Led by Damein, we ventured into the forest, seeking a solution to our problem and a chance to escape our downfall. We passed through treacherous mountains, deep dangerous valleys too.“What's our first stop?” I asked, Damein totally engrossed in making this journey a successful one.“Emm..” Damein checked the paper Alpha-king Magnus had given to him. “According to this, the Nightshade Park is the first.”“Why does it sound wicked?” I asked and Damein laughed.“Maybe because they are.”“Yes,I have heard stories about how ruthless their Alpha is. I just hope Lucas hasn't talked to him first before us.” Laura chimed in freely.I hated her guts. The fact that she actually followed us to this journey and was pretending that we were on the same page with her was so disgusting. Damien had no issues with her, in fact he discussed so much with her that I was afraid he was giving her too much information about us.Next we entered the thick forest, where the trees seemed to whisper the dangers
“I and Alpha-king Magnus have had so many adventures even when we were so little. We got to know each other because our fathers were close friends and now we've gotten to this point.” The Alpha laughed.We were yet to know his name or understand why he was laughing so much but either way we laughed with him so it wouldn't seem weird.“My name is Edward. I apologize on behalf of my men. I had instructed them to be active because we've heard about spies from different clans. So I'm sorry if it seemed like they were too harsh.”“It's no problem.” I nodded.“What do you want to be served?”“Oh. Do you have some meat?” Laura asked, then stopped to see my reaction. It was clear that I didn't look excited like she thought I would, so she instead kept quiet. I stared at her and knew she was trying to hold herself from speaking up so I did it for her instead.“I want meat also.” I said and with a side eye, saw the happiness on her face too. It was too lovely to watch that bond we shared.We at
We kept going so we could cover a lot of distance before nightfall, I was so glad that everything had gone well with Alpha Edward and the Nightshade pack. We kept walking until we were literally exhausted. “What's our next stop?” Laura asked, literally panting like she couldn't catch her breath. I halted at the sight of her trying to lean on Damien like she was going to faint any minute from now. “I think we should put up our tent here for the night.” Damien suggested and Laura nodded. “This place is to open, I think we should find a better place.” I said, trying to point out to them how open the place was and why it wasn't safe for us to be here considering the fact that our lives are in danger. Damein had to ask us to wait so he could go check it out for himself. Laura got her water bottle and gulped down some water and then asked if I wanted some. I shook my head to deny her offer while looking away when In fact I was truly thirsty. I had been looking out for a stream
The next morning, Damein made it a duty to wake everyone up. It was going to be another long day to meet new people and talk to a new Alpha on our quest.“What do you think?”“Well, according to my map, our route leads us towards the west.”“Seems like it's only in the west that the major clans are located.” I said as we continued our journey. I didn't know why but the little discussion I had with Laura yesterday kept popping up in my mind. I was totally restless and wanted to know if there was something I would do.I wanted to know what she saw when she was in that car. I needed more information on Mascot. Why did he join Lucas? What was he going to gain from them? If truly Laura wasn't lying about going there to find out things for herself, then I need to know what she found out.“What's wrong, Naomi?” Laura asked me.I came back to reality immediately. They were some distance ahead of me because I was walking very slowly. I ran to catch up with them.“Nothing. I was only thinking.”
We couldn't sleep over at the valley since we had enough time to do that when we got back from the Moonlight pack. Damein had made us pack after we had finished picking fruits for our long journey.“We should be leaving.” He said and we agreed. I was going to have a moment with Laura but it was cut short by Damein asking us to pack up. We said our goodbye to this beautiful valley that was the best thing we've seen so far in our journey. As we walked on, we kept on trying to move fast so we could get to The Moonlight pack before dark.I looked at Damien and I could see he looked disturbed so I asked him what the matter was.“What happened?”“I think there'll be a change in weather. “ He said.“Change in weather? What do you mean?” I asked him, quite interested in what he had to say.“I think we'll have thunderstorms in no time so we need to find a shade as soon as possible.” He looked around as he said this. I was wondering and I also that Laura was wondering how he knew things like th
The Palace was lavishly designed in a very inexpensive way making it look unique and beautiful in its own way. I loved the Palace, it was small but yet very nice for a family.When we entered the throne room, we had expected to see a small Aloha on the throne since the pack on its own was so small but we were disappointed. A huge man met and greeted us.He asked us to sit down and introduced himself.“My name is Alpha Axel and I'm the Alpha of Moonlight pack. I heard you send greetings from my old friend, Magnus. How is he and his clan?” The Alpha asked, surprising us with his hospitality.I hadn't expected that a huge man like this still had it in him to be nice to his strangers but he proved me wrong. The hair on his head was gray which made him look much older than he actually is.“You're welcome. We don't accept strangers but you are an exception because you came highly recommended by my friend, Magnus.” I didn't expect anything further from this king but he went ahead to offer
Whatever Damien said got to me that even when Laura came into the room, I didn't have anything to say to her. We were all in a room separated only by different beds in different parts of the room. It was a quiet night as it seemed Damien was also upset with me since he felt I was drawing out the issue and I wasn't forgiving Laura as fast as I should. So they both whispered and laughed as they discussed. I couldn't hear them but I knew they were happy together.I didn't know if I should get angry or upset, I didn't know what I should feel but I knew I didn't want to be here. I went outside through the door but I was sure they didn't notice me as much.It was cold outside. The rain had stopped but I could still feel the cold even with my sweater on. I walked out to the balcony of the guest room where we were staying. It was time again for me to decide if I was making a huge mistake or not. I have tried to tell myself that I wasn't at fault with whatever Laura did or was feeling. She b
The next morning, we woke up looking all dazed. The weather was cold and it was very difficult to wake up but then Duty and responsibilities called and we had to answer. We had a quick preparation, just had our bath and with new clothes, we were ready to see the king and as I guessed rightly he was waiting for us in his throne room. He had this sad look on his face and all I could think of was him rejecting our offer. I felt bad that we had come to this place with so much high expectations and we were leaving so suddenly with no good news. We bowed before him and waited for him to say something but he asked us to sit. “I have thought about your proposal and knowing that it could make things tedious for me, I still choose to help you.” He said and I almost jumped up in excitement. “Alpha-king Magnus was a close friend of mine and I'm going to help him now that he needs my help.” As my heart felt elated, I could only be grateful to Alpha-king Magnus for his help. The Alpha we talk