Ella's POVIt was time for lunch and we were all gathered around the fire, smoking marshmallows and the fishes we had caught. We weren't sitting near the fireplace because we needed the heat. Even though we slept directly under the stars with nothing over our heads and in the cold, we weren't affected by much. Our bodies naturally produced heat and kept us warm.Not everyone of us had to cook as well but we made a habit of all sitting beside the fire when it was meal times so we could talk and bond more.I chuckled to myself, wondering what the ladies at home who hated me would think if they realized that I had gotten closer to all their mates. They would almost die of a cardiac seizure."What is funny?" Loki who was sitting opposite me was the first to notice.Kevin, sitting beside me, turned towards me and peered into my face and smiled as he noticed the smile on my face. "Is there something on your mind?"I wanted to deny that nothing was funny when Loki had asked me that question
Ella's POVWe got to a clearing, the one we had been the day before, where I had met him the day of the fight with the rogues and comforted him.He dusted off a spot for me and asked me to sit. "Sit, my mate."I smiled, the memory of how he had rejected me five years ago flashing through my mind. I wouldn't have believed that a day like this would come. Truly, time changed everything. Kevin had looked at me with ice in his eyes on that day but now had fire in his eyes and the warmth threatened to melt me.If he hadn't rejected me, we wouldn't be here. I wouldn't have had to escape to the blue river pack. I wouldn't have had to be kidnapped on my from there and I wouldn't have had to be here stuck on a journey that was taking ages.We would have kids by now if we had been mated that night. Do I regret not getting mated with Kevin that night?No. I loved the memories I built after that night though I wasn't pleased with all of them. I wouldn't have met mad granny and I might not have fo
Ella's POVI sighed. It was yet another confession time. I had thought I didn't have to tell Kevin and could do my investigation in secret without him knowing but it didn't seem like that was possible.I wondered why I didn't want him to know and realized that I was afraid. It was because I was afraid. I was worried he wouldn't want me anymore because I wasn't a pure blooded werewolf of the blood moon pack. I didn't want his affection for me to change and I would like to keep that secret to myself to protect myself.Are you going to lie to him?I frowned at Lucy's question, wondering why she was asking what she already knew the answer to. I wasn't ever going to lie to Kevin even if the truth killed me. I didn't think was that good of a liar anyways.Moreover, I didn't think I could lie to Kevin. He would know that I was lying and find out the truth on his own eventually. Why couldn't I save everyone the drama and come out with the truth?He had known that I was lying back then when I
Kevin's POVI watched with disgust at the corpses of the bastards lying on the ground. They were all dead and didn't think that it was possible for them to die like that. Surprise was etched on the faces of some of them and I was amused.What were they thinking? Ambushing us the way they were. They were ridiculous thinking that they could get an upper hand against us. The first time we had encountered them, we had been surprised by their presence and they had pulled a fast one on us but not anymore. We were prepared for battle and ready to give everything what it took as long as we were able to get home.Immediately we had seen them, we crouched into a fighting position and covered our noses with handkerchiefs which we had gotten ready in case we meet them again. I was super glad I was prepared this time. With the wide berth we had given them at contact and the covers on our noses, they hadn't been able to poison us with silver like before.They had also sustained injuries from the pr
Ella's POVI knew that I had been the one to suggest that we go through this path but as we kept on walking along the unknown path, I found myself wishing that I was right and it led home.I really hoped that I wasn't leading the men to their damnation. I realized a minute ago that I had made a decision as the Luna of the pack and the weight of being a leader and having the lives of these men resting on my shoulders was a huge responsibility that I didn't mind taking a break from even though I had just started.I realized how tensed Kevin must have been as he led us through the mountains and rivers to get us home, knowing that we could survive or die. It must have been a huge burden on him. I preferred being a physician than being a Luna at the moment. It was comforting knowing that I could save others with my skills than knowing I could lead them to their death with a bad decision."It will be fine." Kevin said, slipping his hand into mine.I smiled at him, hoping he was right. I was
Ella's POV"Thank goodness." I breathed as I watched the three men make their way out of the hut and restraining myself from running over to meet them as I sagged with relief.They had been in there for ten minutes but it felt to me like they were there for years. They had dust on their skins and cobwebs tangled all around them but aside those, nothing else seemed to be wrong with them."Report." Kevin said as they got closer to him. "Is there any sign of life?"Liam shook his head. "The place is empty. It doesn't seem like anyone has lived there in months."Kevin looked down, his expression sad. I sighed. He must have hoped that there was someone living here and we could wait for them to get back from wherever they went. Maybe he had told himself that they had gone to farm and we could meet them.I let out another sigh. This was why I didn't want expectations. It hurts like mad when you eventually realize the truth."Let's go. There is nothing here for us." Kevin said. "It's not dark
Kevin's POVBeing a werewolf had times that I might have wanted to be normal though those times were not common. I loved being a werewolf. I loved being a supernatural being. I loved being free of illnesses, loved the feeling as I shifted and heard my bones crunch as they change shape, loved how I felt alive under the light of the full moon, and loved the energy that coursed through my body as I sprinted across the fields as a wolf.I loved it all and at this moment, I was particularly grateful I wasn't a mere human as I traced Ella's scent through the whole land. She was my mate and I wouldn't have missed her scent even if she was lost in thousands of different scents. I had my mark on her and my wolf knew hers, I only had to be close enough to feel her out and I would find her.I doubted that the ones who had taken her knew what we were or they would have tried to erase her scent which they didn't. It wasn't as if I wouldn't be able to sniff her but it wouldn't be as easy as this. I
Kevin's POVElla was still sleeping. She had been sleeping ever since we got here. There was a stack of firewood beneath her and I wondered what they had doing to her before we got there.Four strange creatures walked out of the shadows into where she was and my eyes rounded with shock. I had never seen or read of them before."The fire is out." One of them groaned as they got closer to Ella was.We could hear them perfectly from where we were."She is taking forever to be cooked. I'm hungry." Another groaned.I sighed. Another pack of cannibals? Did they ever finish around here? I understood why the town had been empty. The people hadn't gone for greener pastures. These strange oddly looking cannibals had turned them to nutrients for their own bodies. They wouldn't eat my mate. Their last meal was their last and they didn't know it yet."Let's make another fire and let's make it hotter this time."Not on my watch. I didn't think there was anyone else. They were four of them and as I