Novels by Poeticwriter

Calista's POVI watched the door click shut after my mother rushed out to do his bidding as the room went super quiet for a second. Then I heard the heavy thuds of combat boots coming from downstairs. They were walking into our living room. My body vibrated in fear for a second with my head thinking of ways to get out of this mess.I couldn’t go back to that cell. I would not survive a day in there.I turned around to face Magnus. My hands were clenched into fists."What are you doing?" I whispered loudly before taking a bold step closer to him. "When they get in here, there is no way they are not going to try to take me. Paul wants me gone, and Jake... Jake will want to destroy me after what I did to him. They are going to throw me right back into that dungeon!"Magnus didn't blink. He stood there like a huge dark shape in the middle of my little study. The man was so big that he filled the room making a long shadow that covered my desk. He fixed the leather straps on his shirt movin

Calistas povThe question hit me like a physical blow. The professional, confident mask I had been wearing all afternoon suddenly cracked.A sudden, sharp wave of old rage flared up deep in my gut, hot and suffocating. I gripped the edge of my wooden desk so tightly my knuckles turned white."How do I handle it?" I whispered, my voice thick with sudden, bitter emotion. I looked up at him, refusing to hide the anger burning in my eyes. "It was hell, alpha.”I let my words simmer for a minute before continuing through bitter rage.“The day I turned eighteen, the entire pack gathered at the clearing, waiting for me to shift,” I started, my mind playing that day vividly to me. “My father is an elder, Jake was the future Alpha, and everyone expected me to become the perfect Luna. And nothing happened.”I adjusted my stance, staring at my hands with my cheeks flushing in embarrassment as I said the next part. “Everyone wanted me to shift into a wolf. Instead I just stood there in front of

Calistas povI looked at my fathers hands. They were shaking. The fear on his face was really scary. It was not the fear that people usually feel when they were around the Alpha King. It was a fear like he was hiding a secret that could hurt us all."Dad, you are being too careful. You need to stop worrying. The Alpha King is not here to hurt us. He already said he would not punish me."Before my father could say anything, one of the Kings guards came into the alley near our garden. His face did not show any feelings. His body was very stiff."Elder Homer,” the guard said. “Alpha King Magnus is still waiting for you."I turned to my father then touched his arm. "We will talk about this later, Dad. Just trust me."I walked out of the side of the house then went back to the driveway. The Alpha King was still standing by his car, his big arms crossed. He was watching me closely which made me feel weird. I looked at him and gave him a smile then turned to my mother. She was still standing

Calistas povThe moment I pushed them open, the guards standing outside went completely rigid, bowing deeply as Magnus strode out behind me.We walked out of the mansion and onto the wide green lawn. The entire courtyard was packed with pack members, servants, and warriors. The moment they saw me… the girl who had been dragged away in chains just an hour ago… walking freely alongside the legendary Alpha King, the crowd went dead silent. Hundreds of eyes stared at us in absolute shock, whispering frantically among themselves.We reached the gravel driveway where the black armored convoy was waiting. Magnus walked past his guards, stepping up to the lead SUV. Instead of getting in and waiting, he opened the heavy passenger door himself and stepped aside, looking down at me."Get in," he said.I gave a small gasp. The Alpha King was opening doors for a shiftless pack girl. I nodded quickly and climbed into the plush leather seat, and he slid in right beside me, his massive shoulder brush

Calistas povI leaned slightly closer to his desk, making sure my voice was low enough for him to hear."I have spent years writing detailed journals on shiftless wolves," I told him, keeping my eyes locked on his. "I have always been fascinated by the idea that amongst all my peers in this pack, I am the only one who can't turn into a wolf. It drove me crazy, so I started looking into it. And during my research, I heard stories of so many people in our pack and other packs who couldn't turn into a wolf either. I tracked their histories. I found patterns."Magnus listened attentively, his fingers tapping slowly against his chin. He nodded, his deep voice rumbling softly. "Okay. That is fine. If there are others like us, I would like to meet these other people. I want to know how they live, and if they feel the same power we felt today."I let out a sharp breath and shook my head. "That’s the problem, your Majesty."Magnus frowned, his massive brows knitting together. "What do you mean

Calistas povI stood tall in the center of the room refusing to let my knees buckle under the weight of the man sitting before me, the Alpha King. He was almost seven feet of pure muscle and dark tattoos that went all the way up his neck. The Alpha King looked like a god of war sitting behind that oak desk. I was not going to look down. I was not going to let the Alpha King see me tremble.The Alpha King crossed his legs, his dark eyes staring straight into my soul."Who are you?" He asked, his voice rumbling through the floorboards."My name is Calista," I said, my voice loud and clear.He stared at me for a moment then tilted his head, his eyes looking at my bruised face and the messy hair falling over my shoulders. A strange expression passed over his features."Calista,” he murmured, saying my name out loud. Then his eyes narrowed slightly. "You do not look very sorry for what you did, Calista."I let out a laugh, crossing my arms over my chest."Because I am actually not sorry,"