FionaIn my mind, the disappointing truth was that I had nothing to offer him. I only said that just to get him interested in a conversation, and now my plan had worked. Darmacus stepped into the light, his golden eyes were locked in mine and a chill rushed down my spine by the mere sight of his scarred face. “What makes you think I would want to have any deal with you?” Darmacus hissed, taking slow steps closer to the barricaded cell gate. He chuckled, a dark humorless sound that vibrated through the walls of his cell. “You have the guts to come here and spew nonsense because I had spared your life?” He took another step forward. All my instincts screamed at me to run for my dear life. But I was naturally stubborn and I just stood there, my heart starting to pound as I wondered if he could actually break through the cell gate and get to me. The cell gates were not just silver coated, they were made out of pure silver, built to keep dangerous people like darmacus in. I could even
Fiona As I stood there frozen under Orion’s piercing gaze, not knowing the next words to say, the sound of a running footfall could be heard coming towards us. Both our heads snapped to the direction where the sound was coming from, and I wasn’t surprised to see Rhena running towards us. She halted a few feets from us, her chest heaving as she struggled to catch her breath. Her eyes darted from Orion’s face then back to mine repeatedly. “Alpha,” she gave a small bow, acknowledging his presence before turning to me. “Fiona, why did you stand up from your wheelchair? You’re not yet strong enough to walk around like this,” she said and then stopped to take in a better view of the place she was in. “And what are you doing here?” She asked, her eyes wide with worry. Orion cleared his throat loudly, “thank you, Rhena, but I think I’ll take it from here now. Her treatment will now continue inside my wing in the packhouse.”Rhena’s lips split slightly open in surprise, she turned her gaz
FionaAt that moment, I also wanted to press him for more, to demand answers and know what he was up to, but then he turned his heels and strode out, leaving me with more questions than before. I let out a sigh of relief as soon as the door was slammed shut. I had barely processed his words when the door burst open again. This time, it was Orion who stormed in like a hurricane, his tall powerful frame radiating nothing but anger. His eyes, identical to mine, settled on my face as they burned with rage. His jaw clamped shut and set into a from line. “What the hell were you thinking, Fiona?” His voice thundered across the room. If I was doubting earlier that I was in trouble with him. Then maybe it would have been clear now as he had called me by my name, which he rarely ever does. I swallowed hard. “Orion, I—”“You went to speak to that bastard?” He snarled, cutting me off. “Darmacus, the same man who nearly took you life, do you even have the slightest idea of what you’ve done? D
Two days laterLucian“Alpha, I don’t think it’s a good idea to go back out there on your own. Besides we have reduced the attacks to almost nothing on our last march into the woods,” Gareth tried to convince. Even though his words may be true, and the rogue's attacks had reduced significantly I still couldn’t back down. At least not now when I feel like I’m getting closer to finding Fiona. Moreover, those rogues were dead before we even got to them which means there’s another power at play. I need to find the person behind this mysterious force. And that’s if I’m wrong about the sacred pack betraying the rogues just like they’ve betrayed me. “I can’t wait to meet that skinny elder again,” Dexter snarled, his veins pumping with adrenaline. On our last invasion into the woods, the rogue Gareth caught had spilled something valuable in exchange for his release at that moment, and I also did release him, knowing that Maddox might torture the truth of of him. I can’t risk letting him g
Lucian“I’m heading back now,” I pulled the horse into a u-turn, and rode back towards the pack, Dexter flashing in my eyes as I galloped. Maddox has been giving off some kind of weird energy ever since I let that rogue escape. He has done so many other punishable offenses, but I had no choice than to overlook them as he was also an alpha and he is here to help my pack. However, I won’t overlook this. I won’t let him turn my pack members against me. I’m going to do whatever it takes to stop him from doing that, even if it means cutting off his alliance. “Lucian, I can tell that you’re furious right now, I am also. But I think we should exercise patience when dealing with Maddox. He is cunning like a fox, he pulling something like this off means he has something up his sleeves. He only wants you to react and make mistakes,” Dexter explained as he paced the space of my mind. “No! I have been patient for long enough. I have pretended for long enough. This ends now,” I yelled, not t
FionaMy heart leaped with overwhelming joy as I raced through the Eastern hall of the pack house that led to Lucian’s office. I couldn’t wait to deliver the news to him. After my many failed attempts to conceive his heir, I was finally pregnant. When I reached the door, the two warriors guarding his office stopped me as I tried to enter. Their shoulders touched as they formed a wall of obstruction between me and the door. ‘Was this a joke?’ I thought as I searched their eyes for answers but their eyes avoided mine. “What is the meaning of this?” I asked, folding my arms. “I apologize, Luna, but the alpha is busy and he doesn’t want to see anyone now.” The redhead warrior answered with his eyes still looking up. “What is that supposed to mean? Do I look like anyone to you? He might be busy for many reasons but not for me. I have important news to deliver. Now, step aside!” I ordered, but the two men didn’t move a muscle and their disobedience was starting to piss me off. Few day
Fiona“Lies!” Nadia’s voice cuts through the silence once again as she takes a few steps closer to us. “She is lying Lucian and you know it too. She could not carry your seed because her wolf is weak!” She said in one breath as she placed her horrid hand on Lucian’s shoulder. Something about her pissed me off and I don’t know if it was because of the way she called his name or because she knew that secret about me. How in the goddess name did she know? Did Lucian….?“Who told you about me?” I found myself asking Nadia as my brows curled into a frown while Lucian still processed my news to him. Nadia chuckled“Oh, my sweet Lucian here told me everything about you, his weak Luna, whilst he tried to fit his massive cock inside me and fill me with his seeds. And God I enjoyed every bit of it.” Nadia bit her lips seductively as she traced an invisible line with her finger on Lucian’s back. “Poor Luna, you haven’t even stopped to think of why he hasn’t marked you. He obviously doesn’t w
FionaI was shoved hard to the unforgiving ground of the dungeon, the hash impact knocking the breath out of my lungs. I gasped loudly, due to the fall’s impact and the sudden disrespect from the warriors towards me. “This is where a mutt like you belongs.” A bald warrior snarled before swinging the heavy metal gates shut. A loud thud echoing throughout the empty room. Carefully, I hissed as I peeled myself off from the cold slick ground, coming up in a kneeling position. The air in the oppressive dungeon was thick with iron and humidity. My body felt heavy and beads of sweat rolled down my forehead. The injuries that I sustained still sent small jolts of pain around my body. However, the bleeding had subsided. Mera was healing me but the process was rather slow due to the effects of the silver. The stench filled excuse for a dress that they donned me hanged sloppily on my shoulders. Faint crusts of dirt and sweat coated my slightly bruised skin, making me feel filthy. I register
Lucian“I’m heading back now,” I pulled the horse into a u-turn, and rode back towards the pack, Dexter flashing in my eyes as I galloped. Maddox has been giving off some kind of weird energy ever since I let that rogue escape. He has done so many other punishable offenses, but I had no choice than to overlook them as he was also an alpha and he is here to help my pack. However, I won’t overlook this. I won’t let him turn my pack members against me. I’m going to do whatever it takes to stop him from doing that, even if it means cutting off his alliance. “Lucian, I can tell that you’re furious right now, I am also. But I think we should exercise patience when dealing with Maddox. He is cunning like a fox, he pulling something like this off means he has something up his sleeves. He only wants you to react and make mistakes,” Dexter explained as he paced the space of my mind. “No! I have been patient for long enough. I have pretended for long enough. This ends now,” I yelled, not t
Two days laterLucian“Alpha, I don’t think it’s a good idea to go back out there on your own. Besides we have reduced the attacks to almost nothing on our last march into the woods,” Gareth tried to convince. Even though his words may be true, and the rogue's attacks had reduced significantly I still couldn’t back down. At least not now when I feel like I’m getting closer to finding Fiona. Moreover, those rogues were dead before we even got to them which means there’s another power at play. I need to find the person behind this mysterious force. And that’s if I’m wrong about the sacred pack betraying the rogues just like they’ve betrayed me. “I can’t wait to meet that skinny elder again,” Dexter snarled, his veins pumping with adrenaline. On our last invasion into the woods, the rogue Gareth caught had spilled something valuable in exchange for his release at that moment, and I also did release him, knowing that Maddox might torture the truth of of him. I can’t risk letting him g
FionaAt that moment, I also wanted to press him for more, to demand answers and know what he was up to, but then he turned his heels and strode out, leaving me with more questions than before. I let out a sigh of relief as soon as the door was slammed shut. I had barely processed his words when the door burst open again. This time, it was Orion who stormed in like a hurricane, his tall powerful frame radiating nothing but anger. His eyes, identical to mine, settled on my face as they burned with rage. His jaw clamped shut and set into a from line. “What the hell were you thinking, Fiona?” His voice thundered across the room. If I was doubting earlier that I was in trouble with him. Then maybe it would have been clear now as he had called me by my name, which he rarely ever does. I swallowed hard. “Orion, I—”“You went to speak to that bastard?” He snarled, cutting me off. “Darmacus, the same man who nearly took you life, do you even have the slightest idea of what you’ve done? D
Fiona As I stood there frozen under Orion’s piercing gaze, not knowing the next words to say, the sound of a running footfall could be heard coming towards us. Both our heads snapped to the direction where the sound was coming from, and I wasn’t surprised to see Rhena running towards us. She halted a few feets from us, her chest heaving as she struggled to catch her breath. Her eyes darted from Orion’s face then back to mine repeatedly. “Alpha,” she gave a small bow, acknowledging his presence before turning to me. “Fiona, why did you stand up from your wheelchair? You’re not yet strong enough to walk around like this,” she said and then stopped to take in a better view of the place she was in. “And what are you doing here?” She asked, her eyes wide with worry. Orion cleared his throat loudly, “thank you, Rhena, but I think I’ll take it from here now. Her treatment will now continue inside my wing in the packhouse.”Rhena’s lips split slightly open in surprise, she turned her gaz
FionaIn my mind, the disappointing truth was that I had nothing to offer him. I only said that just to get him interested in a conversation, and now my plan had worked. Darmacus stepped into the light, his golden eyes were locked in mine and a chill rushed down my spine by the mere sight of his scarred face. “What makes you think I would want to have any deal with you?” Darmacus hissed, taking slow steps closer to the barricaded cell gate. He chuckled, a dark humorless sound that vibrated through the walls of his cell. “You have the guts to come here and spew nonsense because I had spared your life?” He took another step forward. All my instincts screamed at me to run for my dear life. But I was naturally stubborn and I just stood there, my heart starting to pound as I wondered if he could actually break through the cell gate and get to me. The cell gates were not just silver coated, they were made out of pure silver, built to keep dangerous people like darmacus in. I could even
Fiona…….“So tell me, how did you know my wolf was gone?” I asked as soon as Rhena rolled me out of the hospital building. My question sounded a bit awkward and poorly timed, knowing that she was a doctor, but I was only curious to know if those tiny beeping monitors could detect Mera’s absence within me. Also, I wanted to keep her distracted from knowing my true intent of being out here. The sun’s warm glow gave my skin a soft kiss, the outside breeze threatening to pull my hair off my head and the satisfying scent of nature and wildlife filled my nostrils. “Your wounds,” Rhena replied, “the smallest of your wounds did not heal, so I took a better look. Even the alpha, your brother, told me that he had mistakenly dug his claws into your arm several hours ago.”She continued, “when i calculated, your wound should have sealed up a few hours ago, but when it didn’t, I conducted other tests that helped me finally confirm.” She explained, nodding a greeting to a nearby pack member as
FionaMy body froze, and my blood immediately ran cold, matching the temperature of the door. I could hear my pulse pumping into my ears as my heart began to beat in rhythm to the heat of the moment. I wanted to believe the thought that my ears could be deceiving me, after all, I had just woken up from passing out. I thought I might have been hallucinating or hearing things due to the medications I was given. But then, I remembered what those two warriors had told me right before Orion knocked them out. The rogue king had also claimed not to be the one behind the attack on silver fang. Although, I knew I shouldn’t believe the words of a rogue as they were all known to be lying and cunning creatures, but there also wasn’t any reason for him to have lied back then since he had me bound. The lost pieces of the puzzle were now being revealed. My brother was up to something. The warrior sighed, “we can’t,” he said. Orion growled at his response, his chest rumbled, sending vibrations d
FionaThe blonde warrior rested his back on the edge of the entrance, his eyes darted from Rhena's face to mine and then back at Rhena again. He moved his weight away from the door, taking a few steps closer to the bed. “Tell who what?” He asked again, this time his tone demanded a quick response. I fidgeted, hoping Rhena would be my new secret keeper and not rat me out to the warrior. I took a quick glance at her but she quickly avoided my eyes. She stood up and faced the warrior, dipping her hands into the pocket of her lab coat, she sighed, and I knew right then and there that she would expose me. “Beta Nox, I’m afraid Fiona here might have lost her wolf,” Rhena said, looking Nox dead in the eyes. For a moment, a wave of relief washed over me, and I was glad that she didn’t reveal my pregnancy. But then my relief was quickly replaced by shock. At first I thought she had just said that just to throw Beta off from knowing about my pregnancy. But then I remembered when last I had
FionaI was dumbfounded. My body froze on the spot and my blood ran cold. I felt a clutch on my chest and for a second my heart stopped. The hair on the back of my neck stood, a wave of shock and fear crawling up my spine. Time seem to slow down as I watched these strange people threat Orion like a god. I tried to solve the puzzle in my head but it just didn’t make any sense. My brother who had just been missing for a few weeks was now an alpha of another pack. One of the women from the crowd threw a large brown furred cloak on their Alpha’s shoulder to protect him from the morning cold. Orion smiled at her and the woman’s face warmed up. Orion turned to me, “come on,” he said, stretching out his hand. It was at that moment that I snapped out of my daze. I looked down at his thick hairy hand but I hesitated. The man standing before me looked like a complete stranger, a god and a demon in the same soul. I wanted to take his hand so he could take me away from the commotion of his p