After saying my goodbyes to Lizzie, I found myself nearly sprinting back to the packhouse, Nathan trailing behind me. Nathan finally caught up to me as we approached the packhouse.
“Raina, Alpha Callan has indicated that Elder Rosemarie is waiting for you out on the back patio.” He grabbed my hand as he spoke. “Good luck.” He pulled me in for a quick hug. He kissed me briefly and I paused at the kiss and then kissed him back. He smiled at the kiss and I felt a calming run through me. I headed around the back of the packhouse.
I could hear voices as I neared the back patio. Alpha Callan, Beta Davis, Beta Jack, and Elder Rosemarie were all sitting around a fire on the patio. Alpha Callan noticed me approaching and stopped speaking, making eye contact with me as I approached.
“Elder Rosemarie, it looks like Raina has arrived.” The others turned to look at me as I arrived at the patio, a wave of shyness washed over me as all four wolves looked at me.
<Curiosity has gotten the better of me. “And how about you?”A small chuckle escaped his lips and he smirked. “I stopped doing that a long time ago.”I smirked in response, pulling the sweatshirt tighter around me.“As a red wolf, I am sure that you have had plenty of…experiences.” Alpha Callan stated, and I couldn’t tell if he is curious, jealous, just making small talk, or being an ass. He didn’t show many emotions in his face. He looked at me with a fairly flat affect, but his eyes seem to burn through me. His jaw appeared to be clenched, almost in anticipation.I pulled his sweatshirt up against my chest, again fighting another chill. I could feel Lela in my head, moving around. It was almost as if she was trying to understand why I was acting the way that I was, and I believed that was causing the chills I was feeling. I smiled, appreciating her effort.I contemplated his question. It
The sound of dripping water was the only thing that I could hear. My hands were bound behind me and my eyes were covered. There was some sort of gag in my mouth. I tried to reach Lela, but there must be silver somewhere on me, as I was unable to reach her. From the smell, I could only assume that I was in some sort of cell, as the smell of dirt was overwhelming. My head was pounding and sore. I must have been hit on the back of my head when the rogues attacked in the forest.Desperate to be able to see, I began rubbing my head along the wall. The pain in my head made it difficult, as the pressure needed to even attempt to move the blindfold sent a shooting pain through my head. The fabric got caught on a jagged edge on the wall and moved slightly. Exhaustion ran through me, but I was determined to get the blindfold off. I fought with the blindfold for several minutes, becoming frustrated when I accidentally pulled it back down. I became angry and the tears started to flow. In
Xavier looked over at me and rubbed his hands together. “Of course. Why don’t we go to my office to discuss this further?” He stood and motioned for me to follow him. We entered the house, and it was clear that some sort of struggle took place within the house, as many of the walls were damaged and furniture was broken. “I hope to one day to fix up this house. It is a shame how damaged it is.” He led me to an office, located not too far from the front entrance.As I entered the office, I noticed that there was a woman already in the office. She was not a wolf but there was definitely something supernatural about her. Perhaps she was a witch? She was breathtakingly beautiful. She had long, wavy hair that fell nearly to her waist. Her skin was a tanned canvas. Her eyes were so light blue they almost appeared to be white.“Raina, please sit.” He motioned to the chair in front of the desk. The woman was standing next to the desk, c
Alpha Callan’s POVI paced my office, looking through the reports on my desk for the hundredth time, not finding anything new. It has been three days since Raina has been taken. Three days since rogues came on to my pack territory and were able to capture her easily. The rogues had clearly been studying the patrols of the territory line and knew exactly when to move through the area undetected.Elder Rosemarie was able to identify the rogues and I knew as soon as she described them to me that they were Xavier’s men. Xavier had been trying for some time to organize the rogues into a pack, and he had pretty much succeeded. We knew that he had a large pack of rogues. We had some idea of where the pack was located, but it was only a rough idea.I pushed the papers off my desk, frustration mounting. “FUCK!” I yelled, my anger rising.A knock at the door pulled me from my rage. “Enter,” I yelled, a bit louder than I int
“Xavier, I am parched. Can you please get me some water?” I spoke low, trying to be sultry but not even sure what that sounded like. I felt ridiculous but decided to add some touch and I placed my hand on his shoulder as I spoke.“Of course.” He got up quickly and went to the house. He came back out and handed me a bottle of water.“Thank you.” I turned to Xavier as he sat back down. “Will you walk with me?” I stood and extended my hand to him, encouraging him to get back up. He rose quickly and grabbed my hand. I pulled him across the training field, toward the tree line. I didn’t intend to walk into the trees, but rather along the line.I looked back as I walk with Xavier and saw Damien, standing wide eyed, clearly uncertain as to what to make out of what was happening.I don’t say anything as I turned and looked at Xavier as we have approached the tree line. As I had been walking with Xa
The sound of birds chirping outside made me almost forget where I was. The sounds were peaceful, but I was anywhere but someplace peaceful. I would be remiss to say that I wasn’t disappointed that Alpha Callan hadn’t arrived. Deep in my heart I was hoping that they would have arrived sometime overnight.I laid in bed, contemplating the situation that I was in. I knew that I had demonstrated too many abilities yesterday and Xavier would be expecting more. I filled with dread as I thought about what Xavier had planned. I also wondered how he planned to force me to engage these abilities. I clearly was capable of not using the abilities. As a gained more knowledge about the abilities and skills, it was clear that I would be able to control the use of the abilities. I already did that in many ways. I wasn’t constantly emoting or causing emoting in others.I pondered my plan for today. There was no way that I was going to give Xavier the demons
“STOP!” I yelled. Both stopped fighting and the extent of their injuries was clear. Sadness and regret suddenly washed over me and I had to sit back down. Ben was more injured, with two black eyes, a busted lip, and bruises across his chest. Stephen was not much better. Ben could barely stand and stumbled backwards. My own sadness and regret must have reached Stephen, because he reached over and helped to steady Ben. My heart was pounding in my ears and my hands were shaking. “Why did you stop them?” Xavier looked at me, confused by my actions. “You wanted them to keep fighting?” I nearly yelled, my regret and anxiety spiking. “They would have killed each other.” “Of course they would have. Can you imagine if we could get a pack to fight itself? We wouldn’t even have to fight the pack to take it over!” Xavier stood and began pacing back and forth. ‘Shit. I didn’t even think about that.’ I cried out to Lela in frustration. I could sense Lela’s fe
Raina’s POVThe sounds of growls and snapping forced me from my sleep. The growls came from right outside my door. Anxiety and anticipation propelled me and I jumped out of bed and yanked at the door, hoping that it would open. It did not move. I looked around, desperate to find something that I could use to open the door, but I knew that there was nothing.I spotted the window and I could see that it was still early morning, as just a hint of light could be seen from the window. I paced around the room, nervous energy rushing through me. I fiddled with the restraints on my wrist, wishing that I could break through them. I desperately wanted to communicate with anyone from my pack, to know who was coming for me, to know what I could do to help out.The sudden rise in voices in the hall caused me to jump back and the wall outside of my room shook, as if someone has been thrown against the wall. Wolves and humans could be heard all around my room. The