Silence.It was loud in the car as we moved toward the pack.The silence was filled with loud disagreements, questions, and anger."We don't know anything about the attackers?""Not yet," Alpha answered Bernadette as she sat beside me with her eyes stopping on the new man every once in a while who was clearly intimidated by the presence of all powerful wolves in the car. I wanted to reassure him but thought it was better if I did not say anything. "Do you think they were sent by some Alpha?" Bernadette's questions were not stopping, she looked ready to fight."They were rogues," Alpha answered in his usual calm tone.Arwin's entire body stiffened like a corpse.He was not looking at anyone but at his hands, or the tiny bony fingers that were showing out of his long sleeves. Once again Bernadette stared at Arwin, not being subtle at all. She was reminding him continuously he was not a member of the pack, but neither was I."So they just happened to be there?" she once again asked
Walking out of the room was not a task, the main task was to find the man who turned into a stranger after we reached the pack. Alpha Orion became cold again, Bernadette kept checking up on me but Alpha did not talk to me once.It should not bother me, I reminded myself again.I was supposed to focus on my work. Arwin was staying in the mansion too, Bernadette was not hiding her hatred toward him and showing he was unwelcomed in the pack. He was not allowed to leave the mansion, he could taint the image of Alpha Orion just by walking outside freely. "Don't you ever stop?"I did not bother turning around. "How can I help you today, Mia?""Don't act dumb, oh wait, maybe you are dumb," she smirked as she stood in front of me.I folded my arms and kept looking at her."Why did you return?" she asked, "why do you always have to ruin everything? You even brought filth into our pack like you were not enough.""You do not know him.""I don't want to know him, all I know is that you are c
"I have seen cases, where wolf fails to show up because of trauma but it is still present."I kept staring at Arwin blankly, not knowing how to respond, it was big. I could have a wolf. But I could not let my expectations get high, this happened already when I was at Nora's house, I thought I was not so different after all but I only got the taste of disappointment, maybe Arwin was wrong too. "It is a long shot and there are many things to prove this whole theory wrong," I shook my head.Arwin was looking around the room making me wonder if he was listening to me at all. "I never said I am right, Luna. This is just what I have seen over the years.""You do not have to call me that."He frowned, "Luna?"I nodded, not saying anything else. It was not the right term for me, the position of Luna was meant for Chelsea or someone else from the pack, someone who could guide them...who could protect them. It was not just a title, it was a responsibility, I was not worthy of the title."But
The hands of the clock kept moving forward but I stayed in the same position for hours, with my eyes glued to the front door. People kept walking inside and out, watching me with curiosity at first but then I turned as interesting as the cushion right next to me.I let out a sigh as another hour passed.Arwin volunteered to keep an eye on the door and even inform me if Alpha Orion returned, but I knew it would be useless. I was not going to get any sleep. The sun said goodbye a long time ago, no news entered my ears. I was waiting to hear a word about the body that was found. Was it a sign?I tried to shake the thought out of my head. The door opened after what felt like years. I stood up and ran to stand in front of Alpha Orion. It was difficult to read what was going on inside his head from the expression on his face...as usual. I scanned the faces of Bernadette and Kai, Bernadette lifted her lips to pass a reassuring smile and Kai walked ahead ignoring me. I looked at Alpha a
A table was the only thing separating us. I sat in front of Alpha not uttering a word, it felt like hours had passed. I inhaled a deep breath. "You went alone to talk to him?""Is that what you got from this entire story?" I shook my head at him. "Yes, you went to talk to him alone," his voice was calm like he was talking to a child. "It is not important, we need to focus on the major issue, this pack might be in danger.""Or, hear me out," he put his index finger in front of him, "he might be fooling you.""Why would he be fooling me? What would he possibly get from it?" I was trying to keep the annoyance out of my tone, "spending his life in this prison, where he can not leave or do anything when he wants to."He let out a humorless laugh in response, "Look around, princess, this is one of the strongest packs and anyone would be lucky to be part of it. He'll get everything here, all the things a rogue could dream of."I stared at him in disbelief, his voice was filled with arrog
"You still do not believe me?""You can sleep here and I'll ask someone to guard the room," Alpha Orion started shuffling things on the table that had like three folders, "I have to go somewhere right now.""You did not answer my question."I was standing in the middle of his room with my arms crossed in front of my chest. He was not even looking at me. There was no answer from his side, he opened a red colored file, flipped a few pages, and put it back on the table. Then he picked the green one and did the same thing again. I inhaled a deep breath and grabbed the file from his hand."Can we please talk?" I kept my voice gentle and calm. I had to keep in mind he was the Alpha.A few months ago I could not even imagine being in the same room with someone as him for more than two minutes alone but now I was doing something that could have gotten someone like me killed instantly.He finally looked at me, I was expecting him to be fuming with anger instead he raised his brow with a smal
"How do you know it was not some wolf?"The room's temperature was low at night but from all the questions and the fear of Alpha Orion not believing Arwin was making me sweat. I wiped my forehead with my sleeves. "I have spent my entire life running away from that night," Arwin inhaled a deep breath, "but it was always catching up with me. That night left a mark on my soul, I can feel the same darkness in this pack that I felt on the night of the red moon."I looked between Alpha and Arwin. It was difficult to tell what Alpha was thinking. His hand was folded into a fist which was in front of his mouth, he was tapping the table in a rhythmic motion while Arwin sat in front of him barely looking at his side."Then tell me 'Arwin' what else did you find about the moon ?"Arwin was looking at his hands, unlike the last time he was here with me when he kept looking at the things in the room. "No one knows anything about the red moon entirely, it is a mystery that died with the people o
"What else are you hiding from me?""What are you talking about?" I asked even though I understood his question. "Don't pretend to be a fool, princess, we both know you're smarter than that," there was annoyance in his voice. I remained calm.It was igniting his anger.He slammed the wall behind me with anger, his arms were keeping me trapped in front of him. His eyes were no longer the same, his wolf was taking control. I was supposed to be on my guard but instead, I did something stupid, I raised my hand and started running my fingers on his face. I traced the scar lightly. Alpha Orion looked confused momentarily but then closed his eyes before opening them again. Both my hands were now on his cheeks. A low growl erupted from his throat, making me realize what I was doing. I quickly let go and looked away. My entire face was getting warm, at that moment I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me entirely. He was still staring at me. Suddenly he took a step back and was abou