I could hardly get the thought of Melissa out of my head. I was lucky to have the day off due to my late night yesterday, and today was not a clinic day. But I only remembered Keenan, my biological father, and how he had died without ever letting me know I was his actual daughter.I held the locket in my palms now, gazing at the portrait inside it.I felt fear that I would lose someone else that I loved. It was something i never thought about but that was why I was overly protective of my children, and why I had worried so much about Mischa going off with some warrior she didn’t know. I didn’t want Melissa to die suddenly without knowing the love of her grandchildren, or knowing her family was at peace with each other.Shaking myself, i stood up and gave myself a brief once over with the small mirror on the wall before moving down to the kitchen where I knew Mischa and Benjamin were. My eyes found the golden eyes of Derek who seemed to have just arrived, and I cleared my throat so tha
Alisha:Derek nodded.“She’s alright, just resting most of the day. I checked on her before I left the house and she was asleep,” he responded to my questions with words that made me feeel some sort of relief.“That’s good,” I said. I peered at him and could sense weariness inside him. He looked like he was dealing with a lot and somehow it made me feel a little sorry for him. Being the Alpha was never an easy task to do, and I was sure he felt that now more than ever.Before I could stop myself the words flew out of my lips. “And what about you?”He stilled and fully turned to face me this time. His eyes met mine and I looked away, turning my gaze to the wall behind him.“I was just asking,” i said quietly. “You don’t have to act like I said something wrong.”“I’m surprised you still care,” he sounded amused- or perhaps it was that he was pleased upon knowing I worried for him.No, no.Nope. Not at all. I couldn’t.Bad thoughts, Alisha. Don’t think about the past. Those memories only
AlishaI pursed my lips and looked over myself again, feeling my face warm up at the sound of my adoptive father’s disapproval. By the goddess, what was wrong with how I looked?I was used to dressing up in a more militaristic way, with no desire for fashion and every need for practical approaches. I had no dresses of my own, and barely had a colour that was girly in any way.Muttering under my breath I went back to my room and reached to open the closet, which I avoided y mess it was to keep some of my children’s items.Simon’s late mate had some clothes still left behind that he hadn’t gotten rid of. I suspected part of the reason he hadn’t gotten rid of them was because of me.Perusing quickly through the blouses folded in the corner I selected one out and made to change into it with a sigh.Peer pressure, and the things I did for the people I loved.I was glad that I got an approving glance from my adoptive father this time and I left the pack clinic through the back entrance and
Derek:I waited at the foyer as night fell, for Alisha to come out from my mother’s room, and be in her way. I longed to have time alone with her even if it was just for a moment.I felt impatient, or rather it was an anticipatory feeling that it made me long to drag her out of my mother’s room myself.Soon my attention was brought to the sound of her footsteps down the hallway and towards my direction.I met her gaze, which turned from surprise to suspicious.“What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be asleep or something?” She asked in a breath and I let a smirk tilt my lips upwards. I held her hoodie in her hands and reached out to hand it to her which she gazed at with shock.“I had to return this to you,” i said confidently. “Don’t stare at it, darling, just take it.”She reached out and took it from my grasp but not before our fingers brushed.“Thanks,” she sounded sarcastic as she verbalized her gratitude, and began to tug the jacket over her torso. I mourned the lost si
Alisha“I’m done with this,” I handed the patient’s folder back to Simon who hummed and tossed it aside without even glancing to check. He looked extremely busy, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows and the sound of his muttering and scribbling of the pen filled the small space of his office. I couldn’t help the corners of my lips quirking up into a smile before I shook my head minutely and left.The clinic was closed for the day and I relished in the emptiness of the clinic, but my mind wandered. I had been trying to get Derek and his behavior the previous night out of my mind and used work as a distraction to do so. However it was clear that I still had him in mind.I let out a soft groan and wished I could have my twins beside me, so I would distract myself even more by focusing on the ire care.I missed them; I missed my children so much that it hurt. But I also knew I couldn’t provide for them the way that Derek would. There, they were considerably happier and got a lot more
AlishaStanding, Kaiden looked just about as tall as Benjamin, and had dark eyes and hair. He had a stubble, which was different from how I remembered him years back. And he looked battle worn.“Alpha Derek of the Red Wolf Pack,” Kaiden bowed slightly, not too deeply as to proclaim his servitude, but deep enough to show his respect for Derek.Then the Beta’s eyes flickered to me, whose face he couldn’t see under my large hood, and back to Derek.“I thought we agreed on not having anyone else at this meeting,” Kaiden said sounding on edge. I’m sure he felt like he was walking into a trap.I stepped forward and spoke, “Im not just anyone else, Kaiden.”Then I removed my hood, and his eyes widened in surprise as he saw me.A chuckle left his lips shortly after.“Don’t tell me… He’s been looking for you at all the wrong places, it seems. You’re back at the Red Wolf Pack,” Kaiden remarked.I shot back with, “I only just returned a few weeks ago. But, thats not what we’re here to talk about
DerekThe treaty had been agreed on, if only informally.I waited until Kaiden had left the clearing where we had our meeting. As I watched him disappear into the darkness of the forest, my thoughts were full of so many things - past memories, and future plans.I was glad that I would be able to have an ally in Kaiden. He would make a good Alpha, as he was charismatic enough and cared for the Silver Moon Pack. To be fair, I thought anyone was better than the Mad Alpha Sebastian. And if such a treaty between our two packs was reached it would put both mine and Kaiden’s names in the history books.Sebastian would no longer be too much trouble, and now I was free to think about how to deal with Gerard. I thought about my last with that snake of a Beta. I hated him, both as a Beta and as the friend of my father.If I was going to be rid of him it would take more than just killing his spies; I would have to find something on him that would drive the Elders of our pack to favor me over him.
Alisha:“Screw him,” I cursed while I tried on another damned dress. I didn’t like the idea that I was being forced to go to dinner with Derek, simply because I had been too enraged to not take him on in a spar.Despite the compliments on my ‘truly dangerous’ fighting skills, my pride still bruised a bit.I stared at my reflection and couldn’t help but scowl.Pink definitely wasn’t my color. There was a time I felt like being delicate was a virtue, and I always sought to do no harm wherever I found myself. But I had grown hard from the trials and tribulations that life had to offer me.I sighed, pushing the straps of the pink dress down my shoulders and it fell to the ground, the dress pooling around my feet. Stepping out of it I began once more to rummage through the wardrobe for anything that wasn’t too… ‘not me’, to wear.I didn’t know why but the thought of wearing something unattractive and dowdy made me mad and frustrated. Even if I was just having dinner with Derek, whose opini