I felt a smile of giddy happiness stretch across my lips as Logan strolled confidently towards me down the aisle. Yes, he was late, and it wasn't customary for brides to wait for their grooms at the altar, but I couldn't care less. I was finally marrying the man of my dreams, and a little tardiness wasn't going to ruin my day. I expected to see the same look of unbridled joy on Logan's face, or even one interspersed with a mildly nervous expression. When Logan was close enough for me to study, however, the expression on his face wasn't one I could decipher. Our eyes didn't meet as he came to a stop in front of me and the stately priest who cleared his throat self-importantly and began the ceremony."Cutting it pretty close, aren't you?", I joked in a whisper, smiling besottedly at the man who would make me the happiest woman on earth. His eyes stayed firmly affixed on the ground, not even giving the slightest response to my attempt at breaking the sudden tension between us. With a co
It was late evening when I stood from where I'd lain curled up on the wooden floor.Silently, I put my hands up to my hair and tugged, sending the tiny pins holding my hair up in the intricate hairdo pouring to the ground.I tossed the veil pinned to the back of my head away, not even caring where it landed and walked to the small door at the side of the church. The little field outside was deserted and I thanked the Goddess for that. I wasn't sure I would be able to stand seeing any sneering gazes.Thankfully, the church was near one of the woods that bordered Ravensong and my parents pack, Stormfang.With a final gaze at the Ravensong Pack house in the distance, I trudged into the woods, the lengthy train of my dress dragging behind me sluggishly. I walked for what seemed like hours, but was really only just a few minutes.Stormfang was very close to Ravensong. My eyes were swollen with tears and they stung anew whenever I thought of what had happened.I couldn't wait until I was
Ever since I was a little girl, I'd had an irrational fear of the dark.I jumped at little noises that were most times just the creaking of my bed, and startled at sudden movements that were always just random items of clothing hanging off chairs or in closets.Now though, nothing about those fears were irrational or fake.Trees with long branches and sweeping leaves waved back and forth in the slight wind, and the wind made a high whistling sound as it wove through the dense vegetation, rustling the dead leaves on the forest floor.I hugged my arms to myself as I walked, the heels of my shoes sinking into the soft earth. I was suddenly yanked backwards by my dress and I screamed, whirling around and expecting to see someone holding on to me.I heaved a quiet sigh of relief and a titter at my own jumpiness when I saw that the train of my dress had simply snagged on a tree root.Sighing, I gripped the flimsy lace firmly and pulled taut, ripping it in two so that it now hung halfway to
I felt held by steady arms, and then I was carried to a place and was laid down. “How’s she doing?” I heard a voice, more majestic than I have ever heard in entire life. “She’s coming up Alpha.” Someone responded to him. “Make sure she wakes up.” The majestic voice said again. Where was I? I tried to open my eyes but my eye lids seemed stuck in place letting darkness consume me. Suddenly I saw myself in a church. Logan was saying the vows but the bride wasn’t me. “Noooo..” I screamed trying to separate them but my hands went through them. Logan looked so happy, his smile was more beautiful than I have ever seen as he moved forward to kiss the bride. Then the scene changed and I saw my father look at me with contempt in his eyes, he looked so disgusted and my mother behaved like I wasn’t there. “Daddy….” I whispered, I couldn’t believe the look I was seeing. “Take her away, I don’t won't have anything to do with such a useless daughter, she is of no use to me.” My father sai
Isabella’s P.O.V“It’s good to see you're okay.” He said with a warm smile at me and I did the same in order not to appear off and odd. "Thank you for saving me back there.” I immediately appreciated him while my eyes hungrily scanned the table that was laden heavily with different delicacies even though it was only I and him available. My stomach rumbled hungrily as I salivated over the succulent food before us. “Nothing to be overly grateful for. I'm glad you're okay though. You only need more rest and you should be okay after that.” He said and I nodded in agreement. He was right, I needed to cool down after the ordeal I had gone through. “Why don’t we start eating, I can tell that you're very hungry.” He said with a chuckle, making me blush slightly and wondering how he could possibly tell what I wanted.“Sure.” I answered before digging right into my food, I didn’t care if it was poisoned because after what had happened to me, I had absolutely nothing left to live for. I knew I
Isabella’s P.O.V“What do you think you’re doing?” I snapped at him angrily trying to wriggle away from his grip but his powerful hands were like steel against my struggles. He leaned forward ignoring my struggles and sniffed my mate mark. He frowned immediately as if he was disgusted by the smell he had perceived. “You have a mate?” He questioned and slowly pulled away from me as we both adjusted our dishevelled clothes.“Not anymore.” I said, staring right at him after heaving a sigh of relief.“Oh I’m sorry about that.” He quickly apologised and gave me a reasonable distance to recover from what he had just put me through. My hands were still trembling so I hid them behind me.“Is this how you harass women in your pack?” I frowned at him, aiming to make him feel guilty and hoping that he would desist from asking me a lot of questions. “Why don’t we have some tea to calm our nerves?” He offered but at this point, there was no way I wanted to be close to this man. “I’ve lost my ap
Isabella's P.O.VAs the frigid air sent shivers down my spine, I struggled to speak while my throat ached with fear. “I'm...not a spy.” I whispered with my voice barely audible. “I'm just trying to survive.” I said.His piercing gaze met mine, scrutinising for any glimmer of a lie and I held my breath, forcing myself to stay calm amidst the terror that surged through my veins.A long and tense silence hung in the air as he remained motionless with his expression unreadable. Then to my immense relief, his claws retracted and the suffocating atmosphere dissipated like smoke blown away by the wind.“My apologies.” he said with his voice laced with remorse. “I didn't intend to frighten you. I merely sought to ascertain your identity to ensure the safety of my pack.” He said.I nodded gulping down the lump in my throat as I attempted to steady my trembling hands. “I understand.” I stated.“Why would you assume I'm a spy?” I demanded but he remained silent with his suspicious gaze still li
Ethan’s pov(Flashback)“Where are you coming from?” I asked Elena who seemed to be sneaking out, she jerked back in shock staring at him.“Well I was going to go out to get some fresh air.” She fanned herself with her hand staring at him nervously, a smile curved on her lips as she gazed at me while making her way towards me. This woman staring before me was my mate, my beloved whom I would make my Luna.“What are you doing awake by this time?” She questioned snapping me out of my daze.“You know quite well I’m a light sleeper and when I couldn’t find you by my side I had to come look for you.” I replied.“Then go back to sleep.” She seemed to be irritated by my presence because her tone of voice had changed to that of someone who was aggravated.Taking a whiff of her scent, I could sense something different but at first I couldn’t quite tell.“Are you okay?” I was curious while stepping forward and closing the distance between us.“Yes I am, you can go back to your sleep.” She said