***Unknown's POV***
Deep in the woods, where no one adventures, stands a forgotten house aged by time and weather adversities. At first glance, it might appear inhabited, but if anyone were brave enough to wander inside, they would witness its hidden secrets yet to be discovered.
Darkness loomed the forest as night was at its peak. A mysterious figure wearing a black hooded jumper, concealing the person's identity, walks through the overgrown vegetation, making way to its destination. Loud creaking sounds disturbed the silence of the night as the stranger, who was no stranger to the house, took steps up the aged wooden-floored front porch under the dim moonlight. A hand once tucked inside one of the midnight trousers' pockets made contact with the door to knock. An owl hoots in the distance as the front door
***Naomi's POV***Running as fast as possible, I sprint through the woods around the Alpha's mansion in my human form. With the dawn as my background, I let the earthy footpath guide me through the pine trees. Matt has yet to show me the pack borders before I adventure off-trail, further into the woods.Pack warriors in their wolf forms were patrolling the area. They would stop and lower their front paws, showing me their respect as I passed by. I acknowledge them with a smile and continue sprinting past them. After twenty minutes, I turn back, running towards the manor, not wanting to be late.Yesterday while we browsed through the lingerie store, I asked Charlotte to mind-link a couple of females interested in basic self-defense and have them meet me at 6 a.m. for ou
***Mathew's POV***Jax bursts open the Emergency Room doors at the pack's Hospital, creating a way for us to carry Naomi and Luke's unconscious forms through it. An antiseptic smell immediately swarms my nostrils as my eyes survey the room, looking for the medical teams I had requested through the mind-link before our arrival. Five stretchers lined with white sheets were equally spaced in the ER's east and west walls framing the nurses' station, which sat in the center. Each bed was separated by a blue paper-like curtain that stopped one foot away from the floor. Our outburst startled the nurses attending to the patients in the occupied cubicles.-"Alpha, over here." A nurse instructs me to follow her with me carrying Naomi's stone-cold body into a private room. Morris and Oliver take Luke to one of the empty stretchers
***Naomi's POV***To say I was frustrated and annoyed by my situation would be an understatement. I was close to being livid. All arguments regarding my well-being, physical contact, and the "no need to be near him" were immediately dismissed before they were even addressed, no thanks to Doctor Reyes and her "doctor's orders". Matt carries me through his office door, finally placing me on the big black velvet sofa to the right.He didn't allow me to do anything on my own, and it was getting on my nerves. He carries meeverywhere, even to the restroom. Insane, right? It was one thing to look out for me, but it's another to deprive me of any and all independence. Just thinking about it makes my eye twitch in complete frustration. I cross my arms and turn away from him, letting out an angry
***Naomi's POV***-"Huh, nothing." Matt throws the book he was holding across the table. His eyebrows were frowned together, showing his growing frustration. He walks back to the Library's encyclopedia section, browsing through the nearby shelves.-"The pack's Library is enormous. I am sure we will find some answers. We just need to be patient." I say as I stroll through the book I am holding. Matt wasn't the only one running out of patience. Truth be told, mine was nearing its end as well.We had been up all night after I dragged him out of bed to go through piles and piles of knowledge, trying to figure out what was happening to me. The dreams I have been experiencing weren't just dreams. According to the'Werewolf Spiritual Insights Volume III'
*** Naomi's POV***-"I should have known, Owens' jovial little girl would be my son's mate. After all, he chose you for hisFirst ShiftBallopening dance. You were the reason for his smile after ten long thorny years. Perhaps coincidence, or maybe the mate bond working its wonders. The truth is, we all failed to see what was right in front of our eyes, and I hope you can accept my unfeigned apologies." Elijah's words make me blink hastily, trying to grasp what he just said.-"Elijah, please forgive me for my bluntness, but are you telling me Matthew and I first met seventeen years ago?" I question, presuming Matthew shifted when he turned eighteen, that would make me eight years old.-"Indeed, you did. Do you not recollect tha
***Naomi's POV***"You and Matthew need to be careful and trust no one but each other. I have already lost two loved ones. I can't lose both of you too."Elijah's words stirred concern within me as I followed Elder Theo. What did he mean by trust no one? And who are the two loved ones he mentions? One for sure was his mate —Matthew's mother—but who is the second person? Does he mean Morris' father? Was Elijah warning me of Elder Theo? Doesn't he trust him? He was his second appointed Beta. It made no sense whatsoever.So many questions and so little answers.Elder Theo pulled a bundle of keys from his grey dressing trousers and opened a section of the Library I hadn't seen yet. I enter th
Matt, Carl, and I are currently heading back to my old pack's territory for Morgan's Luna Ceremony. Oliver is driving our black Land Rover with Jax sitting next to him on the passenger's seat. Following us in another car are Morris, Charlotte, and Morgan's parents—Julie and John Bates—who I recently met. Three more vehicles complete our convoy—one ahead of us and two behind our cars for security measures.The last couple of days had been pure chaos. Daniel's threats of a future attack, the mystery surrounding my powers, and the possibility I might have an expiration date left us on the edge of a Cerebrovascular accident. Between Matt, Oliver, Jax and I, we read every book, manuscript and report in the pack's library and the Alpha's Office. However, the amount of information we gathered about Yeti was concernedly little. Even more disquieting was the possibility of a thi
***Matthew's POV*** Alpha Lee and I had gone over the security details in case Naomi's father decides to confront his son or Rob hastily, and I am currently headed to check on my beautiful mate. Her outfit tonight is astounding, and it's not doing me any favors. Alex had been highly protective of her lately, and her dress tonight is just adding wood to his already raging fire. It's hard to hold him back as it is. Now it's even worse. Not to mention, when she unveiled her worries towards her newfound abilities, it had brought me this constant uneasiness. My senses tell me something terrible is about to happen, and I have no control over it. Being an Alpha makes me very controlling by nature, but I have no control whatsoever when it comes to Naomi. Leaving her alone had been very challenging. Call me overprotec