Time had passed already deep into the night. From the house of the healer, one could hear the sounds of crows. Pure evidence that a new day had begun. But then, Derek was yet to leave the side of Sophia. The ease at which he remained by her see was very convincing that he was in safe hands. He had been taught in the earlier days of his life to get hold of an anchor. An anchor to help him to always be in control when he was about to get off the radar. Sophia could be that one person that might be able to fill the role of that anchor for him. Or perhaps, go to a further extent by being the Luna that he had been searching for the whole time. " So, from what you have just said now, you are trying to say it is not your fault that you get out of control. Is that it?"Derek nodded his head with a sad face. " Hey. Brighten up. What's with the sad face?"Derek smiled. " But may I ask you a question?"" Yeah. Sure. You are free to do that. "" Why are you not scared of me? Like, why are you n
Two days had elapsed already yet it felt like it was just a couple of minutes. It wrapped up like a blink of an eye. Derek stood before his window with his gaze flying out to the city that he reigned supreme over. This time, his gaze was not all over the place. It was fixed in one place. And that was in the direction of the court. Just in a few moments from now, he would either be seated or standing in the court to pass the verdict on what would be the future of Sophia as regards to whether she would be allowed to remain in the pack or get driven away . A death sentence could even be pronounced if by any means a hint of her being a sign of a threat is released out there in the court. " Hmm. " He exhaled tiredly and yawned, stretching the whole length of his body Knock. Knock. Knock. Someone was at the door. He could tell who it was. " Your majesty, Vieira has arrived. " The man outside the door announced. Derek sighed." Let him in. " The door opened and the huge guy found his wa
Sophia turned from side to side on the bed. The comfort the bed had always offered to her seemed to have gone right now. Gone to a place she could not find or go to. Through the night, her thoughts could not stop spiraling at what would be the outcome of the session in court. By the end of the day, she would know her fate. What will become of me? Will I remain here ?Or will she be thrown out of the comfort that she had just found? The questions never stopped ringing in her head. After all that she had been through in her life in the red moon pack, she could not even bear to imagine what it would be like for her to be thrown out of the luxury that she was now beaming with. The peace she had was out of the world. What if she is thrown back to the red moon pack? To Ruckus? Damn it! The thought of the evil in flesh called Ruckus shook her from the bed and she jolted up to her feet. " Sophia!" The healer called her name from outside the room. Sophia heard her name but had no urge t
The court room was filled already as it was always on meeting date. The members of the council had filled up the entire place. However, the atmosphere was not as it has always been. There were no unnecessary murmurs or chatters. What had happened the previous time was enough reason for everyone to learn to keep their mouths shut. No one would dare talk or mutter any word that would be against the alpha king. Eyes kept on flashing in the direction of both possible entrances and exits. Fear was the language of the day. The meeting was scheduled to be held two days ago. But then, the alpha king decided to cancel it out entirely. He had aborted the meeting on purpose. Deep down in him, he did not have a single plan to let Sophia go. Though he was yet to figure out all that there was to her existence, he still wanted to keep her. The words she had said to him two days ago never stopped echoing in his thoughts. The warm embrace that they had both enjoyed before his right hand man decided to
The whole court was still in a state of pause. The red beauty took slow but calculated steps towards the center of the court. That was where the alpha king , Derek, was standing . Neither Vieira nor Derek could recognize the person coming. A long red gown that was an exact fit of the lady's body, displaying the splendor of her elegance as a woman. Her steps looked so powerful that they could subdue anyone. Or maybe it was the charm of her beauty. No one was making a move. The guards were all standing at a place , moping like morons. In fact, at the current situation of the matter, everyone was a moron, including Derek himself. " Oh my.." Vieira muttered . Sophia too was shocked at the way all of them were staring at her. From the very moment she arrived outside the court, everyone began to treat her with so much respect like she had more place in their hearts than the alpha. They probably thought of her to be the visitor of the alpha king. One had told her that she can go in, that t
Derek found himself breathing very heavily. His feet did not stop moving back. His hands clutched his head . He was beginning to pant. It was very obvious right now. The alpha king was losing his control again. But why? What is going on? He is losing it again. Who is that man? The whole court had been torn apart by curiosity. Not just curiosity but fear. Fear had started to take over the entire atmosphere. They all knew what it would be like for them to remain there when the alpha king would lose the remaining part of himself and shift completely. The memory of what had happened just recently began to flood the thoughts of everyone and panic started to take over. " Your majesty. " Vieira called in a low tone, taking a few steps closer to him. But Derek did not respond to him. The alpha king was holding his head tightly and screaming. " What is wrong with him? " Sophia asked. " What is going on right now?" " I have no idea . " Vieira replied. " Damn it!!" Sophia cursed under h
Two more days had passed like a blink of an eye. The day that everything was meant to go down had finally come. It was either Ruckus went down or his father , the alpha king went down, whichever the case may be, one of them will have to go down. The first day of the full moon had finally arrived. However, they still had so many hours to go through before it was night. Within those hours, there would be no limit to the things that could happen. Ruckus lay on his bed with his eyes shut. Beside him was a woman who he had tried to use to ease off the tensions that were leveled in his heart. While the lady slept so soundly, Ruckus was not able to get a nap. Out of the tension and anxiety he felt, he had sought the comfort of a woman. Jael was not anywhere close to him. In fact, she was behind bars, struggling to retain the life that the alpha king had not stopped trying to snuff out of her. The last time Ruckus got information regarding how she was faring in the cell, he was pierced right
Hours passed like they were seconds. In what would be called a jiffy, the night had fallen. It felt like an eclipse. Just a couple of moments ago, Ruckus was in his room , merely waking to see the annoying creature that lay by his side. That lady was probably the worst choice he had ever made through the whole day. She had ruined his morning until Badmus arrived and presented him with the note that Jael had sent to him. This had given him better reasons to not yield . Even if he had wanted to, he would not . At least, there was someone else, who though behind bars, was still cheering for him to rise to the throne. He was dressed already. He tried to look his best for the party. It was his father's birthday celebration. Not like he had worn any special dress. Just the normal royal dress meant for him. He would wear it to the party. Strolling to the window, he slid the curtains and stared for a good while. The night was already busy. The hustles and bustle were all high up in the night