LOGINCHAPTER THREE
Feeling the dampness between my legs, I knew I was wet. Despite the forbidden nature of my desires, watching him stand there with just a towel draped over his naked body stirred a longing within me. I couldn’t help but imagine the pleasure he could bring.“Where is Patricia?” he asked, glaring at me.
“Ssss... she’s asleep in her room,” I managed to stutter.
He shot me a suspicious look and walked away. It wasn’t until he had gone far that I wondered why he had come down the stairs wearing only a towel, straight after his shower.
My eyes trailed him till he disappeared from sight. I patted my chest and sat back down, clamping my legs against each other.
I could feel the heat in between my legs; my pants were moist from my juices. My heart didn’t stop thudding fast against my chest like it had always done in the past whenever I saw him.
I wasn’t even aware he was in the house until he showed up half-naked.
“Coming here was a bad idea,” I muttered, biting my lower lip. “I don’t think I agree with that,” my wolf said in a calm tone.I could still feel my core throb; my nipples stood hard against my white T-shirt. I shook my head in a failed attempt to wave the lustful thought away.
“Why don’t we go out for a little race?” Alice my wolf spoke to me.“Not tonight, Alice.” All I want was to get a peaceful sleep and at least forget about my sorrow for a moment.
I sat there staring blankly at the TV and reminiscing about a handsome man I had just seen.
Harold has the most beautiful set of hazel eyes I have ever seen. I wanted to look into them and whisper sweet words till he took me in his arms, but none of that was ever going to happen.
He is my friend’s father, a man old enough to be my father. Patricia would not be happy if she found out I had been nursing feelings for and getting laid with her dad.
“I insist,” my wolf said again. "Alright, fine, we will, but that would be after I take a few shots of tequila,” I said, making my way to the mini bar.I was conversant with the house since I had visited a couple of times. I reached for the bottle of tequila and poured out a shot for myself, and then another shot.
The bitter and acrid taste tingles my tongue and warms me up from within immediately after I take the shots. It was my favorite drink, and I liked the way it tasted each time, despite the burning taste it left on my throat after a while.
The half-naked image of Harold flashed through my mind at that moment. I bit my lips, slowly recalling the water dripping down his sleek hair, and I shook my head.I wanted the thought to go away and stop taunting my fixated mind.
I got up looking through the window, the full moon shining brightly, causing the trees to reflect their huge shadows on the fields.I made my way towards the mansion entrance. Just behind it was a well-worn path that led to the woods.
The night air smelled nice. I walked out into the open field, then turned left and headed towards the woods.Everywhere was silent except for the crunch of dry leaves courtesy of my shoes. I haven’t shifted to my wolf in a long while, and since I cannot get the pleasure that my body so desires, I have had to fall back to moving my bones.
The cool air flushed through my face as I walked through the lonely, dark parts into the thick woods.
The pack was quiet except for the watch guards on patrol at the borders.
Soon I got to an open clearing, and the moon was so bright, illuminating my entire body. I stopped, then scanned the woods with my eyes to make sure no one was watching me.
And when I was sure I was alone, I took off my t-shirt and shorts, standing just in my panties and bra.
I dipped my hand in between my legs and sighed in frustration. My juices glinted from between my fingers.
Is this a good idea? I asked myself.
I was wet and ready for pleasure, but I guess that was not going to happen tonight. I took off my bra and panties, then stretched my legs a bit to make sure I was comfortable enough to do it.
I savored the moon in all its glory, and I stood and began my shifting process.
Crouching on all fours, I focus my attention on shifting. The sound of cracking bones echoed, and soon the shifting was over.
I patted the soft earth with my paws, and my sense of smell was enhanced. I’d never get over the exhilarating feeling shifting always seemed to have on me. It was divine.
I was a beautiful wolf with patches of white and gray, my eyes were illuminated. My furs were full and which made me remember my mom and how much I missed her. Then, I suddenly remembered I was in another territory.
So I quickly shifted. I laid on the floor naked, staring at the beautiful moon for a few minutes.
At that moment, I heard a sharp rustling and turned back, sniffing a little to ascertain the source of the noise.
In no time, a strange scent hit my nostrils.
I sniffed the scent a few more times, and I was sure the bearer of the scent was not so far from me. A crisp scent. I turned around, scanning the entire wood with my eyes. But as I approached a certain area of the woods, the smell became stronger. I stopped after realizing I was chasing after a strange scent still in my naked state.
I hurried and got dressed before continuing my little search. From afar, I saw a figure standing behind the trunk of a large tree. There it is, the bearer of this sweet smell.
I smiled and hastened my steps. However, as I got a little closer to the tree, the scent disappeared, as did the figure I had seen earlier in the scene.
“Was I hallucinating?"“Calm down; we are in another pack; besides, there is no one here except us in this woods,” My wolf assures me.However, I couldn’t help but feel that someone had been watching me all along.Maybe my mind was beginning to play little games with me.At that point, fear gripped me, and I couldn’t help but run back to the pack house.
As I ran I saw a flash of white in the tree line that was also running after me.
“Run” The trees seem to whisper behind me and I increase the speed of my running.Fake Pearl woke before Harold did. She lay still beside him, breathing quietly, watching him in the early dawn light. He slept on his side facing her, jaw relaxed, one hand loosely placed near her hip as though his body had reached for her in his sleep. It should have pleased her. It was everything she wanted. His closeness. His trust. His heart leaning toward her without effort.But instead of satisfaction, something else, sharp twisted in her chest.Harold had kissed her forehead last night with too much calm. Too much gentleness. Almost like a man who already knew something. A man who only pretended to wait for proof.She replayed that moment again and again in her mind. The soft kiss. His steady eyes. His smile held something unreadable.Had he seen the real Pearl in some detail she had missed. Had he sensed her stiffness. Had he smelled something off. Had he noticed how her breath shifted.Fake Pearl forced herself to stop thinking. She rose carefully from the bed and went to the
Vicky arrived at the east wing with her hair tied back and her posture arranged in her usual flirty and bold self. She carried a layered confidence the kind people let into rooms without suspicion. In her hands was a covered bowl, steam drifting out gently, carrying the smell of herbs and warmth.Pearl sat by the vanity lost in her own tiredness. Her eyelids low, shoulders slightly slumped, as though the world had been mistreating her all day. The lights around her glowed faintly, giving the room a soft golden haze.Vicky knocked lightly. “Pearl. I brought something for you.”Pearl turned slowly with a practiced weary smile. “Vicky. What is it.”“I thought of you,” Vicky said, stepping into the room with careful steps that left no trace of guilt. “You have been stuck in here all day. Everything is tense. Everyone is on edge. Patricia came home earlier and went straight to the kitchen. You know how she is when she is nervous. She cooked half the pantry.”Pearl arched a brow. “Patricia
The night wind slipped through the window cracks of Valery’s guest wing, making the curtains sway like spirits. But the room was anything but cold. Heat simmered thick, the kind born from anger, ambition, and secret resentment, steaming. And at the center of it stood Fake Pearl, her silhouette framed against the dim wall lamp. Hands on her hips. Eyes different from the usual innocence. A furious poise was etched unto her face like she had been carved from the sin of Pride and wrath.Vicky paced before her. Her steps were frantic and uneven, like she could not decide whether to kneel or run. Sweat glistened on her forehead.Fake Pearl snapped. “You are incompetent.”Vicky stopped mid-step and turned, lips trembling. “I tried. I did what you asked. I did. But she survived. That girl is stubborn.”Fake Pearl’s voice rose. “I told you to push her down the stairs. I told you she must not survive countless times, And you messed it up!”The air trembled. Her anger had some much weight. It wa
We finally left my father’s room when Harold insisted I needed air before I suffocated myself with panic. The hallway outside was dim,a little too empty for a hospital. Kade walked ahead, checking every corner like something about the place offended him. Harold stayed close behind me, one hand brushing my back once in a while, grounding me without making it obvious.We did not talk much.There was nothing to talk about that would not break me open again.We stopped by the exit doors to get a breather. The air smelled cleaner away from the chemicals inside my father’s room. I rubbed my arms, still feeling Harold’s earlier touch like it had burned into my skin.Kade lifted his wrist to check the time. “We need to get Pearl home. This place seems compromised.”I nodded, even though part of me wanted to stay with my father. But the three of us were stretched thin. I needed food. Water. Sleep. A moment to think without the constant threat of someone slipping into the room when my eyes blin
Fake Pearl still not being here kept scratching at the back of my mind like an itch I could not reach. It did not make sense. Valery loved theatrics. She loved props. She loved a full cast for her drama. Yet that girl, the one who looked like me, the one she paraded in front of everyone as if she was the better option, the shinier version, the proper daughter… she did not make an appearance.My thoughts kept looping and looping, trying to make sense of the missing piece. Why bring her everywhere before, but not today? Why bring her for the authority tests, but not for this important display of public sympathy? Why leave her out now, when she was supposed to be Valery’s greatest weapon?No answer came.Just confusion.I tore my gaze away from my father for a moment, mostly because watching him breathe felt like watching someone balance on the edge of a cliff. One wrong step. One wrong breath. One wrong push. That was all it would take.Now I turned to Harold and Kade.Bless the moon go
The doctor left quickly. Too quickly.Almost as if someone had pulled a string tied to his back and yanked him out of the room. His shoes clicked against the tiles in nervous little bursts, fading down the hallway like he could not wait to get away from us. What a cowardly twerp.Valery followed him out with that same exaggerated panic plastered across her face, one hand pressed dramatically to her forehead like she had just witnessed a tragedy worthy of a stage. Moana trailed behind her loudly, her sobs practiced and theatrical. Her cries rose and fell like she wanted the whole hospital to hear her grief and applaud her for it. At this point I was fully convinced she was back in her mother's camp, all those sob stories about her being sorry had been tossed in the air. Well… I didn't care about her, I had better things to think of at the moment.The door shut.And immediately the room shifted.Silence returned in a heavy wave, so thick it pressed against my ears, swallowing the fain







