LISA'S POVI woke up with a jolt, screaming. My heart was racing, and beads of sweat collected on my brows and trickled down my face. I clutched my chest, gasping for breath as I tried to calm down. I just had another nightmare, my second of the night. Some nights were worse than this. I brushed my hair back and tied it up in a bun as I tried to reminisce the events that has happened in my nightmare, I remembered the home where I had to flee, the home where I had been saved until the rogue wolves attacked my pack, where I had lived happily for a long while until my family was killed in the brutal attack that nobody had seen coming.I laid my head back down onto the hard mattress if it could even be termed as that. I tried to close my eyes but the horrors I experienced were still fresh in my memory, I was afraid of the nightmares that would come back once my eyes were shut. But that didn't stop me from returning to the past I
LISA'S POVI'm going to die tomorrow.There was no doubt about that. It was clear as the sky on a bright summer afternoon.Tomorrow is the day I clock twenty-one. The day I become an expired werewolf who had failed to find a mate.I know most people cry the day they are born but I was different. I was an odd child right from birth. I refused to cry initially till my bottom was spanked repeatedly, my tears brought delight to everyone around except me. I was as if I had a premonition that I was already doomed and here I was nearly two decades later about to prove my younger self-right.I received a letter from Elena I had lost count of how many she had sent. It was as if she knew I tore them at sight but here I was back in my apartment after reading the contents of her last letter. She profusely apologized for her selfish actions and begged for forgiveness. Nevertheless, it was
LISA'S POVI remembered my aunt, Evelyn shouting at me. "Run and don't look back. Take your sister and protect her with your life. And whatever you do, don't let them know you're the daughters of the Alpha. If you do, they would kill you without hesitation. Now, go!"I had just completed my sixth decade on earth, and it had been a wonderful day of celebrating my mother's birthday. The party had been spectacular, it was only befitting for someone of her status as everyone in their pack had come to honor their Luna. There were several other guests from other packs who were allies. The crowd was massive and they partied late into the evening. It was late into the night and the party was beginning to dwindle down as most of their guests had already taken their leave. I decided to help my aunt, Evelyn clean the kitchen which was in a messy state. Evelyn was my favorite aunt and she was an Omega who worked for her
LISA'S POVI could still remember how cold it had gotten in that cell, and how it felt like torture every day I spent there with only a few scraps of food from time to time. My sister had fallen sick and had died from pneumonia, I could still remember my cries for help but none was given. I had wished the man would act on his promise and kill me after he wiped out every wolf with affiliation to my pack like he had earlier suggested but something made him change his mind. I thought about when the Alpha finally came to me, his aura was so strong, it rolled off him like heat waves as he opened the door to my cell. I could tell he was a powerful wolf with a strong and large pack at his beck and call.He stared at me for a while before speaking. Due to my position as the daughter of an Alpha, I could easily have held a staring contest with him for a while, trying to fight his commanding presence but I was afraid to. Evel
LISA'S POVI shook my head, trying to get rid of the bitter memories of my past. Blocking out the horrors I had been through was the only way I had managed to survive for this long.Accept it. Accept whatever life brings your way. That's the way I would pull through this difficult moment. That's the way I'll figure out a plan on how to make the council pay for all the pain they've caused me.The rain begins to drizzle, its drops landing on my face which was already wet with my tears before trickling down my face. The rain runs over the wounds on my knuckles as fresh as the day it was inflicted after I had spent hours venting on the punching bag with my bare knuckles. The rain was beginning to fall earnestly now, I needed to find a place to stay before I got drenched and think about a few things while I was at it because I honestly had no idea on how to make the council pay. I cr
LISA'S POV "Are you ready to leave?" He pushed himself out of his seat and offered me his hand. I brought my eyes up to his face, scrutinizing him once again. "You're not going to kill me, are you?" He laughed as he adjusted his coat. "If I wanted to, you would have been dead a while ago." I nod my head. He had a point. I accept his outstretched hand and he jerks me up to my feet, nearly causing me to slam into him. He laughs at me as he sees the frown etched on my face before leaving me and walking towards the door. I take a few moments to compose myself before meeting him at the door which he holds open for me like a proper gentleman. He nudges me in the direction he wants us to go and we walk down the sidewalk. He suddenly grew quiet, leaving me to recollect how crazy today had been. Never in a million moons would I have ever envisaged this was how my life would turn out to be. "From
LISA'S POVThe dim lighting of the park brings back memories of my most precious moments on earth. I reminisce about the midnight runs, the long strides my little wolf legs could as I tried to keep up with my parents. The dance of the moon goddess before we went for a hunt. I stop to look at my reflection on the water, my eyes had dulled. I could no longer feel the connection to my wolf. Despite my show of bravery, I knew the task that lay ahead was almost impossible to achieve. I was aiming to become the first expired wolf. I close my eyes, letting the wind blow my hair forward."Why do you like this place so much?" I hear Jonas sit beside me on the grass which was still damp."It's how I want my life to be, calm," I say, opening my eyes."Was that why you requested to come here?""Yes," I said with a rueful smile."You know that's hard to achieve, don't you?""A girl can only dream, Jonas. It'
LISA'S POV"What just happened to me, Jonas?" I ask with a tremor in my voice.Putting my fingers tenderly on the spot which has been burning up a few minutes ago. I braced myself for the pain but I felt nothing, it was as if that moment had been erased from history. My neck felt cool but the bite mark was still there. Although it had closed up. Was this how being expired felt? I hadn't noticed any visible change yet, I could still feel my wolf within me and that was a big bonus.It was as if being expired didn't require you to undergo any physical change. I had half expected to look every inch of my hundred and twenty-one years on earth. For now, being the first expired wolf felt like an incredible achievement for someone who had given up on life less than two days ago.He runs his hand through his hair as he watched me intently. "You did the impossible. You messed with the timeline and you bent fate. I guess the w