เข้าสู่ระบบ“Where are we going Sandy? I don’t have time for this.”She continued to drag him, before he finally pulled away from her hold.“Tell me.”She sighed first, then. “The council, there’s an urgent matter on the horizon.”Damien looked at her carefully.It was like he was trying to decipher if she was lying or not…Then.—“Fine.”Damein followed Sandy to the chamber room where a line of elders were waiting to see him.“What is this about now?” Damein said, his tone almost bored.“Alpha, we have a new issue arising, maybe more than one .”That finally peeked his interest as he took a step forward then.“What issues are these?”Elder Marcus was the one to step forward from the line and walk up to Damein.“An attack, or several at that…”Damein furrowed his brows. “An attack? Where?” “At the borders of the pack. Five corpses were found out there not so long ago, filled with bite and scratch marks.”Damein stayed silent for a beat , letting the words really land.“I’ll order a day and night
The tension built up and was at an all time when Marcus was about to say the final words and the verdict.“Serena has been found……Not guilty!”The moment those words left Elder Marcus’ lips the yard exploded into pure chaos.“No!! She has to die!! She has to die!’l“Yes! She doesn’t deserve to die!!”Some of the villagers were happy with the decision, others still protested.Serena when she heard those words from the elder Marcus…immediately felt a wave of relief wash down her body.A few days ago she wouldn’t have been this relieved if she lived or not, for her, life felt over.But over the days since then… maybe there was a chance for a new and better life.Seeing the villages with Damein, it reminded her why she so loved this pack once upon a time…Alpha Damein stepped into the uplifting, his eyes fixed on her then.“Congratulations Serena..” he said his tone clipped, then to her surprise, in front of everyone he pulled her in for a hug.Meanwhile, the chaos in the crowd was clear
The morning of the trial had arrived…A full week had gone by in a blip.The sun had barely begun to climb over the mountains surrounding Nightwing Pack when Damien opened his eyes.He had hardly been able to sleep…in truth not since after that night with Serena.He hadn’t even gone to see her ever since…Not that he didn’t like what happened, he loved it. But that was what scared him the most…that fear that if he lets her in fully, only for her to get executed right in front of him… there would be no recovering from that.He sat at the edge of his bed for several seconds, elbows resting on his knees as he stared at the floor.Today.His eyes slowly lifted toward the window.Today would decide everything.Not just for Serena, but for where both of them stood.A knock sounded.Before he answered, the door opened and Grey stepped in.His movements were still slower than usual after his injuries, though he stood straight.Grey folded his arms at him… "You look terrible, then again, looks
The morning after that….Serena was up first, smuggling her way out of Damein’s hold.And then it really hit her what happened last night.She and Damein…f**ked.For a moment she just stood there in the room, unsure of what to think or say or do.How did she let this happen? How…did she let herself enjoy it so much as well? But that was the thing that really disturbed her the most…she didn’t hate it, or regret that it happened.Infact… She liked it.“No.” She muttered under her breath, picking up her clothes scattered around the room.She couldn’t let herself fall right into him so easily…whether she enjoyed it or not, still she had to keep her boundaries. She couldn’t let him in…again, and then have herself get hurt, again.For now…this was where this ended.Once she finished dressing quietly, she gently pushed the door open and stepped out.The halls of the pack house were quiet by this time, though she could hear some distant steps.She had to sneak back to the cells before anyon
“No… Damein! Stop!” Serena continued to protest right until the gates of the village entrance, where Damein finally stopped and turned to her.“So any second thoughts about this?” He asked, breathing heavily.“Yes! I do!”“Well it’s too late..”“Wait—“Before she could finish, Damein pushed the gates open and pulled her in.“No!!”Then it hit her…The wave of noises and movements… that normalcy that the village always has.The memories slipped in as well… When she was little she would sneak in here to play with the other children.Her dad would be mad when he eventually sends guards to pick her up….How times have changed since.The moment she and Damien stepped further into the village square, conversations slowed down, and went silent in fact..Then the stares began, the whispering..As she walked forward, people stepped aside carrying some sort of bad odor, others looked away completely…Even one woman pulled her daughter closer, like she was genuinely scared Serena would hurt he
Sandy was in the council room barely ten minutes after the arrival of Serena to the pack.The grounds were still buzzing… villagers talking about the return. Some were scared, others more curious… around here, some saw her as a legend now…But for her, Serena not being dead on sight complicates things a lot. Not just for Damein’s conflicting interest… but the risk of her secret.She told Serena that the child wasn’t Damien’s. Maybe she believed it, maybe she didn’t…But she was a walking liability and she could afford that.“What the hell happened?!" Sandy snapped at Elder Marcus. “You said you’d handle it?”“Luna—““Why is she not being planned for execution?! Or dead?!” “Luna—““Order the execution” she snapped, not even allowing Elder Marcus to finish his sentence.“Now! That is an order from Luna.”“And the Alpha’s orders override that…”A voice stilled her to the spot…Damein.She turned slowly to face, his expression cold. “Damein, I didn’t know you were back. I would have—“
Serene’s POVThe silence in the room felt heavier than armor.Serene sat on the edge of her bed, her fingers curled around the broken pieces of the necklace.Across the room, Damien stood by the window, staring outside.Neither of them had spoken in several minutes.Outside, the academy was awake a
Their eyes locked in Ike that for a moment x the tension rising up…And then, he pulled off and walked in the other direction to the door.“I need air.” he muttered before slamming the door shut. The silence stretched long in the room after Damien stepped away.Serena remained exactly where he had
Warm sunlight filtered through the canopy, as Serena slept peacefully through it.She laid fast asleep inside the tent with one arm flung over her face to block the light. For a moment, there was peace.Then—A splash of icy water hit her square in the face.She bolted upright with a gasp.She gav
The rustling from the trees grew louder and closer and—It stopped, just right behind her...Serena breath stopped instantly.The forest went deadly still, like it was holding its breath.She began to turn—When strong hands slammed into her back.The force sent her flying forward. She barely caugh







