Cassandra’s point of view:
I watched as he ran a hand into his wet sleek hair.He appeared phenomenal.I literally stopped breathing when his nose twitched. He could sense my presence and smell my scent. Shit! For a moment, I panicked as I realized that I had been shamelessly goggling at him.Still, before he could come seek me out, I stepped out of the bushes.A frown was etched on his forehead once his eyes locked with mine.I smiled at him before mumbling quietly, “Thank you for saving me.”Even though my words sounded indistinctly to my own ears, he heard me.The creases on his forehead vanished, and understanding crossed his face.“I didn’t do that for you. I was just trying to keep my pack in line.” He said grimly, sounding indifferent, almost apathetic.Okay, that hurt! I couldn’t tell why but I was hurt by his words. It didn’t help when Sierra howled in agony from the back of my mind.‘What’s wrong with us?’ I asked my wolf.‘I don’t know.’ Sierra replied, shifting in unease.‘Why do we feel like this around Alpha Dalton?’ I asked in anguish.Even though Alpha Dalton’s words were hurtful, I stayed put. I still wanted to be here with him.It felt as if my heart and my mind were no longer willing to cooperate with me.Feeling his eyes on me, I slowly nodded before meekly asking, “Can you teach me some racing techniques?”Dalton agreed with a shrug, “Sure.”I was momentarily stunned that he had instantly agreed to teach me. I couldn’t help but smile when Sierra yipped with glee.“For that, we’ll have to shift.” Alpha Dalton jutted his chin towards a nearby large tree.I understood what he was hinting at when he exchanged a look with me. With a nod, I stepped back before turning around and heading towards the tree.Once I was out of his sight, I undressed myself using the tree as a cover.My heart raced in anticipation while my wolf ached to be free.Sierra could not wait to be running in the woods. She wanted to feel the earthy soil underneath her feet and to smell that sweet forest morning scent full of nature.Letting my wolf instincts kicked in, I felt my senses heightened.Everything else faded away. My sole focus was on taking in the earthy air blowing with the wind, becoming one with the smell, noise and blissful nature aura.My heart pounded when I felt the soil underneath my feet. I knelt down on all fours and let Sierra gain complete control. I felt my bones snap while adjusting to that of my wolf’s.I breathed in when I felt my fingers and toes elongate into claws and dig into the soiled ground. I released the tension in my jaw when I felt it widen while my skin tingled as my fur extended.When I walked out from behind the tree, Sierra stilled the moment we caught Alpha Dalton staring at us from the distance. He was already in his wolf form.‘What’s wrong?’ I asked Sierra when she refused to close the distance between the Alpha and us.Sierra’s response was quick, ‘Something is wrong!’ But before I could do or say anything about it, I felt a strong pull forcing both Sierra and I to approach Alpha Dalton.At this point, everything that happened next was oddly weird.Sierra and I wasn’t the ones feeling this pull. It seemed like Alpha Dalton was feeling the pull as well. It was as if our wolves were madly attracted to one another, more so than we were. And, everything appeared blurry. It promptly got hard to focus on our own thoughts.We couldn’t differentiate between right and wrong. It was all blurry.I couldn’t avoid the sudden temptation and neared Alpha Dalton first.Through Sierra’s eyes, I watched as Alpha Dalton’s eyes filled up with confusion, and a slight longing which was unmistakably apparent. He couldn’t figure out what was happening too but he was trying to fight it.Still, like me, he could neither fight it nor his wolf.Driven by his desire, Alpha Dalton flung forward and pressed me to the ground.I went down with a brute force but I didn’t feel my body meeting the hard surface.I was totally blinded by the temptation. It was surreal.It was unbelievable to go through what was going on right now but it was happening.Considering the way my wolf got so enticed to the point where she completely surrendered herself to Alpha Dalton, was frightening.Yet, I was strangely tempted by Alpha Dalton. I unreservedly bared myself to him.Both my wolf and I was entirely powerless in front of this invisible mystic dark energy that had us wrapped in an uncanny bubble. It felt like we were one with it and no longer one with the real world.I glanced at Alpha Dalton when he paused and shifted back into his human form. He just stared right into my eyes with his arms holding himself up beside my body.His chest was millimeters away from touching mine.I tried to breathe evenly to prevent my breasts from touching his bare chest but alas!If anything, my labored breath got worse with the way my heart was frantically pounding.I bet Alpha Dalton could hear and even feel it.A flicker of struggling flashed through his eyes.In spite of trying to restrain myself, I took the initiative to hold his neck.Alpha Dalton leaned closer to my neck. When his lips faintly brushed against my left ear, I closed my eyes with a sigh of relief. He took a deep breath of my scent and suddenly lost control.He molded my lips with his and kissed me fiercely. My arms around the back of his neck tightened as he firmly yet smoothly and gently wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me impossibly closer to him.I felt myself getting so lost in this passion that I couldn’t think about anything else but him. His lips, his scent, his touch, his firm hands and soft skin!Just when he trailed several tiny kisses down the side of my neck, he shoved me aside.I cried out in pain when my head knocked against the ground.I got up bewildered and neared him, “What… what just happened?”I flinched back in shock and fear when he snapped at me, “Stay away from me!”“But -” I started but froze when he turned around, facing me.“What part of stay away from me don’t you understand? Get lost!” He growled out.A darkness filled his eyes, and a heaviness pulled at his mouth.Cassandra’s point of view:I unknowingly stepped back seeing the thunderous look that crossed his face. I took a deep breath before saying, “Your wish is my command.” The darkness in his eyes faded as the look on his face softened. For a split second, he appeared troubled and really puzzled before he clenched his jaw and casted his eyes elsewhere. If I wasn’t already looking at him, I would have missed it. I didn’t leave though. I wore my clothes and wandered back to the stream but further away from where he had been standing. I made sure to maintain a fair distance between us. I glanced back over my shoulders to find him walking back to the stream, his face ice cold again. I halted in my steps when he spoke, “You are Marcus's mate -" he paused before adding in a restrained tone of voice. "- and it should stay that way.”He was aware that I could hear him from here. With a gulp, I simply hummed in response, fearing that my voice would break if I said anything. At this point, I w
Cassandra’s point of view: ‘This wasn’t the time to think about that. You need to hide!’ My wolf warned me. ‘But I should take a chance to run away while I still can, right?’ I questioned Sierra. ‘You will be dead before you can even run away! You don’t know how to fight.’ Sierra chided me. She was right! Why would I even think about running away amidst an attack when I couldn’t even fight? That would be a death wish. I shivered in fright as I glanced in every direction, checking my surroundings. So far, there were only the pack members running around but the pack attacking us was rapidly charging inside the pack. The adrenaline coursing through my veins earlier was so powerful that the only thought that kept running through my mind was that I needed to get as far away from Marcus as I could. Now that I understood the density of the situation, I was terrified. ‘Hide! They are coming!’ Sierra alerted me. Not even a second later, I heard their advancing steps getting nearer, so
Cassandra’s point of view: The stench of blood evaded my senses. My stomach twisted at the metallic smell that completely engulfed me. I was rooted on the spot. Time seemed to have slowed down. The acid and metallic smell of it made me gag but there was no time to ponder over that feeling when the enemy pack was evading the pack. Yet, I was unable to move. I couldn’t hear and see what was going on around me. Every howl, growl, slashing sound and brawl faded into nothingness. My eyes were stuck on the stranger lying cold dead on the ground. I watched as his skin grew tight and ashen in color. “What are you doing? Let’s go,” Alpha Dalton’s voice pulled me out of my trance. “W-What?” I looked up at him, dumbfounded. “What, what?” He held my hand and pulled me along as he began running to the back of the pack house. “Where are we going?” I asked him as I ran along. “Not we, you are,” His response made me frown in confusion. “What do you mean?” I forced him to stop in his tracks
Cassandra’s point of view: We all held our breaths and waited as the noise got nearer and fiercer… until – - Until something or someone crashed straight into the wall. The little girl, holding onto my legs, jumped back with a bloodcurdling scream. I hastily picked her up and hid her face into the side of my neck. “Shush, don’t look!” I gently patted her back when she gripped my shirt with her hands fisted tightly. Instead of stepping back, I walked towards the wolf that had burst a hole through the wall. It was Marcus. He was badly hurt. I sat down on my knees to assess his injuries. There was a huge gash to the side of his neck. Blood was rapidly pouring out of it. “It’s okay, sweetie.” I set the little girl down on the floor beside me. “This wolf is one of us.” I told her before leaning forward to press a hand against Marcus’s wound. His condition was critical. The person who attacked him, aimed straight for his carotid artery, leaving him to gasp for breath and to plead for
Cassandra’s point of view: ‘You’ve got the power to protect them.’ The voice whispered. It had a controlling tone. I found myself get entirely hypnotized by it within seconds. Instead of fighting the voice, I got completely wrapped under its controlling power. I turned my head sideways and strained my ear when I heard the little girl shouting at me. “No, come back!” Yet, I didn’t move. I stayed still and waited for the advancing wolf. I clenched my hands by my sides until my fingernails dug into my flesh. A growing restlessness brewed within me. I needed to get rid of the excess energy that was suddenly growing inside my body. The restlessness was untamed and unpredictable. It came in spurts, hitting me at random and as such, I was forced to move along. The need to fight was acute. For some unknown reasons, I was unable to speak to my wolf. Sierra was there, stirring anxiously. Still, I couldn’t feel her but I was using her heightened senses. That was weird. If I was to descr
Cassandra’s point of view: When his dark grey fur had clashed with my vision, it was a stunning sight to behold for how quiet and fast he was – how smooth, too. The rogue got infuriated seeing Alpha Dalton. He dug his claws into the ground before leaping at Alpha Dalton, his claws held above, ready to be plunged into Alpha Dalton’s flesh. Dashing across the hallway, Alpha Dalton buried his fangs into the side of the rogue’s neck and ripped his neck apart. His head rolled off his shoulders and knocked against the wall with such brutal force that it sent blood splashing on the ground and on the roof. The rogue’s body fell limply by the side. A brooding silence overtook the air as everyone stood still, mouth agape with surprise. I looked over my shoulders when I sensed their fear. Turning around, I searched through the crowd for the little girl. Her lips trembled in fright when my eyes met hers. It pained me to see the frightened look on her face. Pressing my lips in a thin line,
Cassandra’s point of view: I woke up with a jolt, scanning the dark room with my keen senses, taking in the sounds of critters that slithered out at this time of the night. With trembling hands, I reached for the lamp beside my bed and turned it on. I wasn’t blinded by the darkness in the room. I could see pretty well at night. I sighed in relief when the light turned on. I glanced around my lit up bedroom, checking for any kind of shadows lurking from behind the curtains and furniture. The light provided me with a sense of protection, reassurance even from what I had just dreamt about. Unlike the recurring nightmares that I have had for the past few weeks because of Marcus, this time around, it wasn’t the same nightmare that haunted me in my sleep. It was about the attack, the same attack in which I had killed those rogues. I stared down at my shaky hands. For a split second, I almost screamed in fright when I noticed my fingers stained with blood until I realized that it wa
Cassandra’s point of view: Unlike the day of the attack, the pack hospital wasn’t packed with everyone running around treating the pack warriors and scouts who were injured, and trying to save the ones who were fighting for their life. There wasn’t much movement around. I walked further inside the hospital. The pack’s doctor and nurses were checking on the patients. There were some pack members standing around. They were here to visit their loved ones. They stared at me for a good amount of time before whispering among themselves when they noticed my presence. To say the least, it was awkward. That was one of the reasons why I had been staying in my bedroom and avoiding from coming down here. Gossips travelled fast in the Crescent Moon pack. Everyone learnt about the way I had slaughtered those rogues the morning after the attack. It was a cold-blooded bloodbath. I was afraid that they might think of me as an abomination. After what happened, I might think so myself. A voice sho