MALIA
I ran back to my room in tears, my heart still in disbelief of what just happened.I could remember like it was yesterday when Victoria was brought back to the pack.When I looked at her and learned she had a wolf, I'd felt threatened, but I had termed it as me being insecure. I could remember asking Zade if there was anything I should be worried about and while he responded that there wasn't, he lost his temper at me and made it seem like I was accusing him wrongly. Like I was doubting his trust and love for me. But now, this was it...This was where all that trust and love ended. He betrayed me without looking back. He didn't care about all we'd been through together. He didn't care about what we shared. I sniffled, wrapping the duvet over me as tears streamed down my cheeks.For some weird reason, even while I cried, my gaze was locked onto the door. No, it was not for some weird reason, but because I was waiting to see if the doorknob would be twisted and if Zade would rush in. I just wanted him to explain.I just needed him to tell me that Victoria seduced him. And I wished for him to apologize and comfort me. I don't know, but I felt if he did those, I might forgive him. I really loved him that much. But the doorknob was never twisted, he never came. I waited until midnight, not knowing when I finally dozed off.It was the night of the full moon.All morning and day, Zade never came to seek for me. I'd waited for him thinking that he might have been too guilty to appear before me last night and would do so today. But that never happened.Out of curiosity, I'd had to ask my maids about his whereabouts. This I did in different intervals. Surprisingly, they all gave me the same response; he hadn't left Victoria's room since he entered yesterday.He'd had both his dinner, breakfast and lunch there. With her.Their responses left my heart even more battered and bruised. I felt the intense urge to go confront him and ask him why he was suddenly so wicked to me, but I shook my head. There was no need.Since he was still in Victoria's room even as it is nighttime and a moment he should be with me, his Luna, it was the best time for me to escape the Pack house.I stood up from my bed and glanced around my room for the last time, my eyes blurry.It was really hard to believe that I was really running away. Leaving everything behind.But yet it was my reality.It took a lot for me to gather myself together and drag my feet to the door, turning the doorknob and opening the door.My eyes widened as I was greeted with the presence of Zade. My breathing quickened.His right hand was raised. He must have been about to knock."Zade?" I whispered. "What are you doing here?" I was always almost out of breath whenever I was before him. Especially since Victoria came back into our lives.He brought his hand down and looked from me to the door and back at me. "Where are you going?" He asked, ignoring my question.I swallowed a lump of spittle. Why was he asking that? Could Lily have ratted me out to him? I was suddenly so anxious."T... To the creek." I stuttered.He nodded and opened his mouth but closed it back. He looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to say it. In the end, he turned around and began walking away.I lost all sense of reasoning as I found myself running after him. "Zade," as I caught up with him, I grabbed his arm. "You know you can tell me anything. I'm still your mate after all. Tell me, what is it you want to say?"He was silent for a while before shaking his head. "It's nothing. I was just passing by.""Really?!" I yelled before I could help it. "Throughout the night, I waited for you to come give me an explanation for what I saw you doing with Victoria but you never came. Throughout the day, I also waited. And now, you are here, you don't think it's time you gave me that explanation? Why then did you come to my room? You don't think I'll believe that excuse, you were passing by, do you?"Without saying anything, he gently removed my hand grabbing his arm and began walking away. This time, I was so weak to go after him. My legs wobbled and I dropped to the floor. Could it be that he was really passing by and just felt like checking up on me? Or could it be that he just felt I didn't deserve any explanation?I didn't know the answers to those questions but I didn't think I needed one. He'd already shown me just what I needed to know.He didn't care about me. Not anymore.I slowly stood up from the floor and walked away, heading towards the creek.Lily was already waiting when I arrived."Malia," she whispered on sighting me. "You took a lot of time. For a moment I thought you'd changed your mind. To be honest, I prayed it was so."I didn't respond. I wasn't in the mood to."Let's go." As if noticing that, she quickly shifted her mood and said.I nodded and together we left the creek to the border. It was late midnight when we finally touched down at the borders.I looked around, there was no pack guards on patrol. I looked back at Lily with raised brows. "Did you handle the guards?""Something like that." She shrugged. "This is as far as I can go. Goodbye."A drop of tear slid down my cheek as I turned and glanced back at the pack. The pack that held so much memories of my life. "Goodbye, Lily." I whispered and passed through the border.Malia's POVEscaping had to be the hardest thing that I've done in the last few years and I couldn't help but run as far as my legs could carry me. I didn't have my wolf to help me with stamina. All I could think of was how to get out of this godforsaken place. It was unhealthy for me. I dodged behind many trees to escape the border patrol guards and finally, I snuck out to the forest. Running through the forest was the worst thing that I could pass through. My legs were shaking due to the intensity of the run.I refused to wait. This was a dangerous turf and only the fittest could survive. Being without a wolf made me an easy prey and target and heaven forbid that I stayed here without protection.Having no direction, I decided to move as my instincts led me. I came to the crossroads. Going left would take me to the next pack. I had forgotten the name of the pack. That was roughly a two-hour journey on foot. I could pretend to be lost. I just hoped that no one would recognize me b
Malia's POVMy eyebrows shut up, at the sound of the deep masculine voice behind me. Everything went silent the minute his voice echoed in the air. So silent that you could hear a pin drop to the floor.“She's got company!” I heard the rogues whisper to themselves.“What's holding you men back from taking her?” One of the rogues yelled, joining the others. The one who spoke looked older and had a scar over his left eye, which he definitely must have gotten from an opponent that I bet was dead now. “Grab the girl now!” He ordered, but the others stayed put with their eyes glued on the gentleman behind me.“Careful how you finish that sentence boy,” The Man behind me grimaced. “Is that aura I perceive?” The older rogue asked. “Get them!” He added with a smile creased on his face.Two rogue men came barreling in. They were running right for us. I ducked, burying my face in the dirt confused about what to do next. “Alpha Ryder!!” Someone behind the bushes stirred, “So that was his name”
Malia’s POVAs we ran down the hill, I could see the bravery wrapped around his cold face, by now we had gone far into the woods. I could still hear the voice of his comrades rallying further to the riverside.“what if the rogues are not just the ones I saw ?” I said to myself quietly. My mind was running across a thousand realities, well at least I was not alone anymore so whatever happens he would probably help out, just like he is doing now.“ Who could this be? Was this the way the moon wanted to console me in my peril?” I kept thinking. He was dressed in a black jacket with the name Ryder written on the back. Perhaps that might be his name. His blond hair was scattered already and messy.Before long we got to the edge of the river, although it was a small river the current and waves were ferocious.“Can you swim?” he asked. That was the second time I heard his voice. Cold, sweet but deep to an extent.“Yes, looking at the way things are going I think I can try,” I told him hearte
Malia’s POVMany told Ania that the words of the seer were lies, but blinded by love and fear for her mate. She gave in to the words of the seer. Unfortunately, death met her and her lover on their way from the pack. They were attacked by a pack of wandering wolves who called themselves the Unborn.Ania's story is still very much talked about to date In the pack, although it was said in hush tones because the tale was considered a bad omen. My mom told me her soul still longs for children’s blood now. Any time I remember her words I laugh because I believe the tales were told to scare children.The reality before now tells me more than I thought existed. My story was already similar to hers but without an end yet. I kept trying to wave off the thought from my head but the more I tried the more it fisted on my wit.“Was this the end game ?” I thought quietly.No, I am Melia. I am not Ania and I won’t die in this wood like any wolf would. All this was what I kept repeating in my head th
MALIA’S POVI have no idea what I was expecting but when our journey finally came to an end in front of an exquisite building with mouth gaping, I was filled with nothing short of bewilderment.Throughout the journey, I have come up with different theories in my head regarding who he might be but with everything I see now, I didn't even come close to doing justice to his reputation.At some point, I even regarded him as a hunter which at that time made complete sense because who else would be stupid enough to run a forest as precarious as that if not hunters? Well, exclude me from the list cause I had my reasons.The moment we stepped into the supposed pack he had been talking to me about, I began to pick up different acts from people surrounding him that he was in fact far from a hunter, far higher on the status chain. “Have it cleaned thoroughly and whetted, I do not want the stain of any filthy rouges on my sword” He tossed the sword to a random person, who judging by the way he d
MALIA’S POVWordlessly, I followed behind the two guards who conversed hushly among themselves as we moved. I wasn't eavesdropping but I picked up something about a ceremony that will be happening in the coming week or so, I couldn't catch much, their voices were too low.Needless to say, we arrived in front of the door which they deemed suitable to be my room and one of them brought out a ton of keys from his pocket and picked out a particular one to unlock the door. “Here, you have the room” He pointed towards the room while keeping the door wide ajar. I nodded thankfully at him and walked in. Dust greeted me before any other thing and I instinctively stepped back.“Apologies for that, the room hasn't been put to use for ages but I will get the maids right away to help you with cleaning. Everything will be carried out immediately. Do feel at home” He stated and bowed curtly before the two walked away.I didn't have to wait for long before the maids arrived. Emphasize the “s” behin
MALIA’S POVThe way he spoke like I was some kind of puzzle that needed to be solved with carefulness offended me but for someone who had risked his life to save me from the wreck of rouges, I am sure getting furious at him is not one of the ways to show my appreciation. So instead of scowling at him like I intended to, I decided against it last minute and strolled toward him with purpose. He had saved me, so a little word should not get me all riled up.Unhurriedly, I slid into the chair sitting opposite of him all the while he glanced thoughtfully at me. It seems like my theory again has once been proved wrong. I thought with the way he looked at me upfront that he might have figured out a lot of things about me but now that I was close enough to read his gaze, I found out that he was trying to figure me out just the same way I was trying to figure him out.“Who are you?” He didn't hesitate to ask as he let his hands out of his pocket and set them on the table that was between us,
MALIA’S POVMy gaze trailed after him as he stepped out of the door. I didn’t even know what to think of the situation. We were just in the middle of conversing and he just got up and stepped out of the room. Just like that? Was I perhaps missing out on something or this was just a usual way of ending a conversation around here? Zade is pretty much popular so it wasn't a big deal that he recognized him but then that didn't make for a reason for him to just step out of the room with no explanation.My gaze focused on the now closed door as my thoughts rummaged through all the possible reasons that made him leave mid-conversation but nothing I came up with was valid enough. Whatever it was, the least he could do was to give me a headstart. A simple “excuse me” would have saved me from all these thoughts.I tucked my hair behind my ear and stood up from the chair. The window facing this side of the room had a different scene from the other. While the first was showcasing the whole pa