The plane ride to California was short and when I stepped off the plane the humid air hit my face and a river of relief washed through me. Somehow it felt like I was back home and I wasn’t even at the pack yet.
Counting the money Jasper gave me, I decided that I needed to make a few changes if I wanted to remain conspicuous so after a visit to Target which was convenient across the road from the airport, I exited the public bathroom sporting a blonde fringed wig and a change of clothes as well as a pair of eyeglasses.
Looking at myself in the bus window as I boarded I started to understand why no one recognised Clark Kent, I looked like an entirely different person.
A gruelling ten hours later I got off my step and looked around at the forest surround
Looking at the spread on the table made me realise how long it’s been since I ate a decent meal, the only thing Dark fed me was dry bread and chips when he did and on the bus all I ate were snacks.“Woah slow down, there’s plenty of food, it isn’t going anywhere.” Alpha Allison chuckled and my cheeks heated.“Sorry, I haven’t had a proper meal since-” I cut myself off suddenly remembering what happened the day I was last here, the reason I was in the forest in the first place.“It’s okay honey, you eat as much as you like, I’m so glad you’re home.” She hugged me from behind and placed a kiss on my head, not seeing the tears that pooled in my eyes.
By the time I got to bed after my shower, Ben was already fast asleep. The poor guy must have gotten tired of waiting for me to scrub off a week’s worth of sweat and dirt from my body, but instead of taking the space he left for me on the bed, I made my way back to the door, feeling too restless to sleep. The house was dark apart from the hallway light, but I could see Jasper’s figure seated on the grass in the backyard through the kitchen window without much hassle. “Couldn’t sleep?” I asked when I stepped up behind him. “Yeah, you?” He mumbled without looking at me. “You’d think after a week of sitting on a cold floor and running through the desert I’d be more tired, but the thought
The room consisted of the Moon Shadow pack’s highest-ranking members and the honour race and at the moment every single one of them was silent.“Alaster Dark is a psychopath.” I shook my head to rid myself of the mental image and the smell of blood as it seeped onto the floor.“Are you okay?” Alpha Allison looked at me with concern shining in her eyes.“Death isn’t a new concept to me, it’s the way he delivered a verdict on the man’s life without a moment’s hesitation that bothers me.” My jaw clenched.“Dark is ready to play God on the world, he plans to kill or force anyone who doesn’t follow his rule.” Jasper poin
“Alpha Oliver I am fine, I promise, there’s no reason for you to come down here.” I insisted over the phone, he and Luna Yasmin were preparing to fly to California since the weather had finally cleared up enough for flights to leave the ground.“Our flights are booked, the Summer is expecting us so my decision is final. We will arrive tomorrow morning.” He concluded and I sighed.“But you have a whole pack to run, it’s senseless to leave that all behind for me.” I pursed my lips feeling selfish for monopolising their time.“The pack is more than capable of surviving a few days without us. Now, I’ve got to go or we’ll be late for our flights and maybe when we get there you can greet us with a
“I thought you left?” I said as I came to a halt beside Jasper on the front porch of the Alpha House. Jasper’s presence at the pack in the last few days had been scarce, to say the least, the lack of confidence Moon Shadowers displayed after his return was both interesting and sad to watch after all Jasper had come to mean to the pack. “Can’t say it hasn’t been tempting.” He shrugged his left shoulder. “They were hurt when you left so suddenly… We all were.” I added softly. “That’s the one thing I miss the most about living alone in the woods.” He shook his head regretfully, “Too bad the Moon Goddess couldn’t leave me alone.” He scoffed softly, the irony of his words was not lost on me. “You missed the party you know?” My jaw tensed. “Not really my scene.” Jasper looked at me for the first time sending me a tight smile. “Why haven’t you left, Jasper?” I angled my body to face him and crossed my arms over my chest, I was curious to know his answer. “Alaster Dark is still after
Chatter around the pack seemed to have perked up amongst the talk of the return of the mysterious man, I hadn’t heard his name before, but it seemed that most Moon Shadowers were very aware of who he was. “I heard his mate rejected him and when he turned feral Alpha Allison kicked him out of the pack.” One girl said as we sat in the movie room at the pack house. “Nonsense, my mum said he was rejected by his mate and Alpha Allison took away his pain.” Another argued. “How is that even possible?” A younger boy scoffed when Susie nudged me on the arm and nodded towards the door, indicating for me to follow. “What’s up?” I asked when we closed the door behind us. “Nothing, I just got tired of listening to them spout nonsense, I mean why would the Alphas ask him to come back if he was kicked out or feral for that matter?” Susie shook her head with an eye roll. “I have no idea, but something I learnt about rumours is that there’s usually a semblance of truth to them.” I shrugged, no
“ My dearest Fia,There are days I awake with your laughter echoing from my dreams, days the warmth of the sun on my skin reminds me of your touch and days I long to tell you of my adventures; the one thing all those days have in common is the unique torture of being away from you.It becomes harder every day, harder to remember your smile, harder to recall the sweet sound of your voice. I miss you.I don’t think I ever told you this, but as I trek further into the forest, hiding from rogues in trees and building fires for the warmth it’s all I think about. You were- you are my best friend, and you’ll always be.I wonder often, what you&rsqu
“We received this in the mail today.” Alpha Allison dropped the heavy envelope onto the desk we were all gathered around and by us I mean the Honour race and Christopher Butler, his purpose here- I had no idea. “Who’d like to do the honours?” Alpha Devin crossed his bulky arms over his chest. “Well, it’s addressed to someone by the name of Daisy Wild.” Maria looked at the mailing order with raised eyebrows. “From one Ca-sus… Puer.” Marcel read with confusion. “Seems to me none of you know who that is, but you’re sure it was addressed here?” “It was addressed to our post office box, it’s mostly used for business-related mail.” Alpha Allison said. “The name sounds Latin.” Maria studied the stamp once more, “There’s no return address either.” “It’s from Jasper,” I uttered, looking at my hands chuckling lightly. “How do you know?” Alpha Allison raised a curious eyebrow at me. “Casus Puer- means ‘Adventure boy’ in Latin, I used to call him that when we were kids and Daisy Wild- the