KATRINA “Do you have any idea what you’re doing?” Hilda asked as Dash picked a bow and arrow, trying to target it carelessly at the red bulls-eye. I know I should be an encouraging mother and support him but seriously, I wonder why he tries. He’s terrible at it. Even I could handle a club better than he can shoot an arrow.‘I disagree. Someone dies anytime you get your hands on a club.’‘The only thing that dies when I handle a club is my self-esteem… unfortunately.’Hilda was watching Dash from a safe distance as he readjusted himself and got on a stance. She was shaking her head and I knew there were so many thoughts of how wrong his position is or how wrong his eye placement or how weakly he pulled his bow back… she was dying to correct him but was more interested in seeing him fail.They were both in white karate-ish uniforms with belts of their favorite colors around their waist. A black band was over Dash’s head for the full karate king look but that was not going to save him fr

AURORAI was probably going to be in the office for some time so I had to do something worthwhile. My eyes scanned the room, high and low, for any opening that would help me out of here. I looked up and for the first time, saw that the ceiling was so far away from the ground. I needed four more me-s to get up there. I could jump high but… not that high and there was no way out even if I did reach the ceiling.The floor was cozily carpeted as well and the only thing that looked like it’d help my predicament was the tall wall opposite me which was completely made of see-through glass.I steadily walked towards it, dragging one of the chairs along.‘That’s a bad idea, Arie.’‘Everything is a bad idea if I’m the one who suggested it.’‘Do you know how much trouble you’ll get in for this?’I groaned, stopping at a good distance from the glass wall. ‘He’s already done the worst to me.’‘You don’t understand! Every freaking wolf in the packhouse will hear and they’ll come straight after you!

AURORA “Who was the Luna that sacrificed her life for her Alpha so her pack wouldn’t fall and what were her last words?”I only caught a few of her words and pieced them together. “Er… wasn’t it, Malinda Ink?”She closed the book in frustration with a loud thud. “No, Aurora. It was Heather Brown and her last words were ‘May the goddess spare us all’!” She had refused to call me Arie but at least, Aurora was better than miss. I shrugged, slurping in more spaghetti. “You haven’t answered a single question right!”I rolled my eyes. “You woke me directly from sleep, pushed some spaghetti towards me, and expected me to answer all your fucking questions right! I’m not a fucking morning person, Lizra!”She sighed, wanting to say something but the door swung open and Lizra was almost frightened out of her seat. A Sigma walked in with the same uniform as the others.“Do you have some beef with the door?” I growled at him and didn’t bother reading the emotion on his face if he had any.“The Al

AURORAFor a discussion like this, I would have grabbed some popcorn and snacks or brought out a jotter so I wouldn’t miss anything but it’d be wiser not to provoke Lizra’s anger so she wouldn’t change her mind.She was somehow making coffee for us and though I was anxious, I said nothing and let her take her time. After a minute and a half, she turned back to us and handed me an espresso to me while she sat down with hers.I didn’t realize how much I needed it before I took a sip and she took one herself, dropping it and giving a deep breath before starting what I had been waiting for.“The Alpha, Adrian Frederic Storm…”I almost spat out my coffee… almost sprayed it on her. “Frederic?”She gave me a warning look and I fell back on my seat, keeping quiet. “You must not mention what I tell you today to anyone else or the next time you see my head, it’ll be on a spike.”My smile fell. “You can’t be serious.”She

AURORAI knocked on the great iron doors and knew that it was as dangerous as pouring fresh blood in shark-infested waters and plunging into it myself or running into a lion’s den and screaming at the top of my lungs.In this case, those two were better options but I wanted to know… after everything Lizra had told me… if there was a shroud of humanity left in Adrian. Adrian was a monster, an egocentric, infuriating, imprudent, wicked, vile…‘If you’re not still listing, remember we’re at the Alpha’s door.’I eyed it maliciously, wondering if he had perceived my scent already since I purposely didn’t spray that wolfguise on me. I took a last look at my white crop top and light short shorts that looked like they would flesh off if you pulled on the right thread and stretched it out.I let my curls fall half-down, half made into a side bun, and kept everything else natural. There were no shoes on my glad feet because I didn’t want to steal t