Chapter 25: Heartbreak RUDINA I open my eyes and realize that I had fallen asleep. Ashina and Lowell were no longer with us and Volk's arms were still around me. I see that the sun is about to set and I wonder how long I had been asleep. Volk had been sitting earlier while I rested on him but now we were both laying on the ground with his chin above my head." Are you awake?" He says softly. I don't have any intentions to get up as I could not think of a better place to be. My palm was flat on his chest and I could feel the rumble of his voice."Yeah." I say.I feel his heart starting to beat faster and his body gets tense. " Is something wrong?" I ask.He draws in a deep breath then exhales." Watching you slowly become this happy person makes my heartache for all of the days that you were sad and in pain and I know those memories still hunt you. I want to take away all of those bad memories and replace them with good ones. I want you to tell me everything. Gabe says it would mak
Chapter 26: ClarityVOLK”For heaven’s sake Conri, you would scare her even more.” Conri had been frantic. He was screaming and clawing at my mind so that I would let him out. Rudina’s story had stirred him and he was in a big fit. ” Kill them, all of them.” He was furious and I know if I let him, he go on a rampage. I was equally as upset but with the pack gathering and Rudina recovering, I couldn't afford to let him take control.I was stomping off into the woods, trying to get as far away from Rudina as possible. I could not have her see me like this. It would frighten her and I was not about to make her have another panic attack.” Volk!” I hear Rudina say.I turn to her and Conri growls and she grimaces. His hold was becoming stronger and if I slipped even a second, he would take charge.” Lowell! Come! Hurry!” She screams.”Rudina. The fall. Alone.” I bark. At the mention of her name, Conri growls again and I start running, I had to get him far away from everyone.I get to th
Chapter 27: MuseVOLKConri was too excited. He had set off into the woods rejoicing and I fear Rudina would not be able to hold on to him but everything turned out fine and it seemed like she was having the time of her life. We arrive at the Village and I tell Conri to head for my room. I needed to transform back and apologise properly to Rudina. Conri heads into my room and I shift, turning into Volk. " Thank you." He says in my head, contentment dripping from his voice.I turn to face Rudina who had been behind me and she looks stunned while her cheeks go red. " What's wrong?" I ask, already worried." Your...Your...Your clothes." She stammers.It occurs to me then what she meant." Shit!" I hurry to my wardrobe and find my towel hanging on the door. I pull it down and wrap it around my waist. "I'm sorry.” I say. Her cheeks had not changed colour as she nodded and stared at the floor. She was the most adorable thing I had ever set my eyes on. She seemed different now, brigh
RUDINAI cannot stop thinking about our kiss as I lay in bed. Volk had taken me out of this world and I had felt good in every way. For the first time, my body craved the touch of a man. I was more grateful for how it ended than anything else. His thoughtfulness was beyond my comprehension and he had not left after he heard about my past. He was ruining every idea I had of a man. Ashina walks into the room. It's 1:30 a.m and She looked almost as flustered as I must have been earlier. It occurs to me that we may have been involved in the same activities. I smile at the thought, everything seemed so natural and it felt good to be a normal girl." You didn't have to come back." I sit up with a smirk." It seems you have a sharp tongue now." She retorts and joins me on the bed. I had chosen the blue bed. If she and Volk had shared this room, the blue must-have belonged to Volk." No really, you shouldn't have. I doubt it's me you want to spend the night with." I tease." Speak for yourse
CHAPTER 29: BE THE ALPHARUDINAIt's a beautiful bright morning and I'm hungry the instant I'm awake. I look to Ashina's bed and she's asleep. I get up to brush, wash my face then pee before I head outside. My body seemed to be declining today. I felt weaker and tired as I stepped out of the room. I spot Diane picking berries again and I go to her."Good Morning." I say gleefully."You're in high spirits today." She returns, with a smile." I'm hungry. What's for breakfast? I'll help." I say.She chuckles slightly and then begins to walk towards their room. It looked bigger than the others and as I followed her in, I saw why. It wasn't just a room, it was a house. We walk in to find Malcolm reading a book in the living room. This was a much bigger building and not just one room. He doesn't lift his head as we enter and Diane uses a finger to indicated that I stay quiet. We head into the kitchen and she puts down the basket of berries. " We're making sandwiches. We'll make the jam of
VOLKI didn't realize when the conversation had centred around Lowell but hearing that Ashina was worried made me uneasy. If Lowell was having trouble with Draeger, he had to get it under control or things would get messy. I try to ignore all thoughts of Lowell as I had finally just gotten Rudina to be mine and I could not hear over it. I had barely slept last night, thinking about every moment I had spent with her. I loved every contour of her body that my hand's hand touched last night and it only filled me with more need to be with her. " There is going to be a game tonight." I say.Her eyes start to glow with excitement." I would love to watch." " Don't you want to play? I'll make sure you don't get hurt." I tell her." I would love to but I can't.""Why can't you?" I ask." I have healed here and regained a lot of strength but I am still very weak and this is how my body has always been. I can't do as good as the next person at anything." she explains. It explained why she
CHAPTER 31: POWERRUDINAAs we walked back, I could already see multitudes of people from a distance. It seemed as though all of the pack had arrived but Volk assured me there were more. Every group we passed bowed to us Volk responded with a single word or a nod. A bunch of girls had given me the eye but I didn't pay them any attention. It was exhilarating. Volk had a model appearance that I had to follow and it only made our relationship more thrilling." I have a couple of things I need to settle. Can you manage by yourself?" He asks. I nod and he gives a kiss on the wheel before he leaves. We were still much closer to the woods but a lot of eyes had caught the exchange. I hear a whistle somewhere and then a lot of whispers. I continue to walk to my room, trying to ignore all of the people watching me but the first person to catch my eye is Lowell. I smile at him but his eyes glow a neon green and he scowls. Fear creeps up my skin and I get goosebumps all over. His eyes were fille
Chapter 32: RegretVOLKI groan in pain as Mum dresses my wounds. “ I’m sorry but you could have gone easy on him.” She says.“ Conri asked me to let him fight. I am the Alpha mum, I can’t ignore a challenge.” I tell her.I wasn’t happy with the outcome. Lowell had lost control over Draeger and what was most surprising was the fact that Draeger had intended to attack Rudina. It made no sense, the Alpha was his target so why my mate? Thinking about her makes me ache even more. I had tried to prevent her from harm yet she had exhausted herself and passed out. “ Rudina is a brave girl.”I couldn’t agree more. I wondered what she had intended to do after charging at Conri and Draeger, she had put herself in danger to stop our fight. It was reckless and stupid but it was the bravest thing anyone could ever do.“ I know, mum. She is.” She dabs at the wound again and I wince in pain. It was the most I had ever gotten injured. I had been too distracted by Rudina which was a disadvantage to