TANIA'S POV
I hesitated at first because I still had my doubts about him but then I reminded myself that this man saved me and it was his place that I was going to. If he wanted to harm me then there would have been no need for him to save me from the Night Wolf. But what if he saved me to present me as a feast for his people? If that was the case, then he wouldn't have threatened to leave me to die here in the woods under this freezing cold?Aside from that, there was just this aura of comfort that I felt around this man. I didn't know him but it felt as though he was someone that was worth knowing. Or someone that is worth being with. Maybe I was being delusional. Why was I even reasoning these things at this time as if I had another option aside from accepting his hand?Without further hesitation, I placed my hands in his and good Goddess, his hands were warm to the touch. Warm enough to stop the goosebumps that rose up consistently on my skin. If only I can get him to hug me right now -- it was not like it was possible or anything, it was just a silly imagination that emanated due to my urgent situation."Talon," he said, catching me off guard and bringing my attention back to reality."What?""My name. It's Talon.""Oh!" Now that made sense. I initially thought he was trying to say something about talons, I didn't think that he was trying to tell me his name. "That's nice. So you are a werewolf like me."He paused and exhaled, as if he was tired of me already. "Why then am I bearing the name, Talon?"That made sense. Talon actually means 'Claws' but that didn't mean that a werewolf had to bear related names like that. Anybody can bear any name. Like Lexi, I still have no idea what that fool's name meant."Okay, Talon, are you an Alpha or a Beta?" I asked, even though I had no idea why. Maybe it was because I just wanted to weigh his capability and ability to protect me or maybe it was because I have a thing for Alphas."You don't have to know. You should worry about other things and not my rank."Was he kidding me right now? He didn't even need to tell me that he was an Alpha. I knew already that he was one by the way he fought that animal; without stress and he had this great stance and poise. Even Betas didn't fight like that. No… I was wrong right now. Betas actually fought well but I think I chose to believe that Talon was an Alpha.Facing downwards, I chuckled, covering my mouth with my hand. "Alpha Talon," I remarked. "It suits you well. I like it." I threw my gaze to the other side, acting like I was carried away by the trees and that what I said wasn't referring to him.I could literally feel Talon's gaze on me even with my face turned to the other side but I chose not to look back. Who knows? His death stare might pierce into my soul and destroy me right away."I find you very interesting, Tania. I don't know who you are but who you will be to me will be determined by how useful you'll be to me. You are the first person that..." He paused and nothing else followed again.His silence caused a stroke of anxiety in me and I could only wonder what it was that he wanted to say to me at that time."You are the second person that has dared to speak to me so casually and I am very pleased with that." He pulled me towards a track road, so thin that I was struggling to remain on the tiny path.With our heads slightly bent to avoid scattered branches from hitting us, we threaded along the path. I guess this was the path which led to wherever he lived and I could only wonder if we were close to the place or not because we trekked for a long time.Even without the knowledge of where I was going to, I felt this instant excitement surge through me -- it was not an excitement as a result of where I was going to but it was an excitement as a result of where I escaped from.For the first time in seven years I felt free. I had no idea if where I was going to was going to be worse than Crescida but I just had to relish the joyful feeling that I was experiencing at that moment, smiling my way through the journey."Are you smiling?" Talon asked. I didn't know that he was staring at me all the while that I had been smiling sheepishly to myself. "Something must have excited you enough to smile like you just won a stake."I pulled myself together and cleared my throat. "Nothing," I answered. "It's nothing. Let's keep going. But how far is this place of yours?""We are almost there. Just a little while now and we'll be there," he assured me and we continued the rest of the journey in silence.After what seemed like forever, we came out of the forest into a cleared out open space. The ground was leveled and underneath my feet I could feel the soft sand. It was like a village. Or maybe a town. I could clearly see fuzzy lights from lit up lanterns and hear the obscure voices of people from afar. There were some houses here and there and yes, the singing of the night birds blessed my ears. That was definitely a good sign. A good sign that I have arrived at a good place. At least there were people around. Though I couldn't see them from where Talon and I stood, I was relieved to know that we had arrived at a place where people resided.I even wondered why the voices of the people were audible for me to hear. It was like they were cheering for something or maybe they were just going about their normal activities."Welcome to my place." Said Talon as he finally let go of my hand. "This is Ascot, land of integrity. Come. Let me take you to my place and after the celebration, I will introduce you to my pack."Now that we are signed, I will make sure that I update chapters daily for you my beautiful readers. Keep reading SBTRA...
TANIA:So there was a celebration after all. I wasn't wrong in my perception as I thought that the inaudible noises weren't ordinary. How come there was an ongoing celebration and Talon decided to spend his night in the woods? What was he even doing there in the first place?He led the way and I followed but I was still curious as to why he wasn't joining them in whatever it was they were celebrating."How come you are not partaking in the ceremony? Aren't you one of them?" I inquired, cocking my head to the side to get a glimpse at his face. Who knows? He might be angry about something. There was just no way that his people would be celebrating something and he decided to be in the forest, killing a wolf and saving me. "I don't like noise. Ceremonies are..." Talon hummed. "...tiring.""So are you saying that you don't want to partake just because it's noisy? Is that why you went into the woods?""Yes. Whenever I'm bored, I go for a hunting spree. Too bad it didn't go as I planned. I
What did he mean by he was going to help me get enough of him and it was going to happen gradually? Of course I couldn't ask him that. I had already bombarded him with enough questions for the night and I thought he deserved a moment of peace and quiet.We continued quietly until we got to the town square.The cheering sounds of the people became more audible as we had now neared the center of the celebration. There was just so much going on; the vibrating sounds of drum beats filled the air, young women danced to the melody of the music in feather outfits swaying their hips from side to side, the older women played the timbres and cymbals, clapping their hands and stomping their feet on the ground in rhythm of the music. Stunt men performed all sorts of tricks -- like taking fire into his mouth and spitting it out into the air while the people cheered on. Children giggled and wiggled their way through the crowd playing and having their own kind of fun and so many other interesting t
TANIA:"Whoa!" I exclaimed as I beheld one of the most amazing sights that I have ever seen.Talon and I just got into the house. The word house was an understatement. It was more like a palace even though I knew that it was a place that housed him and his pack.Constructed antiques stood together in a row beautifying the walls of the hallway and giving it this old familiar look of my lesson school back in Porthove. My teachers would have loved to see these things. If only they were standing next to me right now, they wouldn't hesitate to give me lectures on what they think about the pieces. Silver plated candlesticks were laid out on the wall with lit candles on them, illuminating the passage and the entire house. The smell of spice and myrrh filled my nostrils and I couldn't help but wonder what more there was in the house.I followed Talon to the stairs and I wasted no time in running my hands on the banister. It was cold and smooth to the touch, giving me a sense of home. How I wi
"Will you just calm down, Tania? What is wrong with you? Are you acting this way just because you are seeing my--" Talon dropped his hands. I was sure that he was tired of me at this point. Maybe he was asking himself what kind of girl I was and why I was reacting like that but how was I expected to act like? Was I supposed to gasp in awe and wrap my hands around his neck just because an Alpha stripped in front of me?Why the hell was he so bold? Was he usually like this around the females? Immediately I began to wonder how many maidens have gotten a glimpse of what I was seeing? I have never been so shocked in a long time as I was at that very moment.I didn't even mind that my feet were dirty and I stepped on the neatly dressed bed covered with white sheets."Just a while ago, you were bothered about staining the floor with your dirty feet and now look at you," Talon commented, his hand gesturing towards the faintly stained bed.Yeah right, at this point I knew I had to come down. I
My ears must have been deceiving me. I stood frozen for the greater part of time in front of Talon as I tried to assimilate what he had just said. Or should I say commanded."What?! I should do what!" I repeated, my eyes widened in both shock and curiosity.The temperature in the room dropped instantly -- it felt as though my entire body was on heat. I guess it was that one word that he spilled out that made me feel that way.Strip....The last time I heard such a word was in Crescida, by one of the Betas of Demilune Pack. I could vividly remember what had happened that day when I was asked to serve the Alphas and Betas that were holding a meeting. As was with male werewolves, it was never difficult for them to lust after a woman since they had a higher sex drive than the women.I could remember the disgust that filled my eyes when I saw them smack the butts of the females from my pack, The Blue Moon Pack. Some of them would lay hold of their breasts as the ladies bent to pour them dr
"Why, Princess? Are you scared of me?" Talon asked me, his eyes peering into mine and not flickering away for a minute. "No I'm not. I just think it's inappropriate for me to strip in front of you like that. It is not like I am your girl or something. It doesn't make sense," I told him."Then be my girl then. Be my girl so that you won't have any excuse to give me when I request for a thing like this."I couldn't believe Talon right now. The way he was interpreting the situation wasn't the way I intended it to be. Who told him that I was trying to become his girl? I was only making a valid point. I wanted to tell him that it is only those that had a thing going on between them that could do such sensual things and there he was saying things that didn't just seem to make sense.Besides, I was just meeting him for the first time. I didn't know who he was and we haven't even started with each other for a full day, so how come he was asking me to be his girl just because he was looking f
As soon as I opened the door, my eyes were greeted with the most surprising sight -- 2 ladies whose breasts were bare were in the room with Talon performing what I suppose to be a massage. Talon sat at the edge of his bed with his eyes closed and his head lifted upwards as if he was enjoying the treatment given to him and the first girl knelt behind him and massaged his shoulders. As for the other one, she crouched on the ground and massaged his feet gently with oil.Where the hell did they come from in just a short period of time? Even though I was getting used to Talon being full of surprises, I never expected to see something like that. But why were the ladies breasts bare and why did Talon still have his towel on? I thought he had already dressed up.Maybe I spent a long time in the bathroom for him to bundle those women into his room but I wasn't in any way impressed by it. The ladies in question didn't seem to care the least, our eyes only met once and that was it -- they conti
I felt my heart pound in my chest as I heard from Talon that the Pack was waiting for me. That could only mean that they were back from the festival. So many questions swarmed my mind. Questions that I couldn't find the answers to unless I went down to see for myself; like what were each and everyone of them like. Were they friendly? Or were they just a bunch of mean people? It wasn't like I was afraid of them but I just thought it would be profitable to me to know what their behaviors were like in order to help know how to behave in their presence.I didn't want to rush anything at all, So I took my time and put on my dress. The beautiful white dress that was given to me. I turned around and looked for a mirror and I found one just behind me. It was situated opposite Talon's bed and for a brief moment I wondered why he chose to position his mirror there. He sure wasn't over his handsome self I guess.I stared at the mirror before me and I was greeted with my own reflection. Again, I