Back at the Druid Peak pack, the news of Indrik's disappearance spread quickly amongst the council. This news sparked a reaction from them as the search for Indrik began.
The Beta immediately ordered for Indrik to be brought to him the moment he returned, already promising to punish him. The boy had never thought to leave the pack, and he wasn't allowed to. For all the years he had been born, he only stayed within the pack borders, he didn't even dare go five meters close to it. The news of him truly leaving brought a lot of emotions, and anger was the greatest of them all. All the guards searched around for where they thought Indrik would have gone, even going as far as reaching the popular market where people were known to go. But what would have taken him that far out? They all wondered. Beta Green thought that Indrik's search for a master was getting out of hand and he needed to stop him before it got too late. The figure of Indrik walking back with someone is sighted by a member of the pack and he immediately runs back to inform Beta Green. The unfamiliar face walking with Indrik was enough to create another spark that spread. Rumors started to spread as they watched them both cautiously. No one was allowed to bring an unknown person into the pack. This pack was locked off to outsiders, the entrance to the pack hidden so well that it would be hard to find and yet Indrik had gone ahead and brought someone back. “Beta. Indrik has been found. He is currently walking towards the pack house and will be here at any moment,” The pack member said, breathing heavily as he tried to catch his breath. “And he was sighted with an unfamiliar person, someone who is not from this pack,” The words of the men held great meaning, making the members of the council to murmur in anger. Hearing the words of the men, Beta Green folds his fist in anger. “Bring him to me at once!” He roared out, the whole place shaking violently. No one has dared to bring a stranger back to the pack, and Indrik went out just once and came home with one. Indrik is immediately surrounded by Beta Green's men, making him stop in his tracks. “What's going on?” He asked them, feeling annoyed that they had stopped him. “Beta Green ordered for your presence immediately,” They said without even batting an eye. Luna turned to look at Indrik and looked at the men once more. ‘Why were they treating him like he had done something wrong?’ she wondered. Before she could voice out her thoughts, Indrik held her hands in his, letting the men lead them. “How dare you leave the pack?!” Beta Green screamed immediately when he saw Indrik, he was just about to say more when he finally noticed the petite girl who was standing beside Indrik. Her face was not familiar but he knew that she was the stranger that they spoke about. His anger increased tenfold at the stupidity of the boy, every elder present voicing out their thoughts to have him punished. Their pack was very secretive and not everyone could gain access to it and Indrik had led someone else straight to their pack. ‘'If I don't teach him a lesson, he won't ever learn,” Beta Green thought to himself. He immediately called for a meeting with the rest of the elders, wanting to discuss the right punishment to give to Indrik. They couldn't forget about the girl that he was with. Who knows if she was a spy for an enemy pack? After discussion amongst themselves, a final verdict is decided, each of the elders voting for it. Indrik stood in the middle of the elders, with Luna right beside him. Luna couldn't help but look around curiously. Each of the people here seemed to be against Indrik and her, wanting to put them through punishment. She didn't miss the look of scorn and dislike on their faces, each of them directed at Indrik. Beta Green cleared his throat, demanding the attention of Indrik and Luna. “We have decided on what both your punishments would be,” He said, speaking as though he was doing them both a favor by punishing them. “Indrik, you shall be stripped and given a hundred lashes for leaving the pack and you will be left out in the cold for two nights. Both are punishments for crossing the borders when you are well aware that you should not and bringing an unknown girl back here with you. And for the girl you came back with..” His voice boomed and Luna resisted the urge to roll her eyes. ‘Such a punishment for leaving the borders, isn't that a bit too much? It was like they were trying to remind him that he would forever be under them and he couldn't do anything without telling them.’ Luna thought as she waited for what the elders would announce as a punishment fitting for her. She was new around here and had only followed Indrik back here. Giving her a punishment just for doing so... wasn't that completely unnecessary? But of course, Indrik couldn't say that out loud. “And for the girl, she would be thrown into the dungeon and left there for a full week, with no food or water!” Beta Green's voice held finality as he announced the next punishment. The entire council seemed to agree with Beta Green's words, each of them nodding their head. Indrik's jaw dropped when the Beta was done speaking. He didn't mind the punishment given to him. It was just a few strokes and only two days out. But punishing Luna when the only thing she did was follow him back was purely wrong. Taking a deep breath, Indrik opened his mouth, voicing out his thoughts exactly. “I refuse,” His words were enough to silence the elders, all of them looking at him in shock.The entire hall erupted in chaos as they all let what Indrik said sink in. No one had ever said no to what the Council ordered, and Indrik had said that today, shocking everyone who was present. Beta Green was the first person to snap out of his shocked state, he was furious at Indrik. “What do you mean no?!” He thundered. He was outraged that Indrik had said no to something the council had decided. “I mean. No, Luna won’t be getting punished,” Indrik answered. He had brought her here after a lot of efforts and he wasn’t going to let them punish her for something he did. “I would be taking my punishment and hers as well,” he announced, and everyone gasped in shock. Beta Green looked at Luna whose face showed surprise, then turned his attention back to Indrik. He wondered the relationship between this two and why Indrik had come home with her. Does he plan on taking responsibility of her too? Luna turned to Indrik in shock, surprise written on her face. Yes, Indrik brought
Blaire's Pov My heart twisted in my gut as I followed the guards who led Indrik out to the centre of the palace grounds. It took all my willpower to stop myself from running toward them and snatching Indrik away from them when they shoved him too hard. I exhaled slowly to prevent making things worse for him. The palace was a dazzling white which was made even more impressive by the way it caught the glow of the early morning sun and lit up under it. The main building and by that, I meant the one storey imposing building that housed all the major rooms (by which I mean the throne room, the meeting chambers, the Alpha's room and, I'm sure you get the gist) of the pack was set in the center of the half moon formation with two relatively smaller yet no less impressive buildings on the sides. I normally would take a moment to admire the beauty of this place like I always did but I couldn't because right in the center of this formation, under the eyes of everyone who cared to watch, my
Luna's Pov I watched as the person who was supposed to be my new owner was stripped and then flogged. My lips pursed as I roved my eyes over the small crowd that had gathered to watch him get flogged. Seeing the expression on some faces, I could tell that they did not really fancy him because how else would you explain watching someone get flogged with a smile on your face? I couldn't blame them though because I was not a huge fan either. Who would be after being bought like a piece of merchandise and then bundled like a sack of farm produce to this strange place? True, my former place was nothing to write home about either but at least, I hadn't been dragged there. I had been surprised by his offer to take my punishment though. That really wasn't an action that I would have expected from someone like him. Sure, he had tried to save me from Bane but I had assumed it was just to convince me to come with him. This though was on a whole new level. I was broken from my musing as I watc
Blaire's Pov"I hate her. I really do loath her. I wish she would be attacked by some stray wolves and ripped into a thousand pieces." These and many more were the thoughts that crossed my mind as I straightened my hair before the mirror in my room. Jamil had shown her to her room. Everyone seemed to be out to get on my nerves. Of all the rooms that they could have given to her, they had to place her in the room that was directly opposite mine. For her own good, I hoped that we would not stumble into each other because then, not even I could stop myself from gouging out her eyes. I gritted my teeth as the brush got caught in my hair. Wincing, I straightened it and continued to brush it. Flashes of Indrik being whipped, the mangled flesh and streaming pool of blood, his painful grunts. I could not get any of it out of my head and the more I thought about it, the more my heart broke and the more my fury grew against the person who had caused it. My reflection stared back at me from th
Blaire's PovI knocked on the door and waited. I was about to knock the second time when the door was opened. I could tell he was surprised to see me with the way his eyes widened. Behind him, I could see his room and truth be told, it was in a sorry state. I could see a boot standing at attention on his bed, clothes strewn all over, and that wasn't even the beginning of it. It goes without saying that Jamil is the worst housekeeper in the entire pack. He noticed my survey and grinned. "There was no rip!" I commented, hoping my eyes were as icy as my words. "Oh, you sure?" He asked, trying to hold back his smile. He finally gave up as he grinned, "alright, there wasn't but it was fun to watch you scurry like that."I huffed, holding back the barrage of words that came to mind. "I need to see you. And Ulo too. I will be waiting." His expression grew serious as he nodded. I turned my back and made my way down the other end of the corridor. This was a pretty impressive building if you
Luna's PovThe guy who had introduced himself as Jamil had led me to this room where he had told me to rest after I had told him I wasn't hungry. A comment that was now proving to have been too hasty. My tummy was rumbling angrily and more frequently now. I looked around the room. It looked pretty old and from the looks, it had not been occupied in a long while. There was a bed, a wall length mirror, a table beside it that had some facial and body care materials, a chair before it. On the wall opposite it stood a built in wardrobe which I had confirmed to have some clothes. A window stood open just above my bed giving me a view into a garden. All of these and nothing of mine. I still couldn't get over how that man had just uprooted me from my life like some plant and brought me here. He hadn't even allowed me to go back home to pick anything up. True, there wasn't really much to pick but still. I reached into my blue gown and exhaled in relief when I found that I still had my necklac
Luna's PovWatching her leave, I was torn between the choice of going back to my room and waiting for my friendly host to return or going after my nemesis. I chose the later although I made sure to not let her know. I figured she would probably be going there or I would run into my host on the way. I must have looked ridiculous, bearing a tray and sneaking after a gorgeously dressed woman. I guess it is true what they say. You can kidnap the waitress from the serving tables but you can never take the serving away from her. The saying is something like that, I guess. I have never really been too good with quotes. Nor with much else, I'm afraid. I sighed as I remembered home. It seemed like an eternity since I had been turned out and now it was starting to seem like I might never be able to go back home. "Look who we have here!" A voice boomed, followed by laughter. I had been so caught up in my thoughts that I hadn't realized I had been surrounded by a group of men. I looked up at th
Luna's PovI stared at Jamil like he had suddenly grown a set of horns. "Brothers?" I muttered, almost bursting into laughter at how strange the word felt on my lips. I mean, sure, they had slightly similar hair and eyes (which by the way were worlds apart in the world of color) but did that qualify them to be brothers? I was certain that at least ten people within this premises would share that color with them. Apart from that, they were as different as night and day. Indrik was slender while Leon was a giant and that wasn't even the beginning of it. "Believe it or not but that is the truth. They are half-brothers." Jamil said like that was supposed to explain why Indrik looked like he forgot his family gene in his mother's belly. "That still does not explain why Indrik looks like his elder brother drained him of all his essence." I blurted before I could think. Jamil stared at me with a look of amusement and what looked like pity. I blinked in confusion as I wondered what was goi