As Charlotte starts panicking, Theo stands up and comes to her. “Relax! “Relax, Charlotte!” Theo says to her and pats her back though his eyes are stuck on her claws. “Can you stand?” Theo offers her his hand. Breathing heavily through her mouth, she tries to stand up, worried that she has stopped her imagination mid-shift. Her legs wobble as she stands up taking his hand. “Are your legs okay?” “Yeah…I can stand!” Charlotte wiggles her toes to see if the nails have turned into claws too. “Are you okay?” Theo asks quietly. “Yeah.” Charlotte feels a bit shaken up but other than she is fine. “How…How do I get them to be normal?” She asks shakily. “You have to put your mind to it. Just relax, first.” He takes her by arm and drags her to the lake. Charlotte walks by his side quietly, her mind occupied with the image of claws instead of her nails. When they reach the lake, Theo makes her sit on a large block of stone. “Close your eyes.” Theo crouches down and sits by her legs.
Theo awkwardly glances here and there and tries to avoid her piercing gaze.Charlotte was playing a game with him, he knew that. A few minutes after he realized that this girl could indeed be his mate, Charlotte instructed him to accompany Samantha and look at what is needed for their warriors. She could have chosen anyone else but she didn’t. In fact, he is sure that Nicholas has already given one such list to her.Since his Luna asked him to do it, he will. However, he’d be lying if he said he complied solely because of that.The girl with red eyes was the reason behind his compliance...She is walking in front of him, just one step ahead. He can smell her. Her smell is strong and musky.He was expecting her to shout at him, to scream and ask why he didn’t recognize her as a mate. But she didn’t. She kept walking till they were away from the prying ears of others.And then she turned.Theo’s breath got stuck in his throat as his eyes clashed with hers.Red…bright red and yet he coul
Azraiel stares at the table in front of him blankly. He is currently sitting in his office at the pack house waiting for Theo. Charlotte and Theo went to her pack today and it looks like he has finally accepted that Samantha is her mate. This also means that he is ready to talk about the past without biting his head off! A million things cross Azraiel’s mind but he somehow quietens the questions so that he wouldn’t upset Theo. He leans back as he hears the footsteps. A few seconds later Theo knocks on the door twice and then enters. “Sit.” Azraiel says to him. He carefully looks at Theo and notices the change in his demeanor. He seems relaxed, not angry and definitely happy. “What happened?” Theo asks as he sits down. “Nothing.” Azraiel puts his hands on the desk. “Can I not call you to just talk?” “Of course, you can!” Theo says. “But I’d rather talk while walking.” “Come on then.” Azraiel gets up and gestures for Theo to follow. Both of them do not speak until they are out
Charlotte stares at the black sky and tries to sort out the bubble of worry floating in her heart. She closes her eyes as she hears the footsteps of her mate.Within seconds, the door of her room opens and she is engulfed in warmth as Azraiel’s arms circle her waist. She smiles as he places a sweet kiss on her shoulder and buries his face in her neck. Her back arches and her neck move to the side as the first instinct.They silently enjoy each other’s company as the night darkens and the stars twinkle brighter.“What are you thinking?” Azraiel mumbles in her ear but doesn’t let her go.Charlotte chuckles. “How do you know I am thinking?”“I can tell.” Azraiel kisses her ear.“I-I was thinking about the shift, Azraiel.” Charlotte sobers up. It’s better that she has this conversation with him now.She turns in his arms and faces him. “I have a request…in case…in case I don’t make it after the shift.”“Don’t say that.” His voice breaks as he palms her cheek.“I have to.” She smiles sadly
Charlotte releases a ragged breath as she stares at the scene in front of her. “What’s… what’s going on?” She asks. “The warriors found them a few minutes ago.” Matt answers. Charlotte takes out her phone when it suddenly rings. “Nicholas.” She answers. “Are you guys okay?” “We are fine Charlotte. But you should come here. Right now.” He says. Charlotte gulps at the urgency in his voice. “Okay. I’ll be there soon.” She turns towards Should be there. “Absolutely not!” Azraiel barks instantly. “They could be dangerous, Charlotte.” “I know…” She looks at him with pleading eyes. “Even more of a reason to be with my pack right now.” Azraiel shakes his head. “No.” He says sternly. “Go home. I’ll deal with this.” Charlotte doesn’t budge. “No.. It’s my pack. I am their leader. I should be with them. Please try to understand Azraiel.” She pleads. He looks at her for a long second and she asks her wolf to send a message to his wolf. After what feels like an eternity, he looks away from
Charlotte sighs and leans back. Azraiel joins her in the bed. It’s 4 in the morning and the sky is still dark. “You okay? “He asks as she puts her head on his shoulder. “No.” Charlotte gulps to control her tears. “I am not.” Charlotte and Azraiel have been up all night trying to figure out what to do with those hundreds of people out there. Some of them wanted to go home while the others just had no clue what to do. Even if half of them wanted to go, it was still a great number of people and to make living arrangements for them was no easy task at all. Theo, Matt, Ayleen, Katya, and many other warriors worked all night to arrange accommodations for them. Azraiel asked the Head Coordinators permission to put them near his pack and he agreed. All night, they just worked to get things done and make sure that there is no danger lurking around. Tons and Tons of questions… unanswered questions swimming in their heads… “It’s okay! I am here. We’ll figure it out.” She feels him press a ki
Katya looks around the woods and sighs. She has been wandering in the woods with Matt hoping to find any clue as to why and how the hell did so many supernaturals enter the woods at the same time without getting hurt?Does the magic not work anymore?Or… it works just fine but didn’t want to hurt these supernatural species?Ugh… it’s confusing!!“You okay?” Matt asks suddenly.“uh… yeah!!” She tucks a hair strand behind her ear.“I think we should take a break. You look tired. “He says.“No… I… l am fine.”Matt doesn’t say anything but sighs heavily.“Let’s head back. ‘Katya says and turns around.“Katya!”“Yeah?” She turns around when She hears her name and looks at Matt.He looks at her weirdly. “Huh… -what?”“You called my name.” Her brows furrow.“Uh. No.. l didn’t.” He looks worried.“Yes. You did. It’s just the two of us here.” Katya says looking around.Matt suddenly looks alert as he puts his finger to his lips, and looks around. After looking in every direction when he is sat
“Kira!..don’t.” Theo says to Kira as he watches her inch towards the white wolf.“Sshhhh..” Kira shuts him up.She moves close to the white wolf slowly.Theo quickly pulls out his cell phone and texts the Alpha. If and he is almost sure that this white wolf is indeed a Trueblood then there is no way that Theo and Kira can fight it off by themselves.“Theo?” He looks up when he hears Kia whisper.He steps forward to see what happened. “It’s unconscious!” Kira says looking at the giant white wolf.“I’ve informed Alpha. He is coming with warriors and a truck to take it to the pack.”Kira frowns and steps back. “Is it just me or you too aren’t getting the Trueblood vibes from it?”“No… it’s not just you!” Theo assures her. “I can’t feel that sort of aura here. We’d have found it in an instant because of the powerful aura, wounded or not.”“Do you think its smell and aura are concealed by magic?” Kira asks with a bitter taste in her mouth. More magic…great! She thinks to herself.“It looks