I turned back before stepping out the door.“Make sure you clean this place up.” I said.“Of course baby.” Olivia said cheerfully. “I'll make dinner too.” She added.I narrowed my eyes at her, and then I turned away.I closed the door behind me.That woman was undoubtedly a big distraction to me.She had wormed her way into my life successfully. I thought I could easily get rid of her but of course I had underestimated her.And now she wanted a marking ceremony so I would make her Luna.I gritted my teeth.I might have to do it.It was common knowledge in the pack that she was carrying my child now.At first, her revelation at my ceremony with Morning was mostly ignored. Morning’s killing took the spotlight for that day. The few who remembered her at all didn’t quite believe it.That would have been the perfect chance for me to get rid of her. But she had a way about her.After that, she made sure to let as many people know just who she was. It got even worse when I started spending m
I woke up late to the smell of food.The sun was already well into the sky.It looked like it wasn’t afternoon yet and still morning time.I got up from bed. The sheets were disheveled and the other spot on the bed was empty.Olivia had woken up earlier.I was surprised that she was able to do that after last night’s activities. I was more exhausted than usual.I had been spending most of my nights with Olivia now. Even though I knew that she might be trouble it was tough to resist. As much as I hated it, she was the sweetest girl I ever met. And the way things had been going it was even more amazing than usual.It smelled like she was preparing dinner.I pinched my brow.I usually woke up much earlier than this. Of course as Alpha I had numerous responsibilities.I left my bed to take a shower.Today was going to be a special day.Everything was already going my way, so it was clearly time for me to start making my plans.The pack had calmed down enough, I had been their Alpha for we
The wall finally stopped growing.I was amazed.Never in all my ages have I ever seen such a blatant and ridiculous show of power. It was well beyond what Fae I knew of could do.Maybe the higher ups in the courts, but not the normal Fae.I imagined that this was the sort of power the High king himself might command.It was unbelievable.How did it happen?I had prayed to the goddess of the sun.Was this her doing?Maybe I should have paid more attention when we were taught about the goddess and the Lord Father.Kerrigan called from above.He sent me an image of the other side of the wall of vines which he could see properly from his eagle eyed view.The hunters that had been chasing us had been stopped by the wall. Kerrigan sent a fuller image than last time, so I could see all ten of the hunters.Or rather all nine.One of them must have been too fast for his own good. He had been caught up in the growth of the vines.I saw him being raised fifteen feet into the air as the vines he
Oisin’s sudden stop alarmed me.My heart skipped more than a few beats.He had been running at full speed earlier with sweat dripping down his face and drenching his clothes completely. He had a look of determination on his face and I knew he was pushing himself to his limit and beyond.The hunters behind us had an easier time of course. They had enough time to rest while we had been up and about for hours on end. Many of those hours including running from our chasers who happened to be expert trackers.We were already burnt out, and if we were humans then we would have dropped dead from exhaustion.So I knew that Oisin was focused on running as the bullets hit the surfaces around us and barely missed us.But he had stopped suddenly in his tracks.Why!?My first thought was that he had seen something ahead. I looked ahead to see that Orlaith stopped moving too. I was confused because I didn’t see anything in front of them.Had they stopped suddenly because they wanted to fight?Of co
They were chasing us right at our heels.I could sense them with the life force all around. It trembled with their blood lust.It reminded me of a time, many nights ago.Visions of my sister and I running flashed through my mind. We ran through forests thicker than this.It had been all so beautiful. I wanted to stop and look around. All the wonderful plants and animals. Just out of reach.Of course I couldn’t stop then. And I couldn’t stop now.Phoenix’s girlfriend ran behind me, with Romey over her shoulders.I hadn’t been sure about her at first, but she had definitely proved herself now. I saw how Phoenix looked at her. I wondered why he wouldn’t just kiss her already.Of course he was sleeping deeply now. Unconscious along with my sister.And we had the invocates on our heels. That was what Phoenix called them. Morning called them hunters.One of those felt more accurate right now.I almost tripped on a twig but continued running.My sister’s spirit animal, Orlaith, moved in fron
I looked at the star that Roman pointed out.He had called it the North star.I wondered how a star could lead the way and point in the direction we needed to go. I had never had to navigate before in the pack. My father hadn’t even let me on pack hunts till I was much older, and back then I found my way more by scent than anything else.But I trusted Phoenix.So I wasn’t going to question the instructions he gave Roman. It was very handy that he actually told him what direction to follow before he fainted. It was almost as if he knew that he wasn’t going to be able to help much before he fell unconscious.Roman and I had just be running in any direction that we could. Our only mission was to escape the hunters. I knew that it wasn’t going to work long term. Luckily Phoenix had given us a solution before he went unconscious.I hoped to fulfill my part to my best ability before he woke up.I was choosing to believe that he would wake up. It hurt me still because I found it hard to conv