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2025-04-05 00:01:06~Xyana~
I wake up to a sudden brightness in my room. This is unlike what I'm used to. Usually, I wake up before Adina gets in.On rare occasions, she comes in while I'm still asleep and helps wake me calmly after running me a bath. She has never opened the curtains, letting so much brightness into my room before I get off the bed?I blink into the light streaming into the room as an unfamiliar figure stands right in front of me. More blinks and eye rubs, I finally get a clearer view of the person standing there; she's indeed unfamiliar.Once she notices that my eyes are open, she starts blabbering at the top of her voice, almost getting me scared with her high-pitched tone.Turning in my bed, I finally succeed in blinking sleep out of my eyes. I can’t see Adina or anyone else in the room. Just the unfamiliar lady. When I turn back to look at her, she's smiling and stretching out a hand to help me up.Well, I'd thought I was hallucinating and wouldn't se
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~Xyana~"Ah, here you are," Declan calls me, flashing a fat smile as I join him in the dining room. "You missed Oona, she just left for school. And she asked about you.""Aww, I've been missing breakfasts with her for a while now," I replied, making a face."Yeah," Declan replies. "How are you, Pretty?" I shrug, "I'm perfect, Bones."The sound of the door behind us announced the presence of the other Howling men."Alpha." Declan greets rising to his feet. I did the same and when Gaston takes his seat, we all follow suit.Clifton is wearing an icy mask today. A mask I'm now officially used to; 'Fire and Ice' a perfect description of Clifton Howling. You just never know the version of him you'll meet today or the day after."Keeping her all to yourself, eh, Bones?" Dion teases."Ah, look at kettle calling dark names. Who spent twenty years with her yesterday." Declan asks. "Did you have fun with Diony, my Love?" He turns to me."Yes," I wh
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~Xyana~Once we get into Gaston's SUV. I shut my eyes and let out a breath I had no idea I was holding back all along.When I reopen it, I lean back into my seat and settle my eyes over the beautiful landscapes that I find slightly familiar after yesterday's outing with Dion.Gaston is absorbed with his phone again. Whatever it is he's doing with his phone these days must be quite important and inevitable. Suddenly, he rubs his forehead and sighs deeply like he's completely exhausted. “Are you alright, Xyana?”I turn to him with a smile. "Oh, I'm so eager to meet the pack members. I've been looking forward to this day for a while now. Thank you so much for this opportunity."Lifting his gaze to me, he frowns. “That’s not what I'm asking. Is there something you want to tell me?”I shake my head instantly, feigning ignorance, but I guess my shaky fingers blow my cover. “I don’t know what you mean, Alpha.”He shot me a very serious glare that made
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~Xyana~We walk back leisurely, and I listen to Mona attentively as she explains the organization of the square to me. She went through the sitting arrangements, and we had to halt at a point to get a clear understanding of her explanations with the help of the illustrated plan on her tablet.An hour later, I was completely exhausted. Adina had arrived with my breakfast earlier and insisted on waiting on the meal until I was ready to eat.After eating, I listened to Mona go on and on about the preparations, and when she was done, I got to understand where it might have gone wrong. The focus of her plan is on the seating arrangement and lighting, which isn't bad, but It could be adjusted. Reducing the lightening and instead, introducing soft lights. Since it's a marking ceremony, soft light will offer mates some privacy. Besides, we are werewolves, so it's okay to mark and maybe fuck our mates during the mating ceremony, which would be a full moon night too
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~Xyana~When we get home, Dion leads me to my room on Gaston's floor as he gives me the top gist about a couple of the pack members. We arrive at my room; he stops at the door, a sad smile on his face. "It feels so good to see you happy, Sunshine." He says, touching my cheeks gently. "I hope you have a lovely evening with Bones."I clear my throat, "thank you." I say, kissing his finger on my cheek.We just stand there staring lovingly at each other while I enjoy the hell out of his scent. After a few seconds or minutes, I can't be too sure. He shakes his head, grinning. "Oh, looks like you want to eat me up with those eyes." He jokes, laughing lowly. He plants a kiss on my forehead and says; "I want to stay right here with you, but I have to really go. The Alpha gave me a couple of assignments to carry out. But I took out time to check on you since it was your first time going to the construction site.""Thank you for always caring about me. See you l
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~Xyana~Stepping out of my room, I head straight downstairs and run into an Omega along the hallway.She directs me to Clifton's office and I head outside the pack house. Shielding my eyes from the fading rays of the evening sun, I turn the curve to the same complex building where Gaston's office is located.I pass the large living room and take the stairs to the first floor which brings me to a door with the tag; 'Beta Clifton.' My heart beats into my throat and I gulp down before knocking.He calls me in from behind the door and when I step inside, it is obvious that he isn't expecting to see me. But he immediately wipes the shocked expression from his face and clears his throat."What are you doing here?" He asks."Umm... The Alpha sent me."He stares at me, a deep scowl on his face. But I continue speaking. "He says you should reply to his mails immediately, and I should treat the message as urgent.""I just replied to his mail," Clifton tell
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~Xyana~“I'll tell my mates, I'll start with Declan, tonight," I tell Clifton. "And for your information, if they reject me, get ready to be rejected by me too,” I whisper and start heading to the door."Never!" Clifton yells. "You can never reject me."Inhaling sharply, I wipe my eyes before the tears can fall and turn around to see Clifton standing right beside me. 'How did he do that?' A frown has replaced his arrogant expression as he looks at me.“What?” I ask, my voice shaking embarrassingly.He adjusts his weight onto his other leg as he clicks his tongue. “I'm not asking you to tell them because I want to punish you, I'm asking you to tell them because they deserve to know the truth. And even though I might be praying that they take it so badly and it ends with rejection, it doesn't make me evil or a villain.”“Ha,” I breathe out, letting my arms slump to my sides. “Go fuck yourself, Clifton!”He smiles, "I like it when you try to act me
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~Xyana~Dion had gotten lots of lovely outfits for me the other day and although I still don't feel like the most beautiful girl in the world when I wear them, I don't feel so ugly anymore. Not with Mona making sure I wear an outfit that compliments my body type.By the time we got done with me, I couldn't recognize myself anymore. I look like I just got out of a stylish beauty-trained box. I twirl in front of my dressing mirror and watch the crystals on my dress glow effortlessly. My face is shining, so beautiful with the lush and soft makeup Mona applied on it, and my hair feels soft like rich-fluffy-expensive-fur. My skin feels like butter."I look so different." I exhale staring lovingly at myself."I'm glad you approve," Mona replies, giddy with excitement. "I can't wait to hear everything tomorrow. You owe me that much tomorrow." He says pointing at me. "Don't forget.""I'll tell you what I can." I chuckle."I'll find a way to make you tell me
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~Xyana~I silently curse myself as I see the blue twirls in Declan's eyes disappearing. He seems to have perceived the change in the atmosphere as his expression gets replaced with a worried look.Maybe I shouldn't tell him. I could just tell him a convenient lie and hope he doesn't find out. But that would be unfair. As my mate, he deserves to know the truth. Clearing my throat, I rub my palms together, making him look at me even more worried. “Is everything alright?”“Uhh? Of course,” I answer, forcing a smile.After taking a big gulp of my red wine, I start speaking. "I was young when it happened. My father died during one of the numerous wars between our pack and some of their rivals." I swallowed air, terrified of the things I was going to say. "My mom couldn't bear the loss. She was one of the pack's biggest surgeons at the time. But after my father's death, everything went downhill. Her surgeries were becoming terrible and she had to pause at a poin
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~Xyana~ I don't get to experience any other disruption for the rest of the night. And when I fell asleep, it was peaceful. So peaceful that Gretchen had to be the one to wake me up the next morning. "The King is waiting for you at the breakfast table." She announces when I finally push my eyes open. She points to the closet in the room, "I had a few clothes brought in for you this morning. Please choose an outfit from the new ones in the wardrobe. The King adores breakfast, and he doesn't condone dressing shabbily to have one." I nod. When I scanned my room with my eyes, the plates from last night had been cleared out. The floor is sparkly clean too. It took everything in me to get back into that bathroom. Instead of bathing as I would love to, I splashed water across my body and rushed back into the bedroom to dress up for breakfast with the 'King of hell'. The dresses Gretchen got for me were sophisticated. The type of outfits I had back home at Gurreo-Valley. 'Oh Godde
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~Xyana~ The sensations I feel make me sweaty as the sudden slight tickle between my thighs causes my body to jolt. I look around reflexively in the bathtub as I assume there must be some sort of worm or an insect in the bathtub. But nothing is under water. Although I spotted nothing in the tub, I still felt unsettled, and there was the fright of the unknown. So I hop out of the bathtub chaotically, stumbling and slipping on the floor in the process. My anxious eyes quickly scanned through the entire bathroom. And I watch something horrific happen. I watch as the water in the bathtub rises up in the air like a rough water wave and gradually morphs into a round ball-like appearance. My naked, shaky body remains frozen on the floor as my terrified gaze keeps staring at the water, which twirls around continuously to form a ball, and once it stops, it rushes at me. It is at that moment that I finally shoot up from the floor. The water lunges towards me but I manage to tilt toward
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~Xyana~"Yes, Miss?" The housekeeper responds in a calm tone as if she is unable to see the shadow behind me. "Is there something I can help you with?" My eyebrows furrow at her question, which feels totally out of place at that moment. Can't she see the huge creature behind me? I reached for her arm with my trembling hand and jerked her a bit. "Don't you see that shadow?""What shadow are you speaking of, Ma'am?"My Goddess, was I imagining things? Just like that, I looked back to confirm and I saw nothing. The housekeeper smiles at me. "You must be very exhausted, Miss. I went to your room, but you were not there. I prepared a bath for you. The bathroom door is the door at the left part of your room. The housekeeper informs me with a smile plastered across her face as she acts like there is no creature within the mansion. But I know what I saw and it is not just all in my head. "I will bring in some food for you too. Have as much rest as y
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~Xyana~The smell of Jasmine grows thicker and heavier in the air even when it is clear that there is absolutely no explanation for its origin in the room.Even in my subconscious state, my forehead creases with confusion, as I'm not understanding what is happening around me. I feel a tickle on my forehead, and I quickly brush it off, running my fingers through my hair in case the tickle was from a stray hair. Next, what feels like a hand caresses around my ankle, moving down quickly to the base of my foot which gives me a tickle. For some reason, the feeling made me more sleepy and rooted to the bed. It feels like I'm in a dream and somebody is sucking my energy.My mind seem to be awake, while the rest of my body is asleep. 'Absolutely abnormal.' I haven't experienced anything like this before to be able to comprehend how to react or wake up properly. Panic rises in my heart. I try to open my eyes and move my arms to at least check fo
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~Xyana~I don't have a wristwatch on me, neither did I see a clock in Alura's room. So I don't know what time it is or how long we spent on the road.But by the time we got to a mighty and large mansion isolated at the top of a hill, it was already getting dark.I didn't get to see the roads we plied through because the cart was shut by both sides, and I had a mean-looking man seated opposite me; maybe he was told to stay there to make sure I didn't escape.The man points to a closed wooden door that suggests the entrance of the Mansion. "You go that way." He says as he points to the door.He retreated to the Cart and left with the other men that came with us. At this point, I'm confused. How do they expect me to go into a house I don't know the owner. There is no butler to let me in, even.Is it possible that the men think I can't utilize this opportunity to make a run for it? Even though I don't know who their King is, Alura's tears were enough to
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~Xyana~A couple of days ago, I woke up in a plain field; naked, alone with an excruciating pain on my neck.I had no idea where I was or how I got there. The surroundings didn't look familiar. So I was certain I hadn't been here before. There was no sign of houses or people. I was all alone.It took me a while to finally locate a tiny hut several miles away from the plain field where I woke up. The hut was empty, but pieces of clothing hung on the wall. So I grabbed one and wrapped it around my naked body.I was hungry. After walking that much distance from the field, I felt like I was going to slump If I didn't eat something. But aside from the clothes, there was neither food nor anything else that could afford anyone comfort in the hut. Scared that I might die of hunger if I stayed back at the hut, I continued back to the lonely dusty path that led me to the hut. I must have slumped at a point because the next time I opened my eyes, I was
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This chapter and the coming chapters will move the story forward to Xyana's experience, and they will shed more light on her relationship with Clifton. Please read through the next chapters with open mind. I promise it will all come together at the end. Once again, thank you for supporting this book. Your support makes me happy and keeps me going. Don't forget to drop a review when you can. x❣️ ~~ ~Clifton~ "I don't understand any of this. Alpha," I call my brother. "We need to talk in private," I added, casting a side glance at the intruder in the room; Zegulf Landerman. Gaston nods and clears his throat. Then he directs his attention to Zegulf. "Alpha Zegulf," he calls. "I'll need you to excuse my brothers and me." Zegulf tsks, "You're not trying to get rid of me, are you?" Gaston shakes his head. "I will never do that." Suddenly, Gaston pauses and arches his brow. "Did you get the witch?" He asks. Zegulf clenches his teeth tight and shakes his head. "Do
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~Clifton~ "Who are you?" Declan asks the man who just walked in. "Azzarus Fennom. Your late mother's only brother." He replies. Even though we are shocked to the bones because we had no idea Mama had any living family members, we can't help but agree that the man was possibly related to our late mother. He is a replica of our mother, so much so that he speaks like her even. It's like seeing our mother as a man. "What are you doing here? You never showed up for your sister. Not while she was alive, not when she died, never. So why are you here now?" I ask the man. "Clifton," Gaston calls me, but I shake my head. "He has a mouth, let him answer for himself, Alpha." "But we don't have time!" Gaston snaps. "Xyana doesn't have the time." Gaston's statement was enough to get me to finally ignore the man who calls himself my uncle. "So, what can you do, u.n.c.l.e?" Declan sneers empathetically. The man doesn't look hurt or fazed at our words. Instead, he walks straight to Xyana an
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~Clifton~ "So, you're trying to tell us." I curve my index around, demonstrating my brothers and I. "You are trying to tell us that our mate got marked by a fuckin hybrid of an Alpha. Now she's going to die. And you!" I point at Gaston. "You! My brother, the man I respect and call my Alpha. You knew Zegulf Landerman marked my mate and you covered up for him? Fuckin Goddess! I've lost all the respect I have for you today, Gaston Howling!" Every single word that came out of my mouth at this point was from the depths of my soul. I'm hurting like I've never done before. I'm heartbroken. I can't believe I'm losing Xyana. Not after everything we've been through. I haven't been the best mate to her. But I love her, and she knows. I just– I was so scared that if I came too close to her, my feral wolf would hurt her. I was scared he would mark her. I was scared that I would hurt and disappoint my brothers. Also, I was scared of losing her if she found out what I had in me and decided s
