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Chapter 41
A few hours later, the usually empty farmhouse was busting with life. Flames danced in the open fireplace, and the smell of wood and the crackling sound as it burned gave the living room a warm and cosy ambience.
Nueva was sitting in the middle of the tanned leather couch with Evie and Mira on each side. They were all talking in each other's mouths, trying to catch up on everything they missed during the last weeks.Miranda was in the kitchen making lunch, and the aromas from her motherly cooking skills filled the house.Grim and Asher were glued to the large smart TV, watching an action movie."I can't get over how stunning you look." Mira sighed and eyed Nueva's snow-white hair and glistening skin.
"I guess it's OK while I am here with other supernatural beings, but what will people say when I return home?" Nueva said apprehensively.
"Um, maybe if you use a lot of powder and foundation?" Evie said seriously but in a way that made them all laugh.
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After much thought and careful consideration, Nueva had settled on a romantic blushing pink dress that brightened her skin tone and brought out the natural glow of her face. However, it hadn't been easy matching anything with her pale complexion.Next, Evie and Mira kindly helped her apply a soft glam makeup look, and they styled her light platinum hair in loose curls. Nueva studied the finished result in the mirror; she hadn't gotten used to her new otherwordly look.Her previous teenage face had become longer and more angular and refined like a young woman's. She couldn't help it, but Nueva thought she resembled the Fay species but without the pointy ears.Alpha Gray was waiting patiently at the bottom of the stairs, looking fetching in a handsomely tailored grey suit. His crooked smile could win over hearts in the blink of an eye, even hers.Evie and Mira came down after her and chatted excitedly to the Pickup truck.It was a brilliant late autu
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They stayed in the garden, embracing each other in silence. It was something so peaceful standing under the dark canopies of the many fruit trees with the radiating orbs peeking through the thinning foliage. The yawning wind made Nueva shiver slightly, and Alpha Gray pulled her closer to his warm chest.She felt so deeply connected to him, and she knew that a genuine relationship should challenge you to move from selfishness to giving and grow beyond your source of solace.And regardless of her and Alpha Gray's relationship being only a ships-in-the-night experience, Nueva would embrace it as a treasured "soul crossing."Even if brief, this chance meeting of their path crossing would have a lasting impact on her life. Nueva knew she would love him unconditionally with all of her heart, either as his mate or not.And almost like he could read her thoughts, Alpha Gray whispered in the crook of her neck, "I don't know how the universe gave me the chance to be
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Nueva leaned back onto the countertop and exhaled a shaky breath."What the hell was that?" she mumbled, confused in utter disbelief."He won't be putting his hands on you again if I have something to do with it," Eira's growl rumbled inside Nueva's head. She was still upset that someone dared to touch her human inappropriately."I am glad to have you back." Nueva sighed warmly. "I felt a bit lost without you.""I am sorry I wasn't there for you. I tried, but something was blocking my presence?" Nueva could sense the sorrow in her voice."I think it might have happened so that I was forced to take ownership and connect with my other powers and not depend on yours?" Nueva's tone told of acceptance.She left the kitchen and walked back into the living room. Evie was slow dancing with Flynn, and Nueva was genuinely happy for her friend. Mira was in a deep drunken conversation with Marigold, who had a peculiar look etched on he
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They had stayed for a few more hours helping Ryan and Marigold to clean up. As a pack community, they helped each other whenever needed. Everyone focused on their tasks to get the job done quicker. After boarding up the window and cleaning up the living room, Ryan called it a night and sent the people home.Nueva had caught him more than once glaring at her in a way that made her hair stand on end.Alpha Gray had told her Ryan was the one who called him about the attack as soon as he had come too from the wolfsbane poison.Nueva wanted to ask Marigold what was up between her and Ryan. But then, she had been too worried to cause them more trouble. Nueva just had this feeling she needed to keep her eyes on the couple.It was clear now that the attack happening elsewhere on the pack territory had been a distraction to remove Alpha Gray and Declan from the house.The more Nueva thought about it, the more confident she became that this whole thing had bee
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The rain whipped down like crystal nails, and veined lightning decorated the sky as the pick-up truck speeded down the shiny road through the tar-black valley.The car window danced with spray, and the humming of the fast windscreen wiper's clear, regular lilting pattern didn't have its usual soothing effect.An ominous orange glow lit up the sky behind the ragged forest line as they got closer to town.Nueva clenched her fists until her nails dug into the skin of her palms. Not knowing what to expect filled her with terror, pain, and grief. Yet, it also brought a profound sense of purpose.Alpha Gray turned the corner down the main street, and he immediately slammed on the brakes. They both gasped at the devastating scene unfolding in front of them.Countless bodies of both civilians and soldiers lay dead on the street, their blood pooling and flooding down the road in the pelting rain.Most of the shops and cafes were on fire. Roaring flames
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In one swift move, they jumped into wolf form, ripping Nueva's wet clothes in half like a second skin.The rain was teeming down in a biblical deluge, flooding the street, drowning the ice, and overflowing the drains.Eira's paws thundered over the water-filled and ice-glazed asphalt. Her sharp claws effortlessly gripped the slippery surface.The older man used his crooked time-worn body to shelter his wife from the mauling Rogue's deadly claws and fangs. Nueva could hear the wife's desperate screams as the woman realized her husband wouldn't make it without help.Eira gave no warning as she launched herself at the feral animals with eyes wide glowing blue, tail tucked in, and her ears flat. Eira's sharp claws sunk through fur and flesh like melted butter.Nueva shivered at the puncturing sensation and the stickiness of the blood but let Eira finish them off however she pleased. She would never get used to killing, even at the crucial moments.
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There were mud prints from boots and paws across the timber floors leading towards the staircase.The house was quiet and smelt musky and foreign. The feeling that their home that represented a safe place, protecting her and her loved ones from external threats and dangers being invaded by strangers, created a weight in Nueva's chest that nowhere was safe.Nueva stopped and focused. She inhaled deeply and let her senses tell the story and fill in the missing pieces. Her nostrils flooded with the scents from Mira, Marigold, and the Rogue Alpha, their invisible chemical compounds and pheromones painted images in her mind.Marigold's scent surprised her since Nueva knew she hadn't been to the farmhouse while living there.There were other vaguely familiar scents of people she would have met in the passing by. This confused her. Who were these people? They weren't Rogues but ordinary werewolf strangers that would have been close enough around Nueva for her to r
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After Evie and the twins had safely been brought to Evie's parent's house by Declan and a group of Moonfall soldiers. Nueva could finally relax enough to start planning on how to rescue Mira and her mum. She and Alpha Gray had gone to Perla's house for advice. If anyone could help them, it was this wise sage woman. Perla's cottage smelled of freshly brewed coffee and homemade apple and cinnamon pie. Nueva looked at Alpha Gray's face as they walked through the small house towards the kitchen. She could see how his features relaxed and turned into a boyish grin as the fragrances of his childhood enveloped him. Perla waited at the kitchen table, sipping on her coffee as they entered the warm and cosy room. "Come, sit down." Perla smiled and waved them over. She started to cut large pieces of the steaming hot apple pie and placed them on the plates in front of them. She added a big blob of fluffy ivory-white whipped cream on top. The scent
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