“Have you both gone deaf?” Captain Murphy asked as he walked towards them, while the rest of his team stayed back and waited for him.“I just asked you both a question. I said, what are you doing here?” He asked again, now standing in front of them but they were too embarrassed to speak.“I believe that I'm not speaking to deaf and dumb guards, right?” He asked. “Stan? Fred?” He called their names.“Yes, Captain.” They both answered.“Oh, they are not deaf, after all.” Captain Murphy said, as he waited for them to start talking.“So?” He urged them, raising his eyebrows, still waiting patiently for them to begin to talk about what they were up to at Steve's house.“Actually, we were trying to go into the house to search for-” Fred began to talk shakily.“Wait, what!?” Captain Murphy exclaimed, interrupting him as he was unable to believe his ears. “You were trying to do what?”“To go into the house to search.” Fred replied, pointing at Steve's house behind them.“To search for what exa
“Veronica?” She heard a familiar voice, whispering her name and she immediately opened her eyes and waited to be sure that she wasn't hallucinating and that she heard clearly.“Veronica, where are you?” She clearly heard it the second time and she immediately recognized the voice. She sighed in relief as she realized that it was none else but Megan.“I'm here.” Veronica answered, whispering too.“Where?” Megan replied, her eyes scanning through the room for any sign of Veronica. “I don't see you anywhere.” She said again as she didn't find her anywhere visible.“I'm right here.” Veronica said again, slipping her hand out from under the bed and waved at Megan, startling her. “Oh my goodness!” Megan screamed and immediately covered her mouth to avoid getting unnecessary attention from people. “What are you doing there?” Megan asked after she composed herself.“I was hiding.” Veronica revealed and slipped out from under the bed, with Megan lending her a helping hand as she got up.“Hidi
“What is it, please?” Veronica asked, with eager eyes and Megan gave a funny look. “Really? Come on, guess.” Megan pressed, waiting for her to at least say something.“I'm not good at guessing, Megan.” She said, seeing the look on Megan's face.“Fine, since you're not willing to guess. I guess I’ll have to keep my information to myself.” Megan said, looking away.“Come on, Megan. Please, don't do that.” Veronica begged her gently. “I really am so bad at guessing. And I'm not joking. I'm being very honest with you.” She said, further but Megan refused to answer her.She then got up and went straight to Megan, saying, “Please….” with a cute little face.“Fine! Just because of that cute little face, I'll tell you.” Megan said, smiling.“So I spoke to my dad and he has agreed to speak to the Alpha.” She continued.“About what?” Veronica asked, looking confused.“About Steve.” She revealed and Veronica's eyes lighted up.“Really? Are you being serious?” Veronica asked her.“Of course yes.
As they got to the meeting area, they met council member Maxwell, Megan's father, sitting and scrolling through his phone as he patiently awaited the arrival of Alpha Marcus.The moment he saw the Alpha, he got up and slightly bowed to him, in respect.“Good morning, Alpha. Good Morning Beta Richard.” He greeted both of them.“Good morning, Councillor Maxwell.” Alpha Marcus said and stretched forth his hand to Councillor Maxwell who took it in a firm handshake.“How are you doing today?” Alpha Marcus asked him.“I'm doing fine, thank you.” He replied, “I hope you're doing well too?” He asked him too and Alpha Marcus nodded in response.“Well aside from the recent events, I think I'm fine.” Alpha replied as he took his seat on his throne while Councillor Maxwell and Beta Richard took their seats right after he sat down.“Yes, I understand. Thanks to the moon goddess that we were able to do something before things got out of hand. Kudos to you all for being alert.” Councillor Maxwell co
SUN CREST PACK Beck, now the Alpha of the Sun Crest Pack, paced alone in his chambers as he eagerly awaited news. At some point, he got impatient and called out to one of the guards at the door, who immediately rushed in to answer his Alpha.He bowed before Beck as he said, “Alpha, you called me.”“Yes, I did. Are they not back yet?” Beck asked him and the guard looked at him, a little confused.He suddenly remembered what Beck was talking about and answered, “No, Alpha. They are not back yet.”“Is there no way to reach them so I can know how long it is going to take before they get back?” He asked the guard again.“I don't think that will be possible, sir.” The guard replied.“Why not?” Alpha Beck asked him, with a puzzled look on his face.“We lost communication with them a while after they left the Pack.” The guard revealed and Beck sighed sharply.“So we really do not have a choice but to wait until they are back, right?” Beck questioned him further.“Yes sir. That is the only th
They all became quiet at the sound of their father's voice. Seeing how quiet they had all become because he stepped in, his eyes scanned their faces, moving from Blue, to his wife and then, to his son, Beck.“I'm sure you all didn't become deaf and dumb all of a sudden.” He said with a stern look on his face. “What's with the sudden silence?” He asked, his eyes not leaving Beck.“It's nothing, dad.” Beck lied, but his mother was determined not to cover the matter up.“Liar!” She suddenly shouted, facing Beck.“Okay, now I need to know what is going on. What is all this?” Beck's dad asked, with a puzzled look on his face.“Is no one ready to speak now?” He asked, raising his voice.Before his wife could give him an answer, Blue spoke up.“Well, it's obviously that girl, dad! I don't even know what he sees in such a crappy person.” Blue answered him.“Blue!” Beck yelled her name, trying to shut her up but she was not ready to back down.“What is it?” She snapped, rolling her eyes at him
FIRE DAWN PACK Two weeks rolled by so quickly and it was now time for Steve to be let out of the dungeon. “Good afternoon Beta Richard.” They all greeted him as soon as they saw him and he nodded slightly in response. “Steve, it's time to leave. Let's get you out of here.” Beta Richard said as he approached Steve with one of the guards. Steve scoffed, “Oh, he finally wants to let me out?” He said, with a menacing look on his face. “What were you expecting? To be here forever?” Beta Richard tackled Steve's question and Steve shrugged, unperturbed. “Open the gates.” Beta Richard ordered the guard, who immediately did as he was told, finally letting Steve out. “Damn, you look rough.” Beta Richard teased and Steve rolled his eyes at him, jokingly. “Glad to finally have you out.” Beta Richard said again and Steve smiled. “Are you trying to say you have missed me?” Steve asked with a tiny smile. “Miss you? You wish.” Beta Richard replied, giving a funny expression. Steve couldn'
Steve immediately rushed in after Beta Richard, his heart beating fast as Beta Richard made his way into the living room. As soon as they got into the living room and saw no one, Steve heaved a sigh of relief.“Wow, for someone who has not been home for almost a month now, your house sure looks so neat and organized.” Beta Richard commented as his eyes scanned the room and for a split second, Steve became speechless, not knowing how to respond to Beta Richard's comment on the state of his house.Seeing as Steve didn't talk, Beta Richard turned to him and furrowed his brows as he expected a response from Steve.“Oh, it has to be Megan. She is the only one who has access into this place, aside from me, obviously. She has the keys and so I'm guessing she comes from time to time to clean the place up.” Steve said“Hmmmmm!” Beta Richard mused as he slid his fingers gently across the wooden shelf, checking for dust but finding none, “that explains why the whole place is spotless.” He said,
“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.”