“Ready for tonight?”I sighed and chewed on my food at Maddie’s question.We were both seated on the chairs inside the Omega House’s kitchen. Maddie had just finished bombarding me with questions and warm greetings since it’s our first time seeing each other for almost a month. I couldn’t say I didn't miss her chitchats since it's probably the longest we’ve ever been away from each other since we met.“Yeah,” I just said and swallowed.“You’re nervous, aren’t you?” She suddenly said and inched her chair closer to mine.I didn’t answer her and just took another bite from my lunch. “It suits you,” she said, pertaining to the bracelet she gave me that I wore around my wrist. She just changed topics like that."But really, why are you nervous? I heard you did really well in training.” She suddenly pointed a finger at me. Her light green eyes narrowed.“You can’t tell me you’re not nervous. I know that face.”I sighed once again and drank the water that was on the side. “So, I’m really
Our eyes met, and in a snap, the red eyes were gone. Leaving the leaves and branches snapping and swaying.“Rina?” Goosebumps rose on my skin at the sight. I couldn’t seem to comprehend what I had just seen.Because except for the fact that another potential new rogue had just been able to infiltrate the supposedly impenetrable Vamos Pack, especially right after that last attack, the rogue looked afraid when it saw me looking.And most of all, that pair of eyes looked very familiar.“Rina!”I snapped my head back to Maddie when I felt her shake me. “H-Huh?”“Are you okay?” She asked, looking concerned. “Y-Yeah.” I cleared my throat and glanced back at the spot where I saw the red eyes.But they were really gone.“What are you looking at?” Maddie followed where I was looking. But there was nothing for her to see but the trees and leaves in the area.But in the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught something that made me take a step back and freeze.Someone just ran around the area!“Di
I looked at the stage, making sure the woman was not there and that I was just imagining things.But in confirmation, Lana wasn’t really present on stage, beside Titus, where she always liked staying.My heart beat faster as I looked at the forest again, still seeing figures moving about.What is she doing there? Why is she talking with a rogue? And most importantly, why is it not attacking her?Not that I want her to be attacked, but the most normal thing to happen when facing a rogue is to be attacked.Unless…“... announcement of the Top 14, the Kingsguard.”The applause that resonated around the area caught my attention. My head snapped back to the stage again and caught Titus looking at me. He gave me a small smile, but he immediately caught up to my emotions when a more serious expression came on his face.‘What’s wrong, my love?’ he immediately mind-linked me. I swallowed, feeling the chill around my neck when the wind breezed through the wide space of the pack. I can still
Goosebumps immediately rose on my skin as soon as I got inside the vicinity of Vamos’s forest.I didn’t hear Titus mind-link me back so my conscience speaking about just following his orders was immediately shrugged away; my worry for my friend intensified.What has gotten in that girl’s head that she suddenly ran here? Was she not thinking about her own safety?And has something really happened to Sebastian?‘Maddie? Where are you? I followed you.’ I said, slowly walking deeper inside the forest; my shoes making scrunching noises as I stepped on dried leaves.So many things happened to me in this place. I was beaten, almost taken advantage of, cried, saved, and all other things that I had ambivalent feelings for this place.But I know one thing for sure: this forest is dangerous.Stopping by the spot where I thought I saw the red eyes earlier, I looked behind me towards the still on-going ceremony. It had started getting mellow as it slowly went to its end. And I could see that som
“S-Samuel?”I mumbled as I stared wide-eyed at the boy whom I was cleaning the Omega house with.He was missing the last time I heard about him…“S-Sabrina…” He backed away and let go of the lady. She slumped on the ground, dirty and wounded, but all my attention was on Samuel. The quiet and nice kid I know from the Omega House.Before I went away for training I heard he was missing. Is this the reason why?“Samuel!” I screamed when he suddenly turned his back and started running. The other rogue whom he was with followed him. “Stop! Wait, Samuel!” I tried following them, but the laugh that came from the other rogue made me almost stop. The rogue glanced back at me and smirked, before he and Samuel ran—both half turned and smudged with dirt. I stopped on my tracks, frozen, and just stared at the pathway they went through until they went away.“Samuel…” “You know the boy.”My attention was taken when the lady suddenly spoke. I turned to her and saw her still sitting on the floor.
“T-Titus… I think I shouldn’t be here,” I said as soon as he pulled me towards him as he opened the doors of the board room where the rest of the Council people, including the Elders were gathered for an immediate meeting.Titus didn’t respond and just continued walking inside the large room. While I tried acting normal when all eyes went to us.Alphas, guards—now including the 14 Kingsguards, the Councilors and the people who were involved earlier watched us as they waited for the king to speak up.Titus stood at the head of the triangular shaped table, the tip pointing at him. He looked so tall and formidable most especially with his black and gold uniform and the medals that hung around it, that no one dared speaking. Despite his stance, his hand was still on my back, so I had no choice but to follow him. I noticed how most of the people’s attention were on his arm around me, so I awkwardly stood back a little, expecting Titus to let it go. He did, but he glanced at me with thos
But if it was really her, why would she do it? “We’re sorry for suddenly interrupting. But we have urgent information from Madame Belissa,” Ben informed, looking like he indeed ran from here. His white shirt was still rolled up, the white hairs on his arms showing. Even the grayish hair that he already had on his head looked extra bright, as if he had been very stressed by the situation. His usual warm smile wasn’t present in his face. “Proceed,” Titus spoke, turning his attention to them. “Lady Lana.” Ben gestured to Lana, and I turned my eyes towards her. Still in her body-forming, long, black dress, Lana Wintour stood in front of us with the same confidence she always had around people. Despite everything, her hair and make up was still perfect. But I could see behind her facade that she wasn’t as perfectly poised as everyone thought she was. Something in her eyes wants to break away. I could practically see it clawing at her. But she wouldn’t be the upright and disciplined
I could literally hear my heart beating so loudly.‘I-It’s okay… I swear. It’s understandable. It’s because they don’t know me.’ I reasoned through mindlink.But Titus turned to me, looking frustrated. “You are not to be spoken like that,” he said out loud, his eyes bright, his wolf just right at the surface.He faced the people again. “I will not let anyone speak to you like that.”The silence that followed after that felt chilly, and it stretched on for minutes. Nobody dared speaking as we all could practically feel how Titus was just controlling himself not to throw a fit.I watched as he clenched and unclenched his fists.I wanted to reach out to him, but kept myself still. I didn’t want to make matters worse.“This meeting is done.” After a while, he finally spoke. “You may now go.” At first, the Councilors and other Alphas looked at each other, reluctant over moving, but they eventually did.Councilor Antonio moved first, the other Councilor followed along with the Alphas and