Chapter 19
EMMA
I’ve never heard a roar of a voice as such before–so loud and so commanding that it vibrates through my body, I snap my head to the side to see who it belongs to, and my heart skips several beats when I see Will standing by the door. He focuses his eyes on Penn, and they’ve never looked so angry–so cold and dark that the greens are almost disappearing, entirely coated by the red ring.
He takes one long stride forward and his presence costs capitulation like never as the aura of preeminence swirls around him. Within a few blinks of an eye, he’s standing next to me, his eyes stay on the woman in front of me, whose hand remains hung
in the air.
“I said…” he starts, voice low and growling “Put. That. Hand Down The scene that plays out next makes my jaw drop. I can see the resistance in Penn’s eyes. Her eyes glow brighter and her hands shake in the air. Will takes just a step forward, the word that leaves his mouth an order. “Now” It’s just a single word, but it makes Penn’s hand drop and her glowing eyes return to normal. Somehow, it isn’t because she heeds; it looks more like Will forces her to turn back to her human form and a gasp leaves her as she staggers back, tripping over her feet and falling to her knees.
I look from Will to her, then back to Will. He doesn’t look a bit fazed as he towers over her. He looks angrier instead of calming the aura surrounding him clicking on and off before it vanishes.
“Will–Alpha, L“Penn stammers as she gets i
back on her feel.
“What did you think you were doing?” Will asks, and she shakes her head. Her gaze rests on me, and I see her jaw visibly clench before she looks back at Will. “She mocked me.
“I didn’t. She-” the rest of my sentence hangs as Will lifts a hand in the air. He doesn’t turn to look at me as he speaks. “You’re a guest here and that’s the only reason I’m not questioning you further than this. I think you have overstayed your welcome; you shall take your leave now
Penn scoffs, her shoulders falling. “You’re chasing me away? Because of that? Do you forget who stands before you and the alliance between my pack and yours? Where’s your-
“You..” Will put a foot forward and, despite the strong front Penn puts on, she instantly takes one backward at his movement “Spoke down on my pack members. Not just her, but I heard you talked down on my Omegas, too. I do not know if you know this, but no one.. NO ONE disrespects my members.
“I’M AN
ALPHA’S DAUGHTE
“And you’ve failed to act as such! You’ll do well to let your father know the alliance between us is done if he chooses to send his daughter each time his presence is required”
“Wilson!”
“It’s Alpha to you!” His voice booms across the room, bouncing off the corners, shock–realizing I never truly understood what he’s capable of.
and a shiver runs down my spine as I stare in
Penn sniffs and jerks her head. “I’ll get back at you for this disrespect. I won’t let this go. And especially ber…” her eyes shift to me and the hatred for me shines lustrously in them. “I’ll make sure you pay for-
My eyes widen and I cover my mouth with a hand to swallow back my gasp when Will moves. With just one motion, he has Penn on the wall, a hand around her neck forcing her to stay in place I said you’ll not speak to her like that?
I see the fear in Penn’s eyes even from where I stand and she wraps both hands around Will’s wrist, trying to force back his hold. He doesn’t budge and after minutes of trying and failing, Penn laughs. It’s a surprising one, and it goes on for seconds. Her head falls back to the wall before she looks down at Will again. “They were right. You’re ruining yourself. She’ll be your” They vanish.
Like actually vanishes in a blur,
I stare into space, gaping at the sp
He wouldn’t do anything though, right? I mean, no matter how she’s acted in his territory and defied his command; she remains an Alpha’s daughter and if any physical harm comes to her, it’ll be war
spot they were just in, and although she acted so rudely towards me; I feel afraid for Pe.
“They left. The Alpha took her.”
He sighs and nods. “I arrived late then.”
“What will he do?”
“He’s probably taking her back to her pack. Even if he wants to do something, he can’t punish an Alpha’s daughter without her father’s consent; that’d be too messy.
pack
I nod and stare back to where he stood–tall and vigorous. I’ve seen my fair share of Alphas as an ex–Alpha’s daughter, but none.. not a single one of them had the kind of Aura Will has. I’ve never seen an Alpha fores a wolf who isn’t one of his members unshift. The thought sends chills through me, and I finally understand why the park members boast about his strength
“What did she do to you?” Ryan’s question brings me out of my thoughts and I turn to him. “Nothing. She told me to kneel, and I refused. That got her mad.”
A smile isn’t something I expect to see on his face after my words and when I lift a brow, he says. “T’m proud of you. I’m glad you stood your ground. You shouldn’t let anyone walk over you, Emma–especially when you’ve done nothing wrong
“That’s easier said than done.” I let out a small chuckle as I think back to how confident I was before Penn. I knew she could hurt me, but for a moment, I didn’t care. Perhaps because it concerned matters of my heart and I held a different anger. towards her. I try not to think about it but…
“That’s why you have me. And you have your friends,” Ryan tells me and warmth spreads across my chest when he adds, “And you have the Alpha
“Thank you,” I mutter softly. “Will he be okay?”
“Will?” I nod and he smiles. “You truly do not know what he’s capable of, do you?” Ryan sounds amused and I want to tell him I might have just gotten a glimpse of it, but he continues before I can open my mouth. “He’s capable of a lot of things; that’s why he’s the Alpha. So do not worry about him. He’ll always be okay.”
I try to nod, but a heavy exhale leaves me when the dizziness returns, hitting me faster than before. I twist over my feet and Ryan’s hand shoots out, grabbing onto my arm to balance my stance before I can fall. His eyes are wide as they wander around my face. “Emma? Are you okay?”
Yeah. I just–1 feel so…. my voice starts to sound distant, an echo in the air as my lashes flutter. I see Ryan’s mouth moving before my lashes rest against my cheeks and darkness overwhelm’s me.
A raging headache kicks in the second I open my eyes and I groan as I stare up at the ceiling. I lift a hand but before I can rest it on my forehead, another that doesn’t belong to me is there, and the laziness clears from my eyes when I look to the side to see Wili standing by my bed.
“Alpha-” I attempt to sit up, but he holds me down by my shoulder. “Don’t. It’s okay.”
I remain with my back to the bed as he wants and I fist my hand into the material of the mattress when his palm rests on forehead, the touch warm and delicate against my skin. My heart is pounding hard against my ribcage as I hold his gaze, wanting him to keep his touch there forever, but it’s gone when I blink.
“You’re still hot.” He notes as he pulls back his hand. “How do you feel? Ryan said you just lost consciousness. Did something happen?”
“No. I’m just I feel tired.”
“Tired?” He repeats and I nod. “My body. feels so weak. I think it might be because of the pills the doctor gave to me.”
“They’re meant to help you sleep “Will says and I hum. “I took them before 1 Teft for school Maybe that’s why I feel so light- headed”
“It should wear off in a few hours, then.” He muses as he looms over the bed and when silence sinks between us, I know it’ll only be a minute before he turns to leave. My mouth is opening before my brain can catch up. “There’s something else.”
– “What’s it!”
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Chapter 19
“Apart from the dreams I do not remember, I’ve also been hearing voices,” I inform him, and Will’s brows shoot up. He crosses his arms to his chest “Voices?”
“In my head or distant. I don’t know. It just comes often, like a fading echo.”
“And what does this voice say?” He asks and I lick my mouth, lowering my gaze before I say, “Daughter of Selene. Just those words; every single time.” Will fall silent and I look up to gauge his reaction. He isn’t staring at me as though I’m crazy. Instead, his brows are creased, and he seems like he’s thinking my words over as lines form across his forehead.
“Alpha?”
“I think it is your transformation.” He finally voices again and I tilt my head. “My transformation?”
“Yeah. Everything that’s been happening. There’s no other explanation for it. Indeed, your conversion is still months away and. you’ll be the first wolf I’ve seen to have these… these occurrences. I think–I think you’ll be different.”
“Different?” I repeat and he hums. “Special. Your extreme healing abilities already prove that.”
I remove my eyes from him and think back to what Doctor lan said. I find myself shaking my head. “I don’t want it.” What?”
“Being special. I don’t want it. These powers, wherever they’re coming from, I don’t want them. They hurt. They hurt too much and I can barely take it. 1 just want to. I just want to be normal. Why can’t I be a normal wolf with average abilities?” I don’t mean it, but tears fall from my eyes without stopping and there’s quietness on Will’s end.
I turn to look at him, my vision obfuscated with my tears, but I can make out his stare. Though I can’t figure out his expression, his voice is soft when he says, “Normal can be boring. Being special doesn’t make you weird, Emma. It makes you exactly that special. I know it’s hard, but fight through it. If you hear the voice again, try to distract yourself with other things you can think of
“Like what?” I mumble as I blink back the tears. His face becomes clear and his mouth is turned slightly. “What distractions can you think of?”
The sight of him smiling at me
Distraction, he says?
even when it’s just a tiny one–makes my heart melt, shake, and beat louder all at once.
My eyes move from his, dropping lower as the word echoes in my head and I have no control over my actions as I lift from the bed. I get into a sitting position and drag my body towards the edge of the bed. Will doesn’t utter a word as he watches my every movement and I hold my breath when I’m finally close.
The sound of my heartbeats thumps loudly in my cars as I look back into his eyes and then to his lips.
“Distraction,” I whisper the word, but he remains expressionless. However, the greens of his eyes hold an intensity that shakes me to any core and when he stays unmoving, I move to my knees, my legs pressing against the mattress as I lift my upper body towards him.
I can’t be anymore louder than this. I know what I want–1 can’t help myself–and I know Will knows what I’m trying to say
- 100.
After minutes of just rising close, not daring to do anything more, my heart drops when Will takes a step back–the way he’s always done every time there’s this moment between us.
I bite back my sob, the shame of rejection gnawing at my nerves when he puts an even bigger distance between us. He turns away to walk out and my head droos, my heart racine as I wait for the shut of the door.
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