MINE
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Balthazar's POV
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"Penny for your thoughts." I heard Phoebe say. She was already so close to me and I didn't notice
"Phoebe!, I didn't hear you come in," I replied and gave her a weak smile.
"You have always been able to catch my scent miles away; are you okay." She sounded concerned.
"Seat with me." I gestured towards an empty seat beside me. "Now tell me how was your day."
"Same as always, today was a bit slow though."
"Some days are like that, the important thing here is to enjoy your work," I replied. Reaching out I held my lunas hands, to me, she was the fairest amongst the women in the pack.
I met her when he went to the neighboring pack to get some tools for his workshop. I had made the trip with my Beta Demetrius.
Phoebe was the sales attendant at the workshop and she had the sweetest voice and the most beautiful smile I had ever seen. I had never been sexually attracted to any female before but Phoebe's red hair and laughing grey eyes melted my heart. I wasn't sure she was my mate even though I could smell her sweet and alluring fragrance.
Immediately we got home from our shopping, I made another plan to go to the store just to see Phoebe and also confirm if the strong scent was coming from her this time around. I went alone without my Beta.
I wasn't wrong after all, this time the scent was stronger and I also had the opportunity to talk to Phoebe who stood at 5'6 against my 6'0. She was someone that could not be ignored even if you tried.
A month later I made up my mind to talk to her. I had never had a romantic conversation with any female in our pack or outside our pack. This made me very self-conscious, most of my days were spent in the company of Demetrius and out making friends.
Bracing up, I pep-talked myself, "I'm the alpha of one of the largest packs in the west, I've fought wars, hunting deer. What's in talking to a woman?" But the closer I got to her I started developing cold feet.
"Hi, my name is Balthazar." I sounded like a pompous prick. Clearing my throat, I reintroduced myself. My mother, rest her soul used to say that first impression mattered.
"Good day, my name is Balthazar from the mountain pack pride."
"I know that already, I'm Phoebe." She said smiling. Her smile made my knees weak.
"How did you know...I, mean, I never introduced myself to you," I replied I couldn't figure out why I sounded dumb each time I spoke.
"Let's just say that I have my ways." This time she started laughing, it was so contagious that I joined her in the laughter.
"So, what do you want to buy or return today." She said.
At first, I was confused then it dawned on me that I had been coming over almost every day for the same purpose. Getting a grip of myself I decided to come out plain to her.
"Months search for a mate." I looked serious and her reaction was not what I expected.
"We don't sell them here." She sounded so serious that I was left shocked.
"Oh my goodness." She laughed so hard gaining some stares our way. "I was just joking, but we don't sell mates though."
I made up my mind to pursue her, I didn't know if she wasn't drawn to me or can't perceive my scent but she was the woman I wanted to be. spent my entire life with.
"Would you be available for a date tomorrow? We could go watch a movie."
"Yes, I would like that."
"Good. Now I want to return this tool, I don't need it after all." This brought another round of laughter between us. I could bet my life then that no moment with her would be boring.
S“My queen.” Sebastian smiled as he approached Mara. Mara stood transfixed as she was mesmerized by the man standing before her. He was the most beautiful man she had ever seen in her life.“Finally you are here.” he held her hands and kissed her fingers. “Time to go home, where you belong.” he held her hands and let her back towards the ocean.Czar watched them in confusion, everything was happening so fast, and ‘who was this fine-looking man’ -he wondered.“What's going on here, and where are you taking her to?” Czar blocked his part as he spoke, it took all his strength not to fall for Sebastian's charm.
CZARS’ POVI Stared at the rogue before me, weighing his words and trying hard to convince myself that what he was saying was false, but failing miserably. It was not as if I was not aware that the pack hated me but to want me dead was so new and frightening to me. Also, no one knew I was out here except for the enchantress and possibly the beta and council of elders.Feeling defeated and strained, I crouched beside a huge tree with my head bent over my thighs. Indecisive about my next plan of action, to make things worse I was beginning to doubt the essence of this mission I was sent on, what if it was a plow to get me out of the pack so I could be killed or worse my parents could be in danger.Or maybe they wanted me killed so I would not su
THE JOURNEYTHIS PART OF THE STORY DEALS WITH THE ADVENTURES, AND DANGERS AND CREATURES CZAR AND MARA WOULD ENCOUNTER AS THEY JOURNEY TO THE REALM BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATHWhat's your name?” Mara said, running after the warrior. From the way he walked, she noticed he limped on his left foot but that did not stop him from walking so fast. He had been ignoring her since they escaped from the dangerous black haze.To Mara, they were in the middle of nowhere but somehow Czar seemed to know where he was going.At first, she tagged along behind him until he shouted at her to stop following him, but she ignored him. however she allowed a reasonable distance between them, no need ruffl
THEY METCZAR’S POV“What are you doing here?” I asked once I got my balance and stood firmly on the damp ground.“I should be asking you the same.” She retorts back at me before bending her head over her knees.“You would have been dead by now, all it would take is just a strike from me,” I say to her, she just missed being struck by a stroke of luck. Looking at her bent-over the frame I just could not fathom why she was in this part of the forest, and from the way she looked she had been here longer than I was and was still alive. Mystery or luck- I wonder.“And who says I'
SEEKERBalthazar's health continued to deteriorate. He was supposed to get better according to the doctor but rather than get better; he got worse. His nerves shook involuntarily and when he tried to shift, it was so painful, worse than it was when he shifted for the first time. His luna phoebe was so worried that she called the attention of the packs’ enchantress.“He is under a curse.” the sorceress claimed immediately as she stepped into the alpha’s bedroom“You must be joking, what is it with you and curses,” Balthazar replied, irritated by her remark“You have angered the gods, you spilled the blood of an innocent child, a gifted one chosen by the gods.” the sorceress conti
BANISHEDClara and Lana took the herbs when they started feeling the baby's pressure down their pelvic area, they were already nine months into their pregnancy and the herbs were to help quicken labor and make delivery smoother.Lana gave birth first followed shortly by Clara, however, there was no cry from the babies. The midwife in attendance did everything possible to make the babies cry.“They are turning blue.” one of the ladies in attendance said“The enchantress was called upon so was mara but it was too late.‘They are dead.” whispered the midwife.“No, not my child. Give her to me.” Clara took the still baby and wa