Malia's POVMy eyebrows shut up, at the sound of the deep masculine voice behind me. Everything went silent the minute his voice echoed in the air. So silent that you could hear a pin drop to the floor.“She's got company!” I heard the rogues whisper to themselves.“What's holding you men back from taking her?” One of the rogues yelled, joining the others. The one who spoke looked older and had a scar over his left eye, which he definitely must have gotten from an opponent that I bet was dead now. “Grab the girl now!” He ordered, but the others stayed put with their eyes glued on the gentleman behind me.“Careful how you finish that sentence boy,” The Man behind me grimaced. “Is that aura I perceive?” The older rogue asked. “Get them!” He added with a smile creased on his face.Two rogue men came barreling in. They were running right for us. I ducked, burying my face in the dirt confused about what to do next. “Alpha Ryder!!” Someone behind the bushes stirred, “So that was his name”
Malia’s POVAs we ran down the hill, I could see the bravery wrapped around his cold face, by now we had gone far into the woods. I could still hear the voice of his comrades rallying further to the riverside.“what if the rogues are not just the ones I saw ?” I said to myself quietly. My mind was running across a thousand realities, well at least I was not alone anymore so whatever happens he would probably help out, just like he is doing now.“ Who could this be? Was this the way the moon wanted to console me in my peril?” I kept thinking. He was dressed in a black jacket with the name Ryder written on the back. Perhaps that might be his name. His blond hair was scattered already and messy.Before long we got to the edge of the river, although it was a small river the current and waves were ferocious.“Can you swim?” he asked. That was the second time I heard his voice. Cold, sweet but deep to an extent.“Yes, looking at the way things are going I think I can try,” I told him hearte
Malia’s POVMany told Ania that the words of the seer were lies, but blinded by love and fear for her mate. She gave in to the words of the seer. Unfortunately, death met her and her lover on their way from the pack. They were attacked by a pack of wandering wolves who called themselves the Unborn.Ania's story is still very much talked about to date In the pack, although it was said in hush tones because the tale was considered a bad omen. My mom told me her soul still longs for children’s blood now. Any time I remember her words I laugh because I believe the tales were told to scare children.The reality before now tells me more than I thought existed. My story was already similar to hers but without an end yet. I kept trying to wave off the thought from my head but the more I tried the more it fisted on my wit.“Was this the end game ?” I thought quietly.No, I am Melia. I am not Ania and I won’t die in this wood like any wolf would. All this was what I kept repeating in my head th
MALIA’S POVI have no idea what I was expecting but when our journey finally came to an end in front of an exquisite building with mouth gaping, I was filled with nothing short of bewilderment.Throughout the journey, I have come up with different theories in my head regarding who he might be but with everything I see now, I didn't even come close to doing justice to his reputation.At some point, I even regarded him as a hunter which at that time made complete sense because who else would be stupid enough to run a forest as precarious as that if not hunters? Well, exclude me from the list cause I had my reasons.The moment we stepped into the supposed pack he had been talking to me about, I began to pick up different acts from people surrounding him that he was in fact far from a hunter, far higher on the status chain. “Have it cleaned thoroughly and whetted, I do not want the stain of any filthy rouges on my sword” He tossed the sword to a random person, who judging by the way he d
MALIA’S POVWordlessly, I followed behind the two guards who conversed hushly among themselves as we moved. I wasn't eavesdropping but I picked up something about a ceremony that will be happening in the coming week or so, I couldn't catch much, their voices were too low.Needless to say, we arrived in front of the door which they deemed suitable to be my room and one of them brought out a ton of keys from his pocket and picked out a particular one to unlock the door. “Here, you have the room” He pointed towards the room while keeping the door wide ajar. I nodded thankfully at him and walked in. Dust greeted me before any other thing and I instinctively stepped back.“Apologies for that, the room hasn't been put to use for ages but I will get the maids right away to help you with cleaning. Everything will be carried out immediately. Do feel at home” He stated and bowed curtly before the two walked away.I didn't have to wait for long before the maids arrived. Emphasize the “s” behin
MALIA’S POVThe way he spoke like I was some kind of puzzle that needed to be solved with carefulness offended me but for someone who had risked his life to save me from the wreck of rouges, I am sure getting furious at him is not one of the ways to show my appreciation. So instead of scowling at him like I intended to, I decided against it last minute and strolled toward him with purpose. He had saved me, so a little word should not get me all riled up.Unhurriedly, I slid into the chair sitting opposite of him all the while he glanced thoughtfully at me. It seems like my theory again has once been proved wrong. I thought with the way he looked at me upfront that he might have figured out a lot of things about me but now that I was close enough to read his gaze, I found out that he was trying to figure me out just the same way I was trying to figure him out.“Who are you?” He didn't hesitate to ask as he let his hands out of his pocket and set them on the table that was between us,
MALIA’S POVMy gaze trailed after him as he stepped out of the door. I didn’t even know what to think of the situation. We were just in the middle of conversing and he just got up and stepped out of the room. Just like that? Was I perhaps missing out on something or this was just a usual way of ending a conversation around here? Zade is pretty much popular so it wasn't a big deal that he recognized him but then that didn't make for a reason for him to just step out of the room with no explanation.My gaze focused on the now closed door as my thoughts rummaged through all the possible reasons that made him leave mid-conversation but nothing I came up with was valid enough. Whatever it was, the least he could do was to give me a headstart. A simple “excuse me” would have saved me from all these thoughts.I tucked my hair behind my ear and stood up from the chair. The window facing this side of the room had a different scene from the other. While the first was showcasing the whole pa
MALIA’S POVAt first, I was so engrossed in my delectable meal that the words easily passed me by and I only heard it when the lady recited it again. Gradually, I dropped the spoon and raised my head to look around, just so I could have a glimpse of who she was addressing. What I wasn't ready for was to see the lady standing directly in front of me. But I still didn't immediately think she was speaking to me until I looked around to make sure I was the only person she was looking expectantly at. Even at that, I intentionally refused to speak a word because the manner she spoke sounded offensive.“She is new he…..” Mary, the petite kitchen staff volunteered to reply but was cut off immediately. “I wasn't addressing my words to you. In front of me is a being with a perfectly normal-shaped mouth so I believe she can speak” She was speaking to Mary but for some reason, had her gaze still drilling holes in the side of my face.I sighed lazily and shifted my gaze to her face for the fi