NORAI slept peacefully in Striker’s arms but that didn’t seem to be the case for him. He was wide awake, staring at me when I woke up and stretched all my sore muscles.I gasped, placing my hand over my mouth as our gazes met. He sighed and looked away instantly.“ Don’t tell me you have been keeping an eye on me all this time. ” I scrunched my nose, oddly feeling giddy about it.Striker didn’t say anything to my surprise. I pouted, watching his side profile. He was as handsome as ever, and a little guilty. He was a strange man. The place I have known my whole life…No powerful man ever felt bad for hurting a woman, either consciously or unconsciously. Powerful men were always supposed to be unapologetic and harsh while women, specifically omega women were supposed to be submissive and forgiving. That’s why it was weird for him to feel bad, even if it was a common reaction. And when he didn’t say sorry, I felt furious. He was like those powerful men, but not like them at the same ti
NORAI couldn’t do anything but witness Striker pick up Beatrice in his arms and take off. Everyone was equally shocked like me, and I had a hunch I was supposed to be angry or embarrassed because people were watching me, waiting for my outburst.I didn’t feel any of it. All I felt was pain—not that jealousy kinda mental pain but physical pain. Did I get hit in my chest? I couldn’t recall but it felt like an elephant had trampled over my heart.“ Are you okay? ” Alpha Chester approached me as I kept bending down, trying to catch my breath.“ I… ” I trailed off. Another wave of scorching pain hit me in the chest and I fell to my knees, gasping.‘ What—What’s happening? ’ Zoey panicked, sounding equally agonized.“ Lady Lana! ” Alpha crouched down and gripped my shoulder.I hissed, closing my eyes. There were just so many voices and whispers around, but I couldn’t seem to focus on anything. My mind was growing numb and my heart was being squeezed in some invisible fists.Just as the pai
STRIKERI should have told Lana when Beatrice came to the pack. I should have told Lana that I didn’t know she was coming. I was out on the pack round with Alpha Chester when she just appeared before me, saying this was a surprise.It really was a surprise. She crossed the border and came here without informing me. Grans must have known, but she didn’t inform me either.It was awkward to meet her in front of Alpha Chester and for the first time, I was mad at her. Whatever we had between us, was a secret. She couldn’t go around, making my people believe I was fucking two girls at the same time. This could have tarnished my image.Somehow, I managed to send her away and then asked Alpha Chester why she was here. He revealed that she was sent by Tyson’s father to inspect the wall which was being attacked by vampires and humans. The East needed to know what a full-force attack from those filthy creatures looked like. Tyson had already gone to visit a pack in his territory, so Beatrice was
STRIKERAs soon as we were out of sight for my people, Lana hit my back with her small fists.“ Put me down, Striker! ” She hissed as she continued to hit me.“ No. ” I walked through the trees, approaching the familiar spot.“ If you don’t put me down right now, I will— ”“ What? You will scream? ” I chuckled and squeezed her ass.She was so peachy, and juicy, and perfect for my hands. I couldn’t let my hands wander anywhere else.“ You are impossible! You know that? ” She said in a small voice this time.I put her down near the tree I had pinned her against yesterday. She stumbled on her feet for a moment. I held her arms, keeping her steady as my eyes scanned her flushed face and her parted lips.“ You can say anything. I won’t get mad. ” I whispered, cupping her cheeks. Energy pumped in my veins alongside my blood at the touch of her flesh. I breathed and stroked her cheeks.“ I won’t call you anything. ” She let out, her gaze fixed on my chest.“ Then? You will punish me by play
NORAEven in the seventh layer of hell, I didn’t think I would ever cry over the invisible pain again. Something squeezed my heart when he kept pushing me, without apologizing, and I couldn’t get him away.It was a jabby blabby feeling, and I didn’t want to feel like this. It was like I wanted to smack him with every fiber of my being, and I didn’t want to see him ever again, but the thought of being away from him broke my nonexistent heart.He insulted me, called me a whore, and didn’t trust me. Anyone in their right mind would be smacking him, but I couldn’t do that. This made me cry.It was embarrassing to cry over something so small, invisible, or whatever. So, I lied that my jaw hurt. In reality, my jaw was fine after an hour yesterday. Even after suppressing all my powers and scent with the witch potion, I could still heal faster than an Alpha, so it was not about any physical pain. But Striker was not supposed to know, and think that he managed to crack the coconut shell aroun
STRIKERThings happened too sudden for me to comprehend my plan of action. I just knew I had to fight and hold them back from the pack, and its members, and Lana, and Beatrice.There was too much at stake. And as always, I was all alone amidst the chaos. The only consolation was the fact I would only lose my life if I failed, and there would be no one else bearing the burden of my failure.They were too great in numbers, and they were not stopping. I was surrounded by vampires on all sides. And I knew it wouldn’t take too long for the humans to appear too.Things were about to turn ugly here, while Chester was nowhere in sight.I pushed all thoughts at the back of my head, and stood my ground, grabbing another one of the vampires by the neck, and twisting his head free. Blood was coating my body at that point and it smelled horrible. My heart was thrumming throughout my body as anger and adrenaline were pumping in my veins.Another one attacked me just as I dropped the vampire’s hea
NORAI had a lot of convincing to do with all the members that were not ready to fight because obviously…they were not properly trained, and couldn’t fight. So the only option left was to play the evil games, the mind games. I came up with the idea that we should let some of us shake trees to give the impression that wolves were coming. To make it seem more genuine, some of them really needed to move forward and stand by me.Then came in the picture, Loralei. She told me that her father had witch potions hidden in his office. Those potions were used during wars to confuse the vampires about the number of werewolves around. In short, if drunk by a few wolves, the potions could heighten their scents and make them smell double or even triple of their real count. Beatrice was against the idea. She believed we should wait for the Alpha, and she trusted Striker to fight all the enemies alone until then. She simply stated that it would cost the whole, innocent pack members their lives if t
STRIKERThe loud noise of my wolf growling inside my head woke me up from my deep slumber. I thought I was dead when I saw Lana’s face and then couldn’t keep my eyes open after that.But to my surprise, I was much alive. And not even in control of my own body. It was odd. I wanted to move, but couldn’t. I tried to talk, but it came out more like a growl.Before I could understand what was happening, my body was thrown out of the bed and then out of the window. I was pushed somewhere at the back of my mind before pain engulfed me as a whole. It was hot and sharp. It started from the edge of my spine as it cracked before spreading throughout my limbs, my head, and my eyes.All the pain and the sensations were foreign. This was confusing me.Was I dead? Or alive?‘ Look! I can do it! ’ I heard Beast yelling in my head.My vision which was blackened until a moment ago cleared, and I saw the trees from someone else’s eyes.What was this? It was like I was trapped inside a body that was n