KALILA POVHe was dressed in all black, a pair of brown riding boots, and a brown hat on his head, although he looked absurd, he still looked very charming. “You’re like a damn grim reaper. What are you doing? And why do you have that vulgar hat on?” I asked when I had regained a little of my composure. “Vulgar? This hat belonged to my father.” He exclaimed, touching the tip of the hat and trying to adjust it to fit his head. “Just because it belonged to your father, doesn’t mean it’s pretty. You look ridiculous.” I said and walked into the bathroom. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and headed out of the bathroom. Ares was still in the room when I came back and I asked. “Where are you going dressed like that?” I asked, he was looking like a cowboy. “Horse riding.” He said and asked. “Why don’t you join me?”And get killed? I thought. I have never ridden a horse in my life and from the little knowledge I had of Ares and the fact that he was almost perfect at everything, I knew
KALILA’S POV I tried to put it out of my mind, but I couldn’t. I wasn’t mistaken, I knew that look too well because I had regaled in it so many times when I saw it in Wendy’s eyes.“Come over here, Dahlia.” Ares called and I walked over to where his stallion stood.They all aligned their horses in front of a red line, I knew hardly anything about horsing. “Flag us off.” Ares said and I stared at him silently. “I mean flag the race off, Dahlia.” He pointed out gently.Why was he so gentle with me? I thought. “I've never done it before, Ares.” I said nervously.Wendy rolled her eyes, “You don’t learn that in school, do you?” She remarked, taking a gibe at me, I ignored her.“Just stand in front of us and go, one, two, three.” Jeremy said hoarsely.What was going on? Why was Jeremy’s voice harsh and Ares’s gentle? It was as if they had switched places.I stared at him, then back at Ares, “Sure.” I stood in front of them. “Ready?”For some reason, my heart started beating fast and my ey
KALILA’S POVThis was going to be a very uncomfortable night, I could already foresee it.“Hey, Dahlia.” Wendy said as I walked in after Ares.“What are you doing? You don’t have a chef at home?” I asked, not minding how rude I sounded, then I looked at Ares. “Ares, I thought you assigned servants to the house she’s crashing in?”“I did.” He replied flatly as he sat down. “Rough day?” He asked Jeremy.Jeremy nodded, “Understatement, it was crazy at the office after the horse race. Can I stay at the ranch? Away from people?”“No.” Ares said and they started eating, he stopped and looked up at me. “What? You won’t eat because Wendy and Jeremy are here?”“I don’t know why she has to eat with us.” I replied flatly.“I can’t cook.” She said, her eyes were like blazing embers of fury but there was a smile on her face.“Lucky you right?” I scoffed and sat next to Ares.I suddenly wanted to talk to Jeremy, I realized that after a few minutes of eating and chatting, although I didn’t say a wor
ARES’S POVOne thing I couldn’t get off my mind was the night of the blood moon, I was so into Dahlia that night. I wanted every bit of her, I wanted to explore her body, I wanted us to become one. I didn’t just want to have sex with her, I wanted a passionate love making that would blend us into one fluid motion. It was quite embarrassing that I passed out in the middle of it, something switched off in my head. The next morning I woke up with the scent of Dahlia all over me and the only thing that came to my head were thoughts of the previous night. How Dahlia had responded completely fueled my body and emotions, she had given back the same energy I gave out.I couldn’t get it out of my mind the whole day and that was what Leo used to nag me.“Leo! What happened last night?” I asked while in the shower.“Hmm, let’s see, you took in too much energy from the moon.” He replied.“What do you mean? Break it down.” I said.“Okay, you let it take complete control over you, so you weren’t a
KALILA’S POVI woke up the next morning with a strong headache and drowsy eyes. There was a sore and irritating taste in my mouth and I just closed my eyes and laid still for a very long time. The door creaked open and someone walked in, when I opened my eyes Ares was standing next to me with a bowl.“Here, drink this.” He said.I wasn’t in complete control of my body, “What is that?” I asked, trying to sit up.“Hangover soup, it’s a recipe I learnt a long time ago.” He said and handed the bowl to me, then walked over to his desk.The scenes of last night started flashing in my head, I remembered the dinner, having drinks with Jeremy and the huge secret he had revealed to me. I drank from the bowl Ares had handed to me, it only made the taste in my mouth worse.“Ugh!” I exclaimed and squeezed my face as the bitter taste spread across my tongue.“Finish it.” He said flatly, watching me the entire time.Although his constant gaze made me shy, I drank all of it and dropped the bowl on th
ARES’S POVI didn’t like it, the closeness between the both of them. I was acting like a hypocrite and I knew it, I almost got lured to Wendy’s bed by her dubious nature but I was mad at Dahlia for having drinks with Jeremy. Come to think of it, when did Wendy get so audacious? What gave her the guts to try and seduce me? Have I slackened? That must be the reason and there was only one possible reason for me being calmer than before, it was Dahlia. About three months ago, Wendy would have never attempted what she did the previous night. Despite how tough and heartless I was, she still threw herself on me but not in a manner as intimate and daring as that. I didn’t know Wendy’s plan, nor that of her father’s. After a little chat with Jeremy, I got pissed, very pissed. “Hey, Ares what’s up?” He asked as he walked into my office the next morning. I remembered his last words as we parted ways yesterday, it seemed like being drunk made one smarter for that specific period. “You don’t lo
ARES’S POVThere was no way anyone in my position would be okay. Despite how I had treated Dahlia in the past and my lack of show of emotions towards her, I still didn’t want another man around her.From time to time she stole nervous glances at me as I sat with a frown on my desk. Just so it wouldn’t look like she was the cause of my worry, I flipped through some papers on the table. I was just flipping through without actually reading anything.After a while, she called, “Ares.”Slowly, I looked up at her, what was it? Was she suddenly feeling guilty about turning me down? “You seem angry, I can cancel my plans for tonight and have that drink with you.” She said meekly, her eyes large and gentle.There was an excitement stirring up in me but my pride killed it immediately. It would seem petty for her to cancel her plans just because I was sore about it. “Don’t get worked up about it, it’s fine.” I said calmly, knowing it wasn’t fine. “We can have drinks any other day.” I said and
At least I knew Wendy wasn’t in danger, at least not within the walls of my pack. I was still very curious about where she had gone to and what she was doing. She had spent most of the day indoors and then suddenly went out? I didn’t find anything inappropriate about it, she was a grown woman and had such freedom, but it was just weird that she didn’t tell me.“You looked at that Omega and gave her two days off, you wouldn’t care on a normal basis. What changed?” Leo asked, I detected admiration in his voice. I thought for a while, about the smile that spread across her tired face and the wave of euphoria that had spread through my body when I saw her smile. It was a feeling I seldom experienced and I…I liked it.“I don’t know, maybe my perspective. I just want the best for the people of my pack, that changed. I care about them now.” I replied. “What was the change factor?” Leo asked. “I don’t know, and don’t fucking say Dahlia.” I warned, foreseeing his reply already. “I think it
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