She knew it was not her fault, but she couldn't prove it without evidence.
"Who," he said grabbing her shoulders. His veins seemed to pop at the sides of his neck due to anger he was trying to suppress.
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His suspicion only increased because he has receiving multiple death threats, assassins every since he was a kid even kidnapping for being born a Alarick. It was a double sided dagger that he holds it both protects and destroys him. As with everything that he has it was his family who are more capable of killing him. Their was an old saying that dramas in film portray again and again.
‘Keep your friends close and, enemies closer.’
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Her face lost color, pale with fear. She looked at him in his eyes. "I-I don't know," she said, weeping as she remembered her pain.
He saw the tears that run down her face. He felt something wet in his face and realized that it was not sweat. It was his tears.
"Sorry," he apologized then he turned his gaze to the other side. "Go get dressed. There is a change of clothes in the bathroom."
Remembering that she was nude, she brought the sheets with her as it glides on floor. She made way to the bathroom then she closed the door. Leaving him, he opened his stash of boxers and dressed.
In the bathroom, Cathwulf stared at herself on the mirror and noticed visible light scratches.
'All men are wolves.'
She remembered a metaphor of her heartbroken friend, as she wore a plain baby blue lingerie.
A strange hickey stood out from the side of her breast that had some sort of symbol of something. She touched it, then felt a sharp pang of pain. It was burning from the inside and it was a painful than a second degree burn. She screamed in agony.
***
A memory of Theo when he was a small lad hearing such stories from a old shaman named Na'al. She was foretelling of old folklore that exist and believed throughout the mid-southern tribes. As the warm fire crackles and sparks glisten to the wind.
"An imprint is a pact that all packs have honored for generator from their ancestors. It is a tradition that symbolizes an unbreakable bond of both body, mind and spirit. It cannot be broken for it will curse your bloodline and cannot be undone. But if it can the price must certainaly a heavy and painfull to bear." She said spooking the children with her meek tongue that aged with her wit.
***
Reaction of the children
“I dont believe her”
“I do”
“I think its romantic”
“Yuck”
“So is this considered an imprint too?” the youngest of them asks the red embossed birthmark from his back to show to Na'al lifting his shirt to reveal it. Others were curious too so they look to Na'al for answers. But they were inturrupted by the chief of the pack and Theos father, Darius Alarick.
“Yes, it most certainly is. But only us male have it because are birth mothers are Shewolfs. ” He replied sternly
***
Theo came and opened the door feeling worried. He saw that she was barely clothed. He saw the scratches but Cathwulf was covering the mark.
"Let me see," he said as he removed her hand to reveal a mark dried up in symbol of wolf. He seemed to recognize it. It was his imprint.
"When did you get this," he said calmly despite him being alarmed.
"L-last night you…"
She didn't know how to say it as she recalled what happened last night. He kept looking at the mark like he was in disbelief then he touched it to test its authenticity.
'It's real…'
"It's just a strange hickey " she timidly answered.
"No, it's not hickey it's an imprint," he said.
'An imprint,' she thought having no clue to what that is or what it meant to have one.
While he opened the first drawer, he laid out the first aid kit on the sink countertop.
"Sit down and let me tend to your wounds."
***
Theo thoughts about her imprint
The consequence of the imprint of her should not have shown unless she is ‘something’ of their kind. But for some reason he is reminded of his late mother that had fought with his father in a battle long ago. They won the war but his father lost his lover. She-wolfs are regarded as equals to He-wolfs meaning they can feed the young while helping their spouse when in short of men. It was a battle even now that their numbers are slowly decreasing because of mortals, bhampirs, mermen and creatures are thought to be myths. It was a world that mortals adapted because of the longevity tht they lived they became more advance producing science which is demonic works for some making them monsters of their own creation. Theo thoughts spiraled around his head in whether or not he can trust this naive girl that the world she once knew is not the same anymore than what it portrays it to be. He kept his mouth shut examining the imprint. The dark flesh that rotten black that watered water and blood.
***
She closed the toilet seat cover and sat down. Theo gently applied a cotton ball of alcohol to disinfect the fresh scars.
Breaking the slience, Cathwulf spoke.
"You are not human, are you? And this 'imprint'… what does it mean," she asked pointing at the bruise.
He looked at her face. "No. I'm not human. I am a werewolf, and that is my imprint." In utter shock, she still wanted to know more.
"An imprint is a lifebond mark. It is how us males choose a mate and once we do, it is permanent," he continued. "You can continue to dress up," he said as he finished the dressing of her deep cuts.
***
She wanted to ask so much more about the life bond but was too scared of him
Cathwulf came out dressed in the hotel's silk sleepwear. It was a simple silk gown with a cotton night robe to match. She wasn't fond of it.'Well, it's better than nothing. And, a lot better than wearing the ripped cat costume' she thought to herselfShe pick ups a piece of the fabric that scatter among the folds of bed sheets like rags, that once resembled a cute revealing cat costume.'What a waste of cloth' she thought. She sighed in relieve that she doesn't have to wear that skimpy costume that she was so shy to wear cause she chose dare than reveal her dark personal secret to Minx and Riley, afraid that they won't accept her."Ouch" she exclaimed in pain she seems to have step on something hard. It was her phone.She bends down to pick up her smartphone, Oppo from the floor.Her Oppo's gorilla glass didn't stand a chance against the marble tiled floor. She saw visible cracks and dents. She assumed it fell during the time they were having sex, she turned the power button on. The
"Yes, sire have I brought the wrong uniform with me" Gray said. "NO this is fine."He hands it the coat bag over to Theo and gives it to Cath. "Here take this. You can't be seen wearing hotel sleepwear to school." she looks down at her outfit and felt her cheeks flushed with embarrassed. They snickered at her a bit at her cute reaction towards her outfit.She quickly rushed to the bathroom but due to her clumsiness she hit her toe. And was about to slip and hit her head when Theo caught her in the nick of time. His strong arms in her waist preventing her fall. “Thank you...” she said with her head low in a shy tone.Unzipping the coat bag open, a clean frilly creme long-sleeve with a maroon skirt bellow the knee. it was the Hazal-Shual High uniform. ***Her thoughts about the scar. As she removes her shirt she is reminded of the mark that made her itch it was the imprint. But she held herself back from scratching it because it would make only get worse and more irritating. She wet a
...somewhat my 'mate,' now ""We have to set up some rules and boundaries." Theo said"No one must know of any of this. When I say no one not even your family" Theo said"Just so you know, I have a girlfriend you might of seen her before. Her name's- " Theo said opening his iPhone X to show her a picture of them together. It was an old picture of them as kids in grade school she was his childhood playmate and bestfriend throughout his years in Hazal-Shual Kindergarten to University. They were wearing cute cotton baby pale blue for boys like little Theo. And cute baby pink for girls like Ruelle. It was adorable that it made Cath envious of her even more because of the time he spent together with her.Time was like gold, it was priceless. Cath was reminded of his last ex-boyfriend that was the ex of her bestfriend, Joellen.***About JoellenCathwulf memories of her brouggt flahback of the past. Good timeless dreams. She was pretty and a bit chubby. She was wholesome, mature and true to
What they didn't know, behind the ruffling of the leaves bushes. A pair of eyes in the dark were eerie spies that were doing their assigned tasks and taken photos secretly. As the camera shutters silently with no visible flashes to avoid unnecessary exposure. Their orders were from a elder at the other pack that was rival of the Alarick pack for decades ago. And they plan to overthrown the next in line, Theodulf Alarick. 'He will be so pleased,' a strange man in the shadows thought. As he backed away with stealth but a branch crunch by his sudden footing. Cath heard him as she inched closer to him. He whip out his dagger readying his stance to ambush her but she was called out by classmate to head to class. She took one last glance and walked away Cathwulf heads towards her locker to check her laminated schedule. 'Let's see Math 115 on first period then-'.Chloe hands cover her eyes "Guess who?" "Chloe," Cath guessed correctly, as Chloe removes her hands from her face. "Correct, it's m
THE NEXT DAY BEFORE THE CONFRONTATIONThe 'sisters' drags a female outsider to a secluded place for a short pep talk session with 2 more other girls hovering at her.Just near a secret abandoned gymnasium, where no one dares to enter.It had collected dust over the years."Say it!"What they didn't know, behind the bushes they were being spied onand taken photos secretly.As the camera shutters numerous times quietly'He will be so pleased,' a strange man in the shadows thought.****BY THE LOCKERSCathwulf heads towards her locker to check her laminated schedule. 'Let's see SCIENCE 115 on first period then-'.Chloe hands cover her eyes "Guess who?" "Chloe," Cath guessed correctly, as Chloe removes her hands from her face."Correct, it's me," Chloe smiling gleefully to greet her."The have you heard of the book I sent to you via email." Chloe saidShe contemplates whether she should tell her what happened. She looks over to Theo chatting with Leo and Lukas."Is there something bothering
... it is ' Ruelle thought as she lets go of Theo's arm"I gotta go. I'll see you later after school, babe" Ruelle jumps up to his height to kiss him directly to his lips.'I've got my eye on you, bitch' Ruelle glares as, pointed two fingers at her eyes and pointed back at Cathwulf. Ruelle gives her a sign, to Cathwulf better not be stealing her man, cause she is onto her like a hawk.****"What was that about" Chloe blurted out missing the scene. They both turn Chloe with a sigh. 'she's so dense' they both thought."What, is it something I said" she said as they both headed in different directions"Hey, don't leave me" she follows them to class."We are not finish yet, Cath.." he whispered in her ear, his hot breath against her skin made her skin crawl with tiny temporary bumps in the flesh like some like to call goosebumps. ***Somehow his voice was calm and collective. Like someone she knew but cant remember. She tries to recall but to no avail she does not know who it was. Then,
The classroom door clicked as two girls blocked the only entry and exit to the room from the outside. Senna and Ashley were also present inside the room. As"You can still join you know?" Ruelle said with a cunning tone. Trying to convince her to spy for her. Chloe knew her tactics her manipulation among her peers. It ws a lie. She knows her influence was predictable. chloe got used to it she knew what her plan was. they still think she was the same wolfling that was their imanity when she joined their sorority. Ruelle called her a pushover, an insult which she heard after doing the tasks that they were meant to do by themselves thay were smart but they lack the tact to do things by themselves like a bunch of privileged girls that wanted attention and all their necessities handed to them in a golden spoon. she was naive to think that they accepted her in their circle to be a part of their sisterhood but she stand corrected. they were just u
His fur that shined as the sun set from the sky it was mixture of a burgundy blackish tint that was because he heard a noise while he was solo hunting on the woods activity does for fun and games. A hobby that made the dried blood on his fur stained making it his trademark look that he is so proud to show off. Moving that aside the girls recover cowering at the state that they are in. it was degrading being showing their weaker side. But once a she-wolf is determined to be more powerful then her competitiors they must bow in respect of their new alpha ‘Queen’ known as the ‘Big-cat’ so to call. It was tradition and Chloe was aware of the consequence, She didn’t regret her decision to fight back. It was the grudge she holds for Ruelle that made her fight it was in her blood. She and Ruelle must have a duel to the death. The winner claims to be the ‘Queen’ the loser suffers with death itself.Lukas transformed into his human form to pay respects to the ‘Big-cat’ that she is. Cause if she