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8. Out of Control

Penulis: MishanAngel
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-12-30 09:20:15
*** Caspian’s POV ***

The marker squeaked against the board a little louder than I meant it to. I frowned, looking at the words I was writing. Was I seriously just called a bleeding heart by a teenager? Part of me wanted to take it as an insult, which it seemed like in this case, it was meant to be. Being called a bleeding heart was definitely a first for me.

Taking a deep breath, I put the marker down and turned around to the class with a smile plastered on my face. “Good Afternoon! I am Mr. Penn and I will be Mrs. Cross’ replacement for Latin.” Walking around the desk, I leaned against it. “A little about me if that I have a Masters degree in Linguistics and I’m currently working on my PHD. So you could say I’m a bit of a nerd for languages.”

As with every class, the majority of the girls laughed while the rest just rolled their eyes. Crossing my arms over my chest, this was my only Latin 3 class. The other two were Latin 1. Which meant that their teacher before me was with them thr
MishanAngel

Hey! I'm sorry for the late post. It ended up being a mess. Hubby is now getting over what I had and it's all over the place. Hahaha. I thought we were safe since the kiddos were home for the holidays but silly me. Say it with me: All I want for Christmas is A NEW IMMUNE SYSTSEM! Haha. Didn't get it but switching up to some more hearty vitamins. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I'll be adding some fun little extras on Sunday's posts on socials...or try to...because it ends up being late. But I want to try and add little bits more as I get used to ramping up my whole...writing. HA. Anyways, thank you for sticking with me! And thank you so so much for your support! <3 Mish

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  • Winter   9. Simple Request, Hard Acceptance

    I grabbed the three notebooks from Delilah over the three different classes. There were also the two textbooks, my own notes for the day, and then I grabbed a couple extra notebooks that were empty. With everything that I gathered today, I could easily set up a lesson plan for each class now. While I wasn’t quite comfortable being in an official teaching position, if I looked at it that I was only teaching someone a language, it lessened the feeling of imposter syndrome.‘You’re coming over for dinner.’Rolling my eyes, I grabbed my leather messenger bag that had somehow survived all of my college years with me. ‘I have work I need to do.’‘You little…you’re coming over for dinner. You didn’t even stop by when you came in last night!’Closing the door and locking it, I headed down the stairs and to the office. ‘I got in late. I needed to be up early. I wasn’t going to wake you or Ember up. You’re too old to be missing that kind of sleep.’I held back my laugh as my brother yelled in my

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-12-30

  • Winter   10. Years Gone By

    “Em, we’ve talked on the phone and through texts. It’s not like you haven’t talked to me all this time.”She frowned. “Cas, that doesn’t count. Those are just words. I want to really know how you are. You okay coming back? Is the apartment okay?” Reaching out, she rubbed my arm. “Are you taking care of yourself? Are you sleeping well? You might have grown into a towering monster but you’re thin too.”This is who Ember really was. Something that kicked in the moment we found out my parents were dead. She was a nurturer. A mother at heart. I couldn’t understand why, after all these years, they hadn’t had pups but Ember stepped up into the mother role for me even though she was only twenty. At the time, I was nine and rebelled against her something fierce but she never gave up. Not even after I left the pack.“I’m okay. Really. I am really happy where I am. I’ve found something I love and pursuing it has been the best and most fulfilling thing I’ve done. There are times where I miss havin

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-12-31

  • Winter   11. Like Father, Like Son

    ‘It was not that bad.’I sighed and flicked on the lights of the apartment I was staying in. Onan wasn’t wrong. I was expecting it to be worse. Damian was still Damian. Even after all these years. Though, a little more grown up. He’d weathered some storms and it settled him down to an extent. He always had a bubbly personality and was a complete extrovert. He just fit the Alpha role now.Placing my bag on the smaller kitchen island, I looked around the room. This seemed so different than Ember’s usual style. This was far more modern of a place than I expected but she also was only investing, not actually living in it. It was above a shopping center on the West side of town. It had its own little community feel and there were two stories of apartments above all the stores.There were massive windows and a balcony but I’d found out today that the windows were one way. It felt a little more private and I didn’t feel the need to always be closing the blinds now. I would have been fine with

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-01

  • Winter   12. Strength And Weakness

    I tapped the papers straight that my last class turned in before vacating the classroom. It was my first Friday and it was about as hard to get the students to focus as I thought it might be. With how the rotation ended up today, I had one of my Latin 1 classes at the beginning of the day and then the second one at the end. My Latin 3 class was skipping this Friday. The rotating schedule was something I needed to get used to as well. After so many years in college, it was jarring.My Latin 1 class was a cute class full of Freshman. They also were counted the lucky ones who managed to sneak into the class with the “hot teacher” first year. They were chatty and excitable but they seemed to have chosen Latin because they wanted to, not because they had to.This school offered three other languages; French, Spanish, and Chinese. Latin was the outlier and it was obvious with only having three classes for the size of the school. While this was the private school, there were still a lot of st

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-21

  • Winter   13. Someone I Used to Know

    We pulled into the pack house and I turned off the car. Looking over at my impromptu passenger, I watched her unbuckle her seatbelt. Winter was much less tense than when she got in. Giving me the same soft smile as earlier, she nodded her head.“Thank you for the ride. I appreciate it.”“Of course. Happy to be of service.” I realized my own smile might have looked a bit strained.Opening the door, she stepped out and swung her bag over one shoulder. Ember threw open the door and smiled.“Winter! I’m glad you…” Her words stopped and her smile fell.“I’m fine, Luna.”Ember growled low. “I’m sure you are. Come on, I’ve got an ice pack with your name on it.”Winter chortled and nodded, heading inside. Ember raised an eyebrow at me as I closed my door and shoved my hands in my coat pockets. Walking up to her, I gave her a peck on the cheek.“I was driving the back way and I saw her walking on the side of the road. I offered her a ride.”Her eyes narrowed for a moment but she nodded. “Thanks

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-22

  • Winter   14. Falling

    *** Winter’s POV *** I stood in the back of the yard. Everyone who had a wolf gathered on the last Friday of the month for the pack run. Even though I didn’t technically have a wolf, I could still shift. Alpha Damian gave me his usual creepy giant smile when he was about to say something he knew I wasn’t going to like before telling me I was to join. So now I’d been bringing up the rear for two years.There were only a few others my age or younger. Since only leadership, strong leadership at that, shifted when they were fifteen, it was a very small few. The rest were all eighteen and above. Sighing, I leaned my back against the tree.Most people ignored me. Usually for two reasons. One, I was just a young pup and they didn’t really care. Others knew that I didn’t have a wolf or that my dad had basically discarded me for Rebecca. Speaking of which, I didn’t see her nor Hannah in the mix. Dad was standing with Gamma Maddox off to the side.Gamma Maddox had taken over for my grandfather

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-23

  • Winter   15. Keeping Pace

    The feeling of running as a wolf was something that I loved more than anything. It was a freedom that you could never replicate as a human. With everything heightened, it was an entirely different experience than just running with two legs.How the grass and moss felt brushing against your paws. How the earth sank in as you pushed off to continue a stride. How the air felt flowing through your fur, just barely kissing the skin. How the smell of the forest, particularly as the sun was going down, differed to the morning mist-covered scent. All of it was so overpowering and yet empowering at the same time.Running hard, I passed a few of the slower pods before finding my usual pace. Since we started on the West side of the pack, we would go close to the river before swinging around to the north of the territory. I decided to swing wider than the pack would go to the West.The forest gave way to the pebbled riverbank that could easily be called a beach with how wide the river was at this

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-24

  • Winter   16. Secrets Are a Heavy Burden

    I froze, my body going stiff as I looked up at my dad. Not that I really wanted to go with him. It would be nice since the walk was a long way but hope was not something that I held when it came to my dad.He frowned again before he shook his head. “She exerted herself too much.”Translation for that meant that I was too sweaty and I would have gotten his seats dirty. The front door slammed shut behind him and I winced. Luna Ember pulled me close, her arms wrapping around my shoulders.“I’m fine, Luna. I wasn’t expecting…”I nearly jumped out of my skin when Alpha Damian turned and threw a bottle at the door. The metal bottle didn’t break but there would be a dent in it for sure. My eyes widened as I stared at the door and then at Alpha Damian. It was rare that I saw any outbursts from Alpha but that was way more than normal.“Honey…” Luna Ember sighed.“Go get your backpack, Winter. I’ll drive you back.”My mouth nearly fell open. “Alpha, you don’t need to…”“Now, Winter.”He didn’t n

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-25

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  • Winter   77. Flower Girl Energy

    I wondered how long I could get away with ignoring Damian’s shouting in my head. We had another half hour or so to the end of the pack territory. If I could make it that long, then I would be fine.‘ANSWER ME! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?’This time I winced. Onan growled, it echoing just as loud for him. Winter must have caught my flinch since she looked over at me. I gave her smile, but winced again when Damian mind linked me again.‘YOU DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO TAKE HER! DO NOT MAKE ME REPORT YOU FOR KIDNAPPING, CASPIAN!’“Alpha, I’m assuming?” She looked back to see if the car was still following us.Nodding, I looked in the mirror as well. They hadn’t stopped, but they had backed off quite a bit. I wondered what Damian was thinking. It didn’t make sense to pull them only to yell at me. Not to mention that his accusation of kidnapping would be on shaky ground. At least within the pack laws.“I’m wondering if I can just ignore him until we get to the border. His mind

  • Winter   76. Loosely Considered Kidnapping

    ‘Just go in, Caspian. No one is going to think it’s weird you’re there.’ Onan was at his limit with me and I could feel his irritation at my hesitation.“I can’t just…go in. One, I’m not a teacher anymore. Two, I’d be picking up Winter. Which would end up raising flags.”He let off an annoyed sigh. ‘Outside the fact that she is our mate and it’s not weird. You are now Caspian Herne. The wolfs out of the bag. You can’t hide anymore that you are the Alpha’s brother. Both good and bad.’Rubbing my face, I let out a more exasperated sigh. Damian and Ember had been using that to their advantage. Every time I went into town, went shopping, or even at home, they had a wolf watching me. I didn’t know what they expected me to do, but apparently, it was something.Whether or not I wanted to let them be at the mercy of the Council, I worried that Winter would end up in the crosshairs. I worried that I would lose her simply because I wanted to spite my brother and didn’t wait to think about how I

  • Winter   75. Anger

    The kitchen was quiet for a moment. My brother and I stared at each other. Ember was looking at me as well, but she turned to her mate. He didn’t look at her. His focus was on me and I wondered if it was because he was still deciding if giving me the truth was worth it. My hand curled into a fist.“Yes, we made the decision to lock Winter’s wolf away!” Ember was the one who answered, the words tumbling out of her mouth.My eyes continued to watch my brother as he sighed and rubbed his eyes, his back falling against the wall. He pulled his leg up and frowned. Damian looked exhausted, but not from the blooming bruise on the side of his face.“We…we made the decision. A choice. To protect her and the pack. Especially after Linny passed…” Ember sat back on her knees, looking up at me. “Yes, we made the choice. I’m sorry, Cas.”“Why? Why would you do that? What could a young wolf do to pose such a threat that you brought in magic, forbidden magic I might add, to seal away her wolf? You can’

  • Winter   74. Rolling Up Your Sleeves

    *** Caspian’s POV ***I tried to be as normal as possible for Winter. She was already nervous going with Maddox and I to the diner. It was funny because we definitely turned a few heads. However, once we sat down, she relaxed a little. Not as much as I wished though.This had broken her. She spoke about not having her wolf but the fact that it had been taken from her. Not that she wasn’t supposed to have one, didn’t just devastate her. I was gutted. It wouldn’t change how I felt about having her as a mate. My acceptance of her wouldn’t change. This just felt so raw.I’d had Onan with me years before most wolves did. We were a team. Albeit a weird team. We didn’t think or work together like other wolves but he was the other part of my soul. My grouchy old man part of my soul.‘Hey.’I chortled. “Tell me I’m wrong.”Onan huffed. ‘Whatever.&

  • Winter   73. Who You Are

    I curled up tighter, not wanting to hear whatever was going on downstairs. There was yelling, that was for sure. It got louder for a second before I realized it was because someone was opening my door. The yelling mellowed down to a murmur again. Someone touched my shoulder and I jumped.“Winter…”Tears that I thought were done filled my eyes and I curled up tighter, trying to get away from the voice. I knew it. It was the voice I wanted to avoid like the plague. Who would want a wolf-less mate? Who would accept anyone like that? And an Alpha at that?“Talk to me, Winter. Please.” His hand brushed my arm, but I tried to scoot as far away as I could. “Look at me at least.”Squeezing my eyes shut, I lifted my head. Slowly, I peeled them open. Caspian was sitting on the bench in front of me. His face reflected the worry I heard in his tone. My tears fell and I started to shake my head.“Oh, little wolf.

  • Winter   72. What It Means to Lose

    Caleb slammed the door behind him as he got out of the car. He didn’t wait for me or even help me. He just walked into the house. Stepping out gingerly to the driveway, I slung my bag over my shoulder before slowly making my way into the house.Closing the door behind me, I was surprised to find Caleb with a beer in hand, leaning against the kitchen counter. I didn’t even know we had beer, let alone that Caleb drank it. He shook his head as he looked up at me.“You ruined years of mentoring and work.”I frowned. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”“Galen Rue, you stupid girl. I have been mentoring him and pushing him to take over for Alpha Damian. It’s time that Damian step down. He has no children and I don’t think he ever will. Galen was the obvious choice and only needed a little help.”For a moment, I stared at Caleb. I hoped he was joking. It didn’t look like h

  • Winter   71. Snapped

    Collapsing against the bed, I shook my head. For the most part, my throat had healed. My voice was still a bit soft but it didn’t feel straining to use it anymore. The issue now was walking. I’d been so weak from two weeks in bed that it was like I was trying to learn to walk again. It frustrated me that I would get so tired simply from walking down the hall and back.“You did good, Winter. Better than last time. You’re getting stronger. That’s progress.”I gave the nurse a deadpanned look and she laughed.“I mean it. Two weeks in a coma might not seem like a lot but it is.”“Yeah. Sure. Whatever you say.”She laughed again but it was cut off by some commotion outside the door. It sounded like chaos until a voice rose above all the noise. A voice I knew well but I never thought I would hear in the hospital. The nurse, also confused, stepped out from the room to see what was going on.

  • Winter   70. Colors

    There something about being held by Caspian. I’d felt it when he carried me to the hospital. I felt it last night and now tonight. It felt like home. A feeling I had been working toward, but thought it would only be when I finally kicked my family out. Feeling it now, I wondered if I had it wrong all this time. That I would have been disappointed the moment I made the house mine but never really had that sense of home from it. No matter how much remodeling I did.“I want you to move in with me.”The words tumbled out awkwardly and Caspian pulled back, shock written all over his face. “What?”My face turned bright red and I stammered. “I…that’s not…I mean…shit.” Rubbing my eyes, I dragged my fingers down my face. “I just…I’ve been working towards getting the house from Caleb. And on my birthday, I’m going to kick him out. With the lawyer and everything. I just&h

  • Winter   69. Sweet Summer Child

    Krista squealed as I gave her a rundown of what I spoke about with Caspian, and also how I felt after. When I was done, I buried my face in my hands. She sat up, straddling my legs as she faced me.“You can’t be embarrassed, Winny! He’s your mate!”“Yeah but…like…this is all…I’ve never…” I could feel my ears getting red.Krista laughed. “Oh you sweet summer child.”“Winter. Winter child.”She laughed again. “Winter, you don’t need to worry about that right now. I think he will have enough sense not to push you into anything. Usually, even if mates do mate right away, there is a period of transition. They still ease into the processes. It’s not something that wham! All of a sudden you’re moved in, having kids, and showering together.” Humming, I watched her wrinkle her nose. “I guess some do. But it&rsqu

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