Willa's POV
I decided to stock on the material of my potions. Granny made me potions for two whole weeks and we were short of the materials.
Cattail seeds, barley, and lemon leaves, all common stuff.
I was turning on my last corner when I saw from the corner of my eye that a dark shadow flickered through the small woods on my left.
Leave it be. I needed to steer clear of trouble as much as I could! I took a deep breath, trying to resist the urge to go and check, and it was that deep breath that got me in trouble--
I smelled blood.
I guess smelling blood in a wolf pack was not strange as the sun rising up from the west, but it smelled close, and curiosity got the best of me.
Just take a look, and if anything serious happened, I'd just call for help and leave. I promised myself as I took the right turn--
Which was the wrong turn obviously.
The moment I set foot into that alley, I not only smelled more blood but al
Cattail seeds, barley, and lemon leaves, all common stuff.
Willa's POV "James is the beta! You are definitely going to learn your place today!" Rachel smirked at me. I backed slowly with Scarlett. Getting kicked out of the pack was no longer the most urgent problem. The problem was the murderous man in front of me. I couldn't defeat a beta, not without my wolf. Keep my secret and lose my limbs, or mind link the Alpha and tell him I got into trouble bullying his mate's sister... The latter was probably still worse. James picked up his steps at me, and I swallowed hard. I pulled Scarlett behind me as I gripped hard on my wounded hand till it bled. A dark thought formed in my head -- if I were to kill him right there, as well as Rachel, was there any way to get away with it? I didn't get the chance to pull off that dark plan-- "James." A low, calm voice rose behind James. James stopped right away as if he was frozen. We all darted our eyes at the voice. Of all the
Willa's POV Al's last words made my heart leap so high that I worry it might jump out of my throat. My world turned colorful again! I still couldn't carve, but this time it was because I was too excited. In the end, I just curled up in bed with the pillow cramped between my legs, smiling to the wall like a moron. I was still cheered up the next morning when I made myself a simple breakfast. The sting was gone after the best sleep I got in a very long time, and the idea of sneaking out to the sea suddenly became fun again! Before I could get out, I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door to Alpha Kirsch, wasn't sure whether I hide my frustration well with my deadpan. How did he manage to be there every time when I JUST thought about sneaking out?! "Good morning, Alpha." I bowed a little, "To what do I owe this pleasure?" He frowned a little. "I was asked to watch over you." Said Alpha Kirsch reluctantly, dar
Taran's POV I was sitting on the cliff edge, watching the sea. The roaring of the sea soothed the beast residing inside me. The area of the small woods and the coast outside of the pack's border was my nest. I was so enchanted by the view that I didn't even notice the noise from behind me until it got too close. But of all the people, I didn't think it would be my mate. She should be safely inside the pack. But she looked so excited to see me, and that made my heart leap. I had never been happier than the moment when she begged me to not hunt the silver beast. She thought I wasn't totally lost, and that meant the world to me. In my heart rose a hope, a hope too pretty that I didn't dare believe in-- Maybe instead of the delicate dream that I couldn't have, she just might be my redemption? I started missing her the moment she left the beach. I followed her and the red wolf into the woods. I didn't know they were arguing
Willa's POV I dashed into town from the woods near 7. I never knew there were any similar cases like mine before. But he said he was only poisoned after he lost his wolf, which was the exact opposite to my case. I was confused. But more importantly, terrified. He lost his wolf just like me, but he was 26 now. Does that mean that I might also not get my wolf back? Could it be that my poison was actually the same disease he had, and granny only lied to me about my wolf would wake up at 18? Coldness grabbed my heart, but it only got colder when I heard a sneer from behind me. I turned around reluctantly, and I saw Rachel standing in front of me, smirking in her black one-piece with two huge wolves on each of her sides, baring their teeth at me. I didn't notice, swimming in the million questions in my head, but I was actually passing the school, I had an advantage over them when they were in human forms, but not when they a
Kirsch's POV I tried to hide my affection toward Willa, but that was hard from the start, and only became harder after she joined the pack bond. But I guess I did that part pretty well because apparently, Willa hated me. She wouldn't call me by my name no matter how many times I asked; she would only address me as Alpha and was always keeping her sentences to the shortest. To hide her feelings? She couldn't know she was mine. The only feeling she could have for me was hatred. [She hates us.] Rudy muttered, sullen. [Not a surprise, I wasn't exactly friendly to her.] I sighed. Maybe it was for the best. [She even smiles at her enemies.] Rudy pointed out a fact that I didn't want to think about. Willa was like that. She was bright and happy all the time, even to Rachel she never showed despise, as if everything, even dealing with bullies was all fun to her. But not to me. To me, she was closed and cold, like the worst stra
Willa's POV I woke up to a sullen day. It was like Alpha Kirsch shot his face up into the sky to "watch over" me everywhere I go with his frown. I sighed as I walked downstairs. Only after one day, and I already feel like my world was falling apart again. Granny was gone, the Alpha hated me, bullies tried to tear me apart, and I couldn't see Al, who wasn't even mine! "You are up late." I froze on the stairs, staring at the kitchen with my mouth open in shock-- Alpha Kirsch was sitting by the breakfast table, reading an old book, apparently grabbed randomly from our house. "What are you doing here?!" I couldn't seem to use any other tone than a shrill shout. I cleared my throat before I used a calmer tone, "Alpha?" "Pick you up for school." Alpha Kirsch didn't even look up at me. He thought I was going to disobey him again, so he broke into the house to monitor me?! Just after one day and my life
Willa's POV "The cursed wolf!" Someone shouted and I closed my eyes in frustration. Alpha Kirsch left me on the playfield to wait for assemble before he dashed off to his office. There were people gathering already, and I was wandering on the outside of the circle when I heard this shot. I was used to this kind of accusation by now. People assume it just because we were wolfless ones. So long as Alpha Kirsch didn't believe it I would be fine. Just annoyed. I took a deep breath before I turned and headed toward to source of the voice. They froze right where they were, staring at me in horror. "Well, go on?" I shrugged impatiently, "Tell me your curse story then?" It was a little group of three. Obviously, it was the girl in the middle who yelped it because everyone turned to look at her after I asked my question. She looked like she was about to cry. "It's nothing..." She murmured in a shivering voice, as if afra
Willa's POV The teacher for the day was Ethan. We were paired up into "patrol teams". Each team was given a handkerchief either in red or black. The mission was to get two handkerchiefs in both colors. That means half of the teams would lose and also meant that Rachel chose red when she saw me take a black one. The whole game time was 8 hours. Ethan didn't want Scarlett and me to be a pair, one wolfless in a pair was weak enough. But Scarlett didn't want to be apart. Besides, I didn't think anyone else would take care of her. Ethan allowed it at the nod of Alpha Kirsch. The bad news was -- Rachel got to keep both her mates. I didn't know it was because twins were THAT special, or the spoiled little princess was. Of course, she thought my black handkerchief was to be hers. As if Ethan knew Rachel was going to hunt me down, he sent the black teams out first -- prey went first. We were given a 30-minute firsthand to spread