I did not know what I was expecting, maybe someone old, cruel-looking with wrinkly skin and evil eyes but I was not expecting the happy lady in front of me followed by a few others.A woman who appeared to be in her late thirties entered first, she was the shortest out of all but had the biggest smile. Her dark maroon, almost black dress touched the ground as she walked, she had jet-black hair pulled back tightly, and not a single hair was out of place. Her green eyes were barely open from the wide smile she had on her round face. "Oh, my dear, Orion, what a lovely welcome.""Celia, this is my Luna, Ruhee."Celia, the lady who appeared to be their leader stood in front of me."Ruhee," she repeated my name."Thank you for coming here to help us," I said in a soft voice.I highly doubted she heard my words as she almost touched my face with her hand, "You.""Mother, I think we should get some rest and start our work without wasting any time," a girl interrupted Celia before her hand co
I woke up with a heavy feeling in my head, it was like I had not slept in days which would not be wrong. The nagging feeling inside my stomach was not leaving, the dream I had was too real to be a nightmare. Something was not right, it was not about the blood moon. I rubbed my head and looked at Orion's side of the bed only to find it empty. With a sigh, I picked up the note that he had left on the table, 'I had to make some preparations for the ritual, will be back soon.'The ritual.What was the ritual anyway? How could Orion trust these witches so much?I knew what I was going to do next. I quickly got ready and ran towards the place where the witches were staying. Before getting closer I put on the smile I had mastered in years. The man who came with Celia last night was sitting on the ground, he threw me a look but did not say a word and continued his work. He was carefully removing petals from a plant I had never seen before in this pack. The flowers were blood red and whit
My feet kept moving, I knew where I had to stop. Orion and I were in the middle of our conversation when he said he figured something out but he had to leave before he could explain anything. We were not getting much time to talk or discuss anything, the red moon was above our heads and even though no one was showing it, we were all scared. I was breathing hard from taking two steps at once and my heart was racing but no matter how much I tried I could not shake the feeling away. A smile made its way to my lips when I saw the girl's long brown hair touching the ground as she sat on the edge of the river. "Flora.""You are late, Ruhee."I paused, her words had no emotions."Are you alright, Flora?" I sat down next to her to take a look at her face. Her skin looked pale as she stared into the distance. I followed her eyes she was staring at the other side of the forest. Everything about her was the same except there was no glow on her face, her eyes had lost their spark. I felt
I froze as soon as I entered the house. "What...?"Orion stood next to me, "We need to talk to you about something."My heartbeat increased, did something bad happen? Celia was sitting with no smile on her face, next to her was Ruth with a similar expression accompanied by Oliver and Rose. "Is everything alright?" I asked Orion, "Is it about the red moon?"He shook his head, "No, everything is fine, love, just calm down and have a seat."Bernadette gave a sharp nod to Orion, "I will be outside." She was in her beta mode, something was not right.Did they know about what happened near the river? I gulped thinking about it but tried not to show the fear on my face as I sat down in front of the witches. Orion was holding my hand the entire time while his other hand was on my back rubbing circles. "The resemblance..." Celia shed a tear which she wiped quickly."What is happening here?" The silence was making me feel suffocated. "It's best if Celia starts from the beginning," Orion g
Some people can travel the depths of the ocean for their loved ones, I was standing in a foreign land surrounded by people I knew nothing about. Taking a sharp breath in, I tried to find the man I was destined to love and spend my entire life with, but all I could see was the back of his head. His chocolate brown hair had some dark streaks between them, they were shorter than the last time I had seen him which was three days ago. The day he found out I was his destined soul mate. The day which would normally be the happiest day in the life of any werewolf.....except mine.Three days...it was the time I spent laying wide awake at night just thinking about him. Dreaming with my eyes wide open about his deep grey eyes guarded by thick long eyelashes, the angular scar running down from the top of his left bushy brow. Werewolves heal faster than humans, especially alphas....the scar must had a wild story behind it...a story I might never be able to hear from him.I stood at my place not d
My stomach dropped instantly. I felt like being punched into my stomach. Why was I here if he had a Luna? I wanted to laugh at myself, what was I thinking? of course, he had a Luna. He was not going to live with a wolfless girl like me, fate played a cruel game with us. "Are you alright?" I blinked my eyes a couple of times, "Yes.""You sure?" "Yes.""Ohkay..." she did not sound convinced. I lifted my lips upward giving her the smile that could fool anyone, "I am not really hungry right now. It was great meeting you, I will return to my room now.""Are you sure? I can take you to the kitchen if you want."I shook my head keeping the smile on my face. Taking two steps at once I tried to get back to the room as fast as I could. Closing the door behind me I instantly started taking deep breaths, what was happening here? Why was I in his house when there was no place for me in his life? I kept my eyes closed as I sat on the floor near the bed, this was not supposed to happen. I wa
It's been 24 hours since I stepped into my flawless prison. For anyone else, it would be a dream come true....finding your true soulmate, living with him in his pack but it was not my story. My soulmate would not glance in my direction, he would not step inside the room if he felt my presence. He would rather share his time with his future luna, I never thought I would envy someone I had never met. Bernadette tried her best to spend time with me, she tried to make me talk about anything but I was not ready to open my heart to anyone again. It was not needed, I was just a guest here who would leave in a matter of days. I stared at the dark screen of my phone, it was useless. I was pretending everything was fine in front of Eleanor. She did not need anything else on her plate right now, being a Queen was already taking a lot out of her. Slowly, I closed my eyes letting sleep overtake my senses as I slept alone on the cold bed. I stood bare feet on barren land, my feet touched the h
The thoughts inside my head were enough to slow me down. Filling my lungs with air, I started walking. The hallway seemed to be longer than any path I had traveled. I was walking with only one name in my head but I had no idea where to find him. There was no one around which was not a surprise as not many people lived in the mansion.I could not figure out where Alpha Orion would be, I looked back when I heard a tiny noise but as a result, I collided with the large empty vase. I took the support of the wall quickly and stood up straighter, praying no one witnessed it. "Are you alright?" a feminine voice that I had never heard before fell into my ears and soon a soft touch was on my shoulder. I tried to keep my eyes on the vase closing my hands into a fist, I dug my nails inside my skin.I nodded without looking at the person."Are you sure honey? Are you looking for someone?" I finally looked at the woman. The woman with hair like a beautiful sunset, and walnut-colored eyes with fr