LOGINMaltilda sat outside the house with a basket resting on her lap.The morning breeze carried the scent of fresh herbs through the small garden. Normally, this would have been one of her favorite parts of the day. She would hum to herself while separating leaves and roots for Amber before Lily came outside to keep her company.Today…It was just her, the following days had been weighing a lot on everyday and today was even a mixed of bitter and sweet , Amber still had to attend to patients even with everything going on , she had obligations to do so . She had gone to Raven Academy earlier today to pack her things while the students were still awake , she couldn’t bring herself to shed tears because she knew it wasn’t goodbye , it can’t be . But for now, she was just going to face the consequences of her actions, it’s not like she really had a choice. She carefully plucked another leaf from its stem before dropping it into the basket.A shadow suddenly fell across the herbs, it was a m
The festival had ended days ago, but the academy was still on break, leaving the halls empty. Most students wandered around the pack, talking about only one person Lily.No matter where anyone went, her name somehow found its way into the conversation.Anastasia was tired of hearing it so she decided to stay indoor until school was back in session. .She knelt in the small garden behind her house, carefully trimming the stems of her mother's roses. Gardening had always calmed her down. Today, however, she was barely paying attention.She had already cut one flower too short."...Oops."She sighed and dropped the scissors beside her.Her mother stepped out through the back door with a basket in her hands."You have a visitor."Anastasia didn't even look up."If it's another person coming to ask me about Lily, tell them I don't know anything.""It's not one of the neighbors."Her mother responded "I'll leave you two."She walked away before Anastasia could ask who it was.A few secon
I stood up before I could change my mind.“The only way we’ll know if Rex really can’t feel it… is if I face him,” I said.Amber looked up at me immediately.“Lily…”“He deserves an explanation.”Maltilda folded her arms. “A few minutes ago you said you weren’t ready.”“I wasn’t.” I swallowed. “But hiding from him isn’t making anything better.”“What if your wolf loses control the moment she sees him?”I looked toward the window. Rex’s car was still parked outside. He hadn’t left, I wasn’t going to let him just stay there and he had made it clear that he wasn’t going to leave until we spoke so it would be better if we just talked about it , there was no need to keep running from confrontation. “I don’t know what will happen,” I admitted. “I won’t know until I try.”Amber walked over and squeezed my shoulder.“If anything feels wrong, you come back inside immediately.”I nodded.“I will.”I took one deep breath before walking toward the stairs..How do you face the person you love aft
I stayed on the edge of my bed, trying to steady my breathing, It wasn’t working.No matter how many deep breaths I took, my heart refused to calm down.“Mate…“ Find him.I buried my face in my palms.“You need to stop,” I whispered.“I can’t keep doing this! Can you not feel that he doesn’t feel it ? Stop it ! You are going to make me loose my mind.”The voice didn’t answer this time but I could still feel her, I knew she was there , she’s just quiet now . “ What ? You cannot say anything now ? Are we not supposed to be a team ? Stop whatever you are doing , it’s killing me ….” .She didn’t respond . “ Fine ! Don’t say anything then !” I grabbed my pillow and buried my face in it , curling up in my blanket. I didn’t know how long Iaid there before I heard footsteps coming upstairs and then I heard knocking, Maltilda was aware to do her labour for the day but when I heard those footsteps, I immediately knew she was back too and I could smell her . .“Lily?”Amber spoke first .“I
Now that I was standing next to Rex with my wolf calling out for him and he wasn’t responding…I got my answer.Rex was my mate.But only I could feel it.Is that how it works?Not exactly.I knew what a mate bond was.It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.Every story I had ever heard growing up said the same thing. When mates found each other, they both felt it. The pull. The warmth. That strange feeling that made you want to be near the other person. It wasn’t meant to be one-sided.It was supposed to happen to both of us.Not just me.“Lily…”Rex called my name again, pulling me out of my thoughts.I looked up.He had taken another step toward me.Instantly, the thing inside me reacted.“ Mate…Go to him.” My heart started racing, He wasn’t even close enough to touch me yet, but it felt like my entire body wanted to close the distance between us.My feet actually shifted forward on their own.I froze.What was happening?“Go…” The voice sounded calmer this time..I took another
It’s been two days since the festival and two days since the human girl had shifted into a wolfe , the whole pack was talking, it was the matter of discussion in every gathering, some were of the opinion that she should be sent away others believed she know had every right to be at Raven pack because of her maternal lineage others were curious who the father was, The only house that had been dead silent since that day was Beta Liam’s house . Even now that he was having dinner with his daughter , the only sound coming from the house was the occasional clink of cutlery against plates..Clara barely touched her food, She kept glancing at her father every few seconds, hoping he would say something, she had a lot to say but her father had not spoken a single word to her since the festival .It made her more uncomfortable than she cared to admit.She slowly put down her fork.“Dad…” she called out to him but he didn’t respond, he kept on eating his food. .“What… what happens now?” She ask
When we got to the art theater, some students were already huddled together in a circle. Their voices were low and anxious, and the moment I pushed through the crowd, my heart dropped.Lustre was lying on the ground.Anastasia knelt beside her, clutching her arm while Sebastian was on the other sid
Anastasia led the way again, She was holding the map that looked like it had been folded too many times, making sure I was actually paying attention to the places Lustre had marked out for me. She didn’t rush through it like it was nothing important. She explained each spot carefully, pointing at
If I couldn’t stick to Sebastian, then maybe I had to stick with Lustre and Anastasia. I just needed to be more observant… more careful. If I couldn’t rely on reacting to Sebastian, then I had to rely on watching everyone else. Watching their body language. Watching the way their eyes changed when
Nightfall was already approaching, and Lily was still nowhere to be found. She had promised to return before nightfall. Amber was seated outside, waiting for her. “Should I go over to the house?” Amber said, pacing around the front yard. She had been counting down to when Lily would walk in. Amb







