LOGINNEOLANI's POV I walked towards the pack house. It was so huge that even standing from the mountain one could still see the top floor.I sensed Hannah's presence from behind me. She had been tracing me for a while, but I chose to ignore it.I turned to face her. “You have something to say?” I furrowed my eyebrows.“Yes Luna. I’m sorry for tailing you,” she looked around and leaned in a bit closer. “I wanted to know if you’re okay.”“I’m very much okay,” I said, faking a smile.“But you’re quivering, the pack members look worried.”I turned around to see some of them that passed by me with a worried look.“Don’t you sense their fear? I can tell that they’re too scared to greet you, because they feel you’ll crash out on them,” she whispered.I closed the distance between us. “Really?” I looked around. “What should I do?”“This may sound stupid, but just laugh like I’m telling a funny joke.”I laughed, because of what she said and not because she told me too.“Are you for real?” I laughe
NOELANI POVThe day finally came.Kendrick snuck into my room before the sun went down, a garment bag slung over his arm. He didn't say much, just dropped it on the bed and told me to be ready in an hour. I stared at the bag for a long moment before I opened it. Inside was a dress, deep emerald green, simple but clearly expensive. I wondered who picked it. Kendrick didn't seem like the type to know fabric from fabric, so maybe Hannah helped. "You're doing this for Hannah too, aren't you," I asked as I walked out of the bathroom with the dress on. "I'm doing this, so Ragnar doesn't ruin two lives instead of one," he shrugged. I didn't answer. What was there to say to that? 'Are you sure about this?' Lana asked quietly in my head. It surprised me. She had been begging for freedom since we came in contact again and now that it was finally within reach, she sounded unsure.'No,' I admitted. 'But I'm doing it anyway.''Good,' she said. 'I want to see his face when you walk up there.'I
“You said you were going to bring Hannah,” I said to Kendrick when I popped my head from the room searching behind him but couldn't see her. “I wish I could. Hannah can't come because Ragnar tends to spend time with her and if she's not available he'd search for her.” Kendrick rolled his eyes. “Now imagine if she was here,” he said as he closed the door shut behind him. “Did you tell her about Ragnar’s feelings?”“Yes I did, as soon as I went to the park house yesterday.” He sat on the sofa, flipping through the pages of a book I had begged Ivana to help me get from the library to get rid of boredom. “There's a pack house?” I asked shocked.He stared blankly at me. “Of course there is.” “Oh, it's just that we didn't have one back in Crescent Moon pack. My father made sure everyone had their respective homes. He said it was to avoid conflict.” “Comming to think of it, I didn't notice. The last time I went to your pack I was still a teenager,” he scratched the back of his head. “
NEOLANI POV“How did you know?” I asked, watching him as he leaned back on the sofa.“I saw you attack him,” Kendrick said, with a grin slowly forming. “And he didn't kill you.” He shrugged, as if the answer was obvious. “That only means you're his mate.”“I'm not.” The words came out clipped and defensive. “I attacked him for a reason,” I stated, folding my arms across my chest. “I'm fed up with him.”“You don’t need to lie, it's obvious.”He was quiet for some time. ”I know who you are. I know who your father is,” He rose from the sofa slowly. “You're from the Crescent Pack.”I didn't utter a word, he did the same, staring blankly at me waiting for a reply.A lump formed in my throat as memories I had buried resurfaced about my family and the last time I ever saw them.“Crescent Pack is no more,” I whispered. I tilted my head back fighting the stings in my eyes, blinking them rapidly. “My family was killed, I got lucky and survived as a rogue until I met Ragnar.”Despite how simple
RAGNAR POVI was grateful Hannah hadn't seen Noelani. If she had… what would have happened? How had Noelani even escaped her room? My thoughts roamed as my chest throbbed with that cursed, burning ache. A constant reminder of the mate bond I refused to accept, intensified. Rejecting one's mate always has repercussions, but to hell with it. The moment Noelani said my name, it stirred something in me that I couldn't comprehend, something I didn't want to. Ajax kept on chanting in my head to accept and mark her to make her ours. I refused, I wasn't the one interested in her and never would be. At least I was being honest and not toying with her feelings.Weeks had passed since I last laid eyes on Neolani. The throbbing pain in my chest became something I got used to, no longer flinching as much as before. Ajax kept on pestering to see her and never stopped whining about her, saying she couldn't handle the pain the way I could. Our wolves were bound, but our human halves were not. It was
RAGNAR POVI had gone out to inspect the guards scheduled for evening patrol, when a scent hit me so strong it stopped me in my tracks. It was a mixture of sweet vanilla and cocoa. My wolf howled in excitement, urging me to follow the scent. I shifted into my wolf form, running through the woods, the scent pulled me deeper. And then I saw her, a rogue who ran into the borders of my pack. My wolf, Ajax, stirred and howled louder in my head, demanding I let him through, but I subdued him with a snarl. There was no way the Moon Goddess had possibly matched me with a rogue. I let out a rumbling growl that echoed through the woods as I closed in on her.She looked disheveled, and lost. I planned to do away with her when I finally got her pinned down beneath me, but Ajax pleaded. Her green eyes stared back at me, causing my heart to skip a beat. Despite her fragile appearance, she was a fierce one, even in her human form, as she fought to flee my grip by throwing grit into my eyes. I howled
NOELANI POV Day in, day out, I scavenged for food. It’s strange being raised as the Alpha’s child with fresh meat, food, and fruits daily, only to now fight over scraps. Hunting used to be a game. Now it’s survival. I’ve fought with rogues who claim they’re stronger than I. Maybe they are. They’r
NOELANI POV“Mum, I'm back!” I yelled.My voice echoed down the hallway of my house. As I dropped my backpack on the dining table. I came back home from visiting my grandpa’s grave. I stayed by his grave and rant even though I know he can't reply. He was so loving while he was alive. He was the alp
NOELANI POV‘Mate’I froze upon hearing Lana speak in my head for the first time in years.‘Lana…I've missed you, it's been long, been years’ I whispered in my head.‘Mate’, she said again, ignoring what I said.‘What do you mean by mate, who's my mate?’ ‘Alpha is mate’ Her last word sent a cold
NOELANI POV“How dare you go against my command?” He said, his voice laced with spite. “You are a rogue and should be done with the moment you crossed my pac–”“Then kill me already” I said flatly, my eyes locked on him. I hate the feeling of being indebted to anyone.He was taken aback by my reply







