“Shoulders straight, keep your attention in as many places as you can at once, and if prey that’s too difficult starts to prove too easy…” Octavia growled, pacing back and forth like a boxing trainer before another round “Be wary and stay protected. It could be a trap from those damn wolves to make you lose.”
“I’m not eight anymore, Octa.” Corinne laughed, as she discreetly checked, once again, that her almost naked body wasn't showing beneath the long cape she was wearing "No need to repeat something so obvious to me."
“I have to, because you seem to be getting too soft on these wolves lately. Have you ever stopped to think that the reason they are always accusing you of absurd things is because they themselves are planning something against us?” her teacher grumbled uneasily, looking around as if they were already at war, although all the male and female wo
“You’re not two years old, Jennifer! We should be able to leave you alone without you doing some shit!” Belle growled angrily as she struggled to keep the cloak she had brought over Jennifer's nearly naked body. “Let go of me! You don't control how I dress! Hunter!” she whimpered, struggling as if she were, in fact, a two-year-old child playing with one. “I asked you for one thing, Jennifer! And you couldn’t keep even a simple promise!” Hunter growled, looking ahead, where now Corinne had turned into a tiger and was running away from her disgusting brother, disappearing into the forest without him being able to do anything to catch up to her “Fuck…” “I promised I wouldn't do anything to your dear wife, didn't I? Did my clothes do something to her?! No!" “And this cer
Hunter’s paws weren’t fast enough that day. He had turned into a wolf the instant he heard about how Corinne was alone facing a dozen invaders alone, and as the forest moved in a blur before him, Hunter couldn't even hear the footsteps of the warriors who were slavishly trying to catch up him. Still, as he entered the densest and darkest part of the forest, where several small animals chose to den, he could hear no sounds of fighting or footsteps anywhere, just as there was no sign of Corinne's voice. Shit, he had to find her. She couldn't die like this, in his territory, alone and massacred by his enemies... He still hadn't apologized to her for the way he had treated her. He hadn't let his pack know that his wife was also his mate... Hell, he had never even kissed her or made her smile like he had seen her smil
“Fuck…” Hunter growled through his teeth, clutching Corinne protectively against his chest, baring his fangs at the strangers “What are you doing in my territory?” “Justice, Hunter Calibur…” among the huddle of almost twenty wolves, one more emerged from the shadows, a man as big as Hunter, covered in black from head to toe, even his face hidden by a balaclava, which only revealed his eyes that, even from that distance, Hunter could see that they were dark blue, like the bottom of a dangerous ocean “That's why we're here.” “I'm going to give you guys a chance to back off and keep your necks…” Slowly, Hunter began to bend down to put Corinne on the ground “Before I make them pay for invading my pack and threatening my people.” “I can imagine very well what you are capable of doing, Calibur…” the strange said, full
“And, after defeating an entire small army by herself, she still put herself in harm’s way to save our Alpha!” one of the wolves who was cleaning the bedroom hallway muttered, but her excitement seemed so much that her voice was loud enough for Corinne to hear “I heard their leader is about the size of a Hunter and an Alpha, too. Receiving an attack from him must have been worse than facing all those wolves…”“And yet she risked herself for our Alpha…” a second woman sighed “I think we really misjudged her…”“Do you think there is any possibility that she fell in love with Hunter, like Jennifer was spreading around?” another of them asked, her voice so low that this time Corinne could barely hear her. “She's telling anyone who will listen that we shouldn't be deifying h
“Well, since you want to get something to do so bad, then give me a second.” he asked, turning towards the door “I'm going to go to my office and get some papers I've been working on and I'll bring them to you…”“I'm serious, Calibur…”"And me too." Hunter turned back in her direction and, to Corinne's shock, she didn't find any sign of sarcasm in his face “There are some administrative issues that I need help resolving and you clearly have the knowledge and ability to do so. So, since you want to keep your head and hands busy, I thought it would be a good idea to do this together. That way you’re satisfied and I make sure you’re not hanging from trees or making trouble out there.” he smiled, making Corinne's cheeks burn.“Will you let m
“Oh, dear… That really left a huge scar…” Cindy sighed, regretfully, while Corinne stood with her shirt raised in front of the mirror, observing the still reddened skin on her hips, but now at least completely regenerated. “It’s just one more. At least I can’t see my bones anymore when I look at this and I finally got rid of that damn bandage.” she smiled, finishing getting dressed. “Maybe this way your Alpha will finally lessen what he calls security around me. At least before, I didn't need to have a doctor around all the time and have someone tell me I need to go back to bed every time I take a step.” “Our Alpha really cares about you.” Cindy sighed with joy, as if that was something touching “Of course you couldn't see it, because you were unconscious at that moment, but he didn't leave your side after he brought you back from the forest. At every moment,
“We… We have to find the best dress for you!” Cindy said, as if she was about to cry, which only confused Corinne even more. “It’s serious, I’ll be fine with anything…” she tried to insist, but Cindy pushed her until she sat on the couch and Isabelle could place one of Lilac’s notebooks in her hands. “You deserve pretty dresses, Corinne, even if you might not have anywhere to wear them.” Hunter’s cousin smiled “So, please choose.” “Uh…” Hesitantly, Corinne glanced at the various glamorous designs between the pages, all featuring models much thinner and more elegant than her “I don’t really understand about this, so… Maybe it would be better to let the seamstress choose and… Oh…” she stopped in front of one of the models, stunned. “Did you like this one?” Isabelle sat
“And then there’s the Chipmunk Alpha, Berthie. She's adorable in her human and beast form, but trust me, you don't want to say that out loud around her. She will spend decades throwing hazelnuts at you to get revenge.” Isabelle joked, making Corinne laugh nearby and, of course, even though Hunter was just a meter away from the two, neither of them seemed to notice his presence there.“Thanks for the advice. I think I would end up making that mistake one time or another.” Corinne continued with a huge smile as she looked at the list of Alphas that would be visiting them that day “Oh, the Swan Alpha will be coming? I remember hearing about him. I guess that’s why you asked Lilac to do this fancy makeup on me?” She blinked crookedly, as if she was still trying to get used to all the black products lining her eyes and making them even more crystal clear and inten