HUNTER.“Why did you clean up the blood?” she asks and I shrug. “I didn’t want the real owner of the house to come back to a bloody house.” If aunt Hyacinth decides to make a quick stop at home, I’m not sure she’d be happy to see that someone was wounded in her home. “The home is still a mess though.” She notes and I nod in agreement. “She could easily conclude that an animal did it.” “I’m not sure animals come with luggage.” They don’t.“A bunch of thieves are better than a bunch of killers.” I say with finality and she glares at me. “I still think you shouldn’t have cleaned the blood, it’s the only indication of danger.” She might have a point but there’s no way I’m losing to her. “How old were you when you first rode a horse?” she asks and I wonder what she’s getting at now. “I don’t think we’re close enough to tell each other childhood stories.” I snap and she tries to move her leg.We’re on our way back to the palace and she’s seated in front of me, her hands are wrapped a
DAPHNE. Every mother, at least most mothers will do anything for their children. I will do anything for my children, it’s not their fault that they had an unfortunate father but they don’t have to know that, I took care of that part of their lives, I can’t be sure that they’re going to have new father any time soon but at least they don't have to grow up with an unfortunate one. “Are you just going to sit there all day and mope?” My father asks glaring at me. I think he might even be pissed that I exist. “What would you suggest I do, father?” “You better watch your tone young lady, you seem to forget that the only reason I let you in is the twins.” He bellows. How can I forget? He reminds me every ten minutes. Just when I start to think that there’s a little sympathy left, that he still feels something for me as his daughter, he knocks on the door and corrects my thoughts with his husky voice. “I never forgot dad, I’ll try to earn my keep. What do you need me to do?” I offer an
NIKOLAI“I didn’t think you’d join us for dinner, heard you saw the pack doctor. Does your leg still hurt?” There’s mockery in my voice and Hunter definitely doesn’t miss it.“Why, you want to break it again?” He responds without raising his head from the food.“Hey, it’s not my fault you’re a terrible fighter. Don’t put this on me.” He raises his head and gives me a disbelieving look. “You had one job! To teach me how to fight, not make me disabled.” He snaps and I clear my throat a little too loudly.“Fine, it’s my fault for not teaching you well. Happy now?” “If you’re going to apologize, then do it properly.” Winter scolds tapping me on the shoulder lightly. “There’s no need to apologize, I want a rematch.” “Done.” I say without hesitation and he smirks. I don't know what’s gotten into him but I won’t pass up any opportunity to beat the shit out of him.It'll help all my frustration go away. Winter makes a tsk tsk tsk sound and continues with her food. “I can never understand
AUNT HYACINTHI don’t know what part of not to worry did Nikolai not understand but I’m touched that he’s looking for me. At least in my last moments, I know that I was loved and I loved.Looking for me might bring him a little trouble though. I don’t know who the men were but they looked pretty brutal and Nikolai isn’t one to let go of things easily.I'm not quite sure what they did inside my house but I do know what they’re doing now because I’m on their tail, I followed them from my house but before that I walked around the pack aimlessly for a while. After I left the palace, I realized that it had always been from the palace back to my home. I never went anywhere else. I was about to die and the only two places that I know is the palace and my home, I had to fix that, hence the aimless roaming.As I continued to go around admiring all the beautiful people and houses, I saw a familiar figure on an awfully familiar horse. The similarity between the horse and Nikolai’s horse were u
HUNTER.“Search the premises, she couldn’t have gotten very far, she’s wounded.” I growl.“Yes sir.” The guards reply and start to run in different directions like seeds out of a leaking bag while I stomp back to her room.I don’t know what's running through Tara's mind but she better have an explanation prepared for when she gets caught. I didn’t expect her to give me a grand show of appreciation or pledge her eternal loyalty to me but leaving without saying goodbye, that’s a little suspicious and completely unacceptable.I comb through the room with anger as I wait for the guards to bring her to me. It still has her scent, it’s a little faint but the room still smells like Tara. She smelled like sweet spices and even though she was covered in dirt, her skin practically glowed in the daylight. I’m glad the first place that my legs led me to go as soon as I woke up was this place. If not she could have gotten away, the guards wouldn’t think it was suspicious if she just got up and
HUNTER. Every worker is standing right where they’re supposed to. The exits are sealed off and I still can’t find one single person that’s out of place. “If you’re hiding someone or something, I think it’s best you let me know now so we can settle this before Nikolai gets here.” They’re never going to tell me if they’re really hiding someone so why do I even bother? I search again, more thoroughly this tune but there’s nothing suspicious. I honestly don’t know what to make of this situation. “The place smelled funny.” I hear someone say and quickly turn around to see who it is. It’s the poultry guy. “What did you just say?” I ask him and she begins to cower once again. I understand why he should be worried but his cowering is not helping. I need answers and I’m not getting to get them from man that doesn’t know who to compose himself. How did he even pass the interview anyway? Nikolai was right, I should have been more careful about try screening process. “Anyone who can g
HUNTER. There is never a right time to deliver bad news, I know that because somehow, I always have to deliver bad news but there is a way to make it less terrible though. All you have to do is wait for something more terrible to happen before you talk about your own bad thing and as much as I hate to do this, I think that time is now.Winter found a cloth drenched in blood in aunt Hyacinth’s room and they’re all worked up, honestly so am I but they’re more closer to her than I am so I’m just going to do this. “I know it’s not the best time to say this but over a hundred chickens died at the farm today and it wasn’t of natural causes.” I blurt and await a response from Nikolai.“You're right, Hunter. Not the best time.” He taps my shoulder a little top aggressively and stomps out of the room probably to meet Winter, I’m not sure. I can never tell what’s going through his mind. I go after him, deliberately walking behind him slowly so I won’t catch up. I don’t want to bear the bru
NIKOLAI Meeting the priest was definitely a desperate move. The more time that goes by, the more I realize how big of a mess I’ve put myself in. Nothing is going right, this was not how I planned to rule this pack. I didn’t kill my father only to end up being an even worst Alpha. My father might have been a bulky but at least his acts benefited the pack. I’ve not done one thing right since I became Alpha, I guess the pack members are starting to realize it too. Here I was thinking those elders were useless, I’ve become even worse than them and innocent people have to bear the brunt of my incompetence. Aunt Hyacinth had noting to do with any of this and yet, she’s somewhere in need of my help. I can feel it, I know she needs my help but how? How do I help?I had only one job and I couldn’t even get that right, I couldn’t protect anyone. The people I love are continuously in danger because of me. It's like they were even safer without in their lives. Winter can’t even stay in a roo