Madeleine
She went out, leaving me to my thoughts.
I had wanted to immediately rush out but my legs wouldn’t listen to me.
I also believed that if I simply stepped out of the room without eating, I would just faint again before finding Hayden.
With that thought in mind, I forced the food down my throat and chewed each bite slowly. It was then that I realized that even my jaw was hurting a little.
‘Damn, I won but I am just a broken piece of machine that needs oiling and has cracks and dents everywhere’
I thought while eating the last piece of bread. As promised to Raine, I had managed to finish half of my breakfast.
After that, I gulped a glass of water and then took the tablets she had left for me.
Though I ate a little and wasn’t feeling dizzy anymore, I felt that I wasn’t in a bad shape.
I could move slowly but steadily and when I had tried to get up immediately, I had lost
MadeleineHe seemed to listen to me half-heartedly and answered,“You have done nothing yet but I only wanted the alpha to be impartial and punish the guilty. Looks like he punished you enough by making you fight for hours, so yes, I am satisfied with his punishment.”Hearing him made my eyes go wide. Is that how he had interpreted the entire situation?All I knew was that the entire crowd, not just Hayden had started to root for me and maybe hope that I didn’t die due to Steve’s attacks or my own exhaustion.“I…don’t know what to say to that.”I simply replied the first thought that popped up in my head. It was the truth and he turned his attention to look at me.“Nothing against you, but I wouldn’t want the alpha to go lax on someone who was caught openly stealing something and selling valuable information to outsiders. After all, it’s against the rules.”
MadeleinePlacing both his hands on his mouth he shook his head, “If Hayden finds it out he will kill me for the slip up. Though, I am not sure if he would really kill me.”He added that last line playfully but my mind was elsewhere. The fear of him announcing that I can leave with Garron began to eat at me.Unable to stop myself, I asked Ben, “Am I being rewarded with being thrown out of the training? I need to know…NOW!!”I added the last bit a little too loudly that made Ben’s eyes go wide. He had not expected me to shout at him.Realizing what I had done, I bit my tongue and tried making up for it.“Sorry, I am just anxious and I don’t want to return to Garron’s pack. I never felt like it was my pack, to begin with.”Ben gave me a reassuring nod and answered, “I can understand, and to be honest, everyone could see what a prick Steve was for the entire duration of a
My nervousness along with the fact that he was nowhere to be seen made me believe that he was going to really throw me out.And, I was desperate to talk to him and ask or beg him to not do that.While I was in thoughts, Raine pulled me back from the hug.“So, I hear the reward ceremony along with Hayden’s big announcement is going to be tonight. I guess, he already knows that you have woken up. Thus, I think it won’t be an issue to start it as soon as possible.”I gave her a half-hearted smile and she tried to infuse some courage in me. “Don’t you worry, but now I guess I have to take over for a while. We have a grand ceremony in your honor and so it will be great if you look stunning. We need to get rid of your jeans and t-shirt and make you wear something more glamorous and sexy.”My eyes went wide at the words ‘glamorous and sexy’I didn’t think of myself as either of the two. I
Raine just shrugged her shoulders, “I would have asked you to go with the first dress if that was what I wanted. I want you to appear as a strong and independent woman amongst the other werewolves.Today, they would look at you with a newfound interest and I want them to see you in your best and confident version.”Raine added with a proud smile and I could only shake my head in response.Sighing, I went in again and took off the knee-length dress to put on the next one.This one was a deep blue gown with a fish cut and floor-length waves. The dress was sleeveless and two big straps held it on the shoulder. The neckline wasn’t too deep, neither was it too shallow.It had a small slit on the thigh and looked sexy. At least, that was what I thought.But so far, Raine had rejected my opinion so I didn’t know what to think of this one.I put on the dress and before she could shout, stepped out.I only looked
My face must have drained of all color because she immediately came near me and added,“What is the issue, dear? Why are you panicking? Nobody is going to literally pounce on you, I was kidding you know.”Raine said while trying to reassure me but it was as if my feet along with the rest of my body had gone cold.The thought of being amidst all the alphas and their packs from north and south was already getting to me.And, to think that I was supposed to give a speech and in front of them scared me to death.She left me on my own and went inside to quickly change into a formal dress. While she had taken hours to get me ready, she stepped out of her room in 20 minutes flat.And still, she looked very gorgeous.“I didn’t know you had a magic wand.”I added with a smile and she beamed at me. She wore a simple black A-line dress and merely put on lipstick and some mascara.But, the dress l
HaydenI guess she didn’t want to leave me alone to greet the guests but I think almost everyone was done so I would be free in minutes anyways.Thus, I decided to let her go and she walked away with Garron. Once, everyone was done I walked inside too.The stage was lit in soft lights and the combination of white drapes against blue flowers really made the whole set-up stand out.Now that I looked at the preparations, even I felt that marigold wouldn’t have been the right choice,“Thanks, sis”I muttered to myself and went to the stage.The alphas had been asked to sit in the front rows while the next line was betas, then gammas then omegas, and then the rest of the pack members.Thus, everybody sat in a line to form their pack.Walking up to the stage, I began,“Thank you alphas of the north and south as well as all the pack members for showing up today. Some of you hav
HaydenAll I wanted to do was get down from the stage, grab her and devour her completely.When her eyes met mine, she gave a smile and my heart skipped a beat. But, then as I saw her in a daze, I realized that even Kyle had fallen silent.Not just me but the entire crowd was watching her walk up to the stage.And, their faces were painted with identical expressions of surprise. Even those newcomers who had been training with her all week, couldn’t believe that it was the same Madeline who used to run around in her jeans and t-shirt.Blinking my eyes, I tried to get myself in control of the situation and ignore my little devil growing hard in my pants.Raine helped her from tripping over the loose folds of the gown around her legs and I extended a hand to help her climb up.The moment her fingers brushed mine, I felt a bolt of electricity zap through me.Tingles were all over my body and I tried desperately to not l
HaydenI had been expecting this question and was glad that somebody had asked it.After squeezing her shoulder reassuringly to tell her that I wasn’t going to leave her, I turned to the audience once again.“The Ascension ceremony allows me just that. If the potential candidate applied to be accepted in one of the many packs and the alpha deems him fit, this can be done.This ceremony gave the recruits the power to choose between two alphas or more. As such, the alpha of their current pack won’t have any control over their decision.”I explained to everybody who listened to me in rapt attention. It was as if they all were hearing this for the first time and probably they were.While being locked in my office for a long time, I had tried to sift through drawers and look for past records of anything that could help me in finding a way of freeing Madeleine.The pack system was designed around the alpha and alpha