Alisha:I couldn’t contain my rage well enough as Ares asked Derek that question. Immediately I stood up and grabbed my son’s hands, tugging him away before Derek could even say a word.“Mommy-“ Ares aimed his deep blue eyes at me, looking innocent and confused. I couldn’t bring myself to be angry with him. No, that anger was saved for my best friend and Derek himself.“Go to Aunt Hilda, Ares,” I said with firmness in my voice. “Now.”It was the most chastising tone I could use on my children. I never liked the idea of raising my voice at them. As Ares followed his sister who was already halfway to where Hilda was seated with the other women, I closed my eyes briefly and took in a deep breath, exhaling through my mouth.Don’t attack him, I repeated over and over in my head.Then I turned and faced the two, narrowing my eyes at them.I spotted the guilt on Mischa’s face.“Are you happy now?” I asked ber, to which her face fell. Derek took a step forward and my eyes snapped to him, givi

Alisha:Entering the pack clinic with its way too familiar scents filled me with more sense of nostalgia and i felt tears well up in my eyes. I walked down the hallways, glad to see that there were no patients. I couldn’t run the risk of being seen.His office door was open and I stood at the doorframe looking in. He wore silver framed glasses now, which surprised me, and he looked busy, bent over the desk and flipping through a patient’s records.I swallowed, a lump in my throat as he looked up, seemingly sensing my presence.As our eyes met, i felt a warmth in my heart build up.“Alisha?” He looked absolutely shocked as if he was staring at a ghost.Then the next second he dropped the folder, rushing to pull me in through the door and enveloping me in a hug.I laughed out loud, feeling a tear slip down my eyes, as I breathed in his welcoming scent that spoke of home.“Hi,” my voice was broken as I tried to contain my turbulent emotions.He released me and looked down to see the two

Derek:The way my mother goggled at me as I raised my fist again, would have been so damn amusing if I wasn’t feeling fury within me.“Mother,” I greeted her. She had practically rushed out of the house after I told her that Alisha had returned, and now I remembered that bit and focused on her. “How did it go?”“Oh,” she breathed, her face showing varying emotions. Then she finally settled on, “I don’t know how I’m going to convince her, Derek. She refused to return with me.”“But she’s safe?” I asked gruffly, not wanting to think of the sting I felt upon my mother reminding me of Alisha’s stubbornness.My mother nodded in response, saying, “We convinced her to stay in the clinic at least. Simon will help keep an eye on her and the children.”I breathed a sigh of relief, thanking the goddess in a silent gesture. I had been afraid that Alisha would suddenly disappear again and had given the guards orders to ensure that no one passed through the border without my knowledge. With the rep

Lila:I was glad to see Derek had returned. But he barely gave me a glance and turned to his mother who sat stiff as a board beside me.“Mother, you should go to the pack clinic,” Derek said to my joy.Finally.I didn’t think anything of his words because of course I knew that Simon and Melissa were together like her father said. I appreciated this woman leaving my side.Beaming, i said, “Yes, you should leave.”I was pleased as the former Luna of the pack finally nodded and stood up, but not before giving me a horrid look.I simply ignored the look though and brought out the spray I had prepared, putting it on my wrists and neck, like a normal perfume.I was glad to hear the woman finally leave and sighed with relief.I found Derek’s mother to be the sorry excuse of what a Luna should be. My father had told me all the tales of how much she had become the butt of many jokes between Derek’s father, the Former Alpha, and himself, who was the former Alpha’s best friend.It was absolutely

Alisha:Melissa was silent, but I could still see tears pooling in her eyes and it hurt me to make her feel that way.But I knew I had to stand my ground now: if I gave in to her desires, then I would be the one left hurting.“I’m sorry, Alisha,” she apologized with a croaky voice. “I- i really am,” she swallowed.A sharp pain lanced through my chest and I pressed my hand to my heart, where it hurt the most.A turbulent mix of emotions threatened to overwhelm me. Guilt, regret, anger.Why was she the one that had to apologize? Where was Derek? Why was he making his mother go through so much just for the potential of us reconciling? It was enough to make me more furious at him - it was another score I had to settle with him.“I’m sorry my dear,” Melissa repeated.“You have nothing to be sorry for,” I replied to her, murmuring as my heart hurt more for her sake. “Don’t take responsibility for what he did.”“But I have no choice, Alisha,” she pleaded. “I know you don’t believe it. But De