Veronica sat motionless in front of the expansive mirror in the room, her gaze fixed on her reflection, as she remained lost in her thoughts.A pair of scissors lay poised in her hand, while a plastic container sat on the counter in front of her, which contained liquid contents, which she glanced at intermittently.“Is that a pair of scissors I see in your hand?” A voice asked, snapping Veronica out of her thoughts. She immediately turned to see Beta Lily standing at the door.“Don't tell me you're trying to chop off that beautiful long hair of yours.” Beta Lily added, sounding a bit alarmed as she walked in.Veronica smiled weakly, and nodded as she said, “Yes.”“What? Why?!” Beta Lily exclaimed. “Your hair is so beautiful already. Why do you want to cut it?” She asked again, displeased.“Well, I'm not cutting it all off. I just want to make it shorter.” Veronica answered. “That doesn't answer the question of why you want to cut it in the first place.” Beta Lily said with a frown,
“Wow…” Megan sounded really surprised as she set her eyes on Veronica, who walked quietly into the living room. “You look…. different.” She said as she got up from the chair.“I know, right?” Veronica smiled slightly, her gaze falling to the floor.“In a good way though.” Megan quickly added.Once again, Veronica smiled as she said, “Thank you. I just wanted a bit of a change.”Megan nodded slowly, “It suits you.”Veronica narrowed her eyes, “Really?” Megan immediately said, “Don't get me wrong. Your previous hair color was perfect, but trust me, this one is really nice too. I guess any other color is going to look nice and perfect on you still.”“Thank you so much for your kind words.” Veronica appreciated her, and Megan smiled in acknowledgment.“I'm sorry I've been out of reach these past few weeks.” Veronica began to apologize. “I really have just been so in over my head lately. I've been so overwhelmed with everything that happened. I just didn't know how to—”“Vee, calm down.”
Leaving the house, Megan took Veronica on a drive round the pack, showing her various parts of the pack, where she had never set her eyes on since she stepped into the pack.“Wow, I never imagined the pack would be so…” Veronica breathed, her eyes wide with astonishment.“So massive, right?” Megan asked, glancing over at Veronica, who stared out the passenger window in awe.Her gaze remained fixed on her surroundings in complete awe.“Totally… I'm literally blown away.” Veronica said, her voice barely above a whisper.Megan chuckled. “I know you are. I mean, it's pretty obvious from the way you can't stop staring.” She said with a smile, her eyes flicking towards Veronica before refocusing on the road.“Yes, you can say that again.” Veronica said as she couldn't get her eyes off the beautiful view which surrounded her.“Well, this is just a little part of the pack. If you look at those areas….” Megan paused and pointed in a certain direction, making Veronica look in the direction too.
As they got into the car, they both remained silent as Megan drove.“Please, can you take me home?” Veronica pleaded, with a shaky voice as she tried to hold back her tears.She never imagined that a day which started off so beautifully could just turn around and become a disaster in a matter of minutes.Seeing that Megan didn't say anything, she turned to her. “Megan? Please, take me home. I can't do this anymore.”Composing herself, Megan looked at her, “Don't let anything they said in there get to you. You're not who they say you are.”“I can't…. I don't know what to believe anymore.” Veronica cried bitterly.“Look, those crazy girls are relentless bullies, and they bully anyone they set their eyes on. Please pay no attention to what they said.” Megan explained to her.“But I can't. Did you see the way everyone was looking at me in there? They looked at me like I was truly a murderer. I saw them whispering to each other. I heard them loud and clear. Some even took pictures and vide
Veronica’s eyes slowly fluttered open, and she weakly regained consciousness. The whole world around her was literally upside down as the car remained stuck in one position.She struggled to recall what had happened, but her memories were hazy at that moment.“What happened? What is going on here? How did I get here? What happened to me? Why is everything upside down?” She thought to herself, her heart beating so fast in her chest.As her memories slowly returned, she recalled the terrifying moment she lost control of the car. The brakes had refused to work and the car swerved off the road.It then tumbled viciously down the hill, striking the ground front-first before flipping onto its roof. The impact sent her and Megan tumbling through the air, their world dissolving into complete darkness as they succumbed to unconsciousness.She pushed the airbag aside and checked her now cracked wristwatch for the time and realized they had been out for more than an hour. She remembered they lef
No sooner had the line gone dead after Veronica's frantic call than Megan's father sprang into action. Making use of the little information Veronica provided him before the line went dead, he quickly dialed the emergency services and also called to report the incident at the Alpha's palace, providing them with the closest possible location. Although he wasn't sure of the exact location, he gave them an idea of where to head to, using the pack's map, which he was familiar with.The rescue team was rapidly mobilized, deploying the emergency helicopter to scout the area below ground level. The ambulance and fire truck also followed closely, tracing the helicopter's path as they hurried to the scene, blowing their sirens loudly.And as their sirens wailed loudly, it attracted the attention of some pack members, who then began to follow the vehicles to the scene.“What is going on?” One person from a group of friends asked, as he saw how rapidly the vehicles sped past them as they headed
The ambulance raced at top speed to the hospital, while the guards took Veronica to the Alpha’s palace, where the pack's councillors and the elders were already gathered for an impromptu meeting, which they knew would possibly span through the night, because of how important and delicate the issue at hand was.While inside the palace, they could hear the people protesting and making all sorts of noise outside, revolting against Veronica. It was like they had started a full-blown movement against her.Trying to act unbothered by the ruckus going on outside, Alpha Marcus began to speak.“It might seem as though you're now becoming a regular here for different bad reasons every single time.” Alpha Marcus commented as soon as Veronica was brought before him.“Wasn't it just like yesterday that you were accused of murdering Trey?” He asked, glaring at her. “Now, you're here for something else. Something bad as usual.” He paused, and sighed.“I don't understand why it's beginning to seem li
About two hours before Megan's display of rage at the palace, where she was accusing Veronica of intentionally trying to kill her, she had still been unconscious at the hospital.“Doctor, it's been almost twenty hours. You've not said anything about my daughter's condition.” Megan's father ran as soon as he saw the doctor approaching, before Beta Richard, who had dozed off on the chair, could stop him.“If anything has gone wrong, please just tell me.” He said, holding the doctor's hand.“Nothing has gone wrong, Councillor Maxwell. Like I said yesterday, we just have to be patient and wait until she wakes up. You know we can't force anything.” The doctor tried to explain.“But until when do I need to keep waiting? I'm losing my mind, doctor.” He replied, his voice filled with worry and sadness.“I'm sorry, I wish I could give you a definite response.” He said sadly, but his expression suddenly changed as he prepared to speak further.“But on a brighter side, I have a positive update.”
“You mean you were in that pack all along?” Her father asked, still taken aback.“Not exactly. I was only there for a little over a year.” Veronica replied quickly.“Oh, wow. I actually had some friends there some time ago. It's been a long time ago though. I met them when I went on a trip concerning pack matters. It's just that we no longer communicate that much, because their pack is quite far away from here and everyone is busy with one pack duty or the other.” He explained to Veronica.“Really?” Veronica asked, surprised.“Yes. In fact, one of them was popularly called Richie back then, I think.” He said, narrowing his eyes as he tried to remember.He turned to his wife, and asked her, “Am I right?”She nodded affirmatively. “Yes, his name was Richie.” She confirmed, nodding affirmatively.“He came with a woman. He said they were representing the Alpha of their pack, who was unavoidably absent.” He added, and Veronica had a puzzled look on her face.“Hold on a second. Richie. What
After the announcement was passed, Veronica and her parents began to discuss, catching up on a lot of things they had missed about each other.“I have a question though.” Luna Isabella suddenly said, and paused.“What is it?” Veronica inquired gently.“Why did you change your hair color?” She asked her. Veronica sighed, and answered, “Well, I just did it to look different. I wanted a change.”“You know, a lot happened in the last pack I lived in.” She said, trying to force a smile.“Care to let us in on it?” Alpha Charles asked, and Veronica sighed deeply.Seeing how hesitant she was, he quickly said, “It's okay if you still don't want to talk about it. We promise, we won't be pushy. We won't force you.” “Right?” He asked, turning to his wife.“Yes. Please, take all the time you need. We promise not to ask you about it if you don't want to talk about it.” Her mother affirmed, nodding her head.“No, it's fine.” Veronica said, respectfully interrupting her mother. “I want to talk about
“You had been kidnapped by the sorceress, Caterina. That was the beginning of our nightmares. Our lives were literally turned upside down.” He continued.As he spoke, Veronica could feel the pain in his voice and she could only try to imagine the kind of pain they felt back then.“A search party was sent out, and the whole pack was combed in search of you, the lost princess, but no one saw you, neither did they see the sorceress. There was no place we didn't search, but the results were the same. They couldn't even find anything that could serve as a clue. It was as if she disappeared with you into oblivion.”“But who was she really? And why did she kidnap me? I'm sure I had none, but what was my offense? What did an innocent baby do to her? Why did she make me go through terrible things? Why did she make me feel worthless and useless? Why did she choose to turn my life upside down and inside out?” Veronica asked, fighting back her tears, and her parents sighed.Luna Isabella took Ver
Still in Luna Isabella’s embrace, and seeing how happy they all were, Veronica just kept staring at them, as confused as ever.“Not to be a killjoy, but will anyone be kind enough to tell me what is going on here?” She asked, her brow furrowed in confusion. “Because I'm really confused. I don't understand what all this excitement and joy is all about.” She stated, a look of perplexity settled on her face.With tears of joy in her eyes, Luna Isabella pulled back to stare at Veronica for a short moment, and hugged her again, and seeing how emotional the atmosphere had gotten, Veronica just remained calm.“My daughter. My princess. My child.” She heard Luna Isabella’s voice, and she was shocked, because she spoke to her through the mindlink.Veronica quickly pulled away.“Did you just say something?” She asked, unsure of what she had just heard.“Yes, I did.” Luna Isabella replied with a broad smile, as she wiped her tears with a clean cloth, which her husband handed over to her.“I thin
Hearing Veronica scream out of her unconscious state, they all rushed to her.“Are you okay? Can you see us? Can you talk? Are you in pain?” Numerous questions flew around in the air, leaving her with no space to answer any one in particular.Veronica, still in a daze, was fazed by the numerous unknown faces staring down at her on the bed.“Call the doctor! Tell him to come here right away!” Alpha Charles ordered the guards, who immediately raced out of the room at top speed.“Where am I?” Veronica thought to herself. “Who are these people, and why are they staring at me?”“Have I just been kidnapped? Am I dead? Am I in the afterlife?” Her heartbeat fastened, as she stared at them, having no idea of what they wanted to do to her, if they were going to hurt her or do something worse than that to her.“But on second thought, they don't look hostile. They look scared. Like they are afraid and worried.” She tried to judge by their facial expression.“Seems these are the leaders here. The
SILVER MIST PACKAlpha Charles and his Luna Isabella, the Alpha and Luna of Silver Mist Pack, walked hastily with their numrous guards as they headed to the large room where the pack doctor and nurse were attending to Veronica.“Is she awake yet? Is she now okay, doctor? Is she going to be fine?” They both said from the door, almost in unison.Seeing them, the doctor and the nurse immediately bowed in respect to the Alpha and Luna of the pack.“It's been days, rolling into weeks, and she has been exactly like this, on this same spot. No changes at all.” Luna Isabella voiced her worries as she walked into the room.“She will be fine. She just needs more time.” The doctor replied, and the Alpha's jaw dropped.“What?!” Alpha Charles exclaimed, and his eyes widened. “More time? How much more time is needed? It's been almost two weeks now, doctor, and she hasn't even done so little as sneezed. If anything is wrong, just tell us. We can handle it.” He said, his eyes showing visible signs of
Veronica sat motionless in one spot for hours after she was thrown out of the pack. She remained there, hoping that by chance, or by any means possible, someone would magically walk up to her and say that, “Alas! We got you. It was all a joke, you can come back into the pack now.”Or “it was a mistake and the Alpha wants you back in the pack.” Even though she knew how impossible and highly unlikely it sounded, her imaginations were running wild and she chose to wait still.After hours of waiting and seeing no change, she got up and began to walk away hopelessly. She couldn't even cry anymore because she had already cried so much that it now seemed like her tear ducts had dried up.Having no destination in mind, she just kept walking, absentmindedly, not flinching even as the thorns in the woods tore her clothes and pierced her skin.Her mind flashed back to the moment Megan accused her of killing Trey and also accused her trying to kill her too. She just couldn't understand how one m
Hearing her, they all exchanged surprised glances.“It's still very risky. You can't just go.” The doctor insisted, refusing to let her go anywhere.“But I need to.” She insisted, struggling to get up from the bed.“Why not tell me what really happened and I promise you, I'll call the Alpha, or better still, I'll go to the palace, and tell him everything.” Beta Richard suggested, but she blatantly refused.“I have to see him myself. It's a matter of life and death!” She suddenly yelled, and the whole room was thrown into a deafening silence.“Megan? Death? Who is dying?” Her father asked, breaking the silence, but she refused to say anything.“I have to go!” She said firmly, with a determined expression.She had a mission and she was not ready to back down. This was the perfect opportunity to put Veronica where she belonged. The perfect opportunity which she had been waiting for for the longest time, and she was not ready to let it slip off her hands just like that.“She insists on go
About two hours before Megan's display of rage at the palace, where she was accusing Veronica of intentionally trying to kill her, she had still been unconscious at the hospital.“Doctor, it's been almost twenty hours. You've not said anything about my daughter's condition.” Megan's father ran as soon as he saw the doctor approaching, before Beta Richard, who had dozed off on the chair, could stop him.“If anything has gone wrong, please just tell me.” He said, holding the doctor's hand.“Nothing has gone wrong, Councillor Maxwell. Like I said yesterday, we just have to be patient and wait until she wakes up. You know we can't force anything.” The doctor tried to explain.“But until when do I need to keep waiting? I'm losing my mind, doctor.” He replied, his voice filled with worry and sadness.“I'm sorry, I wish I could give you a definite response.” He said sadly, but his expression suddenly changed as he prepared to speak further.“But on a brighter side, I have a positive update.”