Eleanor ignored my response.
"Ruhee," El said in a warning tone, "is everything fine there?"
I licked my lips nervously and put on a fake smile, "Yes, he might have forgotten about telling me about this.""Ruhee, are you telling me the truth?""Yes," I said confidently, "he is just busy and I did not get enough time to talk to him, I am just here in the room."There was a pause, "Remember I am here for you. You need to get out and explore the place, maybe this is the new life you always wanted and I know you are a hopeless romantic about soulmate stuff so maybe this will work in your favor. I tried to get away from Damien and look at us now."I bit my lip, it was not the right moment to tell her anything. How could I tell her my soulmate had not said a word to me ever since I stepped inside the pack? My hopeless romantic part died a long time ago. I knew I was an uninvited guest for him who would leave soon and he would get married to Chelsea."Are you there?"I was brought back by Eleanor's voice."Yes, sorry there might be some network issues here in this room.""I said I have to go and don't just stay inside the room, meet new people. Get to know them, you are an amazing person and it is nearly impossible not to like you.""I will talk to you soon," just with this the call ended.I put the phone inside a plastic bag and hid it inside the soil of a large flower pot that was sitting ideally in the corner of the room.Maybe El was right, I had to get out of the room. The silence and the loneliness were driving me insane.I opened the door but paused after I took one step outside. It would be wrong to just leave and where was I supposed to go?Bernadette was busy with her responsibilities and I didn't want to bother her. I could not think of anyone else. I kept walking and soon I was outside the mansion.My feet paused, what was I doing?The sense of right and wrong went away as soon as the cold wind touched my skin making me realize I was trapped inside for too long to notice what it felt like to be outside.Without any worries, I kept walking and surprisingly the path was clear. Maybe there weren't too many people around during this time of the day or they all had some important things to do other than sitting in a room.
I walked across the garden that had a fountain in the center with colorful plants and trees of different shapes on the corners, except for these it was pretty empty with just green grass covering every inch of the ground.
Instead of walking toward the huge black gate, I walked away from it.
The trees kept increasing as I continued making my way farther away from the mansion. Soon, I found myself standing in front of a forest. It was not uncommon for werewolves to live near a forest and maybe Alpha Orion used the forest whenever he needed time away from everyone.
I gulped and took a step inside the forest without thinking much, there was nothing worst that could happen. There was no one who would worry about me or be bothered by my absence. The forest had the fresh scent of freshly bloomed red flowers that were present in large numbers. The trees were tall and covered the sky with their leaves.
For someone else, this might be scary but there was something calm about the forest, my feet kept taking me in an unknown direction. I made sure to remember the path by making crosses with a stick on the ground.
There was just the sound of insects and birds around me, even though I was alone once again I was not feeling lonely.
I lost the track of time and just when I was ready to turn around the sound of flowing water fell into my ears. I could not resist my curiosity and decided to check the source of the sound.
The decision of leaving the room and coming here turned out to work in my favor, in front of my eyes was water flowing from the clouds. I could not see the origin of the waterfall because of the fog that surrounded it but the sound of water provided the serenity that I was searching for. The stream of water had divided the place into two parts, one where I was standing and the other one appearing to be a forest just like the one I crossed to be here.
I wanted to leave but my feet would not move.
Inhaling a deep breath to gather as much fresh air as I could I closed my eyes to feel the cold air on my face with the sound of nature enveloping me in a hug. I was too busy with my surrounding that I failed to notice everything else around me until a voice entered my ears.
"Well, this is new."
I turned my head quickly to see the stranger. A girl was standing with an amusing smile just a few steps away, Long pin straight luscious light brown hair reached below her waist, her eyes were a combination of green and yellow as she stepped closer I got to see her flawless skin. She walked gracefully in her floral dress like a stream of water flowing down from the mountains. Her eyes sparkled with a smile as she stood in front of me, "Who are you hiding from?" I looked at the young girl speechlessly, "Why do you think I am hiding from someone?" She let out a small rich laugh covering her mouth with her fingers as she laughed, "Look around, this is not a place where you see people walking around daily just for fun." She grew serious suddenly, "Most people can not even find this place. I guess this place picked you for a reason." She sat down on the grass and started looking at the water with a smile. I followed her action and took a seat next to her, "This is a forest, and wer
I kept sitting in the room wondering about what had happened. Alpha Orion talked to me. But why? Did he notice my absence?The thought brought a small smile to my lips. Was there finally some hope? The dinner was sent to the room by Alpha Orion. I finished everything without thinking about anything else for the first time in days. The dinner had everything, it was organized unlike the plate Bernadette had prepared for me earlier. I started chewing the brownie slowly, my thoughts wandered around the place I went to earlier. There was something about the place which I could not explain, there was a unique feeling. I felt drawn to that forest...and the girl. Flora.Who was she?I never got the chance to ask her anything else, what was she doing there all by herself? She was not scared of being there alone. Wolves were known to live in the lap of nature but the forest was not for everyone. I drank some water and inhaled a deep breath. A knock on the door startled me, I glanced at
"How did you know I was standing there?" I went ahead still confused and took a seat next to the strange girl.I was surprised, she did not turn around and yet noticed my presence. She could not have listened to my footsteps with all this noise around her. Werewolves had a super hearing but something was not adding up. She gave me a side look, there was a smirk playing on her lips, "You don't need eyes to see everything."I frowned at hearing this."What do you mean?"She laughed in response."It is a good day to be outside."I smiled while looking around, letting my eyes wander around the serene scenery. Flora was right, water, birds, trees, everything was perfect here. All the doubts left my head. It was the right decision to be here. But what about Alpha Orion? What was happening with him and Chelsea? Was Bernadette right about them?"What are you thinking about?" I did not turn towards Flora but knew she was looking at me. "My life."There was a pause, she was still starin
"Hey, where were you?"I stretched my lips to give a wide smile. I did not bother trying to make it look real this time, "Just looking at the wedding preparations of Alpha Orion."Bernadette opened her mouth but closed it shut again instantly."So, when is the big day? Am I invited?" I did not hide the sour tone."Ruhee.." it was the first time I had seen Bernadette speechless. Maybe it was the first time as well when she saw me say something like this. "This is not what you think."I shook my head and moved away from her. All I wanted was to grab my phone and call Eleanor... to tell her everything, I just wanted to get away from the place where I was nothing but a burden...where I was nothing for my soulmate. "I think I know everything now, you are just trying to cover up everything your alpha is doing. I understand this is your duty...I accepted my fate a long time ago, I know Alpha Orion does not want me.""Are you crazy?" Bernadette's eyes grew wide hearing this, "this was decid
There was a thick mat of silence covering the room that looked as cold as the man who lived in it. He was sitting on the couch looking at me continuously. His hand rested on the side of the couch, he started tapping his fingers on the wooden surface. He was not urging me to say anything. It appeared like he had all the time in the world. "Pardon me, Alpha but I have a few questions on my mind," I knew I had to be careful with my words. He was an Alpha, the man whose pride meant so much to him that he could slit someone's throat if he felt disrespected. He raised his thick brows slightly while gesturing with his other hand to continue. "I heard you are about to get married."There was no response.I started thinking if I should continue or wait just when he opened his mouth."Is that your question?""Yes, Alpha.""Not that this is any of your concern, princess but what you heard is not right," he replied in his calm and deep voice. The same voice that could send shivers down my s
My heart was still racing inside my chest. I did not know why maybe because Alpha Orion admitted he would never accept a wolfless girl as his Luna or maybe because it was the first time I talked back without looking at the floor...to an Alpha. Inhaling a sharp breath I stopped to think about what I was doing here. It was clear I would never become a part of this pack...no one wanted me here. But what else was I supposed to do? Run away from this place? I shook away the thought...it would not work. I had to use my head...this was just a game for Alpha. If I ran away he would find me and probably make my life more miserable or maybe he would do something to make things more difficult for Eleanor and the King. I could not do this...they did not deserve more trouble in their lives especially because of me.Even though I hated everything about this place...I could not ignore Alpha Orion was powerful. The news about him taking over packs was spreading everywhere like a fire. There was
**I was alone. The darkness hugged everything around me like a warm blanket. I knew there was no one here. Only the sound of my raspy breaths echoed in the darkness, I had no clue about where I was. Beads of sweat started rolling down my neck. I gulped and threw my arms around to feel my surroundings, I felt a rough surface underneath my fingertips. I kept on following it. I was in a room. Still keeping my hands on the wall I let it guide me to what I hoped was a door. I licked my dry lips, to provide some moisture to them. I gulped and did not make a sound. What if the wrong person heard my sound? The fear was making me move like a mouse in that dark room. I was already scared and the thought that someone else could be present in the room was not providing any comfort to me. I had to use my head if I wanted to survive. The room was not big just after six steps I could feel another wall. I started following it immediately, trying to find the door. But luck was not on m
Dreams.They were not meaningless, we just had to find the hidden meaning behind them, that's what my mother used to say. My mother had given up hope of ever having children but then she started seeing a baby in her dreams. It was a hope she needed, she was sure she would have a child and then I came into the picture. She used to call me her miracle baby...I wanted to laugh at it now. But unlike her dreams, my dreams were not happy. They were not filled with rainbows and butterflies they were filled with dead people and blood. A sigh escaped from my lips, I could not get the nightmare out of my head. Whenever I closed my eyes, I could still see the dead bodies lying on the ground...those children. "Are you okay?" Bernadette was staring at me with a worried look. I gave her a smile, "I am fine.""Are you sure? You look...tired?."I observed her, she was sitting in front of me wearing sweatpants and a tank top with popcorn between her arms. She was taking a break from her duties,