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
Selene’s POV“Not for long.” He said with so much certainty.“Why do you say so?It's not like we can go back to the pack.’’ I could not afford to be delusional at this moment. I left that pack with my life hanging by a thread, and just like everyone here, we had to make a home out of what we already have now because where we came from wasn’t conducive for living either. “I just want to fight, that's all. At least everyone here has a survival skill; it would be good if I had one. That's why I wanted to learn.”“So why did you choose Kyle to teach you, of all the wolves in the pack?”“Because he's the only one who would give me a listening ear and hasn’t accused or strangled me." His brow furrowed again, and he shifted uncontrollably on his stool. I watched as he tried to digest the weight of his act.“How many people did you ask?”I disliked the question, he was missing the point here it didn't matter who I asked what mattered was that I needed to learn how to protect myself from whate
Selene’s POV“Oh hi! Kyle.” He approached me with a wide smile and a little object in his hands. I brought the stool forward, tapping gently on it. He took a seat, and then he handed me the object he had in his hands. I unwrapped it just to see a bowl in it. It has a very smooth surface with intricate designs drawn all over it .My fingers carefully traced the line of the carving; it seemed like a bowl passed down from ancestors themselves due to the dedication used to draw things on it.“It’s so beautiful!” I exclaimed.“I made it for you; I am glad you like it.” “Oh Kyle, you are so generous." I adored the bowl again; it was too big a gift to reject. “Thanks.”"Oh, it’s nothing; it’s just the bare minimum for a lady like you.”His compliment made me blush; it was his second time giving me something so beautiful, and I could already see it as a way of expressing himself and I deeply appreciated his effort.“Never knew you were into woodwork.”“Well yes, I am. I have been making this
Selene’s POVI stood up from the chair and walked into the room. I had consumed so much information in just a day and my head was starting to feel heavy from all the thoughts going through my mind. If Lucian was going back to Alexander’s pack, then it must be worth it. He wanted to risk being seen in exchange for a moonstone.I would have suspected Alex knew about Lucian's adventure as the rogue king and both brothers had everyone fooled, but it made no sense on a long run and the more I thought about it, the more I saw how false that assumption was.Alex didn’t like to mention Lucian’s name; worse, he even accused me of sleeping with him, just to chase me out.I just hated the fact that I was placed in a constant puzzle, it was like the universe wanted to toy with my mental health.'Estel, please wake up." I muttered beneath my breath.I never really called her by her name except when I needed her desperately , but at this point in time, when everything seemed to crumble, she was the
Lucian’s POVI saw her face, she looked like an angel sent by the goddess to gaze upon me. Even though everything within me hurt, the sight of her in my room made my heart palpitate. I wanted to hold her to kiss every part of her because all along I thought I would never see her again and she would have been dead before I came back from the raid.She came to me, and I held her face. “Thanks be to the goddess.” I said out of desperation the moment she confirmed she was fine, whatever she said afterwards was a mystery; I barely heard her. I was smitten by her presence.I felt her bare skin on mine; it made me go wild. It was the most intense feeling in the world—the feeling of perceiving her pheromones and the sensation that came with being inside her.My body broke down in sweat, and with every thrust I felt my toes curl with the intensity of a lifetime. I didn’t want it to end.My incisors felt the burning sensation to mark her. I knew in my heart that I wanted to mark her, but somehow
Lucian’s POVI stood up from my seat abruptly and I walked toward the door Isn’t it too early to knock? What could she possibly need from me that was so important that she had to knock on my door?I walked over to the door and peeked through the little opening. I saw her standing with her hands held behind as she swung from side to side, a familiar view. I remembered watching her through the window after I missed language class at the pack general school and she came to ask why I didn’t come.I remembered peeking at her through the curtains of my room and just like this very moment, my hands and feet ran cold and sweaty, and my heart began to race again.“Why are you here? Don’t you have other things to do?”"No, because we are supposed to train today. Remember ?” Shit shit shit ! I shut my door and I backed against it. How did I forget about it?***“We would focus on your stamina today, so prepare to be exhausted.” I said as I cleared some of the sharp stones in the field. She see
Selene’s POVI was lying beneath Lucian's wolf, fear struck and anxious about the repercussions of falling before him, and as his wolf leaned closer to me, his breath fanning my face, I shut my eyes tight, scared for my life.Just then I felt his nose nuzzling my cheeks as tears slowly trickled down my face. He nuzzled my cheeks even more, with its soft and voluminous fur. I tried to resist, but then it wasn’t attacking me as it should.A slow yet recurring revelation announced itself to me: if he wanted to attack me, he would, and he didn't need to dry me up before he did. My eyes finally opened and I met his soft and bright gaze full of warmth. His pupils dilate with excitement as our eyes met. He moved back and I sat upright before cleaning my eyes. I watched the tree where I was supposed to run, and I stared at the wall, who was fully aware that I was closer to the tree as Lucian had commanded that I get to and he didn’t act to stop me .I pushed myself up a little to see its rea
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
Lucian’s POV It was the first thing in the morning, and it was time to leave the pack, I needed to look for Selene today, and if I was fast on my feet I would be able to search through at least two packs.It was at least six o’clock when I walked out of the pack, I wanted to check the first pack I took her too when we went to get material to build her house, I had suspected she would be there all night, and if she was there she must have gone to the king to seek refuge to be kept as a rogue.Which would be very silly, because she would be murdered and be used as point of sacrifice, I dreaded this possibilities mostly because she didn’t know this, I knew Selene was smart but there were just some things that was beyond her comprehension.She wasn’t well traveled so she didn’t know the hidden policies of some certain packs like the gold crown pack, they accepted rogues to buy things from them but a king was once killed by a rogue who couldn’t stay under rule so eversimce they pack and r
Lucian’s POVI was still in the room, later that day, the weather didn’t look like it was going to be any better if I stayed longer than I should, and going out only seemed more dangerous by the second. I would consider staying for longer till the weather was more favorable, but I had to find Selene.I never considered calling an alarm in packs who I thought she might visit because I didn’t need people looking for her and holding her as ransom just like the rogues had wanted to do earlier when she told them she was from my pack.But if I can’t cover all the packs in a day like I plan to do after today, I would call an alarm. If I don’t find her, I would not be able to move over to the human realm. Not only because I might end up causing more damage than necessary, but because my heart called out to her, I just wanted to see her for a day before I leave.I held the necklace given to me by Elsa, it had quickly become my calming object in moments like this. I held it closer to me, twirli