VIOLET’S POV
When my mother died, a part of me died with her, I think, even though I didn’t know her then. But then, I felt all kinds of emotions that were not positive or good for someone my age.
Every part of it. Because of my father. He sure did his best to remind me that I was her killer.
From anger, to brokenness, to pain down to neglect from the one and only person meant to protect my little heart, and love me regardless of their own pain.
I mean, that is what adults do, right? They love their children regardless of the pain they are passing through.
Not this one, not my father.
And the worst part, it was that I understood to some extent why he was acting like that. And I didn’t want to blame him but I did.
It couldn’t have been my fault she died, could it?
And yet it was.
Today was her death anniversary, as it was also my birthday, and he was supposed to go with me to her grave. We were supposed to see her together, but he pushed me away, refusing to take me with him.
Understanding my pain, Luna stood in as always.
“How about we go to the market place, you will love it there.” She said to me, cupping my face in her soft and warm motherly hands.
“I’m too sad to go anywhere, Luna.” I answered back, surprised that I did even though it wasn’t a lie. It was supposed to be a thought.
“You can pick whatever you want, you know. Anything at all.”
Now, that perked me up. The glint in her eyes told me that she meant it, and I felt a smile tug on my lips.
She sure knew how to cheer me up when I needed it.
“Can I come with?” I heard Sam ask from the other side of the room.
After our cake eating, we played some games, just him and I. Everything seemed fine until reality reminded me harshly that I wasn't loved.
“Can he? Please?” My eyes widened a fraction as I stared at his mother with hopeful eyes. It wasn’t that I didn’t like to hang out with her, it was just nicer with him since we were in the same age group.
Luna smiled, wide enough to show her teeth, and, then, she nodded in agreement. “Of course, he can.”
I turned to Sam with a smile of my own to see him stiffen like something was wrong. Then, he glanced over to me, eyes meeting mine. He looked guilty about something.
“Actually.... I wouldn’t be going with you guys anymore. I’m sorry, Violet,” he walked closer to where I sat to explain, fidgeting as he did so. “See, my friends and I have planned to go to the woods for a run for weeks now, and they just informed me through the mind link that we have an open spot, and I kind of don’t want to miss it.”
Disappointment flashed in my eyes, and my shoulders lowered a little. But, I nodded in understanding. He had planned it for weeks after all, going to the bazaar was an impromptu plan.
“It’s alright Sam, I’ll pick out something nice for you.” I told him before he ran off in a hurry.
“Thanks Vi, I owe you one.” And then he was gone.
With Sam gone, his mother and I left to the bazaar alone, and as soon as we got there, jolts of adrenaline in the form of electricity took over my body. Excitement coursed through me and it took everything in me not to run off, and touch everything I could set my eyes on.
Luna smiled at how silly I was acting, and so did I. I suddenly wasn’t sad anymore and all that I could focus on were the different shades of toys, trinkets and items being sold, and I wanted to have one of each.
And as if sensing it, Luna released my hand. The moment I felt her grip loosen, I bolted, giggling as I did.
This was so exciting.
“Be careful Vi, don’t go too far or you’ll get lost.” Luna called. I laughed from how excited I was, and I stopped only for a moment to nod at her from the distance.
“I will, I won’t go far I promise.” I answered back waving a hand at her, and she did the same.
Luna was exceptional. And I wondered what kind of heart she had that could love another’s child like her own.
Sometimes, when I thought about it, I could only come to the conclusion that it was because she was pretty just like my mother was.
And maybe if my mother were here, I would have been opportuned to have two mothers who would love me to death.
Her smile, her eyes and everything else about her, were gentle and loving. Even the way she scolded me was.
The mixture of appreciation and the sight before me, made my heart soar to amounts I never thought possible, that was until a loud crashing sound roared through the air.
My steps faltered, then halted. I stood frozen in my place once my eyes landed on wolves bigger than my human form, howling in the air.
They were much in number, and in that moment, I couldn’t help but notice that although there were a lot of us in the market, most were omegas with no fighting skills whatsoever.
Luna was the only ranked werewolf among us and she, without a thought rushed forward.
The rogues had already started to cause havoc around. People were already running and before my eyes, those who weren’t fast enough were being ripped apart limb by limb - if I didn’t move now, I would definitely end up like them.
Move Violet, Run. I urged myself but my feet seemed to have other things in mind. They stayed glued to the ground, and I whipped my head frantically, my expression showing utter fear and panic.
Luna shook her head for me to calm down, but how could I, when I was soon going to die? She looked calculative, like she was planning her move, then, she signalled for me to run to the doorway of the store closest to me. That way, I could be out of her way and the rogues.
I didn’t know what she was planning on doing but even with her rank, I found it impossible that she could take them down all on her own.
There were just too many of them.
But, I nodded nonetheless, forcing my feet to move, and was relieved when they actually did. I started for the doorway like she had instructed, but before I could even make it half way, I not only stepped on a branch that caught the attention of a few rogues, I bumped into another that somehow knew, maybe he saw us, that I was about to run off.
Another appeared behind me, in human form, naked as the day he was born. He snarled at me, grabbing me from the back of my neck. My eyes widened in horror, and I felt my heart jump out of my chest.
“Let her go!” Luna screamed, attempting to make her way towards me but several growls of warning made her stop.
“Not another step or she dies!” the one holding me growled so loudly my ears threatened to pop. Next thing I knew, I felt a sharp pain at the side of my neck, and my body went limp.
When I woke up, I found myself in a dark, damp and stench filled dungeon. I had only heard of this place from other werewolves, and I thought they were just mere stories but now, I could see hoe horrible and lonely it was, and I was horrified, wondering why I was chained here. Or even how I got here.
Did the rogues get me? Were they the ones who tied me up?
Thousands of questions roamed my mind and fear washed over me. I tried to yank at the chains holding me but who was I kidding, there was no way I was going to make it out.
Then, the sound of footsteps approaching rang in my ears, and I stilled where I sat, my heart thumping oudly in my chest. But the relief I felt when I saw who it was, was second to none.
Sam and his father.
I couldn’t help but smile, my heart slowing.
“Sam, you came. You came for me.” I sang like a song I had rehearsed.
He usually greeted me with a smile, and I couldn’t help but worry over the glare he threw at me. Was he mad about the attack? Did I do something wrong?
My small body shivered with fear, and suddenly, the thoughts that rogues had been the ones to hold me captive didn’t scare me anymore. It was better than what I felt now.
“Alpha?” I called out when they stood a few feet away, not making attempts to unchain me. My eyes pooled with tears from the fear of the unknown, and it was killing me.
The Alpha, with his once warm eyes stared at me with so much hatred you would think I committed the worst crime to ever exist.
“Your father was a traitor. He colluded with rogues and betrayed the very pack that were his people. Because of him, hundreds are dead, and so is the Luna.” What? No, that can’t be! The room started to spin around from his words, and I suddenly felt like I couldn’t breathe. “And, it is your fault that today I lost my soul mate and Sam lost his mother. It is your fault for asking my mate to go out with you. It is your fault she was killed.”
His voice rose with each word, and by the time he was done, he was practically screaming.
But that couldn’t be.
I recalled being sad, and Luna asking me to go with her to the bazaar not the other way around. Sam was there and my eyes shot at him. He knew the truth, why wasn’t he talking?
“That’s not true Alpha. Sam....” I stopped to breathe, forgetting I was supposed to, then continued. “Sam, you were there when Luna asked me to go with her. You even wanted to come with us, remember?”
My face was a mess at this point, and my body trembled as I spoke. While I waited for my best friend to defend me, he whipped his head to the side and shut his eyes, denying the truth. Denying my existence in his life.
“Enough!” His father bellowed with rage that looked about ready to make him explode. “You will pay...” He pointed at me. “...for what your father has done to us and this pack. You will pay for what you have done to this family!“ He said to me, meaning every word before turning around and leaving me alone with Sam.
Luna was dead.
I couldn’t believe it. A few hours ago, - I didn’t even know how long ago, - she was smiling at me, ready to make me the happiest girl in the world, and now, they were telling me she was dead?
Luna was dead?
And my father... My breath hitched, and I froze, refusing to breathe as if it was a lie I was inhaling. He betrayed us? Why? Why would he do such a thing?
Why did he?
Sam had his gaze on me, staring at me with so much emotions I could hold it in my hands. Pure hatred,and anger that was growing into rage.
“You are nothing to me, and I wish, oh I wish, you were the one who died instead.” He marched towards me, each step matching the thunder in his voice. He wrapped his hands around my neck, wasting no time in pressing hard, until my eyes were bulging out of their sockets.
FLASH BACK ENDS
VIOLET’S POVIt was my fault, they said, and for a solid eight years, I couldn’t understand how that could be. I just couldn’t get it.I was twelve back then, and I believed the words of the woman who had raised me up until that age. I followed her lead, and when she didn’t make it out alive, I was forced to take the blame for the person who was actually responsible for it.I was scorned and punished. And now, here I am, staring at the person who caused all this pain with another woman.Sam smirked from where he was, taking his sweet time to finish before redirecting his attention back to me. Sussy rested her body on his, the moment he got off her, and to say I was disgusted would be an understatement. Above all, I wondered if this was the first time she had slept with him or it had happened more than a few times.Why would she do something like that to me, even after years of friendship? I could understand Sam turning away from me, but her? What was the reason behind it? It couldn’t
VIOLET’S POVMy throat tightened on its own as the rogues emerged, moving like a force I knew I couldn’t reckon with. The disdain they carried for anything but themselves was thick in the air, and I tried to swallow the fear that rose up.“Careful Vi or they’ll kill us.” Aria warned, already pushing herself forward so that she could take control anytime she wanted.“But they are here to kill us.” I snapped at her without meaning to.The stench of decay filled my lungs, and bile rose up from my stomach as they got closer. It was as if I could even see the putrid smell hanging in the air from how bad it was, and if I were to inhale more of it, I feared I would rot myself.I stood frozen in my place, unmoving, desperately wanting more than anything to be invisible to them. I was even too afraid to breathe, but my lungs needed air-Pure, clean air.Just when it looked like I might make it out alive by staying still, a rogue sprung out from my left side. I let out an ear-piercing scream upo
VIOLET’S POVI groaned stirring awake my head pounding like I had been hit by a giant rock. Confused for a moment, not knowing where I was, I tried to sit up but was forced back on whatever it was I was laying on. Pain shot up from my back in a way that seemed like I broke a cord.My breath quickened and as I tried to take deep ones to calm myself, I let my eyes roam the room. I was in a tent but I didn’t have any memory of how I got here.Images from the rogue attack flashed in my mind and my hand flew to the back of my head where I had been hit before I fell unconscious. Pain throbbed, letting me know it was not a dream at all.My body also seemed to be covered in some kind of herb that had been mashed into a paste. It smelled horrible and I couldn’t help but scrunch my nose.I stared at it, too engrossed staring at the wound marks on my body, trying to figure out the combination of herbs used to even notice that someone had entered the tent and he was looking at me surprised.Was I
VIOLET’S POV(Six Years Later)“You can do better!” my voice called out as I stood by the edge of the mat warriors under my command were fighting on.There were sets of them, engaging in hand to hand combat that could determine what strength level they had. Looking at Asher who was pressed onto the mat by his opponent, he sure had a long way to go.It wasn’t that he wasn’t good, he just needed to be better because that was what was expected of warriors. I had my eyes on him for some time because he joined the warriors squad with so much energy that now seemed to look like it was dying off.The fight ended and they were moved to the next test ahead. They were to climb and go through military obstacles we had mounted and changed from time to time.Asher was falling behind again and I had to keep my eyes on him. The mat wasn’t so much as a problem like the obstacles were.But that didn’t mean he wasn’t pushing himself. Regardless of his speed, I had to give it to him for being persistent
VIOLET’S POVHurt flashed through my eyes, and I knew that Beta Mike could see it. It was as they said. I was the best warrior in the pack, the best they had had in years, and now I was just supposed to drop everything and look for a mate that had rejected me?Somehow, even with my skills, I had become dispensable, and I just didn’t know how to feel about that.Six years!Alpha John wasted no time on me. He said his words and walked right out with no intentions whatsoever to listen to anything I had to say.I hated that about him, and while I was appreciative he let me stay, he refused, out of the majority, to see me as a good person.I walked out after him, feeling everyone’s gaze on me. Beta Mike was quick to follow, much to my dissatisfaction.“This is him getting rid of me, isn’t it?” I voiced, regardless of not wanting anyone around.I turned to face him, begging the tears in my eyes to keep still and not to fall. But they did anyway.His shoulders slumped like he had been the on
SAM’S POVNothing was enough. No one was ever enough to get me back to being myself. I was an empty shell living and walking, pretending I was okay when I was not even an inch closer to getting back to being the person I used to be.There had been times I questioned myself on who I really was. Whether it had been the resentful one that hated that weakling if a mate or the one before that?Both seasons of my existence, I thrived and lived my best life. I should have known to keep her locked. I should have recognized that while I rejected her, I removed a big piece of myself and killed it alongside her.Because the moment she was gone out of the house, I never set eyes on her again.For six years I wondered where she was and if she was even alive at all. I couldn’t even deny the part of me that wished she was alive, maybe then I wouldn’t feel so empty.But I came to understand that there was no way she would have lived long enough to make it in the wild. She just wasn’t strong enough an
VIOLET’S POVAll I wanted was to end this game without being captured by anyone. All I wanted to do was hide until everything was over. Alpha John wanted me to have a mate I didn’t want to.I had a plan and now it was ruined.To see him standing in front of me like he had seen a ghost was beyond shocking. I hoped not to see him either but I expected it.It was as though I prepared for it because as soon as I saw him, I was hit by a wave of shock but I was able to recover almost instantly. But him?He had his eyes wide as saucers and his mouth open agape. If I wasn’t such in a shitty mood, I would have had a laugh.The mere sight of him had me feeling nauseous and Aria could feel it.“Let me kill him!” She snarled, swiping her claws in his face drawing a lot of blood. But of course he started to heel almost immediately after.“He’s not worth killing Aria,” I don’t want to waste anymore time around him than I already have. I told her before blocking her out to talk him out of standing i
VIOLET’S POV“Look, we don’t mean any harm, okay? We just want to talk,” the one with the silver hair spoke, making my eyes trail to him.My chest was pounding like a deer in front of headlights. My palms were sweaty too, making me clench and unclench them in order to get them dry.Think Vi, what do you do?My heart continued to pound in my chest. “You’re making us look bad, Vi. Won’t you say anything to our mates?” Aria rang in my head, emphasizing the last word.“What do you want with me?” I questioned, not caring that it sounded off.One of them chuckled, the one with jet black hair, and he smiled when I whipped my head to glare at him.“Isn’t it obvious? You’re our mate. And you heard him, we just want to talk.”I heard him the first time, jackass. No need to be an asshole about it.“Our wolves sensed you just before the games began.” The redhead stated. “So we split up in hopes to find you quicker. That way, we didn’t mean to scare you, mate.”I winced at the last word; the mere