"Fine," he agreed. "Be ready in an hour."He left the room, and as he did, I noticed something intriguing. Did he smile? Oh, my word! Excitement bubbled within me, and I rushed to the wardrobe. I flung it open and sifted through my clothes.What should I wear? Panic mingled with excitement as I struggled to decide. After about ten minutes of indecision, a gentle knock sounded on my door, and Angela stepped in.Boy, was I happy to see her!"Angela, come here quickly," I called to her."There's a smile on ma'am's face," she remarked."Quick, I need your help. I don't know what to wear.""Actually, that's the reason Alpha Ares sent me here: to help you get dressed," Angela said."Really?" I was surprised."Now, if you just settle down on the bed, ma'am, I'll handle the rest, including your makeup."About forty minutes later, I walked down the stairs in a peach-coloured evening gown that fell just below my knees. I met Ares at the foot of the stairs."You don't look so bad," he remarked a
KALILA POVThe next day was dreadful, I thought all that had to do with Wendy’s sudden appearance during our walk the previous evening was done and over with, but she showed up again at the mansion, much to my annoyance. I was in the bedroom, sitting quietly on the bed and letting the rays of the sun that penetrated through the window dance on my face, while Ares was at his desk, blowing into a smoke pipe while he read some documents. His pinewood scent and that of the tobacco broiled sweetly and created a wonderful atmosphere around me, I was just content lying there. I wondered when Ares and I would get back to work, it had been three days now and everything was under Jeremy’s control, I knew the weight of the work at the office and I was beginning to get worried that our time off will wear on Jeremy. From the documents that were sent in every morning for Ares to go through, I came to the conclusion that he was working from home for the mean time while I had nothing to do. A
It was by a stroke of luck that I came across a diary in a drawer the previous night, it was Dahlia’s, her initials were scripted on the book's cover. She had a friend named Melissa in the Blue Moon pack and that made me somewhat confident that I might actually be able to get some useful information. “A friend?” he asked. “Yes, Melissa. Oh, it’s been a long while since I met her and I had promised her before moving in here that I wouldn’t stay too long away from her.” I said, staring directly at his eyes. He thought for a moment, then nodded. “Alright then, but you will not be going alone. For reasons best known to me.” He said. “For my safety?” I asked and flashed a smile at me. “You could say that. My Gamma, James and Angela will accompany you there. Dolph is too busy so James will drive you guys there.” I didn’t mind at all, as a matter of fact, I was extremely happy. He had allowed me to go rather than bluntly refusing and forcing me to stay back.. As
Kalila's POV:Other than the main tasks I was supposed to do in order to leave this world, I had been burdened with several other responsibilities. The pack office work alone was challenging enough, dealing with Ares's sour attitude and managing that snake of a person, Wendy. And now, on top of it all, I found myself consoling Dahlia's best friend.I was taken aback by her actions and even more surprised when I heard her hysterical sobbing. She cried freely on my shoulders, as if I had been her comforter for a long time—perhaps Dahlia had been. I didn't know what to say in this situation. Consoling people was not one of my strengths, and now, I was supposed to be Melissa's best friend, Dahlia. I had no idea what Dahlia would say in this moment. So, I kept stroking Melissa's hair while she muttered inaudible things that I couldn't make sense of."Oh my... you... you... I thought... oh my... I really thought..." she continued crying, and her tears soaked my shirt.From Dahlia's diary, w
KALILA POVI placed my hand on the wall and leaned against it slightly. He chuckled as he observed my movements, never taking his eyes off me. My cheeks flushed, and I couldn't control my reaction. Embarrassed, I instinctively covered my face with my hand, hoping to hide my blush."You're cute when you're embarrassed," the stranger remarked, his voice resonating with a sweet, deep baritone. Towering over me, I had to tilt my head back to meet his gaze.Cute? I had never received such a comment before. Then it dawned on me—he must be referring to Dahlia, not me, Kalila. Indeed, compliments on Dahlia's beauty were nothing new. But I doubted that Area had ever uttered such words. He was so mean and obnoxious that even if he found her attractive, he would never admit it."Thank you," I replied, bowing my head to conceal my face. Grateful for Dahlia's long hair, which partially obscured my features, I was overwhelmed by the stranger's presence. I couldn't help but avert my gaze, consumed b
ARES'S POVAs Wendy and I continued our conversation, my eyes drifted towards the massive wall clock behind her. Dahlia had been absent for nearly three hours, and time was steadily approaching the curfew I had set for her. Wendy was still speaking when she paused and requested, "Ares darling, could you fix me another drink? I'm rather fond of this particular cocktail."It was only her second glass of the day. Wendy wasn't the heavy drinker she used to be. In our younger days, she could consume up to five glasses of alcohol in one sitting. I stood up, retrieved her glass, and made my way to the corner bar. The Brandy we drank was a unique blend that I rarely shared with anyone, so I pondered why I felt compelled to offer Wendy this specific wine. I had never shared a drink with Dahlia, and even if we had, I doubted I would have shared this wine with her. After filling both glasses, I returned to our seats and handed one to Wendy.At that very moment, I heard the front door open, and D
KALILA’S POVThe urge to reach down between my legs was overpowering. Ares's sudden presence had startled me. I had been so caught up in the excitement of my visit to the Blue Moon pack that I completely forgot about the curfew, Ares, and even Wendy's presence at the mansion. It wasn't until after my bath that I remembered all those things. The most troubling thought was that Wendy had been in the mansion the entire time I was gone, and anything could have happened between them if they were more than just friends.When Ares walked in on me, half-naked, the initial look in his eyes sent shivers down my spine. At that moment, I felt a rush of desire, and my underwear began to dampen. His eyes reflected both lust and admiration and if he had made a move or if I had been desperate enough to beg for his touch, I would have given myself to him willingly. Fortunately, I managed to conceal my emotions and asked him to leave. But when he decided to stay, I felt disappointment and renewed lust.
ARES POVIt was typical of me to make that remark to Dahlia, and at some point, even I found it amusing when I referred to her as a man. To overcome my feelings of desire for her, I needed to create a distant and impersonal atmosphere between us. Once I felt my arousal subside and was sure it was no longer visible, I stood up and left the room. Initially, Dahlia's threat to reject me and return to her family shocked me, leaving me momentarily speechless.Was she earnest? It was a tense moment for me, but I resolved to remain cold and maintain the impersonal dynamic. When I pushed her for a response, her eyes revealed a stern, direct, and defiant gaze, as if she didn't care and wanted to reject me outright. It was a tremendous relief when she couldn't utter the words. Triumph and joy surged within me. However, as I stepped out of the room, a sharp pain gripped my heart as I realised that Dahlia had considered rejecting me as her mate. I stood at the door, gazing at the ground, overcome
KALILA POV I looked up at the moon and asked, "Will Nova still be with me?" "Nova dies with you as Dahlia." The goddess replied. I cleared my throat and took a deep breath. "I wish to stay here and live as Dahlia and Ares's Luna," I said, and something like a heavy weight was lifted off my heart. The satisfaction I had been looking for just flooded into my body like a fucking tsunami. The void in me was filled to a plethora, and the smile I had been struggling with formed on my face. This was it, and this was the discovery of myself I had been searching for all this while. I was meant to be here, with Ares and the rest of them. "Very well, Kalila, your wish has been granted." She beamed at me."Just like that?" I asked, hoping an out of the body experience would happen. Like something magical to signify it was done."Just like that," The moon goddess said; it was the last I would hear of her for quite some time. I watched the moon fade as it ascended back into the dark void; sl
KALILA'S POV The moment I blacked out, I knew that was it, that was the end of "Dahlia" and the return of Kalila. I did it! Three months, three whole months of torture and endurace, and love and pain had finally come to an end. I was in something like a dark hole; all around me was darkness.But something wasn't right, something wasn't right with me; I didn't feel that satisfaction; I didn't feel that plethora of happiness I had always pictured that I would feel when this moment finally came. There was a void in me, an emptiness that only increased as I felt myself growing further and further away from the Crescent moon pack, from Ares, Jeremy and Angela and Melissa, and everyone who wasn't trying to kill me, and the only question I could ask myself was 'Why?' Why was it like this? Did Nova's departure cause the emptiness in me? It could be.Nova was already a part of me; I loved her; even when we didn't see eye to eye; even when I didn't heed to her advice, I loved my wolf. I
ARES POV I sat in my study; my fingers were shaking as I smoked cigarette after cigarette. My mind was in complete turmoil; all my threats were gone, all of them. I expected a happily ever after with Dahlia; even though I knew she wasn’t who she claimed to be, it suddenly didn’t matter anymore. My love had reached new heights for her, and all I wanted in this whole world was for her to remain by my side. But I wasn’t battling just any werewolf or Lycan, and my obstacle was the Moon goddess herself.“You can’t lose her, Ares. You have to do everything within your power to keep her.” Leo said. Although inside of me, his voice was as sad as Jeremy’s. “What can I do, Leo? It’s not in my hands anymore; if it was against mere mortals, I would have handled the situation and kept my Luna. How am I supposed to hold her back if it was the wish of the moon goddess to take her?” I asked the thought of Dahlia leaving for good didn’t even want to register in my mind. “Then there’s only one th
ARES'S POVMy heart lurched when Angela rushed into my study breathlessly. I stared at her with wide eager eyes, waiting for her to deliver the news that made her so tense and seemingly excited. “She's awake! The Luna is awake, Alpha Ares, Luna Dahlia is finally awake!” She kept screaming and I jumped up from my chair and ran out of the room. When I got to the door, only then did I slow my pace and tried to act cool and collected. Although I managed to pull it off when I walked in, my heart was beating wildly and crazily. My hands were itching to touch her smooth, austere skin, my lips were craving the feel of hers. Everything in me was channeled towards her but I was Ares, I had to be calm. Jeremy was coming back today from a healer, he had been heavily wounded from the battle and had to be rushed away. The doctors did their part but Jeremy still insisted on a local healer to ensure that the scars went away quickly. After Dahlia/ Kalila and I spoke for a while and I revealed tha
KALILA’S POVThere was something about the way the guards regarded me when they led me outside the palace. I only thought about it more the next day after I woke up on a pile of carefully selected grasses. When I had stopped struggling and accepted that Ares hated and rejected me, I just let the guards take me away. Outside the pack house, they had let me go instead of dragging me all the way and I walked out with them by my side with a little dignity. I couldn’t find Jeremy anywhere, he probably didn’t want to set his eyes on me either. The guards gave me a bemoaning look before they bowed and said, “So long, Luna Dahlia.” They still acknowledged me as the Luna, I had won almost everyone over in the past two months and a few weeks. I thought about Angela and how she would react when she figured out that I was gone. Perhaps, she would be as disappointed as Ares and Jeremy after learning about the secret I had kept from them.Regardless, I wasn’t going to leave so easily, I couldn’t
ARES’S POVThe sound of the glass on the wall was like a shrill cry of a baby. It came crashing down to the floor in splinters and I just stared at it with bloodshot eyes. “Fuck!” I exclaimed aloud and bit my lower lip hard until I felt a rush of blood.This couldn’t be happening, this couldn’t be fucking happening. How could this be? How could this be real? It was absurd, it surely couldn’t be possible that another person’s spirit would take over someone else’s body. It made absolutely no sense! I looked at Jeremy who still had the diary in his hands, then Jeremy looked at me. “She didn’t take the diary with her.” He said gloomily. “She’s Kalila, she’s not Dahlia. She…she confessed it to me and I’m sure as her close friend she must have done same to you. What did she say?” I asked, dropping to one of the couches in the room. “Wait, before you sit, get me a drink.” Jeremy stood still, not moving and not obeying my orders I squinted at him and cocked my head sideways in confusion
I let him go and took in deep breaths. “Alright, I’m not Dahlia, I’m Kalila. That’s my name and I’m not a werewolf either, I’m human. I was…I was killed by a girl named Millicent who awfully looks a lot like Wendy, that’s why I attacked her at the office party the first time I saw her. I was reborn into Dahlia's body, I don’t know how either. You have to believe me when I say that.” I swallowed hard, feeling a lump at the base of my throat. “It was fated by the Moon goddess, she gave me instructions and told me why I was reborn here. She also gave me conditions and a mission to fulfill before I can return to the human world. And that mission is to keep Ares alive, and I had just three months.”He shook his head in disbelief and bewilderment, “That’s fucking crazy, you’re fucking crazy!” He exclaimed and I had to hold his hand again. “Jeremy, that’s the truth. You have to believe me!” I said firmly. “I know it’s crazy, I know it’s difficult to believe but that’s the damn truth and I’m
KALILA’S POVJahdiel was crazy! He had to be but he was very smart too, I had to warn Ares. “Dolph! Drive faster! Please!” I suddenly yelled and Angela turned to look at me in confusion while Dolph stepped hard on the gas pedal. “Ma’am, is anything the matter?” She asked.“Everything is the matter, Angela, every fucking thing is the matter!” I replied hysterically.When Dolph parked the car, I didn’t wait for Angela to get the door for me, I sprang out and ran into the house. “Where is he?” I wondered as I didn’t see Ares in the living room. I ran to his study and threw the door open, he wasn’t in there either.“Ugh! Where the fuck is he?” I exclaimed with frustration and panic as I ran up the stairs. I walked into the bedroom and that was where he was, seated at his desk with a very grim expression on his cold face. “Ares!” I exclaimed and ran towards him.There was nothing stopping him from believing me now, our relationship had blossomed and there was trust and love between u
KALILA POV “Leaving already, Lisa?” Melissa asked and the beautiful lady nodded quietly and walked out. I stared at Melissa quizzically and she sighed, “That one is a keeper for my brother, that’s his favorite whore. She lets him do anything with the handcuffs, whips and his teeth, they’ll make a brutal couple. But I forbid it, I won’t be able to sleep at night with her screams.” “Hmm…” I nodded. “He has quite his range of women.”“And he’s behind us right now, what a creep.” Melissa said, looking past me and I turned around to find Jahdiel staring at us at the foot of the stairs. “You usually plunge into a heavy sleep after…you know…that…so what are you doing here?” Melissa asked.He stared fixedly at me, “I found out we had a guest, do you mind if I had a word with our guest?” He asked.Melissa’s hesitant eyes looked at me first and I nodded. “Well, seems like she doesn’t have a problem with it. But!” She pointed at him. “I won’t let you talk to her like that, I’m sure you reek o