LOGINCHAPTER 32 - FISHING OUT THE INFORMANTCASSIEL When I open my eyes, the world looks so much brighter than it has in months. I sit on the bed and for the first time in what feels like forever, there’s not a cough threatening to come up. There’s a metallic taste in my mouth and my hand reaches up to touch my lips, I had regained consciousness just a bit then, just in time to feel her palm against my lips. Just in time for her scent to invade my senses. The sweet taste of her blood still lingering on my tongue. My wolf purrs inside me. Content. The only positive emotion he has shown in years. With Elaris wanting to break the bond, I can't tell if that’s a good or bad thing. I get to my feet and I don't stumble. Don't feel weighed down by the blight. When I move towards the door, my footsteps are sure and steady. As I step out the door, I hear Elaris’ voice carrying over from the hallway. It’s soft and smooth drawing me in like a siren’s call. I follow it. She backs me, unruly
CHAPTER 31 - I KILLED MY MATE MELODY Six years ago I lost my mate in a rogue attack, that was the excuse I and my parents gave the pack to save us all from being executed by Cassiel’s dad. He had died by my hands. I was one of the few rare wolves who could recognize their mate before turning eighteen. So during the moon bond ritual that happened years ago, both I and my mate had been able to recognize each other without me being eighteen. The wolves had called it a blessed union. It had been a nightmare. My parents had made me move into his house, he was a warrior, one with a very high reputation in the pack and as such, he got a lot of good things from the Alpha which later on extended to my parents. I didn't mind at first, I was in love with him. The mate bond made sure of it but he fought his side of it. He wasn't excited about me being his mate. He had said I was showing too much potential which had been a crime to him. He had the power to pull me out of warr
CHAPTER 30 - HER BLOODELARISMy Lycan surges up in me and it takes everything in me to hold her back. The force of her fighting against me sends me stumbling back into Cassiel's desk. I try not to look at Melody and Cassiel. I force myself upright and walk briskly over to the door. Michael calls out from behind me. “You’re just going to leave?” I spin around to face him. My eyes must have been glowing from that of my Lycan because he backs off. “Carry on,” he says. I stand outside in the hallway, my Lycan pushes against my skin trying to get out. Mine! She snarls. No! He rejected us first, remember?. No! She’s beyond reasoning right now, so I stamp her down, until her protests go silent. My heart hurts, making it hard to breathe. This stupid mate bond still makes me feel things I'm not supposed to. I place my head against the wall, trying to calm myself down. I have shown them weakness, something I vowed would never happen again. The pain in my chest lingers and a part
CHAPTER 29 - I SEE REDELARISThe loud ringing in my ear intensifies. The walls seem to close around me. “What?”Cassiel decides to make it clear for me. “You injected your blood with wolfsbane.”There was no denying it anymore. I whisper, “It’s not what it looks like.”He stares at me with wide blown eyes, there's so much hurt in them. “Elaris, you aren’t even bothering to deny it. You poisoned my wolves.”Melody shakes her head, disappointed. “Elaris, there were pups there.”A sudden wave of annoyance rises inside me. Why do I have to be the villain here? Why do they have to be the ones who feel wronged?I should say Malrik did it. But Malrik was the one who provided me with everything I've been yearning for years, these wolves staring at me like this never treated me as one of their own. I wouldn’t degrade Malrik in front of them.I keep silent, my heart pounding against my ribcage. They can probably hear it but I don't care. I subtly scan all of them. Would I be able to take dow
CHAPTER 28 - HAD YOUR BLOOD EXAMINED ELARIS. With Malrik having traveled, I decide it’s time to go back to Ashmere pack. It’s way past the due time, I told Cassiel I would be back. So I leave the care of the pack in the hands of the warriors, with the plan of only staying on the Ashmere pack for a few hours. There’s no way wolves that are sick wouldn't react to even a bit of wolfsbane. The situation must have gotten worse because of me and is seriously weighing on my conscience. I still can't believe Malrik would do something like that. I wonder if they have noticed it in my blood. I wonder what they all think of me now? What does Cassiel think of me now? Wait? Why do I even care? Soon enough, I find myself standing in front of the Ashmere pack again. Cody is standing at the border line and his face is blank, making it hard for me to read him. I keep my cool. “Im here to see Alpha Cassiel.” Was that a flash in his eyes? He replies, “You can come. He’s been waiting for you any
CHAPTER 27 - YOU'RE NOT WORTHY MALRIK “Was that empathy or love?” A warning growl leaves my lips. He smiles. “I'm sorry but we both know it is what it is. Why does she give a fuck about people that treated her as shit especially that so called mate of hers? She should break the bond and get it over with.” “She will. I trust her. I won't force her to do what she doesn't want to,” I say sternly. Jacob presses his lips into a thin line, but he backs off. “Alright, all good but don't come complaining to me when she leaves you for that mate of hers.” We arrive at the border and together with my warriors, we run deep into the forests until we are out of the forest and onto the human road where four silk black cars are lined up. Ready to take us into the human city when the Lycan council had built their base. Wolves wouldn't dare bring any war or attacks into the human cities. They fear their advanced defenses. ••• I arrive at the meeting room, much later than the starting time. Fo
CHAPTER 4 - THE LYCAN EMERGES Sharp pain slices through my chest, making me gasp. But without a wolf, I couldn’t experience the full pain of breaking a bond. Caspian falls to his knees, clawing at his chest, blood seeps through his chest down his hands. I take a step towards him then stop. I sta
CHAPTER 3 - I REJECTED HIM I let out a breath and forced myself to relax. When I turn back, there’s a fake smile plastered on my face. Soon enough I’m standing in front of Cassiel, Melody, Michael and our delta’s son; Cody. Michael grins at me. “In the two years that we left, you have already gr
CHAPTER 2 - CASSIEL's RETURNIt sends me tumbling to the ground once more, a ragged breath leaving me as the tears I had been holding back streamed down my face.I glanced up at my assaulter and immediately lowered my face when I saw its Beta Thorn.He doesn’t say a word, just steps over my trembli
CHAPTER 1 - The SlapI punched Cassiel in the face. He doesn’t fight back, just let me do it. I punch him harder, sinking my fist into his cheek.“What happened to us?” I whisper, my eyes lowering.“I’m not an expert at this but I'm sure that’s not the proper way to knead a dough,” Liora says as sh







