What was he doing here?Scott cursed inside, and his distaste for Gordon’s appearance was reflected in his facial expressions and gestures. He clenched his fists at his sides as he glared at him.“Sorry, I didn’t knock first.” Gordon shrugged. He didn’t look sorry at all. “I was looking for you because you weren’t in the study, and I heard noises from this room,” he told Hugh.Scott knew he was lying. He must have seen Scott coming here and wanted to find out what Scott was up to.Gordon stepped inside with his hands behind his back. He smiled, the same fake smile he always gave Scott.“I heard Mila came to Silvercrest,” he said after he stopped beside Hugh. Gordon looked left and right as if searching for something, before looking at Scott and asking, “Where is she now?”“She’s gone.”Gordon sneered while nodding his head. He looked satisfied. “So, my guess was right all along, right? Ciara is the rogue the Alliance is looking for. Not the black wolf like you thought.” He half scoffe
Scott took Ciara in his car through the road in the middle of the forest. The silence between them made Scott feel tense, and it seemed like Ciara felt the same way.They arrived at their destination and Scott parked his car on the side of the road, then asked Ciara to get off.“Where are we?” she asked. She looked around and frowned. “Isn’t this the border area with Moon Ashes?”Scott nodded as he patted the top of her head. “You already know the Silvercrest area, I see.”Ciara touched his hand, which was still on the top of her head, took it down, then slipped her fingers between his. “Not really,” she said. They walked hand in hand along the small path that led them up the hill. “It’s just that this is where the rogues attacked you and Vaire and left you almost dead.”She lifted her face and looked at him with a sad smile. “I thought I lost you that day.” She caressed her thumb against the back of his thumb, then lowered her head. “It was one of the most horrific experiences of my
Ciara had felt relieved after telling Scott about her past yesterday, and his reaction put her at ease. It increasingly convinced her to be more open to him and no longer keep her own anxiety.He promised to do his best, so Hugh and Gordon didn’t kick her out of Silvercrest. He will gather evidence to prove she was innocent and not dangerous.This problem disturbed her enough to make her couldn’t sleep. But an announcement that Maila made during morning practice the next day distracted Ciara’s mind.“Attention!” Maila clapped her hands and shouted. “I will make an important announcement before we start training.”Maila stood up straight. The other main team members stood beside her. She waited until all the team members calmed down and lined up neatly before her.“We will participate in joint training with patrol teams from other packs, and this time’s joint training will be carried out in Black Stellar territory.”There was a buzz of excitement from the members. Maila clapped her han
The Black Stellar Territory was located in a unique landscape, with the city center in a valley flanked by two hills, and waterfalls flowing from the hills like never-ending rain.Ciara was constantly amazed at the beauty of the landscape of this territory. Silvercrest and Moon Ashes had a beautiful realm, but the Black Stellar realm was on another level. This place was simply amazing.“My reaction was the same as yours when I first came to Black Stellar,” said Vaire. She also pressed her nose to the window glass beside Ciara and they saw the view of Black Stellar from a height.The bus they were traveling in slid down the hillside, running over the asphalt road that would take them to the town below.Ciara couldn’t wait to start the joint training and meet new people at this place.Ten minutes later, the bus entered the parking lot, which was filled with cars and buses. It was the vehicle belonging to another pack that had arrived earlier.One by one, the group from Silvercrest stepp
Ciara tried not to think too much about Hayley and the fact that they would spend some time together tonight.She focused on the training she was undergoing and the activities were quite enjoyable indeed.After Chris gave a briefing in the hall, the coaches divided them into groups and Ciara was happy that she was in the same group as Vaire.Each group ran around the streets outside the downtown area of Black Stellar. Compared to Silvercrest, Black Stellar had more green open spaces in the city, as well as rivers and stunning expanses of grass. Not to mention the waterfall that flows from the cliff and when the road they were walking was close to the waterfall, the splashes of water wet Ciara’s hair and face.“This is fun!” cried Vaire in a whisper as they ran together.Ciara nodded enthusiastically. She kept from telling Vaire that she was in the same room as Hayley and would be on patrol with her later that night. She didn’t want to spoil Vaire’s mood and didn’t want to make it a bi
Beth’s warning made Ciara uneasy throughout their patrol trip. She kept stealing glances at Hayley and her friends, in case one of them suddenly attacked her or said some nasty words.But nothing happened until they reached the top of the hill, and the path forked into three. Michael ordered them all to stop.“We split from here,” he ordered. He pointed toward each street’s branch, and then at one of the groups. “You guys go over there.” Then he pointed at the other two groups, including Ciara’s group, and directed them down the remaining two forks.After Michael finished dividing the area, he said, “If anything happens, the Black Stellar pack members in each group can contact me via the mind link.”He studied them one by one before speaking again. “I will go around from one group to another to check on the situation. Stay calm and pretend you are patrolling your own territory.”Everyone nodded in the direction, and Michael ordered them to walk to their respective patrol areas.Ciara
Ciara’s vision turned black and white. She saw the dim faces of Beth and Bianca standing at the edge of the canyon with panicked and frightened expressions as her body continued to slide down.The unbelievably hard impact forced her lungs to jolt the air out before the frigid water submerged her and covered her entire body. She choked on water as she tried to breathe. Her lungs, esophagus, and stomach were filled with freezing water.The swift current curled up against her and made her feel like a dead log, continuing to carry her down the canyon, and as her hands tried to reach the surface, the current pulled her back down.In just a split second Ciara raised her head to look around, and in front of her stretched the vast night sky. She heard a distant rumbling and ahead a landscape stretched out. Ciara didn’t understand why the river suddenly disappeared until her body crashed into a waterfall.Ciara screamed as the water took her into a free fall, but her voice was muffled by the s
“Tell me what happened.”Ciara was now in the same room as Chris, Michael, Scott, and the rest of her team.It was Chris who called after Scott took Ciara to the medical room to check on her condition. The smell of cleaning fluid and syringes made her sweat and her heart rate quickened. And Scott, who realized this, took her out as soon as the doctor said she was fine.“She’s gone mad,” said Hayley. “Suddenly she was acting like a psycho and attacked us. We tried to stop her, but she jumped off the cliff instead.”Ciara looked at the faces of her teammates one by one. There was no Beth among them.“Where’s Beth?”Kenzie’s eyebrows arched up. “Did you forget? You attacked her until she was seriously injured!”Kenzie’s words made Ciara flinch. “I didn’t hurt her! Or any of you!” she cried defensively.She got up from her chair in a fit of emotion, but Scott held her back.“See? She even lost her memory of what happened last night,” Tania added. “There’s always a reason why a werewolf be