The riddle or prophecy or whatever it was I read the previous night couldn't leave my memory.I kept on saying it to myself, to me almost turning myself to a self-indulged lunatic.Was I making progress? Nope. I asked Sandra to help me search it up, but she gave no results. I also checked it online myself but there was no sensible result.It was on my call with Sandra she had told me something which would go on to disturb me throughout the day.I noticed Don was awfully quiet that day and less of a nuisance. That was definitely a bad sign. He was busy talking to a Beta beside the detached building and I decided to approach him. I wanted to ask him about what Sarah told me, of him telling her that he knows about the secret Adrian and I were hiding and why I was protecting Adrian. What exactly does he mean by that and what does he know?I walked towards Don, my heart pounding with anger and frustration. Whatever he was up to, I needed to find out. I couldn't let him get away with it. I
The morning sun spilled its golden rays over the training field as I made my way to join Jaxon, my mind still consumed by the discovery of the hidden artifact and the secrets it held. I approached him, trying to maintain my playfulness, though my eagerness to uncover the truth was evident in my eyes."Hey, Jax," I greeted with a playful smile, hoping to catch him off guard. "Had a good night's rest?" He was busy arranging some firearms."Hardly.""Why?" He raised an eyebrow at me."Hey Jax, have you ever heard of an ancient werewolf artifact?" Jaxon paused in his movements, his eyes meeting mine in a momentary exchange of curiosity. He chuckled lightly, amused by my sudden interest in artifacts."Why are you suddenly so interested in that?""Cause I am."He looked at me with a sly smile, "Are you sure you've not been snooping around?"My cheeks flushed, "No, what are you saying? Just tell me if you have or not.""Fine, the artifact…." he replied, contemplating. "People used to talk
I followed behind my father as he stormed to his study room. I thought of what to do to desolve the issue because I knew it would turn to something worse very soon. Nothing came to my mind and that made the desperations I felt grip me harder."Father, please, hear me out. Please forgive me for this. It was my fault. It was all my fault. I'll take all the punishment. Adrian is not to blame please…" I pleaded with him, but my words fell on deaf ears."Do you even know who that man is?! You have no idea who he is and you were there involving yourself shamelessly with him?! Do you know his family, where he came from?!! You're acting so loose!" My father yelled at me."Father, please just hear me out…""Hear what?!""Please just spare his life. I will take all the punishment. I admit I did wrong…" All my pleas were drowned out by my father's furious shouts."Why do you have no shame? To embarrass me like that in front of an elder?!" he bellowed, his face twisted with anger. "I…I'm sorry,
There was nothing I could say in defence.She grabbed my hand and shook my limb, "Get a hold of yourself! What is this man turning you into?! I know we raised you better than this! If your father finds out about this, you know he'd ground you for weeks.., why be foolish, Lily?!"She threw my hand away and faced Adrian. "And you, I don't know what spell you cast on my daughter. I'd make sure you'd face due judgement for the havoc you want to cause in this grove. We gave you shelter and food and you repay us in this manner?"Adrian looked down and stepped aside from me. My mouth and heart were tied. I realized the consequences of my actions. Adrian was right…I didn't even think things through. I had made the situation worse.I thought I could outsmart the watchful eyes of my parents, but now I had been caught in the act.I knew my mom would still ground me so I just took a step back, ashamed to look at Adrian."Guards!!" Some men came rushing in minutes later to take hold of Adrian.My
It had been days since "that stuff" occured. I had not been able to sit with, needless to say, see Adrian. He'd been in his chambers or on the docks/field with the generals, excluding Jaxon. I had been confined to my room, as my mother would have it, and had been trying to make due with it, even though every single day felt dragged and boring. The day Tyler visited, after being away on a mission, he had already heard of the news and started his cockiness. Though, my dad let me out that day, it was even worse because I had to meet Tyler and watched as he behaved like a dork throughout the day towards Adrian.With Adrian transformed into a Limean werewolf, the dynamics within the pack began to shift. Tyler, sensed an opportunity to assert his superiority over Adrian as he was always seeking dominance and power over everything and everybody, just like Don. Don.The bastard.I hadn't been able to see him since the day he last smirked evilly at me. If I were to set my eyes on him, I pro
After that terrifying incident on the training field that night, Adrian seemed to be reclusive. He only apologized for what happened the night after, but since then, he kept to himself and stopped coming afterwards. He told me he was sorry for making me afraid that night but stopped even looking at me. He chose to retreat to his chambers, only coming out when he's summoned for work. This left me bewildered and full of worry.Days turned into nights, and still, Adrian remained secluded, avoiding any interaction with me. He didn't need to explain what had happened that night as he looked visibly confused too after it happened, but with the way he behaved afterwards, it only made me wander. I couldn't help but feel sadness and confusion deep within my heart.Why was he pushing me away? What had happened when he was alone in his chambers? What had he made himself believe that makes for his behaviour to me after that night?Each passing day only made me more concerned I found myself restl
Another week had passed. Tyler and Audrey visited for sometime again, for reasons I didn't want to know, and Adrian had been more quiet than usual. I knew why but I wandered every night, not wanting to sleep, if things would go back to normal after what we had both realized. Adrian has become a hybrid.It was a secret I would keep to myself and one Adrian and I would both share. He hadn't burst into a transformation ever since the last time and he'd been trying to hone his new found truth and powers. That was something really admirable about him. Not letting the unexpected twist of things depress him, but making the most out of it.Though, I felt Adrian's conflicted view of being part his kind and part a kind who hates his kind, I wish this would've happened to him not during an era where the hatred between our kinds were too profound. I constantly wished things would get less complicated, but I had helped a vampire - the greatest taboo a pack hunter can commit, so what could I expec
My hands on the wall beside the door slid down slowly as I reclined back. I looked at everyone else, and the cluelessness showed on their faces.I didn't know how to take in that information. Really, I didn't want to believe it. It had always been my dream to be the Luna of this pack - I had fantasized about it and spent my idle time speculating on how exactly the kingdom would be with me and Ty-He walked out of the room he was in with Audrey and closed the door behind him. With his back to the wall, he shifted his gaze to me. I could see regret and self-denial in his eyes, as if he was trying to tell me something but he didn't want anyone else to hear.My father's voice brought back my attention, "Oh, that's splendid, Alpha. Em…when may the preparations begin?""As soon as my son proposes to the girl.""He hasn't proposed yet?""No, but he's told me he wishes to marry her and I have come to tell you so you can talk to the girl's father."I turned to look back at Tyler and he did the