Lance's POVI had a sweet dream but I did not know it would turn sour after I woke up. Strangely, I had the urge to be awake through the night. The pressure was much on me around midnight but I ignored, preferring to choose my sweet dream.It was morning and I woke up to go to the gym at 5am for my morning workout. A note pulled out in front of me as I opened the door.It looked like it was placed there intentionally by someone and I looked around the hall for any trace or scent of the person who had dropped it but there was none.I bent over to pick it and read the content. I did not take long to glance through the writing on the small piece of paper but my eyes widened in terror, fear and alarm as I read the writing line for line and word for words again.It read, "Dear Lance,Thank you for being there for me and taking care of me even when I pushed you to the wall. I have to go somewhere. I am sorry I can tell you much. I would love to return here but I don't know if I would be ab
Ashley/Olivia's POVI ran and refused to stop even when I was tired. I made sure to cover every track or trace of my scent even while I escaped.Lola was too tired but she refused to stop. She had been running the whole night and it was just a little past dawn."Lola, please rest a little. We are far away from Silver Tail now and so it will be hard for anyone to come for us." I said to her, trying to take the reign from her."Just a little bit more. Let me run a little bit more until I am sure we are in a safe zone." She said, still running.I felt bad for letting her do all the running. I would have done part while she continued. I do not have that much stamina as her to run for eight straight hours without stopping to rest."I just feel bad and want you to rest. I have been resting here all night while you take all the stress of running to escape on you." I said, my voice laced with concern."Don't worry about me. I will be fine." She assured me.I gave up on trying to persuade her
Lance's POV"Did you find her?" Eloise's voice greeted me as I entered the house with my head down and heart heavy."Tell me exactly what is going on here Lance? Why would Olivia suddenly disappear again? I know she was not attacked and taken away so how is she missing?" she yelled, her voice breaking.I was tired, too tired to talk. I had been in the woods for almost all the day. I had screamed and shouted her name in every corner I could comb but there was no answer.Jason and Damien had returned to the pack earlier than I after hours of futile search. When they saw I was not coming back, Jason came to look for me to bring me back to the house and here I was."I don't know why she left. She did not give me any reason." I said, throwing my almost lifeless body on one of the couch."Left? She left on her own? You didn't tell me any of that this morning." Damien who was patting Eloise to remain calm stopped abruptly and rushed over to where I was lying."I knew there was something fis
Ashley/Olivia's POVI woke up to stinging pain in my stomach. "Ouch!" I yelled. "Stop whining like a child. Can't you endure a little bit of hunger and why didn't you pack things we would need properly?""Aren't you hungry? Stop saying it like I am a weak human in this form. I just didn't have enough to eat before I slept so I am a bit hungry this morning.""Were you feeling guilty about leaving Lance and you did not even pack enough food for us? Gosh! This is bad! What did I do to deserve this from my mother half? She's starving me. Don't tell me you were also thinking about Lance all through the night and you didn't sleep.""You! Is this now a one sided blame? Were you thinking about Martains because you don't feel any mate bond with Lance? Stop whining and nagging like a child. Let's look for something to eat.""Hmph! You always find a way to counter me. I don't know why you brought Martains into the picture. Now you speak on him, don't you think you should be a lot more considerat
Ashley/Olivia's POVI ended up in a stream and across the stream was an inhabited land. It was not Oakstone but somewhere close to Oakstone.Now, the problem was that I did not know how to get across and pass by without having to pass within the land.On the map, I had to pass inside to get through to Oakstone and that meant crossing their territory."Should I charge forward? How exactly do I pass through? I do not want to be mistaken for a rogue." I thought deeply, trying to figure out a way to overcome this obstacle.I could tell Lola wanted me to just charge forward as she was pacing about in my head."We can't charge forward rashly. We are on another man's land." I stood behind a tree before the stream watching the view of the land when I heard the sound of a broken branch.I turned around swiftly to duck from whatever was coming my way and then catch a glimpse of it later."Another rogue?" I held my breath thinking it was a crazy rogue that was lurking around. It was too late
Ashley/Olivia's POV"Does he know something else about me? Has he seen me in Silver Tail?" My mind brought a lot of possibilities of questions but I managed to maintain my composure in front of me him without looking shocked or taken aback with surprise."There is nothing more to know that what I have told you, sir. I am a lone wolf and my name is Emily." I repeated, stressing the words for him to hear."I know. I heard that. I just could not help but ask because I felt attracted to you and I do not know the reason. Please don't think of this negatively. The kind of attraction I sensed is one of pack membership.""By any chance, do you have anyone who comes from any of the pack in Oakstone?"I felt relieved to hear that he had not seen me anywhere before. It was just his hunches giving him a sense of likeness as related pack members between the both of us."Is that part of the reason you decided to help me?" I asked, connecting the line on why he would easily decide to help a stranger
Ashley/ Olivia's POV"Are you up now?" Ray asked me as I opened the door."What time is it? I am sorry I slept over. James said he would prepare breakfast for me but I did not know when I slept off or when he left." I said to him."It's fine. Come down to eat. The whole family is around now and so you should come down and meet them.""Okay. I will just wash my sleepy eyes and come down in a bit." I washed my face which was still looking drowsy from sleep and hurried down to meet the other members of the family."Oh dear, look at you! You look so tired. I would have sent a servant to bring your food up to your room instead of you coming down if I knew you were this fatigued. The tiredness is written all over your face." a feminine voice said immediately I stepped into the room. I scanned the room and they were about eight people minus I and Ray who came to call me.The lady, no, woman who spoke looked really young but I could tell at once that she was the commander's mate. She look
Ashley/Olivia's POV"The Luna just informed me that she needs some personal maids for the alpha. She does not like the other set so she dismissed them. Fortunately you are here now and I can't find any other place to fix you in but there. You will be working as one of the alpha's personal maid." the elderly woman who Erica had referred to as the head of the house affairs, said. "Me? I question, looking at both of them in doubt."Yes, you. Is there anything wrong? Or don't you want to work?""No,no, I did not mean that. I'm just a little bit startled as I'll be walking directly for the Alpha."Raising a brow, she eyed me before giving me a warning, "Don't go beyond your boundaries. Behave yourself. I do not want to hear any complain. If I do hear just one complain, you will be dismissed. Do you understand?""Yes ma.""Erica would show you to your room. She has explained your situation to me and that you need somewhere to stay so you'll be living in one of the rooms in the servants' q