I saw Aiden take Rebecca away, that scene would probably cause
malaise in my pregnant sister— in— law. I noticed Clary staring at the bath
blood fixed, the fox even blinked, she was strangely
pale. From the look of Kitsune, witnessing that savagery made her
remember the massacre in your clan, this event that I remembered
cruelly. I held a sigh, she was in her reason not
want to look me in the face.
Jack stood beside me, diverted attention from Clary and stared at my
partner. A shadow of mourning and hatred still hung over his eyes
gray of the Supreme, the face twisted by the same feeling
I knew I carried myself.
— It’s done, Hayley— said Jack, the fangs shining sunlight. —
We’ll be home tomorrow.
I nodded in agreement, more than eager to return home,
to the city of Jack, the place where I was learning to call
home together with my family.
Mark called the Supreme Court to settle a territory issue and
I turned towards the house, I urgently needed to take a shower and take Camila’s blood from my body. But I caught it in place
when an unknown wolf appeared in front of me, made a
reverence and handed me a folded piece of paper, disappearing in
crowd of angry wolves soon after.
Confused by that weird event, I opened the paper and my
heart took a leap reading what was written:
"The Crescents ask for mercy, their parents' pack was
cursed and for years we suffer being hunted without terms as we
defend. His people suffer, vulnerable in the hands of enemies,
we claim our Alpha’s claim by right to lead us and
protect. Hear our call and answer our call for help."
I crumpled the piece of paper hard between my fingers, feeling the
blood in my veins boil. I searched once more for the wolf that me
delivered the note, but found no sign of her. I shoved the
paper in the pocket of jeans and made sure that no one had seen, and with
the keen senses, walked back home with my head
boiling.
My parents' pack, the Crescents, had been cursed by
a witch years ago, shortly after the rebellion and since then my
people, my pack, suffered in silence, being hunted and killed
unfairly. Aiden was the rightful Alpha of the pack and it was time to
my dear brother takes up his role of leading and protecting our
pack, or I’d break your nose.
As soon as I got to the house, I went straight to my room
bathroom, closing the door then. I took off the dirty clothes, leaving
the ticket over the marble sink and turned on the shower, allowing the hot water to cleanse my body. I rubbed my skin a few times and
washed my hair, thinking about what I would do in relation to the ticket of origin
unknown.
"Do you plan to hide Jack’s note?"
The Crescents needed help urgently. And Jack had others
priorities at the time, had my doubts if I should bother you
bringing more trouble. He was the Supreme Alpha, but the Crescents
was my pack, my responsibility, and cried for help.
"Can’t we have a moment of peace?"
Our people need us, rest can be for later when
all are well.
(....)
Jack came home at dusk, my bags were ready
to leave the next day.
He looked at me for a few seconds, sitting in the armchair in front of the window with a cup of hot chocolate in his hands and went straight to the bathroom, he was still dirty with blood and smelled horrors. I knew he would not approach me without first cleaning himself. I waited for him to take his bath patiently, thoughtfully about
my next steps.
The room was dark, lit only by the natural light of the moon and
stars. The stillness of the night conveyed calm to my heart
agitated, I drank another sip of hot drink, delighting me with the
sweet taste.
I bit my lower lip when the bathroom door was opened and Jack left,
a towel wrapped around his waist, wet hair from the bath and bare chest.
I struggled to keep my eyes on his face to
not fall into the temptation to kiss every piece of my strong body
partner.
— If you keep looking at me like that, I’m going to need another bath
cold, werewolf— he commented, and I smiled shyly, looking away.
Put on some clothes, I need to talk to you.
Jack stopped in front of me and put his hands on his hip, swallowed hard
with its approach.
Do I need to be dressed to talk?
I could see that darkness in your eyes, result of execution
of traitors, especially the wolf that killed Lydia. It had been a
hard day for Jack and he needed to get distracted, and I knew how to do it
perfectly by provoking it.
I narrowed my eyes and got on my knees in the armchair after putting the
cup on the floor, I leaned over Jack and whispered to his face:
— If you don’t cover your delicious body, I’ll attack you in a way
Nothing decent, and we won’t be able to talk.
The shadow in his eyes faded. The wretch opened a smile
malicious that made my blood warm and grazed our mouths, your
hot breath caressing my face. I felt her hand slip up
my waist and the grip he left on my meats made me
bow.
You know, if you attack me, I won’t object.
I held the hand he held on my waist and pulled it out of my body, Jack
grumbled.
— I know not. But now, Supreme, be a good boy and put on a
outfit.
Jack left a bite on my lower lip, a mischievous smile
open in the corner of your mouth.
You know you got me, right?
I held a smile, Jack made the situation impossible to become
serious.
— I’m a dominant female, supreme, I like to be in control.
Jack kissed the corner of my mouth, going down to my jaw and
But my chin, held a sigh.
— Sometimes I think you’re the male of the relationship, my love— whispered.
A loud laugh broke from the back of my throat, shattered my
hand on the Alpha’s chest and put enough force to push him away,
trying to stop laughing.
— Jack, we need to talk.
He snorted loudly, staring at me with boredom.
Can’t we have five minutes of peace in the middle of all this chaos?
I licked my lips.
— My only desire at this time is to lie in your arms and stay with
you're until sunrise, but I have something important to tell you,
Jack, something you can’t wait for anymore.
The fun left Jack’s face upon noticing the seriousness in my tone. He
settled and went to the closet, leaving with a pair of sweatpants after
few seconds, but the bastard refused to put on a blouse.
Focus, Hayley, stay focused.
Jack sat in the armchair next to mine and stared at me, waiting
I started talking. I pulled the air into my lungs,
squeezing the piece of paper in hand, under the watchful eye of mine
partner. I made a promise to Jackson that we wouldn’t keep anymore
secrets or lies in our relationship, we’d be a couple of
partners faithful to each other, would not put more trust than he
deposited in me the proof, it was still being difficult to fix the
wounds.
— I received this note today— spoke and delivered the piece of paper to
Jack.
He frowned and, reluctantly, picked up the note, opening it and reading the
content quickly, coming back to observe me then with the
tight lips. Only the pounding sound of my heart was heard
in the bedroom.
— You know I can’t ignore it— continued, tense with your
hush.
Jack kept watching me, a crease formed between his
thick eyebrows.
— So that’s what the lone wolf gave him after the execution.
I almost jumped out of the chair, blinked, surprised.
— Did you know that?
Jack folded the paper again and handed me over, his feature was calm and
your relaxed posture.
— I was informed of the presence of a solitary among us, and that she
had delivered something to you in the morning.
I left the note on the armchair.
— And wouldn’t you try to demand a response?
Jack smiled faintly, shaking his head in denial.
— I have no right to demand anything from you, Hayley, but I confess that
I was hoping you’d trust me to say what the wolf
He turned you in. I’m glad you’re honest.
I stretched out my arm, looking for your hand, and I tied our fingers.
— I promised I wouldn’t keep secrets from you— I reminded him.
Jack waved, confirming he remembered the promise we made
each other. He kissed my hand.
— What now? What will we do? — I asked quietly.
Jack ran his hand through damp hair and stared at the starry sky by
few seconds.
— For years, I’ve been looking for a way to break the curse
Crescent, but only the witch who created the enchantment can
break it, and she’s gone, there’s no sign of her.
— What do you know about her?
— Only that her name was Celeste and she possessed great power,
I don’t know why she cursed your pack, but no
found a solution.
— The Crescents are being hunted and killed, Jack, the pack that mine
parents died to protect could be extinct.
Jack ran his thumb across the back of my hand, his gaze was pure
understanding.
— We will return home tomorrow and continue in search of the break
to the curse, ok? I won’t stop until I find a way to save
the Crescents, I promise you. We’ll save your pack, wolf,
they will be free again.