LIEV
I drew my bow, anchoring it steadily as I set my aim on my prey, releasing my lethal weapon as fast as I had set it. These hunting grounds—like territory marked by a lion—were mine.Trespassers who dared to come through would meet an untimely death, and no one had been bold enough.Every wolf in the territories knew of the menacing power I possessed. No fucking soul was brave or barely tempted enough to venture into the domain of the Alpha of the Night Fury pack.My domain.“What did I get this time?” I asked my Sigma General as a servant relieved me of my bow, another appearing to present me with a different weapon—a spear.There wasn't enough time to tell what prey I had caught, as I had fired my arrow once I saw movement, but it was easy to guess from the death cry the beast gave out.The Sigma General, Atlas, bowed as he spoke, “A hyena, Alpha.”“A hyena?” I questioned as I seized the spear from the servant. Swiftly extending my claws, I firmly gripped the wooden shaft and effortlessly snapped it into two, causing my Sigma General to get alarmed. “And why do you think I caught one now?” Atlas stammered, unable to say anything, but I never expected an answer from him. Not everyone was as quick-witted as I was. “A lone hyena means an endangered one. It must have had a good reason for nearing me,” I answered, freeing the Sigma General from his question as I sauntered toward the dead beast.My multiples of sigmas and servants followed as the Sigma General stayed only a step behind me, ready to defend when needed.'Found anything yet? My wolf’s in the mood for something raw and bloody.'I gritted my teeth, annoyed at the intrusion. 'You’ll never stop fucking doing this, will you?'Axel rolled his eyes, yawning, like he could care less about what I wanted. ‘How is that my fault? I thought you let your guard down because you missed me!’ Axel exclaimed, laughing maniacally.‘I can’t have my fucking guard up every fucking time because of you.’A new intruder barged into the discussion, and he was not happy. ‘Cross into my hunting territory again, and I’ll kill every fucking animal that lives in yours!!’ I wouldn’t put it past Devyn to do that. He had a terrible temper.‘Look who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! Oh wait, you always fucking do!’ Axel’s fucking laughter did not fucking stop.Devyn growled. ‘Says the asshole who always has a bitch up his dick every fucking morning.’‘I’m so fucking done with you two,’ I stated as I put my mind guard back up, trying to remember what I had been fucking doing before the fucking interruption.Axel and Devyn might’ve sounded like every other werewolf in the territories—with an extra bit of craziness and moodiness—but they weren't fooling anyone. They were monsters. Their parents knew that. The territories knew that, and I was no fucking different.It was always during this time that the North Wind drifted and settled onto my hunting grounds, leaving behind the gift of gentle air. Except this time, it had brought something that would change everything. Not so far away from the dead hyena, on a bed of grass, was a wolf—a girl.The sounds of swords rang in the air as Atlas and his sigmas pulled out their weapons, alarmed at the sight of the trespasser. I raised my hand, halting them from making any additional moves, as I approached the unmoving body and knelt in front of it, further inspecting my hunting ground's first intruder.The young she-wolf had long strawberry blonde hair. Marks, cuts, and scars tainted her remarkably fair skin, but even with the defacement, I couldn’t help but find her attractive. And I never found anyone attractive.I had seen my share of extraordinary beauties, but there was something about her that made it hard for me to stare away.It was such a pity that this rare beauty would be dying at my hands today.“Is she dead, Alpha?” Atlas asked, his sword still ready to attack and defend.“No, just taking a nap,” I replied as I pulled out a silver hairpin from my lengthy, smokey silver hair, letting it fall free as my electric blue eyes flickered in curiosity.I could feel the servants itch to silently gossip behind me, but I knew they wouldn’t take that risk. Their lives were far too important to them. “How dare she?! She must die for disrespecting our lands!”I thinned my eyes as I hovered the charmed bead of my hairpin over the unconscious she-wolf’s forehead. I had forged the hairpin from charms, and with it, I could identify and collect information on wolves I was only just meeting for the first time.I would learn everything, from their name and their pack to what they had last eaten.But for some absurd reason, I couldn’t read her. Like a newborn pup, there was no information to gather from her. This had never happened before.“Should we take care of her for you, Alpha?” Atlas asked as I stared at the strange girl, stroking my hairpin in my palm.My original plan had been to kill her, but I wasn’t sure I could do that anymore. Her plain white gown was made of unearthly material. I had seen nothing like it. I was equally surprised by how her scent made my wolf rage.The strange girl kept piquing my interest. It didn’t settle with me to simply end her life.Ignoring my Sigma General’s question, I turned the girl over onto her back and noticed something peculiar at the rear of her neck. It was the glowing white mark of a crescent moon.I had seen it before in the books of charm but couldn’t remember where, and now that I had caught sight of it, I couldn’t look away.Could she be the answer I had been earnestly waiting for?“Alpha, is something wrong?” Atlas asked, making me realize that I had been gazing at her for too long. Getting on my feet, I addressed my sigmas and servants. “Prepare a room for her in the packhouse. She’ll be accompanying us,” I ordered as they bowed in obedience.I had barely taken five steps forward when my Sigma general questioned me. “But Alpha, she’s a..."He sealed his mouth when I turned to look at him with my electric blue eyes of fire, a clear warning visible in my stare. “Is there a problem?"Atlas avoided eye contact, bowing. “Of course not, Alpha, but what do we do with the kill…”“Burn it,” I snapped, sliding my hairpin back into my hair as I headed for the exit of my hunting grounds.I was going to be busy with the little thing I had discovered. The last wolves I wanted finding out about my new revelation were Axel and Devyn.Entangling her with all three of us would mean a tragic end for her. We weren't called the Alphas of Doom for nothing.ODETTEStabbing pain coursed through my heart, body, and soul as consciousness returned to me. I had been in the darkness for so long that I had forgotten what the light looked like.Squinting my eyes, I sat up on what seemed to be a soft, comfy bed, my toes curling as I arched my back, letting out a blaring yawn.As my vision cleared, I found myself in a lavish room that oozed wealth and luxury. A white, plain dress covered my nakedness. It was so plain and pretty that it reminded me of someone, but... who? I couldn't remember.And without an obvious reason, I wished I was dead. There was so much guilt and pain in my broken heart. I didn't know where it came from.“You’re awake." A dark voice from an even darker corner startled me, snapping me out of my agonizing thoughts.The owner of the voice approached me, revealing himself as he emerged from the darkness. I gasped in awe, utterly breathless. He was the most divine wolf I had ever set my eyes on.His lengthy, smokey silver hair w
ODETTEI scoured the entire room, turning everything upside down as I searched for my potential escape route, but nothing. There was nothing that could free me from these four walls. Fuck the wealth and luxury; I was in a fucking prison cell.If only Echo were here with me, she would've thought of something by now.I wondered if I'd ever get her back. I'd been with her so long that I forgot what living without her was like. I needed her. I'd get her back."What would Echo do? What would Echo do?" I asked myself repeatedly as I paced around the room, itching my fingers out of nervous habit.I stopped, my eyes widening in hope, when something came to mind. I might have lost contact with my wolf and my abilities, and was only a mere human now, but that didn’t mean I couldn't cast charms anymore.Wishing I had paid more attention to Alma's teachings, I tried to remember a teleportation charm that she had once taught me—it was like that woman knew I'd need all these spells someday.For the
ODETTE‘They've got to be fucking kidding me,’ I thought, snickering under my breath as I struggled to believe what I was hearing. Who was going to do what to me? No. Absolutely not! I'd rather fucking die!Liev rose from his throne, causing the atmosphere in the hall to shift. His Gamma, noticing this, stepped back as he sensed the rousing trouble, proceeding to scowl at me like he was blaming me for this.How was this any of my fault? One was keeping me prisoner for no apparent reason, and the other wanted to turn me into his mindless dick slave! If he wanted to blame someone, he should blame them!Even in this apparent chaos, the thought of escaping crossed my mind. However, I hesitated, afraid that even the slight movement would give the Gamma a fitting excuse to beat me the fuck up.My fantasy of escaping ended when Liev approached us, Axel grabbing me by the hair, which fucking hurt, as he pulled me closer to him.Liev ignored my presence to face Axel, the asshole who had one ha
ODETTEI’d never stop talking about how marvelously matched his inky black hair and shadowy gray eyes were. Everything about him was perfect. As an artist, I couldn’t do a better job at sculpting him myself.Why did I fall so deeply for Aslan when wolves like Axel, Devyn, and Liev existed?But as soon as the blinding attraction cleared to reveal the monster hidden beneath him, fear creeped back into me.The Alpha was so heavily built that his massiveness spanned at least half the width and height of the door, and you wouldn’t believe just how freaking big this freaking door was.Before I could react to the god this fearsome Alpha was, he stepped before me in a flash and struck me with a force so great that I didn’t feel the pain overwhelming my gut until I collided into the wall, coughing out an unhealthy amount of blood.Not like coughing out any amount of blood was ever healthy.I fell on all fours, my head spinning as I tried to focus my sights on the growling motherfucker who had
ODETTEMy eyes fluttered open, and the world still the hazy blur it had been when I collapsed into unconsciousness as a whirling web of darkness spun around me.It drove me temporarily insane until my eyes finally focused on a light bulb twitching across from me, the light barely illuminating the short span it could reach.I heard water drip as the smell of dust and moisture filled my lungs, the reek instantly reminding me of a basement.A table that looked like it had been recently raided by termites stood before me, the rotting legs barely keeping it up as my eyes narrowed, trying to see the things on it.A cold hand gripped my heart when I heard the sound of footsteps. I knew who they belonged to, and I didn’t like it one bit.Uneasiness settled into the pit of my stomach when I realized that I was tied to a chair very similar to the dying table.My breath quickened when Liev appeared, his hair down and electric blue eyes as cold as ever.
ODETTEWhen the brunette, who was around my age and had a much smaller stature than me, noticed that I was looking at her, she quickly cleaned her tears, sniffing as if she were trying to hide what I had already seen.“I’m sorry.” Her voice was meek and docile, like that of a tamed animal. Even in my state, I couldn’t help but feel pity for her. I wondered what horrors she had gone through in this hell. “It’s just that you look so terrible. It must hurt so much.”When I smiled at her, her hazel eyes brightened, like she was glad that my spirit hadn’t been broken. Which was funny because it’d take a fucking lot more to break me.“It’s fine. I’m fine.” My voice was the farthest thing from fine, but my words were reassuring enough. Though I could barely hear myself, I didn’t think she’d have a problem. After all, she was a wolf, even if she was only an omega. And damn, I couldn’t believe that an omega was better off than me. What the fuck had Alma and the goddess done?I
ODETTEI learned from Amber that I had slept an extra day after collapsing in the Regal Hall. As I recalled everything that had gone down before I woke up, I anxiously checked my neck, expecting to find a gruesome scar, only to see that there was nothing.Nothing as much as a scratch or cut. It was as though nothing had ever happened.Amber concluded that I had been healed, and by Liev himself as well, because only he could heal wounds with charms so perfectly. She spent that hour cleaning me up, but in reality, it was just meaningless chitter-chatter.And I enjoyed that meaningless chitter-chatter so much.Through our little conversation, I perceived that Amber was genuinely a good person. Only someone like her could make me forget the shitty situation I was in for so long. She reminded me of Echo, and I don’t know what I would have done without her.The next two hours were spent dressing and making me up. Not like it mattered since they’d all be coming off anyway.I seriously didn’t
ODETTEAxel tensed, hissing like an annoyed child whose fun had been spoiled by his older brother. I couldn't get away, as he was still above me.Why hadn't he done something yet? It was almost like he was waiting for Devyn to acknowledge that he had entered the wrong room, apologize, and then get the fuck out.And even though I knew the monster Devyn could become, I’d rather be with him than Axel at the moment.I could get scarred. I could lose a limb. I could even have my head severed, but losing my dignity was something that could not happen.I might be exaggerating, but it’s probably the only thing keeping me together.“Get off her.”I was more astonished that he wasn’t referring to me as 'it' anymore, rather than the fact that he cared enough to want to free me from Axel's captivity.Axel growled, angrier and louder, as he clenched his fists, still gazing into my wide-opened and obviously terrified eyes.My heart raced, in fear this time, as his fangs grew out, his sea green eyes