The lonely Luna stood at the door of her absent husband’s bedroom, morose that morning.She was alone, and the feeling of emptiness that she felt was immense. she went without saying anything, that she did not do well when her mate and husband, Jay, was not around.Sky sighed, shaking her head. Already, she had cleaned everywhere to keep herself busy. She even started counting the hours since he had departed from home to check on Scarlett.Of course, Sky had not thought anything of not being able to reach Elder Quinn and Scarlett. Sometimes things just happened. However, she hated to say that it did make her feel a bit anxious herself.She did not mean to act that way to Oliver when he had suggested that his sister, Scarlett, was in danger. She had shouted at him, practically objected to checking on Scarlett to Jay, who insisted despite her saying that everything had to be fine. Elder Quinn was not a pushover, and their daughter, Scarlett, was a born fighter.Now, it had been over 24 h
By the time the call between her and Sky ended, Gabs’ mind was already whirling about, trying to collect her thoughts the same way she picked up dirty laundry in her teenagers’ rooms.She had told them so. She had mentioned it to Jay and Sky a long time ago, that it would bite them back in the ass if they ever did send Scarlett away.And what has happened now?The she-wolf fumed, pacing the walls of her room. Her mate was not back from his work, and deep inside, she wished to have him near her, to comfort her. Maybe this was due to the conversation she and Sky had just had, and thatGabriella always felt a pang of envy that was great each time that she talked to either Sky or Jay, or visited to meet her lovely nephew and niece, Oliver and Scarlett.The Alpha and his Luna were really living the life, unlike her, who was trying her best to not poison her relationship with Sky and her brother, with the envy she truly felt. And was it a bad thing to feel such envy? Jay’s children had powe
Ian was very cautious not to let anyone see him as he walked in.He had not been here in a long time, and yet it felt like coming right back home. Now at the foot of the stairs leading to the front porch and front door of the pack house, he was having trouble keeping himself calm. It just seemed like everything jumped out at him right then, and he had to try and control himself, and his wolf side from reacting in a less than relaxed way.The man then began to take deep breaths, inhaling as his chest rise, holding his breath, and then exhaling it out. The air was cool, and he was used to his breaths fogging up when he was out this late due to the climate of the region. Ian kept on doing that, taking in deep breaths and exhaling them out, his breaths fogging up. His senses were on high alert, as he knew that anyone could just come across him standing there, at the entrance of the pack house he had grown up in and was now a stranger to.He could not afford for anyone to see him.Once he
Oliver was driving down the highway, jauntily whistling a tune from the radio as the song played. The road was very free at this time of day, and the sun was shining down upon the earth, making everywhere bright and beautiful. He enjoyed every bit of it – the warm breeze that blew on his face as he continued to drive away from his town, the music playing on the radio that he could not know the words to but whistled and hummed along regardless, and of course, the absolute freedom and lack of pressure from his parents, his friends, from Eleanor, and the worries he had before melted away. His wolf was enjoying it too, by the tingling he felt building within him like he was gearing up for something good and fun. He also felt contentment deep within himself, and a purring in his chest. He was really having the time of his life, for the first time in a very long time.“You’re excited, aren’t you? Being out in the open, no one is nagging at you. No lessons in class, and no stress,” he asked
This was a challenge he never expected to encounter, especially not this night.Ian had been able to leave the pack house without arousing attention. By that time, he was sure that the men that were in the late Alpha’s bedroom had mostly left, so he had assumed that he would not face any trouble on his way back to the outskirts of the Pack compoundHow wrong he was about that.Before Ian even made it ten steps away from the house, he was suddenly confronted by a group of wolves. They could not have been more than ten, Ian thought, but they clearly were lying in wait for him by the way their eyes glinted at him and they growled, with their furs standing on end. This was enough to raise Ian’s hackles.So, the people had left him a leaving party to send him off, he thought grimly, before raising his voice to speak out, “I am no threat to you. Why don’t you all let me pass and we will speak nothing of this?”But there was no response other than even louder growls at him. It was clear they
Gabriella was finally there. She turned her car off the intersection and onto the street where her brother’s home was. She was sure that Sky had not thought that she would be coming this afternoon, so quickly after she promised to visit. Therefore, she was able to make this visit a surprise. Perhaps Sky would be a lot happier by the time she saw Gabs there.Her hands tightened on the steering wheel as she drove down the street. She had not yet really thought about her brother Jay and his possible whereabouts. From what Sky had said before, he was probably at Elder Quinn’s place. But what if something had really happened to Scarlett and Elder Quinn? What then?And she still wondered why Sky had not taken Oliver’s vision into account. Was her sister-in-law reacting with fear, or was there a reason for it?Gabrielle sighed, shaking her head as she neared the house now in full view. There was no point in overthinking about things like this – that would be like shutting the barn door after
It was all another waste. And wasn’t it the most displeasing thing ever.Another day was gone, and Meera the witch angrily headed back to her coven. Anyone who saw her with her eyes blazing and her magic flaring up so badly that things were thrown about with her in the vicinity, were certainly staying away. Now, she had dropped the disguise of the she-wolf that she had worn for two days. Being in the comfort of her master bedroom in the coven, she felt no fear of being discovered for any reason. The only thing on her mind was how useless the days had been, one after the other. It was just infuriating, she thought with her blood boiling.She waved her hand carelessly and conjured up a tall and large wine glass filled with her favorite expensive red wine. As she took a sip, then another, she found herself thinking furiously about everything, while still pacing around the wide roomNot only had she been unable to find any clue of the she-wolf’s whereabouts, but she had also been in that
Oliver had finally reached the last turn on the road, now seeing the Welcome sign that signified that he had reached the town as he had wanted. He sighed in relief. He was there now, and the destination was not far away. Driving a little way longer, he began to think of the names of the street he saw on the map in his father’s study. He took several twists and turns, hoping he was going the right way until he finally saw what he was looking for. Good, he thought, easing up on the gas pedal.Now he finally reached the spot where he remembered Elder Quinn’s house to have been located, just a little off the path. The teen drove further, and parked in one of the car parks of the shops nearby, before exiting it and locking the car. His boots crunched the fallen leaves on the concrete as he walked towards the place where he would take the path to Elder Quinn’s house. He had never been there before, but he remembered the map that he had found in his father’s study the first time that Scarlet