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WOLF MARK 51
Red Cottage, the ancestral home of the Cooper family, greeted me with silence. I closed the front door, blocking out the sounds from outside. She sighed and made her way to the kitchen.“Oh, I should have agreed to lunch,” I dejectedly assessed the remnants of food in the refrigerator.She always said so, but invariably returned to the house, where only the memory of the once large Cooper family remained. I put the last portion of lasagna on to bask and with some even pleasure began to wash the empty baking sheet. The food is out, which means it will be back soon.“Now I’ll go and eat in the living room.” What do you say to that? After all, you’re never home anyway,” I grumbled under my breath as I set the table.She didn’t go into the living room either, although she always threatened to. As well as rearranging all the dishes in the cabinets, as well as moving all the furniture in the house. Bluffed. Because it's really scary, to be honest. Grandma Cooper evoked supernatural fear and
WOLF MARK 52
Eh, the day of Initiation would come sooner. The soul requires a holiday and rest, - she stretched, and a smile returned to her face again. She infected me too, it was impossible to look at this round, radiant face and not pick up her mood. “And Grandma Cooper will be back, right?”- Of course.I could not even imagine the rite of the pack without her presence.***The holiday of the family and the rite of initiation is the day when we accepted newly converted wolf cubs into the pack. They were present for the first time at the rite of the flock and secret paths were opened to them.Usually, the first revolutions happened about six years. The crisis of five years was familiar not only to human children. Most often it happened out of control under the power of strong emotions. The first turn is exhausting and difficult to repeat after. Today, children will be helped to apply a special infusion that suppresses the human essence.Two wolf cubs will join the pack this year. It was a whole
WOLF MARK 53
“Keep up, T-Rex,” I whispered to my nephew and tugged at his T-shirt sleeve.Morgan could not stand it and giggled, but immediately covered his mouth with his palm. But it was too late. Rita turned to face us.It was afternoon, and while the elders were clearing the table, the younger ones were enjoying themselves. And me, of course. I love bugs!And wolves' blind man's buff is not just child's play. This is a real test. Now ten-year-old Rita, blindfolded, had to not only find the players, but also not grab Lemon. Therefore, we often called this game "Lemon"."Shall we play Lemon?""Who will be Lemon this time?"“Maybe this time we will have three Lemons?”And all because one or several players were splashed with lemon juice before the start of the game. And with the help of two senses - hearing and smell - the leader had to catch everyone except Lemon. But the difficulty was that if the players were in contact, then the smell was transferred. And it was quite difficult to recognize w
WOLF MARK 54
The heat from the fire touched the skin from afar. It scorched, made it burn, but as soon as you turned away, you again plunged into the cool of the night.On the edge of the forest behind our houses, we built a huge fire, its flame seemed to reach to the very heavens. Sparks rose, and they could no longer be distinguished from the stars.Everyone was here, even the children who were supposed to sleep. The elders sang old mournful songs until Rock began to dance to shake off the sleepy spirit.“Stop howling,” Ba interrupted and clapped her hands. - Turn on your hurdy-gurdy.Rock, as if waiting for a signal, immediately connected the speaker. The sound of incendiary music resounded throughout the district. Alien to the silent forest, but so suitable for dancing.Martha and I spun happily and started dancing around the fire. Soon only the old people were left sitting, and all the rest were rushing around the fire in a frantic dance. We danced, changed in pairs, moving towards each other
WOLF MARK 55
Now we were both breathing heavily and staring into each other's eyes.“So don’t piss me off, Kira. And I can control myself.They didn't look away. They couldn't get enough oxygen. And my hand was still pressed to his chest, and I felt the pulsation of his heart. So often, so loudly.And then the attraction was gone. And we rushed to each other. Alex pressed me to him, eagerly pressing his lips. Capturing, crushing. I pulled him by the neck, forcing him to be closer, erasing the slightest boundaries. We choked on feelings. It wasn't a kiss, it was a thirst we were trying to quench.His hands moved lower, down to my hips, pressing me closer, tighter. And I didn't need any more clues - I grabbed his shoulders, Alex lifted me up, and I wrapped my legs around him. We were indivisible, reveling in each other.But then I let out a muffled growl, and closed my eyes against the unbearable burning inside. I loosened my legs and Alex lowered me to the ground. He still pressed me to him, touchi
WOLF MARK 56
Because Alex came out of Reed's office with a bag in his hands. Derek stopped him and began to search for something in the numerous pockets of the bag. And Alex waited patiently, leaning on the railing with one arm.I waited for the moment when he would turn his head and see me. Ten, nine, eight, seven… Alex looked at me. I managed to see a moment of confusion on his face. Just a second. And then, as if the old expression had been blown away by the wind, he smiled. So childish and carefree. But not with the eyes.And everything is like the first time. Like those sixteen years of mine. When, putting the pegs for the tent, we first bumped our foreheads, then laughed, and then Alex pulled my face with his hand and kissed it. The kiss lasted for about a minute, until my she-wolf came, challenging his wolf. And then that look.And at my eighteen. Right after the birthday, when we were alone.Nothing has changed. We were pulled and thrown back. And the gap between us grew.And at the next m
WOLF MARK 57
“Mr. Wilson, how far do your walks go?” I nodded and returned to my work.“Commendable as an exemplary younger sister. Only Alex said that your heart is not very much in it.Alex obviously did not speak in such terms, I grinned. The old man was not going to leave, went ahead and sat down on a fallen tree. Now he was in front of my eyes - it would be more difficult to turn away.“He doesn’t lie down, he doesn’t stand, he doesn’t sit,” I muttered under my breath.“Then it is doubly commendable. Your heart is very generous. You have been through so much, but still you are open to them and have not turned away.I frowned as I looked at the old man. Almost colorless eyes narrowed, the gaze pierced to the bone. There was always a half-smile on Mr. Wilson's lips, which made one doubt whether he meant everything he said in earnest.The day when he and part of his pack came to us surfaced in my memories. Alex was excited and overjoyed to meet the grandfather he had only heard about. And I real
WOLF MARK 57
Dinner did take place that evening, thanks in part to Sarah's food. But much later, so Morgan pecked at the table.Although with the same success it was possible to bring that burnt meat pie to the table - no one had an appetite. Lark took Morgan to sleep in Rod's empty room, Ba moved to a chair closer to the fire in the fireplace. The others sat at the table and talked quietly, as if speaking a little louder would bring the disturbing thoughts to life.“How serious is it, Rod said?” Reid asked.- News, as always, and do not reflect half. There are several laboratories, and there are far from such peaceful purposes as they show us. And not in such peaceful ways,” said grandfather.It became even gloomier after they returned with their grandmother. And I was sure that my uncle did not tell even half, so as not to disturb the old people.He said he had suspicions. But then people failed to get on the trail of the werewolves, - Reed remained calm. - And now?He's not sure anymore. But he
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