ASTRID.“Is that what you want, Astrid?” There’s a sudden chillness in the room, cold air hits me, I struggle to find my place, to breath and when I cast my eyes up. I see dark blue eyes, like the deep ocean staring back at me.“It will make me trust you.” Even when I don’t, even when I know that what I am doing to him is not right, we can’t collide, even as funny as that sounds. We are of different souls, last time I checked, water and fire can never be mixed together.It pains me to know that I am doing this to him; Trying to get into his mind-link, and for a second, I wonder if he will let me in, can he read me? Does he know what I am planning to do? I wasn’t born as someone weak. I have my stance, and surely, for me to have my pack back, I have to hit two birds with a stone.“Astrid.” His voice sounded like a warning. “Are you sure you want to do this? My mind-link is as dark as my soul. I can’t let you in.”I inhaled heavily, I can do this. “Zeke, I want to trust you.”‘Mate.’ A
ASTRID.“Hey you. Load up those bags like the Omega you are.” The middle aged man with salt and pepper hair snorted, his voice hard.Yeah, that’s exactly what I am doing. Lancelot.I sighed, moving the bags with all my strength, as an Omega, we are supposed to move the bag of flour from the pack-house to the mill every fucking day under the supervision of Lance.“Come on.” Lance snorted. “What are those hands for, huh?”Lately, I have been feeling extremely weak. I woke up with a throbbing headache, which seemed to be the darkness that Zeke carried about, his mind-link is too powerful for me to feel, once again it feels as though I am swimming in a pool of nothing.The bag of flour is heavy under my grasp, wincing. I take a step forward.“What’s your problem, lad?” Lance yells from behind, but my eyes are getting blurry, worry shakes me, it’s hard to blink now, Juniper walks over to me worriedly, placing her hand on my shoulder.“Are you okay?” Honestly, I wish I was, I wish that I di
JUNIPER.I have lots of secrets, and some of them need to be kept so I can be safe. I am not saying I don’t trust Astrid, she’s like a sister to me, and even though she says I worry too much- which I know I do. Sometimes, I feel like I should tell her everything, but then, when I open my mouth to speak, nothing comes out.For a person like me, worrying is what I do. Every day I live with the constant fear that someone is going to figure me out and suddenly take me away. I lie awake on the bed, fear pounding through my chest, ripping me apart before I can go to sleep.Every night, I am haunted with the dream, afraid that one day, it would get to me and I would become the laughing joke. Some Omegas give me a smile as I pass along the hall, and I smile back at them shyly. Mama told me I was never good with people. Well, I think that I am making some progress. I seem to be telling the truth with Astrid.My chest almost ripples apart as I stare at the door that stands in front of me, brea
ZEKE.God forbid, I swore I would never sit down and watch a woman do her make-up, but dear goddess, here I am, on the edge of her bed, watching her apply powder on her face.I sighed, rapping my knuckles, Thane and his damned dinner request with the rest of the council.‘Damn.’ My wolf, Rochan growled in anger. I was also growling in anger, I would rather walk out of here and not come back, but her presence is suffocating me. Like a dark painting filled with imaginations, dark fantasy.“Just a minute.” She said, without bothering to look at me. I watched her carefully, as she applied the lipstick on her red lips, and let me be honest, watching women apply make-up isn’t much of a bad thing.We sit in silence for a moment. The room smells just like her, like mint and strawberries, her room is cordially arranged, giving me peace of mind, but for people like me. There’s no peace of mind.Thane has ordered the high council to have dinner together which I wanted to object, because fuck. I
ASTRID.Oh no. Oh no.My palms grow sweaty instantly, Thane’s eyes look at her in confusion. They all think I am dead, but look at me now, having dinner with the soon to be Alpha of my pack.I push the table up suddenly, knocking a few glasses down, however, I don’t even bother to look at the shards that lie on the floor. “So-sorry, I have to use the restroom.” I didn't even bother to look at the woman who had managed to recognize me, but I saw her clear brown hair. I shoved past her in a hurry, my first thought was to go to the backyard, but the rain is splattering heavily now.I don’t care as my feet grazes the soft wet mud, rain descends on my face, my face teary, I just had one thing to do right, don’t let them know, and now. They all find out.I don’t care where I go, I have to get out of the pack-house, what will they do to me now? Will they kill me now?I have to get Maximus- that sounds like a good name for the white horse, no time to celebrate now, I have to get to the stabl
ASTRID.I awake with the lucid smell of musk and a throbbing headache in the room, where I am lying on feels really soft, I turn to look at the side: I am on the tiny yet comfy bed.My tongue still feels sour, but my body no longer feels numb, and I am thankful for that. I sit awake, staring around the tiny cottage, there’s no presence of him anywhere. I see a bag on the table, and I move closer towards it, already peeling it open.“Fever reliever.” I read the words out loud, turning the bottle of the medicine. Another brown bag, I peel it open, fresh new sets of clothes await me and a pair of jeans.How did he get all this? Hurriedly, after wearing the clothes, I walk over to the other section of the room, where the counters are assembled. I know I am not supposed to, but I check the cabinets.My eyes failed to catch the wrapped plate, I peel it open not even caring, the aroma of the dish hits me, coated turkey with salad, I start to grovel in, shoving the food down my stomach, I don
ZEKE.“Where is Astrid?” Logan demands, his face twisting into a scowl.“Good morning to you too. Brother.” I say in an irritating manner, attempting to shove him away from the door, but he stays as hard as a rock.I get that sickening feeling to watch him bleed, and honestly. Now would be the right time for this bastard. I was the first to arrive for the council, now he’s blocking the door.I am grateful that no one is here yet, because it would have made a really good headline.‘Alpha twins almost kill themselves for the position.’ Yeah, I am sure it would have become the world’s best-selling headline of the year, imagine people filling the tea shops just so they could talk about things that didn’t concern them one bit. “Where did you take her to?” He spits angrily, whenever have we talked nicely before?Now, I am the one feeling angry. “Shut the fuck up. You didn’t come last night, and you wanted me to bear all the responsibilities! I have been adding the stocks of the pack withou
ASTRID.I am still shaking on the bed late at night, when I hear footsteps growling on the floor, he must be here, my wolf awakens, but my body does not.Everything feels so unreal. The note, my powers, the necklace. What’s happening to me?“Hey.” From under the dim light, his figure moves about like a dark shadow. His presence is daunting, but I don’t even glance up, instead I push my face into the pillow, suppressing the urge to scream.He sits on the chair.I look up suddenly, thinking about the horse. “You must really love Goliath.” I don’t even know why I say that.His eyes stared at me with no expression, those inkling dark blue eyes seemed to have calmed down now. “I got him when I was twelve.”He doesn’t say who it was from though, and I feel the urge to know.And, the conversation was over, I buried my face on the pillow once more.“We are leaving tomorrow, I already took care of the council.” He says, but I don’t speak, my face still stuffed on the pillow.“Astrid.” It’s lik