ALARIC
I hate to admit that I was nervous. Never in my life, had I ever been. But today was different. It wasn’t me competing. It was Gianna. The same little girl who reminded me of my sister, who completed my family, who brought back smiles to everyone.
“Are you ready?” Me. Hale's sudden remark pulled me out of my trance. I focused my eyes on the five kids standing glued to their respective spots. The test for Agility, they called it. The first round.
We are werewolves. Naturally, the test for Agility would use something different. Something that would be able to rule out the cases with what normal humans do when they are considered agile.
“Students, chin up. Here is the setup.” Mr. Hale announced gesturing at the center of the ground where a maze had been designed using various kinds of bushes, flowers, and some woodie kinds of stuff. There were kept four rabbits, the white ones. Humans particularly use these animals for la
ALARICIn the middle of that trial chaos, all of a sudden, my mind drifted to my love, my mate, my Viviana. It’s been a few days since I last saw her, loved her, hugged her, touched her, kissed her. I wasn’t shameful to admit that I longed for her scent. Moon took the front.“We should talk to mate once. Miracle must be missing me too.” He was always ready for Miracle. Now that Moon had marked Miracle in our last love-making session, it was difficult for our wolves to stay apart. It was insane to let them stay separated. But Viviana demanded time. She needed five-ten days to sort everything before coming to me and my family. And I had to give her that.Her words resurfaced in my mind.“Alaric, find anything that you can about the Moon Goddess. There must be someone who knows something in your pack.”I didn’t get to question her at that time, but I knew she was agitated. She was upset about her dreamy state.
ALARIC“Students, as you all know, it’s the last round. And this is going to decide who amongst you would stay in the pack and who would leave! Are you ready?” Selena Dark called all the students in a commanding tone. Her voice held authority as if she had forced the students to follow her words without forcing them. Strange!“So, for this round, we would test your uniqueness. This is to ensure that you are the best version of yourself. Werewolves are known to possess special powers. This test would bring out your special powers.” Selena announced to the students and her back faced me.Still, I felt her deep piercing gaze on me. She paused for a bit. She wanted submission from the students. And… she had that.“Let me be clear. One of you would be eliminated, unlike the previous round.” Selena said and her eyes landed on Gianna’s figure. She had predatory eyes. She radiated the aura, the vibes that she
ALARICI closed the gap between Gianna and me. My arms wrapped around her protectively. Selena had been watching this from the corner of her eyes. That smirk didn’t leave her face, not even for a split second. And I was starting to get irritated. I wondered what was going on in that woman's mind.Gianna appeared weak, pale, and discharged. It was as if her energy had been sucked away. She smiled softly. But her lips didn’t lift. My heart pained for her.The moment she stepped into my territory, I had protected her from everything. Today, I was helpless. Ashton and mother were correct in saying that I should let Gianna discover herself. I couldn’t be overprotective. But I couldn’t help it either.I caressed Gianna’s head. She rested her head over my chest.“You did very well, G. I am proud of your chubby little legs. They carried you through the trial rounds.” Noah suppressed laughter, but Gianna smiled. It
VIVIANA“Emaaa….!!” I shouted at top of my lungs. I felt the air leave my throat when my eyes landed over the contents of this blue file.Emma had heard my shrill cry. Yet! She hid her figure behind the shut door. I banged the blue file over the study table. Few particles of dust fanned around with my gesture. It was horrific. How the hell did she!I banged my fists over the shut door.“I know you are in there. I know you are sticking your problematic-nasty ass with the door frame. Come out. Right now. Emma…!” I yelled once more repeating my action.I sounded like a madwoman. Well! I was a madwoman. All this was because of Emma. She still didn’t exit the room. My patience had been running out. I banged loudly again. The door shuddered under that force. My lips quirked up.“Emma… be a good pup and come out. I will hear your explanation first.” I said. Was I going to? I wasn’
ALARIC“How is she?” I jumped on my spot when father suddenly questioned. I wasn’t prepared for this. I thought he would wait for me in the hall. He was alone. Mom maybe was in the kitchen. Ashton had left for his room to rest, and I dismissed Noah too. He helped me in the trials a lot.“You just scared me, dad. You could have waited in the hallway.” I said. Father scanned my face for answers.“I didn’t want to wait. I know you too are desperate, Alaric. I can see it in your eyes. Something is bothering you.” Father said. He had been a great dad. He always knew me the best, without me even saying something.“Let’s go somewhere else. Shall we?” I searched father’s face. He nodded. Was it the time? Was I ready? What if something unexpected crawled out of the blue? Was I prepared for that part? I questioned my inner self but shrugged the thoughts.It didn’t matter anymore. V
ALARIC“We are on time, mom. Where is Ashton? Wasn’t he also supposed to be present here?” I asked mom who was fidgeting with her fingers. Who would believe that she was the Luna or our pack! She was way too restless. I hadn’t seen her this uneasy. Why! And that brat Ashton was nowhere to be found.“I don’t know, but I am worried about Gianna. I mean, you know the ritual is a bit scary. Besides, it’s her first-time experiencing something like this. I wonder how would she cope with it!” Mom whispered, her words lacking confidence.I hugged her shoulders tight. It was my way to calm her. She had been the one to care for Gianna. Everyone was pestering me that I had shielded Gianna from the world, but in truth… it was my mother. She was the real protector. Mom smiled at me. Ashton hugged her on the other side.“Where have you been? You were supposed to arrive with us.” I glared at Ashton. His
ALARICNoah took over my responsibility of handling my little sister. He carried her in his arms. Though it was his duty as my beta, I didn’t want him to do this.No one understood what just happened. Was Gianna a part of my pack now? Or not? I second that. I pried into Dad and Mom’s direction. They had horrified faces as if they had witnessed something they shouldn’t have. Ashton was way too worried about Gianna.He kept on cleaning her bleeding hands. Gianna was made to lay over the nearby raised rocky surface that had been cast in the form of a sitting bench. Her body was pale. How long would this go on? How long would she have to endure this pain?I fisted my palms. I was raged beyond a saturation point. Everyone in the counsel had left including Mrs. Amanda, Mr. Hale, and Miss. Omaka. The left ones were family. Dad’s eyes kept scanning Gianna from far. He didn’t approach her. What was it? Was he having any second t
VIVIANAThe drive from the precinct after getting my luggage to the Samara Plateau was indeed a long one. A tiring one. And I was drained. My muscles were sore and my neck hurt like hell. The field today was a bit over the board.The cat and mouse chase with that asshole of a kidnapper finally ended when I nabbed him. That bastard took out his knife to slice my vitals. Thanks to my wolf side. Miracle was over-cautious. I saved my ass and put him behind the bars.The fatty kept yelling that he would teach me a lesson. I rewarded him with middle fingers. ‘Try me, fatty,’ were the words I mouthed at him. Emma would have laughed out loud in that situation. The fatty turned pale in anger. Stupid!Now, I wanted to rest, lay down, and sleep. But I had to reach Alaric. He must have been waiting for me. The phone was long dead. I didn’t get the time to charge it. Alaric must have tried calling me. I was relieved when the cab mister offered me a c