After walking for nearly forty-five minutes, the five of us arrived at an empty field deep in the Red Forest forest. Alex said this place used to be used for sparring, but now the sparring location has been moved to another side of the forest. Due to long disuse wild bushes grow around this field. Pine and oak trees grow around this field as well.Without further ado Vincent walked to the middle of the field then grabbed his shirt and threw it to the sidelines. "Let's get this over with as soon as possible, Evelyn asked me to have dinner at home because she will be cooking." he said while waving his hand at Bastien for him to come forward.Bastien also opened his shirt. I took a sharp breath when I saw the long claw wound on his back, it looks like the wound is very deep and new because it still hasn't healed to this day. He turned to me when he heard my breath, "Oh, it's just a souvenir from Adler." he said with a smile before focusing back on Vincent who was standing across from him
Several days had passed since Vincent and Bastien's first sparring; they had not had time to start practice because Vincent and Alex had been having frequent guests lately.Alpha Sam from the Yellowstone Pack and Luca who also happens to be a member of that Pack too. So the last five days we have our own activities.Vincent was always seen having a serious chat with Luca in the backyard, it seemed the two of them were chatting about Enforcer topics or maybe Vincent was digging for information on Dimitri.Jake sometimes also visits Bastien at his apartment. Now I know what they were talking about so excitedly all this time.Bastien's previous job at Pack Silver Moon was an auto mechanic, and Jake seems to be planning on customizing his black Mustang. They can talk about car parts for hours without a break.Vincent once tried to listen in on their conversation once, but he gave up after only five minutes.While Alex has been spending his evenings meeting with Alpha Sam lately, sometimes
I shrugged my shoulders a little hesitant, "I don't know ... I think Alex has a point, it's best to solve Dimitri and Bastien's problem as soon as possible. But on the other hand, we can't be careless either ... ""The time will come. Isn't Dimitri looking for me? Sooner or later he will come out of hiding" Vincent stood up from his spot and looked at me and Alex in turn, "You guys be careful ... Don't forget about Edward Adler.?"Where are you going?" I asked while watching him walk towards the door."Today I'm going on a date with Evelyn, I'll go home first!" she replied before exiting and closing the door.I stood up because I wanted to go back to my room. Alex looked up from behind his desk."You want to go too?" he asked slightly"I'm going back to my room, do you want to come?" I don't know why the question just came out of my mouth.Alex looked frozen for a moment, but then he stood up from his chair."Uh ... I mean I'm going to sleep for a bit. Tonight Annelise asked me to acc
I feel so stupid.I should have shouted while it was still crowded. The big man pushed me into the van with him and then slammed the car door shut really hard. Unfortunately my bag fell when I tried to fight it.The van moved as soon as we were inside. Two other men sat in the front seats, while his accomplice who was in the aisle earlier did not come with us.I bit the hand covering my mouth. The man withdrew his hand in surprise, before I could scream his hand slapped my face so hard that my head hit the car window."You son of a bitch." he grumbled, then he grabbed my hair roughly so that I was closer to him again. My vision was still blurry but his hand slapped me again until the corners of my lips were bleeding."If you don't shut up, I'll beat you up again. Do you understand?" he asked in a low, threatening voice.Both sides of my face hurt. I replied with a challenging look, "Just try."Suddenly he grinned happily, "Ohhh ...Lycan is really different from werewolves, huh? They
I fell back asleep several times after eating. My body feels better after waking up.Unfortunately I don't know what time it is. Maybe the day has changed again. I haven't seen the sun at all since arriving at this place.Edward Adler hasn't come to visit me either, only food pops up when I use the bathroom or when I sleep.After circling the room more thoroughly out of boredom, I found a wardrobe filled with clothes that were my size ... even down to underwear.Maybe the day has changed again. I haven't seen the sun at all since arriving at this place.Edward Adler hasn't come to visit me either, only food pops up when I use the bathroom or when I sleep.After circling the room more thoroughly out of boredom, I found a wardrobe filled with clothes that were my size ... even down to underwear.Maybe the day has changed again. I haven't seen the sun at all since arriving at this place.Edward Adler hasn't come to visit me either, only food pops up when I use the bathroom or when I slee
Dimitri.There's only one Dimitri I know ... Dimitri Stratovsky.He withdrew his hand again knowing I wasn't going to shake his hand back."Zaya is right, you look much prettier than your photo ... Oh, Zaya is the name of the woman who visited you this morning."I still can't take my eyes off of him. He looks very different from Igor, there is no way they are brothers. Then I remembered Vincent's explanation that theywereonly half-siblings."Caroline ... I know you may be surprised.But this is my only way."Shocked? Is He kidding?My feet stepped back until there was more distance between us. Dimitri just smiled kindly when he saw my attitude."It seems my reputation has exceeded my expectations."I didn't reply to him. Dimitri and his Pack already knew about Leykanku's identity ... meaning there was only one possibility, Edward Adler had told him that information.But how much information does he know? I have to be careful when talking to him.Maybe he kidnapped me because he wanted
I've been waiting for Dimitri since I woke up.Since there's no window or clock in this damn place, I don't know what time it is.After waking up this morning I finally took a shower for the first time since I arrived at this place. What Zaya said yesterday is also true.Actually I didn't take a shower not because I was lazy, but because I was afraid that the bathroom was also equipped with CCTV cameras. Of course I checked carefully before I took a shower, luckily I didn't find anything in there.I changed out of the pajamas I was wearing for a thick dark green hoodie jacket and comfortable black leggings.For who knows how long I walked around the room. Waiting for Dimitri while sitting down would only make me more nervous. After all walking is good for stretching my muscles that have been asleep for days.The sound of a door opening caught my attention. Dimitri came in carrying a tray, a friendly smile appearing on his handsome face when our eyes met.Zaya followed behind, she also
"What ... What do you mean?" This time it was my turn to be stunned when I heard what he said.Dimitri stared at the plate in front of him. For the first time various kinds of emotions were evident on her face at this moment. "Your place is here beside me ... with me."I still don't understand what he said to me. "You're asking me why I brought you here ... "He looked up at me, the bitter expression on his face startled me."About a hundred years ago when I was very young, my parents made a pact with the Leykan couple from this country. Without my consent they promised each other and bound me to the baby of the couple, later when the child grows up we will get married ... Maybe we can like engagement?"I don't need to hear the end of the story because I already know. My stomach suddenly felt sick, I wanted to vomit all the food I just swallowed.Dimitri must be lying. It's the only explanation that makes sense. Shaking my head at him I stood up from my seat.Dimitri seemed to have be
"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