ALARIC
“What? Aren’t you way too early? It’s just 6 p.m.” Viviana almost yelled from the other side of the phone. Her sharp voice pierced my ears and drummed my brain. I acted out of reflex and kept the cell phone a bit away from my ears. I was afraid of my eardrums. They could explode.
“I told you that I will pick you up. Didn’t you get my text, Viviana?” I cross-questioned her. The only difference was, I didn’t yell. She didn’t say anything. She was calculating something. The other second, she hummed. Then I heard the faint sounds of some things being stuffed into a bag or box. I guessed her arrival in two minutes.
I disconnected the line and was about to exit the car. I wanted to open the car door for my lady. Wait, did I just address her My Lady! Oh, well she was. But Viviana was already inside the car buckling the seat belt. I looked at her with love. She found my stares. She tilted her head in my direct
ALARICIt’s been ten days since Viviana moved in with me. She was eager to stay in the guest room. But how could I let her? She was mine. My mate. She should stay with me, in my bedroom. So, we ended up together. The days were good. We were busy with our work. The nights were rough and steamy. Intimacy in the earlier days of a relationship is such bliss.Today, Emma was coming back with her mate Watson. Viviana was excited to an extent that she had prepared to leave early. Also, she was shifting back to her apartment. I must admit, I was going to miss her way more. She woke me up with a little peck. It was the routine now. Sometimes, morning sex helped too.“Alaric, get up. We will be late. I need to move back before Emma arrives. I need to clean the apartment and prepare for her welcome.” Viviana urged me. She kept shaking my body. I groaned in sleep. I wanted to hold her tightly and bury myself in her, but I knew she would be mad. I stood up
ALARICAs I was approaching the direction, the scent kept on getting stronger until my gaze halted over three men. They were dressed neatly. They were humans and drunk too. The haggard looks over their faces were enough for me to understand that they were rogues. But why in our territory! Why in The Samara Plateau? And how?This land belonged to all the werewolves. It was an area of our ancestors. So, the place was chosen for Mate-ball and other important ceremonies when there was a need to gather all wolves. Up until today, no human had ever stepped in here. How could they!Instead of letting my mind answer these questions, I had a better idea. I kept my pace as such and I moved towards them only to get surprised by what I saw next.A girl!She wasn’t a human. Her scent confirmed that she was a werewolf, but I couldn’t decipher her pack. She looked like a newbie. Maybe she just shifted a while ago. I concluded this from her messy look
ALARIC“Which pack?” I questioned the girl cleaning her wounds over her knees. She had been severely wounded, not to mention the blood oozing out from some of the cuts. She looked weak. No, she was weak. A weak girl; more human than a wolf.She didn’t respond. Silent treatment. Fine. I looked at her with narrowed eyes to make her spill out those answers I wanted from her, only to be rewarded by her scared eyes. Her eyelashes fluttered. She thought I was going to kill her. I composed myself and calmed my eyes, shrugged away the narrowed look.She seemed to be relaxed. James had been watching all this from afar. His dishelved state had been taken care of. Unlike Noah, he didn’t smell of sex- a good thing for him, and for this little wolf. (The girl).“I don’t repeat myself, little girl.” I said.‘Be gentle with her. She is scared.’ My mind warned me, but I let it slip away. She hesitated a bit.
ALARIC“Do you want me to carry you inside?” I asked Gianna. She appeared to be a bit relaxed by now and was looking at me with doey eyes. Why did this girl have to look at me like this! I couldn’t contain other questions. I questioned with a raised eyebrow.“Do I look that handsome that you are eyeing your brother now, little pup?” She flared her nose; another expression. Her eyes wiggled in a human way, and she replied fidgeting with her little baby fingers.“I still can’t believe that you are a wolf, and an Alpha.”“A werewolf, to be more precise.” I said correcting her and stepped out of the car. She had been devouring the luxurious vehicle on our way back, her eyes adamant on not leaving its interior for even a bit. I opened the other door and held her hand. I carried her in my arms securely like she was my own child.The idea of having children sent me into another thinking round of
GIANNAIt’s been a month. I have not yet settled myself in this pack with all the werewolves around me, but everyone in the Windsor family was lending a helping hand. They are so good to be something animalistic. They are far better than humans.Brother Alaric had saved me that day from those rogues, helped me get over with my shifting, and was still helping me in every possible way he could. He wasn’t a talkative person, at least from what I had observed him these days. Maybe being an Alpha comes with a pile of responsibilities.Brother Ashton is a funny one. He never misses a chance to tease me and we both end up bickering each other, but then brother Alaric intervenes and glares him. He is always by my side; as if I am his little girl. Although Alpha and Luna had warmly accepted me as their daughter, but I am yet not comfortable addressing them as father and mother. So, I had switched to calling them as Alpha dad and Luna mom. They find these name
GIANNA“So, what exactly do you wish to know about the Moon Goddess?” Brother Alaric questioned stroking my hair. I loved it. His moving fingers in my scalp always relaxed me and made me feel at home. I was home. I am home. He and this family are my home. I never knew my surname, never knew my birth parents, but brother Alaric registered my name as Gianna Windsor in my school admission form. The Happiness and contentment I experienced that day was something words would fail to explain.“Everything,” I replied confirming. I was new to all this wolf stuff. To gain more knowledge, I needed to learn more. Who could be a better teacher than Brothers and parents! I shrugged my thoughts and focused shutting my eyes to bathe in the heavenly feeling Luna mother's lap and Brother Alaric's moving fingers provided me with.“It started with the Lord Deity,” said Alpha dad, not looking into the book. I loved the way he always starts the sto
ALARICThe days have been passing in the snap of fingers. It’s been two months since I am home. It’s been two months since I last saw Viviana. It’s been two fucking months since I kissed her, hugged her, touched her, loved her, adored her. I missed her. Way too badly.We used to communicate occasionally. But the physical touch was soothing as compared to the long-distance phone calls. Also, Viviana was almost 100miles away from me. We couldn’t even mind-link. I was frustrated most of the time.The duties of Alpha, the works of Pack kept me occupied every day. I had Gianna to take care of too. Family time was best. But I yearned for Viviana. I yearned for her warmth. I decided to visit her this weekend. I was going insane without her.Today was the Werewolf counsel meeting. The members of the counsel were nagging for this meeting since the day Gianna arrived. I kept my calm. I was the Alpha, yet father ruled that head of the counsel
VIVIANA“Viv, I think you should call him. Maybe he is busy with his family. It’s not like you don’t have his contact number, right?” Emma elbowed me. I was sitting over my chair, peeking into my cell phone times and again. I hoped for Alaric to call me. It’s been almost five days since we got in touch. Five fucking days.“Why the hell didn’t he call me?” I cursed under my breath. My promotion came with a pile of new cases and responsibilities. Alaric was busy with his pack duties, and I…with my precinct duties. I was in my thoughts when I saw Emma’s figure running towards my desk. Her eyes were glittering. She seemed happy.She stopped right over my desk and banged her palms over my table. The pens kept scattered over the desk popped up a bit due to the sudden force. I darted my eyes at Emma’s scooting persona.“What?” I asked with a raised eyebrow. I hoped for Emma to n
~TWO YEARS LATER~ALARICI had a meeting to attend in the other state. I checked the clock. It was already 8 in the morning. And I was making breakfast. I flipped the pancake-like a pro. Satisfaction washed over me. I recalled my earlier cooking days. It was such a mess. I was punished every time I was mistaken, or something burned.And my judge was none other than my beautiful wife, Viviana. Yes, we got married almost a year and a half ago. Viviana insisted I learn how to cook. She wanted privacy. So, we didn’t have any regular cooks or maids.It was an advantage. We used to fuck everywhere in the house. It was such a time. Even after almost five hundred and fifty days of us being husband and wife, the romance, the steam, and spark were high. Viviana was always ready for it.Such a naughty wife she is! I chuckled at the thought. Yesterday, Viviana spilled a full bowl of ice cream over me when I just stepped out of the shower. She giggled and
VIVIANA“Stay there, wolf. Don’t step ahead with those judging eyeballs. This wouldn’t have happened if you listened to me. I told you to let her be. But you…” Selena scoffed. I looked at her dark eyes. It was coming. The truth. Alaric didn’t have to hear it like this. I didn’t want it. But guess I was already out of options.“What do you mean? You kidnapped Gianna, you hurt her, and you say you want the good for me? Aren’t you being diplomatic here?” Alaric asked. He wasn’t calm. Not yet. His popping veins confirmed it. But Selena was correct. He wasn’t a fault.This was all predestined. The catch was, that we had our choices to change the course of destiny.It was horrible.“What do you think? Oh! You naïve Alpha! Do you think all this… is about you?” Selena paused and laughed. Her laughter echoed. Baspo and Noah had left with Gianna already. Selena d
VIVIANA“Viviana, what’s this place? I… how you do know about it? I have never been here before! What’s all this?” I heard Alaric behind me. I calmed. Lady Ravoise vanished. Baspo stayed at the abode. The reverse waterfall returned to its original state. Everything went back to how it was earlier.“It’s The Óre,” I said to a baffled Alaric and Noah. They were covered in the same robes that Baspo had. I was laced with the flames.“I sensed Gianna here. She is nearby. I suggest that we should split and search for her.” I said. Time was running. We had to find Gianna before midnight. Once the moon was at its peak, Selena would be able to get away, even though I succeed in defeating her. I didn’t wish that.I wanted her end. Today. Here. Right in this place.Alaric scanned my eyes.“I want the same.” He whispered in my ears. I ordered Baspo and Noah to search t
VIVIANA“Baspo, we need to hurry. We are running out of time.” I urged Baspo who kept guiding me the way. We were away from Alaric and Noah. They couldn’t enter without being allowed. But Gianna did. That was another question. I couldn’t get to rephrase it. I heard a howl. A loud one. It collided with the sky and reverberated back. Straight into my ears. To be precise, Miracle’s ears.Miracle paused. Baspo didn’t. He kept moving. His pace was fast. Faster than I anticipated. He understood the situation. But how would he react after getting to know about his late mother? Another upsetting question.“Luna, what happened? Why did you stop?” Baspo made it to my mind. He linked with me. Strange! How was that …?“The Goddess…” I heard Miracle say. Okay, so the legendary Moon Goddess, Selene, blessed me with the power of mind-link without marking my mate! Impressive.“That how
ALARIC I couldn’t believe my ears. Did I hear it correctly? Did Viviana say all that? Was I hallucinating? Well, it wasn’t me to be precise. It was Moon and Miracle now. We shifted as per Viviana’s say. She mentioned that she know where Gianna was.It was good. I felt relaxed, although just 0.1 percent. But at least, something was better than nothing. She mentioned some place called The Óre. I never heard of it before. Not in my whole life. And Viviana insisted that the place had been in Samara since the beginning.How weird! I wondered if my family was cognizant of that Óre.We geared up and Viviana chose to fill me through what happened to her on the way. She said we were an hour away from that place. I wanted that. I wanted answers. That would calm my racing mind and heart. And the moment she started talking, I was horrified.Selena Dark, Selene- the Holy Moon Goddess, The Óre, Gi
ALARICMoon let go of me the moment Miracle shifted. It was all weird. So strange. So different. So impossible. I was short of words. What the hell just happened?I witnessed it. Miracle was all wrapped up in the fire, raised from the ground, howling at the Moon. The next moment, she was eating it. She just ate that shit or whatsoever it was, to begin with.The most insane thing about all this mess was that she was fine. Not even a single burn. Not a single scratch. She looked like a newly polished mirror. Was I even saying it right? My words and sentences appeared jumbled. Well, not my fault. It was the situation.It was a situation.And now, Viviana was here. She lay unconscious in my arms, and naked too. I felt like transported back in time. It happened before. That Forest of the city. She was like this that day too. I saw her mark for the first time.My eyes followed her curves and landed on her mark. It was glowing. Same as the other da
VIVIANA I kept staring. My eyes wanted the goddess to answer. Why wasn’t she saying anything? I was restless. Gianna was out there, captive. I had to save her. We need to go. And here, she wasn’t ready to talk.“You want to know?” Selene asked. Her angelic aura was so pure. She was heavenly. She was the mother. Whenever she said anything, I felt calm. My anger subsided. I was melting. I nodded.“Selena is born out of hatred, jealousy, anger, and broken heart, as I mentioned. And you, Viviana, weren’t supposed to be a pure-blooded Sun-wolf. But your mother was anxious. She was afraid. She was scared for your future. So, she promised Zelda.”“At that time, Zelda didn’t know the truth about Selena. She borrowed the power of anger, and fury and cast it into your mother’s womb. That power; was nothing but Selena’s part.” Selene mentioned. I gasped. What the hell
VIVIANAThe woman smiled. I was disgusted. How dare she? She even infiltrated my mind! I won’t let her be. I was furious. I wanted out. I wanted Miracle to stay aside. But Miracle wasn’t in her senses. She was eating fire like pancakes.The sun was nowhere. The full moon decorated the sky and the fog cleared off my mind. Gianna. I remembered her. She needed me. Now, more than ever. And I was here. My wolf was busy eating the fire, and I was fucking trapped in her mind with this woman.“How dare you? Where is my sister? Where did you keep her?” I shouted at top of my lungs. We searched the whole Samara, but Gianna was nowhere. Noah kept hearing her loud cries in his mind. While I and Alaric couldn’t do anything.I have never been this useless in my life. I felt pathetic. But the woman smiled. She kept smiling.“Stop smiling, Selena. Answer me, where is my sister?” I kept asking. The woman started approaching
VIVIANA Alaric b haves strange and so did Noah. They were covering their ears as if something bothered their nerves. I sat silently. But my mind was a cyclone. Every passing second gave me anxiety. I was scared for Gianna. Where could she be? How was she? I didn’t know it. I didn’t know any of it.Alaric huffed. His condition wasn’t good. Noah’s eyes were red. He was in pain too. What the hell was happening exactly?“Miracle, what is happening?” I asked my wolf. Maybe she sensed something that I couldn’t. Miracle growled, grumbled, winced, and then whimpered. She was in pain.“Mate is suffering,” Miracle replied with a whimper. Moon wasn’t in a good state of predicament. Time wa running. I touched Alaric’s shoulder. He eased a bit. Another moment leaped, and Alaric appeared good.“What was that? Miracle said Moon is in pain. What hap