~Kira~
Okay, this was starting to get weird.Why is my body getting so hot? I could feel Keren’s discomfort as she roamed about in me, growling and demanding for her mate. I couldn’t pinpoint what was the issue. As my body got hotter, my breathing deepened and I started craving the touch of a man. Any man. It doesn’t matter if he was my mate or a random wolf.That desire scared me. But try as much as I could, I couldn’t control it. It was as if my whole body was on fire and only the touch of a man could quench that fire, especially the ones in between my legs. They cried for release as little as it could be.I didn’t understand what was happening. One minute, I was normal. Then the next minute I’m raving like a sex-starved nymphomaniac or an animal that is on heat.Hold on.Heat? On heat?Is that what is happening to me?Was that why my body was burning up?I didn’t understand the concept of being on heat except that I knew that it happens when a female werewolf desperately needs the male wolf to have intercourse with her, especially on specific days of the month. Even when I had sex with Jake, it hadn’t been this demanding of attention. I was in desire but that desire was just for my mate, not any random person.My mind recalled what the handsome stranger had said about the flower that I plucked. It has to be that flower. I’ve been reacting strangely to everything since I inhaled the scent of it.“Oh god, no. What have I done to myself” I lamented as I turned to find my way back to my room.By now every male in the pack already knew that there was a female in heat. I didn’t miss the lewd stares that some of the males that I passed on my way to my room gave me. I could feel my body wanting to dive to one of those men and give myself to them, but somehow another part of me managed to hold it in.“My god. I’m in trouble” I whispered, hoping that I don’t get held up by any of these werewolves.Normally, the mate of the female wolf, or whoever she is having something with, is usually there during her heat period to calm her down, and also chase every other wolf that might try to come onto her away. This is because the pheromones that the wolf on heat releases are like an intoxicating wine to the male wolves and it is capable of blurring their sense of reasoning.I rounded the corner of the hall that led to my room, thankful that I’d made it this far without any hassles, only to find three men stalking my door. Their eyes were all darkened and I could see that the smell of my arousal had gotten to them. I looked back, hoping for some kind of help from anywhere but none was forthcoming. I decided to brave them and walk into my room like I hadn’t noticed what was going on.I slowly walked to where my door was, which was like four steps away from where they stood, and put my key into the lock. That was a very big mistake on my part because as I turned the lock, they all rushed towards me and started to sniff my whole body. I struggled to get myself off their grip but it was almost impossible. Yes, I was on heat, but I was scared of these men touching me.“You need a good release. Why don’t you let me help you?” one of the men said and grabbed my thigh.“No, please. I’m not interested. Let me go!” I screamed and tried to wiggle myself off their hold but it seemed that my movement only aggravated the situation as the growls intensified.I’d almost given up when I saw two of the men fly up and backward to the floor, followed by the other two. I gasped and turned to see Xavier. His eyes were darkened as well and it was obvious that he was also affected by the pheromones that exuded from my body. He stood there for a while, his chest heaving up and down as he tried to control himself.“Xavier” I whispered, swallowing hard. Now this was someone who I wouldn’t ever mind if he decided to quench the fire of my arousal.Without a word, he scooped me up in his arms, threw the door open with his shoulders, and carried me into my room. Once inside, he laid me on the bed and then drew the covers over me.“Xavier” I whispered again, “Please make it stop. It hurts. Help me ease the pain” I said, holding onto his wrist.He ground his molars together and pulled a chair close to the bed. He sat and held my hand, his eyeballs alternating between black and green. I knew that it was him and his wolf fighting for control and dominance.Honestly, at this time, I didn’t want him to have any control over himself. I wanted him to let his wolf take control and ravish me. Or maybe my wolf wanted that. But either way, that was all I could think of.“Kira” he groaned, “You’re not in your right senses. This is not easy for me either right now, but I would never want to take advantage of your situation right now, no matter how much I want to strip your clothes and bury myself deep inside of you”. He inhaled roughly and continued. “I’ll do that sometime later, but not today. Not at this moment. You might wake up the next morning and hate me. And I can’t afford for that to happen”I couldn’t even comprehend all that he was saying. I just wanted him to spread me and plunge into me. I wanted him to extinguish this flame. “Please, help me…it hurts” I moaned.He stood, and then went to the table across my room; he picked up a cup and produced something from his pocket. Then he poured it into the cup and mixed it with water. He walked back to where I lay and sat on the edge of the bed.“I’ll help you calm down a little, and then you can take this herb. It’ll help you fall asleep in seconds. Alright?”I nodded. My body temperature was already going up at this point. He pulled me up and into his arms, then supporting my head with his hand, crashed his lips against mine. It was like the spark of a live wire. It sent currents down my spine. I held him tighter to me, not wanting him to go any time soon. I kissed him back as if I’d been starved. My hands traveled from his chest down to his crotch which was already hard.He pulled away immediately I touched him. “No, Kira. You can’t. There’s a limit to how much control I can get over the scent of your arousal.”“But I don’t want you to have control, Xavier. I want you to lose control with me. We’re mates after all. Touch me, please” I pleaded and wrapped my hands around his neck.He groaned and exhaled raggedly, cursing under his breath. Then he slowly unwrapped my hands around him and brought the cup up to my lips. “Drink” he ordered.Without complaints, I opened my mouth and took the somehow bitter liquid. Then he ordered me to lie back down and close my eyes. Before seconds could elapse, I felt myself losing consciousness.~Xavier~I lay beside her, watching her as she slept. All through that day till this morning, she had slept without even turning over. In fact, she could have been easily taken to be dead but the only thing that showed that she was still alive was her soft breathing and the way she occasionally sneezes.Once I was convinced that she was deep asleep, I’d gone on to take care of some other things in the pack. And also, because I just couldn't stand being that close to her. Not that she was irritating or something else. I knew that if I stayed close to her, especially with how her arousal harassed my sense of reasoning and clouded them up so badly, I would barely be able to control myself. In fact, the few minutes that I lay beside her then, trying to make sure that she was okay, all I could think about was slipping those damn clothes off her body, throwing her across my knees, and probably spanking those great-looking ass of hers until they turn pink and my fingerprints were enshrined
~Kira~“Who killed who?” I asked, looking at Xavier in confusion. “What’s happening here?”He didn’t answer. Just froze and kept staring at me like he was dumbfounded.Or had I been dreaming? I was sure that I heard him yell and say that he didn’t want to kill someone. I was very sure that it was his voice.“What do you mean? Did you have a nightmare?” he asked, coming over to look over me. He took my hand and checked for what I thought was my pulse. But it seemed funny to me because why would he be checking my pulse when I’m currently breathing? I thought that checking pulse was for unconscious people?Well, what do I know? I’m not even close to being a health practitioner so I guess that there are so many things that I don’t know. But that doesn’t leave him out either. He never mentioned him being a doctor. But I guess being an alpha has its perks.“Didn’t you just say something about killing people?”He paused for a moment as if he was considering what I’d just said. Then he burst
~Xavier~I stomped to the kitchen, hot flashes going through my mind. I’d almost lost it back there and marked her without her consent. I’m slowly starting to lose my hold and authority on my destructive wolf who wants to destroy everything. I couldn’t understand why my relationship with my wolf was different. We were supposed to be in sync and be in agreement at all times. But no. Xeros always wants to have his way at all times. When I got to the kitchen the head butler and the other staff there looked like they just saw a ghost. I couldn’t blame them. The last time that I came to the kitchen of my own accord was when she was still alive. I used to come every morning to make her pancakes and Bacon. It was her favorite food. But ever since she died, I’d just never bothered again. I mean, what was the need?“Alpha Xavier, you’re here. Do you need us to make something specific for you?” Sam, the head butler asked.I could see the other assistants cowering in a corner, avoiding my stare
~Kira~I almost choked. No, scratch that. I did choke on my food as I heard the insinuation of what he said. My face turned red as my airflow was restricted and the food got into somewhere that it wasn’t supposed to get in.Who would have thought that the tight-faced man that I saw on my first night here would be this open and flirty? One would almost think that he barely talks about anything.“Here; have some water” he calmly stretched a glass of water towards me as I fought for my life.Gratefully, I took the glass and downed it, then handed it back to him. My eyes were all teary and I suddenly felt embarrassed of what had happened.“Are you alright now?” he asked, looking at me with concern.I nodded briskly. “I’m sorry for the mess that I caused” In reply, he just took a napkin from the table and reached out towards me. Then he helped me dab my lips to remove any food particles that might have escaped during my coughing spree. I understand that it was meant to be a noble gestur
~Xavier~I knew that there would be nothing like a friendly conversation between me and that scum of the earth who had reduced my mate to this. All I wanted to do was to forget my fist on his nose and enjoy the cracking sound of the tissues in them as it breaks. Hell, I wanted to give him a neck twist too, but that would be too merciful.I haven’t gotten a hang of what he did to her, but I could bet my balls that it would be the same cliché rejection and betrayal. That stuff was becoming way too rampant in the werewolf community. I still didn’t understand why the fuck anyone would be with someone that they claim to love, only to reject them when they find out that the moon goddess has granted them an eternity together. Looking at her swaddled in my arms, and crying so pitifully, I wished there was a way for me to shield her from all the pains that she was feeling. I had this urge to protect her from every little thing or anyone that could hurt her. Including me.But we are supposed
~Xavier~ My senses went on high alert and I instinctively ducked, using my body as a cover for Kira’s body. “What was that?” Kira’s voice trembled with concern, her eyes wide with fear as she clutched my hand tightly. My eyes darted left and right as I rose swiftly from the table, my sense ablaze with urgency. “I don’t know, but I have to find out” Almost immediately, four guards came into the dining room and I quickly handed Kira over to them to lead her safely back to her while I go to find out what the problem was. I was about to go out with the remaining guards when Kira grabbed my hand. “Where are you going?” she asked, her face white with fear. “I need to find out what the commotion is about. We might have had attacks from rogue werewolves. And from the scream that we heard earlier, a Pack member might have been wounded, or worse.” She gripped my hand even tighter. “But it’s not safe. Come with me and wait till everything is over” I forced a smile to my lips even though
~Kira~All day long, I paced up and down my room, waiting for Xavier to come back just as he promised. But it was nearing evening now and there was no sign of him yet. My heart started to palpitate with the thought of something bad happening to him. I’d been told by the guards that Xavier had ordered that I remain in my room till further notice. But how long was I supposed to stay here waiting?What if the person who released the gun shot had shot him?But even at that, he was supposed to heal quickly. At least that was one of the perks of being a werewolf, and an alpha at that. And if he had healed quickly, then why wasn’t he back?I walked to my window and raised the blinds so that I could see what was happening outside. There were groups of girls gathered together and whispering. I strained my ears to hear what they were saying but try as I could, I just wasn’t a vampire with some sort of super hearing. I let the blinds down and plopped on a sofa. Maybe he just had other Pack matt
~Kira~“The alpha seems to be a lover of flowers, seeing how he dedicated this whole expanse of land to it. Do you think he loves nature?”He stared at me for a while, realization dawning in his eyes. “That was nice. Very commendable”“What was nice?” I asked.“You curving my question like that. Avoiding it so smoothly to talk about the alpha’s taste in nature and flowers. It was so smooth that I almost went along with the flow” A smile tugged on my lips, even though I tried my best not to show it. Giggling at every little thing that a man says shows interest and I wasn’t about to have the man who’s somehow always in the garden, think that I’m interested in him. “Don’t tell me that you’re thinking of cheating on our mate with a random man” Keren chipped in before I could complete my line of thought.I was starting to miss the times when she was a dormant wolf. At least she doesn’t get in my thoughts and poke-nose into every discussion without permission. Besides, why would I want t
~Kira~It has been one hell of a week. I knew it wasn't going to be roses and unicorns. I knew that once I stepped foot into Crescent Pack, they would want to have my head. If it wasn't for Alpha Jake who was beside me, and all the warriors that he took from Half Moon Pack, then I would have been dead by now. It took some time to quiet everything down. They didn't trust me until I recounted the story that the witch told me and where my heritage came from. I wanted nothing more than for everyone to live in peace. I proposed a merger with Half Moon Pack which at first they all refused since both Packs had long been sworn enemies but since the Pack had no alpha, and Jayden was the one who was running everything, he decided for the elders of the council to conclude on what they wanted.Both Pack elders went into a meeting. The elders from Half Moon Pack and the elders from Crescent Pack all came together. It took a lot of convincing for them to finally agree to a merger. Jayden was sh
~Kira~"Don't worry my love, you don't have to be nervous about it. She isn't harmful, even though she may appear intimidating.” Jake said, rubbing my shoulders in reassurance. I gulped down my nervousness especially when the witch walked in.I was expecting to see a grouchy old lady, but she was quite young. I removed the hood from my head. I had insisted on it so that no one would recognize us. I am glad that Beta Aiden decided to look after Sawyer.She sat down in front of us. Her eyes widened when she made eye contact with me."I can say that I am quite surprised to see you, Alpha Jake. The last time you were here was to make an inquiry about how your late Luna couldn't give birth to your child. Now you are here with a much different wolf. A very powerful one at that. I never thought that you were still alive. I thought you had died." My hold on Jake tightened. She didn't mean it in a scary way but I still felt shivers run down my spine."What do you mean by that? Do you know w
~Kira~To say that I was surprised was an understatement. I always knew that Ella was all kinds of evil, but I never knew that she would go to the extent of trying to lace my drink with poison.I don't know how she drank the poison, but I am grateful to whoever swapped the drink. I have had a taste of what consuming wolfsbane felt like and it wasn't a good feeling. I was still astonished at how I survived that torture. Maybe because I wasn't forced to drink it but Ella wanted to kill me on the spot. She wanted to give me a humiliating death just the way she gave to that Councilman.It has been days since her funeral and the execution of the bodyguard who was her accomplice. I don't even know the man and yet he had so much grudge against me.Things were beginning to quiet down in the Pack. Even though people still talked about Ella's sudden death, all these things that had been going on made me realize something and I didn't want to waste any more time. I decided to accept Jake back
~Jake~When I heard the loud thud and saw Ella passed out on the floor, I thought it was one of her little pranks for seeking attention. I was going to commend her for staying drama-free at this party, but I guess I was too quick to speak.When I noticed that it wasn't a prank, and something was really wrong with her, I rushed towards her but Aiden was already there. With the help of some guests, Ella was moved into her room where the Pack doctor examined her.I thought that maybe she was sick or wasn't feeling well, but when he told me that Ella had consumed a large amount of wolfsbane, I was shocked.wolfsbane was banned from the Pack ages ago, so where the hell did that come from? And of all places, it had to be the party that I was throwing for Kira. Was someone trying to sabotage me purposely?He said there was no way to save her and that the poison was already spreading to her heart. I watched as Ella convulsed to death, the look of anguish on her face. I knew that she didn't w
~Ella~This party was a colossal waste of time. The bitch has rarely stood up from her seat. She was supposed to be up and about so that she would take the poisoned drink that I'd arranged, from the server close to her.I couldn't take my eyes off her because I didn't want to miss the death show that was about to happen. All I needed her to do was take that glass of wine.She mingled with just a few people, but everyone wanted to talk to her. They were treating her as if she was some sort of celebrity and I know that she was loving the attention even though she pretended not to do so.What a sneaky little snake. Girls like Kira were so easy to predict. I knew that she had sex with Alpha Jake. Even though she pretended to hate him, she wouldn't waste any time spreading her legs for that jerk.I couldn't wait for the highlight of this party. Kira would soon be taken out as a corpse. In her next miserable life, she would wish that she had never met Alpha Jake or been his mate. Kira did
~Kira~I never thought that I would ever have sex with Alpha Jake again but I can't say that I regretted it. There was this burning desire in me that I have been pushing away ever since I came back to Half Moon Pack, but yesterday I decided to give in to it and I can say that it was one of the best nights of my life.I knew that I had been lying to myself all this while, that somewhere within me I still had feelings for him.Well, since the moon goddess loves to play with me a lot, I decided that I have had enough of pushing Alpha Jake away. I was going to embrace my feelings for him.I accepted the idea of having a party for me and Sawyer. I just didn't expect a lot of people to turn up. I was hoping that not a lot of people would show up for the party but it seems as if everyone wanted to get a glimpse of Luna Kira, Alpha Jake's former mate whom he rejected.I know they were all waiting for some kind of drama. Maybe they were hoping for Alpha Jake to call all this a prank.I could
~Ella~When I remembered the conversation I overheard, I felt like killing Kira and melting her body in acid. She was truly a snake. From afar, you would think she was so docile but she was nothing but a serpent, and she has succeeded in slithering her way into my husband's life.All he ever talks about now is Kira this, and Kira that. It was really starting to get irritating hearing that name constantly.I knew that killing Kira would not be easy but I wanted to give her a more painful and humiliating death than Councilman Martinez. Only a few wolves knew how he died. Jake didn't give full disclosure to people who were curious about his death and what was the cause of it, but with Kira, I would make sure that everyone would see her.When I found out that Jake was having a party in honor of her return, I felt as if a thousand needles were being pricked into my heart and skin. He kept on giving me excuses whenever I asked for something, but with Kira, he was ready to move mountains. An
~Jake~Something doesn't feel right. No matter how much I tried to ignore it, I knew that Councilman Martinez's death wasn't suicide. That guard knows something. He was protecting someone. He wouldn't give up who the criminal was.Whoever killed him took their precious time killing him. The poison ivy was just to make him go through pain. The itching and swelling were nasty to even look at.I wonder what his thoughts were as he died. What was the motive of the killer? I know that Councilman Martinez was a very dirty man. He wasn't straightforward. His death wasn't a surprise to me nor am I going to mourn for him, that was for his wife and son who had also suddenly gone missing. I decided to take a break from catching the mysterious killer and focus on Kira who has been acting strange ever since I came back with Sawyer. She didn't give me her usual gentle smile, instead, she snatched Sawyer from me, slamming the door in my face. I stood there in utter shock and when I raised my hand
~Kira~A loud knock interrupted my reading session. I thought it was Alpha Jake or his annoying Beta. I haven't seen him ever since he said he was taking Sawyer for a walk.I wasn't worried though. I knew Jake wouldn't allow anything to happen to our son. I opened the door only to see Ella standing before me.I hardened my look. What the hell did she want now? Hasn't she made my life a living hell enough? I always avoided being in the same room with Ella. I knew that she wanted nothing but trouble and I was not in the mood for her drama. She was a manipulative liar and I didn't want to be caught in her web of lies.I almost closed the door in her face but she put out a hand, pushing it wide open, inviting herself into my room.When she walked past me, I caught a whiff of a very familiar smell. I scrunched up my nose. It wasn't pleasant to the nose. I couldn't really pinpoint what kind of smell it was since it was covered by her usual minty scent, but it was as if she combined her