She closed her eyes tight when she noticed she was in the air instead of falling. Her chest still rose and fell as her nostril greedily dragged in the air. Why wasn't she falling anymore? She felt the soft breathing of a familiar man“Xander,” she mutters, her eyelids fluttering open. “Selena.“ He smiled as their forehead touched, his free arm holding her tightly against him. The strain and muscle pull his right arm suffered was nothing compared to the joy of holding her alive in his arms.A tear slipped out of her eye. “My trust belongs to you, Xander. Only you. I don't care how many wrongs you might have done against my people in the past, one thing is certain you've redeemed yourself.“ Xander pressed a desperate kiss on her forehead, her hair strands smeared on his face. “I won't fail you. I promise.“ A loud voice echoed from above the cliff, “Kiara!“ Nathaniel. Selena felt her chest tighten in guilt. Why was she hiding the truth from Xander, she was so scared for their love,
Nathan blinked, his chest releasing the tension it suffocated him with but his heart was relentless it harmmered against it ribcage like it would burst out of his skin anyone. And he instantly knew who he held close to his heart. He held her so tightly, wanting to merge both their bodies into one. He can't explain the feeling as it overwhelmed throughly. When she struggled slightly, he feared she wasn't breathing well and let her go but she withdrew father than he expected. A flustered expression drawn on her face. She thanked him for saving her life, without her eyes meeting his. He wondered if her heart raced in the manner his did. Did she feel the same for him? She looked meek, and shy as she muttered those words to him, they shared no enthusiasm in seeing him after so many months. Nathaniel's frowned as Kiara withdrew from him, her back turned and started a walk away from where he stood. Not this time, he promised himself. He reached to her hand and held on to her wrist,
The still silence of the forest was filled with the peaceful music of crickets and birds chirping but it was soon broken by a peal of mirthful laughter escaping Kiara's lips. Her dark lush hair bounced hard on her back as she ran as fast as her leg could take, trying to push it to try harder. It wasn't fair Nate's wolf was giving her such a long distance, he promised to slow down a bit before he transformed during their walk through the forest. She could hardly see the silky sheen of his wolf fur or the familiar way they ruffled as he ran gracefully but lethal as well. She won't lie she was starting to get exhausted, her limbs starting to ache but she needed to at least show up immediately after he reached the creek or she gets familiar with his taunts. How the run was so easy.Her wolf loved the forest, the calm it exuded created this aura of peace she doesn't mind basking herself in all day long. The wet muddy soil smell wafted into her nostril as the warm humid air rushed to h
Hesitant, she managed, "Do you also think I am not capable of being your Luna?""Why would I think that?""Stop trying to make me feel better." She jerked out of his hold, walking to the bed of the creek. A tear slid from her eyes but she quickly wiped it off.His fingers wrapped around her arm, and slowly he turned her around to face him. "You are my mate, Kiara. I chose you because I love you. I want you by my side. The same way you would be my Luna when I get crowned to be the new Alpha."Kiara stared intently at him, she loved the genuity lingering in his eyes, she felt it as well but the reality was the Pack was ready to accept him as their Alpha, their leader not her as their Luna. "I am stunted," she choked out, a familiar pain residing in her chest."I am not capable of being your Luna. I can't even shift because I can die doing so. I am weak. Useless–"He placed his palm over his lips stopping her from talking down on herself, "You are not weak, you are far from weak and y
Red pointy nails scratched the glass frame housing Nathan and his mate's picture, mainly at his mate.Jessica couldn't hold the hate brimming within her at his chosen mate.This was supposed to be her smiling beside the Alpha, her arms clocked together with his not Kiara. Nate, the soon-to-be Alpha and the instant position of his mate as the Luna of the pack should all be hers but somehow her naivety and immaturity as a teen made her lose it all but all hope was not lost. The reason why she was here. The door clicked, startling her before it drew apart and revealing the one person she thought she was mentally ready to see and speak to but clearly she wasn't. Nathan weighed on his decision to speak to Jess, he could just turn his back and leave for his room to rest by Kiara's side but he could feel that cursed draw to meet her.He can't help it even if he wanted nothing to do with her. Plus, he needed answers to those buried questions of his.He approached his office where Ryan sa
Nathan could never believe this was coming from his mother but she was standing in front of him. Her expression was stoic, showing no regrets whatsoever after saying Jessica would replace Kiara as his Luna.Anger surged within him as he raised his voice looking at her pointedly. " Kiara is the future Luna of this pack if I ever become an Alpha."She snapped, her head turning faster than light to look at him. Disbelief on her face."You can't have a stunted hybrid as the Luminous stone pack, Luna. It's a shame people are already talking, Nathan.""Let them talk, I couldn't care less, mother but you won't decide who gets to rule by my side.""You don't love her as deeply as you think, and she is not your mate. Jessica told me what happened between you two, that's enough sign for you to know you belong to Jessica, not her." "And Jessica, she is everything a Luna represents. She would allow your wolf to mate with its mate, she can shift whenever she wants to." "Not that stunted girl, w
"Mother?" Kiara asked, unsure she heard right. "Yes. She wants to see you." Yesterday, she spoke to Nate, the content of their discussion still unknown to Kiara as Nathan refused to say, a similar worried expression as the day before worn on his face. "Okay, you can go." Kiara dismissed and watched as she turned on her heel leaving through the door. She gazed at Linda, who had a puzzled look on her face, "You don't look too happy Luna Avery is requesting for you." "Who knows why she wants me? Probably to chide me for doing something wrong." "Don't worry, you can go. I would finish your work for you, and start on some," Linda promised, her voice assuring. Kiara reached out for her bag, "Thank you, Linda." She hugged her briefly before leaving through the door. Kiara could not calm the plaguing thoughts of worry in her head. She was nervous as well because of the pit of her stomach. Approaching a familiar door, she knocked and immediately the voice of Nate's mother resonated ba
Nathan leaned forward one more time to capture Jessica's lips and feel their softness in his when he suddenly stopped mid-way feeling different. His wolf, restless. A curious frown appeared on Jessica's forehead at his odd behaviour, "What's wrong Nathan?" She asked, reaching out to caress his jaw. Something felt odd, he could sense Kiara's presence which wasn't possible because it was only he and Jessica in the room. Or was it? The room was dim so it was a bit odd to see a shadow reflecting through the door and a brighter source of light reflected into his office from the opened door the shadow of a figure reflecting through it. The door was opened? He turned sharply, walking away from Jessica who was seated indecently on his desk to his door and was met with the last person that should see him in this position. Kiara. She looked lost and was frozen to her feet, her eyes lacking the vibrance they always carried. He could see brimming tears underneath her lids threatenin