Amarantha's POVThe next day, I was bombarded with a lot of work that I never thought I would face in the absence of the Alpha King. Good thing that I can read and write, and a good thing that werewolves also use human language and the alphabet.I was sweating profusely despite the cold air inside the library. I used this place to finish some tasks that Omnibus and Iñigo guided me to do. With that, I was able to finish around 50 tasks out of 60 tasks that needed to be finished this day.I sighed and rested the quill beside the inkstand. I needed to finish 5 more letters to be sent out to other packs for the upcoming Unity Ceremony. It is a traditional event wherein packs inside Western continents gather and meet annually. Most of the visitors would be Alphas and Lunas of packs in the whole of Europe. It is 2 months away from now. The final day of Iram's curse and life.I rested my back against the chair and looked heavenwards. I only saw pigment of light from the outside. I missed wal
Amarantha's POV "No matter what you do, don't trust anyone. Do you understand?"Those were the last words I heard from my mother. I remembered the place and time. It was September 1st, 1939 when the war began.There were a lot of human soldiers all over our country. It was the last tolerable scene I had witnessed before everything went into darkness.But right at that moment, when I lost my mother and father, the day I lost my hope for humanity. Those were the times when I hated being a human. All they could think about was to run and hide from the monsters.It was then, I realized just now that the real monster wasn't them. It wasn't the werewolves after all. It was me.I was the monster who disguised myself as a werewolf and became part of the predators who destroyed this world. I was an enabler of chaos.Seeing Tabitha just now seemed so sudden. It was a wake-up call for me. The reminder that I was only brought here for a purpose. It was not because I wanted to. I needed to.It wa
Amarantha's POV I have only one day to search for an answer.After I asked Amelia to take care of Iram in the meantime, I tried searching for clues inside the library. I wanted to know something about medicinal methods for werewolves. This was my first time being involved in such a problem.I frustratingly slammed the last book of medicine down the table and grunted. "Why can't I find anything related to his disease? There must be something around here that might help me..."Omnibus sighed and looked at me with a resigned look. "You should rest, Luna. You've been up since last night. You didn't even give yourself a whip of sleep. Please take rest, Luna," he pleaded.I shook my head and grabbed another book. "No. I can't give up now. I have to figure out what to do. We can't let him die!" I refused.Omnibus suddenly held my hand to stop me from moving. It was just soft and comforting. He was like telling me exactly what he wanted me to say. To rest. "Please..."I closed my eyes and si
Amarantha's POVHer cunning smile made me doubt my purpose.No. It wasn't just my purpose. I was afraid that she might see through me. How much I worry because of what happened to Iram and because of my fear of losing against him.But seeing Aruna for the second time meant that I already knew what that smile was for. It was because she already knew. She already knew what I came here for.It was damp outside her lair. More cars and chariots had been towed toward this place. I could smell rust, coal, and rubber. They were stinging and picking inside my nose. I sniffed it out and shook my head.Aruna chuckled. "What a surprise to see you here again, human. Are you ready to offer what you promised me last time?" She walked and attempted to encircle me but Omnibus was fast enough to stop her. She just settled in walking to and fro. "Hmm... new pester."I sighed and lowered my head. "I need your help. You're the only one who can help me," I told her helplessly."I know," she quickly respond
Amarantha's POVI pulled the necklace around my neck. I looked at it for the 2nd time and whimpered silently. "I'm sorry, mother and father..."Aruna's hand was waiting in mid-air. She was nonchalantly looking around, unminding my cries, thankfully.I heaved a sigh and put the locket on her palm. From there, I saw a golden glow right beneath the locket that touched her palm. Her eyes glowed the same color as well. It was like she was magnifying and speculating the locket using her powers.It was my first time seeing her in that state. As a human with unrequited love for science, I do not believe in phenomena like this. I didn't even believe in miracles. I'd long forgotten about it when the war began.But seeing Aruna and her majestic powers, I was mesmerized. I didn't know that someone like her can be a weighing scale of importance for sacrifice. She is a marvelous person. It's such a shame that werewolves loathed witchcraft and rogues. It pretty much seemed like they didn't like some
Amarantha's POVI closed my eyes. I needed a miracle to come to me right now.I wish that everything would come back to normal.But now, what would my normal be? Was it human normal or werewolf normal?Aruna smirked at me. She slowly walked closer to me showing me in mid-air a diamond-cut crystal pendant swinging with the wind. I was drawn to its pace. Not long enough it glowed a blue light to yellow.It swung and swung until I could only hear its movement.Aruna's smirk widened in full amusement. "You must be something. Alright!" she commented and then nodded. "Gift accepted..."I saw her eyes glow in gold color again. With that, a sudden pulse pushed me. It felt like something within me separated.I moaned in pain. My mouth was open and due to lack of balance, I fell on my back with a loud thud.I looked at the sky, carefully watching the clouds roll over. I wanted to reach for it but my body was too weak to even move.My breathing was heavy and painful until my eyes did, too. They
Iram's POVI had a very long dream.Inside that dream, I was walking endlessly at the coast. Sand started to tickle my feet. It was the warmest thing I ever encountered.I was beaming but didn't know the reason. I just wandered and enjoyed seeing the waves hit the shore. It was ethereal.I admit that it was my long dream to journey by sea. To relish the waves and the breeze. I also longed for this kind of peace. A peace hoping that I would never hear cries and loud shootouts.This was how I looked at the earth when I was still a pup. My mother would take me to the sea and admire the breeze. She taught me to build castles and never cry when the time comes they would take back the castle's strength and destroy it in one blow. She taught me many things, including love.But ever since she was gone, I became misguided. I was raised by the former Alpha King to be precise and cold. He told me that love did not exist and mates are all chain reactions to how the Moon Goddess created werewolves
Amarantha's POV My tear ducts were all sore from crying over 2 hours after that fight with Iram.I was deeply hurt and embarrassed. I didn't know if Omnibus witnessed the whole scene but one thing was for sure, I wanted to be alone.I asked Omnibus to stay outside and let me cry all by myself.I've never been so abused like this before. This was the highest form done to me yet. Seeing the man I loathed at first and loved slowly became the person who would hurt me the most. I could never forget his enraged eyes full of hate for me. It was all over my head and I could not brush it off. When I close my eyes, I could see his hatred. His words stuck in my head and it was too lethal not to get hurt.Why did he hate me so much? What did I do to be hated like this?My priority had changed ever since I came here. When I got to know the reason behind his pain and coldness, I promised myself that I would help him cure his curse. Even though I knew right from the start that I would never be his