Indrik
For someone who had had to give up on a lot of things, among which were my respect as the first son of the Alpha, my place as a wolf, my place as an elder brother to mention just a little, I wasn't exactly enamoured by someone who did not know the right time to give up. I know all about the difference between love and obsession and I was willing to bet my least favorite robe that this woman was becoming obsessed. I hated obsession. And besides, there was that other matter. I had barely stepped into our quarters when her unmistakable fragrance wafted over the air to me. You could never miss the mix of flagrant spices which I loved when they were used in appropriate proportions. Rosewater, Lavender, among other scents that I couldn't place. Seriously? Now, I didn't know all that much about female rituals but I was pretty certain there were some rules about mixing these scents. This was clearly a total violation of all of those rules. I tried not to think of my room continuing to smell like this long after she had left. I immediately picked up my pace knowing that the sooner I could get her out of here, the better. Opening the door, I was enraged to find her lying in my bed and wrapped up in my bedspread like she owned the place. I gritted my teeth in anger as I imagined my bed reeking of that sickly sweet smell. "Veronica!" I growled, trying to hold myself back from rushing to her and dragging her out by her hair. "Hey, Indrik!" She cooed, lifting her back off the bed and smiling at me. She looked red. That was the first thing that came to my mind. She was wearing a red dress, red makeup, red finger and toenail paint. Everything about her seemed red. "Where have you been? I've been waiting for you all day!" She continued, like she hadn't noticed the scowl on my face. "What are you doing in my bed?" I asked, my voice dangerously low. It was all I could do to not tromp over and turn my bed upside down with her in it. "Waiting for you, of course. How do you like my look today?" She ran her hand over her body, winking seductively. I turned up my nose in disgust. "Get out of my bed, will you?" Somehow, I managed to not scream that at the top of my lungs. "Why don't you come join me instead?" She pushed, adjusting her dress. I gritted my teeth so hard, I was surprised they didn't shatter. "GET OUT OF MY BED!" I growled, forcing my hands into my robe to avoid putting them somewhere that was not as safe. Her neck. "Oh, alright, I get you." She laughed softly. "You are mad that I didn't get up to come and welcome you. Sorry." She got out of bed, pouting. Her lips could have been pretty if I hadn't been so disgusted with her. "Jeez! You are no fun. I was planning to surprise with these!" She gestured to somewhere beside her which the bed hid out of sight. My expression did not change. "I guess you don't want to see it then? Then I will just take them with me." She sneaked a look but my expression did not soften, rather, I narrowed my eyes, wishing I could chase her off. "Don't you even want to know what I brought?" I narrowed my eyes even more as I wondered if she was both blind and stupid or just pretending to be blind and stupid. Any self respecting woman would have already given up a long time ago but Veronica seemed to just not know how to take hints. "Veronica!" I sighed in exhaustion. "I believe I have already clarified what we are to you. I don't love you and will never love you. This path you are choosing to tow will bring nothing other than pain and hatred and I really don't want that for us. You are a great woman, trust me, you really are and I am certain that you would find someone who loves you for who you are soon enough. Just not me. So, please, help me to help you." Even as I uttered the words, I felt like a broken record. I couldn't count the number of times that I had made a speech to her only for her to shake it off and just continue being a pest. She stared at me with a smile on her face for so long that I started to feel nervous. I was about to tell her to quit it when she approached me and raised a hand to my jaw. "You are the best man out there, Indrik. I don't want anyone else. Only you." And there we go again. I grabbed her hand, stepping away from her. I was about to give her ten bits of my mind when the door opened and Luna came in bearing a tray. I dropped Veronica's hand and made my way to her. "Hey, Tulip!" I grinned, tugging her cheek. "Please!" She cried. "You don't know how much trouble I had to go through to get this food so, do not let it pour. Not unless you are intending to starve. And, don't call me Tulip." She complained, as she shouldered past me. She stopped before Veronica and bowed before making her way past her. "Oh, the horrors." I cried as I also moved past Veronica. "Have you no sense of taste? The name is record worthy. You should be glad that I address you by the name fit for queens." "Queens?" She gave me an 'are you serious?' look. "Of course." I grinned, puffing out my chest in pride. "Indrik?" I heard a soft call behind me but I ignored it. The next thing I heard were pounding feet and the door slamming shut. I exhaled, feeling equal parts glad and bad. I shrugged. Perhaps, that would prove to be the catalyst she needed to move on.Veronica"A maid?" I exclaimed as I made my way out of the room, trying my best to staunch the tears that would not stop pouring. Indrik was really going to replace me with a maid? I, the heiress of the Light Crest Claws Pack was really going to be replaced by a maid. I chuckled. Of course not. There had to be a mistake of sorts. He was probably just teasing me. Trying to make me want him more by showing that he had other options. That had to be it. I straightened my shoulders already starting to feel better. Outside, I ran into Blaire who turned up her nose making me want to smash it in. "I'm guessing you've seen him? How was your meeting?" She asked, a mocking sneer on her face. The temptation to hit her hard enough to send her sinking straight down to Hades grew stronger. "It went very well, thank you." I muttered, forcing a smile to my hurting cheeks. I hoped that my eyes had cleared enough as to not let her see any evidence that I had been crying. That, would be very humiliati
VeronicaPain did not seem like the right term for what I was feeling right now. Every single bone in my upper body seemed to have been pummelled to powder leaving me paralyzed. Yet, hearing Indrik's voice energized me as I tried my best to open my eyes. My body protested against the effort as my head started to pound. I shut my eyes again before I could focus on the person standing above me. Everywhere seemed to have gone pitch dark. I could have sworn that there was still some light when that bitch had shoved me to my back. "Oh, Indrik! Look at what she has done to me. You have to make her pay." I whimpered as I tried to open my eyes again without success. My eyes seemed to have filled up with my own blood which was not a very fun experience. "The nerve of this bitch. Let me go. I am not done with her." That was Blaire's voice. I wondered if Indrik was the one holding her back. No, that was wrong. He should be helping me, not her. For the umpteenth time, I tried to open my eyes ag
IndrikDo powers cause nightmares? I highly doubt that or Blaire would have spent every other day screaming from her sleep. Or perhaps, they were just signs of my body getting used to its new heightened senses. Again, I doubted that. Those dreams had looked and felt very real. Like something that had happened, or worse, something that was about to happen. I placed an arm under my jaw as I tried to recall my dream. The mere thought of relieving that nightmare scared the marrows out of me but I decided that I had to face it to know what the problem really was. In my dream, I had seemed to be watching the pack from the hill that was just behind the royal training grounds. Once upon a time, that had been my favorite spot for hanging out. In my dream, or was it a nightmare? The scenery had rolled out before me in the same way it had the last time I had been there. There had been the palace to the one side closed off with high enough walls as to prevent me from seeing past them. Then ther
IndrikMessage or not, I decided that my thoughts were going to drive me crazy if I didn't snap out of them so I did just that. I pushed away from the window and got out of bed. Looking around the slowly lightening room, I was rather disappointed to find that Luna was not in the room. I had been hoping to be able to have a word or two with her. I decided I couldn't wait and made my way to her room only to get the same result. The unmade state of her bed hinted that she had left the room in a hurry, (what else was new?) which meant I couldn't expect to see her for a while.I paced around for a while, the memories still haunting me until I finally got the ingenious idea to go to an old friend of mine. Now, when I mention friend, you might think I am referring to a childhood friend that I had forgotten about but no, I can count the number of friends I have on a single hand. By friend, I meant the library, one of the many places I used to visit in a bid to both lose and discover myself in
IndrikBeta Green fixed me with a cold stare that caused my smiles to wilt as I was consumed with a premonition that he was about to deliver a very bad news. "What did you just say?" He asked the question like I had just suggested that we pull down the palace and build a cattle shed in its place. I wasn't going to be so easily discouraged though. It had taken me so much time, effort and sacrifices to get here. I wasn't about to be forced to give up by a tone, however cold it might sound. "I said...""I know what you said!" He snapped in irritation. "I was hoping you wouldn't repeat it so I wouldn't have had to tell you this but it is obvious that you are still so young and naive. Perhaps, I ought to enlighten you."My heart sank to the bottom of my stomach as every muscle in my body strained to run, to avoid the verdict he was about to pass. But at the end, I had to stop and listen to what he had to say even if everything within me warned me that I would not like it. He smiled warm
TWENTY YEARS AGO. Heavy rain pelted against the windows of a dimly lit room, distorting the view of the outside world. The ambiance was filled with a mixture of anticipation and brooding melancholy.Seated on an ornate armchair was a man of immense stature and commanding aura— the Alpha— his feet tapping the marble floor urgently as he awaited news from his subjects.He gazed out at the soaked cityscape with a troubled expression, his torment growing larger as long minutes walked by. Tonight, his fate was going to be decided.Or he decided the fate of the child to be born. Alpha Greyson awaited the birth of the son that existed as a result of black magic. A son that wasn't his— an aberration different from anything Druid Peak pack had ever experienced.The gods seemed to have something against him for pinning such misfortune on him. Dilemma crept under his skin just as it had from the very first day his Luna's pregnancy was discovered, and he hadn't been with her. That day marked t
Just a few steps more, and I'd rest. I decided. If I walked longer, I'd arrive at the village and make my way from there.I stepped foot off the dusty path that wound its way to the lush greenery and found myself in the quaint village. Unlike the tenseness of my pack, the air was filled with the scent of blooming flowers, and the sun bathed the scenery with a warm glow.As I strolled further into the village, ignoring their piercing gazes and questioning looks. I expected that much since I was dressed like a foreigner— what I wasn't sure of was if they welcomed people like me.I didn't plan to reveal my identity. It was more like there wasn't anything to reveal anyway, I was no different from them, and that was what led me there.The place looked perfect. I slipped by colorful houses with thatched roofs that lined the streets. There was a sense of harmony— like all was fine with them.Tired and panting, it was noon already, and I'd exhausted every iota of strength that I had, so I dec
"Do you know me?" I questioned him as we stood in an empty space next to a forest opening at the back of the restaurant.I leaned against a tree, my hands folded across my chest, and I watched her prance the small area, fastening her waves into an urgent ponytail."No," he nodded reluctantly. "I do not know you…yet.""Why are you here? Were you sent to me? Why did you think interfering would help me? I didn't ask for your help, okay? So do what you're here for and leave. Don't make things even worse."Quite the direct one. It just made her fit more into the criteria that I wanted. She turned to leave, but I called her back, addressing her by her name, and that seemed to bear more results than I expected. What was even funnier was how she wore a smile through it all."How do you even know my name?""Do you like it here? How long do you want to keep pretending? In all honesty, I'm here for a quest, and I seem to have found what I was looking for. If you could spare me a few moments, thi