Chapter 20Celene’s POV My finger twirled the tiny locks that fell over my eyes while I layed on the ground my hair tangled with the leaves that were slowly thinning and resuming their brownish color as they detached from their attachments to the branches and stems, creating a hush like starry setting across the entire forest. The water rippled with each glide of my fingers and the drops of the leaves into its mystical beauty. The pond was my most favorite place growing up, mother always brought me back here when she grew tired of hearing too many words or when she needed a break, she’d always carry me in her arms and we’d stop at the garden to take a whiff of the roses that she planted in the beginning of summer, and we’d take quick sniffs of each growing flower and make funny noises at the ones that made us sneeze but we’d still smell them each time we passed by. Then walk towards the pond through the clearing that we liked to believe only both of us knew about and then stay clo
Chapter 21Mondrian’s POV“You had no right!!” “You were not letting me do my job,” Alex keeps his eyes on me, his stance defensive yet submissive. “You we’re too blinded by your own rage.”“Regardless of that, you knew I didn’t want her to be around that scene and yet you still brought her back!” I retort coldly, folding my arms across my chest as I stare at my Beta and active telepath and empath. “I assure you Drian, there is nothing I detest more than the vile witches that kill our kind is to go against your wishes and you know that. I had no choice. You would have killed him.” I huff, shuffling on both feet tearing my eyes away from him letting them roam across the office I had asked for. “He deserved it and probably even much more than death itself, that fledgling is even more stupid than humans if he truly thought for a moment that he’d be able to get away with what he did, he’s lucky it’s only a broken nose and being choked.”“I am aware of your…displeasure to the situation.
Chapter 22Authors POV The Alpha moved through the garden, his entire body thrumming with the scent of the one the moon goddess had destined for him, his hands brushing through the shaped thorn of roses that scattered across the path. Their leaves called out to him as they tapped into the flow of life streaming through me. He could hear the telltale swish of the pond , almost as if someone was disturbing its calm. He’d only tapped into the wart but source streaming signs of hee form from the very tips of her feet that stood upon the ground, to the wind that blew against her hair. Celene probably thought she was all alone and that’s supposed to be certain judging by the closed space that served as an entrance into the woods, if not the gifts that the alpha possessed he probably would have missed the slight change in the direction of the bushes and missed the rustling of leaves and the sound of the water. Mondrian moved with stealth, transforming into a cloud of dust moving through
Chapter 23Authors POV“That doesn’t make us even.” Celene whispers, hee hands reaching out to brush the hair that’s falling across her face. Her hands touched the pair of skin that reached out also to brush the hair backwards.Celene couldn’t figure out what to do, hee emotions were once more going haywire and completely all over the place again. What was with her entire existence seizing to listen to anything she had to say when he was near. “Do you want me to get you your clothes??” Mondrian asked in an attempt to at least offer her the sense of privacy she so clearly needed. He studied her entire features watching as her brows furrowed almost in the same time frame that he’d possibly had a thought. It was rare to find other werewolves possessing powers similar to that of the Lycan Genus, Alex had explained that celene had exhibited some form of empathetic mirror ability. One that occurred due to instability of one’s natural power.He’s halfway across the water and Celene is ha
Chapter 24 Celene’s POV My heart was pounding furiously in my chest as I opened the door to my room, with the anticipation of no more than finding the solitude that was becoming my good friend. But as I stepped through the door frame, there, standing in the center of the room, was Cristoff, his presence as unexpected and unwelcome as it was. His eyes cut straight into mine, his gaze piercing deep within my soul. "Where have you been?" Desperation laced in the tightness of his voice, though it stayed serenely cool as ever. My first reaction to him being there was an angry storm mixed with fear. I was cautious, wasn't I? Nobody was supposed to know about my affairs. Least of all, Cristoff. For a moment, I just stayed there, appalled, my mind reeling for some possible means of escape. "What are you doing here?" I finally demanded, my voice sharper than I had intended it to be. I stepped backward, trying to put some distance between us, as though somehow this could ease the tensi
Chapter 25 Celene pov Cristoff, stop! You're too loud, someone might hear you," I said to him, placing my ear on the door to feel if someone might be outside. "But are you sure you're telling me the truth? Because, believe me, I am really confused here," I said, trying to pull my hands away from his grasp. But he held them tight, his eyes locked on mine. "Celine, just look into my eyes. Do you think I would stand here lying to you?" he asked, his voice filled with sincerity. But I could see in his eyes that he wasn't joking. There was so much seriousness written all over him. I was taken aback by his intensity. "But how can I understand all this, Cristoff? This isn't making any sense," I said, feeling frustrated and confused. "I know, and I understand you very much," he replied, his grip on my hands still firm. "But why do you think I've been coming to your room the previous nights? It was because I wanted to talk to you, to tell you the truth." I looked at him, searching for
CHAPTER 1 - THE PAINFUL BETRAYAL Celene's POV The cold splash of water on my skin jolted me awake. I sat up with a gasp, my heart racing, as I frantically wiped the cold droplets from my face. And that's when I saw her, Ella, standing over me with a wicked grin, the empty glass still clutched in her hand. "What do you think you're doing?" I hollered angrily. She sneered in derision. "It's quite irrational to scream like a lunatic so early in the morning. Don't you think so?" I exhaled slowly. "Get out of my room, now!" She raised an eyebrow. "Your room?" She said this as she moved closer to me. "Okay, let's see how cocky you can get when you get wheeled out of the pack today!" Suddenly, I caught a whiff of her musky scent. Only it wasn't her usual scent. I sniffed again, and this time, the scent was more pronounced. In the whole Violet pack, only one person had this scent. My boyfriend, Christoph! Why did my bitchy stepsister have his scent all over her? My gaze darkened a
Chapter 2Celene's POVThe tears that I had been holding back since spilt out with full force as I stood riveted to a spit, watching him quickly step into a pair of trousers."Celene, you have to calm down. It was only---""What are you doing in the pack?" My voice was surprisingly calm."I can explain, Cel. It's not what it looks like.""It's not what it looks like? I just saw you banging on another girl. My sister!" I choked back another anguished sob, hating how weak and pitiful I sounded. I hated that he had brought me to these depths of humiliation after all the lonely, hopeful months I had waited for his return."I was going to tell you, but..." he trailed off, biting into his lips."But you didn't." My voice broke out as I wiped the corners of my eyes. "You sneaked into the pack to bang my sister; how could you do this to me? You promised to never hurt me!"He conceded with his fist. "Listen, Celene. I promise it will never repeat itself." He reached out to touch me."Don't yo