“Voicemails and messages?” Fighter uttered, and Derek looked at him.“Same here, dude. She must have been so worried,” he said, putting a call through to her. He didn’t even bother listening to the voicemails first or checking the messages.It began to ring, and he started pacing on the hill.“Oh my God, Derek, what happened? Your line has been unreachable,” Ashley said immediately she answered the phone.“I’m so sorry, baby. I had to go somewhere with Fighter, and the service was the worst I’ve ever seen. I’m really sorry,” he said sadly, and she went silent all of a sudden.“Hey… are you okay?” Derek asked.“I was worried, Derek. So worried. And so was Maggie. She said Fighter was supposed to come home today, but he isn’t back yet. Where did you go? You should’ve at least told us before leaving,” Ashley said, and Derek sighed.“I’m sorry, okay? I’m really sorry. I’ll explain better when I get back, alright? I can’t talk much right now,” he said, and Ashley exhaled.“When are you com
Noah began to run—he was ahead of Fighter. He kept running and jumping, noticing that Fighter couldn’t do as much of what he did, but his speed increased.They got closer to the pack and saw Derek standing not too far from where the houses were, observing from a distance. Some of the women were making dinner, and Enoch was helping out with the firewood."You like what you see?" Noah suddenly said behind him. Derek had already put on his clothes and returned to human form."I don’t know if I like what I see… welcome," Derek said, looking at Fighter, who was busy getting dressed. He held his clothes in his hands as he ran."Thank you," Fighter responded without looking at Derek—he wanted to deal with the fact that he had been naked first."So he did change, huh?" Derek asked Noah, and Noah smiled."He’s different. He didn’t change completely. He’s a half-shapeshifter. They’re very rare," Noah explained, and Derek furrowed his brows, looking at Fighter again."Very rare? That’s a good th
The boys walked into the woods, just as Noah had told them to. They weren’t sure where they were going; they just kept walking, using their great sense of smell. “Isn’t he supposed to show up now? Before we keep going deeper and deeper?” Fighter asked, and Derek shrugged. “He is the almighty Alpha, right? He should be able to find us. If he doesn’t come to us today, we know he isn’t the one we should look up to at all,” Derek responded, and Fighter nodded in agreement.Noah sprang to his feet immediately as he perceived and sensed Derek from afar. Pricilla furrowed her brows at him, wondering why he did that. “Are you fine?” she asked worriedly. “He is in the woods,” Noah uttered, wearing his shoes. “Who is in the woods? Collins?” she further inquired, and he shook his head. “Derek… I’m sure he is in the woods because he is here to join us. I need to get to him now,” Noah told her, and before she could say more, he was out of the house already.Enoch was around the house, choppi
“So… we’re a couple now?” Maggie asked Fighter, and he smiled, nodding reluctantly.“We just confessed how we feel about each other and even ended it with an amazing kiss. I think that should be the beginning of something,” Fighter responded, and Maggie looked—and felt—so happy.She had never been happier her whole life. She finally got what she wanted.“I’m so happy. I’m so happy you’re giving us a chance,” Maggie said, holding his hand and staring at it.“I’m happy that you’re mine,” he responded, and suddenly, his phone vibrated.“Can I check that?” he asked, and Maggie smiled.“Of course you can. This is a relationship, not an invisible prison,” she stated, and Fighter laughed.He pulled out his phone to check the message. It happened to be from Derek.“Hey!! It’s been three hours. Are you alive??” he read silently and smiled widely, making Maggie smile too.“It’s Derek,” Fighter told her, and Maggie giggled, giving Fighter gentle strokes on his hair.“I guessed he’d be the one. H
Fighter got to Maggie’s house and felt so nervous when he reached her doorstep. “What if her parents are at home? How didn’t I think about that before?” he thought.He breathed in and out heavily and then moved his hand to knock on the door when it suddenly opened, making him startle.It was Maggie.“Hey… Maggie, hi…” he stammered, and she smiled, staring at him. “I saw you coming before you even got to the house. Come in,” she said, leaving the door open and walking in. He nodded and followed. His anxiety reduced because she smiled at him.“That is a good sign, I guess.”He thought his stopping point was the living room, but Maggie kept walking until she got to her room. It was his first time entering her room.“Welcome to my small palace,” she said, turning around in the middle of her room. He smiled softly, looking at the room. It was painted blue, had blue and white sheets, and most of her things were in blue and white. It was a very beautiful combination.“It is truly a small p
Jolie walked home filled with so much happiness. She had always wanted to talk to Fighter but hadn’t been able to summon the courage until now. She had always admired his beauty from afar—his silent nature—and that made her like him even more.She got home, pulled out her key from her bag, and opened the door. She walked in, and immediately she stepped inside the house, she noticed something odd, causing her to slow down.She furrowed her brows and kept mute, staring at the living room like it was a stranger’s house.“Someone is in this place,” she thought, still not moving. She didn’t want to rush things, but she needed to be sure what was going on.“Who the hell is in here?” she asked and kept quiet, trying to listen for another sound. Then she began to hear footsteps approaching her.She rushed to the kitchen table that was in the living room and pulled out a knife from her cutlery drawer.“Who the hell are you? Show yourself!” she spat, holding the knife forward.“Come on, little