Ariel slowly opened her eyes, her sight still foggy and hazy from waking up. She stretched her limbs and hands, loving the softness of her bed and the cozy warmth of her blanket.Her skin tingled from her pairs of brown eyes that had been watching her closely, and she looked up to meet his gaze. The culprit’s lips pulled up in a soft smile, and he looked at her with such love that her heart almost exploded.“Have you been watching me all this time? Isn’t that the quality of a pervert?” Ariel teased him, but she was rushing to his warmth as he motioned to her, snuggling into his warmth.“Good morning, beautiful.” Kane whispered, planting a kiss at the top of her head. “How was your night?”“It was perfect,” Ariel sighed as the memories of last night came rushing back. She was sore down there, but deliciously sore, and she wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. “I have missed you so much.” Ariel's voice was barely above a whisper as she spoke, brushing her hair back to see his face bett
Ariel looked at the space he had once occupied, and she let out a loud groan. She should have followed him out, but she was reluctant to do so; hell, he had been the one in the wrong, and she wasn’t going to apologize for something that wasn’t her fault.She decided spending the time in her room was enough to pass the time, plus Claudia helped that it wasn’t so boring.Ariel had felt a pang of guilt as she called her best friend. Was she even worthy to bear the title? So much had been going on in her life that she had barely had time to call or even pick up her calls.But Claudia was literally the sweetest ray of sunshine, and she didn’t make trouble with the fact; instead, she had proceeded to give her a breakdown of how chaotic her life had been and, of course, a new boy.Was it a Claudia story if there wasn’t boy trouble?The rest of the day went by, and she was confined to her room as she had nothing to do.In between waiting for Kane, she had dozed off on the bed and was only wak
Ariel had been quick to settle into her new house and her new role, and this time, she had been seeing Kane more often than usual.Not that she was complaining.It was the full moon, and the pack was already gearing up in preparation. Ariel had read that the full moon always had a drug-like effect on werewolves, and she would be experiencing it for the first time.There have been several full moons since she came, but Ariel has never noticed anything out of the ordinary. Either they were too good at pretending or she had slept too early to notice, but today was going to be the day.Her skin tingled in excitement as she helped them prepare lunch, and one could hear the whispers of gossip floating around. Most of them had opted for rare steak, but others wanted theirs a little cooked with some sides, and Ariel decided to help with the process.They had been preparing a lot of food because after the hunt, they would get so hungry, and sometimes if they weren’t lucky enough to catch a gam
The full moon had come and gone, the effect it had bought had subsided, and the pack had gone back to their normal routine.All except for Ariel.Since they stepped into the new house, she had been haunted by a horrible dream, and falling asleep had begun to look like a chore for her.The sleeping pills Kane had brought for her had been doing their job, but oftentimes she would wake up at night, her night dress soaked with sweat, and she would lay awake until the crack of dawn.Sometimes, Kane would join in on her watch, but other times, he was too tired after working throughout the day and went back to sleep shortly.And today was no exception.Kane had promised to take her to see a seer if it persists till the weekend; apparently, those things exist in this world.Ariel folded herself into a ball, the comforting warmth of Kane beside her reassuring her. She tried to stay awake, but she could barely keep her eyes open, and it didn’t take her so long to fall asleep.Only it was short-
Denise was the right choice.The woman was one of the backbones of the pack, and if there was anything to know, she could be the one to know.She just had to be it."Well, hello, Ariel; I wasn’t expecting you here.” The woman said with a smile. Even in her old age, she still looks good, and Ariel was shocked to learn that she was approaching sixty.“I know, but I need your help, Denise, and I think you are the only one that can help me.”“Hmm. Alright. You can wait inside my office; let me tidy up some things, and I will be with you shortly.”“Sure.” Ariel excused her as Denise continued attending to her patients, and she went into her office. It was nothing special, just a small room with chairs and tables arranged like one would during a consultation.She sat on the visitor’s chair, glancing around the room. There was a bold chart of human and werewolf anatomy on the wall and some other basic health information.Just a typical office.Ariel took out her phone, looking for a solution
“Moonlight pack.” That was all the message had read and nothing else.What was she supposed to do with just the name? Was she supposed to look it up or what? And the fact that the message was from an unknown number didn’t sit well with her.Ariel copied the message and pasted it on the search engine, waiting with baited breath as it loaded the answers. But what was she expecting?The internet was pretty useless when it came to finding things in their world, and she wasn’t even fazed when none of the results were what she wanted, and she released a frustrated sigh.Ariel glanced at the books on her bed, and she picked one up, going through the list of packs that had been mentioned.But there was no mention of the moonlight pack.Frustrated, Ariel pushed the book down, and she realized too late as the door fell down that it was not her property and she couldn’t handle it anyway she liked.“Shit!” Ariel cursed, reaching for the book almost immediately. She picked it up, surveying the dam
Until she got to the page...Only it wasn’t there.Yeap, it was literally blank. Ariel had gotten to the five hundred and thirty-seventh page, and she had flipped it a tad too fast, eager to get to her desired number, but there was nothing there.And so was the other page number that followed it.“W-what the…” Ariel stuttered, trying to describe what she was feeling. Was it disappointment or anger? She peeped closer into the book, looking for any signs, and on close inspection, she could see that the pages had been carefully ripped off so as not to make it obvious.But who would dare do such a thing?There was no doubt that there was someone in this pack who knew of the moonlight pack, but they didn’t want her to know about it, and the thoughts gave her anxiety.But she could not be discouraged; it was obvious there was something they had to hide, and she was determined to get to the bottom of it.Ariel picked up the books, holding them close to her bosom, and she went out the door,
Ariel was at it the next day, and this time she was determined to find out who the fuck the sender of the message was. Lucky for her, Claudia had dabbled into tech by the side, and it was going to make her work easier.Ariel had opted for a call; it would reach her faster, but she glanced at the wall clock, and she knew it would be impossible.They were in different time zones, and Claudia would be fast asleep by this time. The woman loved her sleep more than anything, and Ariel just resorted to typing it out.She knew Claudia would be enraged and too eager to help her if she mentioned that the man was a stalker, and she made sure to include it.Ariel looked at the message she had typed and nodded in satisfaction. There was no way Claudia wasn’t going to help, and until then, she was going to continue her search.She had searched the internet, but there was no harm in trying it again; only this time, she was going to make sure she exhausted the search.As usual, Ariel typed in the key