Chapter Six Lucien Thorne ~•~“I can feel someone here.” Grimm stopped abruptly. My beta and I were hunting in the woods when he claimed he could feel someone. I narrowed my eyes, glancing through the trees. “I’m sure it’s nothing,” I said, brushing past a low-hanging branch. “ It’s getting dark. Let’s just head back home.” I added. . But he refused. “Let’s just check.” He muttered. “What do we have to lose?” I let out a reluctant sigh. “Fine.” I trailed behind him as he led the way. Suddenly, he stopped by a stream. And he was right. Someone was lying there. What if she were dead? Her long hair spilled across the ground and her clothes were soaked with mud. Grimm approached her cautiously. “She’s still alive, barely breathing.” He said as he knelt beside her. A relieved sigh I had no idea I had been holding escaped my lips. I crouched beside him, brushing wet strands from her face. I froze when I recognized who she was. Well, I had no idea who exactly she was. But I kne
Chapter Five Halle Wilder ~•~As I packed my bags, my hands trembled with every item I folded. Maybe leaving was the best option. There was nothing here for me anymore. Who knows if I would eventually find my wolf when I get to the academy? Anywhere would be better than being with people who hurt me and ended up manipulating me to think it was for my own good. I wasn’t a child anymore, and they had no right to hide anything from me. Maybe they thought they were just trying to protect me, but I didn’t need their protection. Hours later, I was done packing my bag. Before leaving my room, I took one last look at everything. When my eyes landed on the portrait of me and my twin sister, I picked it up and smashed it on the wall. The last time I saw Chloe was when she was in bed with Kai. She didn’t even care to find me or speak to me. But what could she possibly say? It was better that she kept her distance. Disappointment clung to me like a second skin whenever I remembered tha
Chapter Four Halle Wilder ~•~What did he mean? Who was going to kill me? I narrowed my eyes on him, my irritation palpable. “What are you talking about?” I asked, genuinely confused. Kai had no right to tell me to leave the pack. And definitely had no right to threaten me. His expression darkened. “Halle, you have to leave the pack right away.” I didn’t flinch. “You hurt me without any explanation, and the next thing you do is to ask me to leave my pack? My father’s house?” I asked, shaking my head. “Do you want to get hurt? You have to trust me. Just leave.” What was he even talking about? “Trust?” I scoffed, letting out a humorless laugh. “I should trust you? Can you even hear yourself?” I asked, my eyes raking over him from head to toe. He didn’t even look remorseful about what he did. He just felt he could order me around and I would listen to him. As I looked at him, I felt terrible because he wasn’t the same person I fell in love with. The Kai I used to know would
Chapter Three Halle Wilder ~•~As my eyes fluttered open, I saw a dark room. My chest was rising and falling rapidly as I tried to sit up. The last thing I remembered was drinking a bottle of water and falling to the ground. I felt a terrible headache as I tried to figure out where I was. When I managed to stand up, I walked around the dark room, trying to locate a light switch. A relieved sigh finally escaped my lips when the lights turned on and I realized I was still inside my room. I blinked rapidly as I tried to adjust to the brightness. The bottle of water was still on the floor. Does it mean that nobody came to find me? My gaze shifted to the wall clock and I saw that I had been passed out for over six hours. I reached out for the water and examined it, wondering why it made me feel dizzy. Did someone poison the water, hoping I would drink it and pass out? Was it also part of their plans or was it just a coincidence? A wave of emotions gushed through me as I recalled
Chapter TwoHalle Wilder ~•~For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. Why was he doing this? Why did he agree to the ceremony if he knew he would end up humiliating me publicly? “I, Alpha of Duskmoon pack, reject Halle Wilder as my mate and Luna.” He continued, his voice firm. “No, no, this couldn’t be happening,” I whispered to myself. I turned to my sister, looking for some sort of support or explanation. Maybe even comfort. But she didn’t say anything. Instead, she stepped forward. Kai reached out for her hands and pulled her closer. Loud gaps erupted from the crowd again. I stood there, stunned, trying to process what was happening. I pinched my hand several times, wanting to wake up from the nightmare. This couldn’t be my reality. It had to be a joke. I looked around, searching for the cameras. It had to be a prank. But there were no cameras and I wasn’t dreaming. Everything was real and actually happening. My boyfriend just rejected me and took my sister’s hand. She w
Chapter One Halle Wilder ~•~“Are you nervous?” Chloe asked as she pinned the final clip on my head. “You don’t have to be nervous, everything is going to be perfect.” She assured me, her eyes wide with excitement. I smiled, but it didn’t reach my eyes. “Are you sure?” I asked, staring at her. Ever since I was a little girl, I had been looking forward to my wedding day. I always dreamed of having the perfect wedding with a beautiful dress and the perfect man. And my dreams came to pass — I was getting married to the most perfect man on earth. I even got a custom wedding dress from Vera Wang. But I was still nervous. “Kai loves you, and today is going to be great.” She continued, her voice reassuring. “Don’t you see how beautiful you look?” I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I actually looked beautiful. Chloe stood behind me, her hands resting on my shoulder. We looked almost identical. We had the same blonde hair, same hazel eyes, and same heart-shaped face. But there