SETH: I arrived at the party the same time Ronan entered. Instead of greeting him, I went and stood under a tree. I'm still mad at him for talking about Zannicus that way. I just don't get it. Zannicus was discovered inside the borders by a patrol when he was a baby. The patrol was shocked but immediately brought newborn Zannicus to Alpha Ryder. However, the moment And Alpha saw the baby, something flashed in our Alpha's eyes but the patrol couldn't decipher what look it was. When Zannie was 7, he was immediately put to work. No one was allowed to converse with him, go near him, look at him or anything at all! Except Theo and the other resident omegas. Why does everyone hate him? Because if Alpha hates him, everyone should too? Because an Alpha's word is to be obeyed and whoever dare question him, they'll be punished? Ryder hates Zannie a lot. He avoided him like a plague or it's as if Zannie killed his cat or something. As a kid, Zannie was often subjected to verbal abuse, Ryd
While he was talking, I pulled out the kit, foregoing my slippers, we rushed upstairs and led me to the living room where human Seth was settled on the couch, his whole body doused in blood. I watched, horror-struck, as blood trickled down the couch and onto the floor. I rushed towards him dropping to my knees and checked for a pulse, sighing in relief when I sensed one but it was faint. I rid him of his shirt and winced at the long, deep claw marks littered all over his torso, back and face. I began to work and called one of the guys to help me. Once I was able to stop the bleeding, I wiped off the remaining blood using a clean, white towel with Francis and Isaac aiding me in washing Seth's wounds. Afterwards, I began stitching him up. I looked up from the silence to find them watching me, "Are any of you hurt?" I noted Francis looked torn up despite having no visible signs of physical injuries. "No, we're fine," They answered in unison. I nodded and directed my attention back to
ZANNICUS: The sun's rays illuminated the whole kitchen as flipped the last pancake. I turned off the heat and glanced at the living room to find Ronan gone, 'He must've gone to change.: I had just begun setting the table when my phone buzzed indicating a message- well, messages -from both Nica and Nic. Smiling at Nica's four-paragraph long apology for her absence last night because apparently her father suddenly woke her up at two in the morning informing her that Alpha has requested for more warriors. 'Ah, so that's why Nic and Nica were nowhere to be found,' I frowned, 'Alpha took half of the warriors with him? And the best ones at that?' Mm, maybe Luna's pack was really in dire need of help. It must've been a very large group of rogues that attacked them. Which reminds me, I wonder if last night's events had reached to Alpha Ryder. 'Did Ronan tell?' Shrugging out of my thoughts, I opened Nic's and chuckled at multiple cute animal gifs with 'sorry', and 'forgive me love' poppi
RONAN: After breakfast, I went to my office tp do some work. But I couldn't focus because of a certain someone- Zannicus. The way he eased the tension between me and Seth; the way he displayed concern to the warriors and the pack, and even gave a little scolding as well as gave orders. He has that calming presence, true to his being as an Omega, thinks about the safety of others, and all the while shows authority. He's a natural. "Luna qualities, am I right?" Logan grinned and since I was too distracted, I absentmindedly agreed, "Yeah, Luna qualities indeed. He'll make a very good one. Wait. What did I just say?" A knock prevented me from getting back at my snickering wolf. With a pout, I cleared my throat, "Come in." I set the paper I was holding down and watched with a hitched breath as Zannicus stood in the doorway holding a phone, 'Oh wait, that's my phone.' "Your father is on the phone and is currently on a furious tirade due to the fact that instead of his son answering, i
ZANNICUS: As soon as I was out in the hallway, I released the breath I didn't realize I was holding. The tingles that shot through my arm made shiver in, begrudgingly, a good way but I was grateful he didn't notice. After recollecting myself, I head back downstairs to clean up in the kitchen. My task basically includes cleaning up the entire house. The other Omegas are either out buying groceries or cleaning the cars of some of the pack members. Seriously, the owners are that lazy. Are they afraid to get dirty? After making sure the counter was squeaky clean, I moved onto the cabinets and I was at the last one when I felt hands on my hips. Startled, the towel slipped from my grasp as I looked over my shoulder to see Dylan behind me. I swallowed nervously and tried to wiggle out of his hold but his grip tightened, holding me still in place, "W-what are you doing Dylan?" I wasn't quite able to prevent myself from uttering the question a bit shakily. His uncomfortable gaze was focused
SETH: We ventured into the dark tunnel, my hand entwined with Zannicus'. Slowly, shadows began to dance from the torches flickering as we turned a corner giving way to light. Six guards flanked us as I glamced at a quiet Zannie, his eyes displaying an illusion of dancing flames, who seemed to deep in thoughts. "You okay?" I quirked a brow as my question went unheard, "Zannicus? Are you alright?" He shook his head, "Hm? Oh, yes. Fine." Unconvinced, I moved to speak but the overwhelming smell of burnt timber invaded our senses so I forced myself to look ahead as brighter lights slowly filtered into the whole place and the cells filled with rogues came in view. Wild, glowing red eyes- void of any human aspects but pure primal instincts -followed us as we walked, the rest rousing awake from the echo our footsteps slapping on the floor. Only a couple of rogues who still possess their human faculties were enclosed in one cell. Both were looking intently at Zannicus with their beady eyes
RONAN: The guys and I were talking with the warriors about updates at my mother's old pack. Rogues kept attacking them to the point that they barely slept since they arrived. The front door flew open and a loud bang echoed through the whole house that had us jumping, with Gabe flinching and cursing once we recognized our guest, Nicholai Roman. And what I know of, Zannicus' best friend. He stood at the center of the living room looking in the direction of the kitchen. The sound of hurried footsteps had us turning just as Zannicus appeared, exchanging grins with Roman to which a tiny bit of jealousy surged within me. Next thing I know, Zannicus was in his arms as they hugged each other tightly. I growled lowly under my breath as I glared at the arms that were around Zannicus and Isaac noticed this, 'Wait, no. I don't have the right.' "Why did you reject Zannicus?" Sh*t. Sh*sh*tsh*tsh*t! Someone murder me now. The sight of his eyes darkening at every moment that passed without me
It was currently a quarter to one. After that delightful dinner, we retired to our rooms with Francis insisting on cleaning up before going home. After a quick shower, I stared up at my ceiling, still clad in a towel thinking about Zannicus. 'Is he all right? He must be asleep by now. Should I check on him?' Even though he might be asleep, I'll just take a quick look. I quietly stepped out into the hallway right after changing. Ensuring the coast was clear, I made my way downstairs and breezed quietly through the dim living room and kitchen and avoided the creaky steps leading down to Zannie's room. Slowly, I pushed his door open and craned my head to the right, only to find his bed, still made, empty. Alarmed, I barged through, about to call his name when I stepped on something soft. 'Wha-? Shorts and shirts?' And another pair, I noticed, 'And why is it so cold in here??' The answer to my last question was answered by a chilly breeze due to open window. Oh no. What if there wer
I thought I was trembling, but when I opened my eyes, the one trembling was the ground itself. The rouges came to an abrupt stop as they looked around confused. They dug their claws into the ground as they held on, but it was useless. Aghast, I watched as the earth literally opened, the rogues plunging deep into the darkness leaving me alone but safe.I felt like something was clenching inside of me and soon, the ground closed, returning back to its normal state as if it hadn't opened a while ago. I blinked dumbfounded before flicking my gaze up to find all were frozen on their spot.My gaze found Marcus who was actually looking quite hilarious at this moment - for even in wolf form -as his mouth was wide open. Then he gave a wolfish grin before he threw his head back, howling happily before clamping his teeth down on the rogue's neck in front of him.The fight resumed and more came charging towards me. I wanted it to happen again but something else
'Oh what the hay is wrong with me?Hormones. Hormones.'A loud pained groan brought me out of my thoughts and I found the guy on the floor. Unconscious. My eyebrows shot up as the man bent down and patted his pants, pulling out a set of keys.He stood up and turned and our eyes met. His widened while I stared with a blank face. He gulped before quietly walked in. He stopped at the door of my cell and slowly opened it. He hesitated for a bit before stepping in and stopped right infront of me.He bit his lip before kneeling down and reached out to the shackles.I stayed still and he took that as the cue to continue and while he busied himself getting them off, I spoke which made him jump."What are you doing?""Repenting for my sins. Consider this as my way of saying sorry for not telling where our hideout is."He said quietly and I observed his body language. He was shaking- no, trembling rather. One fell off and he went to
'Gentle giant?'He unfolded the blanket and draped it around me. He looked at me and I gave a tiny smile in gratitude and he lightly squeezed my hand before leaving the room. I gripped the blanket and pulled it closer and soon, I drifted off.I was woken up by loud obnoxious laughter. I blinked blearily and was tempted to yell but the sound of a door opening had me looking. I frowned as two men came in with grins on their faces and I sat up, now fully awake."So, this is him."The tall one spoke."Man, they were right. He's f*cking hot.""And sadly off-limits."I scowled at them."You know, if you were someone else, I would've smacked that scowl off your face."The small said with clenched fists."Why don't you come in and do exactly just that?"I growled out while clenching my fists. The man who spoke clenched his jaw and was about to when the taller one held him back."Are you stu
*BEFORE THE BATTLE* "I'll return with your food." I stared at the shackles before I raised my gaze and looked around the room. My gaze landed on a window and I could see an orange color with hues of pink and purple painted the sky. The sun was slowly setting andI would admire the beautiful view yet I can't. I scooted back until I was against the wall and my eyes trained at the window. I rested my arms on top of my knees and heaved a sigh. The sudden growl of my stomach made me jump and I cradled my stomach. "Oh my pup. Are you hungry?? Just wait a moment and I promise food will come." I whispered, smiling down as I rubbed my stomach in slow, small circles before a sudden thought made me frown. 'Does Dylan know I'm pregnant? If he does, what does he plan to do? Is he gonna kill my pup before he/she's born? Or what if he'll use my pup?' The last two put a bad taste in my mouth and I found myself releasing a lo
"Wha-!! How-.....you! I-I-....where-?" His chuckles reverberated throughout the room. I gritted my teeth and tried to stand up but abruptly stopped as I felt something searing through my skin. I yelped, biting my lip as I clenched my eyes shut. "Now, now. Don't stand up. You'll hurt yourself even more." I sent a venomous glare only for him to smile amused before I eyed the shackles and turned my leg around. I blinked, frowning upon seeing a tiny white stone welded into the metal. "Ahh. I see you're curious about why there's a tiny white stone in the shackles?" I flicked my eyes to him. "Well, its to hold you dow
RONAN'S POV: The huge iron doors to the dungeons opened with a deafening cream.We were met with a dark hallway that soon lit up as three guards appeared with torches in their hands. With a bow from them, they turned and lead the way. One of them opened another door that seperated the cells from the hallway and as soon as we stepped in, low whimpers and growls sounded from the cells where each rogue are placed into. From here, I could sense Seth and Isaac releasing their auras as we walked past the wolves. Some growled louder while others snarled wildly but the sounds abruptly stopped, a deafening silence engulfed the air. With a confused frown, I flicked my eyes to the others to find all were glancing at each other in confusion but soon, our question were answered by a strong, almost suffocating aura. My mate was leading the way, mask of cold indifference adorning his face as he strod
ZANNICUS' POV: 𝖨 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗐𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗎𝗆𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾. 𝖨 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝗌 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗌𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝗅𝗎𝗆𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗒. 𝖧𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝖻𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌. 𝖨𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗈𝗎𝗌. 𝖧𝖾 𝗁𝗎𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖾. "𝖧𝖾𝗋𝖾. 𝖨 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖨'𝗆 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗌. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖩𝗎𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖭𝗂𝖼 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖨'𝗆 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍-...𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅. 𝖨-𝖨 𝗎𝗆𝗆, 𝗂𝗍 𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗈𝗋-𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻-...." "Calm down. I'm sure it tastes good." 𝖨 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖻𝖾𝗍?
RONAN'S POV:I woke up, squinting my eyes at the streaming lights of the sun through my windows. Groaning quietly, I patted the other side of the bed to find it empty.𝗘𝘆𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗜 𝗷𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽, 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺.𝗜 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁, 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁.𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. 𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃?
RONAN'S POV:I was frozen in my spot gaping witnessing what my mate did and felt the others were as well.The voice didn't belong to my mate and I glanced at Marcus who'd already shifted back and was clutching his bleeding arm. As if he felt my stare, he looked back and I sent a silent question, asking if the one who spoke was Anak-har and he nodded.Dylan turned to us, face red eyes glowing in rage."This. Isn't. Over."Seth, Nica and Gabe growled at him before he took off, leaving our territory.W Weturned to my mate and I saw him shaking his head and he glanced around.His body was lolling side to side then he locked eyes with us. He had a faint smile on his lips. My eyes widened as blood trickled down his nose before he started to stumble and fall.I quickly shifted, not caring if I was naked and ran towards my mate."ZANNICUS!!"