Iram's POVThe day of the Royal Decree had finally arrived at my doorstep. The Royal Council members ensembled inside the hall. They all had prepared for this day. The day I needed to announce my decision for the Luna of Prima Tierra Pack.Before this day came, I asked my Iotas to find Amarantha and secure her inside her chamber. I've tried my best to control myself not to see her back then. I needed to keep my distance away from her as much as possible.I didn't want her to see me in this state of mind. I might not be able to survive. Seeing her makes me do things I shouldn't. It makes me weak throughout my body.For two days, it felt like an eternity. But this day had finally come.I needed to do this.When I reached the entrance, the Iota assigned at the door announced my presence. As the door opened, all of my constituents stood up and gave me a bow of respect.There, at the side, I saw Amarantha. She kept her distance away from the council members as much as possible. Her figure
Amarantha's POV This day should have been against me. I was ready to be ousted. I already accepted the fact that I would no longer be needed inside the pack.But when that royal decree began, it changed everything that I thought. It changed my life's course... forever.I was saved. Saved by him. The Alpha King.He dragged me out of the room while the members of the Royal Council eyed me ruefully. They wanted me dead. They wanted to see me suffer just like any other human slaves they had captured.I knew I should shudder in fear but clearly, I just let the king drag me out as if I was just a kid who needed some guidance."Where are you taking me?" I uttered a question. It was faint that it became a whisper and almost impossible to even hear.I just thanked the heavens that he didn't respond.The route was not toward my chamber.I smiled wryly at myself. Of course, who was I kidding? Iram could have trampled me right in front of others if he wanted to, but he didn't. I thought it was b
Amarantha's POV Iram and Amarantha had a sensual night of kisses. They both were so into it that they had forgotten about many things.Amarantha is now fully determined to give her all to him. She was willing to surrender to him.Amarantha's POVHumans can only harbor certain things they can easily comprehend.For us, it's only normal to fall in love and then cry after being shattered so badly.It's only normal to redeem oneself and then fall in love again. It was not because humans are polygamous or have a lot of hearts to give to others. It was because they are made out of pure love; made to nurture and return love to everyone they cherished.And now, I'm certain that I wasn't feeling something because of magic. It wasn't because of werewolf instinct. It wasn't because of that underdress.It was because I'm in love with him.I'm in love with Iram.It was a bizarre kiss. Electrodes started to infiltrate my whole being. I didn't know how was able to bring me in front of his chamber.
Omnibus' POV I focused on the target. I positioned my body. I knelt on one knee and held the ground, ready to take flight.I have a 40-kilometer radius away from my target. I could see it right from where I stood. It was a large canopy tree right in my same position. I've been running since 3 o'clock using that as a finish line.I counted from one to three. My chest was moving up and down as I was trying to keep up with my usual breathing. I removed all the doubts and other hindrances inside my head. I needed to focus. To completely empty my mind of doubts.I started running. Fast and graceful. I ran in the forest of Prima Tierra. The wind was swift to blow against my skin. It somehow relieved my anxiety. I made sure I would break my own record for running 60 kilometers per hour. It was my new record at my previous run.As I neared the finish line, her face showed up inside my head again. I shook my head and closed my eyes.Not again. Not now.I kept on shaking my head until I hit a
Omnibus' POV I knew when King Iram made me lead a battalion for an expedition, I would greatly suffer a great loss.I knew right from the start. But what made me willingly agree to it was the most I wanted to know.Somehow, I wanted this. To end everything. The pain of losing someone I love was too great that I couldn't take it. I somehow agreed to this suicidal mission.King Iram may have trusted me for my ability, but I didn't trust myself now.Right from the moment when the rogue was about to lunge at me, I accepted defeat. I accepted my death. From this day forth, I will not see her again. I will no longer make her suffer because of my presence. She wouldn't be guilty of anything and just continue to fulfill her duty as a curse-breaker.I will no longer see her smile. Her warmth; was all because of her joyous approach. Her presence made my whole existence colorful. With meaning. With reason.When I found out that she was my mate, I was the happiest. I was too overjoyed. At last,
Shintara's POV "I'll do it..." I volunteered.Lorna widened her eyes at me with a touch of worry. "A-are you sure, Tara?"I nodded. "It's dangerous outside. Scar's injured and that means we're the only ones who can move. And you're human so, basically, you need to be with him," I informed her.We were talking about collecting twigs and wood outside. The fireplace seemed running out of heat for scar and Lorna.Lorna is scar's human mate. They haven't actually claimed each other since they just met, but Lorna and I were friends before. I was happy that Scar found his mate but a little worried for he was expecting his mate to be a she-wolf.And now that Scar was injured due to other rogues trying to corner him, he couldn't move.Lorna signed and nodded at her. She scratched the scar on her neck and turned to me. "Alright. But just so you know, I would be really sad if you get hurt as well. Please be careful, Tara..."I nodded and smiled. "Don't worry about me. I can manage." I brought th
Omnibus' POV I saw the relaxed face of the woman they called Shintara Welch. With her scent, I could tell that she's a rogue. A tamed rogue.She was not the type to cause terror, rather she was like a rainbow who quickly hid herself from her own pack. Her scent was the same as the white wolf who helped me. From then on, I knew that she wasn't as bad as I was picturing her.I had been tossing and turning inside this room for ages, thinking I might been held captive by rogues and try to pressure everything on King Iram for their freedom around Ouse River. As I had heard, Ouse had been a large den of rogues ever since. But when the war began, it was King Iramus' decree to hold Ouse back from the grasps of the rogues. Ouse had been a memorial place for Prima Tierra Pack. It was believed that it is the river where the pack had started.And this task was given to me at an urgency due to the reports of hostile rogues trying to kill humans instead of just scaring them out of Europe.It was K
Shintara's POVLorna raised her hands sideways, stopping me from what I was planning to do. She shook her head. Her face was stained with her tears. Her hair was unkempt and the lines under her eyes started to become visible."Please, Tara. Listen to me. Your brother needs medical attention. If we don't ask for his help, he'll be dead by now!" she shouted, pressure was killing her.I sighed. I knew she was just trying to help my brother feel better. If it wasn't because of that brat Alfred, none of these would have happened to him.Scar was already pale. A lot of blood was wasted. His body couldn't heal himself even if he was with his mate. If we don't do anything, he would die after 5 hours. The only resort we need was someone from Prima Tierra. Someone who can have the ability to heal others.I shook my head at her. "He's not a pack doctor, Lorna. He's just a Gamma. They only fight, not heal. So we stop this and let him go," I told her.Lorna's idea was to take hostage of Omnibus an
Amarantha's POV I saw many things a human shouldn't have at this time of age.As girls leaving in Scotland, we could have been enjoying the traditions and swooning about the magic of love in wedding ceremonies.I was once that typical woman. But in today's generation where I live in a world where another creature coexisted with humans, I beg to differ.Human girls would still prefer marrying rather than choosing to be of service to the people.I became the Luna Queen of Europe.Years passed. Other packs reshaped the way they thought about the world. The Alpha King and I are devout to be of service to the werewolf society. It was a tough job as many ridiculed me for being a human.Many also ridiculed Iram for the rumors of him being cursed by the Moon Goddess. But I stayed by his side and never left him.I showed them that the curse was nothing but propaganda to oust him from his post as the Alpha King.Inima already explained things to us. Before she died, she revealed everything inc
Iram's POV Right after Omnibus left, memories started to rush inside of me...Omnibus came to me inside the library with quite a surprise.He was with Lorna.I narrowed my eyes in confusion. "Lorna? What are you doing here? You were with her?" I asked Omnibus.He shrugged and pointed at her. "She said she has to say something to you."I turned to her again and waited for her to say something.She heaved a sigh and faced me. "Alpha King. Please forgive me for fooling you, but please hear me out before it's too late..." she suddenly uttered."What do you want to tell me?""I am not Lorna Ferrel. I am a Chimera. Someone that has two souls, two wolves in one body. With that, I have two fated mates. And one of them was you..."I arched my brow at her. I am starting to get annoyed. "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you trying to fool me right now?""I am telling you the truth. I am none other than your first mate. Inima Wahlberg. Beta Iñigo's dead sister. I am her. I am that fated
Omnibus' POV After that conversation with Luna Amarantha and Shintara, I felt like my energy was drained from me.At night, King Iram asked for my audience. Still, a bit disarrayed, I forced myself to get up and came to his chamber.He sat at a table and poured a drink. He smiled and gestured his hand to me. "Come and join me here, Omnibus!" he delightfully invited me.My shoulders slumped at the scene and frowned at him. "Wow! I'm dying inside and you're celebrating? Do I look like a joke to you, Iram?" I casually asked.He snorted and patted the empty chair. "It's not for celebration, idiot!"I gasped. "Woah! When did you learn to cuss at me, brother?""Shintara taught me well, don't worry!" he laughed.I frowned and rolled my eyes. "Did you just call me to make fun of my broken heart?"Iram chuckled again and placed the glass in front of me. "Drink."I sighed and stared at the glass before drinking the beer in it. "Is it so wrong to feel guilty about Amarantha's twin sister? I mea
Amarantha's POV During the lunch with the Alpha King, the two love birds can't stop bickering at each other. They sent sharp daggers at each other and then turned away in contempt.I couldn't help but sigh."Can someone please tell me what's happening?" Iram asked but I just turned to him and shook my head."Don't ask. They won't budge. Trust me."***** After that, Iram had to leave us three for some peace talks with other packs.I was left with the two still not happy with each other's company."Do you want to reject each other? Is that it?" I asked."No!" they both angrily replied."Well, then, kiss and make up already!""It's not that simple, Luna!" Shintara reasoned. "I don't want to get married to a man who is still stuck with his past!""And I wouldn't want to marry a woman who still thinks she knows better! Fine by me!" Omnibus butted in.I rolled my eyes and massaged my temples. After that, I faced them. "Let's be clear here. Ava is dead. My twin sister is dead. So, what's t
Amarantha's POV I smiled at the boy who asked that question and patted his shoulder. "Good question, dear!" I told him delightfully. "Because I don't want to change everything in me. I accept who and what I am as I am made to be who I am."If I try to change myself, then I would have no face to show in front of my original race. I wouldn't have convinced them into this peace. Most importantly, the new rules would be irrelevant to those people who wanted peace. Because if I become the face of someone who isn't proud of who I am, then what will become of others? They wouldn't be happy to see me not so proud of how I was brought into this world."The people sympathized with my words and understood me.For me, it wasn't just because of the humans that I stayed human. For me, I chose to stay who I am because I am happy with who I am.God made me a human for a purpose. He wanted me to reach this far for me to know what I should do. And this was it."Roaming around again?" Beta Omnibus teas
Amarantha's POV We immediately left Nottingham with a brief announcement to leave.I could not wait for Emerett's approval anymore. I just told him that I await his answer but he has to deliver it with action.Shintara and I immediately landed on Prima Tierra. With her swift strides, we came back in a span of 30 minutes.I was shocked to see the scenery.I saw Iram's wolf fighting against Iñigo's wolf. Some of Prima Tierra's soldiers were losing."No one came from Ouse?" I asked worriedly."We need stalling, Luna. You must go to the border and let them in. I will help others in here," Shintara said then left. She fought alongside the soldiers.I frustratingly ran toward the border. Some were about to attack me but luckily, a familiar wolf came and killed two of the werewolves."Omnibus?""How are you doing, Luna? Be careful!" he shouted, then led me to the border. After that, he left me alone.Not long enough, the pack of rogues came.The leader shifted into his human form and faced
Amarantha's POV "We have to hurry!" Shintara shouted at me.I was having second thoughts about leaving Iram behind. I didn't feel cool with this. Something is bothering me."What are you taking so long?" she asked, irritated. "We're almost there, Luna!""I can't just do this. Something is not right, Shintara. What if something happened to them?""Quit overthinking and let's focus on this task. Do you not want this for your people?"She's right. I was too busy worrying about Iram. He can handle himself. He is very strong unlike me who is just a mere human who can only heal him if he needs me.After that thought, I decided to follow Shintara's tracks. Shintara shifted into her large white wolf form. She let me ride behind her as she swiftly glided through the forest.We reached the Ouse River in front of the Rogue Alpha's tavern.They displayed hostility but when they saw Shintara's wolf, they all scowled away in fear and backed down.Shintara shifted back to her human form and faced t
Iram's POV "Your Majesty! They are already here! The traitors!" one of the Iotas shouted.I clenched my jaw in anger and faced the army I have prepared. "Gather all the citizens and make sure they are safe in one place. Close all exit points once they enter our pack." I turned to my right. "Gamma, choose one Iota you trust the most to relay my message. We need their help right now. Do you understand?"Omnibus nodded. "Yes, your majesty!" He faced his men and picked one for the work. That was when Shintara appeared.She crossed her arms and confidently looked at her mate. "I will lead that part. Count me in!" she volunteered."Are you sure you're going to do this?" he asked worriedly."Hey, if I ever was born rich like you, I would have been the Alpha King's Gamma. Don't pamper me too much."I scoffed at their bickering. But I no longer hated cheesy moments like this.I looked over my shoulder and smiled at the lady that lit up my whole life. "My Luna! How are you feeling?"Amarantha
Iñigo's POV "What are you saying, Oliver? Are you saying that the Luna was kidnapped?" Delta Redentus asked."Y-yes, Delta.""Where is your evidence? You cannot just say that in this court without evidence!" Gufu also uttered."I do have, Zeta. I have solid proof. But first, I want to ask the Alpha King about his recollection of this...""What is his involvement?"Oliver faced Iram and bowed his head. "My King. I would like to ask you a question...""Go ahead..." he replied."That night when you punished the luna after not eating the food you prepared for her, did you remember how you treated her? Specifically, where did she stay and who was with her?" Oliver asked curiously.Iram's forehead creased in confusion. "I don't quite remember everything. It was too bloody hellish that night that I didn't want to remember..." he answered honestly. "But I do remember approving to have her guarded by many Iotas," he added.My heart raised a million miles after hearing those words from him.Co