Steve got home to Veronica and Megan, waiting for him. He had been gone for almost an hour and they were beginning to get worried that something unusual might have happened to him.As soon as he got into the house, they rushed to him, their faces filled with concern and worry as they expected news from him.“So? How did it go? Are you in trouble?” Megan quickly asked in a rush.“Why do you keep talking about me being in trouble?” He asked her, shaking his head.“Sorry. That's just what came to my mind. You can't really blame me.” She replied and he furrowed his brows.“So, I'm a troublemaker. Is that what you're saying?” He queried and walked off to take his seat.“No,” Veronica immediately intervened before it was blown out of proportion. “I'm sure that is not what she meant, right Megan?” She said, turning to Megan, who nodded in agreement.“Okay, if you say so.” Steve agreed and took out his phone and began scrolling through it, while Megan kept standing in front of him while he wa
“Are you alone?” Beta Richard asked Steve through the phone.“Not really, sir.”“What do you mean? Who is with you?” Beta Richard asked him.“Megan is with me.” Steve answered, and Megan’s eyes widened.“What is going on?” She silently mouthed so that Beta Richard wouldn't hear her voice.“On speaker.” Megan silently mouthed again and Steve put the phone on loudspeaker, so they all could hear what Beta Richard was saying to him.“Just Megan? Are you sure there is no one else with you?” He asked again and this time, it was Veronica's turn to be shocked. Steve and Megan's eyes slowly turned in Veronica’s direction. Her eyes widened as she held her breath as if he would be able to hear her breathing from where he was.“Steve? Are you still there?” Beta Richard asked, noticing the sudden silence.“Yes sir. I'm still here.” Steve quickly answered to avoid any suspicions.“Why did it take you so long to answer?” He questioned him.“I'm sorry, sir. I was doing something when your call came
“I'll see you later. I can't tell exactly when though, but I'll see you some other time.” She said as she hurriedly grabbed her keys. “I'm so sorry I'm rushing. I told my dad that I wasn't going to stay too long and seeing his call now, I know I have stayed longer than I should have.” She explained why she was rushing. Veronica nodded, “It's fine. I understand.”“You'll be fine on your own right?” Megan asked her, as she walked towards the door.“Yes, I will. Stay safe.” Veronica answered her as she followed her, but as soon as she got to a couple of steps before the door, she stopped and waved at Megan from there.Megan opened the door, stepped out and locked the door from outside, leaving Veronica alone in the house once again.“Phew!” Veronica sighed quietly as she made her way back into the living room, clearing up the cup Steve had used earlier. She then headed back into the room.She laid on the bed, wondering what it felt like, having friends once again. She really loved the
The sound of clanging kitchen utensils disrupted the morning silence, waking Veronica from her sleep. She rubbed her eyes with her hands to rub off the remnant of sleep from her eyes. She yawned quietly and sat up.As she sat up, the aroma of freshly made food made its way into her room. “Is Steve cooking?” She asked herself and got up, heading for the kitchen.“Wow, someone's up early.” She commented as she saw him dishing out the food into two plates.Hearing her voice, Steve turned to her, “You’re up? Good morning.”She nodded and yawned again, covering her mouth, “Good morning.”“Why are you up so early?” She asked him and he smiled.“Come on, let's eat. I made breakfast and the table is set.” He said as he led the way out of the kitchen, to the dining area, and she followed him.As they settled down at opposite ends of the table, she said to him, “But you've not answered me. Why are you up so early?”“Why do you keep asking like I never wake up early though?” He inquired.“Maybe
“This is how far I can go with you.” Beta Richard said to Steve as they got to the pack's borders. “I can't go any further.” He added.Beta Richard’s expression turned serious, his tone firm too. He stepped closer to Steve's, leaning in as he spoke into his ear, “You know what is at stake here. The pack's future is in your hands, please don't disappoint us. I'm sure you know what you need to do already.”“Yes, I do sir. Thank you so much for your trust in me. I promise you that I won't disappoint. I'll do everything I'm supposed to do and make you proud.” Steve assured him, and Beta Richard nodded, a little smile on his face.“Throughout your journey, always remind yourself that you are not only doing this for yourself, but you're doing it for your people too.” Beta Richard placed a reassuring hand on Steve's right shoulder.“From here on, you're on your own. A lot of distractions might come your way, but remain focused. Be very careful and remember everything I have said. Follow ever
Scott, half awake, walked off to his parent's room in the very early hours of the morning, with baggy eyes. He yawned as he made his way to their door. Getting to the door, he knocked.“Yes, who is it?” It was his mum, Beta Lily's soft voice who responded.“It's me, Scott.” He answered, stretching himself quietly.“Come on in.” She said quickly and he gently began to open the door and walked in.“Good morning, mum. Good morning, dad.” He greeted them as he walked to his mum's side of the bed. She sat up and gently pulled him into her embrace.“Hi, my love. It's barely morning.” Beta Lily responded, giving him a kiss on his forehead.“Hello, champ.” Beta Richard replied, sitting up as he yawned, quietly.“Are you okay?” She asked, concerned. “You're up at this time, and you look like you barely slept a wink throughout the night.” She added, observing and staring at him. “Did you sleep well at all?” She asked again.“No.” He answered honestly as he rubbed his eyes with his hands.“No?
The days rolled by so quickly and Steve had now been gone for six days. Megan had only been able to visit Veronica a few times and those few times, she couldn't stay too long because she always had something important to do or somewhere important to go to.Back when Steve was around, she could decide to leave her house and stay at his house for a full day without being questioned, but since her dad thought Steve's house would be empty, he felt there was no point going to stay in an empty house when the owner isn't in.Bored, Veronica was quietly and gently wiping the bookshelves in the living room when she heard a slight sound of clicking heels from outside. She froze, her heart skipping a beat. Someone was approaching the main entrance.Soon the footsteps became closer and louder. As the loud footsteps echoed, her eyes darted towards the entrance.“Who could that be?” She thought to herself. “Could it be Megan?” She asked herself, whispering.“But her footsteps have never been so lou
That night, the guards on night patrol had decided to knock doors randomly, not announcing their presence, while being as strategic and quiet as possible to avoid any suspicions. They didn't expect to get any response from Steve's house since they knew he wasn't in and they were about to leave when they heard the door being unlocked.They had coincidentally knocked thrice, making Veronica think that it was Megan at the door. Hence why she opened the door without asking any questions.Seeing the guards, Veronica knew she couldn't have been in more serious trouble. She knew she was really done for. How and where was she going to begin to explain who she was, where she was from and how she got into the pack, talk less of how she got into Steve's house.A raging and intense battle with her emotions immediately began inside of her.“How could I have been so stupid? How couldn't I figure out that it wasn't Megan who was at the door?” She thought to herself, feeling overwhelmed.“Now I'm in
“Steve… Steve. You're h…here. I didn't know you were co…coming. You didn't tell me you were coming.” She kept stuttering, not knowing the right words to use.“How long have you been standing at the door?” She asked, bothered.“Long enough to hear every single thing you've said so far.” He replied, his eyes filled with complete disappointment.Shoving her to the side with his shoulder, he strode past her to confront the truth he had just overheard.“How could you, Megan? How could you?” She quickly shut the door, and followed him. “I can explain, Steve. I swear I can explain.” “Explain what? The fact that you caused the accident and accused Veronica of trying to kill you? Or the fact that you actually PAID Trey to take advantage of her, leading to his death? What part of it do you want to explain? Huh?” He questioned her angrily. “What did that girl ever do to you?”Megan's expression suddenly turned cold as she realized that Steve was still trying to defend Veronica.“Can't you see?
FIRE DAWN PACK Bothered and unsettled with a lot of unanswered questions, Steve paced in his room, restlessly. He couldn't get his mind off the fact that Veronica was no longer in their pack and what made matters worse was the fact that he couldn't do anything to help her because of his father's threat. He still found it appalling that Megan was the one who made matters more complicated, eventually leading to Veronica’s unfortunate and untimely exile.The memories of that day at the palace flashed through his mind like a slideshow, and he couldn't just get his mind off it.He also couldn't get Veronica’s frantic screams as she was dragged out of the palace, out of his head, and he was so mad at himself that he could only watch helplessly, without being able to lend a helping hand.He took a seat, staring at his phone, and another smaller device in his hand, as he tapped his foot on the ground, anxiously. An idea suddenly popped up in his mind, and he suddenly got up, slipped the de
“My…my brother?” Veronica wasn't sure if she had spoken the right words.“Yes, your brother.” Luna Isabella reaffirmed, nodding her head. “After years of searching relentlessly for you, the moon goddess blessed us with him nine years ago.” Luna Isabella explained to the already shocked Veronica.Veronica’s hands shot up to cover her mouth, and her eyes brimmed with tears which soon began to quickly pour down her face, overwhelming her as a wave of emotion crashed down on her heart.She had just found out that she had a ‘whole’ brother, and she was in complete shock and extreme happiness at the same time.She sobbed uncontrollably, her body shaking with the force of her emotions as tears streamed down her face, dripping from her chin as she struggled to process the overwhelming joy and shock that she felt at that instant.“Come on, don't cry.” Luna Isabella immediately got up, trying to console her, but it seemed like she was inconsolable.She had always wanted a brother, but when she
“Uh… who am I meeting?” Veronica asked, with an unsure look on her face.Her eyes darted from her mother to her father, hoping that one of them would at least give her a clue about who she was going to meet.“Someone special.” Her mum replied, beaming with a warm smile. “REALLY special.” She stressed, her eyes sparkling with emphasis.“Come on, let's go.” She urged, and winked at her husband.He winked back at her, and Veronica caught them, her eyes narrowing in reluctance as a faint crease formed between her eyebrows.“I just caught you both winking at each other. I'm not sure if I want to meet this person.” She said, furrowing her brows.“Do you trust me?” Luna Isabella and Veronica nodded slowly, her expression still reluctant.“Then come with me.” Luna Isabella said, her tone persuasive.Veronica took a deep breath and finally obliged. Luna Isabella led the way, while Veronica followed closely behind her, wondering where they could be heading to.As they walked through the majesti
“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