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
Selene’s POVHer words left me starstruck. I sagged back on the bed with the book resting on my chest, my heart thumping anxiously within me, my thoughts conflicting with each other.Most wolves in the pack were active, and some were hunters, but I wasn’t one of them; I wasn’t an omega; my family was of beta wolves; we were stronger than most wolves, but I, on the other hand, was weaker with crippled legs.No one knew about my disability as a wolf in this pack, yet just one day of weakness has brought back the familiar feeling of disgust; I hated being called weak.I wasn’t weak in this pack, I didn’t want to bear the title. Joan was a beta wolf as well, which might be the reason why she deemed me weak; she was a hunter, like most wolves, and I wasn't; she wasn’t the type to shrivel up just because of flu, and I hated to say this, but maybe I was weak for letting a momentary weakness pull me down. So I stood up.Though I dreaded what the rest of the pack would say if I fell on my face.
Selene’s POV“What’s going on here?”She came between us with her hands widespread as she tried to separate us from embarking on a fight, which I was eagerly prepared to do.“She slapped me,” one of the ladies said in her defense. I was well aware that I acted out of turn, but I didn’t regret laying my hands on her. I hated that they brought my daughter into their conversation; they could talk about me but not her.No one was supposed to speak ill rumours about her not only that, they had questioned my dignity and I could not let it pass. It was only right that I acted in the way I did. Everything about this pack was alarming it was obvious I was nothing but a stranger who would never be welcomed, even in the midst of rogues.This was just a clear reason to find my way out of here. Everyone had a reason to point fingers and make claims, this wasn’t what a gathering should look like. But what do I expect when their leader also sees me as a murderer? Emily looked at me; she wrinkled her
Lucian’s POVSeeing her seemed unreal and for a second it seemed like a hyperrealistic hallucination because she was supposed to be sleeping. I didn’t find it appealing and so did Escarno as he leaned close to her to confirm our suspicion."Lucian...uhm,” she called out. Escarno growled as he stepped back. I sensed other wolves behind her and making a fuss about her sudden presence would only attract the attention of my patriots.I stepped back, then shifted back to my human form, and then I took her by her arms as I led her further away from the gathering. “What are you doing here?”“I came to see Kyle,” she said.At the mention of his name, my thoughts went wild. “Why?” I asked.“Uhm, I wanted him to teach me how to fight; I just needed some defence classes; your pack isn’t safe for me and my daughter.” She squared up to me with her arms folded above her chest.Her reasons didn’t sit right with me, mostly because I would not let anyone come close to her. For years I had guarded this
Lucian’s POV I had sectioned the pack members into a a group of fifty people each which meant I would be going back and forth four times, I made sure all the trucks were ready and for each truck we would have ten pack members in it.The pregnant ladies and the lactating mothers, then followed by teenagers, the road was bad so I needed to make sure they arrived at safety first, I had an inkling that the movement would raise curious brows but at the end of the day I would do anything to protect them.“You.” I pointed to the former guard at the Far pack, he walked over to me, his daughter wouldn’t leave without him.“Yes chief.” “You and your daughter will drive with me at the front,” I said. It was dnagerous to have a child at the front of the pack but she won’t let her father go and secondly she reminded me off Ella, they were about the same age and they had the same color of eyes.I met Alice who was also preparing her niece for the trip, she looked sane.“How are you doing?” I aske
Selene’s POV It was my second time conquering some of these human challenges, and I felt fulfilled by it. I might not be so far after all. At this point in time. I felt I could get anything I wanted if I put my mind to it, and also with the help of this man because somehow he had made everything easy and was easily the person who had made an attempt to talk to me.I bowed before him, and he did the same too he smiled at me, I would tell Joan about him.“Carpenter” I whispered, he nodded.“Selene Taylor.” We had a basic understanding of things, and it was really good. I didn’t want to let him go now, maybe for today. He was a healer just like me, just different realms. If he doesn’t have a wife then I would like to have dinner with him.I looked around for an object that could represent food but everything around here was sparkling and metallic.I felt uneasy, but the goldsmith walked out with a briefcase.“Cash?” I asked.He nodded, then opened the case, I saw their currencies bein
Selene’s POV If I had known that humans had a way of communicating, I might have not worried so much about language barriers, but then again, it was a nice experience.I walked out of the ward with him beside me, the moment I stepped out eveyones eyes met mine, they questioned me with their eyes, and trust me I would have been worried if I listened to Joan.If I had worn the cloth she wanted me to wear the napkin that our believer target loved seeing on ladies, if people were looking at me suspiciously I would have suspected it was the reason.Now I was fully clothed and elegant as at that too, and if they wanted some sewing advice I would give them.With my chest held high, I walked out of the ward trying to avoid gaze with anyone who tend to stare for too long and when I was done, I was out and the healer who had offered to take me to the goldsmith opened his car for me.I entered and the interiors were classy, I knew most of our vehicles were fashioned from theirs, and seeing the
Selene’s POV Silence prevailed in our midst, just watching each other, and someone walked into the little room and told them to go back, which they did. I already had my dagger in my bag. If they were planning to put me here for any reason, I will not go down without a fight.My daughter was on the other end of the realm and I only came here to make a harmless exchange. And they were making a fuss out of it. It was so annoying and they were making me sick with all this drama.I imagined Lucian in this situation, what would he has be done if he was here, first he would have not entered the car, and secondly it would be bloody already and the thought of him only made me smile.I wanted to go back home, home to Joan, Ella and Lucian.I wanted to go back to where I wasn’t misunderstood, and maybe didn’t have to explain myself.The man before me walked over to the board which I had already damaged, if he wrote one more word on it, I would be convinced that he was slow.Yes that’s it, he w
Selene’s POV Why do humans bear the name of their profession, I am Selene healer, or I am Selene farmer. What else? Hi I am Selene inventor?If this ain’t the most silly thing I have heard all day.My outburst had the man staring at me like I had done something way out of line which in my defense, I did, I just laughed my ass out because his name sounded ridiculous, just like when Joan had said it for the first time.I still had my back against the bed and laughing had removed the max that filled my nose with the calming air.He took the board and he wrote something on it, *what is funny, did I say anything wrong* I didn’t know but with the look of concern on his eyes, I could tell he wasn’t entirely comfortable with me smiling the way I did.I didn’t know how to tell him, but since we were trying to understand each other in any way possible and he was doing a bad job having to write it on the board, I decided to ease the pain for both of us.I sat upright and I placed the mask on th
Selene’s POV I expected them to know right away that something was wrong but they started laughing, I had made a mockery of myself, like it wasn’t already bad enough.I prayed to the goddess to open the floor so I can jump in but she didn’t and they didn’t stop laughing, he took a naked and he wrote on it.*Are you okay? Don’t you have insurance to cover it up. 3ahat you said was sipped awkward.*I don’t know what it meant, and I saw that they were looking at me curiously for answers I melted into the car which was still on the road, “yes.” I said then closed my eyes, hoping that my answer somehow aligns with them dropping me off. I just wanted to find a hotel and then listen to the recording of Joan. Maybe I can learn more than just yea and no.The human sat close to me, he held my hands tight and I glanced back to me, I repelled his attention and closeness, I pulled my hands away.He said something which I didn’t understand, I just kept looking, soon the car came to a stop and the
Selene’s POV They started to gather me, I soon became claustrophobic and it only made my situation worse because they started deafening closer I had never felt this perplexed in my entire life.Confused and worried that I might just hurt someone in panic made it worse but as Joan had said, we were not so different from this people, we were the same beings, we had the same form, two hands two legs one had clear skin.Intellect, if they had anything I had it too, and if there wa anyone who should be at an advantage it’s us, our wolves isn’t a liability but an ability, I thought to myself as I felt someone hands touch me, I flinched but the. I succumbed to it.I saw a box car, it beeped continuously and then people gave way and some people came down from it. They packed a metal things on the floor and the assured me to get on it, as much as I wanted to tell them owns fine and what was happening was natural I couldn’t convey it.So I let them carry me on the thing and they placed me insi
Selene’s POV The next day wa she same thing, the usual loop of having to learn languages, how to say I need this and I need that, places I needed to visit, like malls to get more clothes, observation that is needed to to be made. And thing to do, and then it wa sight time and I was supposed to leave first thing in the morning because in three days the humans would be crossing into a new year in their calendar and I would need to be there in the party to Casper this criminal.Yes, that was his new name.And while Joan and I sat outside with Ella inside we had a heated day and now we were already exhausted from all the things we did all day.She held my knuckles and she kissed it when she noticed I wasn’t talking and she had been doing the talking.“I believe you.” She said, it was her first calm thing she had said all day and it meant a lot to me, I only nodded, and I stared down at my feet.“If I don’t come back on time, find Lucian, and give Ella to him.” “Hey don’t be negative, i
Lucian’s POVI just sat there in disbelief, my hands rested on my chest that was threatening to explode with fright and disappointment, I should have come her instead.If I was just a day esker than now I would have her here, I was pirated with myself, and as I much as I hated to admit this. I blamed the fact that my body was too weak and I needed more rat than I normally did.“Is everything alright?” The Alpha asked.I don’t respond. I needed to set out for Joan, I never thought we would see each other again after the least encounter; but now I was looking for her, if I saw her, I would see Ella and Selene.Or maybe she had returned them to the pack.I didn’t know I was just confused and I needed some sense of liberation. I walked out of the pack and I walked back to the pack, without hesitation I drove out. Was driving back to my pack for two reasons, I was going back home in hopes that if I got back there I would see Selene and Ella.The dues of that little trouble maker running