Silver: The wolf in front of me growled in warning, yet the wolves behind me growled back and stood their ground. I scampered out of there when I realized it was about to be a showdown between both of them. There were eight wolves now, all against Alpha Damon. I knew he was strong, but how could he alone take down eight wolves? One of Rogu’s wolves charged first and like a piece of rag, he was tossed aside by Alpha Damon’s wolf. The other wolves didn’t take heed of this as they kept charging in their numbers. I didn’t want to watch, so I shut my eyes and turned the other way. I was happy to see Damon and to know that he hadn’t lost his life in the explosions, but I didn’t want to have to see this. When I eventually opened my eyes, I saw Terah by one side on his own, looking around with a frightened expression on his face. He was still naked, and seeing him like that reminded me of his proposition earlier. I felt like vomiting. He met my eye and gave me a pleading look, but I gla
Tiffanie:“She’s fine,” I told Victor. “This is her handwriting at its best. She wasn’t forced to write this.” He paced around for a while more and put his hand in his hair in frustration. “Don’t you get it? Someone knows we’re trying to find her and put up this letter to throw us off and stop entirely. We’re getting close. We can’t give up now.” I sighed. I usually admired Victor’s advanced way of thinking in the past, but right now, it was just irritating.“Are you suggesting someone from this clan is holding her captive somewhere?” I asked. “If someone is trying to throw us off, don’t you think they’ll try worse things if we keep trying to find her?”He snorted. “I thought of course since you were her sister you would be just as ready as I am to lay down your life just to see she’s okay. I guess I was wrong. I simply overestimated you.” I froze. “What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked, getting angry. “You’ve been nothing but a setback all this while,” he barked, not at all he
Alpha Damon:I was on my way home and I was angry. Angry didn’t cut it. I was furious. Rogu was going to get what was coming to him. This time, I would do the important things first and get rid of anyone that would cause problems for my Kingdom in the future, and those people were Rogu and everyone who supported him. If they were willing to stand aside and let innocent lives be lost just to get me out of power, then I would give them exactly what they deserved. I had my mate on my back as I pounced down to Reborn Kingdom the next day, while Terah followed behind, unable to do anything because of the spell he was under. Silver seemed a little uncomfortable, but I suppose it was because she felt guilty for betraying me. I had forgiven her, but I guess that was a good sign. The clan looked exactly how bad I expected it to be. I screeched to a halt when I got to the clearing. Everywhere looked dry and empty, even though the explosions definitely didn’t reach this point. I placed mys
Alpha Damon: Without wasting too much time, I found Gwyddion and left Silver with him. I shifted into my wolf and with determination, pounded the ground toward Rogu’s home, while an unwilling Terah followed behind me. When I got there however, I was told he was at the council hall. I seethed in anger as I made my way there, realizing he was probably having a meeting to declare himself as Alpha once I was gone. A few miles to the hall, I stopped and faced Terah. “What was the plan?” I asked him, wondering why I had never thought about asking him before. I had so much on my mind before. I squeezed his neck even though I knew I didn’t have to. He couldn’t possibly lie to me. The force that compelled him to follow me even when he didn’t want to equally made him do everything I wanted him to, including answering my questions. “Answer me!” I barked. “What would he have done after killing me?”“He planned to make himself the new Alpha and convince everyone that everything that happened
Silver:The new building I was put in was beautiful, but not as beautiful or as big as the palace had been. It had just as many rooms, although smaller and less fancy than those of the palace. We were grateful to even have a substitute space in the first place, so I had nothing to complain about. I didn’t care about the new place just as much as I didn’t care about the old palace which was now a desolate heap of trash. I had been so close to home and coming back here, although my life was now saved did not feel good. I stood by the window and watched the people from up there. They all seemed to be discussing happily, sharing the news that their King had returned to them yet again. I wished I could have been one of them. Home and happy to see my King. Unlike them, I was trapped in a land that wasn’t mine, in a place where I couldn’t fully relax no matter how much I wanted to. I felt forlorn and sad, but not ungrateful. If not for my mate, I would have been slit open and left in an
Silver: While I was still speaking with Gwyddion, a guard I did not recognize burst into the room and approached us. “My lady,” he said, breathing fast. I took a step back, slightly afraid and expecting the worst news. “His Majesty has gone berserk. He’s tearing his men apart. The only person who can calm him down is you!” I stood with my mouth wide open, wondering what the hell he was talking about. “Where is his Majesty?” Gwyddion asked the man. He looked worried. “He’s at the council house. He went there with Terah in anger and started destroying his own men for betraying him. He has killed several council men so far. Once he gets like this, no one can stop him. She needs to follow me.” I was breathing fast, having fully digested what was going on. Damon had every right to be angry with his people and he was exercising that right on the people who deserved it. “What will her being there solve?” Gwyddion asked the guard. “All the men asked me to get her. She’s very important
Silver: “How do you feel?” Damon asked me, holding my hand. I nodded to let him know I was fine, but he saw right through me. “It’s going to be okay,” he said, pulling me closer and planting a kiss on my cheek. It was a month later and I was at my coronation, about to be crowned Luna. A new palace which was even larger than the last one had been built with a beautiful courtroom that could house more than a thousand guests. It felt surreal but beautiful as I waited for Gwyddion to announce my presence and for the curtains to open before I would walk down and show myself to the people. The curtains opened slowly and I walked down with the help of Damon, holding me and leading the way. The court house was silent as everyone watched us come down to take our seats on the throne and for me to accept the crown. When the crown was placed on my head, everyone clapped. However, I knew many of them were still skeptical about me being their queen. They didn’t know where I truly came from an
Alpha Damon:When Silver returned from making herself acquainted with all the guests, she tried to hide the fear in her eyes with the mask of a smile but I could see it. I tried to access her feelings through our bond, but couldn’t feel anything. Unfortunately for me, she had learned to shut me out whenever she wanted and that didn’t bode well for me. I wished I could have followed her around and been the one to introduce her, but this stupid law insisted she do it on her own, something about showing her capabilities as a queen Luna or something. “How did it go?” I asked her, wishing she would take the cue and tell me what was bothering her but I doubted she would. “It went well,” she said, smiling even harder. “Most of them were nice.” Okay. We were getting somewhere. “And the rest?” I asked and saw her smile waver a bit. “Nothing I couldn’t handle. People will not always do or say things you like.” My hands balled into fists under the table as I imagined what any of them coul
Silver’s POV Five Years later: “To our fifth year of harmony!” Bottles clinked and deep voices rang out in cheers as everyone joined in the merriment. The feast was bigger than any other preceding it, and each row and column was filled with human and wolf alike, drinking and laughing, talking and dancing as the joys of merriment engulfed them. It was such a beautiful sight. This was something that had never been done in millennia, but had somehow been achieved during our time. It was a feast we held to celebrate the day the war had officially ended, and even though it was the fifth year, it still felt unreal and made me feel jittery whenever I looked at the sincere faces of everyone having fun. Sometimes it felt like the entire beef between human and wolf never even happened. That felt like such a long time ago, like a dream whose parts I couldn’t clearly remember anymore. The dream could have never become a reality if not for the gods’ interference, that was for sure. Th
Silver: “I can’t. My sister is here,” I said, turning to show him my sister, but of course he couldn’t see her in the pitch blackness. “I’m with Lord Tyrel,” Damon said. “He’ll keep an eye on her. This is really important.” “Hello, Luna,” a deep voice which I assumed must be Tyrel’s spoke. I stepped back defensively. “I’m not leaving my sister with any of your Lords after what I’ve been through,” I snarled. I didn’t care that this lord Tyrel could hear me. There was no way I would let her near any of the men who had gladly sought my death. Damon sighed and held my hand again. I wanted to slap his hand away, but it was warm and relaxing , a contrast from anything I had witnessed all night. “The reason why Rogu was able to get so many people on his side was because he used magic. Some of my men were infected, but now the black magic is gone, I promise you.” I laughed drily. “You really expect me to believe that?” “It’s the truth. That’s how he was able to get the
Silver: I stood in awe as the bright apparition came closer. I had told Tiffanie all about the goddess of time, but like other things I had said, she didn’t believe me then. She stood there frozen with her mouth open as the apparition drew closer. I waited, surprised by the fact that I was greatly excited to meet Oge even though I had borne a huge resentment for her abandoning us after so long. The wolf’s loud and scary howls turned into soft scared purs as it ran away when the goddess approached. Once again, I had been saved from certain death from her timely intervention. As the figure kept approaching however, I slowly began to realize it looked more familiar than usual. It was a woman alright, but not Oge. “Mom?” My sister called out uncertainly. My lips could not form words. Right there in front of me was my mother who had been torn to shreds in front of me a day before, standing in front of me with no marks on her face and looking like a smiling angel. “Silver,
Silver: The noise coming from outside was enough to scare anyone to death. It was evident the human soldiers had finally rallied together and mobilized their weapons and men to fight for them. I was in the room Xavier had ordered his men to place me and I crouched by a corner holding my sister who was even more scared than I was. “Should we go out?” Tiffanie asked with a trembling voice. “We need a better place to hide…” She couldn’t complete the rest of her sentence because a loud crash sounded above us. Never in my life had I heard anything as terrifying as the things I heard that day, not even the day Rogu had planted grenades around Alpha Damon’s palace. “It’s too dangerous to go out there,” I screamed over the loud explosions. “This is the best place we can be at this point.” More explosions occurred, which made Tiffanie and me shudder at each sound. I wasn’t sure I could ever remain normal even if I somehow survived this. After watching my mother get murdered right i
Alpha Damon: “All these years. It was you!” I barked at Rogu who had been tied up at my command. To say I was furious would be a huge understatement. I felt the pain all over again, but this time it wasn’t just the pain of losing my mother, it was the pain of losing my senses, the love of my life and years of happiness I would have had, all because I allowed Rogu to play with my head. I didn’t have to wait for a response from him. I knew Silver’s mother was right. From the look on Rogu’s face as I manhandled him, to the emotions I could feel through him, I knew he was guilty. All those years when I was just an eight year old boy on a walk with his mother and witnessing her murder right in front of me, it had been Rogu all along. He had killed her by mistake because he meant to kill Silver’s mother, a fellow wolf. I had assumed Silver’s father was the murderer simply because he had tried to help me resuscitate her, and because I had been told humans were nothing but trouble and
Silver: It took a while for me to realize that the voice screaming was mine. I watched in horror as my mother’s body was carted away from the room by the other two wolves, while the one who had done the biggest damage stayed back to watch me. Tiffanie was on the floor, rolling and crying. I didn’t know what to do. My mother no longer looked like my mother. She was gone. She was dead. Right after I finally got her back. I fell to the floor without noticing the wolf that was watching me with keen eyes. I wondered why he wouldn’t pounce on me already. It was as if all they wanted was my mother, but then what was the gain in killing her? It made no sense. They had been safe before I arrived. Was it my fault? Had I been the one to draw the rabid wolves here with my scent? I hated myself then. I blamed myself for everything. After everything I had been through to come back to my mother and to protect my family, she had been taken from me within a few split seconds. As I lay on the flo
Silver: “This is great news,” I squealed. For the first time since I discovered I was part werewolf, I was proud of it. It had saved my life and that of my sister after all. “How did it happen?” “When the wolves came, everywhere was a mess. Fortunately, our house is a little hidden so not many came here. Two came to carry us. They called us freaks and tried to kill mom and one started touching me inappropriately,” she said, rubbing her elbows and looking away as she recounted the unfavorable incident. My hands balled into fists. “Something just snapped within me and before I knew it I was on the floor like an animal, tearing into their flesh.” “I’m sorry you had to go through that,” I said, before flopping on the couch. I was extremely exhausted. “But I’m happy we can defend ourselves.” “Why do you look so bad?” She asked me, taking in my roughed up appearance and the blood all over my clothes. “I’m exhausted and…” I said, struggling to speak now that the adrenaline that
Silver:My chest constricted and I began to cough violently until I shifted back into my human self. I stood up immediately and went back to join the others, not willing to draw any attention to the fact that I had just killed a wolf. “Let’s go,” I choked out and fortunately, no one asked me any stupid questions, just followed me. I limped as I led the way, my entire body in pain. I had no idea where I was taking them, but as long as we were moving, I was fine. I wasn’t sure if there was any place that hadn’t yet been run down by the wolves already. “Marc,” someone called and I glanced around but didn’t see anyone. “Psst. Hey. Down here.” We all looked down at the same time and I jumped when I saw the faint outline of a body through a hole in the ground that could pass for a sewer. “Jimmy?” The man in our group who must have been named Marc called back. “What are you doing in the ground?” “Just wait, I’ll be right there,” Jimmy said, disappearing from our view. My head was poun
Silver: I heard the voices of so many people at once, even though they were trying to whisper. I knew some other people had walked in through the door, but I couldn't see them, so I couldn't deduce their number or whose side they were on. "They might not check here. They know this is a prison and they have no us for prisoners, at least not yet," I heard one say. "Shut the door!" the woman with a child cried out. "You'll make them find us!" "Don't reveal our hiding place," another prisoner said. "Go soemwhwere else before you haev us killed in your place." There was arguing among the prisoners and those who wanted to hide with us for a few minutes. I found it very stupid to engage in an argument at this point. It wasn't like the prisoners could come out of their cells and chase the new people away. "Everyone stop!" the man who always managed to have information barked and everywhere quieted down. "The more we argue, the more we increase our chances of being seen. We h