~HUNTER~ “What the do fuck are you doing here?” I ground out soon as I opened the door to find the last fucking person I wanted to see standing before me. “I came to talk.” Arya’s response came in a timid voice, and I rolled my eyes because she was not about to play that innocent omega game with me. “About what, Arya? I don’t remember having any unfinished business with you. So fuck off.” I spat, ready to shut the door in her face because I was over dealing with anyone that comes from the Dimaano family; they’ve fucked my life over enough times. Arya sighed, holding onto the door, probably to prevent me from closing it in her face, but we both knew her holding the door wouldn’t exactly stop me when I decided to close it. “I am not here looking for a fight, Hunter; I want to help.” “You want to help? Help who, me?” I couldn’t help the laugh that spluttered out of me. “You want to help me after you and your sister expertly shattered my heart? How generous of you to come here to help
~JADE~ I look around the large, empty meeting room as the supposedly pack Alpha and one of the men who found and brought me here whispered to each other. I can barely pick up what they’re saying, but I think I heard a few words that don’t sit well with me. Perhaps I heard them wrong.“What pack did you say you’re from, again?” The Alpha asks, and I immediately cast my gaze back to him.“Blackwood Pack,” I respond with haste.The Alpha shares a look with the second man; I don’t know if he is the beta or a guard. “That’s a long way from here.” The man mutters, to which the Alpha nods in agreement.“Yes, I know, but I promise I mean to trouble. I just want a place to stay until I deliver my baby, and I’ll be out of your air before you know it, please.” I begged, repeating what I said when the patrol guards found me outside their pack territory.I’ve been wandering the woods for the past seven months, running away from rogues and everything that tries to kill me, fighting when I can and
~JADE~Levana had been right; something was wrong with this pack, and whatever it was, I didn’t plan on sticking around to find out.Despite how I tried to convince myself to shake off the uneasiness this pack gave me, I couldn’t. I was on high alert from the minute I stepped into the cabin. Gillian the weird beta, had lingered more minutes than he should have, and that spooked me beyond reasoning.Even after he left, I couldn’t shake off his creepy stare and that crooked, barely existing smile he had on his face as he blatantly stared at me like I wasn’t aware of his eyes on me.I had contemplated taking my bath once I was alone, but the thought of making myself vulnerable and unalert, if anything were to happen made me decide against bathing. Even as I sat on the squeaky bed, I was restless. I couldn’t sit still, so I walked around the cabin. It was then I realised that the cabin window was screwed shut.Why would they do that? What was the purpose of the cabin being behind the pack
~JADE~The haunting howls and snarls behind me were deafening, so fucking loud that they drowned out the sound of the blood pounding in my ears as I raced through the dense forest. My every step echoed with fear in my ears, my heart beating louder than a church bell as the feral growls grew louder and closer.Shifting was out of the question; perhaps I could outrun them if I could turn, but putting enough distance between me and the mad wolves with only one goal was nearly impossible. But that didn’t stop me from running like hell was on my tail, and my life depended on it. And it wasn’t just my life that depended on survival tonight but that of my newborn pup, likewise.I have a son to save, and it doesn’t matter how much I get wounded while doing it. My motherly instinct urged me to run faster, to push harder despite running on foot. I ignored the sharp pain jabbing into my foot now and then as I stepped on twigs and thorns. None of that would matter if those rogue wolves caught up
~REIGN~The tension in the room was beyond suffocating, and honestly, I wasn’t in any way phased because this is what it was like being in my father’s presence. He commands the room with so much hostility that always had everyone cowering in his presence, except for me.And he hates it.He hates that his presence and his pheromones don’t affect me like it does every other person in this pack. Even the elders of the council who are supposed to be all-knowing, and the oldest of the pack fear him like he is some god of death. Not that I don’t understand why they are all so afraid of him, I know the kind of Alpha my father is. There is a viable reason why our pack was isolated from the rest of the world, and there are no neighbouring packs for miles away.We may not be popular amongst werefolks but those who know of us always know to warn others about the dangers of ever coming anywhere close to Mystic Bane pack. My father ruled the pack with an iron grip, despite not being a tyrant to pa
~REIGN~ I ignored the leery stares from the pack members hanging around the main pack house as I hurried down the stairs, and out of the pack house. We don’t usually have rogues lurking around the pack territory as most packs do, because it has been common knowledge for as long as I can remember that anyone who made the mistake of trespassing into our territory, rogue or not, ends up with the heads severed from their necks. That was how the preppy Alpha Heir of Moonshine pack got himself into the situation that ended up being his demise. He ran away from his pack because his father was forcing him into an arranged union with a chosen mate. The poor boy is gay, and he thought running away from his pack before the Union would help him, maybe he might’ve ended up escaping the cruel fate of living the rest of his life with someone he didn’t love but he ended up in our territory. Truth be told, if I had found him first before the patrol guards got to him, perhaps I might’ve helped him e
~REIGN~Tarik was going crazy.He wanted out, and his ache to push free to be with our mate grew, yet I couldn’t let him take charge. I needed to be in control to get a clear assessment of the situation, and letting Tarik out would prevent that. He was more of a—do first, then think/talk later—kind of wolf, and this wasn’t the time for that.‘Mate, mate needs me.’ Tarik chanted, prancing around in my head, and I could feel the extent of his agitation.‘Calm down and let me focus; we will get to her and give her what she needs, but I need you to stay calm so I can focus.’Tarik responded with a deviant grumble, but he heeded my suggestion and stopped trying to push forward.My eyes remained on the rogues. The one looming over my mate had taken careful steps back after my warning growl, but none of the rogues made any attempt to flee. I wasn’t surprised by this because they were rogues, and in their feral states, common sense was a luxury out of their living range.And rogue wolves alwa
~REIGN~I take the turn that should lead me to the pack’s clinic, and Tarik begins to growl.‘Home, home. Take mate home.’‘I need to take her to the clinic; she needs to get treated.’ I argued as I hastened my pace toward the Pack clinic, the faster I got her there, the better.‘No!’ Tarik snarled, and I had to stop walking because why was he so difficult?‘She needs the pack doctor.’ I try to reason but he won’t have it.‘No one touches her. No one gets to see Mate like that. Take her home.’‘Tarik, she needs to be treated. Her wounds aren’t healing as fast as they should. It’s just the pack, doctor.’ I replied, sighing.‘No. Take Mate home. Clean mate. Take care of her. Protect mate. Mate better with us.’ He grumbled his clipped sentences in a tone that left no room for argument.It is difficult to reason with him when he goes all caveman on me, Still, I tried, ‘Tarik...’‘I will take over,’ he threatened.‘Fine,’ I concede, knowing that I wouldn’t win even if I continued arguing