VIVIANA
I stepped down from my car. Well, it’s not even a car. It’s a cab, to be precise. My high ankle black boots made boot-y noises over the hard asphalt road outside my workplace: The Police Station, The Precinct.
Yes, I am an Officer in the South City Precinct. I have been working as an investigating officer for one year now. Yesterday was my first work anniversary. Unfortunately, it got to spend it running after those bastards; the criminals. What a fate I have!
I was about to settle over my desk when Emma smacked my ass. She always does that. I kind of am habituated now. She wiggled her eyes in all possible directions.
“Hey, hoty, what’s up?” She has that British accent that I am fond of. That is the only thing about her I love the most. She smacked oy when she had a favor to ask. I crossed my arms across my chest.
“Spill it,” I ordered. Emma joined as my junior six months ago, but she is such a trouble maker. May it be on-duty or off-duty, I ended up cleaning her mess. She is my only friend. A true one.
“I messed up the reports that Captain asked. I need help. You, babe, are my safe side. Help me.” Well, I take my words back about Emma being a true friend. She pisses me. She did that. Just now.
“Is this the way you ask for help, Em?” I darted. I was certain to pierce my gaze into her grey pupils. She, as always, didn’t bother. She stepped forward and hugged me. No, it wasn’t a hug. She just choked me.
I separated her only to inhale a mouthful of air. “You…you trouble-maker, do you want to choke me to death?” I acted within raspy, struggled breaths. Of course, I acted. But that little blondie looked through my acts. Why always?
“Don’t act, Babe. You can’t. Now be a good senior and help me before that asshole kicks me out of the Precinct.” Emma begged. I witnessed her hands genuinely folded. Her eyes sent me clear signals. I was her last hope. I smiled. I sighed. She was really something. She chirped instantly. Butch, she saw through my smile.
Emma ran to her desk. She was collecting files. It must have been the report she mentioned a moment ago. I patted my back in my mind. ‘Go, Viv, you have to work hard.’ I consoled my tired brain, my aching back. Just another hour. That’s when I felt her snort.
“Miracle!” I called her. My wolf. She was pissed. She was tired. She wanted to play in the woods, to rest, and lie down over the forest floor. Her happy place in this whole insanely bustling city.
“I want out, Viv,” Miracle growled in my mind. She wanted to take control. “No. Not here, Miracle.” I tried to control her. She had been such a dominating wolf. Miracle used to stay silent during my duty hours. But recently, she wasn’t as silent as she should have been.
“Why?” Another growl.
“We can’t risk shifting. Too many humans,” I said. I felt as if I had sneaked from an asylum. If somebody had seen me talking like that, I would have been sent for a check-up. The usual protocol the Precinct followed.
“It’s suffocating. I want to run, Viv. Let go.” Miracle urged. Again! I couldn’t take it. Not anymore. I shut my eyes, inhaled deep breaths. But in vain.
“No. And NO. I must work. You are messing. Stay in. Stay silent. Got it?” I roared. In my mind, of course. Miracle grumbled loudly. I let out a whimper. Her howl in my mind was quite loud. I felt it deafening. In the other instance, it was calm. Miracle was silent! No, she was pissed. I would have to let her take over for more hours now. It’s hard here. With humans, it’s painful for a werewolf to suppress the wolf.
I grabbed my chair and landed over the soft seat with a thud. My eyes did a quick scan of reports, and I wanted to find Emma. I wanted to beat the shit out of her. How could she mess up so bad? This clumsy girl!
Had it not been for Emma's little wolf, I would have never been this good to her. When Captain first scolded her, she was way too heartbroken. I bought her shrimps. She is a glutton. Her first shift was a month after she joined. She was such a baby, horrified and shocked. The shift isn’t a happy event. It is cruel when nobody is there to help you.
Emma was lucky to have me. I wasn’t. I had no one. No mother, no father, no friends, and absolutely no siblings. I was merely sixteen. It’s been almost three years. Miracle was a shy wolf. But now, she is such a dominating one. Maybe it’s her nature. She is a Sun-wolf. I am not certain of what it means. An old lady called Miracle ‘Sun-wolf'. Her eyes held anxiousness, worries, fear, and her expressions let me conclude that she had never something like Miracle.
The lady must have been a werewolf or something supernatural for she disappeared in an instant after that unwanted encounter. Unlike Emma's wolf Emmy, Miracle is a brown wolf with a brown, thick, bushy tail, and long ears with light chocolate inner skin. Miracle is a huge wolf. Emma didn’t believe it after she saw Miracle for the first time.
Well, I love Miracle the most. She is a part of me. But I adore her eyes. The blue shining orbs. She could see miles and recognize instantly. It’s one of her abilities. These days, all Miracle does is piss me. She wants to go back. ‘I want to go home. We belong to the pack. We don’t belong here.’ She urges that almost every day.
We can’t. I can’t. There is nothing left. Nobody would ever want me in the pack after what mother had done. After that horrible night. After that bloodshed. After everything. But Miracle is a wolf. A wolf growing up and exploring the world without a pack. She has her needs and I can’t ignore them. Not for a long time.
“Done,” I muttered. I rested my back against that chair. So comfortable. How good! “Miracle, we can go home now. You can run in the woods after I find Emma,” I said in my mind. Miracle didn’t respond. I knew it. She was pissed. She is such a stubborn wolf. I sighed.
“Here. It’s done. Next time, don’t find me for these lame tasks.” I glared at Emma who scanned my figure. Her eyes landed over my legs. I know they were shaking, but Emma you didn’t have to stare.
“Eyes up,” I warned Emma. She smiled and grabbed her little bag shutting off that computer she always had been sticking to.
“Emmy also wants to run.” Emma walked out occasionally peeling above her shoulder. That smile never left her lips. Cheeky. I surrendered. Maybe, Miracle would come out after Emmy did. The thought seemed dubious to me. But I had to try.
“She is pissed. I yelled at her. Now, she cornered herself.” I confessed to Emma. We were in the middle of the city forest. Emma's clothes had been kissing the ground and her wolf Emmy waited for Miracle. Emma's mother was the beta's mate. Her father died before she was born. Her mother left Emma. She wasn’t able to provide for her.
It was hard in this city. But Emma survived. I felt like a protector. She was like my sister. She had no one except me. I had no one. We were for each other.
“Miracle,” Emmy called my angry wolf. I found Miracle snorting. Stubborn. “Emmy wants to run in the woods. Won’t you play with Emmy?” Emmy asked again. Emma's wolf Emmy addresses herself with her name. Miracle growled in my mind dominating. I leaned on my all fours. Within a second, Miracle was there. A giant brown wolf with shining golden fur.
Sometimes, I wondered that Miracle was as vibrant as the sun. Hence, the Sun-wolf. I have yet to find more about Miracle. Unlike me, Miracle won’t ever leave Emmy. She was way more territorial and protective for Emmy. A good thing for that little trouble.
Emmy ran ahead waving her tail when the moon shined in the night sky. A beautiful sight. This forest, my happy place, our happy place. Miracle joined Emmy soon taking lead, as a leader.
VIVIANA“Viviana, I want you and Emmy to take over this case. It’s a peculiar one,” said Captain. I and Emmy exchanged confused looks. Was he doing this? For sure! The last time he handed Emmy a case, she messed up so bad that Captain had to apologize. She punched the criminal right in front of the media. Stubborn girl, and easily pissed.“Don’t give me that expression. Viviana, make sure you handle the media. I have some trust issues with this girl.” Captain handed me the file. I glanced. It was a drug case. Not again. The last time I got involved in a drug case, Miracle got agitated. I couldn’t afford that again.It’s been a month since Miracle and Emmy made a tour in the city forests. We had been busy. Emma was in a learning mode. To my bad, I was her mentor. What a fate!Emma took the lead and stepped out of Captain’s office. She was excited. Thrilled, to be precise. Her eyes beamed. I bet adrenali
ALARIC“What happened here?” I frowned. I was sitting with dad, discussing some military changes he seemed when Noah called me. He said that it was horrible. It was. Indeed. Brutality screamed in this place. Everything was ruined. Those trees…my dad planted them with my late grandmother. We used to play here. Sister Gianna loved being here.Anger surged through my veins. “Who?” It was a question that messed my interiors. I could feel Moon getting agitated too. Noah looked perplexed. He glanced at those peach trees again. They were shattered to the ground. They were broken and cut down. All the peaches were crushed to an extent that the pulp had been soiled.“We suspect it to be rogues, Alpha.” Noah picked a full peach and cleaned it with his shirt. He would much it later. Not only sister Gianna, but Ashton and Noah too love those peaches and cherries. This area of forest belonged to the Windsor family.“Wha
RECOMMENDED SONG:**POV By Ariana Grande**VIVIANAI felt someone’s boring eyes on my back. Miracle jumped hard in my mind. She wanted control. She wanted out. She just squealed “Mate.” How could I not hear it? My nerves were jammed. It felt like I didn’t exist now. It was just Miracle and the person she squealed for.My mate!I turned around. My hand clutched those handcuffs tightly around Marcus’ wrist. I felt him groan in pain. He was the least of my concern. Emma noticed the change. She had seen my eyes. I know Miracle was taking the front.I saw him. Him! Who was he? He was My Mate. My supposed mate. I should have been happy. That was how I should have been. That was how it had been for every werewolf. Grow up, find your mate, get married, birth pups, and perform all your duties. He kept staring at me. I analyzed his eyes. They changed color.“Viv, what are you waiting for? He is our mate. Go t
RECOMMENDED SONG:**Hurts so good by Astrid S**ALARIC“What is it after Viviana?” I questioned Viviana just she was about to leave. She rejected me. Her mate. She didn’t give any reasons, just rejected me. That was hurting. I was hurting. Moon was hurting. Everything was hurting. It was just a moment ago when I relished her sweet scent, her heavenly aroma.The kiss we just shared… I couldn’t explain the feeling. I was out of words. It was such a moment. She gave me the right to kiss her. But then, she took away everything. Why? This why must have been the exact question in my mind, on my lips. But strange. It wasn’t.She did something to me. Instead of blaming her for the pain, the hurt she just caused me, I was worried. Yes, I was worried about her, her feelings, her emotions. I was worried that she must be hurting too. I was worried that she was in pain too. Stupid mate thing.She turned. Her round gre
VIVIANAI exited the street. I wasn’t certain of my words. I said that I would reject Alaric always. This day turned out to be the worst. And yet, it was just noon. I had to spend the remaining day at the precinct. I moved ahead leaving Alaric in that street we just kissed twice.My eyes searched his figure. He was nowhere to be seen. My heartfelt shattered. I felt shattered. Alaric must have been shattered. Stop it, Viviana, don’t think about him. Remember, you just rejected him. You rejected your mate, an Alpha.Oh shit! What did I do? I should have run away. I should have never faced him. I should have stopped all this. This was a mess. A mess I created. I landed my ass into this. But Alaric seemed to be a good man. Okay, a good werewolf. He didn’t show any anger. Was he angry?‘Oh Jesus, just shut up,’ I yelled at my brain. It made me insane. I hoped Miracle to take control. But she didn’t. She wasn’t anywhere
ALARICI stepped down and entered the garage. Well, this was a garage. Winter, my best warrior wolf owned it. He was a car freak. He desired money to set up the business. I landed him some. Now, it was the best garage in the whole town. Winter and his ways of dealing with rogues had always fascinated me. I saw how he ripped apart one’s head with his bare hands. I knew he was a keeper. He respected me. I respected him.Winter was a part of the pack. His father served the pack army. He died in the incident with my father years ago. Winter had no siblings. The only thing he loved was cars. I passed the garage. Winter bowed. His way of respecting. I nodded. He assured me. This wasn’t good. For that rogue.The corner door of the garage opened. We stepped in. I followed by Winter and Noah. James stayed out. Winter leads us to the dungeon in the basement. The walls were silent. They had always been. Good for torturing. I smirked. Flashes of the rogue facing
ALARICIt’s been almost a month now. A month to when I first saw my mate, Viviana. A month to when I kissed her lips. A month to when I inhaled her scent first. A month. A month to all those good memories.On the surface, everything was good. I was good. Moon was good. He believed my words of not giving up on Viviana, even after her brutal rejection. I felt pathetic. Every passing by second made me feel useless. What kind of Alpha was I, if I couldn’t even control my mate?Well, a mate was never something you could control. Moon goddess blessed me with Viviana. Viviana chose to reject me. Where was I at fault? What wrongs did I do? These questions haunted me. Everyday. Every night. Always.After that encounter with the rogue that day, I left the city for some days. I needed seclusion. I needed air. I wanted Viviana. I wanted her badly. I left the city. Father was fine with my decision. He had sensed something bad. He always did. But he never q
VIVIANAThe days had been okay. After that mate-thing with Alaric and all the convincing stuff with Miracle, my days were easy. Yet. The job was not easy though. Every day, we encountered a new criminal case. A new murder. A new incident.I had drowned myself into work. They say that if you want to leave something, focus on something else. I wanted to forget those moments with Alaric. Those kisses. His scent. My rejection. That guilt. Everything. I wanted to let go of everything. Work was my something else now. I took almost fifty cases in the last month.“You look hell, Viv.” Emma echoed in my ears. We share an apartment. A room too. It’s good to be with someone when you are going through a phase I was in. I spared Emma a glance. I wasn’t happy with her compliment.“I am fine.” I voiced. Emma sighed and made a horrible expression. I doubted her thoughts. The way she looked at me was not good. She sat beside me. I kept