It had been a week since Aileen had stopped going to work. Her coworkers, Berry and Lyon were able to locate her house and they went to visit her.
“Aileen! Aileen, are you in there?” Berry knocked on Aileen’s door frantically but no one answered. The entire house was silent. It was as if nobody was in the house.
“Excuse me ma’am, do you know if this tenant is around? I’ve been knocking on her door for too long. It’s been some time since we last saw her come to work so we thought of coming here…” Berry trailed off when they heard thuds coming from inside the house. Berry bowed to thank the woman even though she didn’t reply them and she continued to knock on the door.
AILEEN’S POV
I could hear Berry’s voice outside the door; I could hear the concern that dripped beautifully from her voice. It was nice, having someone to care about you but I could not go outside to tell her that I was okay, that I was fine. My ears perked up when she knocked once more, with every movements she made, I followed. Everything that went on outside, I could hear it. The sound of their breaths, the shuffling of their feet and the rustling of their clothes, everything was so loud to my ears. It was so annoying.
Berry and Lyon stayed outside for a few minutes and the moment they left, I was finally able to breathe normally. I was scared that they would hear me if I moved so I decided to stay quiet, apart from the books on my table that mysteriously fell to the ground, I was very quiet. I stood up from the ground and walked towards the fridge, my long hair trailed behind me. It reached my ankles. This was one of the main reasons why I didn’t want to let them see me.
Once the fridge was opened, the bad smell of normal food filtered into my nose. Wait… Bad smell? It’s normal food, why should it have a rotten smell when it had not gone bad? But it did, the only thing, however, that smelled so good was the raw meat in my fridge that I had been saving to cook.
For one week, I had been craving horrifying things; raw meat and even raw intestines. The enticing smell of raw flesh made me want to jump out of my room and pounce of anybody that passed through, I was barely able to control myself when Berry came. I sighed and closed my fridge, ignored my protesting stomach and stared blankly at the windows. I wouldn’t eat raw meat, I couldn’t.
However, I was weak. I had not eaten for a week now; I wasn’t even able to drink water. My legs felt like jelly and I saw double, I thought I would even collapse from hunger. The pain I felt comes and goes, but I was able to know the pattern and before then, I would curl into a ball and try to endure the heart wrenching pain. I…
“You should really eat something or else, you might die.” A very familiar voice said and I whirled around to face him, the sudden movement made me dizzy and my hair got in my eyes. It was him, the man who chased me around the forest that night. The night when this all started. I staggered and the man jumped from my window sill and landed softly on the ground, he tried to help me up.
But I wasn’t going to accept it, never. He was here to hurt me.
I hissed and growled… Where were these sounds coming from? They sounded feral, but I didn’t care. The man shrunk back in fear and I continued to growl, if those feral and animalistic sounds could make him leave, I would continue. Maybe he felt my hostility towards him, he moved back. I don’t know, but I think I saw pity in his eyes. Why did he pity me?
“Who… Who are you? Don’t come any closer!” I stammered. The man stared at me or rather; he stared at my rumbling stomach. He did say something about me needing to eat or else I would die, what was he talking about?
“Miss, you might find raw meat repulsing now but if you don’t eat what your body requires, your systems would shut down and you might die. Right now, your transformation isn’t complete and your senses are like those of a new born pup so just, eat.” He said and I didn’t understand, I had just one question and it was…
“Tell me who you are.”
The man sighed in frustration; I remembered that I had been doing a lot of that before I met that silver eyes man. That silver eyed man… I had forgotten all about him! Even though the silver eyed man smelled a lot better than this man, I could still tell that they were probably related so I reasoned that I could ask.
“Hey… That silver eyed man, the one who was in the forest with me, who is he? Why did I feel that amount of pain when he looked me in the eye? Did he do something to me?” The man eye’s widened, and then a smile tugged at his lips and he leaned on the window frame.
“Silver eyed man? I can tell you about him if you promise that you will eat whatever I cook, you look like you would faint if I start explaining it all to you.” The man eyed my shaky legs and I blushed and self-consciously tried to stand up straight.
“What… what are you planning on cooking?” I gulped and when the man smiled, a bad feeling arose in me. He chuckled softly and said to me, “You promised.” And then, a few minutes later, rare steak was in front of me, it was still oozing a bit of blood even though it was cooked for a few seconds. A glass of wine was also placed on the table and I gawked.
“What is this?” I asked in fear, scared of the answer he would give me and his reply made me gulp, “Your meal, bon appetite.”
Beautiful and ethereal, that is what they called him, a man with silver eyes. A rare silver eyed Alpha, one with the power to control the world and protect his people, which is his prophecy. In the land of humans, everything was new to him, but he adapted. That has always been his strength, adapting to whatever situation he saw himself in. As he walked under the embrace of the moon, people who passed by stared at him. How could they not? He looked different, unique even. JOSHUA’S POV I paid no attention to the people staring at me as I walked to the mansion, the mansion where I would stay until I am done with my mission in the human world. I would still have to go to my world sometimes in order to check the paperwork and put some things in order but most of my time will be spent here. But, the appearance of my mate might change things. The evening breeze carried the scent of so many people; humans, birds, and even the smell of fuel. It all mixed into one but I could still remember h
FLASHBACK AILEEN’S POV “Are you saying that I need to eat this meat? It is raw!” I complained and glanced at the meat on the table, I wanted to retch but it looked so appetizing. “You’re drooling.” The man said to me and I immediately raised my hands to clean my mouth and sure enough, there was saliva running down my cheeks. I glared at him and stubbornly pursed my lips and looked away; I wasn’t going to eat raw food. Food that was still oozing blood is raw! The man sighed and sat down on the other chair that was close to the seat I was supposed to sit on, he crossed his long legs and stared at me; hard. It was cold and judging. The playful demeanor I had seen was completely gone and the person in front of me was a brand new person, a brand new character. “Miss, you might not know this, but there are other people out there who are like you, I am one as well. Since I was born as a werewolf, I don’t know how it feels to suddenly start eating raw meat or any of that and I know that yo
AUTHOR’S POV It was already the sixth day since Aileen began her transformation, today, she woke up from her slumber and the last part of her transformation began. Aileen opened her mouth to scream, however, she could not. Her breath had been knocked out of her. Aileen’s skin stretched and rippled, as though it were a canvas being violently stretched and painted anew. Her bones cracked and shifted beneath her flesh, producing sickening, bone chilling sounds. She gasped for breath, her lungs struggling to adapt to the changing shape of her ribcage. Her open and once human eyes burned with a cold intensity as they transformed between icy blue and silver, and matured into the predatory orbs of a fully matured werewolf. Clumps of hair fell to the ground as soon as they grew, and was replaced by a thick pelt of fur that sprouted from her skin. Each strand erupted like hot needles piercing her flesh. Aileen’s howls of pain filled the room, and droplets of sweat mixed with crimson beads o
JOSHUA’S POV “It could affect her in the future, not all the power in the seal was removed and she could have issues controlling her power in the future.” I murmured and Xander nodded. “Traces of the Seal still linger on her and like you said, it could possibly affect her in the future. However, this might be a good thing. If we are able to determine the origin of the seal while it is still on her, we will be able to remove the rest of its traces. But for now, Miss Aileen will have to live with the rest of the seal with you there to protect her when the need arises.” Ryan walked forward to cover Aileen with the blanket. When he went to her, however, he saw that she was wide awake and was staring at him with her blue eyes. In shock, Ryan stepped back but he soon composed himself very quickly, the surprise that was etched on his face had disappeared. “Miss Aileen, you’re awake.” Immediately he said that, I stood up from my chair and went to her side, her drowsy eyes turned to me and I
“Well, I believe Xander has explained some things to you when he first came to visit you? I didn’t want to come myself so I would not overwhelm you with loads of information. I didn’t expect that you would be able to transform so quickly.” Silver eyes said to me as he dragged his chair to sit so close to me and looked me directly in the eye. “You still don’t know how to control your appendages; they’re wagging like you just finished having a treat.” Silver eyes teased me and I blushed, that was foul! How could he compare me to a dog, I was a wolf! A beautiful silver wolf! I had noticed my silver tail when I was eating earlier but I just chose not to mention it. “That day, at the forest, when we first met, you suddenly disappeared. Like, you vanished without any trace; it took a long time before Xander was able to find you. If it wasn’t for the scent you left on the both of us, we would have been unable to track you.” “Okay… I understand but what does that have to do with what is hap
“Can you sense it? Think of the power that coils itself around your heart as a vine, yet this vine does not have thorns." Joshua’s voice swept around my ears like a hungry flame, it was deep and controlling. I gave a satisfied nod; I could, in fact, perceive the force that he was referring to. It pulsated and flowed around my heart like a fish swimming around a pond. It gave out an icy and peaceful vibe, as if it were something that was not meant to be touched. "Take command of it and shape it according to your whims, for your power was created specifically for you to exercise command over it. If you allow it to run uncontrolled, it could put the people around you in risk and, as a result, hurt you as well." Joshua tapped me on the shoulders with the handle of the knife that he was holding. It was a bit uncomfortable though, the cold knife he held, if it was before, I would have welcomed the coldness, but I didn’t anymore. But still, I followed what he said. ‘Tried’ to follow would
AUTHOR’S POV Two days after Joshua and the rest had the conversation, Joshua offered to take Aileen out as she had been in the mansion for a couple of days, without having seen anyone apart from them. "Are you all set?" Joshua asked as he got off the couch, moved closer to her, and offered his hand to her to hold. Aileen placed her hands in Joshua's while she eyed him, but he only smiled and proceeded to twirl one of his fingers around her palm before completely encasing her’s with his large hands. Aileen had seen that Joshua has a strange fondness for holding her hands, and she has to admit that she finds this endearing. "Where are you guys heading to?" Xander inquired, and Ryan also displayed an expression of interest, regarding the plans that they had together. Joshua grinned as he gazed up at the enormous ceilings and said with a chuckle to Aileen, "Since we've been stuck in here for a while, I'd like to take her on a tour of the city. We won't stay out for too long." Aileen's a
AUTHOR'S POV "Are you telling me that I can have this car? You've got to be kidding, right?" Joshua shrugged and put one of his arms on the steering wheel. As he did this, Aileen saw the veins that ran through his arms. Aileen continued to stare at Joshua. Aileen had noticed this when she first saw Joshua's upper body while he was training her, but she would never stop being surprised by his body type and structure. Joshua had a physical shape called an hour glass, which was unusual to see in men at the time. His defined muscular frame and chiseled chest matched his broad shoulders and sculpted arms, which were all hallmarks of his physique. His waist was tight and slender, and it gently transitioned into a toned abdomen, which combined to form a visually pleasing and stunning man. He would be the envy of a great number of guys and perhaps some women. "Are you satisfied with what you see? It will be yours going forward, so you can look at it whenever and whenever you choose; but, w