The floor was cold and hard, and my body was sore, it was as though I had been pricked with several needles.
I did not die.That was the first thought that ran through my head.I looked around the dark room, the pungent smell of blood filled the room, it was no doubt that I was in a cell.If I was in a cell, it means I was captured, but by whom.Trying to recall everything that happened, I suddenly remembered his name.Alpha Kai.His name alone brought people to their knees.He was the alpha of the Crescent pack, everyone knew that the crescent pack holds a lot of power, they were the most feared pack having six Alphas.That’s right, Alpha Kai has five brothers, that is one of the reasons the pack was feared.There was once a rumour that Alpha Kai had killed his mate which made people fear him more.Soulmates were like your other half, someone who completes you, but he killed his mate which proved how ruthless he was.It still surprises me that he kept me alive.Just thinking about being in the same pack as the six most powerful alphas, gave me the jitters.I curled myself into a ball at the corner of the cell, as I shivered wondering what would become of me.I suddenly remembered Aunt Kelly, I was scared for her safety, and I knew she would be worried.I tried mindlinking her, but I could reach.I don’t know how long I have been here, but the smell of the room made me nauseous.I tried to fall asleep, but it seemed impossible, the fear of being captured and not knowing when I was going to die overwhelmed me.I leaned against the wall and sighed deeply, suddenly I heard footsteps walking towards my cell.Was it time for my execution?Everyone knows that Alpha Kai detests rogues, so the fact he did not kill me in the forest means that he was going to kill me soon.Curling further into the dark corner of the cell, I shut my eyes, trying to even my breathing.“Amber”Hearing my name I quickly looked up and saw two silhouettes fumbling with the cell lock.The voice was so familiar, and I tried to make out the two people in the darkThe cell door finally opened and someone ran to me pulling me into a hug.“Amber” I heard my name again and I realized who was hugging me.“Mum,” I said, not even believing my own words.“It’s me Amber” her hands were wrapped around me and I heard her sonI could feel the tears in my eyes threatening to fall“Is it really you”She pulled me away from the hug, and touched my face.“Yes Amber, it’s your mother”Confirming the words from her, I allowed the tears, flow freely from my eyes.“I thought you died”She shakes her head “No, let’s get you out of here”I nodded and she raised me up, leading me out of the cell.I still found it hard to believe that she was really here. I had lived eight years of my life thinking she had died.I stepped outside as the bright light blinded me.I closed my eyes and breathed deeply, it was nice to inhale fresh air.We got outside and a guy approached us, he was wearing a denim Jean jacket and black trousers, his blonde hair was glittering in the sun, which fit his brown eyes.“Is she your daughter?” he asked mum, his scrutinizing gaze on me.“Yes, meet my daughter Amber, Amber meet your step brother Kayden”Stepbrother…He smiled at me “nice to meet you Amber”Ignoring his outstretched hands I turned to my mother “you are married”I don’t know why I felt angry hearing this.“Yes, and I promise, I am going to explain everything to you” she turned to my supposed step brother.“ please take her home, I need to speak with Alford”“This way Amber '' he said gesturing towards a black car that was just some feet away from us.I was still holding mum, reluctant to let her go, like she was going to disappear and everything was going to be a figment of my imagination.Although I was angry that she had remarried and even had her own family I still missed her.She kissed my forehead “I will come home soon”‘Home’It’s been a while since I heard that.“She is your sister Kayden, don’t try anything stupid” mum said before leaving.I stood there staring at her back as she walked away.I suddenly felt a hand on mine. I turned to look at Kayden who smiled at me.“You need to change” he told me and I only nodded as he led me into the car and drove off.I kept on scrapping my fingernails. I usually do that when I am nervous.Knowing that my mum has been alive all this while and never looked for me made me angry. She had even found a new family while I was still living in the past, thinking she was dead and planning to have my revenge for our pack’s demise.“Are you always this cold or you just hate the fact that you have a brother”Remembering I had left his hand hanging when we were both introduced made me feel really bad about it.“No, it’s just really hard to process that my mum is married”“You better get used to it soon” he replied “you know, when Caren said she had a daughter, I never expected her to be this pretty”I turned to him “are you trying to flatter me”He took his eyes off the road “am I bad at it”“It’s kind of boring” I said and he suddenly stopped the car.“Why did you stop?” I asked as he unlocked his seatbelt and turned to me.He leaned closer to me“What are you doing” my voice was low“shhhhhhh, there is something in your face” he leaned closer, our faces just a few inches apart, his hand came to my cheeks, wiping something off, then his brown eyes met mine.I could feel my face heat up, and my heart beat increased.“You have such beautiful eyes” he whispered and it sounded seductive, making my face hotterHe smiled and moved away from me, while I tried to catch my breath.“Here I thought my ability was getting rusty” he winked at me.Realising he was teasing me, I glared at him, as I tried to stabilise my heartbeat.He laughed seeing my reaction before starting the engines.“It seems my charm works on you too”“Don’t get ahead of yourself, I was just startled”“Whatever you say wildcat”“Wildcat” I asked him with my brows raised.“You are cute but fierce, I heard you almost killed three of our pack warriors”“I did not almost kill them, I just gave them a little cut”He gave me the 'are you serious' look and I smiled sheepishly “but they are alive, aren't they?”“So you accept the name”“What name”“Wild cat”“Don’t you dare call me that”“I don’t know your real name, so I will stick to wildcat” he winked at me.“You know my name, it’s A….”He suddenly switched on the music, it was really loud as it blared from the speakers making my voice barely audible.I glared at him and he smiled, singing along with the music playing from the speakers.I realized how I wasn’t feeling nervous anymore, I was even feeling comfortable sitting in the same car with Kayden as though we had known each other for a while now.I smiled, realizing how I had forgotten everything that was bothering me when we talked.After some minutes of driving, the car suddenly stopped and so did the music.“We are home”Home…. Home was wherever your family was, could I really call this place home.The door suddenly opened and I realized that I was lost in thought and I had not noticed when Kayden had left the car.He was standing, holding the car door.“Don’t tell me you want me to carry you, I would not mind” he winked at me.I just rolled my eyes stepping out of the car.Alighting the car, I was met with an astonishing view.“Is this where you live”He nodded “and you are going to be staying here.I stood in front of the house not knowing what was awaiting inside.The house was huge, it looked more of a castle than a house, I was still amazed by how beautiful it was.“Come on in,” he said, walking towards the entrance of the house.I stopped admiring the house as I followed him.He stopped at the door, as it opened and we were greeted by a girl, wearing a maid uniform.She bowed to him “welcome Al….”“Where is Preston?” Kayden asked, cutting her short.“He is yet to return” she replied“This is Amber, Caren’s daughter, please show her to her room” She bowed at him in response Kayden turned to me “freshen up and come down, I will introduce you to the boys”“Boys? Do you mean your brothers”He nodded “I am sure you will get along with them”“If they are like you then it’s impossible” “Just admit it, you like me”“In your dreams” I replied as I walked away, with the maid leading me.“See you soon wildcat” I heard him say after me.I was led through the stairs, the interior of the house was so huge that it could be mistaken for a castle.We got
His eyes were on me and he growled, making me jerk in my seat.“Why is she here” he spat out“She is Caren’s daughter” “She is a rogue, and rogues are meant to be in the cell” “Kai, she is not a rogue,” Preston said. I could feel the tension in the room.I could not say anything although they were talking about me, I knew that anything I was going to say was not going to help me in this situation.“You need not worry, I will take full responsibility for any of her actions” Preston tried to convince Kai.Ignoring Preston, he walked to me, I feared what he was going to do next.He grabbed my hands, pulled me off my seat, and dragged me out of the room. I looked at the rest of them sitting at the table, but it seemed that it could not be helped.I turned to Kai who was furiously dragging me out of the room.His grip on my hand was painful and it was the same bruised part of my wrist he held.I don't know what is with the brothers and gripping my wrist like they were going to snap it.S
“It’s Kairav” I immediately completed the name, seeing that I had pissed him off.Kai closed the refrigerator with a loud bang, and I was surprised it did not fall apart. He walked out of the kitchen, and I could not tell if he was mad at me.“Kairav is a nice name,” Matteo patted the rabbit's head.“Kai was pissed”“He did not let me finish” I replied Kayden and Preston chuckled.“You are really interesting” he stood up from his chair “I look forward to spending more time with you. Amber” he smiled at me before leaving.Preston was different from the rest of the brothers, he wasn’t cold like Kai or cheerful like Marcus and Matteo, he gave me this warm feeling but he looked cold.I was about to take a pancake from the plate and noticed that my plate was empty.“Matteo” Kayden shouted at Matteo who was about to leave the room.“Thanks for the breakfast” he smiled before running outside.After breakfast, Kayden decided to take me to the mall and Matteo told me he was going to take care
I was taken aback at what happened, my eyes widened in surprise, I was not expecting this, I was kissing my stepbrother.He withdrew from the kiss, he was also as shocked as I was.“I….” he ran his hand through his hair and suddenly there was a knock on the window of the car.I was surprised to see Shawn gesturing for me to open the door.“I called him here,” Kayden said. “Caren wants to meet you” He was not looking at me while talking. It seems Kayden had mind linked Shawn as soon as the incident with June happened.Why does it feel like he felt bad for kissing me and it seemed he was also pissed.His reaction was confusing. Although I was mad at him, I did not expect this kind of reaction from him.I glanced at him before alighting from the car and as soon as I left the car, he drove off.“Are you okay?” I nodded.Shawn had that worried look on his face which was replaced with an annoyed look.“Kayden needs to keep his distance from you”“What do you mean”“Kayden’s girls are crazy
Shawn pulled up in the familiar forest, he stopped his motorcycle because he could not go further because of the woods and stones lying around.We walked deeper into the forest, and I retraced my step back to the cottage where I once stayed with Aunt Kate.“How were you able to live here” Shawn asked as we moved further.“It was hard but I had no choice” I led the way through the woods. “It must have been really difficult having limited food and clothing”“It was and trust me, clothes and food were the least of our problems….. and speaking of clothes, thanks for the dress you gave me last night, although it’s already ruined”“What dress” he gave me a confused look”“The maid said you gave me the dress”“I don’t think I did”I suddenly stopped. Come to think of it, she did not actually mention a name, she just said it was the alpha that sent it and I assumed it was Shawn.“I was given an ointment and a dress. She said it was from one of the alphas, so I assumed you were the one”“It wo
“I heard you are good with knives” he stated “I loathe weaklings, you put Shawn’s life at risk and I would not want that repeated. I have not accepted you into my pack, so prove you are not weak and pick the knives”I hesitated but did as he said.“You will only be accepted into this pack if you can hurt me with that knife”Was he expecting me to fight him after I just saw him smashing a wolf's head against a tree like it was nothing?“If you are not up for the challenge, I suggest you leave the pack now”Leaving the pack was not an option, I have a goal and only if I stay in the pack would I be able to fulfill the goal.“It's not a fair fight” I blurted out.“What do you mean” he bent his head a little studying my every movement.“You are an alpha, our strengths are on different levels” Despite me speaking out, deep down, I was shaking.“That's why you have your knives, and to make it easier, I won't move from where I am standing. I am only on defense, so I think that will give you a
After dinner, I left the dining room, my thoughts still going back to what had happened in the woods with Kai.He was not going to accept me in the pack because I was weak. I could not let an opportunity like this slip from my hands, staying in the crescent pack was the only way I would defeat the dark moon pack.I needed to get stronger and prove to him that I was not weak.I suddenly bumped into a hard wall.“Ouch” had I been thinking so much that I walked into a wall.I rubbed my forehead and looked up to meet Preston's gaze.“I don't want to know what you were thinking about, but you should watch where you are going”I was sure I had left Preston at the dinner table, then how did he get here?“I….”“Is this about Kayden”My eyes widened, did he know that Kayden and I kissed?“No” I shouted immediately as my face heated up.“Your reaction is unexpected” he hummed and I realized that I had replied to him way too quickly to arouse suspicion that I was hiding something.“No…. It's…. K
KAI I watched her as she scurried off, seeing her reaction was really amusing.“Do I need to paste it on the wall of the house, so that no one should be shirtless?” Preston scolded from inside my study.I shut the door and went to my desk “You wanted to meet me as soon as I shifted back after taking a run in the woods. It wasn't my fault that I was shirtless” I slumped on the chair behind the desk.“You are impossible to deal with” Preston sighed.“Why did you want to meet me” I leaned closer to the desk“What happened in the woods with Amber”“I told Shawn to investigate it” I looked at the wall clock “he is supposed to be here….”The door to my study opened and Shawn walked in.“I swear I don't know what you all will do without me” he placed a file on my table “These are the list of the rebels from the Poldock pack”I took the file and glanced through it.“And the wolves that attacked Caren’s daughter in the woods”“They are savage wolves” Shawn sat on the couch that was opposite Pr