LOGIN~VIOLETI gasped awake and stared around the dimly lit room. Someone was murmuring beside me. I slowly turned to see Axel so close to me, taking up most of the space and forcing me to the edge. He was sleep talking again and I sadly had to live with it. I was about to ignore him as I had taught myself to when—"Willow..." He whispered before mumbling more words I couldn't hear. My heart skipped and I suddenly grew interested in what he was saying. So I brought my ear closer to his lips. "Willow... You belong to me... You are mine..." I flinched in shock. Even in his sleep, she was the only person he was thinking of. How was this even possible?"You will come back to me, Willow... I own you..."Instant rage flared through my blood as I felt my entire body begin to tremble. I tried to push it down but I couldn't. It was threatening to erupt out of me like a bomb. So I got off the bed and clasped my hand against my mouth before letting out a muffled scream. It barely eased my ange
~WILLOWWhen he took off his shirt, all the warmth drained from my face. There were cuts everywhere. Most had started to heal, leaving angry red lines behind while the ones which must have been deep remained, especially around his shoulder. My lips parted. "How many rogues did you fight?" No response came from him and this forced me to look into his eyes. My brows furrowed even harder as I searched his. His silence sounded like the same type a child would choose when found guilty. "What did you do, River?" I asked in a serious yet low voice. He looked away and began to shake his head but I caught his right cheek and forced him to look at me. "What aren't you telling me?" I urged. His attitude showed there was a lot he wasn't telling me and I wondered if he was even going to trust me enough to tell me this. "You can trust me. It's not like I am going to grab a loud speaker and scream it to the entire pack," I dared to joke. He chuckled softly and released a heavy breath. "I w
~WILLOW "That will be all for today," Delancy said. "We meet here again tomorrow." The sun was already setting and we'd spent the entire day learning and perfecting the first section of the ritual dance. Violet and I bowed once to Delancy as we watched begin to leave. Aranel smiled as she walked towards us, taking both our hands in hers. "You are both good dancers... It's clear you were born to be Lunas. It's a pity there can only be one." Then her eyes stopped on me. Her smile grew wider and I couldn't tell if it was born out of warmth or mischief. She turned and walked away, leaving us alone with Axel. And for a moment, I wondered why his mother made him present here. He rose from his chair and proudly walked up to us. I rolled my eyes and turned away from him only to meet Violet glaring at me. "What the fuck is your problem? Fucking say what you have against me," I snapped. She gritted her teeth at me. "Why can't you just go live your life far away from me? Why must y
~RIVERI nodded once at the men guarding the command center. They bowed instantly before pushing the door open. I stepped into the great hall and met my comrades already waiting inside. Zeke, Joel, Matt and Daniel. They stood clad in black cargo pants, tshirts, and boots, just like mine— around a long rectangular table. I kept my face straight as I walked to the head of the table before looking at every one of them. "Do you know why I have called only four of you here?" I asked. They exchanged glances for a split second before Daniel took the lead as always. "It's about the Luna, isn't it?" I nodded. They were the only people I trusted not to betray me when it came to matters concerning Delilah. She'd wronged every man in this room in ways that could not be fixed. We all wanted the same thing: to bring her to justice for all the crimes she's committed her entire life."How is the investigation on her going?" I asked. Joel spoke up this time. "We looked into her history. Ever
~WILLOWI frowned as she disappeared behind the now closed door of the hall. I couldn't just let this slide, not when I was getting this strong urge to go after her. What if it was somewhat connected to the Graveveil or something much bigger? Or perhaps I was just the one overthinking it and trying to create a conspiracy where there was none? Either way, I had to follow it. "Now, Ms Willow—" "I'm sorry, I need to be excused for a few minutes," I suddenly cut Delancy off. Her stare grew harder as she glared straight at me, almost as if she could see into my soul. "Why? Where are you going?" She demanded. Violet, Axel and Aranel stopped whatever conversation they were having to look at me. "Let me guess, she's hungry already and wants to go stuff her face with food," Axel sneered. I gritted my teeth. If he wasn't the future Alpha, I swear I would have hit him hard in the face. ‘We could still do it. River will protect us,’ My wolf instigated. I inhaled deeply before letting
~WILLOW I released a shaky breath. I knew I was the worst dancer in the world and I was definitely going to make a fool of myself but I didn't want to back down now. I refused to give up even before failing. Especially not now... Right after I stood my ground firmly just minutes ago. ‘I think you can do it. The dance was born out of bottled up emotions. We both know you have a lot of that. You need to trust them,’ my wolf whispered. Emotions... The only one I could feel the strongest was vulnerability. Trusting in that could break me even before I got the chance to begin. Everyone was staring at me now. They had all seen my hesitation, anymore and I would look weaker than I probably already did. So I decided to push it aside and get it over with. Yet I barely took two steps forward when Axel suddenly grabbed my wrist. I gasped, my eyes moving from my captured wrist to his face in disbelief. "What are you doing?" I breathed harshly as my eyes moved to Violet. Sure enough, s







