THE SEARCH
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Narrator’s pov
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Balthazar, his beta Demetrius, and some warriors in the pack all headed out to the woods following the direction Julia gave him earlier. He had a nagging fear that her husband was already dead but he intended to be sure and also search out for the rogue wolves and ensure that they are punished.
They all left at dawn, with their spears in hand and some food provisions and canteens of water. Balthazar didn't expect to stay more than a day in the woods if things went well. The journey to Just
SHATTEREDJulia knew something was wrong immediately, phoebe and Balthazar walked into the room. She had been sitting up and was almost through with the cup of hot chocolate tea she had requested for breakfast.Phoebe’s sad eyes and drawn face gave her away, she couldn’t get herself to wear a fake smile and act as if nothing had happened. Julia immediately kept her mug on the table beside her, swallowing hard she asked. “Any news, did you find Justine.” her eyes flickered from phoebe's face to Balthazar, hoping they wouldn't say what her heart was telling her they would.“You need to stay calm.” Phoebe held her hands and asked her to relax. “Everything would be alright.” she insisted&ldquo
UNTO US Phoebe could sense that something was wrong as soon as they came back from the river where Julia dispatched her husband's ashes. She had chosen to pour the ashes on her body then immersed herself into the stream to wash off. Phoebe had been against it. She was afraid that she might catch a cold or even something worse. But Julia had insisted on making her own decisions and no one had the willpower to stop a grieving wife. The African warrior who had gone with Balthazar in search of Justine had gone with them and Demetrius had not been able to come; he had gone on a trip to make more findings on the rogue wolves. According to him, he was doing it to ensure that their pack does not fall victim to them. Balthazar liked the idea and permitted him to go. He left at dawn hours befor
UNBECOMING Julia's body was washed and dressed in preparation for her burial. She had asked to be cremated and her ashes poured into the same river just like her husband. Phoebe had not taken her seriously when she made the request, she had not expected her to die so soon and suddenly. The series of misfortune that had befallen them over the past months made her numb. “We would conduct a purification ceremony after Julia's burial. We need to appease the gods and cleanse ourselves, maybe our misfortunes will end.`` Phoebe informed her husband. “I couldn't agree more, but a miracle came out of all this.’ “What miracle do you speak of,” sh
SACRIFICIAL LAMB ******************************** ALPHA BALTHAZAR'S POV ******************************** Getting a year-old lamb with no defect turned out to become mission impossible. It was either the year-old lambs had defects and the perfect ones were above a year. What intrigued me the most was the scarcity of the said animal which had never happened before. When I enquired from the farmers if they could direct me to a popular breeder within our neighborhood, I was directed to a small pack a few miles from ours. When I got to the farm, I was informed of an ambush that happened a few hours before I arrived. From the deep cuts and the way the paws of the creatures that attacked the animals, we w
GENERATIONS PAST This was not the first time they would hold a purification ceremony at a mountain pride pack. Years ago, before the birth of Balthazar's grandfather, it was believed that the pack was under the influence of a great curse caused by his great grandfather. FLASHBACK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THIS WAS DURING THE TIME OF BALTHAZAR'S GREATGRANDFATHER. “I love you so much, Melvin. Promise you will never leave me,” Cassandra said as she stroked his bare chest. She loved him so much and would do anything for him. “I have told you so many times that you are all that I’ve got, but you still doubt me. You make me sad with these questions.” Melvin replied. He closed his eyes and listened to the waves from the str
CURSED After the death of Cassandra, Melvin continued with his life. His secret was safely tucked away in the deep forest. He never gave her another thought; he felt free and happy to get rid of her. Melvin had always thought of Cassandra’s love for him as choking. She was always making him take vows that he would love her forever. He had repeated the vows just to please her and get between her pants. Getting her pregnant was not part of his plans. He was young and had lots of adventures to partake in, having a wife and child was the last thing on his mind, when she told him of her pregnancy, her smile irked him, and the way she cradled her invisible bump got on his nerves. She kept talking on and on about the future, and the only way Melvin fe
CZAR PRESENT-DAY The land would heal, Balthazar was convinced about this. He had faith in himself, his luna, beta, council, and natives. The purification ceremony went without any hassle. Incantations were made by the enchantress, homage was paid to the gods of the land and the moon goddess. As the alpha of the pack, Balthazar was made to sit on an ancient stool carved out from an old oak tree where rituals were made, and the goddess and gods consulted in the past till now. The carvings on the stool had a one-horned hermaphrodite goat, a mermaid, a seal, and markings written in Arabic believed to be an incantation.
EMERALD PACK THE PROPHECY. A long time ago, the emerald pack was richly blessed with emeralds from where its name was gotten from. It was a populous pack and had more she-wolves than he-wolves. The females were given tasks equal to the men. They had female warriors, hunters and were among the council of elders. Their strength was mostly in their numbers and they were efficient, nothing was left to chance. A prophecy was once made that the greatest sorceress would be from the pack and it was almost twenty years now and even though they had female enchantresses none has been able to prove their worthiness as the greatest. Mara was the great-granddaughter of the park's enchantress who died many years ago and after her death