"They were supposed to hike to the mountains, searching for some food for their families but they were attacked by some rogues," Nathaniel said back. "Rogues?" My eyes were deliberately dragged on mum, thinking about the same wolf that was running on her mind. "Yes. Robin will never stop until he gets what he wants from you, Nathalie. But, don't worry, I already ordered some of our men to check the said mountain." Mum retorted as she kept patching the wounded ones. My wolf eyes shifted their colors to check and sense how deep those wolves' wounds are. And at the same time, I tallied their exact number. "Could you come with me?" I pointed my eyes at Nathaniel. "But, what about the wounded?" Nathaniel debated. Though it was his first day on the job as my bodyguard, he was the only one whom I could trust at the moment. Nathaniel saw or met Uncle Robin. So, I assumed that he was still not influenced by Uncle Robin's evilness. Because of that, he will listen to
While Nathaniel's hands were holding my shoulders and his face was leaned closer to my left ear, my wolf simply stood still and let my senses crawl heading to the middle of the woods. But my wolf doesn't know if Nathaniel was also following to my senses as he advised. "I can sense those tiny insects moving." My wolf eagerly muttered. "And I can smell those of the flowers." "What else, Nathalie? Focus! What does your wolf sense aside from those you've mentioned? There is more important in the middle of the woods you've missed." Nathaniel let go of his grip on my shoulders and shifted into a wolf. After a few minutes of wandering my senses in the woods, my wolf finally realized that there was a male wolf who kept sneaking around. As soon as Nathaniel got my response, he bubbled out from his spot. In just a matter of seconds, Nathaniel's wolf foot landed in front of me along with the male wolf. He pinned the wood to the ground. Hard enough the wolf could not let go
I was supposed to be the one who gets annoyed by Nathaniel's attitude upon letting go of the old man but from the deepest part of my wolf, guilty suddenly emerged and lingered in my heart, body, and soul. Though my intention for the old man was pure, my wolf could not afford to let go of Nathaniel either. Neither hurt his feelings. He was too valuable to me and the pack these days. What he just said two seconds ago was completely new to my knowledge. Nathaniel and I talked about a few things back on the plane and on our way to the woods, but everything was about me. Never have I ever asked him about his life. Because of that, I could barely stare him in the eye. Good thing I was seated in the backseat, making it less awkward for both of us, especially him who's wolf I degraded. If I only made my background checks first before opening my mouth, it shouldn't have been avoided. "And my job is to protect you, Nathalie. Protecting you includes giving you my piece of adv
After picking ten of the best warriors I chose to be with me on the mission, we then headed to the seashore to check our boat to make sure everything is working and functioning. "Make sure the engine has enough charcoals!" I strictly ordered those wolves who are in-charged of the job. "Noted, Commander Joshua!" says one of the werewolf guardians. "The food and drinks will be loaded in a few minutes. Please, let us know if you need anything else for the journey." Commander. Since Alpha Marcos assigned me to be the first in command, most of the wolves, especially the werewolf guardians were encouraged to address me as their commander, the same position they addressed to my papa when he was still alive. Not that I am complaining, my wolf was not used to being addressed highly. I don't want to give the rest of the wolves the reason to get jealous of my position in the pack. "Gold. Do we still have enough gold? Could someone inquire from Alpha Marcos if we are allow
Later that evening, everything was already settled for the mission. But I haven't received any notification from mama about my little brother's whereabouts. So, I left no choice but to proceed with the mission. I ordered our men to start the engine and began sailing. Since there has only ten of us on the boat, my wolf does have not enough time to visit the cabin to rest up. "It seems that my werewolf instinct was telling me that I'd be going to regret sending you to the mission, Josh. Your wolf was a bit distracted. What do you think?" Alpha Marcos appeared in the cabin with me all of a sudden. He was standing against the door with his wolf's facial expressions serious. Not that I haven't seen his face being too serious but what he was carrying was too much for my wolf. I know Marcos has been a lot lately, causing a hundred of his men to be held captives. Or worse, them, being dead. In addition to that, Marcos has been preoccupied with my training, making me the st
My wolf quickly straightened out its core as I rolled my eyes, staring at Justine. I don't know how long he has been eavesdropping on my one-on-one conversation. But my wolf instinct was telling me that he has been listening to my one-on-one conversation since from the start. "Me? Talking to myself?" I chuckled shortly, trying to ease off the awkward moment. "Maybe you just heard me wrong, baby. In fact, you were the one talking to yourself in the middle of your sleep." "Since when did you become a good liar, brother Josh? Mama and Alpha Marcos once told me that lying to someone is bad. I'm a wolf too, remember?" Justine insisted. Then, I remembered he was right on that note. A wolf, even a kid, can sense when someone was lying or not. And Justine, despite the young age, was more expert than my wolf when it comes to our werewolf sides. Papa trained him more often compared to me as I always locked myself inside my room since I stopped schooling. So, there is no
"Cool!" Justine breathed out eagerly. Before we finally docked at the abandoned port, I threw the letter I composed earlier where I put the bottle into the ocean. This time, my wolf no longer cares if the letter would not reach its rightful destination when that could be completely ridiculous. The boat we were riding is a minute away from the ground. So, there has no reason for the letter not to reach New York City in no time. Even though I'm not sure if the letter could reach Nathalie when I intentionally throw the bottle into the ocean to avoid getting caught any piece of evidence about my wolf lying to everyone. "Are we going to see Lady Nathalie?" Justine added. But my wolf already expected he would bombard me with a few questions including about Nathalie. "I hope, baby. That was part of the plan before we could start our mission upon coming into New York City." And that was the priority. My wolf needs to end this mission once and for all. "About getti
My wolf doesn't want to be rude in front of Nathalie so I exchanged handshakes with the male wolf. As soon as our hands made contact with each other, my wolf instinct was already telling me I was right about him. The male wolf was not just an ordinary one. There is something about him that intrigued my wolf the most. He was too calm and too formal. He stood firm in front of Nathalie, telling her that she is safe when he was around. Based on his physical appearance, I might have considered him to look the same as my age. His well-built body has proven that his wolf was well-experienced and more exposed to wolf matters, especially when it comes to battles. "My name is Nathaniel. But you can call me Nathan. I am Nathalie's personal bodyguard. She talked about you a lot. Now I know why...," he stopped talking when Nathalie rubbed his shoulder. Nathaniel huh? Nathaniel and Nathalie. Their names were even identical to each other. Perfectly matched. He did not even addres
"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