Over the last four years, the Alpha King and Queen sent Rowan on missions to prove himself as a contender for the throne. Unlike his father, Queen Natalia sent Rowan away in the hopes of eliminating him; much to her disdain, he’d returned victorious on multiple occasions.Since the witch escaped the dungeons, nobody has heard from her since. The rising mortality rate of werewolves stilled, and there was no more action from the humans. Rowan remained alert still. They had been putting poisons potent to werewolves in their weapons.Humans were not content. With or without the witch, they might start their own uprising against the werewolves.Tom had also been sent on missions, though whenever the Queen dealt them out, they were small issues, easy to win. None said anything about the unfairness, including Rowan.This was his and Tom’s final mission.News came from the north, there is a strange plague spreading in the Winter Howler pack. A pack well known for its hatred for outsiders, rem
Rowan and Voss were quickly led to the pack house. The streets were empty, almost abandoned with an unnerving quietness. It wasn’t unseemly for this time in the morning. Dawn was on the horizon, providing little light to the decrepit pack lands.Still, Rowan sensed the Winter Howl pack lands were like this during the day too. The only pack members they saw were the warriors and the Beta who continued to watch them like they were evil incarnate.As soon as Rowan and Voss walked into the family size room, the door was slammed behind them and locks clicked into place. Voss dimwittedly shook the doorknob and glared at the door like it might open by itself.“I don’t like this,” his Beta commented.Rowan strolled to the barred window. “A simple lock will not keep us from anywhere. If we need to leave we shall.”Voss nodded.“For now, let’s get some sleep. Their Alpha will meet us in a few hours and we can assess the situation then,” Rowan said, assessing the room and strolling to the adjoin
Rowan paused on the other end of the line. Alicia could tell he was still uncertain.“I have my elven powers as well,” Alicia added. “Let me come to the Winter Howl pack.”“They’re not friendly here, Alicia-”“I don’t need them to be to help treat the disease,” Alicia insisted again.Rowan breathed a sigh down the phone, and Alicia smiled widely. She’d already won him over.“Garnet needs to stay at the pack,” Rowan said, relenting to his wife’s insistence.“I can drive there.” Alicia learned to drive during her time at university. It wasn’t necessary considering Rowan and his driver always picked her up. In times like this, it came in handy.“I don’t like the idea of you coming here without a guard.” Alicia could hear Rowan pacing on the other end of the phone.“I will be fine. Nobody expects me to leave the pack and arrive in the North. Even if somebody did follow with ill intentions, I can take care of myself, and so can Alpine.” Alicia was already in their bedroom packing a bag.“A
Surprisingly, the dinner went well without any commentary from Sarah. She behaved herself except for the odd glare sent in Alicia’s direction. Once the dinner was over, Alicia and Rowan were led to a small gathering at the back of the pack house.Other pack members were having a BBQ. It was strange, considering there was a plague spreading in the Winter Howl pack. All eyes turned to them, many frowning and whispering among each other.Alicia’s sudden appearance, another outsider also added more tension to the pack members eating and drinking. That was until they got a glimpse of what she looked like. Many did a double-take, their mouths pausing whilst eating a burger, or drinking from a bottle of beer.As she was coming to expect of the pack from meeting the leaders of the pack. Everyone was like a giant—must be something they eat. And they were all shirtless, bearing scars. The women wore dresses. Nobody wore shoes.Alrighty then.They also appeared to be a pack full of introverts. A
*Here's the backstory, which you can skip*You'll understand the core of the story better if you read it. It won't matter if you don't read it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In the beginning, witches ruled the lands, their formidable power so mighty nobody dared provoke them. All creatures, for the most part, coexisted harmoniously, maintaining a peaceful balance until a werewolf and a witch fell in love. So profound was their love that the witch divulged her secrets, assisting the werewolf and his friends in attaining unparalleled power. Harnessing both their inherent abilities and the witch's magic, the werewolves gradually ascended to become the predominant rulers of the world.What had once been known as a love story between a witch and a werewolf turned into one of heartache and betrayal. With resistance to black magic and began ruling over the other creatures, the werewolf cast aside the witch. Humiliated and vengeful, the witch cried to her coven after failing to land any offensive magic on
“Oops! Pfft.” A sticky drink splashed onto Alicia’s clothes, soaking the top and the bottom of her pale blonde hair. The one who intentionally bumped into and spilt the orange juice on Alicia was none other than her twin sister, the ‘meek’, ‘innocent’ and beautiful Darci. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t see you there!”Alicia looked down at her white shirt, now ruined from the juice and returned her icy gaze to the girl who wrapped everyone around her little finger. Everybody in school, the pack, and at home adored her. She was lovable and beautiful and acted like a saint in front of everyone, but she was a snake in disguise. It must be pretty tiring to act so innocent all the time, Alicia mused.“Seriously, don’t be angry with me, little sis!” Darci continued, her blue eyes twinkling in amusement, yet to others, she looked close to tears. “Here!” She pulled out a pack of tissues from her clutch bag and held them out for Alicia to take.“Don’t waste your tissues on her, Darci. It was her faul
“Ali…” The sniffling voice of her colleague, Holly, greeted her. Her voice and nose sounded thick with an awful cold. “Could you cover my shift, please?”Alicia rushed off to cover Holly’s shift, needing the money as an extra bonus, forgetting until she was two hours into waitressing the promise she made to watch her boyfriend’s hockey game. She texted Tom quickly before her boss scolded her for looking at her phone; her intention was to make it up to him after the shift ended. Now, after hours of waitressing, Alicia showered and changed before turning up to the ice rink at school, biting on the inside of her cheek as the crowds started to disperse and the cars were already lining up, honking in traffic to leave.Pushing through the crowds, Alicia made it outside the men’s locker rooms and kept looking at her phone. Tom left her on ‘read’ after her last texts about meeting up after the game. She acknowledged this had happened more than once, though she’d always shown up for his games
Rechecking her phone, Alicia frowned at the screen. Since their argument, Tom hadn’t contacted her, even after she’d sent her usual good morning texts. They were only in a few classes together, but it was the end of the week when their lessons weren’t scheduled. It looked like he was avoiding her, but it was hard to say when she hadn’t even seen him.Still, Alicia refused to give in to his wishes. It appears they are at a breaking point. Tom was such a nice break from her harsh reality; he’d always been there to help her through the tough times with her family and the bullying of the pack, which had worsened since her 18th birthday. Tom was a huge part of her life, but she stood by not giving in to him.It was hard to believe that Tom wanted anything more than sex from her. All guys at this age, no matter what species, were raging with hormones and wanted to lose their virginity or sleep around. Why would Tom, the next Alpha, like the outcast of Blue Crescent? She knew it could be eas