The ceremony was beautiful, the feeling between Mark and Ayla was real, it was
clear in every look, every touch and every word spoken in the vows.
The elder performed all the traditional stages of the union of two partners,
placed Ayla as the alpha female of the pack and it was fun to see the heartbreak
of wolves knowing that the wolf would wield the same power as their Alpha.
Finally, Jack and I were called to bless the union of the two
wolves, that was of the utmost importance, to have the approval of the Alpha
Supreme was considered a privilege for few. Jack stood before
of Mark and I of Ayla, the wolf tried to dry her tears.
— By the power granted to me by supremacy, I grant my
blessing to this couple, to Alpha Mark and his partner, Ayla. May you lead
this pack with wisdom and justice, and have strong children, a
Family— Jack started talking, his powerful voice made me shiver.
— May the moon grant them a long life of happiness, love and partnership—
finalized.
The elder finished performing the ceremony, and when Mark kissed his
partner, fireworks exploded in the skies. I hugged Jack by the waist and he
kissed my hair. The newlyweds were greeted by
all and went straight to the floor, starting the first dance of
married. The soft melody of the music that was played by the musicians
shivered my skin, it was so comforting to hear, soft as a
nature’s song.
— Do you want to dance, little wolf?— Jack asked in my ear when more
couples went dancing on the floor.
I opened a shy little smile.
— I can’t dance very well that kind of music— I let out a laugh
nervous.
— I guide you, you just need to accompany me— extended his hand, breathed
before accepting and he pulled me to the track.
Unlike the other couples, Jack held my waist and I hugged
his neck, keeping our faces close. He began to
move slowly, guiding me to accompany you, without any
hurry. Jackson had patience in teaching me the dance, was educated to the
ignore all the times I stepped on your feet by accident.
The force of your gaze took away my words, all concern within
me disappeared at that moment. What I felt for him only
became stronger, more powerful, almost impossible to hold. The connection
that united us was intense, could feel flowing between us.
Jack turned us slowly, his hands still held my waist, the
fingers caressing my skin covered by the fabric of the dress. A blush
spread across my cheeks, cleft my lips, dropping a
breathing.
Suddenly, I didn’t know what it would be like to live without Jackson. Never
I liked someone so much that I didn’t want to imagine a life without
he, I was able to live without him, but I didn’t want to. That male had
invaded my heart slowly, marking my soul. Jack never
tried to take away my freedom or change my wild essence, and
maybe that was one of the reasons that made me fall in love with him, the
fascination he had for me, confidence and pride for my
courage and daring.
Jack taught me that even if things were in shit, still
there were reasons to fight. That pain strengthened us and we were more
strong together. I lifted my chin and muttered against his face:
— I can’t keep blaming you for my parents' deaths.
A sigh broke from within Jackson. It was the purest truth, I
couldn’t put that blame on him about something he didn’t have
control, the rebellion was an event caused by rebels that resulted in
death of all my lineage, including my parents, noble Alphas who
were unfairly betrayed.
— I would have done anything to prevent you and your brother
suffered so much during all these years.
He nodded, I saw sincerity in his words.
— We will not allow any of our people to suffer what I suffered—
I assured him and he agreed.
— Never again— guaranteed.
Leaned my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes, with a
strange chest tightness that increased. Again, I had that
feeling of being watched, watched. Jack didn’t seem to notice
what was happening, I didn’t have the courage to open my eyes, just
let Jack continue to hold me and guide us slowly,
according to the melody of the song.
We danced for almost an hour until I couldn’t take it anymore
those high heels. I almost cried in relief when I finally got it
sit down, Jack took two glasses of wine and handed me one, sitting
in front of me. I turned the wine in my throat at once, trying
ignore that strange sense of danger that made my senses
be alert.
— You’re tense— commented Jackson, I raised an eyebrow.
— How did I squeeze my lips.
— It’s been a while that I’m feeling something wrong with you— held
my hand. — What is it?
I held a grunt of frustration to know I couldn’t
hide anything from Jackson, he was too smart. I played with the
bracelet of glitter he had given me as a gift in that
morning.
— Tell me what’s bothering you, little wolf— asked in a tone
affectionate.
No lies, that’s what we promised each other, a relationship
without secrets or lies, but of trust and loyalty. I opened my mouth
to reveal that we were being watched and followed for days, but
we were interrupted by Camila, contained a growl of anger.
— Alpha, can I talk to you?— Jackson asked, blinking
slowly.
— Can’t it be at another time?— Jack asked, the cracked jaw of
irritation from being interrupted at such a time
important.
— It is urgent— emphasized that sentence. — I promise not to take too much of your
time, I’ll be quick, but I need to talk to the Alpha now.
Jack rubbed his eyes, gathering patience to deal with Camila
at that time. It was his duty to fulfill the requests made by his
people, but knew that he had not the slightest desire to talk to the wolf,
She had caused us enough trouble.
— It better be something important, Camila— spoke hard.
— Of utmost importance, we are talking about the safety of the pack—
that sentence caught my attention.
— I told Jackson. — I’ll be waiting for you— I assured him.
Jack agreed, all information was valid at that time that
we were in the dark. He sealed our lips quickly before we
get up, the look of anger that Camila sent me did not pass
unnoticed by me, Jack didn’t seem to notice. I took the wine glass
that he left untouchable and turned the drink in my mouth.
The hairs on my neck stood up when that bad feeling
increased. I was getting tired of all that annoying chase,
they were testing me for a long time and had no more patience
for that game.
I looked everywhere, trying to see something between all those
wolves gathered around the clearing, were many guests and the music
was high, leaving my senses confused. I spotted Nick near the lake
where Victoria had died, he watched the river alone.
I bit my lower lip as I stood up from the chair and walked on your
direction, I passed by the crowd of guests and the musicians who
played crazy, I crossed a part of the forest to reach the
wolf standing before the river. He bowed his head when I stopped at his
side, watching the starry sky over our heads.
Something inside me stirred, kept that uneasiness hidden,
I just played along.
— Are you okay?— I asked the male.
He shrugged his shoulders.
— It’s been a week since Victoria died and everyone is celebrating like nothing
had it happened— did not hide his anger and poured out his indignation
about the wedding party.
I strummed the stones of the bracelet attached to my wrist, keeping my
calm breathing.
— Victoria told me something before she died— I commented in a low voice, opening
the clasp of the bracelet slowly.
I felt Nick stiffen beside me.
— And what did she say?— he held a silver bottle in mine
direction. — It’s whiskey, okay?
I held the bottle and took it to my lips, looking directly at us
eyes of Nick while swallowing the bitter liquid, noting the herb dissolved in
drink, souring my tongue, my pulse accelerated rapidly.
I licked my lips under his watchful eye.
— That I am the main target of the stray gang— I returned the bottle,
feeling a numbness arise in my tongue.
— You are the last female of the Labonair line, I would say you are a stone
valuable of extreme value to all.
Nick didn’t seem to notice when I dropped the bracelet on the floor and used
my foot to keep it away from the water, numbness began to
spread through my mouth and my vision became blurry.
— It also revealed that there is a stray in the pack— continued. —
Maybe she was killed by that stray for telling me that.
Nick ran his hand through his straight hair. The glow of the moon was reflected in
river waters.
— Victoria killed herself, drowned in this same river in front of us— he
spoke coldly.
I turned my face towards her, watching her serene face. And no
I blinked when I said:
— You were close when I spoke to Victoria, heard what she told me
said— he remained inexpressive. — Think I did not feel the disgust and the
Scared of her when you touched her?
— He is raving, madam— he said, rolling his eyes. — I knew Victoria
years ago, we were good friends, we were lovers sometimes.
I let out a bitter laugh, seeing him struggling because of
my blurry vision, I knew I didn’t have much time before
erase completely. I got closer to Nick and practically
growled:
Victoria didn’t kill herself, she was killed for you.
— That’s madness— shook his head.
— You are one of the strays who have kidnapped the females, it was you who
destroyed Victoria and then killed her.
His mask fell at that moment.