ODETTEWe made it to the clinic, thanks to Amber’s mumbling directions, and don’t get me wrong, I loved the girl, but it was such a relief to get her off me. There’s only so much weight a spineless and starving human like me could handle.The clinic was in a small section of the packhouse, which was standard and easy to access and find. The only thing a bit alarming about it was the fact that this little clinic was a bit too furnished and equipped to be a simple emergency alternative to a hospital.Did wolves get so frequently hurt around here that the clinic had to be upgraded?Helping Amber on a bed, I handled her with care, like she was a fragile sculpture, as she muttered a thank you. I replied with a smile and looked around to see another servant on the bed at the far opposite of us, and was taken aback by how damaged and sickly she looked.What happened to her? I hoped it wasn’t what I was thinking… Was she the one Devyn
ODETTEWolves, like people, excel at specific abilities. Some are fast runners, some are super strong, and others have superior senses. It’s like possessing all the skills but naturally being better at one than the others.It’s unclear why, as there’s never been a certain reason for it—there's never been a certain reason for many things in the territories—but I think that’s what makes each of us special.Liev’s strength lied in charms. I thought my grandmother was the best charmer, as she’d spent her whole life practicing it, but Liev was a freaking master. He’d surpassed what I thought was the top rank.I’d never seen a wolf that had mastered the level of charms Liev had. It never failed to amaze me, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t tear wolves apart if he fucking had to.Devyn was the strongest motherfucker I’d ever encountered. I’m not sure how I survived his strike that day, ‘cause that one blow was usually enough to kill another Alpha, thoughtless of a weak human
ODETTEIt had been five hours since I left the clinic. Five freaking hours, and I’d been updated about nothing. Absolutely nothing! It was driving me fucking nuts ‘cause the only thing I hated more than waiting—I'm not the most patient wolf—was waiting for potential bad news.The only thing stopping me from not kicking this door and barging out of here, even though they’d fixed the lock in the short amount of time I was gone and secured me in, was the older servant’s advice to not leave my room for the rest of today again.I wasn’t sure why or why I was even listening, but truth be told, she was probably the most reliable person here.After waiting for another thirty minutes, I looked out the window to see that it was completely dark out now. I was so ready to start flipping things and throwing my bed over when the lock on my room unlatched.Taking a step back, knowing that Axel, Liev, or fucking Devyn had read my mind and barged in here because I was too noisy or was about to wreck t
ODETTEThe cruel Alpha was in all his monstrous glory.I was thoroughly shocked by what I was looking at, as I’d never seen darkness loom so boldly around a wolf’s eyes.I didn’t know what the fuck was happening or if I was making things fucking worse by being here, but I couldn’t stop now seeing there were four maids injured on the floor behind me.Four!His aura was as thick as dark blood. The evil emitting from him was not something I could describe in words. If the wolves who’d called him a monster saw him in this catastrophic form, they’d know that the word was not nearly enough to portray the shadows hidden beneath him.Blackness had filled the brim of his eyes. Rings of shadows encircled him, bounding him to this evil, like he had no control over himself. The claws stretching out of him looked like they were made from black metal.Letting out a dreadful roar, Devyn, the beast, shook the grounds of the pack
ODETTE"I, Aslan Zephyr, reject you, Odette Cadell, as my mate and future Luna!"It was only a week ago that I cuddled into the arms of Aslan. My mate, who had sworn to love and protect me, But things had changed so much in a week that everything I had thought I knew seemed almost unrecognizable.Under his command, an army of fleeting, beast-like soldiers charged into our pack. Their swords, claws, and teeth tore through everyone and everything in sight, setting everything I loved ablaze. His mahogany red hair gleamed in the flames of our falling pack, his azure blue eyes staring at me in utmost hatred as his fangs exposed to reveal a wicked smile. I had never seen so much hatred in his treacherous eyes. He was like a completely different wolf.The blood dripping from his hostile claws, edged and deadly, was from my family. My father, mother, and eleven-year-old brother lay dead on the floor, utterly lifeless, my throat hitching in pain as my heart shredded into pieces. Chained down t
LIEVI drew my bow, anchoring it steadily as I set my aim on my prey, releasing my lethal weapon as fast as I had set it. These hunting grounds—like territory marked by a lion—were mine.Trespassers who dared to come through would meet an untimely death, and no one had been bold enough.Every wolf in the territories knew of the menacing power I possessed. No fucking soul was brave or barely tempted enough to venture into the domain of the Alpha of the Night Fury pack.My domain.“What did I get this time?” I asked my Sigma General as a servant relieved me of my bow, another appearing to present me with a different weapon—a spear.There wasn't enough time to tell what prey I had caught, as I had fired my arrow once I saw movement, but it was easy to guess from the death cry the beast gave out.The Sigma General, Atlas, bowed as he spoke, “A hyena, Alpha.”“A hyena?” I questioned as I seized the spear from the servant. Swiftly extending my claws, I firmly gripped the wooden shaft and ef
ODETTEStabbing pain coursed through my heart, body, and soul as consciousness returned to me. I had been in the darkness for so long that I had forgotten what the light looked like.Squinting my eyes, I sat up on what seemed to be a soft, comfy bed, my toes curling as I arched my back, letting out a blaring yawn.As my vision cleared, I found myself in a lavish room that oozed wealth and luxury. A white, plain dress covered my nakedness. It was so plain and pretty that it reminded me of someone, but... who? I couldn't remember.And without an obvious reason, I wished I was dead. There was so much guilt and pain in my broken heart. I didn't know where it came from.“You’re awake." A dark voice from an even darker corner startled me, snapping me out of my agonizing thoughts.The owner of the voice approached me, revealing himself as he emerged from the darkness. I gasped in awe, utterly breathless. He was the most divine wolf I had ever set my eyes on.His lengthy, smokey silver hair w
ODETTEI scoured the entire room, turning everything upside down as I searched for my potential escape route, but nothing. There was nothing that could free me from these four walls. Fuck the wealth and luxury; I was in a fucking prison cell.If only Echo were here with me, she would've thought of something by now.I wondered if I'd ever get her back. I'd been with her so long that I forgot what living without her was like. I needed her. I'd get her back."What would Echo do? What would Echo do?" I asked myself repeatedly as I paced around the room, itching my fingers out of nervous habit.I stopped, my eyes widening in hope, when something came to mind. I might have lost contact with my wolf and my abilities, and was only a mere human now, but that didn’t mean I couldn't cast charms anymore.Wishing I had paid more attention to Alma's teachings, I tried to remember a teleportation charm that she had once taught me—it was like that woman knew I'd need all these spells someday.For the