I placed my head on her thighs it wa bandaged and
Selene's POV“Don’t thank me yet,” he replied lightly, though there was a seriousness in his eyes that told me he’d seen more than I cared to admit. “Rest now, and when you’re ready, we can talk. But first, you need to recover.”I looked away, remembering the sharp, bitter taste of the wind and the haunting sound of those rogues’ voices. “I’m a rogue,” I repeated, as if to convince myself that I could still be the fierce, independent warrior I’d always been. “I don’t usually need help.”He paused, his hands still working over my wounds. “Maybe not,” he said softly. “But even rogues have scars that run deeper than the skin. Let me help you patch those up tonight.”I wanted to protest, to cling to the pride that had kept me isolated for so long, but the truth was undeniable. I was tired—physically and emotionally battered. And deep down, I knew that letting someone in wouldn’t make me weak; it would simply make me human. With a sigh that seemed to come from the depths of my soul, I nodd
Selene’s POVI lashed out with my free arm, slamming my elbow into my attacker’s ribs, and he grunted, loosening his grip on my wrist for just a heartbeat. The chaotic sounds of the forest—the relentless storm, snapping branches, and the harsh murmurs of the rogues—filled my ears. I scrambled backwards, my heart pounding hard enough that I could almost hear it. I knew I had to run. I couldn’t stay here and be caught by these desperate fools.I bolted through the underbrush, adrenaline pounding in my veins, each step fueled by fear and fury. My breath came in ragged gasps as I dashed blindly through the forest, blood seeping from fresh cuts and old bruises alike. I didn’t dare look back, though I could hear the snarls and angry shouts trailing me in the distance.The wind still whipped at me, unrelenting, and for a moment I thought it would sweep me off my feet entirely. I fought it, clinging to the wet ground as if my life depended on it—because it did. I could almost taste the metall
Lucian’s POVAnother pack member, an older wolf with scars etched deep into his face, nodded slowly. “We owe you our lives. But… why are you out here alone, Mask? Lilac said you wouldn’t leave your post.” His tone was gentle yet filled with concern.I clenched my jaw. “I need to think,” I replied, more to myself than to them. The burden of leadership, the betrayal, and the constant threat from Alex and his allies—it was too much. I didn’t know if I could shoulder it any longer.The wind roared again, as if to remind me that there was no escape from destiny. I turned to leave, but then I paused. The pack’s eyes, filled with hope and desperation, held me in place. Their silent pleas for guidance, for reassurance, weighed heavily on me. I couldn’t abandon them—not when they needed me most.My mind was a storm of conflicting emotions. Anger, sorrow, and a deep-seated guilt churned inside me. I remembered Lilac’s words, the promise I had made. I remembered the faces of those who looked up
Lucian’s POV I was furious. Every muscle in my body burned with anger as I stormed out of the pack house. The recent events still stung like fresh wounds— Alex’s betrayal, the way everything had fallen apart, the weight of secrets.She should have not gone to the human realm she would die. And she knows this too well that she would die yet she did all this why! I pushed open the heavy door and stepped into the cold, unforgiving night. The wind hit me like a wall, whipping my hair and carrying the scent of rain and earth. My heart pounded in my chest, a relentless drumbeat that fueled my rage.I had left for the ward where Joan had been staying—a place I once thought was safe. Now it felt like a trap. I needed to be free, to run away from the constant reminders of failure and loss. Every step I took away from that house felt like a step toward escape. Yet even as I ran, I knew I couldn’t outrun the memories. They clung to me like shadows.Before I had even gathered my thoughts, a str
Selene’s POVI let the guilt sit with me for a while before I let it go, my father was there and even though I know Joan would take care of her I still needed to contact them.I wasn’t with any form of communication devise with me and the realm is too big to go on and about looking for them.The wind was relentless. It howled through the trees, whipping against my body with an unforgiving force. Each step I took seemed like a punishment as it seems the wind wanted to make me one with the RV walls It felt like walking through an invisible wall pushing me back. My clothes clung to my skin, soaked from the endless drizzle, and the icy air cut into me like knives. My nose was force fed air and my mouth was sealed shut. I could not move further and I tried not to be swept away but the force.Damn a valley without rockOr caves or even as much as a tall three.if I was a beaver I would dig the floor and enter. I was exhausted. My body screamed for rest, but I couldn’t stop. Ella’s scent wa
Selene’s POVWhatever I was doing was most definitely working as his breathing pace was now more steady than it had been since we stepped out of the portal, and now that was done I tried to steady my heart beat while trying to make it work so I could send him out of there.But whatever I was doing was also causing something to move in his body, like I was healing not only his system for breathing but his entire body but this time I tea is more different than anything I have ever felt.The moment I got deeper into healing him it felt as though I was glued to his body, it was intense, and magnetic and the more I stayed he became more attached I felt just staying there, the portal grew but it was always decreasing as we proceeded with the treatment.Whatever it was I didn’t care but I pulled him closer to the portal till half of his body was here and the other ther from he held my hand, my heart skills beat.His eyes opened slightly and his lips stretched in. Sly smile.“Thanks for ever
Selene’s POVI tried to kick his hands out, but damn this thick dress. Damn it so much, because of it he was able to climb on my body while pinning my knees to the floor, my attentlg to stand was ended when he held my legs.And now I was trying to crawl out of there but he held my hair in between his hard fingers.“Damn you!” He said.As he held my jaw threatening to break it with his hand I met his broken nose as well, both of were bleeding, but he was smiling at me“Hello Selene hawkmoon. It’s nice seeing you again.” He butted my head with his head and I fell to the floor the room took a quick spin but I was not giving up, I had taken the stone out of my chest pad where I had kept it earlier, and I held it in my hands and when he came close to my face again I slammed his head with the stone.Again. Three times till one’s sure I had gotten the part where was bleeding he rolled on his back as he groaned in pain. I stood to my feet, ready to take to my feet but the dress was crappy an
Selene’s POVit kept on flattering and resizing as it emerges, now I thought of nothing at all but the resent energy in the room it knocked on the walls of my mind, it teared my veins there were so many sick people in the room praying to be healed by some miracle healer all of a sudden.But I had other things, I stood from where I was and I walked over to a distant edge maybe the further I am am from the more distant the rush to want to heal them will affect me.Did it workMaybe.The potato was big enough to size my head and if it could just grow a little bit wider now I would shove myself inside like a tight cave hole. I would not mind it.I had finally gotten to a stage of mind one would calm perfect and once I saw that the ho I had created was big enough to fit me I stood up and it stood still, I could almost cry but I had no—“Shit.” Casper walked into the room, the stillness in my heart died and the portal disappeared but with the look on his eyes I was sure not finding a way o