One week later I had eventually left that night but every day for a week I have been coming back and so have they, however they haven’t been staying as long. But they had a plan… of course they did. I wish I could just march through the boarders and communicate with the Alpha and Luna here, but I know that I must smell like a rogue just as much as these idiots did, I’d most likely be caught, arrested and left in a cell to rot or killed before I even got to speak a word. My old pack was a lot more merciful to lone rogues than other packs that I had heard about. We’d always show restraint and give the rogue a chance to speak before their fate was decided. Most of the ones that crossed our boarder were scared and desperate to escape the forest and have a safe home, but some packs weren’t as lenient. I might be able to take on and kill a handful of rogues by myself, but I didn’t know my chances against skilled, trained warriors and I didn’t particularly want to take my chances. What wa
I woke up the next morning, stretching my arms and legs in my sleeping bag, I rubbed my eyes, then they suddenly flashed open as I remembered what I was supposed to be doing today, or more so, who! even saying in my head “I’m seeing Heath today” felt so strange. I quickly got up and put on some shorts and a strap top and my boots. I left the cave and took my leather armor and ran down to the stream not far from the cave. one by one I started to wash each item in the water, once it had all been scrubbed, I did my usual… cover it with Lavender. I had no idea how I smelt now, and it made me feel a bit embarrassed to think id stink like a typical rogue. I headed back home and hung all my stuff in the tree outside as the sun shone brightly above me so I knew it wouldn’t take long to dry. I decided to check all my traps as I hadn’t done it yesterday, luckily, I had caught two rabbits and a squirrel. Today I’ll cook one of the rabbits I thought. The cooked meat melted in my mouth as I ate
I woke up at first light, I quickly washed my armor rubbed lavender onto them and left them to fry under the sun then headed to the warm pools to bathe, I wanted to smell as fresh as I could before I headed to Heath’s and with how drastic things have changed for me, I needed a moment to breathe. Once I was washed, I chucked on my shorts and top and headed back home to eat, I stuck to fruits so I wouldn’t smell of cooked wild animal. I Put on my now dry armor and ran my fingers through my hair to detangle any knots to look as tidy as possible, I tied it back, then I made my way to Heaths as soon as it reached noon. When I got to his boarder, Heath and Mitch were already waiting and I noticed a twinkle in Heath’s eyes as his gaze fell on me ”there’s our little warrior" he smiled brightly as he opened his arms to bask me in a hug and this time I returned without hesitating. “SO, I was thinking” I said as I stepped out of the hug ”I want to speak to the boy myself today, I want to know
I woke up as the sun was bracing the sky, the light flickering onto my eyes as it peeped from behind the clouds, I opened my eyes and as I lifted my head to look at Heath, I just watched him for a few moments, mulling over my feelings for him when all of a sudden his eyes shot wide open. He sniffed the air and suddenly sat upright. I sat up next to him worriedly and held his arm “What? what is it, Heath?” I smelt the air, is there rogues? is that what he’s sensing? But I couldn’t smell any threat around us. He sniffed again but inhaled even deeper and quickly stood up ”MATE” he called out and without so much as glancing at me he took off in full speed down the hill and ran toward the gates at the entrance of the pack land. I watched him run further away as a cold shiver went down my spine and a lump formed in my throat, I just sat there frozen in my spot. When I finally managed to snap myself out from my shock, the only thing I felt I could do right now was to leave and go back hom
Heath's POV: I ran as fast as I could, the smell of my mate was overpowering as I got nearer, it hit me hard, the smell of cherries and camomile soap, it was delicious. My eyes shot to her and widened as I saw she was running just as fast toward me a longing look on her face which matched the way I felt. I finally got to her as we embraced, I wrapped my arms around her and held her tightly. I then pulled away to look at her, cupping her cheek I took in her beauty. Her long golden blonde hair and blue eyes, her slim figure dressed in black and khaki armor… ahh she’s a fighter too... perfect! “mate” I spoke to her feeling ecstatic as I looked into her eyes. “mate” she whispered back with a bright smile as she ran her hand through my hair. We both smiled intently at each other, then I grabbed her hand and motioned for her to follow “come, my love” she nodded and smiled eagerly. We began to walk when a strong hand fell on my arm, I turned to my right to see Trey smiling. “I’m happy for
Lelanna's POV: It was chilly tonight, even with my armor on I could feel the chill on my face and my bare hands as my fingers started to feel numb and sore. Maybe because I was high off the ground, the cold air whipped around me… I could feel the damp in the air as if it was preparing to rain. I pulled out some of the fruit I had packed... I had only returned home once to gather food and provisions and I carefully masked my scent by covering myself in mud and rubbing pine leaves all over my hands and armor. I made sure to leave no tracks either way and managed to climb back up to the cliff without being spotted and I haven’t left since. I was just under the shadow of the Maidenhair tree on top of the edge of a cliff, overlooking the rogues, they didn’t look like a community or family type of pack, like any of them knew each other previously, it looked more like a mutiny... someone had bought them altogether. I have been carefully watching them every day, they had been training cons
The grounds outside the palace and in front of the main gates were crowded with warriors and their families. I could hear muffled cries from their children and loving kisses from their anxious mates as they said their goodbyes. It broke my heart to know that some of them wouldn’t make it and return back to their loved ones, let alone all the other warriors that would be joining us from other packs! The aftermath of this… weather we win or lose is going to be unbearable for so many and felt by every pack involved. These rebels, whoever they are, are about to inflict an unspeakable amount of pain and sorrow on so many, and for what? what revenge could possibly be worth destroying the lives of innocent people… its savage, ruthless! Everyone started loading their kit into the jeeps, each picking one to ride in. Heath insisted I rode in the first jeep that he would be driving along with Adeena, Mitch and his brother Warren who was also a warrior. Trey, Yen and Danny and another warrior ha
I know at points of the night I had been nodding in and out of sleep and I know I wasn’t the only one when I could hear a faint snore here and there or someone all of a sudden jerking themselves awake... The sun was peeking through the sky now, I decided to sit up and coupe in the tree to stop myself from feeling too relaxed and tired. I took out Matt’s phone to see it was now 5.00am, the birds were suddenly chirping away luckily not too close to us so it couldn’t deter our hearing. There was a slight mist in the air this morning proving today was going to be cloudy and foggy. It was still really humid though and at a moment like this I wish it had been autumn or winter cause at least we wouldn’t all feel so hot and suffocated in our armor, I could feel beads of sweat dripping down the back of my neck and from my hairline all the way down the side of my face and I had barely even moved yet. I was just leaning on my knee when I felt a sudden chill whip through me and a faint smell of