"So, what do you say, young man?" Alpha Rory questioned, as he watched the young man who was nonchalantly sipping on the glass of wine which had been served to him. They were currently at his pack.And for the umpteenth time, Rory wondered if he had acted in his own interest at all.Barely after his decision to while away time at a private island the previous day, which hadn't actually worked. All the time he had spent at the island, had filled his mind with nothing but thoughts of Elise. Was he that soft?"Why did you abduct me?" He heard the young man say yet again, and his gaze darted to him. He remained silent for a while, without a word. In his eyes was the same spark which Elise's held. The calm and calculated way in which he spoke was the same with Elise's. Uncanny resemblance."You're being trailed." Without mincing words, Rory said. He didn't let his gaze leave the latter. What was his name again? Alex was it? That was right.However, when his expression didn't change, Rory's
CHAPTER 104."Why don't we go to my place?" Alpha Rory said, making Elise blink. "What?" She frowned."Please." And he shrugged, throwing a look towards her son.She was silent for some minutes. And when she spoke, against her wish, she found herself saying "Okay."Seeing the contented smile that spread across his face at her response, made her want to desperately eat her words. However, she decided against it, when her son suddenly dashed into the room.She threw a long angry look at Rory who was still intently watching her, without a word. She followed suit, as she decided to get ready. If she was right, by 'my place,' he probably meant his pack. If that was right, then she knew she had to get ready. She massaged her temple, suddenly feeling dizzy. Everything was happening so fast that she felt she couldn't keep up.....The car pulled over at the front of a beautiful looking mansion, and Elise stepped down from it. Her son followed suit.The grandeur of the mansion at their front
CHAPTER 105The sun had just set behind the mountains, and the sky had turned into a beautiful shade of orange and pink. The atmosphere was filled with bliss.As the night wore on, the drinking began. The members of the pack passed around large jugs of honey wine, which they drank from large gourds. The wine flowed freely, and soon everyone was feeling a little light-headed and giddy. The merriment continued late into the night, with people laughing and singing, and the drums beating in the background.Finally, as the moon rose high in the sky, there was a sudden hush. Almost as if tye merriment spirit had been seized. Little by little, they all retired to their various homes, till there was no one left at the square.As Alpha Rory stood gazing through the window, at the view outside, his imposing figure wasn't masked. He was one with broad shoulders. It was already hours since Elise left his mansion, and he was already changed into another outfit. He was dressed in a fine silk robe,
The rain poured down as hard as it could, the splatters, creating a little puddle in holes, by the roadside. The cloudy sky didn't show if it'd stop raining anytime soon.Rory sat on a chair, by the roadside, watching as he had been doing, before it even started raining. And he didn't have any intention of leaving anytime soon.His phone was tucked in his coat pocket, and without worries that the rain might damage it, not that it would anyway, he whistled to himself.He couldn't tell how long he had been sitting for, giving no reaction whatsoever. Not even when a concerned middle-aged man had offered him an umbrella. He hadn't accepted it, nor did he thank the man. Not even when a drenched dog, had barked its way close to him.He sat still, his hands placed on his wet lap, studying the wet environs. The air was filled with the sweet smell of rain meeting Earth. Although he wasn't in the mood to acknowledge the beauty of nature, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.Just then, his ph
EliseMy life is going to change today.I'm finally 18 and ready for the coming-of-age ceremony. I can finally be mated to the one I've loved for so long.Jared.The coming-of-age ceremony is the time when the Alpha of a wolf pack will formally, in front of all their friends and family, select their one true partner for life. Their mate.In our pack, turning 18 is truly a pivotal event. Families and friends come together to celebrate this new age of their kin, because not only are they have now seen as adults it means that they are finally fit to go out into the world and carve their own path.And create a family of theirs.Unlike Jared, who is loved and coveted by many, I'm his complete opposite. As an Omega and flat-out outcast in the pack, everyone else looks at me like I'm a plague. Whispering and sneering at me whenever I'm around.It doesn't help that I'm dating the Alpha King of the pack, so you can just imagine the hateful looks I get at school.But today. That will all change
LAZARUSIf someone had told me that my day would end with my claws deep in someone’s gut, I would never have believed them. Sadly, I have no choice but to live with the consequences of my lapse in judgment.I stare down at the body beneath me, too disgusted with myself to think about anything else. How could I have made such a mistake? Even worse, I have no memory of how I ended up killing one of my own.She was . . . the last thing in my mind before I was suddenly overcome with a torrent of bloodlust and rage, and then, I found myself here.The last thing I can remember vividly is thinking about the only person that has been in my thoughts for such a long time. I'm not sure what her name is, but she's always on my mind with her beautiful brown hair and innocent face. We go to the same school, but I'm a level above her, and hence, I have little chance to interact with her. Whenever we walk past each other in the halls, it's like there's a string pulling us together, and our eyes alway
EliseI can't stop the tears from flowing, no matter how hard I try.How could he do this to me? After four years of promising to love one another for eternity. Why would he do this to me? All I ever did was love him.And why would he do this with my stepsister of all people? If it were a random girl, it'd still hurt as hell, but hearing him pound into the girl that made most of my life here a living hell makes it so much worse.With every moan and overly sexualized conversation, they have, my heart breaks even more. They both sound like something out of a poorly shot blue film.I clench my fists and step back to the door. They didn't even bother to close it properly.Biting my lower lip to stop any sobs from escaping me, I push the door open further. The haphazard pounding of my heart is loud enough to give me away, but I stare ahead.I need to see it. The anger and sadness welling up in my chest have deleted all rational thoughts from my head. I wrinkle my nose in displeasure. The s
EliseRivulets of water run down my body as I sit huddled underneath the shower this evening. I scrub my body rigorously, trying to get rid of the disgusting feel of Jared's hands on my body. My tears run down my face, mix with the soap, and settle on my lips. The saltiness of my tears is a harsh call to reality.I'm still trying to wrap my head around it all, but I'm suffering from sensory overload. This isn’t what I had planned for my life. Today was supposed to have gone far better than this, but now I was under the mercy of the Moon Goddess and her cruelty. The ceremony is probably going on without me right now, with someone else taking my place.The bathroom door swings open, and my foster mother steps in. I smell her expensive but horrid smelling perfume before I actually catch sight of her. I shrink further into the shower stall as she approaches.I'm certain she knows that I'm taking a shower, but that doesn't seem to stop her from sliding open the glass door. She glares down