ARIAThe cold wind caressed my face as I stared at nothing in particular. Being a half blood meant I had a wolf but would never be able to shift and may or may not be able to interact with my wolf counterpart. Finding one’s wolf is a process, and if I hadn’t discovered mine at this age, it is most likely that I fall under the category of half-bloods that could not interact with their wolf side, but that didn’t mean I didn’t have one.It is easy to tell the higher-ranking werewolves from the middle ranks and the lower ranks here in Dark wolf and possibly all werewolf packs even with my limited knowledge of werewolves. The omegas and latent wolves were made to serve the higher-ranking ones. The warriors and any wolf that cared to join, rotated a shift to oversee the pack boarder day and night to keep rogues and intruders out.It was very unlikely for werewolves to be mated to humans, but there were few exceptions like in the case of my parents. If that happened, the werewolf was expecte
“You conspired with my mother to steal from me,” his expression was unreadable, his voice devoid of any emotion.“Yes. I-I mean No,” I swallowed. My heart raced, I clasped my hands behind my back so he wouldn’t see that they shook. It had all been Luna Evelyn’s idea, but I had to face his wrath on my own. I’d never stolen a thing in my life, but I’d been accused once and it took months for the scar I received after a thorough beating to heal. I was only in middle school then, and even when the item I was accused of stealing was retrieved from the real thief, I didn’t get any apologies or compensation from the teacher who had designed my back with strokes.I clutched the table behind me and leaned against it for support. Goosebumps started to climb up my skin when he looked me over, head to toe, as if deciding what punishment to bestow on me.I knew we spent too much, and got things that I may never wear, but Luna Evelyn wasn’t satisfied when we left the mall. In fact, she promised we
“What happened to you?” I dared to ask him the question I’d been meaning to for a long time. I traced the scar on his right thigh and I felt him stiffen, his body growing rigid instantly. I quickly wished I could take back my words. It wasn’t any of my business, but I somehow develop a feeling of entitlement whenever we were intimate even though he’d made it clear we would never be an item.His arms loosened around my waist and he rolled on his back. His hardened cock dropped to a semi-limp state and disappointment filled me within.“That isn’t for you to know,” his harsh tone felt like broken bottles cutting against my skin and I watched him climb out of bed and into the shower, my mind in total disarray.“When will you learn,” I muttered to myself, pulling the sheets around me. I’d wanted to ask him about that scar since the first time I saw it. I learned werewolves could heal from almost any injury, and alpha wolves healed faster, but this particular scar didn’t look recent, and it
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. I knew better than to fall for Sapphire’s wide smile and her kind-hearted behaviour in the days that followed, but I played along. She joined me in my morning exercises, she sat with me at the dinner table and did a little chit-chat while we ate, she told me she was over Slade and apologized for upsetting me. She even went the extra mile of getting me a diamond-studded earring as a ‘make-up gift’The act was believable, but I’d learned not to trust or give people second chances early in life. It is for this same reason that Daryl’s words meant nothing after we met in Dark Wolf.“How is it that you are still sleeping by this time?” The door swung open and Sapphire strode in majestically with a wide grin on her face and her hands resting on her waist.I groaned. I hated that she could walk into Slade’s room like it was hers too. I’d been awake for some time, but too weak to stand up. I’d experienced a similar feeling the previous m
SLADEAllegra was at it again, spamming my inbox and sending my warriors to me. I suppose I owe her one last visit to let her know she’d been correct and I found my half-blood mate just like she said I would, but the past week has been filled with lots of events and I barely have time for anything. There is so much to do in such little time. It’s been from one meeting to the other and seeing Allegra seemed like the least important. She’d helped me find my mate but I don’t owe her any form of gratitude, or did she think we’d be friends because of that?I turned on flight mode and tucked my phone back into my pockets. When I look up, I find everyone staring at me. I’d called a meeting between my pack elders, the werewolf council, and the higher-ranked members of Dark Wolf. A meeting that should have ended thirty minutes ago ended up dragging longer than I would have liked. As much as I avoided the issue of providing a Luna for my pack, I knew I couldn’t hold it off any much longer, some
ARIAI had to remind myself that Alpha Hayden Slade was a bloodthirsty, arrogant conqueror who would walk the ends of the earth to get whatever it is he wanted, whether it favoured anyone or not. He’s used to having his way and he does not give two fucks about me. I was the stupid one to have developed feelings for him and not be able to hold myself in check. I’m the fool to have hoped for more after he'd reminded me severally that this was nothing but business. Perhaps it was the mate bond that made me feel so hurt, so bitter and so betrayed. It was the mate bond that gave me a sense of entitlement over him. I’d been beaten in the past, bruised and even heartbroken, but what I felt right now surpassed any of the ill treatment I’d received in the past. I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest, I wanted to hit something.I clutched my stomach and rubbed on it. I had something he wanted – his child. I carried the seed he desperately wants, the only thing that mattered to h
DARYL“You pathetic loser, you look like shit,” that voice, a voice I’d loved before but now sounded like needles piercing my skin. My arms shut up to block the light reflecting in my cell where I sat crouched against the wall.I could neither turn left nor right for lack of adequate space to do so. It appears as though this particular cell was designed specifically for me. In here, every minute felt like an hour and time passed without being able to tell if it was day or night. No matter the weather, the ground is always wet. I hated small spaces, but I didn’t know which was worse; spending days in this cell or the agonizing screams from the other cells, half of whom were my people – members of Lakewood pack that had managed to get into Dark Wolf’s bad books.I was covered in my own vomit and faeces, they left me in this cold dark cell with little ventilation to die. The iron bars were made of silver, even breathing was torture. What was my crime? I’d kissed a girl that was supposed
ARIAI pushed my hair out of my face and sucked in a shaky breath, but it didn’t do anything to make me feel better. I’d cried through the night till there were no tears left, and the morning came with a terrible headache. Still, Slade didn’t return home, and sleep wouldn’t come.Gwyn arrived earlier than usual to administer the drugs as prescribed by the pack doctor and make sure I ate. She moved around me like she was walking on eggshells, hardly saying a word, and she’d left as soon as she was done attending to me.I don’t blame her, everyone had witnessed my episode yesterday, and those that didn’t, heard about it. I felt too miserable to try and have a conversation with her. I still feel the urge to crawl into a hole and sulk. I’d wanted to be far away from Slade, but being trapped in his house with his scent surrounding me and everything in his house reminding me of him wasn’t helping matters.Marcel had come in at least five times to check on me before retiring to bed last nigh