It was the early hours of the morning when Venkat checked the boot of his car. It was still dark outside and the morning air was chilling, giving the inhabitants more time to sleep. But while the pack of Moon Glass was asleep, its alpha and his mate were wide awake. "Just five minutes and i promise you'll be out," he told Ro who was crouched inside the boot. The female nodded and sucked in a deep breath as she watched him close the boot. Venkat hurridely drove out of the pack as he could feel Ro gasping while minimizing the use of air. When he was out of the pack, he quickly opened the car boot and Ro breathed deeply. "Fresh air," she sighed as Venkat helped her into the passenger seat and passed her his sweater which she gratefully put on. "You think the plan is going to work?" Ro asked. "Of course," he replied with utmost optimism. As Venkat drove, Ro kept him entertained with chitchat and what was to come as they passed by trees and small mountains leaving the Moon Glass furt
Alpha King Kieran stared at Ro. "I can barely feel her aura as an omega." He surveyed her, taking in her soft and pulpy features. That's a good thing, Venkat thought to himself. "But It's still there," Kieran added. They were in the alpha king's pack, Zenith Pack and the king of werewolves was sitting in a large chair facing them. The office was filled with smell of sweet chocolates and fresh morning rain, a scent no one would expect from the alpha Kieran. If anyone saw the towering man, one would expect strong scents, maybe strong coffee or even spices.Venkat and Ro sat in chairs across the alpha. The office was large, very spacious in fact but, Ro felt like she was being confined in a little space. She felt like the room was shrinking. Alpha Kieran tapped the pen on his desk slowly and studied the female. "So you want me to help you convince the gamma?""Yes.""What makes you think I'll agree? Regardless, she's an omega and It's an abomination for an alpha to be mated to one."
"So is everyone going to ignore the fact that Ro has been acting different these past few days?"Apikai and Leke turned to look at Eun-Jae. The three men were in the kitchen sitting around the kitchen island as they enjoyed some vodka. The beta had suddenly spoken after being lost in thought and honestly, it was quite easy to overthink in these hard times. With Amara and her mother, Venkat on an almost impossible journey and Ro in the pack, left to deal with wounds of her tied soul. And oh, the pack was also experiencing lower sales and less supply of food. "Oh so we're ignoring?" Eun-Jae asked flatly. "You're right, she's not acting like herself," Leke spoke slowly as if he was just realizing it. "Yeah, she's not even bothered by the fact that she has a soul bond with someone. Do you think It's because she misses Venkat?" Apikai added, trying to put two and two together. "It could be but, he just left yesterday and she's been acting like that immediately he left."They say speak
Venkat could feel Ro dying. And it was killing him too. It felt like ripping off the shell of a turtle, tearing apart his life form. From his trembling hands to his dilated pupils, Venkat was scared. Then he remembered something. Something his dying mate had alerted him about, told him about even warned that he was going to regret but his own strong-headedness made him ignore her and landed them here, in the alpha king's pack, her lying half dead in his arms and him finally accepting his guilt and regret. For there is no greater man than a man who is willing to accept his faults and learn from them. Padfoot. They had seen the giant black dog on their way and she had warned him but he didn't listen to her. Venkat looked down at the woman in his arms. Her deep brown eyes were watery, tears clumping at the sides as she stared hopelessly at him. Her slightly opened mouth was stained with blood as she tried to breathe and the large gash on her stomach bled profusely, the metallic scen
They were on their way back to the pack. Very early in the morning, Venkat, Ro and the witch had gotten in the car and set on their own to the origin of their problems. Unlike when they were going where everywhere and everything was gloomy, coming back to the pack was different. The air was different and this dawn had a soft red glow as the disc of the sun was already peeking out. Unlike the shadowy dawn they had experienced while going to the Zenith pack, now, they were experiencing the light floating of clouds over the morning twillight. While Venkat drove, Ro was seated beside him in the passenger seat and the old lady sat in the back as the omega-luna looked at Briseis through the front mirror. The woman who was looking out the window humming softly to herself suddenly spoke. "I can feel your eyes on me." "How will i get her hair? She won't offer it to me willingly." Ro replied, voicing out the thoughts that had kept her quiet since the beginning of the journey. Although the at
To Ro, it was like time refused to move. Day seemed to creep by slowly which put Ro in anguish as she painfully counted down the minutes to midnight. The center of her problem, her scalp itched uncomfortably as if reminding Ro of the unwanted bond. And soon enough, it was midnight in the Moon Glass pack. The moon shone brightly in the star filled sky as the gentle cold wind blew. The sky was gloomy, as if it lurked dangers in the shadowy atmosphere. Venkat and Ro were at the Artemis fountain with Briseis, their naked feet against the white grainy sandy ground. They had thought that would be the only safe place to perform the ritual, a place unreserved for the public, a place that is quiet and private. The witch Briseis began to arrange the ingredients for the ritual. She placed them on the ground near the fountain as Ro and Venkat looked on. These included three black candles, two of which Ro's and Cecile's names were carved on, a circular transparent glass bowl, Cecile's strands
Spring had come and was almost going. Seedlings had sprouted, trees and flowers had blossomed pushing out of fertile ground with much delight. There was a fresh flowering smell in the cheery air and it seemed animals had multiplied. Vibrant green leaves formed canopies against the high temperature as lush meadows decorated the ground. Almost every morning, the people of Moon Glass pack would wake up to the serenading of the songbirds and at times, they'd wake up to the airy drizzling rain after which they'd bathe in the springtime sun.But while the people were filled with so much liveliness, anger and despair ingressed its alpha and luna respectively, like a tornado that seem so far away yet so close. It had been four months and Cecile was still missing. Ro's pregnancy had become visible to the pack; this, added to the spring air made everyone upbeat and joyous as they waited expectantly for the birth. But, the expectant mother was not comfortable with herself. In fact, she felt
Few days later, Cecile's severed head had been impaled on a spike right in the middle of the town square. The discolored face had an ominous look as if it didn't believe its last moments was happening. Amara's mother had been trying to sneak back into the pack when the epsilons found her. Venkat didn't even wait to listen to Ro's thoughts before he had ordered for her immediate execution and Leke himself had beheaded her right on the spot.Then Apikai had gleefully picked the head from the ground, grabbing it by its short locks before shoving it in Amara's face. The poor girl had screamed from heaven to hell and back as she watched the delta swing her precious mother's head in his hand like a skipping rope but in this case, skipping head. Then, the head had been taken to the pack square and hung on a freshly erected stake. The bloated greenish face looked like something straight out of a horror tale, its autolysis as a whole was rather frightening as it decayed slowly in public. Ro