The lavender fields still look the same as when we last visited. The boulder right in the middle looks like an island surrounded by a sea of lavender. The sweet fragrance of the flowers fills the cold air tonight. Alex lent me his jean jacket even though I was already wearing a hoodie jacket. Holding my hand, He guided me through the small path that cut through this flower field. We stopped right next to a boulder and Alex helped me onto it so I could sit down. "Do you want me to change now?" he asked, looking up at me. I nodded enthusiastically at him. Alex pulled one corner of his mouth up, forming a half smile that made his face look younger. Then suddenly Alex took off his black shirt, the bruises left over from his sparring with Vincent had faded drastically from his big and athletic body. My eyes were fixed on the muscles in his arms and six-pack abs that moved every time Alex raised his hand. It was only when his hand unbuttoned his jeans that I realized what he was about t
The day of the duel between Pack Night Walker and Silver Moon finally arrived. In the morning, Alpha Thomas from Misty Willow, who becomes the regulator in the duel, gives bad news. Over the phone he informed Alex that Edward Adler had invited a delegation of the entire pack to attend Land of Ashes tonight. Even though the news made him very upset, therewas nothing Alex could do because there was no prohibition against watching duels in Land of AshesEveryone in the Pack seemed very busy talking about tonight's duel, although Alex had only decided to bring six people with him later. Because the territory of the Land of Ashes was not very large, dueling Packs were only allowed to bring a maximum of ten members, it was also to avoid cheating that would provoke an even bigger war. Meanwhile, each Pack delegate is only allowed to send three people.I was so nervous I had to skip breakfast and could barely taste my lunch. Vincent had been here since morning but he headed straight to Alex's
There was only one man in a military jacket standing alone not far from the pack of Silver Moon packs. His face looked to be in his thirties. The man with very close cropped hair was a big man, much bigger than Uncle Brent who I already thought was like a bear. His eyes fixed on his shoes, he leaned against a tree with his arms folded and an expression of indifference. Permanent scars on both of his cheeks made his face look vicious."They say the wound on Igor's face was made by Dimitri, his own brother." whispered Jake from behind me. "I don't know what he's here for. Be careful not to attract his attention, Cara. After all, he's an enforcer with impunity.""Is he that strong?" I asked again. "Stronger than Alex?"Jake didn't answer me right away. "I've neverseen him fight directly, but he is said to be the most powerful of the three Enforcers. Unfortunately he is also the cruelest. Igor has never missed an execution session, and he has never given a second chance.""But I am strong
In the end Alex failed to negotiate with the two regulators who presided over this duel. Since Vincent had already announced himself as deputy, no one could replace him unless the deputy resigned himself.Uncle Brent and Reagan, who had been socializing with the other Packs, came up to us with confused and worried expressions. I watched them talk to Alex, the three of them argued until they finally stopped when Alex shook his head.Jake on the other hand, looks satisfied. He folded his arms while leaning his back against one of the trees, not far from where I was watching."What's your minute bet? Five? Ten?" Vincent demanded again, in a tone even more annoying than before. I didn't care about the question."Are you sure you can hide your Leykan power among these werewolves?" I asked him."Tsk. I won't use my Leykan power." he answered, glancing at Igor."Then you want to kill yourself? You heard that Igor Stratovsky is the most powerful Enforcer." I replied.He turned to me with an a
No one made a sound as Vincent limped across the arena back to our Packs. I watched Edward Adler's face with satisfaction, it seemed that he was so shocked and angry that he couldn't say anything. His sharp gaze kept on Vincent's back .All of the Pack delegates who came also looked surprised by the results of tonight's duel. No one would have thought anEnforcer could be defeated in less than ten minutes, and he was easily defeated by Vincent who was neither an Alpha nor a werewolf known for his strength.After a long silence Alpha Thomas announced the result of the victorious duel between Pack Silver Moon and Night Walker. He also asked the Silver Moon Pack to take care of Igos Stratovsky's body and return it to his family because he was the representative of the pack. The hum of the voices of dozens of delegates who had been watching earlier started to break, some of them stared openly at Vincent and our pack.Vincent who was still limping walked towards me and Alex then stopped in
Alex's kiss suddenly surprised me so I didn't reply for a while. His tongue traced my closed lips, forcing me to open them. Only then I returned the kiss. Our position in the car makes our kiss can not be free."Mmh ... " I moaned as I ran out of breath. Alex pulled his face away, his golden eyes blazing in the darkness."It doesn't matter?" he whispered with the same hunting breath as me. "Sorry. My wolf ... " Alex took a deep breath before continuing, "My wolf couldn't control himself when he saw Vincent hugging you earlier" His fingers tugged at the hair that was covering part of my cheek and tucked it behind my ear. Then his hand rubbed my shoulder which Vincent had previously held as if he wanted to erase his traces. Her childish demeanor makes me smile. "I thought ... we were in a hurry for something else." I replied to him. Alex returned to his seat and started the car again."Why didn't Vincent invite Evelyn himself?"Alex glanced over while driving his car, "I just kissed you
"He agreed?" I replied in surprise. Just a few days ago Vincent said he didn't want to be part of any Pack.Alex shrugged his shoulders before going back to finishing the paperwork he was typing. I waited for him while thinking about his words just now. There's no way my uncle just agrees, Vincent is not a person who wants to comply with other people's requests... let alone Alex's request."What do you offer that he wants to join this pack?" I asked suspiciously."Nothing... "Alex answered briefly, suddenly he frowned too. 'Vincent just asked me about anything Pack protection on his member... ""That's weird." I muttered, "He told me he wouldn't join Pack a few days ago."Alex sighed, "Maybe he's changed his mind."I shook my head at him, "Vincent is not that kind of person."***The news of Vincent who had just joined as a Pack member became a hot topic among the residents of the pack house during breakfast this morning. I didn't join breakfast with the others so I didn't know their
Like Vincent's guess, my desire to practice controlling my Lycan's strength was rejected outright by Alex. Before dinner time I tried to talk about it, after waiting for the time when he was less busy."You can't." he replied for the umpteenth time. "What is Vincent that put this idea in your head?" he asked angrily as he climbed the stairs towards his study on the third floor, I followed him from behind in a quick pace."I'm the one who put the idea in my head, Vincent just told me this power can be controlled with practice!" I said in annoyance.Alex sighed heavily, Cara, you don't have to use that power as long as I'm by your side.""Then what should I do when I'm in danger and you're not by my side?" I sighed, still following him. Alex went inside his study, waiting for me to come in too, then slammed the door behind me until it was tightly closed angrily. I jumped a little at my place in surprise."Are you planning to run away again?" he asked in a low voice that made the fluff i
"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