Rune.I inched closer to Kane with caution, contemplating if following him to his room was a good call or not. I had a feeling it wasn’t, but I went with him regardless. He collapsed on the edge of his bed, and with a sigh, he raked his fingers through his hair.I was worried about him. Seeing him return, looking so tired, so done with everything and in need of rest, in addition to my conversation with Chris, tugged at a string in the pit of my stomach and made me so sad, protective even. I don’t know if it was our bond acting up, but I wanted to protect him. I felt the need to shield him from all his problems. But I couldn’t because I knew by now that he didn’t want me in that way. I could only check up on him like any other wolf would do and be on my merry way. “What do you want?” Kane’s deep voice cut through my thoughts. I cleared my throat. “Are you okay?” “What do you want?” “I want to know if you’re okay,” I retorted, and he went silent.“Chris brought this for you,” I
Rune.Caden’s words pierced my heart like a thousand silver daggers dipped in wolfsbane into every part of my body. The cut sliced deep, nearly drawing tears right there where I stood with my lips parted.“He’s kidding!” Zarah tried to assure me, but the longer I stood there watching him watch me without a trace of humor on his face, I knew he was not.“What do you mean? What did I do to the goddess?” I had been good since the day it was revealed that I was Kane’s mate, so how could I have sinned so greatly that it cost me my womb?“I am merely a messenger,” Caden pressed his lips together, then he plastered a smile on his face as though he didn’t just give me the most heartbreaking news I’d ever heard.“It is disheartening to bear such a sad vision on my first night,” Caden placed his hand on his chest with his brows slightly furrowed. I played with my fingers for lack of a better thing to do—heading up to my room to breathe and calm myself down. I desperately wanted to leave the di
Rune.I couldn't stay and not do something to at least try to protect myself, but it seemed it was the only option I had left, excluding death. Death wasn’t even an option because I still had my mother, sister and Kimi to live for, and there wolves were facing worse fates than I was, and death wasn’t an option for them. I felt horrible for even thinking about ending my life because I couldn’t have my way. Kane’s request seemed to have come from a place of trust; as if he was asking me to trust him. Honestly, I didn’t want to, but he had saved my life more times than he had threatened it, and it made me think his request was solely for my benefit and not his. Staying still and doing nothing did not include hanging out with the people I cared about. We could still have our breakfast briefings and care for each other—like we’d been doing. Staying still and doing nothing meant I had returned to being a prisoner. I couldn’t have dreams, I couldn’t be selfish, I would never become Luna.
Rune.Kane heeded the Elder's request to punish the criminal openly, but he didn’t seem too happy about it. His frown had deepened, and his stance was rigid. Something was wrong. “How should we punish him, Alpha?” Rachael’s father creased his brow. “Let’s burn him, Alpha,” Caden appeared from nowhere and said before Kane could respond. Kane scoffed and nodded. “Do what you must,” he told them. I watched as Jett leaned towards him and said something in his ear, and he nodded. “Are they really going to burn him?” I asked Soph, who bit down on her lower lip and nodded.“He’s a criminal,” Soph shrugged, but I couldn’t help but feel like something was off. Kane and Jett’s attitudes were off, Soph’s replies too were off, but I couldn’t ask her about anything yet. I made a mental note to find a way to make Soph tell me what was really going on. Guards stepped forward with jerrycans of petrol and poured it on the wolf who, up until that moment, hadn’t said anything.“Look at how quick t
Rune. Kane assigned more guards to the pack house following the incident that happened two days ago. I did not dare to step out of the pack house in those two days. I didn’t even go near the door for fear that wolves would attack me and tie me to a pole at the field and set me ablaze. Kane must’ve thought of the possibility of that happening to assign the guards to the house.Knowing that there was an active plan to kill me felt surreal. It made me think back to all the times I nearly lost my life.The first time was right under this roof, where an omega almost succeeded in using wolfsbane to kill me. That incident was at the forefront of my mind, and a chill would run down my spine whenever I remembered it. The pain I felt that day was unmatched by the other times I almost died.I could hardly believe that someone or a group of wolves were planning and trying to end my life for simply existing. At first, I thought it was because they found out I was the Alpha’s mate, and they could
Rune.I pressed my lips together at the suggestion the Elder made. A few Elders nodded in agreement. “That oldie is getting on my nerves. Let’s rip his mouth off,” Zarah yelled, and I shut her out immediately to avoid distraction.“Rejection?” Kane scoffed, “Is that the only option? Rejection?” I turned to him slightly in time to see the edge of his lips tug up in a bitter smirk.“Alpha,” a middle-aged-looking female dragged. Kane directed his gaze at her.“The topic is still open for discussion,” she continued.“Why wouldn’t it be?” Soph frowned. Her reply earned her a snicker from the Elder.“As River said, we are merely worried about the future of the pack, and as such, this matter should be discussed with caution,” Greg’s voice stopped the heated eye contact exchange between Soph and the female Elder.“And as such, I apologize on his behalf for bringing rejection so blatantly. The Goddess chose Rune Leeder at the Elect ritual, so we cannot do away with her so easily,” Grey’s blue
Kane. I didn’t notice the exact moment Rune left her room, but the moment her scent became faint, I knew something was wrong. I never moved so fast, rushing out of my room to hers to check if she was there and why her scent became faint. To my horror, she wasn’t. My heart dropped. Quite frankly, I never cared much about where she went or didn’t go; as long as she didn’t leave the territory, I didn’t mind, but tonight was different because not only was it late at night, but also because I just found out she was a target of the wicked plan against my pack. “Where are you, Tiny?” I tried asking using mind link, but my voice bounced back. Alarms went off in my head, and I dashed out of her room, using her scent as a guide. “I hope she wandered out alone, and this is not a case of kidnap because I will tear off the limbs of every filthy thing that touched her,” Ky growled. I found myself nodding in agreement, not because I cared for her, but because harming her meant my subjects had no
Rune. The following days were hell for me. I had no motivation to do anything, I barely had an appetite, and leaving my room did not appeal to me. However, I forced myself out of my room and swallowed every food Marian served me to feel a semblance of normalcy, but it seemed impossible. Everything I did to feel better was simply a reminder that I was in danger and anything could happen to me at any time. Soph and Kimi were quick to catch on because, according to them, I did a horrible job of hiding my worries. The only good thing that came from my constant sulking was Soph feeling bad for me and promising to break down the parables she’d been speaking in for weeks, despite Kane’s strict orders for her not to. All I had to do was seal my lips and pretend I knew nothing. “Alpha suspects a group of prominent families are up to something sinister,” Soph revealed. My eyes widened in shock. “Prominent families?” I asked, and Soph gave a confirmation nod. “It’s not all of them, though;