"Balthazar" repeated Alex through gritted teeth.Jake got up from his sofa with lightning speed. "Should I contact the werewolves guarding the border? It's possible that Leykan was never tracked down here because she lives in Canada."Alex nodded in agreement. "Ask Luca Anderson and Jordan Shaw too. Usually theEnforcer has information we don't expect.""You won't be able to find him just by asking. Balthazar is not an ordinary Lycan, he is used to living alone in seclusion.Sometimes he doesn't even come out of his hiding place for tens of years." Vincent sounded pessimistic.Balthazar. It felt like an electric shock when Iheard that name. I tried not to panic as I satfrozenbeside Alex. The Balthazar in question isn't the same Balthazar I met a few days ago right?Jake who was about to leave suddenly stopped and turned to Vincent. "I don't understand your train of thought," he said curtly. "You said your life is tied to Cara forever because of the promise you made with Cara's mother.
My ears heard the sound of dripping water from outside my window. When I peeked, the digital clock next to my bed showed that it was still four in the morning. It's still early morning, I thought as I closed my eyes again and listened to the sound of the rain outside. I sighed because my bed felt very comfortable and warm, especially my back and stomach ...A few moments later I opened my eyes again and looked at the big hands that hugged me from behind. Warm breath felt like stroking the top of my head. I felt a smile form on my face.I held his hand hugging my stomach and went back to sleep.***We reconvened at Pack's house that afternoon, Vincent also came even though he had to take a day off from his Enforcer duties. Jake also wants to come but Alex asks him to stay in the Pack."You know that unless there is a certain formal event, Alpha and Beta shouldn't come together to another Pack. They'll think of it as an aggressive gesture. I don't want Alpha Sam to feel that way," said
I could see the conflict on Alex's face as he thought about my question. It seemed he wasn't convinced himself either, but I knew how stubborn Alex was so I wouldn't be surprised to oppose this plan."Of course I will protect this Pack." Alex put down the paper he was holding. All his attention was fully focused on me. "But that doesn't mean I'll just let you go, Cara. Either way, I'll find a way so you can stay here."Alex's words sounded so convincing that for a moment it made me feel relieved. But I know this feeling is only temporary, deep down I don't want to risk the safety of this Pack member just so I can stay here."Vincent's right, we don't have to get into that now" I said with a small smile. Alex looked like he wanted to argue but he restrained himself by clenching his jaw then he cleared the pile of papers on his desk and stood up."Let's go now," he said before putting on the black jacket that was previously draped behind his chair. I nodded and stood up too. Only Vincen
The Jeep we drove into the white castle grounds where the Full Moon Party was held a few days ago. At night this place does look romantic, but this afternoon the light that floods the entire courtyard and building makes this place look even more magnificent. Like a castle in a fairy tale world.But I can't enjoy it too much because my mind is still filled with stories about Zaya and his sad fate.How can I help him? I thought as I stepped into the castle entrance with Alex. Vincent walked slowly behind us. When we rang the bell, Alpha Sam himself opened the door and greeted us. Unusually, her amiable expression today looked somewhat anxious.Seeing his face made me refocus on my own fate at this time. He ushered us inside, his gaze immediately fixed on Vincent when we entered.'He's waiting" he said as he led us through after a brief pleasantries. Alpha Sam doesn't need to explain who the 'He' is referring to.We entered one of the large rooms on the second floor. I'm not sure what th
"Wh- What do you mean?" My whole body felt cold all of a sudden. "Alex, don't be kidding me" I whispered in horror.I didn't come into your room this morning" he repeated in a strained voice."Then ... who ... " My question didn't need to be answered, because even without saying it, we both already knew the answer. Alex's face looked so angry that it turned pale, his hands began to shake because the wolf inside him also woke up when he felt a very strong emotion.Alex stood up and took out his cell phone and made a call. Her two brown eyes changed drastically very quickly to golden."Jakes!" he snapped into his phone. "Dimitri is still in Night Walker territory."All the fine hairs on my body bristle when I recall the events of this early morning. My hands rubbed my arms to get rid of the cold feeling I felt. But this feeling comes from within me so no matter how much I try to rub it to feel warm, I still shiver myself."No, no. Dimitri is in our territory," Alex insisted sternly, "Pr
With my chest pounding, my hand reaches out to turn the knob in front of me. Just now she called me Gabriella, not Caroline. I pushed open one of the library's heavy double doors, only halfway to fit my body inside.When I entered this room it looked darker than that night. Even though it was still early evening ... The four large windows in the room were covered with thick dark blue velvet curtains. The fireplace in the corner of the room lit up and made a faint sound. Apart from that, no other sounds caught my ears.I looked around for Vincent, but I couldn't find him. There was only Daniel Balthazar who was sitting on the sofa bed that I used to live on. A thick book was open in her lap, but her hazel eyes were fixed on me.I was still standing hesitantly in front of the door I just closed. There was no expression that I could read from Balthazar's face at this time, and he just looked at me without saying a word. Over time, his views made me feel uncomfortable with myself.I walke
Maybe our current pose invites misunderstanding, because after all right now Balthazar looks like he's going to hit me and I look like he's dodging him.Vincent stood frozen in front of the library door which was still open. His face looked pale. "Please don't kill him" he said in a respectful voice that I had never heard come out of his mouth in ages."Ah, yes, I forgot. If I kill this kid, you will die too, huh." Instead of explaining our situation, Balthazar confirmed Vincent's assumption. He withdrew his hand and the corner of his lips twitched again. Was it just my imagination? In my eyes he looked like he was holding back his laughter.Vincent swallowed his saliva and then entered carrying the tray. He serves tea from an antique teapot and two matching cups. Balthazar's cup is filled with tea, milk and a few spoonfuls of sugar. As for me, it's just plain tea. It was obvious he was trying to curry favor with Balthazar.Vincent sat on the same couch as me, while Balthazar stood up
I felt bad that it was Alpha Sam himself who escorted me back to the Night Walker's territory. Even though it looked like he was busy."Al- Sam, are you sure it's okay to accompany me? Didn't you say you had a meeting?" I asked from beside him. The Jeep we were driving drove fast through the night streets. Turns out Alex wasn't driving this car when he came back earlier, maybe running in his wolf form was a lot faster than using a car.He glanced up at her with a smile before looking back at the street in front of him. "Don't worry, my business is done ... and actually I was chasing a prisoner who was running away. Luckily he hasn't gone too far."I could see the furious expression on his face as he said his last sentence. "Prisoner? Is that ... Zaya my friend?" I asked a little doubtful.His jaw twitched slightly when he heard Zaya's name. I don't know why, but Alpha Sam seems to really hate it."Are you sure he's your friend?" he asked in a low, sharp voice. "That woman has kidnappe
"So now you have two pet dogs?" askedAlex as I looked out the window to check if Gabriel had wandered out of Pack's house or not.With an amused smile I turned to him and frowned. "No, I only have one pet dog. The other one is a hunting dog."Alex pulled his lips down, clearly irritated at being on the same hierarchy as GabrielAdler. " ... so which dog am I?""Oh my god I was just kidding Alex" I replied with a chuckle then joined him on the bed. Quickly his hands pulled me into his arms."Have you reconciled with Jake?" His fingers slipped through my hair slowly."Uh-huh" I answered, nodding. "We plan to talk more about it at dinner tonight.""That's fine then."I looked up at him, Alex returned me with a questioning look. "Were you the one who asked the other Pack members to stay away from me?""Who stays away from you?" His brows furrowed in astonishment then he added, "I'm just asking the other Pack members to be more careful around you. I thought it would take you some time to a
Looks like Gabriel Adler is a little desperate after failing to blackmail us.A pinch of satisfaction that appeared made me smile at him, this time my smile was truly sincere unlike before. Of courseGabriel returned my smile with an angry look that he tried to contain."Guarding and hiding someone is not an easy thing ... " I muttered, deliberately enjoying his gloomy attitude mixed with anger. "Especially with my current situation."I had planned to recruit Cameron into the Pack I was about to found, but luckily I hadn't offered it to him yet.'Quickly say what you want."Look at this damn thing ... You don't know yourself, before he himself was stalling for time now he's trying to push me.I glanced at the two Pack members chatting in the communal room while occasionally glancing back at me andGabriel. Even though they greeted me kindly but everyone still kept their distance from me after I came back here."We'll talk in Alex's study." Gabriel followed me from behind as I headed u
"Jakes!" I called as I ran down the stairs.Jake stopped in his tracks but didn't turn to look at me. Some of the younger Pack members who had not yet left for school stopped briefly to stare at us."Can I talk to you for a minute?""I haven't slept since yesterday"Her expressionless face made me feel even more guilty. I bit my lip and nodded slightly. "Then tonight?" I asked hopefully.'Please?"My question was answered with a faint nod."Okay, good night," I replied slowly.Jake suddenly took a deep breath and folded his arms. "Cara, I don't hate you, so wipe that pitiful face of yours. What makes me angry is Alex- well, I'm a little annoyed at you too for being so stubborn, but I understand your reasons. I hope you can understand my reasons against that plan as well."Of course I understand, for Jake the interests of this Pack take precedence over his personal interests, and he expects the same from Alex as this Alpha Pack.But now I'm torn between his duties asAlpha and the inte
Doctor Pack gave specific instructions that Alex should stay in bed for the next three days, at least until the broken bones in his leg and several fractured ribs begin to regenerate. Luckily his other injuries had turned into faint bruises in just a night.I thought last night's injuries and events would make Alex more submissive and docile than usual ... but I was so wrong.Even though I was stuck in bed for almost twenty four hours straight, Alex still kept bugging me about last night's incident, more specifically, he repeatedly made me say every detail and part where Viktor 'touched me'.At first I understood his anger but after a while I felt annoyed because the anger was now starting to target me. Being next to him almost drives me crazy myself."Alex, Viktor is dead. What else do you want?!" I exclaimed when I saw the furious expression on his face."You shouldn't have chased him! Do you know what he would have done if the seal didn't kill him?!"I had told him about the seal t
"Don't fight." Balthazar's gruff muttering sounded from behind me. I tried to sit up but failed, the only thing I could do was move my head towards him. The pain all over my body was nothing compared to the crushing power of Balthazar who was trying to drown the Leykan energy from my body.Balthazar crouched over me to inspect while I writhed on the ground trying to fight off the painful crush that felt like it was squeezing every organ in my body. "Take a deep breath," he orders as he presses my shoulders against the ground. Her eyes only glanced at where Viktor lay for a moment before looking at me again with a look of worry and anger."Let me go-" I moaned while grinding my teeth hard to endure this pain."If I let you go now all the werewolves who are heading to this place will smell your Leykan scent." Instead of loosening his hand from my shoulder, Balthazar just pushed me harder until I groaned even louder."Take deep breaths," he repeated impatiently.I tried to catch my breat
'Victor!" My shrill scream pierced the silence of this forest. I didn't expect him to stop when he heard my voice but the sound of his footsteps stopped instantly when he heard my voice. I easily caught up with him then I stopped a few meters behind him without making a sound.We are currently in the deepest part of this forest. It's already quite far from Alex's crash site, I think it's safe enough if I release my Leykan power here.Viktor turned slowly in the darkness of this forest and stared at me without expression. His semi-naked muscular body was still tensing up, preparing to fight me.Why didn't he transform into his wolf form, the question flashed through my head but I didn't have time to think about it further.My Leykan power is already at its limit and I can't suppress it any longer.Just like when I attacked Alex the first time, the atmosphere around us turned even more sinister than before. A strong wind blew so that the trees around it shook violently. The forest that
"Caroline!" Alex yelled at me from inside the car but I didn't turn around. I closed the car door, muffled the sound completely and stepped out into the middle of the street.The cold night wind blew at me, brushing my hair away from my face. I took a deep breath while concentrating on finding the direction of the wolf's scent because it had stopped howling since I got out of the car.I wasn't going to enter the forest until he appeared in front of me because Viktor might have lured me away to get rid of Alex. Alex's car's airbags that didn't open during the crash are still bothering me, it's impossible for a BMW class car to have such a fatal malfunction.Slowly I turned to the side of the dark trees, waiting for him to emerge from his hiding place. Although my hearing is very sharp, the sound of his quiet footsteps was almost undetectable at all.From within the darkness a pair of shiny black eyes looked at me followed by a wide grin that looked vicious. Apparently he had returned t
Her sudden anger made me freeze for a moment in shock.Alex was still standing clutching my shoulders with his hands that were still shaking a little. From this close distance I could see his pale face filled with worry and anger."It looks like you're very busy so I decided to go home ... " I answered in a half whisper.Her two golden brown eyes closed instantly as her tense jaw continued to throb. "I thought you left me again" he growled before opening his eyes again. A few strands of her brown hair fell to cover her eyes which at this time looked terrible."Alex, how many times have I told you? I will never leave you again."Actually, I'm also a bit angry myself because her trust in me is only limited to this, but at the same time I also understand her feelings. I took a deep breath and knelt down to hug his neck.I'm sorry" I mumbled, kissing his neck briefly. "I was just about to call you to tell you."Looks like Ihave to buy a new phone soon.His tensed body slowly relaxed and t
Well, of course now both of them are at peace because now I am the one who is being emitted by them.I took a deep breath and looked up briefly to relieve the aching feeling in my stiff neck and then turned to face Jake who gave me a fierce glare."If you want to nag me, feel free, Jake" I muttered with another sigh.Jake chuckled in disappointment and shook his head in frustration. "Cara, do you know all the things Alex has sacrificed for you in the last eight months? If you still want to do your crazy plan, all his sacrifices so far will be wasted.""Of course, I also know what Alex has gone through for me ... but this is not the life I want to live" I replied with a heavy feeling that was starting to squish my chest.Jake's expression turned somber when he heard the change in my voice. "Method ... ""I also realize my reasoning sounds very selfish. It's just ... if one day I have children, I don't want my children who were born as half Leykan to have to live a life like this. I can