A high-pitched shrilling scream erupted from Miras' mouth. She turned over to her side and clutched the flesh that shielded her shattering heart. Pain as she had never felt before consumed her, and her breathing became laboured while her eyes sprang wide open. The crowd went dead silent.The guards who stood on the podium next to her ran for their lives, and Selena hissed with disgust."Witch!" She snarled. "The bitch is a fucking witch!" Rage, heartache and despair grasped at the branches of Miras' stilled heart. She had sensed Alpha Bastions' pain and heard him take his final breath. If she was going to save him and Clohe, she only had a short window to do it, and she acquired a great deal of energy to do so. She fed off the raw emotions that had her seeing crimson as she broke through the barrier that was holding her back from being the Blessed One.Her fiery amber irises were replaced with eyes whiter than pearls as she drew from her source of energy, and the gold-plated coll
A surge of hot tingles caressed Clohes' feverish flesh as Zebs' tongue licked at the perfect seams of her lips. Silently, he implored her to open her mouth and let him in through the soft strokes of his tongue. As her mouth wantonly parted, his tongue which felt like velvet and tasted like heaven massaged hers. Her entire body lit up. Never had she ever experienced a kiss like the one she was encountering with the Alpha King, and she hoped that his lips were the only lips she would get the pleasure of tasting till her last dying breath. Lost in their private little bubble of elation, Mira continued to kiss Alpha Bastion on the lips. The soft glow that encircled them imploded and sent out a brilliant beam of light into the heavens. Alpha Bastions' eyes slowly opened, his arms snaked around Miras' tiny frame and he crushed her to him. He felt better than he could ever imagine; stronger and more alive than before. The kiss shared between them was brief as Mira pulled away and s
The full moon settled high in the luxurious sky. She was almost lost between the black waves in the atmosphere accompanied by the odd scatter of stars here and there. What should have felt like a win for Mira, didn't. She felt like she had bitten off more than she could chew. Only a few days ago she went from losing her father to being left completely alone in a world she had no true wisdom about. Then, to stumbling across Pack Moon Stone territory as a rogue while running away from the Corbette twins, and now, she has her own pack. A pack she knows nothing about. "How are you holding up?" Alpha Bastion asked Mira as her gaze was fixated on the flickering flames from the bonfire. She smiled as she exhaled harshly out of her nostrils. "How am I holding up? I think it should be me asking you that question?" A faint smile tugged at one corner of her mouth. "Honestly," He sighed while he sat down beside her on the wooden log. "I have never felt more alive. It's like I'm stronger
THE ALPHA KING began to sprint in the direction of the sound of the piercing screams. His twin hearts pounded in his chest, his throat burned with each breath he took, and he was unable to shake the impression that they were doomed. His feet skidded across the icy grass as he came to an abrupt standstill, and a savage snarl resonated from the back of his throat. He bared his teeth as the hairs on the back of his neck stood up and his body furiously shook. With his senses heightened, under the moonlight, he could see exactly who had stumbled upon Snow Valley Pack, and it made his blood boil. His eyes turned black as the rage took over him. He could sense Clohe standing behind him, her breathing became laboured and he could sense the overwhelming emotion of fear that engulfed her. As Clohe touched his lower arm, he snapped his head in her direction, "Leave." He commanded. "This is not your fight." Clohe snatched her hand back feeling slightly offended, and she placed it over her
Thehmukss chuckled darkly unbothered by Cloves' attempts to make him shiver with fear. His gaze never abandoned Miras', he was fascinated by her greatly, and he yearned to drink every last drop of her blood. He licked his lips with anticipation as he could only imagine how sweet she would taste. He slightly tilted her head to the side as he put the delicate column of her neck on full display, and his heart rapidly hammered in his chest when he concluded that she had not been marked. The sky cackled louder above him but he wasn't phased in the slightest. He ran the flat surface of his tongue over his sharp teeth as they started to ache. Mira disliked the look in the Egyptian leader's eyes as he continued to stare at her as if she were an entire meal. The tips of her fingers began to throb, they felt like they were on fire, and she had the urgent need to imitate her mother's motions, but she felt immobilised as if she had fallen into an abyss. Thehmukss gently wiped Miras' hair
As her mother drew closer, Mira extended her quivering hand for her to take. Instantaneously after their hands touched, a brilliant light emanated from their hands, and a burst of energy coursed through their pulsating veins. Mira jerked her elbow back and pulled her mother in for a tight embrace with tears brimming her eyes. "We have to burn them," her mother whispered in her ear. "Their hearts need to be ripped out of their chest so it gives us time to burn their bodies before they rise again." As Clove pulled back from their embrace, she cradled her daughter's face in her hands as she looked deeply into her eyes. She slowed time down, implanting the memories she shared with Mira and her father before she was taken away from them. "You have always been on my mind, not an earla day passed where I didn't think about you my beautiful child," She whispered with tears pooling in her eyes. "You look so much like your father, you have his courage and the same rhythm of his beating h
The Alpha King remained completely still.He was too afraid to make the slightest movement in case it brought him back to reality. A reality where Mira and Clove set his Clohe; his mate on fire.Looking at the smoke that was rising from the ground, his breathing became shallow and his twin hearts beat erratically.He couldn't understand why Mira and Clove would do such a thing.The rage had never left his body, but it was currently taking a backseat as he tried to remind himself that a Nightengale Warrior does not harm a female unless he is lost to the darkness entirely. The lines between light and dark were currently blurred. It was solely up to him to decide whether he was going to allow himself to cross over to the darkness or remain in the light with his dignity still intact.He begged for a miracle and for the heavens and the Moon Goddess to have compassion on Clohe since she was young and had so much to live for; he desired to be the one to show her the world, the universe, and
By the time morning rolled over and the sun made her appearance. The Egyptians had finally been defeated. Clove was on her knees with her head in her hands as she sobbed, and the air was still with silence. With Clohe by his side, the Alpha King was going around and healing those who could be cured on the spot. SHADOW came to a crashing halt in front of Mira, who was on her side and surrounded by a charred circle. He shifted into his human form. He knew she wasn't dead because he could still feel her, but the connection between them was very faint, and it caused him to tremble with fear. He entered the circle, knelt, grabbed Mira in his arms, and carried her away from the ashes of Thehmukss, which were being swept away by the wind. He carried her to the wooden log and he sat down, crushing her to him. Clove sniffled as she raised her head and watched Alpha Bastion carry her daughter away. She shook her head, wiped the tears that stained her face with heartache and got to her
I closed the door to the kids' room after making sure that they were sound asleep. It didn't take very long for them to dose off as it had been a long day in the sun, and an even longer night with the activities that had been organised. I slowly crept away from their room and went to find Bastion in his makeshift office.I entered without knocking knowing that he could sense me before he saw me. He was staring out the window with his hands tucked inside his pockets, he turned around to face me as I locked the door with a soft click sweeping through the office, and I made my way to the sofa. "Have you come for a tour?" He asked acidly as he arched his brows and I started to laugh. "I'm glad you find it fucking funny!" He walked towards me. "You know what Elsa says: Let it go," I say referring to the Frozen movie as I roll my eyes heavenward and stand up.Our gazes collided, mine was full of laughter, his was blazing with anger, and his gaze stripped me bare as his scent assaulted my
MIRAS POINT OF VIEW...The moon shone brilliantly casting its silver rays on the sea as its waves crashed against the shoreline. My gaze trailed up to the horizon to see a flock of seagulls flying in the air above us. I didn't need to see them in my dreams to realise how rich I am at heart. Their violent caws resonated through the atmosphere, making their presence known.I felt the light air dance upon my skin and sweep through my hair as I dug my toes into the cool sand, feeling the grains beneath my feet. It was almost therapeutic in an odd way.Tonight wasn't particularly quiet as there was a bonfire at the beach resort we had hired out for our pack getaway. It was an avenue for everyone to socialize and get away for a bit to simply relax and enjoy the sun. "You know, I told Zeb that I thought it would be a great idea if you all come to Morzovia during the xmas break," Clohe said as she sat next to me and rubbed her ballooning belly. "Earth is great, but it is nothing like Morzovi
It has been five weeks since the war that happened with Midnight Pack, Cloves sacrifice and the sudden birth of Alpha Bastion and Alpha Miras' pup. Mira had spent the first week locked up in their room grieving. She would only come out to eat after Alpha Bastion insisted that she join their combining packs for dinner. She needed to eat so she could breastfeed their pup.At one point, she thought she was slipping into a state of depression, everytime she looked at her daughter whom they named, Emara, she felt absolutely nothing towards her. Not an ounce of love or disdain caressed her heart and she started to question herself if she was broken inside. In less than a year, she had lost both of her parents and found herself along the way and establish a family that she loved to bits. One day three weeks ago, she got out of bed early, had a shower, bathed Emara, wrapped her little bundle of joy up in a blanket, and took her sightseeing around their territory. The spring breeze swept a
After Mira had pushed out the placenta, Clove took the liberty to cut the umbilical cord herself. She looked at both Mira and Alpha Bastion.They were both distraught, dealing with their emotions differently. Mira sat on the bed, covered in sweat and she stared straight ahead with a blank look on her face. Alpha Bastion, stared at his lifeless pup in utter shock, his eyes glowed with glassy crimson rings. He opened his mouth to say something but quickly closed it as he couldn't find the right words to say how he was feeling. But he did know that a large part of his heart shrivelled up and died. What was supposed to be a joyous moment, wasn't. He felt lost and blamed himself for not making sure the river was guarded every night since Daniel was exiled. But he wasn't to know that Daniel would become allies with Siren and her pack of bloodthirsty leeches, who then would cross the river and turn his life upside down! The smell of death hung heavy not only in the room but within Pack M
She watched as he ran as fast as he could through the wet meadow with her daughter and granddaughter in his arms. Those who rushed toward them, she flung across the meadow with a flick of her wrist. "Siren is dead." She hummed in a sing-song voice as she targeted her voice toward the Midnight Pack Warriors who refused to surrender. "The Corbette twins are dead too. If you want to live, I suggest you leave Pack Moon Stone immediately without a second glance or you will suffer miserably," She warned them in a foreboding tone that felt like a dozen needles piercing their eardrums.Almost abruptly, those that had shifted into their wolf form waited for the ones that were still in their human form to jump on their backs, and they ran through the wall of trees that led them back to the river they crossed. In the distance, she could hear her daughter writhing, panting and groaning in agony. She placed a trembling hand over her chest and looked up at the heavens where the Moon still sat hig
"NO!!!!" Jagger growled as he rushed toward Mira and he stepped in front of her.He used his body to shield hers and by doing so, Tober drove the blade of the sword through his back where it pierced his lung.Mira watched in shock as Tober withdrew the sword, blood splattered across her face and she caught Jagger in her arms, slowly collapsing onto the grass with him. "Why?" She asked him in a hushed tone that was filled with uncertainty. Jagger coughed, he lifted his hand to wipe the specks of blood that stained her brow away, and he managed to form a smile on one corner of his mouth."Because you don't deserve to die," he gasped for air. "You and your father... me and Tober... bad blood, innocence... I didn't know... You deserve to be happy," he breathed out erratically.Tears welled up in Miras' eyes. She knew there was a reason why she liked him, his soul was gentle but it was the kindness in his eyes every time they collided with hers that allowed her to let her guard down aro
Mira had intended to run to her mother's aid first. But as she saw Tober rushing toward her, she decided to stare death in the eye and she charged at him with the whip sword raised high above her head. A forbidding laugh departed her lips as he shifted into his wolf. If he thought that she would retreat, he was dead wrong. She had something to prove to him and his mother Siren. The timid rogue they once knew, no longer lives inside her like the intruder that it was. She screamed, bringing the sword down, Tober's wolf, Ink, leapt to the side, and he started to run circles around her. Mira stood tall, she widened her stance and kept her head facing forward. The tip of the sword was buried in the moist soil that was flooded with blood and rain. "I know you and your horrid mother sent a bounty after me. It must have pissed you both off to know that even a trained assassin failed to take my life." She breathed out as she closed her eyes and focused on his footsteps. "You failed. How
Mira groaned as pain dispersed across her cheek. She shook her head, gasping for air as Daniel wrapped his fingers around her neck and he started to squeeze them; cutting off her air supply.In a state of panic, she swung her arm, hitting him across the head with the handle of the whip sword. "Argh, fuck!" He groaned, releasing her as he touched the back of his head. She raised her leg in the air, twisted her body to the side and she pushed him off her before she got to her feet.Shaking her head, she staggered back a few steps and she saw Daniel rushing toward her once again, with a dangerous glint of murder pooling in his eyes. She swung the sword above her head, pressing the button on the leather-cladded handle which unleashed the whip, and she wrapped it around his neck. She pressed the button on the handle once again and the whip started to twist, it tightened around his neck until his head fell off. Blood spurted from his neck as his head rolled across the meadow. Dry reachi
Five months later...It had been five months since Beta Daniel had been stripped of his status and exiled from Pack Moon Stone.Gamma Marcus had carried out Alpha Bastions' orders, he had kept Daniel tied to the pole in the middle of the town for three days and out of spite, Mave made it rain with hail stones.They were the same-sized rocks she had seen in her vision of him striking Jenson with, and when they hit the ground next to him, they shattered like glass shards, slicing his flesh wide open. Each night, the Alpha King would heal him just so Mave could make him suffer again. Once the three days and nights were over, Gamma Marcus took it upon himself to recruit his five largest warriors, and they chased him out of Pack Moon Stone to the river that led to Midnight Packs territory.He was their problem now, and whatever they decided to do with him had nothing to do with Pack Moon Stone.So they had thought...Mira had rolled over onto her side, she reached for Bastion but was met