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The last Elder left before Tyler summoned Katida inside. Surprisingly, he let Lana stay for his brief meeting. “Elijah and Viktor, what do you suggest we do to them? Their treat is growing. I want to avoid resolving it with violence. We have to maintain an alliance with as many packs as possible.”Elijah rubbed his chin, lost in deep thought. Finally, he spoke. “We have to either drive fear into the hearts of some of these packs to earn the respect we deserve.”“I don't think you heard him,” Viktor corrected. “He doesn't want any violence. It is unhealthy and might lead to war. The other packs despise our existence without truly knowing us.”“We can give more tribute,” Katida blurted out. She wasn't meant to talk yet but had gotten carried away with the accolade Tyler gave her when she swooped in and fought by his side. “I am sorry,” she quickly added when she noticed that Tyler was furious.“Learn to guard your tongue, Katida!” he barked. He wasn't angry that she spoke. This was a bu
One week has drastically passed. Lana began to feel the advantages of a coordinated and well-governed pack. Everything had time. Everyone obeyed. And, the environment was safe to move around in at any time. For the last seven days, morning, afternoon, and night, Lana relentlessly trained. Katida made it obvious that she wanted to make Lana quit. Same with Elijah. When her bones ached and her nerves could no longer function, Lana found Kamala or Levi to spend time with. She extracted as much information as possible from them. They told her stories about the pack, gossiped about others, and made jokes. These two were the primary source of her happiness.Lana's body was back to its proper state. Her mind focused. She had less to worry about since the prisoner 'mysteriously' died. Today was one of those days that she woke up with cramped muscles and an aching head, yet, she had to train. Tyler made sure to keep himself so busy that he inky caught occasional glimpses of her. Whenever he
“Come on, Lana. I can smell your scent and hear your heartbeat. Don't think that a few tree branches will safeguard you from me.” Katida licked the blood oozing from where Lana had cut her. Slowly, it began to heal. A mark will still be left there, as healing completely will take a full day.Lana winced in agony when her broken arm accidentally hit against a tree. She almost screamed but held that loud shrieks of wordless sound in. She ran and ran without looking back. Her hearing scanned for Katida's footsteps. Hearing nothing, she exhaled, having lost her for a brief moment. Lana slumped against a tree, forcing herself to sit.Her bleeding palm had completely healed still, but her arm remained the same. Suddenly, she remembered one of the things Elijah taught her about pain and healing. She had to trigger her healing if she wanted the arm to be okay. Lana took a deep breath and used one hand to tear the lower part of her pants, stuffing the pieces of clothing into her mouth.Through
Lana didn't know how long she was on the run. She only stopped when she felt her draining strength. Around her was a waterfall with a sloppy area where one could sit. Her arm and palm had completely healed. She exhaled, breathing in the safe air of the space. Opening her eyes, she studied her environment, using the peacefulness to relax.Looking down from her rocky perch, mist billowed out in soft clouds where water and gravity collided. Lana screamed into thin air, the roaring water masking her sound. It was an outburst of all emotions that she couldn't explain. The breeze played with her hair, brushing it against her shoulders. A stray water droplet landed on her arm as she pulled in another deep breath. She carefully walked to the flat boulder that rose from the center of the plunge pool when her voice began to itch from all the screaming. She eased herself onto it, sitting.From where she sat, she was able to scoop a palmful of water and drank from it, quenching her thirst. Star
Viktor was welcoming like Levi. Who wouldn't love such a pure soul? They were all around him in no time. Lana paled, waiting for Viktor to drag her out or do something negative. “Lana, dear,” he greeted before giving Levi a curt nod.Lana also waited to sense the tension between the two exes. They handled it pretty well. None of them gave the other person an attitude. They acted like professional buddies.Due to how beautiful and colorful this place was, it was difficult not to spend some time playing with one or two of the instruments. The entire Silver pack was both beautiful and creative.Dripping the last child he played hide and seek with for a few minutes, “you two, Alpha Tyler, wants your audience at the council.”Lana feigned ignorance, waiting for a precise indication that Viktor included her in the two. “Lana, did you hear me? Alpha Tyler wants to see you and Levi.”“I am sorry. I thought you were talking to someone else.”“Nope. Let us go.”Levi didn't object. He enthusiasti
The afternoon rapidly came the next day as a mother delivering a child. Tyler had Kaylee and three of the elders over to the mansion to decide on the gifts meant to be sent to the Wordsworth pack. He also involved Lana and Viktor while Elijah stayed at the training ground putting things together.After passing swarms of guards, Lana with chatting Viktor entered one of the luxurious rooms that held items of clothing on one side and ammunition on the other. There was also a partition that had jewelry, colognes, and drinks. These were excess, which Tyler chose to either gift a pack or pay the yearly tribute.“The boy is turning eighteen. I think those Jordan's sneakers would excite him,” Kaylee suggested, hands on her his.“An expensive wine for the father isn't a bad idea,” Elder Ryan added.Viktor and the rest nodded in agreement. Lana stared and admired the abundance of this pack. Even in the store, it was sculptured artistically. When the previous day passed without getting summoned,
Shortly after getting her senses together, Lana left with Levi to find Kamala, who was tending to Katida. Viktor was done getting instructions from Tyler, he then went to inform Elijah of their absence.They got ready and drove out in a van. Every one of them was armed, but Tyler refused to let Lana have any ammunition. In his defense, she had either Levi or Viktor to closely protect her and if they weren't enough, Kamala was there too.Their ride was entertaining because Kamala kept chirping about everything. She was trying to kill the awkwardness of having both her exes at the same place on the same mission. Levi tried to avoid talking to her, but also made it clear that things were okay between him and Viktor. Viktor drove the van, occasionally blasting hip-hop on the radio. Lana herself was coordinating her racing heart since it was her first time outside after what happened to her.Around eight at night, when darkness had taken over the night sky, they pulled up to the Wordsworth
Levi and Viktor were still getting a hang of her insensible sentence and movement when they heard a chilling scream. The scream was so distinctive and piercing that it made them run after Lana.Lana couldn't tell them what she saw since she wasn't sure how it happened or what it was except Kamala's face that she had seen.She turned around from the now locked doors, and as she did so, she heard it again. It was coming from behind the house. The gate was open, so they walked toward it. The voice was losing strength and it sounded confusing. It was certainly Kamala's, but it sounded different, but then they heard it for a third time. This time, it was louder and more uneasy.As they neared the back gate, Lana saw movement in a window. Kamala was desperately opening a window. Lana picked up her pace, running now. She wrenched up the window, looked over her shoulder, and then jumped from the upstairs window.Fuck!She dropped behind some hedges, where Viktor and Levi heard her scream and