The fight was getting worse. Kaden and Caleb kept going at each other like wild wolves. They were punching, kicking and growling at each other, rolling on the floor and crashing into tables and walls. I couldn’t even count how many times one of them hit the ground or slammed the other against something and it was scary.The elders didn’t do anything. They just stood still with their mouths open, watching the whole thing like statues. None of them tried to break the fight and it was like everyone was too scared to move.“Stop it! Please stop!” I screamed, my voice cracking but they didn’t stop.Tessy grabbed my arm and pulled me back as I tried to stand. “Seraya, no! Don’t go near them! They’ll hurt you!”“They’re going to kill each other, Tessy!” I cried, struggling to break free from her hold. “I can’t let them do this!”I watched as Kaden slammed Caleb against a broken table and grabbed him by the throat again.“If you ever touch her again,” Kaden growled through clenched teeth, “yo
Caleb started walking toward us slowly, smiling in a strange way. His eyes were locked on Tessy, and it made my skin crawl. He wasn’t even hiding it anymore that he wanted her.I quickly moved in front of her again, standing between him and Tessy. I wasn’t going to let him near her. Tessy was already crying behind me, holding the back of my shirt with shaky hands. She was scared, anyone would be. .Caleb stopped right in front of me and frowned.“Get out of my way,” he growled, his eyes flashing.I looked him straight in the eyes and shook my head slowly.“No,” I said. “I won’t.”He raised one eyebrow and turned to the Elders, asking them if they could see what was happening.“I’ve decided to pick a female pack member with no mate as my chosen mate,” he said loudly. “And the Luna here is trying to stop me. Tell me, is that allowed?”He looked back at me with a sly grin before turning to the Elders again.“I have made my decision,” he continued. “I want Tessy Frayman as my mate and I
The door suddenly opened, and everyone in the hall turned to look at it. It was like a sharp gust of wind had blown through the room, easing the thick tension and standing at the entrance of the door was Tessy.She looked nervous but still gave a small wave and a shy smile to the elders and everyone else in the room. Then, she quickly walked in, trying to make her footsteps quiet. She made her way straight to my side, leaning in close and whispering softly into my ear.“Seraya, I need the key to my room,” she said. “I left something really important in there and I need to get it.”I reached down, patting the side of my pocket, trying to feel for the key but it wasn’t there. I frowned a little, wondering where I could’ve dropped it. I was just about to tell her to check the side of the door but stopped instead when I heard a voice in the air.It was Caleb.“Since everyone wants me to have a mate so badly,” Caleb said slowly, and I could already hear the wicked grin in his voice, “th
I didn’t say any of that because I didn’t want Caleb to use it against Kaden later and that was because I knew that he would. He’d twist it around and make Kaden look weak. He’d run his mouth and tell the whole pack that Kaden couldn’t even control his own wolf.So I bit back my words and swallowed everything I wanted to say and just stared down at him.“Just submit!” I shouted again, my voice louder this time, shaking with anger. “Stop being stupid, Caleb and also, Enough of this madness!” But Caleb still tried to push Kaden’s wolf off him one more time. He was struggling hard, but it was no use. Kaden’s wolf was way bigger and stronger, and it had him pinned down completely. His paws were pressing Caleb’s chest into the ground and no matter how hard Caleb squirmed, he couldn’t break free.After a few more seconds, he gave up the moment he realized he had no choice.Caleb’s face twisted in shame and anger as his pride was clearly broken. He slowly turned his head to the side and t
Kaden suddenly growled so loud that it sounded through the whole room and made me shake and before anyone could even understand what was happening, he jumped from his seat and shifted mid-air into his wolf form. His huge wolf landed on top of Caleb with so much force that the table Caleb was standing beside broke. Caleb didn’t see it coming and even I didn’t. Kaden’s wolf let out another deep growl and pressed his big paws hard on Caleb’s chest. He didn’t hurt him, but it was clear that he could if he wanted to becauseCaleb was completely trapped under him.I gasped loudly, my hand flying to my mouth. I didn’t expect Kaden to shift like that, and not so suddenly. It took me by surprise, and for a second, I didn’t even know how to react. I looked into Kaden’s wolf eyes as it turned to look at me and calling out to my wolf with a soft whine and I knew that it was tired of holding everything in, tired of pretending to be okay, tired of the insults, the disrespect, and most of all, t
Nonsense! This is all nonsense!” Caleb suddenly yelled in response, slamming both of his fists on the table in front of him. The sound filled the pack hall and made everyone jump a little.He stood up quickly, his eyes burning with anger and his body vibrating. I could tell that his wolf was almost trying to get out and take control. “Just shut your mouth, Kaden! If you’re not going to say the date for the challenge, then don’t say anything else at all!” he barked, pointing a finger at Kaden like he had no fear at all.I was shocked.Caleb had just shouted at the Alpha, in front of the elders, and no one even said anything to stop him.“I did everything I did for this pack!” He shouted again. “And if I had to do it all over again, I would, without thinking twice. I did what you couldn’t do! I fought for this pack when you were standing and watching. Now you’re trying to turn everyone against me? You’re trying to drag me down? For what? For doing the right thing?”Kaden growled at