Hayden
I had been urging Madeleine to fight and not give in to her worries and anxieties while trying to make her stand on her own feet against Steve.
I knew that I only had one week to do so and after that she would be out of my territory and I would have no control over who treated her in what way.
My method had been a little harsh but it had been for the best. I could have of course intervened when Steve had attempted to choke her. My instructions had been pretty clear that none of the opponents was supposed to seriously injure or harm each other.
Had Steve continued restricting her wind supply for even one more minute, I didn’t know what would have happened. And, I didn’t want to imagine.
When she had fallen to the ground, for a second, I believed that I had truly lost her. But then she had gotten up and charged at him like a badass she-wolf.
This had made my heart swell in pride as she had finally defeated Steve and everybod
HaydenBut, somehow whatever or whoever it was got wind of me and decided to hide.I turned around and tried to catch a glimpse but all I saw was something grey pass by the plants and disappear from my view.“Rogues”I immediately knew what it must be. The rogues that we had fought earlier seemed to have made a comeback after lying low all this while.Instead of running after the rogue, I decided to set up a trap and hoped that it would work.Thus, I sat on the big boulder that was beside the river and pretended to be lost in thought.I wanted the rogue to think that it would be easy for him to attack me as I was lost in thought.When he would near me that is when I was going to trap him.Thus, I settled on the rock after dusting it and pretended to be lost in my thoughts.It was then that I saw something gravy out of the corner of my eye again. But the rogue seemed to be highly sensitive
MadeleineShe 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