DRAX'S POVAs far as I'm concerned, we're making progress. We didn't have the entire packs' on our side yet, but having a few friends who believes in me and who fights for the same cause as I do is really heart-warming.The fact that there are people who stand by me is a huge confidence boost. It makes me realize that I'm not just fighting for myself... But I'm fighting for every other person who has stood beside me in my weakness.There are people who look up to me and expect me to do something about the current state of the packs-- I cannot let them down.Not now when they need me the most. Not now when the people are in a state of despair and unrest."Uncle Bart, how is my brother?" I asked as I remembered one more person I wasn't going to let down. My baby brother, Asher.Bart sighed, and I immediately knew it was bad news. "Tell me!" I bellowed as I itched to know what my brother's state was."It's still the same old routine – only worse... Damian doesn't let him out of his room
RISSA'S POVIt didn't take Lily too long to return to her usual energetic and witty personality.Although, I have a feeling that the big cup of ice cream I got for her from the ice cream shop across the street had a big hand in her quick recovery.After the call, she was still a bit moody and wouldn't speak to anyone.I remembered seeing an ice cream shop somewhere in the next street, so I snuck out of the inn and got everyone a large cup.When Drax saw me return with several bags of ice cream, his face squeezed in and his eyes twitched in anger. I think he was feeling sour because I disobeyed the explicit instruction he gave us the previous night about not leaving the room for any reason whatsoever.His jaw hung low as he gave me that long blank stare of disapproval while I walked into the room and sat on the bed.He was about to protest when I quickly opened up one ice-cream cup and shoved a spoonful into his mouth, making him swallow his words alongside the ice cream.Lily bursted
RISSA'S POVI felt like a lamb taken to the slaughter as Lily straight up bailed on me, leaving me to stutter in shame as I tried to obtain the necessary authorization we needed to go to the park before we died of boredom.It's not like I couldn't just sprint out of the room at my own will—I mean, I'm an adult... but Drax gave me direct instructions to follow, and I didn't just want disobey him."Um... Drax?..." I started.Suddenly, the scenario made me have a serious 'déjà vu' moment. It all felt too similar to me. Then my mind flashed back to a moment many years ago, when I was only five years old, and I was being questioned by my dad for throwing stones in the living room, and breaking the TV screen.I sweated profusely while I fiddled with the lower part of my shirt, nervously, as I tried to give a believable lecture on why I was throwing stones at the TV.Reenacting that scenario rekindled a sense of security in me, and for a second I felt like I had a father figure in my life.I
RISSA'S POVSoon enough, I was able to get rid of the guilt that had made it's way into my chest. Well actually, there was no way that guilt would have remained there. It didn't even stand a chance. The environment we were in was no place for sadness or guilt.After the terrifying—yet awesome, roller coaster ride of doom, I couldn't find a trace of any other emotions, apart from petrifying horror and exhilarating ecstasy mixed together.For the record, I'll pick this option a thousand times and over if asked to choose between amusement park and rotting in that monotonous inn all day. No matter the consequences. "Oh God! I haven't had this much fun in fucking ages." I screamed immediately we stepped out of the roller coaster cars, unable to hide my excitement.Thankfully, this city of ruins still had something interesting to offer. Something that adds life to the already dying city.Something to make the already impoverished people happy, and forget their problems. To me that sounds l
RISSA'S POV"I think I'll go with pink..." Lily said, as we peaked into a glass-windowed salon from across the road.I turned and looked at her like she was crazy. "I don't think you understand the meaning of 'low profile', do you?"She shrugged casually. "It's something I've always wanted to do. And now seems like the perfect time for it."I'm not surprised though. She does look like someone that could do that kind of thing. She has that killer energy that screams "BADASS!!!"She's like wind... Free and wild. She has no rules. She can do anything she wants without thinking about it twice. "Don't you think dyeing your hair pink would attract even more attention to you?" I asked her."Not really... It's not entirely odd. A lot people in this pack have coloured hair, so it's not like I'm doing something strange." She said in her defense.She had a point there. Surprisingly, this pack had a lot of people with coloured hair in it. So, she wouldn't necessarily get as much awkward stares l
RISSA'S POVNot again!No! This can't happen again."Stop... You're choking me." Lily muttered silently as she struggled for air."Stop it. You'll kill her!" I pleaded, mumbling through the hand over my mouth, but they didn't listen.Seeing that these people had no plans of letting us go, I had to take action. What do I have to lose? I do nothing, and they rape us and beat us to stupor. I fight back and I earn myself a chance of escape, no matter how small. So, I bit the hand over my mouth hard untill it was bleeding. Then I hit one the other man with my elbow. He bellowed in pain with his hands on his belly.Lily observed that I was trying to fight back, so she took the hint and joined in. Like she did at the club the previous night, she kicked the leader in his balls with her knee—I guess she has a thing for making men impotent."RUN!"We took off, but unfortunately we did not get far before a couple of hands grabbed us from behind and pulled us back. We tried our best, but we were
DRAX'S POVI woke up feeling sore all over.My knuckles and my ankles hurt like hell. I felt half paralyzed as I found it difficult to even roll around on the bed without triggering the pains all over my body.Slowly, all the sleepiness began to clear from my eyes, and the memories of the previous night slowly crawled it's way into my mind. The kicks, the punches... Only now did I start to feel the effects of that fight. It has been ages since I did as little as dodge a punch, let alone throw one.When my father was still alive, he used to teach me how to fight hand-to-hand combat. We would train together all day at the palace gym house.My father was a skilled fighter. Not just as a wolf, but also in human form too. So he taught me a lot about martial arts.Thanks to all his lessons, I was able to defeat those thugs that had attacked Rissa and Lily. Normally I would have opted for us to run away and avoid any physical confrontations, but then I overheard what they said to Rissa, and
DRAX'S POV"We've been compromised..." I announced to the girls. "Someone is watching us!" I warned.In an instant, Lily grabbed the small lamp on the table on threw it at the drone outside the window, causing it to fall and crash to the ground.I quickly dashed downstairs to the main entrance, and the girls followed behind me. I did a quick scan outside to make sure no one was watching.The coast seemed clear, so I went out and cornered to the back of the building where our window was.The drone was all broken, and only one of the blades was spinning when I got there. I picked it up and noticed the blinking green light under the camera, indicating that the camera was still transmitting information."The owner of the drone is hiding somewhere in this vicinity." I said, after observing that the drone uses has a low transmitting signal. Which means, it can't fly very far away from its controller, else it would lose connection.The pilot is definitely hiding somewhere, and probably watc