ELDER Elder Theodore left the next day and Nicole was sorry to see him leave. She had wanted him to spend more time with her but Elder Theodore tried to make her understand that his daughter needed him.He even added that he did not think she would be needing his company anymore since she had me. What he meant by that, I could not tell but I chose to ignore him, only hugging him and bidding him farewell.If I was being honest, I did not want Elder Theodore to go too but I did not want to sound like a clinging child still tied to his mother's apron string. I wished the old man could stay longer, at least until I had adapted to this new setting.Not that being with Nicole was a bad idea, but I just didn't know how I was supposed to act around her, seeing how I had acted when she had stretched her hand forward to me for a kiss — I had asked Elder Theodore that night and he had told me I was meant to peck it.Absurd, right? But I found myself wondering how it would have felt to have my
WHOM IT BELONGS We were in the great throne room with my father sitting on his throne. The chair beside him which belonged to my mother was empty as usual, she had ceased to attend our throne meetings because according to her, nothing useful was being discussed except a constant display of madness.She had taken to calling our meetings madness just because we didn't listen to her advice on letting Aiden go.To be honest, I was not concerned about her newfound attitude. There were far more important things to worry about rather than bother myself with my mother's shallow thinking.Yes, she was my mother but I would not tweak or bend the truth just to conceal her gullibility. She could not see the light. She could not see what we were all preventing: I and my father. Ever since I got to know that Aiden was not wolfless as I thought him to be, I had been on the edge, wanting nothing but to get rid of him.I had always known he was a threat but seeing his wolf — well, not really his wol
CONFRONTATIONThe other guy was not as large as the first man but he was quite muscular and he knew the tactics to use. I had seen how he had dodged the bulky man who had wanted to punch him in the face but had punched the air instead."The big guy will surely win." Nicole let out, her eyes fixated on the boxers."I don't think so," I said to her and she turned to look at me with her brows raised."Don't tell me you think the other guy will be able to push the big guy off his feet? He is nothing compared to the big guy. He has no strength.""But he's got the tactics. That's all it takes." I said."Then let's place a bet. I'm sure I'm right." She folded her arms above her tummy."You'll only be wasting your money because the smaller man is surely gonna win." I had barely gotten those words out when the guy I had bet on slid a leg between the bigger guy's legs and tripped him over. The big guy fell with a thud and the crowd cheered.The referee held the winner by the wrist and raised h
WITH HER BOWL The headache was still there.I had woken up with a severe headache and no medicine administered to me by Nicole's doctor seemed to help me out. My head felt like it was being pounded upon and it suddenly felt so heavy for my neck to carry. I had never felt this type of headache before and I wondered what had caused it.Could it be the noise from the carnival or the repercussion of arguing with Nicole? It was the next day of the carnival and though Nicole had vowed not to speak to me again, she was all over me now, asking if there was anything I wanted her to help me with.She had been the one to notice how much I was burning up and had called her doctor right away despite my assurance that it was nothing serious.She was worried. It was written all over her and all through the time the doctor had checked up on me, she had stood by the door, biting her bottom lip. I knew she was doing that to stop herself from crying. The little time I had stayed with her had made me k
SICK MORE OFTENI'm biting on my nails while my legs shake with fear. Kane still hadn’t returned, and I was close to biting my hands off. I thought he would at least try to make it back before Giselle woke up, but from the looks of it, I was wrong. Time was running out, and he was nowhere in sight. How could he do this? Does he not realize what she would do to him when she realized he'd left without telling her anything? I can see the horror in my mind.I cover my face with my hands and try to remain calm. If Giselle woke up and saw me panicking like this, she would read straight through me. That would only make things worse for Kane. I didn't want that. I didn't want to see him in trouble especially knowing that he had helped me earlier today.I walk over to the window and look out of it. It was a few hours ago that I jumped out of here and straight into Kane's arms. I still remember how wonderful it felt to be held by him. He was warm and big; I felt safe in his arms.I want to scr
NOT A WORD I could not say a word, not because I didn't know what to say but because I was still stunned by the kiss. I had not been expecting that. It was just a slight brush but it was still a kiss."I didn't think your type still exist. The book I read said it didn't." Nicole returned to her sitting position."What are you saying?" I sat back too, still maintaining some distance in between. I didn't know what could happen so it was best I stayed away. I didn't even like that she was in the room with me. What if I shifted again? This time around, I didn't think she would survive. There would be no way for her."Nicole, I think you should leave. You can't be here with — ""Epsilon!" She cut me off."What?" My brow furrowed in confusion. "Epsi what?""You are an epsilon! Considered an extinct or extremely rare state for a werewolf to have, Epsilons or feral werewolves are created when your wolf instincts supersede your human mind, effectively turning you into an animal — forgive my l
LIST "I said you should stop. Are you deaf?" The voice called out again and I tensed, my jaw working badly as I tried to keep calm. Whosoever it was starting to get on my nerves and it was difficult to stay calm anymore.I had never liked to be ordered around; all my life, I had been ordered around like a dog but had to endure it because I had no choice.But now, I wasn't under an alpha, neither did I belong to a pack, I was an outlaw and I would be damned if I allowed some assholes to order me around."I said you should stop!" I felt a grip on my wrist, forcefully pulling me around and before I could react, he had punched me hard in the face. I staggered but soon regained my composure.A snicker escaped my lips as I touched my nose where he had punched me. It hurt like hell and I was sure my nose was broken but I still laughed."Are you laughing?" I heard him say and I raised my head to look at my attacker.He was a tall lanky man with heavy beards and he had a scowl on his face. H
SOMEHOW It was so noisy here and the noise hurt my ears. I didn't know where I was but this was the only pack I had seen ever since I began this journey and my instinct told me Aiden must be here.Now I could not explain why I felt so strongly that he must be in this pack. I couldn't catch his scent so it could not be that but my instinct never lied, and I knew it would not start lying to me now.It had been a day since I left the Blood Moon pack after speaking to Aiden's friends. After gaining no information about Aiden's whereabouts from them, I decided to embark on my search alone.No one seemed to be worried about Aiden, including his mother. I had visited her after her release and had asked if she knew anything about her son but the omega woman had only shrugged and had said with a dreamy smile that she believed her son was okay.I could still remember how confused I had been and I had gone ahead to ask her why she was so confident. The woman had shrugged again but had remained