“Ugghh,” Laura kept tapping Nathan's hand as she struggled for air. She was kicking her feet trying to reach the floor or anything solid.
Her face paled as a sheet as she started whimpering.
As her eyes rolled back, Nathan loosened his grip dropping her roughly on the ground. She curled on the floor, trembling, panting, coughing in between, and gasping for breath.
It took her half a minute before gathering her wits. Her eyes were red, terrified that Nathan may shift any minute and tear her apart limb by limb. Her hands were trembling, lips shaking as she massaged the soft area of her bruised neck. She hesitantly raised her head to meet his fierce gaze darting down on her.
Nathaniel was startled by their sudden arrival. He took a few steps backward while scanning the approaching rogues. He tried to filter the conversation in his mind link. He can’t afford to get distracted, not now.Before he could figure out what was happening, two rogues in the middle of the formation stepped sideways, paving the way for a huge unshifted one wearing a black mask and a black fitted sleeveless hoodie. He wore black rubber gloves, leaving his tattooed biceps on display. His arms were folded across his chest, muscles screaming through his shirt.His muscular form, broad shoulders, and V-shaped torso will not be mistaken for anything softer than a brick wall. His face was set in a hard line. The pockets of his black cargo pants are slightly bulked. His eyes, as dark as night, looked fierce and dangerous.
[Agatha’s POV]Four of our elite squad came with an unconscious man after patrolling along the perimeter line of our small sanctuary. He was badly bruised with scratches all over his arms and torso. His face was covered with a black cloth bag, otherwise, he was…. completely naked. They dropped him with a loud thud on the cottage’s front porch. As Nico saw the man in all his naked glory paraded in front of me, he instructed his men to bring the prisoner inside our cottage after throwing a pair of shorts to one of our rogues to put on the captive.“Explain!” Nico’s voice echoed on the walls of our small living room.I wonder what was Nico’s fascination with the word ‘explain’. He uses it every chance he gets.
Being a former commander of the elite warriors, Nico knows a lot about pack politics in the region and has met most of the pack leaders except for the packs where future leaders have been changed and transitioned in the past three years.Shortly after, they start talking about recent events in neighboring territories and Sebastian slowly confides to Nico about his removal from the position of Alpha of the Silver Mountain Pack and his failed mate bond.Agatha sat in silence as she listened to their conversation attentively. Now she is aware of the identities of her two alpha mates. But the more she hears about them, the more convinced she becomes to reject them, especially Nathaniel who seems to disrespect their bond. This is exactly the kind of trouble they are trying to prevent.
The whole room reeks of antiseptic, with the undertone of cleaning liquid and antibacterial spray. Only the constant beeping of the machine can be heard in the VIP room of the Pack Hospital. Nathan lies motionless on the hospital bed, several wires connecting him to the machines. The doctor removed his oxygen a few days ago after seeing that he could breathe normally on his own.The patient chart hangs on the edge of the hospital bed and an empty chair sits idly by near the bedside table. It’s been twelve days since Nathan was stabbed with silver knives tainted by Wolfsbane. He has not shown any signs of waking up since. Dr. Timothy, the pack doctor, has done double duty since the day Nathan was admitted to the hospital to monitor his progress.It was the same day the former Alpha and Luna returned fro
Dr. Tim ordered the hospital staff to move Nathan back to his VIP room and reattach the wires to monitor his condition. Nick instructed the doctor to perform various blood tests, MRI, ECG, and CT scans to make sure that the silver and wolfsbane were completely out of his system with no complications or internal damage. He also assigned two of his best warriors to guard the door of the Alpha’s room. Dr. Tim promised not to allow any medical staff to enter Nathan’s room without his instructions. Only Nick and Dr. Tim can come visit the Alpha. Now that the former alpha is dead, they must ensure Nathan’s fast recovery.Nick suggested that Luna Elaine should get involved in the preparation for the former Alpha’s funeral and also focus on the pack matters while Nathan is recovering, and she agreed easily.Nath
[Sebastian’s POV]We have been walking for hours, or maybe a day, for all I care. I feel like a dog ready to be slaughtered anytime with how Nico has been dragging me. Six is miserable. He can’t believe we can’t even fight back rogues. Even in the past three days, Nico and his group did not allow me to go out of the cottage. I didn’t complain about the accommodation though, I know they lack resources.Their cottage and shabby huts are just a bit better than a temporary tent built in the middle of nowhere after a hurricane. Every inch of my muscles is screaming in pain. I slept for three nights on a four-foot-long wooden bench where I couldn't even straighten my feet. I can’t turn on the sides or else I will fall on the ground. But I guess it is a better choice than sleeping on the rou
It was nine in the morning when I opened my eyes the following morning. There’s a post-it note from Aleck on my bedside table. He wants to throw a welcome party for me. I don’t think that’s a good idea though. I rushed to the bathroom for a quick shower. I grabbed a pair of sweatpants and a loose-fitting t-shirt from the wardrobe before sprinting to the training ground. If I remember correctly training lasts until noon. It means, I still have a couple of hours to sweat.As I jog to the training ground, I notice a lot of improvements in the pack premise. They put on a couple of obstacle courses in the training ground. Their size tells me that one is for full-grown wolves and she-wolves, and the other is for teens and pre-teens. They doubled the number of lamp posts, and in between, they installed concrete boxes as partitions with flowering plants in them. The whole area loo
Nico woke up in the middle of the night with an unusual swirl of cold wind. This kind of wind does not usually come during summer. The breeze carried faint voices and whispers he couldn’t understand. He jumped from his wooden bed and grabbed a t-shirt to check on Agatha next door.As he suspected, the white witch’s room is the source of the unusual rustle of cold breeze amid a hot summer night. Something suspicious was going on. He could sense something dark and dangerous as he crossed the doorway to Agatha’s room. Nico knows nothing about magic but his heightened werewolf senses can detect danger, which is exactly what it is.Agatha was lying on her back, her hands were lifted in the air, her elbows slightly bent, and her palms facing upward as if she was trying to avoid a questionable for
AgathaIt has been eight years since we started reuniting the supernatural species by building colonies for each kind. But the colonies we built never reached full occupancy. All the mystical creatures prefer their natural environment to concrete boxes. That’s what they call the rooms and buildings in the colony.Nate and Bastien managed to extend the forest line occupied by our little friends by offering the nearby packs hard-to-resist business deals and warrior support in case of war. The River Bed Pack had only gotten stronger and bigger, claiming the Nightwalker Pack when the River Bed defeated them after attacking us using the same strategy that the Black Moon Pack employed thirteen years ago. I never lifted the protection spell in the River Bed Pack. And since our family has gotten bigger, too, I cast
[Agatha’s POV]I cannot see anything. There’s darkness, silence, and a dreadful feeling that churns my insides. I could feel the goosebumps creeping on my skin, and a sense of discomfort crawled down my spine.Where am I? Why can’t I see anything? Why am I alone? Where’s Mom? Where’s Nate and Bastien? Where are my kids? Aren’t they supposed to be with me? I move my feet forward to search for a light, for a familiar place… The squishing sound was all I could hear with every step. The touch of soft mud swallows my feet up until my ankles. I don’t like where I am right now. I tried to squint my eyes as I scanned my surroundings. But there is nothing but pitch black.I opened my mouth and started calling
[Agatha’s POV]The day has finally come.I was nervous. My hands were sweaty, my stomach was churning, and the tightness in my chest kept coming back repeatedly. I looked around at the open field where all species started filling up from the morning. The colonies my mates built for other species were barely occupied, but we expect a few hundred to arrive anytime within the day.Orpheus volunteered to convince some of his kind, and they might come after sunset, too. Nate built another building without windows, with only two doors on the ground floor and another to the rooftop, designed for the vampire clan.One of the new business deals Bastien signed up for was the River Bed Blo
Hey guys, We are a few chapters away from completion. And as much as I wanted to make the story longer by adding additional twists and turns, it's already longer than planned. It was initially a 75-ish chapter, but I later realized that some details would be abruptly cut, hence the extension. Anyway, I am beyond grateful for reading and staying with Agatha until this point. This is my first shot at storytelling, and I need you to be brutal on me in the comment section if you think there are "should-haves" that I overlooked. And I do hope for your support for the coming stories.Warm hugs for all of you,Con Ques
[Third POV]It’s been five years.Nas and Sean started warrior training at the indoor gym their dad had set up inside the Packhouse, while Amara started using the U9 to practice her magic when she was two years old. The triplets were inseparable. Amara joined the boys at the gym for the combat training, and the boys would practice magic with their sister. On most days, no one gets injured, but sometimes, the boys are unlucky.“What is your schedule this week, baby?” Bastien asked Agatha as he stepped out of the walk-in closet. He wore a custom-made suit that matched Nate’s. Their tailor customized their wardrobe in twinning, just as much as Nas and Sean’s. In the same way, Agatha and Amara often wear identical white sundresse
[Agatha POV]It has been a week since I have given birth to our triplets. I walk slowly and easily now with slight discomfort in my stitches. I felt like a kid being supervised by townspeople; I was not allowed to lift anything, not even the babies. I breastfed while sitting or lying down, and there was always someone tailing me once I got on my feet. The alpha floor of the packhouse is full. Bastien’s parents have stayed with us, and we decided that all the grandparents must stay with us on the Alpha floor for fairness' sake. Mommy Lily said they will stay until the naming ceremony is over. I had never heard of the naming ceremony before. Still, since she is the only she-wolf and a former Luna who knew all the formalities and ceremonies in the werewolf community, I trust her judgment on everything pack-related. Not that it’s not important to me because it does, but
[Sebastian’s POV]The C-section procedure took a couple of hours to complete. We reached the hospital just a few minutes after Mommy Glinda, and Agatha arrived. Just in time to sign the consent paper for the operation, they said it would be impossible for Agatha to give natural birth to three children, as it may endanger her life. Two female doctors supervised the operation since Nate didn’t want a male doctor to see our mate naked, so Dr. Tim was out. Although impractical, I understand his possessiveness. Dr. Tim is the Pack doctor; he is the most qualified, and I would turn a blind eye to a male doctor who would operate on our mate if it guaranteed her safety. Thank goddess, Sienna is a specialist in pregnancy and childbirth, and Estella is as equally qualified.Three neonatal cart trolleys lin
[Agatha POV]“Mom, are you sure this would work?” I asked my mother as I stumped my feet like a small child. I had no doubts about my abilities, but it had been many years since I last summoned the other supernatural species. I don’t even remember it. Most of the stories I knew about summoning fairies, mermaids, elves, and gnomes were other people’s memories; they just told me about it and considered it as my version of the story as well. I was very young to remember, and that’s what has been bothering me right now.“Yes, it will. Where are all these doubts coming from, Agatha?” Mom chastised me. I get it. We have gone a long way to be wary now. Summoning the other species is the first major step in fu
[Third POV]“Mom, Dad, you have to promise that you will come to River Bed Pack to see our three musketeers,” Agatha pouted like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum over candy. “Oh, sweetheart, we won't miss it for the world,” Lily hugged her tightly, and Herod patted her shoulder before planting a kiss on the crown of her head.Seb approached them to free her mate from her parent’s hold. “Mom, Dad, you are suffocating her! And Mom, how come you don’t call me sweetheart anymore? What will become of me after my children are born,” he said with feigned disappointment. Herod immediately smacked his shoulder blade, “Enough of theatrics, Seb. Where’s your brother? Isn’t he sending you off?” Herod questioned him.