My mind was focused on that one particular spot in the library. My fingers were itching to grab the book and flip the pages that had my answers. Everything I needed was so close to me and yet I was sitting in the room waiting for everyone to leave. Alpha Orion was still in the mansion which meant I was not going to leave the room under any circumstances. I did not want to talk to him, I already had too many things to worry about and dealing with one grumpy Alpha was not in my daily schedule. I was also avoiding Luca. After the last time, things became a little awkward between us. I saw Luca during breakfast but we barely spoke. The silence was not extraordinary during breakfast or dinner in this mansion. The silence was my constant companion most of the time. But no one noticed the silence was not normal but uncomfortable between us or maybe no one cared. It was already 1 pm and Alpha was locked in his office. Normally he would not be home but in the last few days, he started
How could I be so careless? I missed the perfect opportunity, all the answers were under the same roof and yet I could not get them. The red moon was barely a few days away and here I was sitting ideally.Who could have taken the book?The book had some information about the red moon. It could mean someone else was trying to find out about the moon as well or someone took the book on purpose so that I could not read it.But why would anyone do that?Who could take the book?Bernadette? Only she knew I was looking for some answers about the red moon and she was the one who found me in the library.But it could also be Mia. She was outside, maybe she followed me and saw I was reading the book. She wanted revenge because according to her I took Chelsea's place and even though she did not know anything about my nightmares if she knew I was interested in the book it would make sense for her to take it.I could not search their rooms, it would be too risky but the book was my only hope.I
"Are you okay?"I was pulled out of my thoughts...I was stuck in a loop, I wanted to help people but I had no way of helping anyone while I sat helplessly in Alpha's house."Luca," I smiled. It was customary for me, smile...no matter what you were feeling inside. Greeting guests or just working in the palace meant we had to be polite with a smile always glued to our lips. Werewolves with high ranks could get offended over things that most would consider ignoring. Luca took a seat next to me. I suppressed the urge to move slightly away from him. "You have been avoiding me," he was looking at me."I...uh..." "I am sorry I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable that day."I shook my head, finally looking at him, "I get it, you were upset and it was just..."I wanted to say a mistake but stopped when Luca started talking."I am apologizing because I should have done that sooner when I had the chance.""What are you talking about?"Instead of answering he smiled...the smile was almost
Luca left the pack. Alpha Orion was no longer coming to see me at night, it was something that should not have bothered me but it was bothering me. I would sit at night hoping he would appear like usual to sit next to me but it did not happen. For two days I sat outside on the balcony gazing at the stars waiting for Alpha Orion to show up. I was supposed to be happy, it was what I wanted...for him to leave me alone and he was finally doing it but why was I not happy?"Hey," I smiled at Bernadette. "Oh, hi."She stopped to greet me, looking confused, "Why are you sitting here?"I stood up from the couch and walked in her direction, "I just wanted to see you."It was not the entire truth, I was checking if someone was at home. I wanted to visit the river, it was the only place that could give me some peace. I was still not sure if Bernadette took the book from the library but I was not going to ruin anything between us because of one doubt even though I still did not trust her entire
I let out a sigh and let my body fall onto the floor, my back was touching the shelf on the wall filled with different books. "How am I supposed to find the book?"I did not know if I was expecting the book to answer my question considering I was alone in the library, I managed to sneak inside once I ensured no one was around. The library had hundreds of books except for the book with red velvet cover. After I returned from the forest I was eager to find the book, Bernadette was not talking to me either. The list of people who were avoiding me kept increasing daily, first it was Alpha Orion and then Bernadette. I closed my eyes and started thinking about what possible actions I could take. After almost ten minutes I realized I was left with very few options.With new confidence and a smile, I started walking toward my goal. I was losing my mind, I was having nightmares, and last night I had to witness the death of people once again, a lot was at the stake and with every new day the
*Sometimes we get so tangled between the worlds that we forget the difference between reality and imagination....in my case reality and dreams. I walked on the icy cold tiled floor, shivering in a never-ending room with just brown doors with huge silver locks all over them. The pale yellow walls looked old, paint was worn out in places showing the previous white paint of the walls. I let out a breath, a cloud of fog formed as I exhaled. I rubbed my bare arms with my hands trying to warm myself as I continued walking. None of the doors were open.I stopped to observe the wall closely, there were claw marks from where the paint came off. My brows knitted in confusion as I touched the marking on the wall.Werewolf.I could sense these were made by a werewolf. I licked my cold and dry lips telling myself it was only a dream....but why did it feel so real?Just a few more minutes then I would wake up, with this thought I started walking once again. The fear kept growing with every ste
It was safe to say sleep had officially left me. After I kept tossing and turning in my bed for an hour I got up and decided to sit at my usual spot alone. The night was still dark but so were my thoughts. I thought seeing the corpses and blood in my nightmares was bad but seeing my dead mother turned out to be worse, the way she seemed ready to fight the world for me, the way she was ready to give her life to protect me....and she kept all of her words.But I was a disgrace to her legacy, I was nothing, not a werewolf, not a warrior just an outcast who gave up the idea of fitting in. But who was she talking to? Was it another trick my brain was playing with me or did the dream mean something?All my nightmares with bodies and the red moon turned out to be an indication of the upcoming blood moon but how did my recent nightmare fit anywhere? My mother was dead, I could not ask her for answers. No one from her family was alive either and from what I knew all the relatives from my
"As I have already told you the pack is huge but it works fine," Bernadette once again repeated the sentence with pride in her every word.I tried to keep up with Bernadette as she strode with confidence. Everyone showed respect as she walked past them and gave me uncertain looks. Most of them had never seen me before but they might have heard about the unknown guest residing in their Alpha's house. Gossip like this did not stay in one house and I knew it from the experience. A tiny piece of news would spread in the entire town like a fire, a stranger arrived in their pack and their Alpha's wedding got canceled. I did not have to use my brain to know more than half of them hated me just like Mia. The difference was, Mia did not leave the chance to show her hatred. "Everyone has their work here and we all do our duties with all our hearts," she turned briefly to look at me, "Orion hates mistakes especially when it comes to his pack, he doesn't let the culprit go easily."I nodded. "