Ciara came to the patrol’s main base alone because she thought she already knew the way there. What she didn’t consider was that no one would greet her kindly when they saw her. Well, there was one person who greeted her with a smile. Scott’s friend named Sewell, scuttled over to her and looked behind her.“Where is Mr. Griffith?” he asked. He looked back one more time, then looked at Ciara.“Er—he, still at his house.” She bit the inside of her lip and turned her gaze toward the team members who were observing her. “Am I going to fight them all?” she asked.Sewell raised both eyebrows and followed her gaze. “No!” He exclaimed while gesticulating with both hands. “Not them all. Relax! Burke and Godrick have also taken orders not to be too hard on you.”“Why?”Sewell looked confused. “What do you mean, why?”“What’s with that order?” Ciara had thought Burke and Godrick were worried about her, but it would make no sense.This time, it was Sewell’s turn to look nervous. “That—that is bec
Ciara yelped and growled, seeing Scott in his wolf form, on top of her and pressing her shoulder.Scott grinned, showing his sharp teeth. He gave a long growl, asking Ciara to stop.She rebelled, still under the influence of her wolf. It didn’t want to give up so easily. She needed the urge to show that she was strong and that no werewolf should ever underestimate her.By relying on the strength of her back legs, she pushed her body, which was not crushed by Scott, to get the strength to get up. She knocked him out of the way in one powerful jolt and was back on her four feet.She was pressed between Scott and a tall wooden fence, but that didn’t stop her. She flexed her four legs and jumped up, slamming her head into his chest and sending him flying into the air.Screams of surprise rang out from the crowd, and it became music to her ears. She was happy because she could spread fear. And fear could only mean one thing; she was great. After today, no one would dare to look down on her
It was nine o’clock when the front door opened and Scott stepped inside. Ciara ran to greet him from the living room. She stood in the hall and her face beams when their eyes met.“You’re home!” she greeted, with her passionate innocence.For a split second, Scott was stunned. Thoughts preoccupied him on the way home, and he was used to silence and solitude every time he set foot in the house. Seeing someone greet him took him by surprise and he thought it would annoy him.But no, he actually felt something else. Seeing Ciara actually made all his anxiety disappear.The nervousness on her face made her look adorable, and he wanted to tease her a little.“Waiting for me?” he asked, arching one eyebrow. His lips twitched from holding back a smile.“You’re home so late,” she mumbled. “I waited for you to think you would never come back again.”That’s it. He couldn’t hold back his smile anymore. She looked so freaking cute and he felt the urge to hug her.“Guess what?”“What?”“You’re in.
Scott woke Ciara before the sun came up. She even felt as if she had just fallen asleep ten minutes ago.She moaned and stretched, then yawned as she rubbed her eyes. “What do you want?” she asked him, half asleep.His eyebrow shot up. “The training. Remember?”The room was lit only by the dim light from the window, so she couldn’t see his expression. But he seemed to smile.“Come on. I’ll wait for you outside. Five minutes.”“Kay,” she replied in a lazy tone.Since living with Scott, Ciara had slept peacefully, even though she had had nightmares several times, but she could sleep soundly on a soft mattress. She even felt safe here, even though the members of Silvercrest didn’t like her.Five minutes later, she came out of the room. She was wearing sweatpants and a white tight T-shirt.“Where are we going to practice?” she asked Scott, who was waiting for her by the door, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.He looked sleepy as he blinked. The dark circles under his eyes wer
Scott kissed Ciara as if he wanted to swallow her and suck in her scent. He didn’t give her a chance to ask or think. And when she moaned as he explored the inside of her lips with his tongue, it only made the kiss grow wilder.His arm wrapped around her bare waist, and his other hand cupped her breast. His legs stretched out, trapping her body, and she felt something hard down there touch her core.Her breaths ragged, her heart raced, her eyes half closed. She had never felt anything like this before, but what she was experiencing now and the effect it had on her body was almost as she had imagined all along.Scott rolled his hand around her breast and his lips slid down her neck, sucking it gently and biting it. She flinched and arched her back up; feeling the pleasure that made her could not hold back her screams. Scott slid his hands further behind her back and cupped her butt.His fingers played on the tip of her bosom, then his lips dragged down and his tongue rolled over her ni
Time never healed Ciara’s hurt. Each day gave her heart a fresh wound because every morning she had to wake up and see Scott. He avoided her and didn’t talk to her, and the happiness she felt before now turned to pain.She had been training with the rest of the patrol team and she was making rapid progress that made Scott’s friends smile. Even Maila was a little soft on her, though she still frowned whenever she spoke to her, and never smiled when she greeted her.The friendliness that the people of Silvercrest had slowly shown lightened her heart a bit, though not by much. That was enough for a start.And Ciara knew not everyone in this place could accept her. For example Hayley and her friends.“Bitch,” muttered a girl named Bianca, one of Hayley’s closest friends, when Ciara passed in front of them.One of Hayley’s friends even deliberately extended a leg for Ciara to trip over, but she dodged at the last moment and she didn’t fall. This led to mutters of annoyance and derision tha
Scott towered behind Bianca and looked at them one by one.This was on purpose, Ciara thought. As if Scott hadn’t tortured her enough by having to see his face every morning and night, they were even on the same sub-team.“From now on we are in the same sub-team,” said Scott. “I hope you can work together and I don’t want to hear any more team members whining to be transferred to another sub-team.” Then he looked at Bianca. “If you do it one more time, I’ll kick you out.”Bianca nodded obediently, though she didn’t look happy with the decision. She walked over while grumbling and stood next to Vaire.“We will be patrolling the north border area. There are two shifts overnight, and we get the first shift. We will carry the patrol out for three hours and after that, we will exchange with other sub-teams.”Everyone nodded, understanding Scott’s explanation.“Any questions?” he asked.Vaire raised a hand. “What if there is an attack? What should we do? Should we call in reinforcements?”“
‘Where are you?!’ Ciara shouted while running towards her arrival.‘Help me!’ was all Bianca had been saying. She sounded scared. Seemed the situation was very dire.Ciara nearly collided with Scott while sliding down the ridge. She yelped, and Scott nodded. They both ran towards the caves on the cliff, beyond the pine forest. It was quite dark there, moreover the clouds had just passed and covered the moon.Scott lifted his snout in the air, smelling Bianca, and Ciara tried to do the same. But instead of finding what she was looking for, she found another scent. And all her fur bristling with horror.The same scent she had inhaled most of her life.They are here; she thought. They had found her.Her wolf felt the panic, and fear build up inside her, and the calm she had enjoyed earlier, the control she had had over her wolf, was gone in the blink of an eye.Ciara growled loudly and dashed past Scott, into the dense forest, following her keen sense of smell. Their smell became more pu