로그인Mara drew a long breath. "...a child had gone missing."I frowned right away. "A child?" Which Child? Mara nodded; you were very little then I guess that's why you didn't remember.It was Ronan. “He was one of the youngest wolves in Cirgee Pack then."That was not what I was expecting…I had thought about war. An assault.A rival Alpha or many more dangerous things. Not a child."The child disappeared at one of the seasonal gatherings," said Mara. "Everyone thought he must have wandered off on his own, because children used to do that.""But he never came back." There was silence in the room…"Time went by and Ronan still had not return. Night fell and fear began."I leaned towards her. "What did my father do?" She smiled slightly. "What he always did."That sounded like something that I had heard many times before. "He accepted responsibility."She continued talking as though she had a lot to say…"He created search teams even before anyone knew how bad the problem was."Kieran put
I stared at the woman. For a moment, I forgot about Greenwood. I Forgot about Corvin. I Forgot about the meeting.I Forgot about the fear that had settled over the pack these past few days.All I could think about were her words."But I knew your mother."The woman stood patiently, giving me time to process them. "Please," I finally said, stepping aside. "Come in."She nodded and entered my room. I closed the door behind us. The room suddenly felt smaller.Not uncomfortable.Just full.Full of questions. I sat across from her.For several seconds neither of us spoke.I studied her carefully. She had silver hair.Kind eyes and age lines around her face.Nothing threatening.Nothing unusual.Yet somehow she carried pieces of my past. Pieces I didn't have.“And you’ve been here ever since?”“Yes.” she said. I leaned back. Attempting to picture this.Someone who knew my family. Someone who knew my parents. Someone who led two different lives. And is present in mine. Hmm it was too good to
Hugged from behind me with little hands wrapped up on my body.I looked down.There was a little girl hugging my waist so hard that her knuckles went white.Her face was hidden in my waist.She was shivering. For a moment, I was too stunned to respond. Another cry came from the other side of the hall.This time not out of fear but of confusion.People started running around. Fast.I raised my head.One of the elders had fallen on the floor and some people were hurrying towards him.The healer forced his way through right away. "Clear up." The people made a gap.Kieran was already there. "Clear up for him Everyone." His voice rang out clearly amid all the chaos. The little girl hugged me even harder.I crouched down a bit. "You'll be fine okay.”She shook her head. "No, I don't think so..." Her voice broke. I looked down at her."What happened?" "The old man fell."Tears filled her eyes again. "Is he dead?"This question struck me unexpectedly hard. I placed my hand on her shoulder.
Fell to the ground. Elder Covin suddenly started struggling. It was strange because he seemed so confident before now. Why try to escape now… the guards tried to calm him down but before we knew it rogues came into the hall.They went straight to the guards calming Elder Covin down who were caught off guard.They killed all of them in a flash and took Elder Covin away right in a giffy. I tried to catch my breath as everything happened so fast.I stood still as Kieran asked the remaining guards not to follow and catch up with them. Let him go, Kieran said.The hall didn’t feel the same after Elder Corvin was taken. It wasn’t empty.It was still full of people, movement, voicesbut something inside it had shifted, like the ground had stopped trusting the weight on it.I sat with my wrist still wrapped in bandage, the healer adjusting it carefully like nothing in the world outside mattered more than how tight the cloth sat against my skin.“You’ve been losing this bandage again,” he sa
Cirgee pack. I said trying to force myself to believe it's not true.Wait a minute, you mean your Cirgee pack Ana? Rose said as she laughed in a rather mocking tone.I ignored her completely and continued in my panic mode, waiting to here from Kieran.Sure you don't have a hand in this Ana? Rose said confidently. I recall trouble spiked in this Pack right from the minute you entered.Murmurs began. She is part of the people who infiltrated our pack really?..Enough! Alpha Kieran Screamed. He addressed Rose immediately. Rose I won't have you fill everyone's head with your hate. I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.If you don't have anything meaningful to add to this issue we are trying to resolve right now, I'll advise you to keep your mouth shut.Kieran’s voice now cold spoke to me instantly. “ It could be possible he went to Cirgee pack but we aren't certain about that so there's no need to jump into conclusion".He must have been working for someone there or with someone there or
There was a pause in the hall after the words were uttered."Signed out using your own authority."It wasn't loud. Honestly it didn't have to be.The silence which followed was more intimidating than anything I had ever seen in Greenwood.I watched Kieran closely. There was no immediate reaction.This is even what made it all seem so worse. Kieran's face did not show anything.It was expressionless but I saw it. Just as a flash of anger. Mystery and something dark.. more like he was calculating his next move in silence.In the little space around us, warriors moved uneasily.Whispering began, dying off instantly at Kieran’s glare."Call for the record keeper!," Kieran said.His voice was steady. But very deep.One of the warriors hesitated. “Alpha he isn't here currently..”Kieran didn't even turn to look at him."Look for him now!."Two warriors left the hall hurriedly.I felt Lysa tense up next to me. She said nothing, but she held her breath.Ronan was farther away, He looked pale
The doors burst open. Then a loud noise reverberated throughout the hallway as a warning sign.All heads turned in unison towards the door. Suddenly a Greenwood scout stumbles inside the building.Blood was seeping through his tattered armor and dripping from it to the floor with every lurching ste
The silence in my room felt alive, pressing against the walls. It wasn't peaceful or safe. Just waiting. I had a restless night, I stayed motionless for ages after the voices outside went quiet. Alpha Kieran, the elders, warriors, all of them disappeared in a hurry, like something big had spooke
Darkness seemed to creep towards me gradually. Distant sounds could be heard somewhere around me, but none of them was audible enough to make out. My body seemed to be weightless and heavily burdened at once; exhaustion had taken me to a place of semi-sleep state. Warmth was then pressed against
The instant I couldn’t answer, the forest transformed, without any noise or violence.But I sensed it right away.Seeing the two warriors standing before me in a manner that gave me goosebumps, their focus sharpened.I felt a choke forming within me.Mud puddles were formed as rainwater from my tor







