The event started at the arrival of the king and his associates. The rest of the High Council, including Sebastian came in with them, but the people were just indulged at the appearance of the Lady Wintour, whom they apparently have not seen for a long time. Lana was a crowd favorite. She was charming, beautiful and smart. I could see how most people listened whenever she spoke; the notion of women being behind men disregarded whenever she was the one taking the lead in the conversation. And while she was at it, King Titus stood beside her, also listening to what she was saying and letting her take part in their conversations as if she was an important figure. I stayed away from them as much as I could. I didn’t take food that was especially for them or drinks that should be taken to their table. I made an effort to make myself invisible from anyone. I didn’t want him nor Sebastian to see me, so I avoided any possible encounters with them. I mostly stayed on the back, trying to g

I opened my eyes, seeing the still dark blue sky through my window inside my room in the Omega house.After that conversation, the night became a blur to me. I never went out of the back storage we servers have, and just helped the rest of the night there.I heard Maddie ask of me, but I told Samuel to tell her that I’d be talking to her the next day. So when Samuel got back to me, saying she just wanted to say goodbye, I felt relieved, not really wanting to ignore Maddie like that.But after that observant stare I got from the Lady Wintour, I felt like not ever giving it a chance to get out and be seen. I just don’t want to.So I busied myself all night until the event finished and we all needed to pack up and end the night.I slept as soon as I got back inside my room, feeling not just physically exhausted, but mentally and emotionally as well. But in the middle of the night, I woke up, feeling my wolf stir. I tried talking to Lia, seeing that the sun has barely risen up. But all

“Where have you been, Ringwood?” Miranda immediately asked as soon as I stepped inside the Omega house.Her back was on me as she did things in the kitchen this early, her hair already in place with her usual black semi-formal dress on. She was alone.“The king came here earlier,” she continued, moving around the place to prepare for breakfast.“He was looking for you…” she turned to her back and her voice faded as soon as she saw me, just in a white baggy shirt.The head matron watched me with those gray eyes of hers, but instead of her usually strict or monotonous look, a flash of empathy crossed them as they watched me.Miranda’s seemingly understanding of my situation was making me emotional again. I suddenly started tearing up. I looked down. She sighed. “Come on.” My tears fell down when she walked towards me.Miranda guided me towards my room, and I continued crying silently when she suddenly opened my closet that barely had anything inside. She took a pair of pants as I s

“Sabrina Ringwood?” He confirmed, looking at my face intently as my heart quickened in pace.“N-Nathan?” I whispered in shock and a mixture of emotions.He nodded excitedly. His familiar charming smile that brightens up his entire face plastered all over the place.“It’s me, Sabbie!” He suddenly exclaimed and engulfed me in a hug.I didn’t move as surprise hit me. My eyes were still wide as my hands froze in the air.“Y-you’re really Nathan?” I asked, dumbstrucked of his presence.The last time I saw him, I was still 14. He was shorter than me, thinner and had glasses. He was my neighbor, a son of a Beta that died young and had grown with his grandmother and mother. We had a lot in common. One, being children of single parents; two, the love for arts and books; three, the love for fighting and training with the warriors in the pack even when we were too young to join them.I had a couple more friends, but he was the closest one I had. He fought for me, as I fought for him when it was

A few days have passed and the last day for the leaders’ meeting has come. For the last few days, I had been enjoying it because of Nathan’s presence. He told me all sorts of stories from our home pack, the Eden pack, and gave me information about everyone that I knew. How our other friend Sandra was also pregnant, with her boyfriend who turned out to also be her mate from our neighboring pack. He also told me how Nancy found her mate and how they were having twins in less than three months now. And I also asked him what they did to our house, now that there was no one living in it. Thankfully, he told me they kept it as is, always believing that they’d soon find me. And what I’m most grateful for, is they took care of my father after what happened. They turned his body into ashes and put his urn inside our house. Nathan also informed me about the investigations they did about the kidnapping. That it was a surprise attack, knowing our Alpha was not in the pack at that time, a