As she sat behind her screen, Helia glanced at Rendall's seat, expecting to see him seated, but each time she did, she got disappointed."What's wrong?"Helia jolted on hearing Dylan's voice and she craned her neck to see Dylan standing behind her. He looked concerned as he watched her keenly."Nothing's wrong." Helia feigned a smile as she glanced at him, but he looked skeptical. He shrugged and sat on the seat next to hers."Would you be available during the weekend? I wanted us to see a movie together.""A movie?" She asked and he nodded. Helia stared at his face and she saw that it pleaded for a yes. His eyebrows were knitted in worry that he'd get a no from her. "I—" she paused. Her head told her to say yes. Except for the space, Nalea was occupying, of course! Nalea was screaming a big no, and her heart told her the same word.Helia placed her right hand on her forehead as the contrast in her head increased. Nalea wanted her to refuse, but she thought that a date with Dylan wil
Sadness clouded Brient as he glanced at Helia. She sat next to him on a bench in the park they had seen Rendall last. Since Rendall had gone missing, they made it a point of duty to visit the park every evening after work, hoping to find Rendall around, but it had been a week, yet Rendall was nowhere to be found."It has been quite lonely without Rendall and Selene around," Brient pointed out sadly and Helia sighed. Selene had been sent on a business trip. Before she left, Brient and Helia had told her that Rendall had left for his hometown because of an emergency and luckily, she bought it."Do you think lying to Helia was nice," Brient continued, trying to initiate a conversation. "I feel bad about it."Brient heaved a sigh of frustration as he saw that Helia was in her sad world and wasn't willing to have a conversation."Don't you think we're not working hard enough to find Rendall?""I don't think so. Since Dawn broke, you've been asking around the neighborhood for him, while I'v
"This can't work," Helia said to a wide-eyed Dylan. Everyone present had taken their eyes off the screen to watch them instead."What the fuck is wrong with you?" Dylan was utterly shocked at her reaction."I have a mate," Helia announced, and afterward, she stood up from where she sat and walked out of the room. Dylan watched her go, trying to decipher and come to terms with what had happened.Helia sighed in frustration as she left the room. Tired of how everything had been going, she fell on her butt to the ground and relaxed on the wall behind her. She bowed her head and faced the ground. Helia let the tears she had been holding fall freely to the ground as she messed up her hair without minding what the people passing thought of her."I knew it'll end this way." More tears dropped as she heard the familiar voice."Why are you here?""I followed you." "Life sucks.""Death sucks the most."Helia raised her head and she saw Brient smiling down at her with his right hand stretched t
"It's been four freaking weeks and we've found neither Rendall nor Danica," Helia complained as she and Brient walked down the park."Selene would be devastated if she comes back to find out that our friends have been missing for about a month," Brient said sadly."We need new ideas, Brient. The idea of following Mr. Wilkinson isn't working.""Mr. Wilkinson is a very sneaky man. Who knows if he has found out about the wereworld from Danica already? I've sent a message to Alpha Leander. Your father needs to be prepared before anything happens.""What about the Werewolves? Currently, they are more vulnerable than the werelions." Helia looked concerned. Wulfe needed to be prepared too."As werelions, we can't deliver this message to Wulfe. We need a werewolf to do so. This is why we have to save Danica and Rendall fast. I just hope Danica hasn't said a word about us to Mr. Wilkinson yet."Immediately Brient finished talking, Helia pulled him with her so that they both could hide behind a
Helia realized how impulsive she had been when she crossed over to the other side of the road. With her eyes fixed on Rendall, she hit her forehead hard in disapproval of what she had just done, but who could blame her? She missed Rendall during the days he had disappeared and now that she had finally seen him, Helia could not restrain herself."Helia," Rendall called her name softly and she blinked nervously. She wondered what he'd think of her."No, I can't let him see how much I care," she thought to herself."Rendall. I just—"Before she could finish talking, Rendall ran from the door to her, drew her close to him, and wrapped her in a tight hug. Helia hugged him back and in no time, they were both oblivious to their surroundings."Selene." Helia and Rendall disengaged from the hug when they heard Brient's voice. Selene's head was bowed. She could not look any of them in the eye."What's happening here?" Helia, Brient, and Rendall's eyes moved from Selene to a confused Mr. Wilkins
"Where is Danica?" Helia snarled at Mr. Wilkinson."He seriously kidnapped Danica. I thought Brient was joking." Rendall found it hard to believe it."You all knew about the wereworld and are even were-creatures," Mr. Wilkinson pointed out. He was amused."Tell us something we don't know," Rendall snarled. "Where is Danica?""Tell me where the other were-creatures are.""We can just kill you if we like." Brient's tone was flat. "I could have, in fact, killed you the first time I had found out about your plan. That was a long time ago. The fact that we were-creatures haven't killed you yet proves how kind-hearted we are because you actually deserve death.""We will kill you if you don't talk," Helia threatened. "Where is Danica?""If you kill me, all of you will go to jail," Mr. Wilkinson snorted. "No one can kill the great CEO of Wilkinson PLC and go scot-free."Rendall glanced at Selene and she nodded. She dipped her hands into her black cloak and brought out two knives. She gave one
Danica was breathing heavily. Her mouth was ajar and she tried to say something but she was too weak to talk. Danica was close to death and Helia and Brient could see this."We are flexible and nimble," Helia began. "Brient and I can leave this place with ease.""She can't," Mac said with a smirk, gesturing to Danica. "If you leave, I'd kill her.""What if we don't care?" Helia asked and Danica tried once more to talk but she still couldn't. She tried hard to free herself from the chain she was in but she could not."Do you think I'm joking? Leave and I'd kill her," Mac threatened. Helia and Brient exchanged glances and they smirked at each other."If you kill her when we leave, you'd be left with no werecreature," Helia pointed out and the man's grip on the shotgun loosened."I have a better proposal," Helia said as she studied her nails with a cocky grin on her face."What kind of proposal?" Helia had managed to get Mac interested."I'd tell you where the wereworld if you let her go
Danica sat up straight on the bed with Selene sitting beside her and Helia, Brient, and Rendall standing with their full focus on her."How are you feeling?" Brient asked."I've never felt better," Danica beamed. She never thought she would be grateful for life as much as she was. Unlike the past few days, her skin was glowing without blood stains, her eyes were bright; they weren't dull and red. Her hair was straight and in place, her clothes were not torn, the air wasn't stale, the room wasn't stuffy and she wasn't held in chains without any freedom. "Did you know that Helia was the one who saved you?" Rendall glanced at Helia and smiled before looking back at Danica. He was hoping that his childhood friend would get along with his mate after she learned of how his mate had saved her."Yes I do," Danica smiled. She looked at Helia. "You were really awesome. What you did was risky and Mac could have used his silver bullets on you but you did not mind. You chose to save me. I'm grate
Helia watched in terror as the silver bullets moved toward Rendall. She closed her eyes and without thinking about it, she muttered words. Words which she had seen somewhere but could not place where.Energy radiated from her and immediately, she heard the bullet strike someone. She felt her heart freeze, hoping it was not what she thought. Hoping that whatever she had done had worked.Helia's eyes snapped open and when they did, they moved to Rendall, then to Alpha Janus and they dilated.The son stared at the father and the father stared back. One of them was on their knees, gasping for his last breath."F— father?" Rendall's voice quivered.Alpha Janus' head was bowed in shame."You tried to kill me?" Shock was written all over Rendall's face. He knew that his father was evil and despite the threats, he never really thought that his father could try to kill him."Save me.""I can't. If I could, I still wouldn't. You deserve what has befallen you," Rendall spat disdainfully.Helia s
"Rendall!" Helia called out as soon as she got into Rendall's room. Rendall was seated on his bed with worry etched on his face."Helia?"Rendall got up from his bed. He began to look around and Helia sighed."You can't see me, remember?" "Oh! You're right. You're under an invisibility spell. You were still in my father's room after I had left, right?""Yes.""And you heard Mr. Wilkinson and my father talk about me, right?""Yes.""What did they say?"Rendall's question was followed by a long silence."Your father. He is so—""Evil?""Evil is too weak to describe what he is. No offense, but I'd rather not have a father than have a father like yours.""I know right? So, what did he say?" Rendall asked and he raised an eyebrow as he heard her sigh again."We have to be cautious.""What did my father say?""That he'd kill you if he finds out that you're trying to trick him," Helia said and Rendall chuckled sarcastically."Well, I'm not surprised. He'd do anything for power. Do you hear
"Everything that happened, happened according to how it was fated to. All this happened for one result. The werewolves are getting punished for taking the land of the witches. The werelions are punished for not helping their neighbors." "How do we get out of her punishment?" Helia asked "That's for you both to figure out. You both have the knowledge you need to break the curse of Khron and Wulfe. You have to. It is your destiny to do so." "Since we are destined to save Wulfe and Khron, we'll do so, right?" Rendall asked and Alecto smiled. "We have destinies. We can also choose whether or not we want our destinies. You can choose to save the werewolves and werelions. You can also choose not to save the werewolves and the werelions," Alecto answered with a casual shrug and Helia and Alecto glanced at each other. "We have to take down both my father and Mr. Wilkinson," Rendall said and Helia scoffed. "Like you would really take down your father. You would surely betray us," Helia s
"Do you really have to go? Again?" Damien looked downcasted. "Please, don't leave. Stay a little longer." Helia and Rendall exchanged glances. They both looked sad too. "We have to go. We have a curse to break," Rendall explained and Damien looked up at him with his eyes glossed with tears. Rendall's heart melted at the sight and he took Damien into his arms and hugged him. "Aunt." Damien turned to Helia with his body still glued to that of Rendall. "Please hug me too." Helia opened her arms and Damien gestured for her to come closer instead. "But—" Damien's face fell, interrupting Helia's protest. She waved her hands in surrender and joined them. Rendall froze as her skin touched his. His heart began to flutter and so did Helia's. At that moment, they both realized that the rejection did not work. Damien smiled to himself when he saw them look at each other. He disengaged from the hug and as he did, Rendall and Helia were in each other's arms without Damien acting as a middl
Mr. Wilkinson smirked at Alpha Janus, brought another pair of eye contacts, and gave it to him."What do you think?" Mr. Wilkinson asked when Alpha Janus wore it and Alpha Janus looked at him."How do you use this? Can you hypnotize simply by looking a person in the eye or do you have to do something else?"Mr. Wilkinson raised an eyebrow as soon as he heard Alpha Janus' question and then he grinned. "Why are you trying to move faster than your shadow?"Alpha Janus was thrown off guard by Mr. Wilkinson's question before he quickly put himself together. "I'm just very curious, you know. I'd really love to know.""You seem—" Mr. Wilkinson's voice trailed off and Alpha Janus frowned.‘Just tell me how to freaking use the Gizmo, stupid human,’ Alpha Janus cursed in his mind."Your thoughts matter too. Just think about it while you lock eyes with whoever you want to hypnotize and boom, he or she would be.""We want to hypnotize every were-creature, remember? Would we begin to look everyone
"Werewolves and witches have a history?" Rendall was shocked."A painful one at that. Haven't you heard any folklore concerning it? Or at least a myth? You werewolves are good at telling fake stories anyways just for storytelling's sake."Rendall scoffed and looked back at the book. "Let's check out what is written in it. Do you think it's because of the history that Nyx cursed Wulfe too?""My mother did a great job by cursing the werewolves. I would have done the same," Helia said."Let's just check the book," Rendall said. He was tired of hearing Helia's complaints.She rolled her eyes, removed the book away from his face, and opened it."What's written in it?" Rendall joined her in checking the book and they both turned white as they flapped through the pages. The book was telling a story.It was a story of how the werewolves had forcefully taken the land of witches away from them.A long time ago, werewolves had no particular land. They formed packs that were ruled by an Alpha. A
"Please, don't send us away," Helia pleaded and Damien's grandfather scowled at her."Get out," he growled. "Daughter of a witch. Heaven knows if she's a witch like her mother. These things must exist in the genes. Your mother killed my only son and my daughter-in-law. I have almost nothing left. You probably want to take all I have away from me.""But—""If you don't leave now, I'd make sure I kill you with my own hands," Damien's grandfather threatened. "It will be fair enough anyways. Nyx kic cflled my son and I killed her daughter.""Sir, we—" "You're pushing me," he growled, interrupting Helia again."We're here because we need to break Nyx's curse," Rendall said quickly before he'd get interrupted by the old man."She cursed you?" "Yes, that wicked witch cursed the both of us and our families too," Rendall answered and Helia glared at him for calling her mother wicked."She did?" The old man's hard expression was beginning to melt."And a demon called Janus too. He is also cal
Helia closed her eyes. Her greatest nemesis had caught up with her without her seeing any way of getting out of it. So, Helia stood, expecting an impact.Suddenly, she heard the sound of a bullet striking flesh. Helia froze. She wondered where the bullet had struck. She wondered if she would die anytime soon. Helia placed her middle finger under her nose to know if she was still breathing. She was. She placed her hands on her chest. Her heartbeat was normal."Does death come this slowly?" Helia asked herself and immediately she felt something lift her. She snapped her eyes open and as she did, she screamed.Peering down at her was a blue-eyed white beast. She batted her lashes as it dawned on her that it was Rendall in his wolf form. She was in the arms of Conri, Rendall's wolf."From frying pan to fire," Helia muttered to herself. She looked away from his face to their surroundings and gasped. Lying on the floor were Alpha Janus and his warriors. They looked lifeless and Helia wond
"You're joking, right?" Rendall frowned as he heard Alecto's words."Joking? Should your father killing Alpha Leander surprise you? You of all people know the kind of person your father is.""But he promised me that he would not kill Leander and Ariela told me she did. Why would Ariela tell me she killed Alpha Leander when she did not.""He he. All I know is that your father has a hand in Helia's father's death.""How do you know the things you know? Who are you?""He he! You'd be the first were-creature to ask who I am. The rest assume they know but I can assure you that I'm not what they think I am.""Then, who are you?""You would know how with time," Alecto smirked. "All you have to know now is to go to the human world to Nyx's house.""Nyx's house? But we—""Helia is on her way there," Alecto chipped in and Rendall did not bother to argue again."Did my father really kill hers?" Rendall looked down at his feet and Alecto heaved a sigh."I warned you not to ask me that it'll hurt.