LOGINNicholas asked me for my hand.I said yes.That night, he kissed my tears away, and laid with me. I was overjoyed to be with him, but my heart broke at the same time for my friend. I knew there was no going back after this. There would be no changing or going back. As much as I wanted to make things right, even though none of it was my fault, I couldn't fix my lips to say no. I couldn't tell him goodbye... so I said yes. The next morning, I woke up, alone. I knew Nicholas well enough to know that he probably went to say something to Avadale, considering I was going to end things between us because of her. All day I was anxious. I figured he'd return once it was all said and done. As the light of day turned to the dark of night, my anxiousness turned to worry. Where was he?He wouldn't have asked for my hand if he didn't mean it. So I waited.One day turned to two, then three. I tried to give reason for his absence. Deep inside, a small part of me thought maybe he did, in fact, chang
Nicholas was away for a while. I didn't know for why, exactly, but I could almost bet it was because he hadn't gone through with the arranged marriage with him and Avadale. He probably had some smoothing over with his family. When we finally came together again, I needed some answers. He found me, deep in the woods behind my home. I sat around a fire pit, trying to hide from the breezy night. I didn't know why, but I could always tell it was him whenever he was near. "Cimone, what's wrong?" My eyes were on the flames, but I saw nothing. I was completely zoned out. The heat of the fire warmed the skin of my face, but did nothing to warm the cooling around my heart. "Why didn't you tell me?" I asked. "Tell you what?" I felt my insides flinch. "Do not play dumb with me, Nicholas. Why?" He said nothing for a while. "Because I never wanted to be with her. I've known her most of my life. She was a sweet girl. Always has been, but I never wanted her in that way." He said. He took
I thought my friend betrayed me.I was wrong.She did not know.I stepped closer to Cimone. Her darkskin began to match her green eyes. She looked sick. She became unsteady on her feet, swaying. I grabbed her forearm to balance her. Cimone stared off into nothing. I studied her face.She truly knew nothing.Her eyes finally crept back to mine."I-I-I... he-he... Nicholas? My Nicholas was yours?"She stammered out. I nodded my head."Yes, he was mine."She swayed more with my words. I escorted her over to a chair in the corner of the room. We sat. Neither of us said a word."I am so sorry, Avadale. Had I... I would have never..."Cimone began to say. She squeezed her eyes shut tightly, trying to process what was happening. I clasped a hand around hers."It is alright, now, Ci. Now that I know you didn't know, all is forgiven."Her eyes widened in suprise. She squeezed my hand."Do you mean it? Honestly?"Her eyes gleamed with hope at reconciliation, and I was happy to oblige. I smiled.
The unfolding...My sister and I have been separated for some time now. Celene went off to be with her new found mate... I had no idea that we could be mates with wolves. Technically, she and I were still human, but anything is possible. We officially decided to parts ways when she wanted to ask our mother to become a wolf. I was incredibly suprised by her wanting to become a wolf in body and soul. She came to me, asking if I wanted to join her, and that I should. Since we've been given our powers, we have done right by our mother and kept to our promise of helping and freeing others. Celene feels as though with what we do, our lives are constantly at risk, and we would be far better equipped as wolves to protect ourselves. She wants to give up everything she is to become something else.I can't.I cannot erase who I am in order to become someone else. I was already stripped of my past and the future I could've had, had I grown up with my parents and in my own home. My name was taken
Centuries ago... I roamed about the fields and headed to the forest, looking for ingredients to this spell I wanted to cast. A woman, in the nearby village, came to me, begging to help her child. Her daughter had gotten sick, and she's been sick for a while now. No one else was willing to help, so I took it upon myself, and decided to help her. The sun shined, sparingly, through the branches as I made my way further into the forest. I carried a basket with me to fill it with the herbs, berries and plants I would need to gather. I tied the base of skirt up to keep it from getting wet by the small stream that ran by my village. There's an herb that grows right beside water, that is vital, to a few of my potions. They only grow during the spring and fall months. Winter is too dead and summer is too sweltering for it to survive. As I dug through the wet, sandy mud, I heard the snapping of twigs nearby. My head popped up. I scanned the surrounding area around me. A little in the distance,
Daniel's POV:None of us were expecting Kwen, Elias, and Kyle to return so soon. So when they entered the conference room, it was a shock to us all. When I saw her, nothing physically seemed different about her, but she felt different. The way she moved around the room was more assured or solid. She spoke with undeniable authority, and put the king's advisor in his place. The way he spoke to my father, and how condescending he was, it ruffled many of our fur, but there wasn't much we could do. We weren't royalty, and we had to oblige a sitting king and his people, while on pack grounds. Kwen doesn't give two shits about titles or the people that wear them, if you're an ass, she'll tell you. For whatever reason, she needed to speak to the king and our dad in private. The rest of us was waiting for them to return."Is it me, or does Kwen feel different?"Steph asked to us all. I figured he'd be one of the first to notice."You thought so too?"Psy said."She does. She's felt like that s
Everything happened so quickly. As soon as I saw my daughter walk in the door, Axel and I were finally able to settle. I know Kwen has felt the strain between her and Lisa, and so she makes an effort to avoid her, keeping conflict low. I also appreciate that she doesn't allow that to come between o
I paced back and forth in my room. I was so nervous to meet my dad's parents. Would they really like me?How do they view humans?Would they consider me a blemish or something?I shake my hands out in hopes of loosing up my body and release some tension. I take deep breaths in and out. I left the
We all turned to enter the dining room, which was massive. The wall that separated the hall and the patio and outside dance floor was a wall of huge glass doors. All the way to the front was a long table where the Alpha and the leaders of the pack sat with their families. They all sat on a slightly
I'm always up by 6am on weekdays. We have our training around 6:45 and it ends at 8 for breakfast. I get up, do my morning routine, and hit the road. My best friends and future beta, gamma, and commander all join me outside the packhouse doors. Just like usual, Logan, my future beta, Stephen, my fu







