The Wolf Star: A Rejected Mates Story のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

[CW - This chapter contains content of bullying, drowning, references to animals dying, references to infidelity, references to pregnancy loss, and references to neglect. Please look after yourself while reading]The Claymore pack was settled in that area where the springs are mild, the summers are gentle, but the winters are harsh. Firs, pines, and hardwood trees lined the paths that circled around the pack house. Around the house were the training hall, the school, the barracks, and the farmland. The farm here was more for propagating small prey than it was for looking after plants. Why do agriculture when there is a whole forest to forage from? Well, there was one reason.Rabbits.When Archer was 10, he would sit in the rabbit pens, watching the farmers work on the carrot crops. They rotated the fields between basic crops like wheat and carrot and squash, to keep the ground from going bad. The rabbits would eat the carrots, then the werewolves would eat the rabbits.Archer was old

Ariadne tried to sit up, but her injuries wouldn’t let her. She let out a frustrated cry.“Breathe, breathe,” Song said urgently. “You need to be calm or-”“Do NOT tell me to calm down!” Ariadne growled, trying her damndest to roll out of the bed. Her sore muscles wouldn’t let her stand up normally. She landed on the hard stone floor on her stomach.“Ariadne!” Song cried out, distressed.“Archer…” Ariadne said, tears in her eyes. “If we’re still connected…”She grabbed the ends of the curtains and slammed them shut.In the dim light… It was there. Tears spilled down Ariad

The four of them started travelling through the woods that led up to the Draconic Ridge. Mikael was carrying Peggy again. As much as he was doing her best to respect that she was a competent adult, Eli and Archer could feel Mikael and Yonus fussing over her through their psychic connection. It didn’t help that when Mikael had put her down at a rest stop, she almost immediately slipped in mud.Eli watched these interactions with a smile, enjoying the happiness in their friends. Compared to the moody Archer and stoic Mikael they had grown up with, these joyous and excited versions made them feel lighter.As they settled, Eli glanced around.They are about a days walk from the edge of the ridge, the ground becoming more rocky, with hardier and stiffer plants growing in this part of the woods. They were still spli

“Mines?” Eli asked.“Yeah,” Alice nodded. “Seems Kurnich thinks we’ve found platinum or something.”Alice shrugged, and Peggy rubbed her chin.“Platinum, huh?” she murmured softly.“Yup, which we found in one of our mines," Alice explained. “But only one vein of it, nothing like what Kurnich thinks we have.”“What does he even want platinum for?” Archer asked.“He’s a king,” Alice pointed out. “He probably wants to be rich or something. Well, richer than he already is.”Peggy nodded, but something about that wasn’t qu

[CW- This chapter shows an infant in danger. Please look after yourself while reading this chapter.]Ariadne screamed as she saw the rogue. It was a medium-sized, black rot dripping from its body. It still had its eyes, focused on North and much too blue. Its jaw had fallen off at some point.The creature’s head twisted unnaturally at the sound of her voice.Then, it turned back to looking at North. It clicked softly, at the baby.North was whimpering as the creature stared at him. He looked up at his mother. He froze when he saw her state…Ariadne didn’t have time to examine that.She went to grab North despite her pain.