CLEO:“I am going to fucking kill him.” Orion describes his anger by pulling out a bread from the basket and squeezing the life out of it, apparently that’s his version of squeezing the life out of Zeke.Pretty comical, because I am sure Zeke would kill him first but Orion likes to pretend that he’s stronger and wiser than Zeke. He’s pretty much fuming because Zeke found out he killed Jay.We are in Freya’s meeting room, she said something about discussing some strategy ideas, and honestly I don’t really care, I still can’t forget about Gus and the way he hugged me, the way he seemed sincere with his words.I sigh when the door opens and Queen Freya walks in, she likes to carry herself in this way as though she worked her way up to the fame she has.“Queen Freya.” Orion stands up immediately, stretching his arm for a handshake but she ignores it and sits down. I almost bark out a laugh at his stupidity. “Thank you for coming.” Her gaze is directed mainly at me and I can feel Orion
JUNIPER.Cleo: Please, Juni. I need to talk to you. This is really important.With a mug of coffee in my hand, I stare at my phone, half-amazed, half scared. Cleo has been texting me for days now, calls keep on coming in from her, honestly, I don’t know what to do.I mean, she’s my sister, but even if I convince myself that she will make amends, I know that she won’t, I am absolutely certain she’s not calling to bond our ties, either she wants something or...Goddess, I don’t even know.My phone rings with a call from Cleo and like always, I click reject and bring the mug towards my lips, from here, the sun gleams gloriously through the white paned window in the kitchen. Vanilla and sweet coffee whirls around in the kitchen. Madam Yv and Gus’ mother really love to hang out in the kitchen.I have no idea where the rest are; well I may or may not have been staring at Zeke and Logan while they talked earlier. Goddess, the way Logan talks and the way his cologne clings to my nostrils is ma
ASTRID.The meeting went well and much to my surprise. Kai was nowhere to be seen, I kept glancing through the door hoping to catch a peek at him, but he didn’t show up. I texted him, and considering how professional Kai is, I expected him to reply with a smug, ‘I will be back soon, Alpha.’ But, he didn’t. I am a little bit scared, it is always unlikely for Kai to just go out of the pack-house and completely disappear, ignoring my message. I at least deserve to know where he is.I sit down on a bench overseeing the courtyard, the cool evening breeze flapping across my face as I stare at the wonderful sight, the gleaming sun is just setting. On normal days, I have always dreamt of sitting here with my lover, sharing a mug of hot cocoa, while gazing at the sunset.Now, I have learnt, not all dreams come true, that’s just the harsh reality so instead I am stuck here, trying to read a history book of dragons, and I must admit, I can’t really get myself to concentrate.Dragons are creatur
ZEKE.“So, everyone. Juni and I have finally decided to tell you all that we are officially dating.” Logan says over the table, tapping his glass to get everyone’s attention, I see his hands move towards Juni’s as he grabs her hand under the table.The once non paying attention people erupt into smiles, Madam Yv, the happiest of them all- I am not joking about that claps her hand and speaks in her official language. I have never seen Madam Yv and Gus’ mother this happy before.“I better start making wedding recipes.” Madam Yv exclaims happily, before turning towards Gus’ mother. “I knew it, I told you they would get together before the end of this week, I won the bet.” “Congrats, Juni.” I direct my gaze to her but she squirms uncomfortably in her seat, her eyes darting around. I notice that she has been staring at her phone throughout dinner and there is something off about the way she keeps looking at Katherine. “I am happy for both of you,” Gus responds gloomily, poor guy.
ASTRID. Is it day, is it night? The room is dark, so dark. I can barely make out the shape of the room. There's a tiny window above the room. It’s shielded with curtains, cuffs by cuffs. I have been here for long enough. I don’t even know how many years have passed, I don’t even count the days. I think five years have passed since I have last been here. My life hasn’t always been like this. My father, the Alpha, and my mother, the Luna ruled our pack with much valor. I was seventeen then, almost a year to my eighteenth birthday when I would be handed the position, my father had started training me, my mother had been showing me the guideline for finding my true mate. Then. It started. The war that destroyed my life, I could never forget that night, the fire, the wailing, we were running, my mother and I. My father had stayed behind for the war, he instructed us to keep running. My mother had fainted on the cold grass while we were running, I crouched to my knees, my eyes welling
ASTRID. I stand there, shock still washing over me. He hisses under his breath and jostled me outside of the cell. "Follow me." He says, his hands tightening around the edge of my arm. I can’t even remember the last time I had walked on my legs. We climbed a few ancient stairs, the light propping through my face. My eyes shut due to the light, because it's been a really long time. As we passed the ancient stairs, I saw the portraits that lined up the wall. The portraits are the only thing my father cherished. It consists of every bloodline in the Alpha family, each family picture taken according to each generation. At least. That’s one thing Alpha Lucien didn’t take away from us. I stare at my great-grandmother, the previous Alpha. My grand-father. My father, and then me. The picture was taken on my seventeenth birthday, I had worn my finest gowns, my mother had even dabbled my face with powder. I stare at my seventeen year old self. The light long blonde hair that had always rule
ASTRID. I stay there on the bed, sweat clanging towards my forehead. I can’t move, I can’t even stare up at him. His cologne spiked my nostrils hard, shivering. I look away. "Look at me." He says, his voice hard as gravel. With a pounding heart, my gaze locked with me, and oh. He’s way more different than his father, his wavy brown hair stops below the baseline of his neck, his eyes blue deep as the ocean. There's something on his neck, a tattoo of a dragon. I swallow, another rush of apprehension pounding through me. "What do you want from me?" I managed to ask weakly, my voice trembling. The room tightens around me, my wolf almost stumbling through her knees. "You want to know what I want from you?" I hear the most dreadful chuckle. He takes a seat beside the edge of the bed. It creaks above me. I shiver. He grabs my chin roughly and forces me to look at him, I stare at his fine face, tears threatening to rush down my face. The tip of his finger grazes my jaw, he chuckles. "
ASTRID. He pushes me back gently, and I stare at his dark gray eyes shimmering in the dark. My heart throbs ever so painfully, I want to look away but my eyes stay glued to him. "Where are you going?" His dark eyes never leave mine, electricity cackles in my bones. Look away, I so badly want to do that, but my hands tremble. "Who are you?" I asked, my voice shaking badly, his eyes roamed to my tiny nightgown, a layer of dark forming in his eyes, he steps closer and I inhale the sharp smell of his cologne. "I am the Alpha of this pack." I stare, mouth agape at me, my head throbs and I think I am going to faint. I catch a whisk of a dragon tattoo at the baseline of his neck. Earlier, I spotted it on Zeke’s neck. Is he Zeke? "I am not Zeke." As if sensing my question, he snarls. "I am Logan, his twin brother, we are both the Alpha of this pack." When did my father’s enemy have twins? I stare at them both, there’s only a slight resemblance, their eyes are different, while Zeke's is