Shadowy places

Kaiden’s POV

The night had settled over at the Blue Moon packhouse, and the long shadows that seemed to echo in the darkness tormented the turmoil in my mind.


The moonlight managed to find its way through the tall windows, it painted the walls in a somewhat ghostly silver color.


But, oh well, my thoughts, however, were far from calm even though the evening seemed so.


The events of the day had left me in a complete state of unrest, and the encounter with Henrik still remained in my heart. It was like a bitter taste on my tongue.



I simply could not brush off the image of Lilian standing there, so fragile yet defiant.


I had seen everything that happened. She had questioned him, something no one else would dare to do, and that had only further piqued my interest.


There definitely was something between them, those two, there was just something she wasn’t telling me.


And it gnawed at me like an open wound, itching, willing me to scratch at it yet threatening to spill more blood.



I had watched her leave my chambers earlier, her eyes were so downcasted when she had left, the regret of our interrupted kiss, if you would call it a regret, hung between us like an unspoken promise.


I licked my lips and I tasted her again. I could very well still feel the warmness of her lips against mine, the way it had moved against my own, the softness of her body as it pressed close to me, close to where I needed her the most.


But I had freaking pulled away. I just had to. It wasn’t the right time anyway, not this time, not even when there were so many unanswered questions between us.


But now, as I walked through the length of my room, the silence was just too much to bear. I needed answers. I needed to understand what was happening, and not just within the Blue Moon pack but also within myself.



My feelings for her were growing, fuck were they growing more stronger by the day, and I couldn’t deny the very incredible pull this woman had on me, but I was now an Alpha, and I couldn’t let emotions cloud my judgment.


Not when the safety of my pack was at stake at the moment.


Determined, I left my chambers and headed straight to Lilian’s room. The corridors were empty as it was dark, save for the occasional guard that patrolled the halls.



The time I reached her door, I hesitated for a moment, my hand was already clenched and poised to knock. But then, instead of just knocking like every other normal person, I pushed the door open and stepped inside without waiting for permission.



Lilian was sitting by her window when my eyes found her, her figure was bathed in moonlight. She looked up as I entered, surprise flickering in her eyes.


“Kaiden?” she whispered, her voice sounded like she was about to panic.


I shut the door behind me and leaned against it for a moment as I took her in.

She looked so small, so vulnerable, and yet, there was a strength in her that drew me in, made me want to protect her from whatever shadows she was hiding.


She stared back at me with wide eyes.


"What is the matter?" She asked me. She looked surprised.


"What are you thinking about?" I asked her, replying to her question rather than answering hers.


"I was just.... " She trailed as she looked around her and back at me as if she was trying to change the topic.


I walked away from the door and further into the room.


"Tell me." I urged her.
She hesitated and I saw her cheeks flush pink.


"It's nothing." She lied and looked away.

But I wasn't going to have that. So I walked to her and lifted up her chin with my finger.


"Hey," I said softly as her eyes met mine.

"There is no need to feel shy or to cower away, you can tell me." I said to her and she nodded her head.


"You." She said as she looked directly into my eyes. "I was thinking about you." She said and I stared at her eyes for a beat before I responded.


"What about me?" I asked her but that seemed to get her more shy and she looked away.

Again. That was supposed to get me irritated or even infuriated. But instead of that, I found my heart warming up. I wanted to grab her and kiss her.


What if..? The thoughts she was having about me were.......steamy thoughts? I wondered and I felt a lump on my throat at that thought and I quickly cleared my throat.


I nodded my head, feeling some sort of relief wash over my body. Though, it was tempered by the situation surrounding us. I leaned down, and pressed a kiss to her forehead, a silent promise that I would keep her safe, no matter the cost.



“Stay close to me,” I murmured against her skin. “You do not always have to feel left out.” I told her.


She nodded her head again, and for a moment, we stood there in silence, the weight of our unspoken fears hanging in the air. But even in the midst of the darkness, there was a spark of something else—hope, perhaps that was what this was.


Or maybe it was the beginning of something neither of us had anticipated.


As I pulled away, I caught her eyes on me once more, and this time, there was no hesitation in her eyes.


Whatever lay ahead, we would face it together.


I was going to make her feel happy. I was going to make her relaxed. And I was going to keep her in the pack.

Because I was getting a hunch that I was onto something with her. This.....thing that cackled between us was just too much to ignore.

And Henrik? He would learn the hard way that no one threatened what was mine.