Noah's POVI left Colin at the pack's border, coordinating what was left of our troops. We hadn't sustained much casualties, and it was safe to say that we had won the battle.I moved into the trees, walking by myself silently. I could still hear the words of that rogue wolf who had called himself the Reckoning. It was as though his presence was right behind me, still whispering the words like a faint, depressing echo. I could stand whatever he had said about me, but I wasn't sure I could stand what he'd said he would do to Myra.Slowly I turned to the pack house. My body was still pulsating from the intensity of the battle, and I felt a renewed urgency to ensure Myra's safety. The reckoning's words echoed in my mind, and I couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to this threat than met the eye.As I entered the foyer of the pack house, I saw Myra standing by a window on the far end, her gaze fixated outside. She must have witnessed the battle from her vantage point, and I coul
Myra's POVFinally Noah let me go, and I felt a pang of pain in my chest as his hands slipped away from my shoulders. He turned to the coat rail beside the door, and fetched an oversize black coat, draping it around my shoulders."Here," he murmured, fingers brushing the coat's material. "You'll be warm in this."Having to let him go, even for a few days felt like several silver blades to my heart. It was as though my soul was entwined with his, and pulling us apart was like pulling a porcupine's quill from an open wound—painful and merciless.I followed Colin out of the pack house, each step heavy with the weight of what I had to do. I glanced back at the large pack house, feeling a deep sense of unease settle in the pit of my stomach. That rogue wolf's threat still hung heavy in the air like a dark cloud, and I couldn't help but feel vulnerable."We're not taking any carriage." Colin murmured to me as we crossed the lawn in front of the house. "Anyone can spot and easily follow us w
Somehow, in the hazy landscape that was my dreams, I registered a small knock. I reluctantly pulled myself from my sleep and looked around, my memory fuzzy. It took me a good minute to realise that I was still in the cabin, with the blazing fireplace in the corner and the gentle breeze that wafted in through a window.How had I fallen asleep so fast?The knock came again, this time louder and even more insistent. I groaned as I slowly stood to my feet, then shuffled towards the cabin's wooden door.Halfway to the door, I stopped in my tracks, and realisation dawned on me. This place was supposed to be guarded, protected by the thick wall of trees that surrounded me from all angles. Nobody should know about the cabin!As this thought came to me, I approached the door slowly, more carefully this time. Right beside the door was a large, wrought iron poker. I reached for it, feeling a strange sense of calm as my fingers wrapped around the cold iron. I lifted the iron in my hands and app
Myra's POVA long lost loved one?My mind was lost and confused on her words, while my eyes fought to hold back the tears. My body in its state was too filled with hurt and my heart was far past broken.I laid flat inside the wooden cab, with Reyna's parents both sitting on either side of me; my back to Elder Francis, but my eyes painfully met by his wife's dark, and unrelenting gaze.I could feel my hands burn slightly from the strange heat that the ropes now suddenly emitted. And I groaned as I wriggled my wrists harder; hoping to squeeze them free from their bonds.The carriage wheels now creaked through a stony path, and I found myself jerked up and down at intervals as it bounced on rocky ground; making my struggle even more difficult.I didn't know when a tear slipped from my eyes, and I began crying. I sobbed as I wondered where Noah was now? Whether he was safe? Whether as he slept in fatigue through the night, he was also woken up with a knock and kidnapped just as I was now?
Noah's POV I sat up in bed with my hands to my head and my fingers gripping my temples like a man on a cliff edge hanging on for dear life. I slept last night but I didn't sleep. My thoughts were relentless and unending. I turned and groaned in bed all through the witches hour. I couldn't breathe steady and my eyes shot open and glanced at every corner at the slightest noise.I had a strange dream.And a dream I couldn't shake off even now that the morning sun was breaking through the blinds of my window sill. The birds were chirping and squirrels chattered outside but the voice of my mind was louder.I had seen Myra being taken away from the cabin, tied up and bundled into a carriage by two people, but their faces were dark and hazy; unanimously blurry.They had come immediately the sun rose, almost as if they already knew she was there and subdued her with ease when she tried to defend herself.I had jerked out of bed, only to see my body drenchd in sweat, with my mind screaming a
Noah's POV“What did she say to you?” I asked, with my eyes still locked on himI could see his face distort slightly, and his brows bop in controlled surprise.He didn't expect the question.“Well…” he coughed, clearing his throat. “She was crying for me to let her come see you…” he explained “That she was lonely and cold despite the fireplace.” his voice dragged heavy “But even colder in her heart…” and now with a tone of mockery. “She said she was desperate for your love and affection; and even more, for your presence…”His voice was theatrical. Almost like a stage play.“She says she hates the cabin and wonders if you don't love her anymore, or maybe you've abandoned her in the name of protecting her…” “She says she sees ghosts, hears strange sounds and sometimes the rustling of leaves even in the absence of wind...He smirked then sat back down on the log, with the stick still in hand. He really moved and operated like an Army general.“I tried to calm her down but she insisted
I had even forgotten to notice the one man in the group that sat injured, and as we talked; groaned in pain.“What happened to you?” I asked, craning my neck to him slowly.The question wasn't anywhere near from a place of empathy, but rather from trying to change the subject. And a hopefully not futile endeavor to regain authority.The man in question held his hands to his stomach and close to his ribs. He was shirtless and bandages had been wrapped around him like a fighter's knuckle guard.The space under his palm showed red and he looked from his wound then up to me, sharply.“It's nothing Alpha...I'll be fine…” he answered pert, with his face contact. I could sense he didn't want to be seen as weak. “Bunch of those wolves attacked this morning and I was part of the first watch…” he explained “We clashed and I got a little gash in the process.”The man's face was a reddish brown and his hair was matted. I could see scratches and bruises all over him and it was obvious he wasn't
Myra's PovI laid on the cold floor as my mind thought back to what mother used to tell me.Every night as I went to bed. And each time; hungry, sad and tearful."The road to hell was a long one"I never understood it back then, but now I realized it first hand.As I had been tied and bundled on the floor of this carriage for more than a good hour.My legs were hurting, and my vision was degrading to blurriness. I could feel the bones in my wrists creak from being tied together so viciously. And my feet felt like they were no longer a part of me, as I had lost all sensation in my toes.I could hear a ringing in my ears, and in a sharp long frequency, as my thoughts leapfrogged all over my sanity.The world was a haze, and I could only see as far as two things made from one; because all I saw was everything in doubles.From a distance I could hear only echoes of laughter from Francis and Elora. Both of them gained entertainment from seeing me suffer, and now I felt... maybe... hell was