I took back my arm with force. I turned my body to him, and then looked at him with injustice. I didn’t want to make it sound like I had something against their relationship. But I couldn’t help myself. I didn’t like what Gunner said. I didn’t like how he phrased it, how he wanted me to make a decision, as if he was someone who had the power to tell me what to do. I didn’t like how he views this entire situation. Because who was he, until I found Alice? He was no better than the Alpha. “Do not make me repeat myself, Avalynn. Do not involve Jade in this.” “Where were you until now?” I asked with my eyes reflecting the grudges I held against him in the past. “Where were you when I was bullied?” He shook his head. His eyes remained on me. Conflicts were building up on his eyes. He was probably taken aback. He probably didn’t see my question coming. I also didn’t. “Gunner, do not provoke her.” Jade’s voice was calm, a force one, I believe. She walked to my side. “Avalynn, please.” “
What Alice said picked me up. I had to learn more. I asked her, and there she told me everything I had been wanting to know why. Why my mother transferred her to me. How my mom found out I was wolfless at a young age. Why I had two mates. Why Alice disappeared that day. Amelia was right, afterall. Everything she told me was right. Alice told it to me herself. But the biggest story that she unfolded was the reason why my mom died. It wasn’t because of rogue wolves. Those were my father’s men that attacked the village. They purposely went after my mom, threatening her to come with them with me. Theodore was the bad guy. She couldn’t accept that my mom chose her wolf mate, so years after she gave birth to me, he appeared again only to take her life. I didn’t know what to feel. But I knew I wouldn’t be happy. Though I had been seeking all of those, I couldn’t completely say it brought me joy because all I could feel in my chest was hatred and disgustment. I was a hybrid. Half-lycan, ha
I looked away from Adler. Because how was I supposed to answer that? What did he mean by that? He didn’t like me with Conrad? I had been noticing that he was like that whenever Conrad and I meet, but I never knew the entire reason why. I’ve always just thought it was because his wolf and mine were connected. That Asmodeous was attracted to Alice and tha was why he was acting aggressive whenever he could smell the Lycan scent in me. “I won’t be meeting him anytime soon,” I said, like what I heard didn’t bother me. “Not until we marry and you gain the power to cover up for me. You wouldn’t drop me after all this, right?” “Does that mean you trust me?” He asked. “Are you willing to, Avalynn?” “If you’d promise to help me afterwards, of course.” I was here for that very reason. To give him my trust, and to earn his. I wanted to cut a deal. That I would marry him, but in ex-change, he would help me escape and live with Conrad. Perhaps forfeit my position in the pack, too. “What help a
I was left with no choice. Since it was the Alpha who suggested it, and his son, Adler, who was going to be my husband agreed, there wasn’t any reason for me to refuse. I feared that the Alpha might suspect me more if I go against his words— any of it, so I was silent the whole time. I only ever answer when I was asked and I only respond in few sentences. After that day, Adler and I moved in with the palae. We were given a room. We had to share, and it was demanded by the Alpha himself. I heard over the table that our stay here would be for as long as our marriage preparation, so I wanted to hurry Adler. I was uncomfortable with the whole Salvatore family. Though, they were the ones leading this pack, and I used to see them as wolves who should be looked up to, I couldn’t feel at ease around them now. “You’re still not done?” Adler raised a brow. He went in and shut the door closed. He was fully cloth. He looked proper and formal. Ready for the announcement of his engagement. It was
It is not even remotely imaginable that I am wrong. Because of the length of time that we have spent together, I will never be able to confuse his enticing and lovely scent with that of another person's. It was indeed he who was observed about here. But why on earth would he cross the boundary in the first place? Why would he choose to put himself in such danger...I pulled a sad face and pouted. It was imperative that I stand up, navigate my way into that part of the crowd, and find him in order for us to be able to have a conversation with each other. When I had stopped hearing Adler, a lot of questions started coming to me, and I started to have hope for the future again. The only sound I could hear was the sound of my own suffocation, and this made me conscious as well as anxious.As a consequence, my chest began to pound quickly. After a glance in another direction, I then switched my focus to the Alpha, who was also looking around at the time. When I realized that he had found Co
My steps were fast. Precise. Alert. Conrad started moving the moment he probably realized our pack members have sensed him. He probably also knew I was after him as much as the betas were. If I could communicate with him right now to help him much easier with his escape, I would. Unfortunately, there were a lot of wolves here. A lot of Alpha’s men that might see me or caught me giving him bits of information— and that would be the end of me, surely. That would be the end of us. I held my dress to lift it. The crowd was a sea of bodies, and if they didn’t see me on stage, they probably wouldn’t recognize me. A lot were surprised, and shock to see me walking their way, and I was thankful when they understood that I need spage enough to get in and follow my motive. “Is that the future Alpha’s bride?” “The future Luna!” “Where is she going? The speech is still not done.” Murmurs engulfed the space where I was making my way, and I could only feel grateful that it was crowded. Otherwi
I froze. For seconds, I was not able to react. I didn’t see it coming. His words and expression the last time we talked were still instilled in me that I didn’t think he would greet me with a hug, and with those words. I turned to my human form without me realizing it. Conrad must have felt it. He broke out, removed his shirt, then put it on me. His eyes were serious as he did it. I was speechless myself. But after me made me wore it, he pulled me again into a hug. Conrad embraced me with his emotions pouring. His warmth covering me. His scent mixing in mine. For almost a week we were separated in each other, I couldn’t help but hug him back like he was an instict. No. I responded even before I fully realized what he said. I missed him that much. “Conrad,” I called his name with disbelief. “I don’t have a choice.” “Come with me.” “Then, I’d be a rogue wolf, I can’t do that.” My fingers scraped his shirt. “I love you, but I still cannot leave the pack. Not at the moment.” I just
Both Conrad and I turned to the same direction when I heard Alice’s voice, almost as if he felt them, too. We were both quick to react. Conrad turned to me, and then ran, with his other hand holding me. We tried to made distance. My hair danced as I made big steps with fast pace. Some strands even lose path and blocked my view. But I couldn’t careless. I could feel them after me. After us, and if we won’t run fast enough to be able to escape them, we’ll both be doomed. Conrad probably knew it because his pace fasten every fraction of second. He was faster than me, so his hand on mine wasn’t helping. I couldn’t caught on to him, and knowing he could go faster, I was aware that I’d only slow him down. I tried to pull my hand away to let go. I thought about letting him go first, and then give him direction consequently. That way, I might get caught, but he would be able to escape. Positively, that would be the best outcome we could come up with. Better than having both of us caught. Bet