로그인I stood up, slipped on my pants and shirt and walked out of the room quietly. I walked down to my room, showered, then returned to the now lively house.Pack members from different houses of ours were here. Why? I was not sure. I followed the commotion into the dining area, which seemed to be the most acceptable place to hold such a large crowd."Whats going on?" I managed to bump into Renee. "Meeting called by Alpha.""Why didn't I get the memo?" "I dont know."I looked around the room. The men and women who were in charge of the other houses under the command of the Alpha and Luna were present. The best warriors were present. So why didn't I know?"Hey guys?" A woman's voice interfered. "Hey Scarlet." Renee greeted in a monotone."Wooo what got you so dull?" "Things on my mind." He refused to go into to depth. "But Im cool.""How are you Bane?" My biggest mistake was looking into her eyes. Theres that twinkle again. I can see how she yearned for that spark between us but honestly, t
The girl was smiling, her little clammy hands wrapped around his arm. I frowned. Sensing my entrance, all eyes were on me. Refusing to show my emotion of anger, and jealousy, I pushed to wipe away my look of disappointment, to a emotionless look."Hi, you're the Luna's friend right? I'am Scarlet." She seemed happy and oh-so friendly. Especially with her hands on him. I didn't like it too well."Yeah hi."I did not want to speak. I did not want to introduce myself to her. I did not even want to look at them.I walked over to the kitchen cabinet then the refrigerator to get something to drink. A bead of sweat appeared on my forehead. I could feel his eyes burning into the side of my skull. Feeling uneasy and tense, I quickly grabbed what I came here for and walked out of the kitchen and ran back upstairs.I walked into my room. My attempt to close my door behind me was stopped. He stepped in and closed the door himself."What?" I hissed."Whats your problem?" He questioned angrily. I co
It was the push that I needed. The push that told me to move. I increased my speed again. The belt began to pull against the rubber on the bottom of my Nike.I could feel the muscles in my body tightening, the blood in my body flowing, my heart pumping. Inhale, exhale. Deep and steady breaths kept my body pushing. Speed. Strength. My legs were burning however I did not care. I wanted nothing more than to keep pushing. I saw nothing. I felt and thought about nothing but running.Was it the distraction I needed?Probably. I did not think about calling her phone. I did not think about Jason. I did not think about Vampires. I did not think about werewolves. All I could think about was running, pushing myself to the edge.An arm reached over to my treadmill and pulled the emergency stop plug. It dangled from the machine as the belt began to slow, decreasing my run to a slow walk. "What the hell?" I pulled my headphones off."What the hell are you doing? Slow your ass down." "Im running. Is
"It's either hold a secret." I began to walk again. "Or hold your pulled heart...your choice."I shrugged. He acknowledged my words. It was no threat but a promise. I needed him to do something and that was to keep his mouth shut.I can only wonder if he could actually do this...It had only been a day but I could see the tension building up in Bane. He was becoming a window. It was almost obvious to see that he was hiding something in that thick skull of his.He was fidgety. When spoken to he was nothing but a scrambled mess. Eye contact with him was limited and that weird sense of humor was gone alongside his sarcasm. I could admit that it was quiet but it was not right. He was attracting some concerns which I could not have."Can I get you anything?" A woman approached my booth. Her smile was drawn on but her eyes screamed of exhaustion. I could see how beat she was."Um can you give me a moment?""Of course. Take your time." I could hear the relief in her voice. She turned and wal
"You're dying." I stopped running."I was-" He parked himself by a large oak tree. His body slumped over the large over ground root. "I was coming."As Bane found time to catch his breath, I found time to look around, waiting and watching my surroundings. We were off of territory. Now, anyone could come along. There were no patrols. There were no other members. I haven't even told others where I was going, what I was doing, or who I was meeting."You okay?" I eyed the shadows that were casted by the dreary trees. "Yeah just...need some water." He heaved. "Is there like a lake, or dirty pond around?"Despite me not laughing, I found his humor sort of enjoyable. No wonder he was Bane's left hand."No.""Okay." He wiped away the beads of sweat that had formed on the flesh of his forehead. "I'm ready. Can we go wolf form though? I may be able to keep up. I mean, I'm fast and all but no Alpha. Matter of fact, maybe I should go wolf form and you run in human. Maybe that would help. You know
"We can find something else to do." Renee's lips narrowed."It's fine." I zipped up my fleece hoodie.In the beginning, I wasn't really sure if returning to the gym was good for me. How was I going to confront Carl? How would I explain to him the things he had discovered in my bag?"Are you sure?" She quizzed."It's okay." I shoved her toward the door, smiling to mask the jitters that had consumed me....As I stood in the lobby of the gym, shifting from one foot to the other, I waited. She had run to the bathroom, leaving me anxious and also unsure if I would come across Bane."Finally." I sighed when she emerged."What?" She looked at me, her eyes squinting with a look so strange. "I was in there for like two minutes.""Long enough." I shoved her toward the locker room to change...As I slipped out of my street clothes and into my gym wear, the anxiety within me had increased tremendously. The lies I had created in my mind to tell Carl had now seemed ridiculous and I was again unsure
EMMA’S POVI woke with a start, heart slamming against my ribs. The dream dissolved the second my eyes opened, something dark, tangled and forbidden but the heavy ache in my chest refused to leave. I dragged a hand down my face, exhaling shakily, then swung my legs over the side of the bed.The hou
The moment Marco dropped me off back at home , I didn’t bother going upstairs to my room. I walked straight through the foyer, past the stupidly grand staircase, and into the kitchen like I owned the place.The wide marble island was spotless, as always. A bowl of fruit sat in the center like some
A week.Seven days of the same suffocating routine, and somehow it felt longer than the entire month before it.Every morning, I stayed in bed long past seven, waiting for the inevitable knock but I heard nothing.The first three days, I had expected anger, punishment, maybe even some cruel form of
EMMA'S POVThe next morning came too soon.Sunlight sliced through the heavy curtains like it had a personal grudge against me. I woke up with a dull headache, mouth dry, body heavy from crying myself to sleep. For a second I forgot where I was, then the scent of expensive linen and the faint trace







