"So you planned for me to stay with you before then?" Don't know if I should be annoyed or amused by her smile when there is no trace of a hoax on my face. She even fought back with me against locking of eyes as if she was waiting for me to say something. "Well. That was before, Nathalie. But after everything that happens to you, to me, I can't risk having a second time like that anymore." I defensively said. "Don't worry, Josh. Having two different alphas from different packs on the same island will not do good. I may plan to stay on an island like this but not now. My packs also need me." Nathalie extended her smile before she rubbed my shoulder and went back inside. After Nathalie went back inside, I stayed outside for a few minutes and surveyed the perimeter even if Marcos already assigned a few of his werewolf guardians to be our eyes and nose in the house. For what it's worth, everyone in the family got their lives back. Mama already moved on and her body
However, he already assumed a lot of things. But the one thing that made me hold onto that thought was when he lifted a human-size stone and moved it a few meters away from us. To my surprise, there was a small passage heading somewhere. And my wolf has already sensed something or someone, not just one but a lot of them beneath the ground. When Marcos jumped onto the passage, I left no choice but to follow. As soon as I stepped foot onto the ground, my wolf's eyes were completely enlarged when I could see a few skulls and bones all over the place. "What is this place, Marcos?" Could not stop my curiosity anymore. So, I asked. "This is where we kept our captives, unexpected visitors, enemies, and those who committed sins to the pack. Humans, werewolves from the other pack, and even members of our pack." Marco's explained. Jail for the humans. That was what they referred to it when I was one of their captives. But, why would Marcos want me to know all these?
To stop bothering me with that thought, I grabbed one of Joshua's letters. He left me two updated letters, I guess. Don't even know when he got the chance to write them since his schedule on the island was too hectic. With the fact that there has only less than one percent chance that my boat will hit something or someone in the middle of the won't blue ocean, I can have all the time in the world to read them. The letter goes like this; "To my dearest, Nathalie, I don't know how to start this letter. Don't even know if writing you a letter is necessary anymore since we have seen and talked to each other a few times already. However, I'm gonna write you still because I am good at expressing feelings with pen and paper. Those two were my greatest weapon all these years. So, to start with, my wolf wants to extend my warm appreciation for being part of my life and my wolf world. I may not be the kind of guy who loves to express how my wolf felt about you but yo
Earlier before sunrise, I reached Jasper's house a bit lightheaded since my wolf had never gotten the chance to rest at least a minute since my journey back to New York City. It was still five in the morning when I lifted my wrist. All the gates in the house were still closed. And my wolf senses could barely sense anyone roaming around. Perhaps everyone was still having their sleep since it was too early to do house chores. So, I waited for anyone to open the gates. In the meantime, I rested my head on the headrest and closed my eyes as much as possible. My wolf was supposed to get enough sleep after an exhausting vacation on the island, but yet another serious problem that has to get fixed greeted me. Jasper owed me an apology. I never get the chance to reach out to him for two days after leaving him at the abandoned port. However, I suddenly remembered reaching out to Joshua as soon as possible. He already had his first surprising call, unfortunately, n
"I'm so sorry to hear that, aunty. But I'll promise you not bad will happen to your son and your family...," my words suddenly got cut off when my wolf just saw an image of a man with his entire face covered in a mask. "Hello? Lady Nathalie, are you still there?" Joshua's mum asked after a few seconds of hanging up the call. However, my focus was no longer on the phone's background but on the mysterious man who was climbing the wall similar to the spiderman movies I've watched in Cinemas. He was climbing the wall of the house heading to Jasper's room window. I quickly enhanced my werewolf senses thinking that the masked man might have someone on the ground that serves as his eyes and nose to the house, specifically when it was surrounded by security guards. "Umm... Aunty, please tell Josh I'm gonna call back." I muttered to the phone and then ended the call right after I hopped out of the car. Then my fingers are busy dialing Jasper's digits while studying the
"Sir, yes, sir!" The man exclaimed. "There were three of them to be exact." "That's good to know. Have you reported them already to the cops?" Jasper asked back. "Not yet, sir. We're waiting for your parents' response. In the meantime, we put them in handcuffs and a secure place where they could not escape. Why? Would you like to see and talk to them?" "Yes. And don't wait for either mum or dad to order what to do. I was the one who got attacked by those people. It's my decision that matters." Jasper set the phone back on the table and grabbed his coat. He never asked or say anything from me after that. Instead, he left me and my wolf all alone in the room. Aside from that, he never said I should wait for him or not. Or he will come back or not. Leaving no choice, I removed the blanket from my body and shifted back into a wolf. Then, jumped out of the window and marched to my old spot where I last shifted to get my phone and torn-out clothes. Unfortunately,
There has no other wolf who would be interested in Jasper apart from Uncle Robin. Part of my wolf believed that he targeted Jasper to get back to me. He might think that my wolf would be defenseless if all the humans and wolf close to me will be out of the picture. I'm just not aware "What? What are you talking about? I don't know who that is." the man was obviously stuttering. And of course, my wolf expected he will cover up Uncle Robin when their family's lives are at stake. "And who the hell are you?" says the man who wears masked earlier. "You're not a cop, right?" "Don't worry, I'm not a cop. But I am the kind of woman who can give you nightmares, especially when no one will answer me. Was it Robin, the monster who paid and threatened you?" "Nathalie, what does your uncle have to do with me? I did nothing to him as far as I could remember." Jasper said back, partly confused. "Everything has to do with you, Jasper. I'll explain everything in detail. Bu
While the bunch of security guards are busy discussing with Jasper what was the best thing to do about the incident, my wolf also solemnly lifts its feet heading to the exit since I already have the answer to my question. However, my question about Jasper putting bullets on the three men's foreheads was left unanswered. No matter how hard I tried, I could not comprehend his sudden uproar earlier. That was the first time I saw Jasper blazing in anger since we became best friends. Even to the point that he wasn't thinking thoroughly about the consequences of what he did. He killed not just one but three lives without any signs of hesitation. That makes me wonder what else could he do when he was in his furious mode. Of all the humans whom I thought my wolf would be safe with was beside Jasper. But after what he did, I'm no longer sure if that was the case. Not to mention he already considered our kind a beast. A monstrous beast. After settling into the car, I im
"Do you believe in what the news is saying? That's completely ridiculous, right?" The cab driver broke the bridge of silence between us in the car. "I mean... There were a lot of problems Chicago was facing these days - heavy traffic, death rates, and poverty. It's not that I am against their plan of eliminating those monsters, but, I've heard no such thing as werewolves." I dont know if I should be pleased or not with what the cab driver told me. He sounded like monsters such as werewolves are not the main problem to society but the government itself. However, the government was right. We are monsters. "... Now, we have on the other line of the phone, the man behind the list. And he wants the public to address him as the Benefactor of this werewolf hunting trip. However, his safety is our main concern. So, we secure his basic information such as name, address, and contact number." added the reporter on the news. "People of the United States. Recently, we, the people o
"Josh, wait up!" Nathaniel whispered as he removed his clothes and shifted into a big bad wolf before he jumped over the fence and followed me. As soon as we heard the sounds of the gunshots, I bumped my body into the door by force, especially when it was locked. When we got the chance to see the image of the house, a flood of fresh drops of blood greeted us. The worst part is that I could barely sense anyone's presence in the house anymore aside from the body lying on the floor with an axe dug in straight to the woman's heart. "We're late," I muttered to myself with much regret that pinched the deepest part of my conscience. I could barely sense the woman's breathing anymore. Neither was her heartbeat. "She's dead." Nathaniel roamed around shortly, checking every corner of the house. We sensed the murderer's scent ten seconds ago but it disappeared like thin air all of a sudden before we could get in. But the house was already deserted. So, he went back to the
{Joshua's POV} "Baby, always remember what I told you, okay?" I muttered to Justine as soon as we stepped foot in front of his classroom. Undeniably, an entire part of me was feeling skeptical of the idea that he will go to class despite the situation he was in. Justine doesn't know yet that someone has put a price on his head amounting to four million dollars. I mean, my little brother was just a grade-schooler. He hurts no one and barely knows about Chicago werewolves. He doesn't deserve to be part of this nonsense and unreasonable dilemma. I don't want him to worry about his life either. All I want for him is to continue his study to have a better future similar to most humans. "That I should reach out to you or Lady Nathalie in case of emergency? Are we in danger, brother Josh? I heard you guys back in Lady Nathalie's place talking about werewolves who are in danger. Are we included in the list?" Justine asked back. And he's started to worry. "No, we're not
And I know he somehow noticed our surprised expressions, especially his brother, Justine. He cared for his brother very much. His little decision, whatever it is, also matters to Joshua. "My entire week is available. But once the clinic gets back its operation, I'm gonna focus my undivided attention so Justine and I could save enough to get back to the island." Joshua said back, trying to ease off Justine's awful expression. "But I thought we are going to stay with Lady Nathalie, brother Josh. Does that mean you're lying to me?" Justine said back in an unhappy tone. My brain was frozen for a few seconds. They only have each other's back if Joshua will insist on ignoring my help. Breaking them apart would be the last thing I would do. So, I tried digging into my brain about how to convince Joshua to stay in Chicago instead of going back to the island knowing they are no longer welcome to live there as her mama told us. That's why she willingly entrusted her two sons
Every one of us, including Justine, exchanged glances, trying to read each other's minds to know which side of the choice we are on. But no matter which side Joshua chooses, I will forever be supporting him. "Then, we'll help them. But, for the record, this is not an assurance that we could protect all of them," had to point that out. I don't Joshua would blame not just me when things go south. My family may be that wealthy enough to have billions of dollars in my bank accounts but I'm not desperate enough to kill the wolves, including our pack members. What good could I get about that? Let alone paying millions of dollars to eliminate thousands of them. "Besides, we still don't know who's madman is behind all these. Putting millions of dollars in our heads requires a massive amount of money in their bank accounts." "So, does this mean my head was priced at a hundred million dollars? 'Cause that was the figure written parallel to my name." Joshua's confrontation ma
Despite Joshua's weakened wolf, he still has the strength to punch Nathaniel in the face. His rage exploded like a volcanic eruption. Aside from that his explosion was extremely hot, no one would dare block his way unless you were ready to get a punch from him too. "Wait... You told him?" Could not help but lush out my frustration to Nathaniel instead of taking his side. I pushed him by force when I could not believe he preceded me even if he knows there was no slight chance between us. And I thought of our sex as a huge mistake driven by the call of alcohol in our systems. "No. I didn't. But I thought you already told him since you heard it yourself, he was referring to our..." Nathaniel cut off his words before making things worse. "No. I haven't told him yet, you idiot. That was already part of my plan, but not now when all our lives are in great danger including the kid. I'm afraid my name was already included on the list." "What list are you talking about?" Jo
"Rescue was on their way, Nathalie. Please hold until we reached the road you're in, okay?" Those were the last words coming from Nathaniel from the other line of the phone before the call got ended. "Okay. Thank you so much, Mr Nathaniel. But, please, come quick. Brother Josh started not to look good." Justine's words made me stealth a glimpse at the rearview mirror and found out indeed, his brother doesn't look good. The colour of his skin started losing its normal glow and was soaked in profuse sweat. I could barely hear his heartbeat either. Neither was his breathing. "Joshua, can you talk? How are you feeling?" I asked and stayed focused on driving the car to avoid getting hit by those arrows and axes as much as possible. "Lady Nathalie, please, help Brother Josh. He's not breathing anymore." Justine's voice even increased my worries and fears, especially when Joshua is not responding to my inquiries. Justine suddenly screamed when Joshua's half of his bod
"Young man, is she your girlfriend?" the cab driver asked. "Are you dumping that kind of woman? Are you kidding me?" "First of all, she's someone's girlfriend. Next to that, I'm not talking to her. So, please, tell her that she needs to move away if she doesn't want to get hit by the car." Joshua said back. "You heard the man, Miss gorgeous. So, please, I'm not gonna say it again. There are a few cab drivers and passengers at the back who are more furious than you are. If I'm not gonna move away, they will put the blame me." Indeed there were a few cab drivers who just hopped out of their respective cars and some continued beeping their horns, making the entire waiting area into chaos. "I'm so sorry, Josh. What you see back there is not what you think it is. I tried to explain to you the reason but you were gone already. But, please, give me a chance to hear my reason. If you don't want to believe me afterwards, then I'm letting you go." "Hey, you? Will you mov
Nevertheless, the only face I see was Nathaniel who was heading in my direction, somewhat bothered. "Nathalie, you need to get back to the unit. Now. The guests are staring at you." "It's all your fucking fault he left." I made sure most guests on the ground floor heard it to make sure their sharp eyes were pointed at him. Then, I rushed back to the elevator and ascended to my unit alone. In a few minutes, Nathaniel followed with a blushing face and sharp eyes. He slid to the fridge and gulped a bottle of water in one go but I could sense the anger that was bothering him. "You know what, Nathalie? If you fucking want to blame it on me. Better say it in front of my face, not in front of the other people. And don't forget, it's also your fault since you've done nothing to make things right. Grow up." Nathaniel let go of the empty bottle of water and threw it into the trash bin. Then, he slid to the couch and switched on the television. And I just stood in front of