(Further two years later)
>>Portia
“Hey hurry up!” Jenny whined, “We’re already late!” Jenny graduated from the police academy and now is bossier than ever even though she still hasn’t passed her National Detective and Investigative Test (NDIT) She’s working as an officer now while I just finished my final exam two weeks ago.
“Just a minute.” I told her, “We’re leaving for good, I have to make sure we’re not leaving anything behind.” I got an Education degree from a university near Jenny’s and we shared a dorm for four years.
I looked around the place that was now empty and I tightly clutched the hand bag in my hands, &ld
>>JennyI can’t believe the time is here. I know I was waiting for this day. I wanted to marry Koen so badly so that he would mark me. But I’m still reluctant about moving to The Silver City. It hasn’t even been a year since I started working as an officer. I don’t want to leave my job.Portia is leaving with Egon directly after the wedding ends, she’s more than happy to go with Egon now. I saw the mark on the back of her neck this morning and I found myself anticipating the one I’ll be getting.I was sitting in the bridal room, all dolled up when my mate came to disrupt the thoughts that were torturing me.“What are you worried about?” Koen came and sat down nex
>>Jena“It was a wonderful event.” Ulrich and I sat on the rooftop open bar after attending Jenny's wedding.“It was nice,” Ulrich replied, “I like the pastel blues in Portia’s theme.”“I know!” I got excited, “And it went wonderfully with Jenny’s theme of pastel yellow.”“Looks like they both put in a lot of effort and time for time.”I let out a satisfied sigh, “Yea,” I smiled and leaned into Ulrich, they sure did, “I’m glad it all went well.” The cool breeze caressed my skin as I took a sip from my drink and let it relax me.As I gazed out at the city skyline,
>>PortiaThe sting of a hard slap across my left cheek almost made me lose balance and fall over but somehow I managed only to take a step back and keep standing.“I told you to be careful,” An angry but controlled voice seeped out from Kathrine’s mouth. She’s the Luna of the pack but she despises mistakes, especially the ones made by me.“I’m sorry,” I bowed my head a little to apologize, “It slipped out of my hand. It wasn’t on purpose,” I glanced at the broken plate on the floor. The Caucasian blue colored print with gold borders lay shattered on the wooden floor.“Shut up,” She sneered at me, “You’re a disgrace to this pack.” Her words stung but they didn’t make me feel all that bad. I’ve been hearing these words for ages.The Nightwalker pack, the pack I’m living in is one of the strongest packs in the country. The wolves of this pack are known for being strong warriors who live up to the name. The pack always raids and destroys its enemies during the night and is known for its
>>PortiaI didn’t get to go after him or say anything.“Girls!” Because before I could, the head maid caught us, “What are you doing here!?” Her voice made us both flinch and look at her, “To the kitchen!” She pointed at us and we scurried away.As we ran out of there I turned my head to look at the man, my man, but the corridor was now empty.Disappointment flooded my head and my heart. I wanted to talk to him, I wish I could have talked to him. At least I would have gotten his name but luck wasn’t on my side.Rather than luck, on the contrary, it was something far worse.“You!” Before Grey and I made it back into the kitchen we were stopped by Emily and Lilith right outside of it.“Yes?” We both replied as we turned to face them.“You!” Emily pointed at me, “Bring the drinks to the drawing room for the guests.” In the drawing room? Who’s in the drawing room? Other guards? Some other people? Because surely enough the people with Prince Ulrich went to the meeting room. Well, there we
>>PortiaTears plopped down on my lap while I sat by the little window in the attic room which was also my bedroom. Being the lowest-ranked member of the pack has earned me only this tiny space to live in. The view from the window showed a direct view of the forest surrounding the area but I couldn’t really focus on anything else but my emotions.I could never have imagined that being ignored by your destined one would hurt this much.Knock Knock.The tapping sound on the door made me look toward the entrance.“Hey~” Grey came into the room with a worried look, “What’s wrong?!” She ran over to me carefully since the small room doesn’t have much space but it is long, “I was looking all over the place for you, you suddenly disappeared.”I wiped my tears and looked at her, “It’s nothing,” I sniffled and she crouched down in front of me and took my hands in hers.“What do you mean it’s nothing?” She wiped my cheeks, “Why are you crying then?”I shook my head but the pain in my heart didn’
>>PortiaIt was hard to walk. My calves bled lightly but the pain was immense.This is the kind of thing I’ve always hated in this house. These people love giving corporeal punishment. This isn’t humane.In this wretched place where I’m treated like garbage, I’m now going to be married off to some geezer too.In all the years I’ve been alive, this is the worst day of my life. I always believed that there would come a day when I’d be free from this hell. I had been waiting for my eighteen birthday so I could put in a request to leave officially or go to another pack but I was also aware they wouldn’t let a maid just go, so I was hoping someday I’d meet someone who could help me. Possibly my mate, but that didn’t work out.In fact, it just turned into something horrible.“Ssss,” The pain made me hiss as I walked slowly into the dimly lit place. The lights had been dimmed in the pack house since everyone had retired to their rooms for the night.One day,One single day and all of my hope
>>PortiaEverything passed by me in a glance.I gave everything up. Well, it's not like I had anything there to begin with, but I'm sure no one saw this coming.No one would have thought that I'd run away because I never thought of doing it either. Werewolves don’t just run away but I’m doing it and by doing this, I am now on the path of becoming a rogue but it really didn’t matter to me at this point.I wanted to experience some freedom.I ran like crazy. No matter what, I did grow up with wolves, so even though I can't shift, I can run extremely fast.In the dead of night, when the pack slept peacefully I made my escape.I didn't have anything on me, just what I was wearing. I had no money either. I never got an allowance. I was only given the things I needed which were bought by the head maid.I barely have any knowledge of the outside world and no idea how to get along with humans. I’ve never even met one because my life has always been concentrated around the pack.But,I have th
>>PortiaOh wowI looked around me.It’s just like in the movies.I was surrounded by tall buildings and so many people. There were humans everywhere. The place was full of them, running to wherever they needed to be and it was a bit overwhelming.The werewolf packs are a place where there are a concentrated number of people but the city just looks so full. And there’s so much noise everywhere. Pack areas are so much calmer.I gulped as I kept looking around feeling uneasy.I’m here, I managed to escape, but what now?Where do I go?The driver who saved me from Egon asked me how I ended up in that situation and I told him I was camping with some friends who managed to run away but I got caught by that monster.He bought it, he was pretty shaken up by the experience and asked where to drop me off. And even though there were a couple of towns in our path, I told him I was going to the city.When he asked which city, I told him to take me wherever he was going. I talked pretty suspicious