#Chapter139The end for Raven“Giving up already?” One.“Not a fighter anymore, are you huh?” Two.“You are nothing without your Lycan.” Three.I felt his arms swing towards me as I let go. The earth beneath me rippled once again, breaking, melting the wall that protected everyone. Only to wave back up in front of me now. It slammed the Lycans hard and they ended up being sent back to another wall that has raised behind them. The earth now lowered down and melted to the ground but not without sinking those Lycans who were on their knees now. The ground hardened itself as it trapped them. Their heads were my trophy. I lunged on top of the muscular Lycan giving him no time. I grabbed his head and twisted it. But he was strong and I was weak. No matter how much strength I used, it was useless on this monster. Slowly the vines sprouted from the ground, laced with sharp thorns. It travelled up his body and slowly wrapped itself around his neck. Blood flo
#Chapter140Goodbye RavenEliana Tessa CastellanosAll we could do as we sat inside the wall created by the rich earth was to listen to the world outside. Growls. Howls. Cries of pain. A war was breaking.And here we stood. All helpless. Defeated.There was nothing we could have done or we could do as this vile toxin still sits in our veins, making us weak, powerless. A Lycan without its Lycan. A gift without its source.All we could do was wait. Patiently.Somebody out there fought for us. Protected us. These walls not only shielded us from the war raging outside but it also shielded our vision. We don’t know what’s going on outside. But all we know is our little beast is all by herself with these monstrous traitor Lycans. There were way too many of them for her to win. One Lycan amongst thousands.I prayed for her safety. Silently. I begged the goddess up there to protect her. My sister. She was the one sister that I never got to have. But now that I finally fou
#Chapter141Raven- A sister’s GuiltEliana Tessa CastellanosGrief fills my eyes. Guilt stabs my heart.Regret shames my mind.I was the one to be blamed. She was gone because of me. If only I had not forced her to come with us. If only I had let her stay back. If only.Then she would still be with us. She would be running about, laughing, being her usual self. Carefree. Innocent. Naïve. A sad smile forms on my lips as I think about her and the tears once again makes its appearance.It had already been a week since then. But the entire kingdom still mourned for her as did the sky. A princess it never got to have. While I sat in my room, locked away from everyone. Hiding from everyone. I was to be blamed for this. All of this is my doing. It was my fault. I deserved to be punished for the rest of eternity. I deserve the worst there is.I’m suffocating here. This place doesn’t feel like home anymore. It reminds me of what I had done. My sin. I need to leave
#Chapter142Raven that smells like Wildflowers-01Eliana Tessa CastellanosGuilt once again ate my insides. But I stepped into the palace building, wetting the marble floor as I walked through the hallway, following his gruesome cries of pain. It broke my heart even more as I got closer and closer.The click of my heel was the only sound that echoed the hallway along with his roars.Now I was back to the entrance of the hall that fully smelled of him. Why? The opened door was heavily guarded with Lycan soldiers, trying to contain him. They were hunched back, ready to shift, attack. Ready for a fight.But I doubt they were enough. When a Lycan mourns for their mate, they are unstoppable. I don’t think even I can stop his raging heart. The only person that could was no more. But I have to apologize to him. I have to let him punish me. I have been left unpunished for too long.The heavy scent of mint gets stronger as I walk towards them. But I don’t make any contacts wi
#Chapter143Raven that smells like Wildflowers-02Eliana Tessa CastellanosIt bloomed beautifully as the heavenly scent roamed the air around us. My heart was beating rapidly as I tried to think of the meaning behind all this. What I hoped for it to be. I looked back to him whose eyes were already staring at the ground that now heavily bloomed with the wildflowers. Even more than the entire hall. I saw him slowly extend his hands to towards the bundle of flowers. His touch was gentle even though his hands were that of a Lycan now. And as soon as his hands touched its petals, it shied away. It melted away within the vines as the vines too started to recoil itself. I sat frozen in my place as I watched the ground in front of us bared itself to us like the day we found her in the park. The only difference was that in the park, the vines uncoiled to reveal her but now there was nothing underneath it but the marble tiles. And with that whatever hope I had, it died along with it
#Chapter144Raven born out of earthI opened my eyes to the vacant darkness that surrounds me. I can feel the cold earth around me. But to me, it’s the source of my warmth. My body is used to this cold earth as it hugs me like a mother. It wraps me in a blanket of its own warmth and shields me from the light. The world outside. Even though I know my eyes are open, all I see is nothingness. Tired of playing with the darkness, I closed my eyes again. But this time I completely got lost into it as darkness took over my brain and my heart. Then all of a sudden, I felt an intense pain. I felt something wet drip down my forehead and to my temples. Whatever it was it burned me like it wanted to awaken me from this slumber. Like it wanted me to feel again. And now my heart was in pain too. It hurts so much. Then I smelt it just a moment later. This smell. I know this smell. I tried to move, open my eyes but nothing obliged to my command anymore. I wanted him. I wanted to be wit
#Chapter145Althea - The Female Alpha SeriesBook FourCastellanos - A Flame That Never DiesPrologue- A flameChristopher ConstantinouI watched her as she cried, holding his face. It broke my heart already, knowing that she was in pain. I knew that Eliana Tessa Castellano herself was my mate. I cannot forget that day when I returned to the palace after hearing about the incident that took place here. I was grateful for the princess who saved the palace and lost her life in the process. At the same time, it somehow made me sad that I wasn’t able to meet this great warrior princess.Regardless, I went to Philip’s office because I was unable to give my condolences to the King himself as they grieved the princess once again. And I also had to report back. I was officially back to palace duty now that we had found the princess. But only to lose her again. It was my utmost priority to tighten the security here so that incidents like this never happened. Not on my
#Chapter146InfernoEliana Tessa CastellanosFrom America to Middle Eastern to Asia. I have travelled across the world. Never staying too long in one place. I never crossed over a month in a city or the country. For my heart feared that if- just if they were to find me again. No. I will not be found. I have promised myself never to return to that place again. I walked away from everything and everyone that I have ever know in this eternity of life I had been living. Even though I faced a lot of struggles during these past twenty years, I refused to break down. All the money that I had was back in Amsterdam where I could never return to. That will be the first place they will sniff their nose on. And they will know if I do return so my only option was to sneak on a ship to get away from there. For the longest time, I was no less than a beggar. A person without a home. I became a stray Lycan. Until I met her.One other person that lived in hiding. Constantly chang