The fire danced before my eyes as I starred intently into the flames. The day ended up to be a total waste of time; Cade and the Omega had done nothing but search through the girl's burnt house searching for whatever and then buried the mother.
As expected, they couldn't find anything that wasn't too damaged by the flames nor any survivors and had to give up the search. Luckily we were able to find some extra clothes in one of the houses so the girl wouldn't be stuck in a barely covering blouse stained with blood. Instead of a baggy, blouse and shorts, she now wore a one sleeve shirt and skinny jeans.
And I thought earlier's clothes was hard to not look at. This was darn torture. And no, I am not falling for her, my Wolf is. He's fallen for her ever since I've laid eyes on her and has become a complete simp. Heck, he'd jump off a cliff to make her happy.
Good thing I'm mature enough to control such ridiculous impulse and focus on the important things. And at
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My muscles were a little stiff when I woke up the next morning, but a quick stretch warmed them up nicely. I yawned, but quickly covered my mouth when I realized I was the only one awake. Actually, scratch that, Kira and I were the only ones awake. The Healer was concocting some strange mixture by the lit up fire, which I was greatly surprised was still bruning. She probably lit up a new one earlier. "Good morning, Ava." I froze at her words, a little surprised she knew I was awake. Then I remembered I literally gave out a yawn when I woke up. I rubbed my head and smiled. "Morning." Holding a bowl filled with the strange mixture, Kira walked up to me and kneeled by my side, almost knocking Cade over in the process. Luckily, he seemed to be a hard sleeper as he barely moved and remained asleep, arms crossed with his head leaned forward. I turned to Kira while she drenched her fingers in the greenish mixture. "What's that? - An ointment for your wound; it'll help-" she lifted my s
"AAAAAAH!!" I screamed and swung my arm, slamming my palm into Zed's face. Destabilized, he fell into the water, eyes wide with surprise. He emerged from the water a few seconds after and I quickly covered my breast with my arms while my cheeks burnt red.A smile lifted Zed's lips and he chuckled. "Easy love! I just wanted to check on you."I screamed at the top of my lungs. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU FREAKING PERVERT!!!- Ava! Are you alright!?" Alerted by the commotion, Cade came running to my rescue, confused when he spotted Zed standing in the water.A scowl knitted Cade's brows. "ZED!?"Rubbing the back of his head, Zed gave a mischievous smile as he stepped out of the lake. "Cade! I'm so glad your here; can you keep watch? I'd like to have a little talk with Ava—- Zed, GET OUT!!" Cade's voice rang with authority and Zed smiled while he nodded his shoulders."Alright! No need to shout at me, I'm leaving." A
I absentmindedly watched as Cade guided the Omega towards the river, a bag of supplies at his shoulders. It seemed like the more time he spent with her, the more he acted like her escort or some pimp trying to woo a pretty lady. My Wolf was more focused growling of jealousy at the sight of Cade with the girl, forcing me to once again push him away to avoid any "unwanted" behaviors. "You really need to stop pushing your Wolf away." Kira groaned from her spot, her baggy old eyes starring through my soul. Dammit, she's using her old mind tricks on me! "I thought I forbade you to use your 'mind tricks' on me, women. - I'm not. But your Wolf is so miserable, even a blind monk could see right through you! You need her Jace. - I DONT NEED ANYONE!" I snapped, glaring at the old hag with all the hatred I had for her. What does she think I am, a child? "You can't go on like this Jace. Sooner or later, you'll drive yourself insane if you don't accept her." I poked my stick into the fire cam
My gag reflex kicked as soon as the content of the bowl landed onto my tongue, nearly choking me to death. As I coughed and spewed the stew onto the ground, Cade was quickly at my side and made sure I wasn't actually dying. I managed to tell him I was okay between two coughs, waving my hand for him to stay away so I wouldn't vomit on him. It took a good minute before I managed to get a hold of myself and breath normally, but the stew and lots of my saliva was already spilled onto the ground. Luckily I didn't have anything on my shirt or pants; their the only ones I have left and I don't know when I'll get a chance to wash them so I'll have to be careful. I felt Cade's giant hand gently stroke my back while he spoke softly. "You alright? - I'm *cough* fine." I leaned onto my rump and took a deep breath as I tried to forget the horrid taste invading my mouth. I don't think I've tasted anything nastier than this in my entire life! "What was that!?" I asked, gazi
The next few days felt like an eternity. We travelled non stop, only resting a few hours at a time to sleep or hunt. Considering our hunts were mostly unsuccessful do to lack of prey, hunger was starting to worn the Pack down. We managed to find a good place to rest overnight, but we were in the very middle of rogue territory and not just any kind of rogues; slave traders. These lust-minded freaks seek out for rejected females, loners or any good looking Wolf they can find to sell as a sex slave for high prices. Even children and pregnant women were up for grabs, which means the pack had to be extra careful to hide me from such disgusting filth.To make it all worse, Alexandra's appetite had grown and Pack rules forced me to let her eat first; she'd practically gobble down every small prey we could find and leave mere scraps for the others.Surprisingly, she and the Omega got along like two peas in a pod and blabbered all day about everything and nothing. Cade continue
His body became stiff at the question, and I instantly regretted asking him anything in the first place. But somehow and for some reason my instincts made me worried of his sudden leave. That and, I was genuinely curious to know what could be bothering him. I held the edge of my shirt into my fists, twisting the fabric around my fingers into tight knots. He gazed over his shoulder, and I swear his pupils shrunk like those of an owl spotting its next meal. I repressed a cold shiver from flowing down my back."The hell you want?" He groaned, which made me notice he seemed to be exhausted almost as if he was drained of his- oh wait... was he...?I shook the disturbing thought away and used all of my sanity to stop myself from looking down to check for any unzipped flies. Just focus on your question, and leave it at that. He growled and turned more of his body towards me which conveniently confirmed he wasn't having a wank off session -thank the goddess- but his icy stare
I was a little startled when Zed's voice reached my ear, but I didn't jump too much this time. I merely gave out a long sigh while my heart beat into my temples. Nonetheless I gave out a weak chuckle. "Not exactly... I... I miss my mom." Zed scooted a little closer and I prayed to Selene my cheeks weren't too red. Still, I didn't feel too uncomfortable around him; yeah he is a little weird but, so far he's been really nice to me. And he's so easy to talk too... He noticed my hand was clenched around the chain at my neck and asked if he could see what I was holding. I nodded and he gently took the jewel in his fingers. "Is this your mother's?" He asked, admiring the red eyes incrusted in the silver head. "She gave it to me, as a gift. Said it would protect me in times of need." My eyes stung at the threat of spilling tears and I held back a sniffle. "I still can't believe she's gone..." He released the jewel from his grasp, and I herd him sigh.
"Jace!! Jace!! Wake up!!" I felt a slap land onto my cheek and shot my eyes open, startled as I was violently pulled out of my sleep. I had the unfortunate pleasure to have my sight disturbed by the view of the old hag holding one of her smelly mixtures near my face, ready to drown me with it.I grabbed her wrist and forced it down. "What the hell do you think you're doing?- Waking you up, obviously." She freed her wrist from my grip and placed the bowl of smelly herbs onto the ground near my lap. "You've been asleep for almost two hours.- Why would that concern you?- You're the one who wants to reach our destination as soon as possible." She got up, taking her disgusting bowl with her and sat down a few feet away.While the old hag mumbled in her corner, I stretched my muscles and leaned back into the tree I rested on. But with the witch's disgusting smells still tingling at my nostrils, I couldn't fall back asleep. My gaze wandered across our