“You don't mean that, right? Steve, are you joking?” Councillor Maxwell asked him, trying to confirm if he heard him right or not.“I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not joking. Megan knew about Veronica too.” Steve replied, sounding quite disappointed in himself. “She didn't want to do it initially, but I somehow cajoled her into doing it. I'm so sorry, sir.” Steve bowed his head, avoiding Councillor Maxwell's angry and disappointed gaze.“How long? How long has she known?” Beta Richard inquired and Steve took a quick uncomfortable glance at Megan's father before answering Beta Richard’s question.“Since the morning after I brought her into the pack.” He revealed, and they all mumurred, while Councillor Maxwell’s head was bowed, avoiding the mocking eyes of the others.He had put too much trust in his daughter, making him boast of how sure he was that she would never be involved in such an act, but now it turned out that he was totally wrong. So he couldn't face the others in the room. The on
Megan stood in front of her father, looking confused. She knew he was really mad at her but she didn't know why exactly.“Has he found out? Did Steve or did Veronica tell him that I knew about her stay in Steve's house?” She thought, as she asked herself a series of questions, which she eventually had no answer to.“I'm sorry, dad, but I really don't know what you're talking about. What did I do? Did something happen at the palace?” She said to him, her voice filled with confusion.“Don't you dare lie to me, Megan!” He snapped at her and she shuddered.“I'm not lying to you, dad. I don't know what is going on. Please, if you'll just tell me what happened exactly.” She pressed, hoping to get a hint of what he was talking about.“Silence!” He snapped at her again. “Did you actually think I wouldn't find out? You actually thought I wouldn't be able to find out, right?” He scoffed, and shook his head, throwing her into further confusion.“You must have had so much fun, laughing and deceiv
On their drive back home, Scott chatted away with Veronica. He had a lot to say to her, and although she was tired, exhausted and worried, she indulged him.“My mum will be so pumped up to see you.” He said excitedly, and Veronica just smiled.Noticing that her reaction was not too hyper like he thought it should be, Scott had to ask her, “What's wrong?”“Wrong? There's nothing wrong. I'm fine.” She answered calmly, with a weak smile, but the attentive Scott saw through her.“Come on, Vee. You don't look fine to me, and I can tell that you're worried about something. What is it?” He asked, with concern.“It's nothing serious, I promise you. I'm just tired.” She replied, with a weak smile.“Are you sure?”“Of course I am.” She assured him, with a wink, and he smiled.“Here, we are.” Beta Richard announced as he drove into the compound where some of the Beta's servants were waiting.“Vee, welcome to our house.” Scott said to her, beaming with smiles.“Wow,” Veronica muttered, looking ou
“Oh, my bad. This is Veronica.” Beta Richard immediately introduced her to his wife.“Yes, mum. This is Vee.” Scott cut in excitedly.Beta Lily narrowed her eyes as she tried to figure out who the young lady with silver hair, who her family was introducing to her, was. “Okay?” She dragged her speech, waiting for her husband to explain further why a stranger was at their house. “I don't think I've ever seen this face before now.”Before Beta Richard could respond, Scott immediately jumped into the conversation, “Oh yes, mum. Do you remember Vee?”Looking confused, she answered, “No, Scott. I don't remember Vee.“Have you forgotten so soon?” He asked, with a displeased look on his face.“I'm sorry, but, yes, I have forgotten.” She replied, her eyes darting towards Beta Richard, hoping that he would bail her out.“Remember the Vee who saved him when he was lost in the forest?” He asked her.“Yeah, I remember. The one he won't stop talking about?” She asked, still not getting the point.
ALPHA’S PALACE Steve and Alpha Marcus remained in silence for a very long while after the whole council had left. Alpha Marcus had a lot to say to him because he was in no way pleased with what Steve did, while Steve didn't really want to speak to him because he knew that they were going to end up having a misunderstanding.Seeing that the silence had lingered for too long, Steve decided to break the silence. He cleared his throat.“If there is nothing you have to say to me, I might as well just be on my way right now.” He said right after clearing his throat and began to leave after bowing slightly.Alpha Marcus felt like he couldn't hear properly. He couldn't believe that Steve was still trying to be headstrong after what he had done.Shocked by Steve’s words, Alpha Marcus exclaimed, “Have you actually lost your mind? How dare you try to walk out on me when I haven't asked you to leave? Huh?”“But you weren't saying anything, we've just been in silence ever since the meeting with t
As Steve left the presence of Alpha Marcus and Beta Richard, and made his way out of the palace, some drivers were waiting for him in the compound.“Are you ready to leave sir?” The driver asked him as Steve got closer.“Yes, why?” Steve inquired, because he didn't know why the driver was asking him such a question.“I have been told to drop you at home, sir.”“Uh, is that really necessary?” Steve inquired, with a puzzled look on his face.“Yes it is, sir.” The driver answered him.“No, I don't think that will be necessary. I just want to be on my own right now.” Steve stated, and turned away from the driver, trying to leave .“I understand sir, but I'm sorry, that was the instruction that I was given, sir.” The driver was persistent, and so Steve turned back to him. “There are still very few members of the pack loitering around. We don't want them reacting to you negatively, because they have heard what happened and tongues are wagging already.” He revealed, his tone barely above a
ALPHA'S PALACE “What do you plan to do with Veronica?” Best Richard asked Alpha Marcus after Steve had left, “you said you have made a decision already, or were you just bluffing?”Alpha Marcus' head snapped towards Beta Richard, “you know I don't bluff. I have made up my mind truthfully.” He replied and Beta Richard sighed.“I know that what Steve did was wrong on all ends, and I'm not trying to justify his actions, but I want you to think deeply about it again.” Beta Richard said again.“What do you mean?” Alpha Marcus asked him.“Look man, I don’t know what your decision is, and I'm not trying to plead or take sides with the girl, but if it wasn't for her, Scott probably would have been dead by now.”“Come off it, Richard. The warriors would have found him even if she didn't. Don't make a big deal out of what she did”“Yes, the warriors might have found him, but he might have been half-dead or completely dead.” Beta Richard replied plainly, and Alpha Scott sighed slightly.“Wait,
The Elders and the members of the council gradually began to gather in the Alpha’s palace, waiting for Alpha Marcus to come out to meet them. It had now been officially two days since the last meeting was held and since the meeting was adjourned, the new date arrived faster than they expected.As the rest of them walked in one after another, they exchanged pleasantries with the others and took their seats, also waiting for Alpha Marcus, who was yet to come out of his inner court chamber.Shortly after, Councillor Maxwell arrived with Megan, and the members mumurred as he took his seat with them, while Megan sat in a seat already provided for her, separate from the seats of the council members and pack elders.After what seemed like thirty minutes later, Beta Richard arrived with Veronica, and the murmurs in the room became louder as they all had one thing or the other to whisper to each other about her. Veronica took her seat beside Megan and they exchanged sad glances.“I'm so sorry
“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
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