All Chapters of GRIPPED UPON SECRET.: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

THE LAND OF THE MOONSHADE PACK..... An end to a long day was something Alpha Tristan had been looking forward to. He'd been caught up with more work than usual these past few weeks , not to mention the rumour of a strange occurrence in town recently. He had not given too much attention to it, rumours being the least of his worries. They never were meant to be given attention, especially his. He'd ignored it until he couldn't, not when even his mate assigned herself to mention it to him. He pushed his long brown leather chair back from his desk, closing his eyes and tilting his head back. He rubbed at his temple, feeling the exhaustion of the day catching up with him. Time seemed to slow down within the silence in the office. For a moment, it was just him and his thoughts, with the addition of his wolf who made his request known. No, more like a demand. His wolf wanted to be set free. ' We'll run.' The alpha made his promise. He could also agree that he needed it too. To be

It's in the early evening, I do my homework. I was exhausted, so I took a nap. It was needed. It was good and I enjoyed it. Homework? Not so much. I'm mindlessly biting on my ballpen, doing math equations in my head when I hear it. Her footsteps. A single knock on my door, then she peeks her head in, already announcing that she's here. " Hey Sweetheart." The smile she wears on her face doesn't reach her eyes. Tired eyes. " Hi Mom. Busy day?" She's come home later than usual. I know that it's still early to comment about this, considering the fact that it hasn't been long since she's been working there. " Yes." She nods. " How was school?" She opens the door a little wider, giving herself more room. I shrug, " school is school." She shoots me with a look. " That's not really an answer, but I'll let it be." " School and I have a complicated relationship." I say, my tone light. She chuckles as she heads out. I turn back to my books, letting out a sigh at the amount o

'Little moon.' My eyes shot open as the name rang in mind, reminding me of what happened minutes ago. That name had been what I woke up to, its echo falling into the back of my mind like a background song in a car. Soft but firm and demanding for me to listen. My mind had been quick to scroll through the hidden parts of my brain, selecting a memory from my child hood. I'd heard this name a couple of times then, through dreams and I've recorded down what I could remember about it. Till today, I can't tell what it meant. This call. It felt like a summon at some point but then, what would it be for? I woke up all sweaty but on the floor. I noticed this when my body muscles felt uncomfortable. 'What is going on with me?' I have asked this more times than possible and instead of it annoying me, I felt chills run through parts of my back. It couldn't be happening again. No, not again. 'It was just a dream.' I try to convince myself. I didn't sleep well. 'What made you sleep on

It's finally the weekend and I am seriously looking forward to later.I wish I could say it was the excitement that woke me up early, tossing and turning in bed, but no.Last night, the interaction between mom and that nameless man, refused to leave my mind.My mother's behaviour, made me even more curious about her interaction with that man. In my view, he was crowding her. He made her feel uncomfortable. The surprise that appeared on her face when she saw me, didn't scream the good kind of surprise.I sensed that she wish I hadn't shown up last night, at that particular moment. In other words, she wished that man didn't see me.There is something off about that man, whoever he is.He instigated some weird tension between mom and I, last night.Downstairs, I take in a breath as I prepare to talk to mom. I can't let last night go, not when it's a constant thing replaying in my mind. Walking into the kitchen I see her standing by the sink, looking out the window with a cup of tea in ha

"I can't believe you wanted to take her to your place," A male voice says in amazement.Whoever that might be, sounds familiar to me."Saving her life, that's all I thought about. Location was the last thing on my mind." Another person responds, male and again familiar.Two people are present in the room with me, possibly on either side of me. Their voices come from each side, confirming what I'm thinking.There is back and forth forty talk happening. I can't open my eyes at this very moment but my ears catch on to the words shared between the two people." It would have upset him." ".....""You, taking charge like that, knowing that it concerns...." "I know....' Silence. ' And I wouldn't have blamed him."" But you would have gone ahead with it anyway, wouldn't you?" " ......"" As your friend, I need to tell you when to take a step back." I hear a warning in there. " And you're telling me now?" " I am." A moment of silence passes as I come to the realisation of who, is in the