Chapter 22: FatedRUDINAMy life had taken a drastic turn. From living off scraps and not knowing what my next meal would be to being able to make the meals I ate every day. It gave me a new sense of being and self-worth. It had been a month already, and I have never regretted being here. The Lycaons had shown me a whole new definition of humanity and kindness. Every day seemed like a dream come through. I always woke to smiles since Marissa left. No one had asked why she was leaving abruptly as she did not even have dinner.Like with everyone else, Volk and I had grown closer and I could feel sparks flying between us every time we were together. He was always in my room at night and would tell me stories about his many adventures with Lowell and Ashina as children. As Diane had said, he wasn't so tough on the inside. It was as if he puts on a mask for the world to see then he would keep it aside anytime he came to me. It made me feel special and wanted. I still

Chapter 24: The fallRUDINA"Luna!" The little girl screams again." Hello." I say. " Hush, Sabrina." A middle-aged woman walks to us and takes the girl by the arm. The lady smiles at me and looks at Volk." The universe is too good to Volk, our Luna is beautiful." She says. " We have a Luna!" The little girl screams again then pulls out of the lady's grip, still chanting the same words.The woman sighs then shakes her head. "I'm sorry about that, she's one of my many monsters. I'm Candice Morrighan.” She tells me. My heart began to race as I could not find the words to reply to her. I look to Volk with pleading eyes and he seems to understand. He whispers something in Candice’s ear and she smiles at me.”I’ll see you later.” She says as she begins to walk away. ” You'll get used to them in a few days. That was Lowell’s sister and those are her boys.” He points to the three shirtless teenagers. ” Rudina!” Ashina screamed with a wave. She was standing in front of one of the sma

Chapter 26: ClarityVOLK”For heaven’s sake Conri, you would scare her even more.” Conri had been frantic. He was screaming and clawing at my mind so that I would let him out. Rudina’s story had stirred him and he was in a big fit. ” Kill them, all of them.” He was furious and I know if I let him, he go on a rampage. I was equally as upset but with the pack gathering and Rudina recovering, I couldn't afford to let him take control.I was stomping off into the woods, trying to get as far away from Rudina as possible. I could not have her see me like this. It would frighten her and I was not about to make her have another panic attack.” Volk!” I hear Rudina say.I turn to her and Conri growls and she grimaces. His hold was becoming stronger and if I slipped even a second, he would take charge.” Lowell! Come! Hurry!” She screams.”Rudina. The fall. Alone.” I bark. At the mention of her name, Conri growls again and I start running, I had to get him far away from everyone.I get to th

RUDINAI cannot stop thinking about our kiss as I lay in bed. Volk had taken me out of this world and I had felt good in every way. For the first time, my body craved the touch of a man. I was more grateful for how it ended than anything else. His thoughtfulness was beyond my comprehension and he had not left after he heard about my past. He was ruining every idea I had of a man. Ashina walks into the room. It's 1:30 a.m and She looked almost as flustered as I must have been earlier. It occurs to me that we may have been involved in the same activities. I smile at the thought, everything seemed so natural and it felt good to be a normal girl." You didn't have to come back." I sit up with a smirk." It seems you have a sharp tongue now." She retorts and joins me on the bed. I had chosen the blue bed. If she and Volk had shared this room, the blue must-have belonged to Volk." No really, you shouldn't have. I doubt it's me you want to spend the night with." I tease." Speak for yourse

VOLKI didn't realize when the conversation had centred around Lowell but hearing that Ashina was worried made me uneasy. If Lowell was having trouble with Draeger, he had to get it under control or things would get messy. I try to ignore all thoughts of Lowell as I had finally just gotten Rudina to be mine and I could not hear over it. I had barely slept last night, thinking about every moment I had spent with her. I loved every contour of her body that my hand's hand touched last night and it only filled me with more need to be with her. " There is going to be a game tonight." I say.Her eyes start to glow with excitement." I would love to watch." " Don't you want to play? I'll make sure you don't get hurt." I tell her." I would love to but I can't.""Why can't you?" I ask." I have healed here and regained a lot of strength but I am still very weak and this is how my body has always been. I can't do as good as the next person at anything." she explains. It explained why she