Being pinned against the wall by my mate surprised me at first. I never thought he would ever get the best of me. Yet he manoeuvred out of my reach at just the right moment to turn the tables. Though this would be for all of a second, had I decided not to enjoy the moment.I’ll admit, this is more amusing than I thought it might be. He looks so serious about being more in command of things, and I’m not completely against that if it means he is finally being honest about what he wants from me.Still, I think I can push him a bit more until he can admit the truth, not just to himself, but to me. It often takes a bunch of teasing and probing to make him confess his feelings concerning pretty much anything. This time is likely no different.“So,” I say playfully. “What do you plan to do to me, now that you have me where you want?” I ask, smiling broadly, yet with a hint of charm.Kai’s face flushes a soft pink hue as

The meeting lasts for what seems like hours. It surprised Dereck when I told him what Cedric was planning, but he agreed it would be a good chance to prove himself to Cedric and gain his respect, as well as a better position in the pack.I’m sure he would do well as Cedric’s beta. Perhaps it would even work to get me a better position too, instead of just being Cedric’s ‘omega’. Though I just hope those two both come back alive. It’ll be awkward to lose either of them, and I’m not sure what would happen to me if it passed. Would the pack disband? Would they accept Anita as their leader? What would I do then? Stay and accept a new role in the pack? Ask her if I could leave? There's no way of knowing what I might feel or want to do.The only thing I know right now is that I want Cedric and Dereck to stay with me.The sound of the bedroom door opening alerts me to Cedric’s return. I hesitate at first, but the moment I

Last night gave me a small amount of hope that Kai was finally opening up to the idea of accepting me. He still wasn’t there yet, but I believed I was no one step closer to him figuring out the truth.Perhaps I should have given in and just told him the truth, but I decided to talk to Dereck about it first. He would know Kai’s mind better than I do. Though we haven’t had a moment alone since I woke up.Our last preparations had to be taken care of before we could finally go to war with the Fang-Claw pack. Now that our group was making our way towards the edges of our pack, I knew it wouldn’t be long until we set up camp.Our group was fairly large, but I decided to not take all of our warriors with us. Some had to remain behind in case someone else tried taking this moment to ambush the defenceless. I was sure Kai could rally the remaining pack members if anything like that were to happen, and I made it known to the remaining warriors to

I knew I couldn’t leave without at least letting Dereck know I had gone, and that he should stay here with Cedric to help look after the whole pack. I couldn’t leave the note in Cedric’s bedroom, so I put it in what once was mine. I avoided giving a location of where I was going to go, as I only had one place in mind before I decided to leave these lands behind me. My heart ached, and part of me wanted to change my mind, rip the paper up and forget this entire plan. However, I knew I couldn’t remain here and let Cedric make such a terrible choice by giving up his destined mate. I’d be fine on my own. I could just become a rogue and live on my own somewhere, far away from everyone else. There have been others before me that have turned rogue, so how hard could it be? With a deep breath in, the only task I had left now, after packing and getting everything sorted out with that note, was to escape. I didn’t have any information on the outside of the packhouse, o

The last few trees on the outskirts of the forest finally paved the way for the familiar lands that I once called home. The moment I saw the familiar small buildings my old pack once called home, I rushed forward. I know no one is going to be there to greet me, but it feels so good to see this place again.It was almost dark, as I had expected it to be, but I knew this place like the back of my hand. As I hastened my steps, I weaved through the old streets and made my way to the graveyard.It honestly surprised me how little this place had changed since I had been gone. Cedric hadn’t touched the place, which had been my fear when I first bowed down to his rule. Usually, a pack’s old land is repurposed or destroyed, but he did neither.Perhaps he had cared about me and the pack even since then? I couldn’t help but smile foolishly at myself. If that was the case, then I had feared him for nothing. Did he even plan on keeping me locked up for as l