“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
The room was plunged into a deafening silence as the Alpha spoke. Steve's eyes darted towards Megan for a short moment, before fixing back on Alpha Marcus. Megan’s hands trembled, as she awaited what her fate was going to be.Veronica’s breath caught in her throat, her heart racing with fear of what was about to befall her friends. She was about to take a step forward, to plead to the Alpha on their behalf, but a warning glance from Beta Richard made her freeze in her place.Alpha Marcus’ gaze lingered on Steve and Megan, his eyes burning with a fierce intensity, making Megan's heart beat faster. Steve, on the other hand, didn't really care. He was prepared and ready for whatever was going to come his way.His only fear and concern was for Veronica, who he thought his father was going to send out of the pack, but seeing as her case was already sorted, he didn't care about whatever punishment his father had for him. He was only going to feel bad for Megan because she warned him from th
“You mean you're now a member of our pack?” Scott asked, his eyes wide in surprise.“Yes, I am.” Veronica answered excitedly.Scott excitedly jumped at her, so happy for her. He had been so worried and unsettled since she left the house with his dad in the morning to go to the palace, so he waited impatiently outside the house the whole time. He was unable to go with them to the palace because Beta Richard refused, saying, “it wasn't a place for him to come and interrupt them again.” And despite pleading with him that he was going to be on his best behaviour, he still didn't allow him to go with and instead ordered the guards to keep an eye on him.“Did he not go in since we left?” Beta Richard asked one of the servants.“Yes sir, he refused to go in, and we didn't want to force him into the house.” The servant answered.“It's fine.” Beta Richard replied and took another look at Scott, who still embraced Veronica, not letting her go.“Can we go in now?” He asked, and they pulled back
Beta Richard and his wife couldn't believe their eyes. The whole glass centre table was shattered. For a split second, they stood, frozen on a spot as they tried to process what was going on. It wasn't too long since they left the living room and a disaster had already occured.“What happened? How did this happen?” Beta Richard asked, snapping out of his thoughts as he rushed to the scene where Scott was screaming in pain, while Veronica was by his side trying to help.“What happened?” Beta Lily asked, as she tried to put herself together.“He said he wanted to show me some pictures from the photo album stacked away up on the shelf.” Veronica explained, pointing at the tall bookshelf which housed different books and photo albums.“He almost got the album when he slipped and hit that sculpture and they crashed into the table together.” She explained further, wiping her tears.“Oh my goodness.” Beta Lily gasped in shock.“We need to take him to the hospital immediately.” Beta Richard sa
“Veronica!!!” They all called out to her in unison, but she was too devastated to answer.“Wait up.” Scott yelled, but she still didn't answer him.Right when she was almost at the gate, Beta Richard hurried after her and grabbed her arm, holding her firmly, but even with that, she still refused to stay still and kept fighting to be let go.“What do you think you're doing? Where do you think you're going?” He asked her, still holding her firmly, stopping her from leaving on her own.“The hospital. Please let me go.” She replied, her voice breaking and her eyes welling up with tears.“You can't just go like that. You know what? Just calm down, and wait.” He said, his voice laced with concern.“No, I can't wait. I can't just stay calm, do nothing. I have to be there.” She tried to wriggle her hand free from his grasp, her face flushing with frustration and devastation.“You have to!” He snapped at her, his voice a little louder. “You barely know your way around here yet. How exactly do
“Dad, I don't know what is going on. He suddenly coughed out blood, and now it seems like he is not breathing.” She panicked, her voice shaking with fear. Tears, pouring out of her eyes.“Dad, I'm in trouble. I killed him.” She screamed in terror.The guards soon rushed into the room, and were taken aback. The sight before then wasn't something they had thought they would see.“Sir, we should take him to the Pack Hospital. He might have just slipped into unconsciousness.” One of the guards said in a rush.“Yes, yes. Let's take him to the hospital. Carry him gently, please.” He ordered them, and they got to work immediately.“Please get up, ma'am.” They said to Megan, who had Steve's head on her lap.Seeing that Megan didn't move, and was still holding on to Steve, her father yelled at her. “Get up Megan!” She jerked in fear, and got up.The guards then went ahead to carry Steve gently, and headed outside the house, while Megan and her dad followed closely behind them. They soon got to
“Megan!!!” Her father screamed in shock as he ducked to avoid the shattering glass.“Megan! What the hell is this? What has gotten over you?” He yelled at her, and rushed to Steve who was holding onto his shoulder in pain, and staring at the furious Megan in disbelief.“How could he suddenly choose her over me? Why would he do such a thing to me after everything we have been through all these years. After all that we've shared. How can he choose a complete stranger over me?” She cried angrily.“Wait, what?!” Her father stared at her in utter shock. “So this whole anger and violence is because he chose someone else over you?” He couldn't believe what he had just heard his daughter say.“Oh my goodness! I thought I raised you better. I can't believe this.” He said with so much disappointment.He turned to Steve who was still writhing in pain.“Are you okay?” He asked, and immediately Steve lifted his hands off his shoulder, Megan's father’s eyes widened in shock at what he saw.Steve's
A bit surprised, he asked, “Who is the person?”“It's Master Steve, sir.” The voice replied.“Oh.” He then turned to his daughter. “I guess he is here to see you.” She shook her head in disagreement, and pulled away from her dad.“Is he here to see Megan?” Megan's dad asked the messenger.“No, sir. He specifically asked to see you sir.” The messenger answered.“Really? That's unusual.” He muttered, and looked at Megan, who looked away immediately.“Alright, tell him to wait. I'll be with him shortly.” He said to the messenger at the door, who in turn, replied, and walked away.He then turned back to his daughter, hoping to continue their previous conversation, but her expression indicated to him that she wasn't ready to say anything at that moment.Understanding her expression, he asked, “you don't want to talk now, right?” And she nodded in agreement.He sighed. “That's fine. I'll be back shortly. Let me just find out what he is here for.”He got up and left the room, while Megan cu
For hours after Megan left, Steve sat in a chair, still dumbfounded, and unable to compose himself. He couldn't wrap his head around what had just happened. He couldn't believe that the one true friend he had literally all his life was in love with him and he didn't know.“Damn! I'm such a fool. I really am.” He muttered to himself, beating himself up about it.Even though they fought and disagreed about a lot of things, a lot of times, he still really cared about Megan, and always looked out for her all the time, and she did the same too, or so he thought.He remembered all the time when they would get into trouble when they were younger, and how they would smartly figure out a way out of every mess they got themselves into.After his mother passed away and he was depressed and hurt, Megan was the one who didn't make him feel alone, because she was always there to comfort him. And that was one of the reasons why their friendship grew stronger over the years.But now, it seemed like t
“Wait, what?” Steve stood shocked and lost for words.At that moment, he didn't even understand what was going on. “What are you talking about? What is this?” He asked, looking as confused as ever.“How could you choose Veronica over me? How could you?” She yelled at him again, throwing him into further confusion.“Choose her over you?” His head snapped back in confusion, “What does that even mean?” Megan's eyes flashed in anger as she snapped at him,“Don't even try to play dumb with me, Steve. Stop the pretense!”“Look, Megan, you're not making any sense. What is all this? What are you going on about?” Megan’s eyes soon blazed with tears. “You're really choosing her over me, aren't you?” Her voice cracked, as she asked again.Steve's expression softened, unaware of the depth of Megan’s emotions, and unable to understand why she kept repeating the same words. “Megan, what is all this? You've been repeating these same exact words for the past few minutes. What exactly is the matter?
FIRE DAWN PACK THREE MONTHS LATER“Phew. I can't believe we're finally done with this community service. This has been the longest three months of my life.” Megan said, as they walked slowly to Steve's house.“I also hope my dad lets me off the hook too.” She said, thinking out loud. “I've really missed going out whenever I want, I hope he ‘ungrounds’ me.” She rolled her eyes, as she kept talking to the unattentive Steve.“Also, I’ve been so bored and miserable without my phone and my other gadgets. Ughhh” She grunted as she complained.“Anyway, thank you for making the past three months easy for me. I don't want to imagine what it would have felt like without you being there.” She continued talking, not paying attention to if Steve responded or not.“To be honest, I think I would have collapsed at some point.” She added. “You and I know that I'm not built for any menial or hard labour.” She said, examining her hands, and she then chuckled.“But Steve, do you think your dad has finall
SUN CREST PACK “How dare you, Beck!” His father yelled, barging into Beck's house. “How dare you embarrass and humiliate me like that? Have you lost your mind? Or have you lost your sense of reasoning?” He kept yelling angrily, the guards immediately left his presence, leaving him alone with Beck.“What is it, father?” Beck asked his already furious father.“Don't you even dare, Beck. Don't give me that bullshit!” He snapped at Beck.“But I don't even know what you're talking about, father. I really don't understand what is going on.” Beck replied, trying to figure out what his father was angry about.“You think I don't know what you're doing? You must think I'm a fool, right?” He scoffed, “Do you think I don’t know that you're trying to act innocent, and feign ignorance. Don't piss me off Beck!”“Dad, I promise you, I don't know what you're talking about.” He replied, hoping to calm his father down.“You liar!” His father snapped at him.“I'm being honest, father. I don't know what
“I really don't know what happened in the space of two hours, but from my observation, his vitals look completely different from what it was when I left him two hours ago.” The doctor replied, still flipping through his note pad.Scott's parents exchanged nervous glances, and turned to face the doctor once again.Beta Lily nervously held her husband's hand, her grip tightening in his. “Is that a good thing?” She asked, looking really concerned.“Yes, doctor. Is it something we should be worried about?” Her husband chipped in immediately.“Oh no. It's nothing to be worried about. What I am trying to say is that he looks much better than when I left earlier.” The doctor explained carefully.“Oh. So, he is better, right?” She asked again, to be sure of what the doctor was telling them.“Yes. He is perfectly fine.” The doctor replied, smiling. “He just needs more rest and that's all.” He added.“Then he can come home with us after that?” Veronica, who had been silent all the while, finall