Lyra's POVI felt stupid for a second after that, there was no one here nor was there any reaction after I called out to Rune.I turned and made to leave.A quick spark at the corner of my room made me jerk as a reaction to it. Rune manifested right where the spark had occurred and was looking drained.I was pissed at first at how he appeared but I did know what he was good at.If he found no proof of his innocence he'd have to face serious consequences. One of which was him being kicked out of the pack or even worse.I could not imagine him going through the same fate I went through as a lone wolf.Even with his magic to protect him, he was still vulnerable not to mention the toll that would take on him.I went to him and impulsively hugged him. I was teary myself.“This will be okay, you'll be fine. We'll figure a way around this,” I said assuredly to him.He just squeezed tighter and we remained that way for about a minute.He broke off the hug and stared at me, his eyes watery.“
Rune's POV.It's been days after Xavier's ordeal and It has been a horrible couple of days.I had to hide.Nowhere was safer for me than the Darkmoon manor and that was where I settled. In Lyra's room.“It's safe now, Rune,”That was our safe word, funny but it is what it is. I had to keep my shit together and move on to reality. If I was not vindicated soon enough, I'd be kicked out or even worse.I hate to imagine that.I let go of my cloaking spell and met Lyra who had her bacon turned to me and her face towards the door.I panicked at first but she turned and hugged me.“This will be okay, you'll be fine, we'll figure a way around this,” she reassured. I was going to cry, at that moment I was grateful for Lyra in my life.I held on to her tightly and muttered a “thank you,”We remained like that for a few seconds before I broke off the hug. I was teary and it took all I had not to cry.“Here, let's get on with this,” she said as she stretched out her hand towards me.There was a
Rune's pov“Not the answer to my question,” he barked. Another day, another migraine.How could I have thought this plan would go without a hitch? I had two options on how to handle this situation. I either resort to magic, though I don't know how fatal it might be given my current state of mind or I follow him calmly till I get out of this entanglement.The light died again by another inch.If I keep up like this, the trail might get cold.“Honey,” I spoke, “I have places to be, move please.”“And what is this?” He asked as he bent towards the thread of light lying on the floor.I feared he might contaminate the spell and I didn't have enough time or ingredients to make another.“You don't want to do that,” I warned.He froze as he threw his gaze on my face.“Remember Wolfsbane? This would be far more lethal,” I chuckled. I reasoned that he had no idea of my trial tonight, hence he would have commented on it.“As for your questions, I have been around, neither here nor there, and f
Rune's POV “What happened to your husband?” I asked. She stood and stared at me that I feared that I had opened an old wound.“Where are my manners,would you like some tea?” She asked, rising up to set a kettle on the stove.“Y-yes please,” I stuttered. Her unusual change in mood made me uncomfortable and I did not want to resort to defense.“You know I was a very beautiful young lady one time. Then I got proposed and married to by the love of my life, Octavia. We remained that way, in love and having only each other until we had a child. He named her Lyra,a very beautiful name from a graceful young woman,” she said as she turned to drop two tea bags into the kettle.“what happened?” I asked.“She happened,” she responded darkly. “He was my husband, he was not supposed to be shared,” she continued. “Even with your own daughter?” I asked with my voice almost a whisper. “Even with his own daughter,” she said with a force that made me flinch.The whistling sound coming from the ket
Lyra's POV.“Relax!, it is an initiation ceremony, not a wedding ceremony,” I scoffed. Laila was all over the place, she was more excited than I was. “But it kinda feels like a wedding ceremony,” she said, causing me to roll my eyes. “That's what you are going with?” I asked, amused at her defense.“But I have to say, you did a good job,” I added. Laila was good at playing dress up and she did not come to play when she said she was going to transform me.“Take one look at this mirror and burn the image in your head. The next thing you might see therein might be forever in your head,” she whispered. “What magic are you going to perform then?” I asked.“Hmmm, nice choice of appearances. Would go well with your hair styled in loose flowing waves,” she said as she scratched her hair. “Go girl,” I hailed. That got into her head as she continued.“I have this thing,” she said, rushing to a cabinet, and pulling out a crystal headpiece.“It's a lunar crown,” she explained.“No, really,
Lyra's POV“Lyra…” “I have an initiation ceremony to prepare for, my alpha would not like to be kept waiting,” I said and walked out of the room, leaving him behind. Just then, Rune came to my mind. I hoped he had figured something out already, the blood moon was rising.“There you are,” Laila said with her hands on her waist. She was pissed whenever she was in that stance and I needed no fortune teller to know why.“Sorry, I ran into Xavier,”“Hmm.” was all that escaped her closed lips.“You know, you both are just perfect for each other” she continued. “Excuse me,” I said as I turned my head to look at her.“Uh, don't ruin this for me,” she said. I had forgotten she was working on finishing touches on my hair.“I got it” she exclaimed, excitement burning in her eyes.I rolled my eyes, “Got what now?” I thought.“A puzzle, it's just like a puzzle, you're that missing piece,” she said, her eyes glowing.“Rubbish!” I mumbled.In response, she pulled on my hair and ear at the same
Lucas POV.Everything was going according to plan.“Turns out he wasn't useless after all,” I smiled to myself. The idea placed before me was a wonderful one. Rune was a pain and things would not go as planned with him around.I had to figure out what to do and what better way was there aside from killing two birds with one stone.…“He was a regular customer here,” the bartender said.“He and his right-hand man always,” he added. “Is that all?” I said pushing a wad closer to him across the table.“Nothing else comes to mind when you see this ?” I asked again, tapping on the picture of Xavier that was lying on the table.“I don't know. I know something definitely, but I just need something to jog my aging memory,” he said, staring at my wrist.I didn't need a fortune teller to know what he needed. My wristwatch was, expensive and I could see his reflection on the watch staring at it like a rabid dog when it saw a bone.“Fool,” I thought, “this would be his undoing” I took off my wa
Lucas POVNikolai remained silent.“So what are you going to do?” Lyra's mother asked.Taking him back with us would cause suspicions and I wasn't ready to risk it.“You have been very kind,” Nikolai said, pulling her to the side.That was my cue.Grabbing a lock of his hair with one hand and cutting with a pocket knife, I pocketed it quickly.“But let him remain here till we are ready, we can't take him back with us,” Nikolai added. “Yes, family rules,” I chipped in, a funny line and an even funnier lie.She looked up to us funny, but for some reason, she had to go along with it. Probably because she had to go with whatever we gave her, what else was she going to do with a dead werewolf in her closet?“Very well then,” she said.I walked to the sitting room and signaled my men out of the house.“Thank you,” I said, turning to her.****Everything was going according to plan. We have a body, a good one at that with no intention of decaying any time soon and all we needed was a medium