>>Maya“So, what do you know! You’re a prince as well.” I teased him while we both sat in a restaurant for dinner. It was 7 pm and we were eating a little earlier than usual but it didn’t matter. What mattered was that we both were here together on this special day, that finally felt special after so many years.“Yeah… I should have figured that out when dad told me about me being the son of the Queen’s sister.” He paused, “Oh that’s why that raven bowed to me.” He came to a sudden realization.“A raven bowed to you?”“Yeah. When I went to meet a witch.” He smiled, “My mother is a raven-maid and so am I, so that makes sense.” He touched his earring, “Still feels weird to be honest.”I laughed lightly, “It’s bound to but how does it feel to be a prince?”“Stop teasing me.” He grinned, “I can ask you the same thing. How does it feel to be the one and only of a prince?”“I’ll tell you when I have my own palace.” I folded my arms and stuck out my chin in pride.“Mmhmm.” He raised his brow
>>Maya“Woohooo!!!” Cold wind hit my face as Yohan ran in the forest with me on his back. I gripped his fur tightly so that I wouldn’t fall but man was this feeling amazing.There was so much excitement in me.I was feeling tingly all over and I couldn’t stop grinning. The feeling was just magical, it felt like I was soaring through the woods.My hair fluttered behind me and even though the air was dry and cold I didn’t feel annoyed at all, rather, it was refreshing. It felt really really nice.‘You okay up there?’ There was a voice in my head and I was startled even though I recognized it, ‘Ah! You must be surprised.” Yohan’s voice continued in my head, ‘Since you’re officially my mate now we can communicate like this.’“Really?” This was fascinating. “How do you do this?”‘Link up your mind with mine, just focus on an image in your head, that you’re talking to me through just your thoughts. That should be enough.”I see.I closed my eyes and did as I was told.Focus.I told myself.
>>RudaDays passed, nights turned into days and days into nights, yet I couldn’t bring myself to hate the people who had groomed me, the people who raised me with so much. I could never, I realized that, I could never do it. Because when I think about it my parents may be hated by some other people, they may be the worst kind of scum to some but to me they were the best people.I was skipping classes, there was no point in going since I couldn’t concentrate at all.There was only one thing stuck in my mind and that was the problem at hand.Two days after Yohan went missing dad went to visit him and found out he was gone. The pack members have been on a look out and everyone is searching for him frantically.I was asked about him too but I feigned ignorance.I was asked about Maya too and I simply told them she went back to her guardian and doesn’t know Yohan is gone.The news was kept hidden from the media because that would cause a lot of problems. Not just for the company but also f
>>YohanRuda’s words were heavy because they were true. We both knew something was wrong all along. I caught onto some stuff when I started working, I guess Ruda did too, because ever since he started university he occasionally helped with work.We both were the Alpha’s sons so we had the privilege of some confidential documents.So it was obvious we’d both catch onto something wrong yet at the same time it feels off, it was too easy. I didn’t have to do anything special to get my hands on those documents.No doubt though, when I first got my hands on them it gave me a huge blow. It didn’t state any wrong dealings but the huge amount of money and resources coming in through sources that weren’t registered.I had my suspicion then that something was very wrong. The sources were very suspicious and I could tell there was some illegal dealing involved.I knew something was odd and dad had noticed that I knew something but he didn’t do anything about it, there was no action against me a
>>MayaI washed the sink thoroughly and then washed my face quickly to make myself look presentable since I heard the main door lock open and Yohan came in . My heart was racing since I was anxious but I did my best to calm myself down.I had my answers but I still couldn’t accept how fast things were going.I patted my cheeks and smiled in the mirror.I got this!!I walked out of the bathroom and noticed Yohan standing next to the fridge. He took out the milk carton and drank directly from it.“Yohan?” I called out to him and he looked at me, “You okay?”He quickly gulped down that mouth full of milk, “Oh yea. Yea, I’m okay.” He put the carton back in the fridge, closed the door and walked over, “I was just thinking.” He smiled and then stared at me, “Hey…”His eyebrows furrowed as he brought his hand closer to mine.“What?” I suddenly had a wave of fear take over me.“You got some blood on your nose side.” He placed his hand and wiped the area between the philtrum and nose side.“Oh
>>MayaQuiet nightsCold weather.Warm blanket and us.It felt like pure happiness just being in Yohan’s arms. I felt a form of protection I had long forgotten since my parents died.Yohan was warm, his touch was cozy, his embrace was lovely and his entire existence was homely.Just being with him made me happy.We were supposed to go to sleep since Yohan wanted to leave early for his pack house but instead we both took a shower and cuddled on the bed in our pj’s.I was in his embrace and he had the blanket wrapped around us.We were talking about completely random stuff and time continued to pass.“Say Yohan.” My head was resting on his chest.“Hmm?”“I noticed you couldn’t sleep during the thunderstorm. Is it always like that?”“Well, sort of.”“Why? You don’t seem the type to be scared of something like that.”He chuckled, “It’s not that I’m scared of it, I quite enjoy the weather actually, it’s just-” He paused, “There’s a bad memory attached to it.”“A bad memory? What?” I was su
>>YohanI dropped Maya at the university and picked Ruda up from the dorms.I had already taken the hostages to the hospital and the only thing that was felt to deal with was dad.The trip was long. The pack was in the countryside and in the car there was just me and my little brother, who were going to face their parents for their wrong dealings.Quite weird if you ask me. No child would ever stand against their parents like this, not in any normal situation but I guess this isn’t a normal situation. Maya was right, if she wasn’t involved, I might never have made this decision, like any other person who was attached to their parent, I was going to stay quiet.I know full well my actions were wrong but I could never find the courage to question my father.Perhaps, the thing I was most afraid of was to find out that he really was wrong. So I pretended not to know, I didn’t pry in any further and deluded myself that it must be my imagination.But alas, in the end, fate brought the duty
>> Adam [28 years ago]I sat under a tree in the backyard of my house that had no boundary to define it and it extended on a vast plain since there were no houses beyond mine. In a distance one could see the forest in which the only purpose of going was to hunt rabbits and if by chance we could find any other animal worth eating like a deer than that too.Being the Alpha’s son it is a bit weird that we live in our own tiny house but we actually don’t have a pack house. Unfortunately, because we’re a poor pack. We lack resources, it’s a good thing we can hunt because otherwise food is scarce too. There isn’t a single person in the entire pack that has a college degree, scratch that no one even entered college. Many of them are middle school drop outs, even I barely managed to complete my high school degree.Some of the kids were playing around the flower fields while I was busy making flower crowns with the vines and flowers available.“Adam!” Lilian, a six year old girl came running