We had dinner with Jake, Reagan, Dane, and some of the other Pack members who were helping in the search for Dimitri. Even Annelise also helped search. Everyone looks tired and somber while eating. Luca and Alpha Sam immediately returned to their territory after the search was over.Of course they were grim, Dimitri had disappeared like a ghost.Alex looked a little tense, but he tried to improve the mood at the dinner table by discussing lighter things. I wasn't hungry at all, so I just swiped the food on my plate with my fork.Because everyone was feeling tired, we immediately rested after dinner. Jake had asked me about meeting with Balthazar, I gave the same answer I gave Alex earlier. But I promise I'll tell you everything tomorrow afternoon."I have to go to my study in a minute to get my jacket," Alex said suddenly. I followed him until we got to the third floor."Alex .. " he croaked.Alex stopped before he reached the door of his study, then he turned to face me with a questi
Our kiss was interrupted by loud banging on the bedroom door. Alex pulled his face then looked at me while panting, without realizing we were both lying on the bed. Alex who was above me closed his eyes for a moment then pulled his body away from me and rushed to open the door with a little hard."What?!" he snapped angrily."Al-Alpha, your parents' house is on fire!" answered the voice. I jumped out of bed and immediately grabbed the jacket that was slung on the dresser chair. Alex turned to me but I was already behind him."Come on," I said, walking ahead of him and the Pack members who were standing in front of us. My heart was pounding really hard inside my chest, but I tried to stay calm ."Have our parents left yet?" I asked Jake who was already waiting at the bottom of the stairs."They're fine, just a little in shock," Jake replied with a strained face. "Let me drive," he continued. We followed Jake into the Pack's parking area. Several members of the Pack who had woken up acc
(POV - Sam Hunt)Bastard squirrel.Growling my gaze followed the last squirrel that managed to escape from me. They don't have a lot of meat and are very hard to catch. Rabbits are so much better than those damn squirrels, rabbits can't climb trees anyway. Just like us. By 'we' I mean me and my wolf.Werewolf.We live in the same body, it's just that my wolf mind is more dominant when it transforms into its natural form ... wolf. When we return to being human, then my mind will dominate our body.Back to the previous problem. Did I say I hate squirrels? Well, my wolf really likes those little squirrels. In fact, squirrels are his favorite animal. Somehow the harder the animal is to catch, my wolf likes it more. Dusk is the best time to hunt, after the last rays of the sun have disappeared and a few minutes before the moon appears in the sky.Wait a minute ... What's this smell? I lifted my snout in the air and sniffed around me. Smoke? Oil ... human blood ... and gasoline? And ... som
"How is the condition?" I asked moments after I'd brought her into the private suite of Pack Yellowstone's hospital.This hospital is a 3 story building located on the outskirts of Portland, from the outside this building looks like a private apartment but inside is the hospital owned by Pack which I lead.With a membership of nearly two hundred werewolves we have our own public facilities in our remote little town as it is almost an hour away by car to the nearest human city.Around our territory there are only a few farms, plantations, and forests in Black Valley National Park. Of course a few tourists pass through our town every now and then, but as long as we can hide our werewolf forms I guess it shouldn't matter.In short, coexistence with humans is not a problem for us.Dr. David Burns is the primary physician at the hospital and Alpha's personal physician.He is also the one who will take care of that woman, whose name I still don't know, if she really is my mate. The wolf ins
(POV - Chloe Miller)"How can a dog get that big?" I asked a bit shocked.In all my years studying veterinary medicine I had never seen a dog that big, I think it was a Siberian Husky but almost 1.5 times the size of an adult Great Dane.The large man, wearing a hospital gown this time, stopped where he was in shock. One hand holds a glass filled with water."Did I just imagine it?" I continued, raising one hand to examine my head.Hallucinations are one of the side effects of a concussion."You'd better have a drink first," he said before holding out the glass in his hand. I received it then drank the cold water from the glass a few sips while trying to organize my thoughts."Ouch!" I screamed as I bent down to set a glass on the bedside table, I think the bruises on some of my ribs were worse than my head because it hurt so much when I bent down."Are you okay?" he asked, grabbing my arms to help me out. "Don't move much as long as the bruise is fresh."This man was probably a nurse
We chatted for a while because a few minutes later Dr. Burns had been called out again by one of the nurses.But Dr. Burns, isn't he a vet? I think still a bit confused. Sam was still looking at me, it seemed he was waiting for my question. But seeing his handsome face makes me a little uncomfortable, I myself have not seen what my face looks like right now. I have so many questions I'd like to ask him, but I have more pressing matters than those questions ..."Oh, no. My car ... " I muttered in horror to myself. I just paid off my car loan, so I guessI can still claim insurance ... but still insurance only covers up to eighty percent of the car's price. I still have to cover twenty percent at my own expense."What's wrong, Chloe?" asked Sam when he heard my groan."My car ... Ah, that's okay. Looks like I have to get out of here asap" I said as I raised my hand to press the button on my bedside to call the nurse. Judging from the comfort of this room, it looks like I'm currently in
Sam immediately stepped in front of me, his large body covering me from the wolf's gaze that was walking towards us. My hands gripped his shirt in panic. I just realized this hospital is surrounded by dense forest Black Valley National Park, there is only one narrow road access that only one car can pass.I tugged at Sam's shirt so he would back away with me, but he didn't budge an inch from his spot. "Sam!" I screamed when I heard the low growl of the wolf. I peeked over Sam's back. The wolf was grinning at Sam so that its sharp teeth showed through."Val. It's none of your business. Go." Sam growled back, but his voice sounded so much deeper than before that it gave me the creeps. His body tensed in front of me until for a moment I thought he would attack the wolf with his bare hands. But to my surprise the wolf stopped grinning then lowered his head while whining a little."Go!" snapped Sam to which the wolf immediately responded by turning and darting into the woods again. My mout
I didn't hear from Sam again after returning to Seattle. It was the tow truck from the insurance company that took my car wreck. After picking up my things from his apartment he drove me all the way to the animal hospital where I work. At first he wanted to take me to my place of residence, but because I looked doubtful he offered to take me to my place of work.Well, how else ... Even though my instincts trusted him but I lived in modern times and we had only known each other for less than twenty-four hours.The problem is ... I forgot to return the hospital fees that he already paid. Before that I thought of contacting the hospital, at least to get Sam's contact because he was the one taking care of my administration at the time so they must have the contact.But I can't find the hospital. Because I don't have a name I also can't ask my colleagues or look for it on the internet. When I tried to search on google maps, the hospital did not appear. Meaning it wasn't an official hospita
"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