#Chapter160Burning desireChristopher ConstantinouI fist my hands and hold my anger as I turn to leave. I couldn’t just stand here and listen to her talk about how much Eliana had been suffering anymore. I needed to hold her. I needed her back in my arms.Soon everyone follows me out of the house, but it seems like Alastair was already by the car. “Christian, looks like Miss Castellanos did go to the club.”As soon as he says it, I open the door to the driver’s seat. At the same time, Amara, Lucas and Aya takes the back seat while Elias opens the door to my other side. “We are coming with you.” I nod my head and we all speed down the road in search of my runway mate. She better not have left me again. I hold the steering wheel tightly. The whole journey to the club was filled with empty silence.I jump out of the car and burst the door open. Her scent still lingered in the air, but I didn’t feel her presence anymore. She was long gone. But what angered me was the pr
#Chapter161Power to burnEliana Tessa CastellanosI wake up to this fatigue state that had engulfed my body and taken over my brain. I couldn’t feel my hands or legs, but I knew I was tied with cold metal chains that was somehow digging into my skin. I will my eyes to get used to the darkness and see that I was in fact tied to a chair with sharp metal chain across my body and over my limbs. But it was not like I could move even if I wanted to. I could barely hold my head straight to look at the dark surrounding that I was caged in.It was filled with its gruesome emptiness and a stench so vile, it made me want to puke. Where was I?Flashes of last night comes rushing through my brain. It seems like I was taken as a hostage once again. How can I be so stupid and keep falling into their trap? It made me grumble at my own carelessness. With a lot of struggle, I was finally able to hold my head up and back, to stare at the dark ceiling. Just when I had accepted that it
#Chapter162Rise like a phoenixEliana Tessa CastellanosWhen I finally recover from his assault to my cheek, I snarl at him. “Tough aren’t you princess. I expect nothing less of my queen. Isn’t it boys?” He starts laughing and soon the rest follows. There were quite a few of them here and most probably more outside. If I were conscious enough, I would have easily obtained such information, but I have already lost most of my senses. But still, I could clearly smell the Lycan that stood in front of me. The more I thought about it, the less sense it all made. I did not recognise his smell or remember ever having an encounter with him before. So, why the crazy obsession with me?“Who are you?”Their laughter dies out, but he still chuckles, amused. “Finally getting to know each other. It’s good.” He leans down so his face was close to mine. “My name’s Dave, princess. And I am your mate.” He licks my cheek that he had just slapped a while ago. Disgusted, I pull m
#Chapter163Flames of hopeEliana Tessa CastellanosThe clicking of metallic chain wakes me up from my unconscious state. I was sitting in my own puddle of blood, still fresh and oozing out continuously like a small stream. How long had I blacked out? Was it morning yet? Is that why they returned? I try to move my body, but I couldn’t even feel it. I was alive but dead. Nonetheless, I somehow felt the small flame in my heart lighting up. It was igniting the flames of hope again. Right then I knew that the effect of the herb was starting to wear off, but I was still weak. My wounds were not healing as my body was still being stabbed by the sharp spikes of the chain. Could I fight back now? Only one way to find out. So, I waited. I waited until it completely wore off and was out of my system. I patiently waited as the door loudly creaked opened and the bright light from the world outside blinded me completely.“Princess, did you have a good night?” I slowl
#Chapter164The flames of hellEliana Tessa CastellanosThe last traces of herbs were finally out of my system. My senses were slowly coming back. And so was my Lycan.Even though I was left weak, I was no longer helpless. Or hopeless. I had the fire in me once again. To ignite. To burn.But I stay put. I wait as I clench my fists behind my back where my wrists were tightly chained, to stop myself from rushing and making myself vulnerable again. So, I lay there on the ground, with my long, thick hair completely covering my face, hence, hiding the rage which was now clear on them.“You are all gathered here today to witness the mating of your King.” Dave’s loud voice further enrages the anger in me. “Castellanos here is going to provide me with more power, so we all can rise together. Stronger and more powerful than ever before.” His voice booms the hall, and soon loud cheer follows.I wanted no part in the scheme they had set up. But unfortunately for me, I was
#Chapter165Peace to the burning heartEliana Tessa CastellanosNo. The time stopped for me as I felt his sharp canines pierce the soft flesh on the base of my neck. Fury infuriates over me. It takes over my being. My heart that almost stopped the night before, starts pumping the flames of hatred. This body was not his to mark. I was not hopeless. Not anymore.I was fire. I burn the sea itself. I was not weak.A roar of scream leaves my mouth and I feel him leave my body just as soon as he touches it. He just managed to bite me, not mark me. I feel the now hot liquid pouring through the bite mark from my neck. I see his eyes widen as they focus solely on my puncture neck. I feel myself burning. I fist my hands on my side and let the flames flare out angrily.My vision turns blue. Everything I see was blue. Angry blue. It was because of my flames. My icy blue flames that loos like it could even cut the sky open. My vengeance had made my own flames deadlier,
#Chapter166A flame that never diesEliana Tessa CastellanosWarmth surrounds me as I start to regain conscious. My face tingles up and I feel something drape over my waist. A sense of safety covers me and my calm heart starts to come alive again.The flame ever so slightly flickers in my heart. I blink my eyes a few times before I finally open them to the chocolate brown orbs. I suck in my breath as I was once again captivated by them. This Lycan that holds my heart and my soul. This Lycan that I get to call mine. “You okay?” His touch so gentle, caresses my face, igniting the sparks. I will never get used to this. His touch.My eyes flutter and I intake a sharp breath. What is this Lycan doing to me? I nod my head and look into his eyes again. “What happened, love?” His voice was gentle, but his eyes gets darker as he awaits my reply. My own anger surfaces as Dave’s words rewind in my head. A growl escapes my lips and I feel myself burn again.“It’s okay, lo
#Chapter167BonusLeaving a trace-01HarmonyLooking at them makes me think about a life with friends, with families. A life with laughter. A meaningless laughter, but one that fills your heart. One that makes you happy. A freedom to laugh without a reason was not written in my destiny. Tess was where she was meant to be, where she belonged. She was home. So, she had no need for me. I had to leave from their lives once again, like I always have. That’s the only thing I was good at doing. Being erased.I am like a desert, never leaving a footprint behind. The wind will always carry it away from the face of the earth. I lived being erased. Like I never existed. Like I was never born. The once empty house that always screamed with silence was now filled with joyous chatter and meaningless laughter. As we all crowd around the dining table for dinner, sweet aroma of the food fills the house along with a sense of warmth. A feeling that I was always foreign to. The feelin
#Chapter237Forged (4) (Special)Aries BlackwoodLike a magnet pulled by its other half, I walk towards her. “This is where she offered herself to save your soul. You didn’t even know her, yet she was so keen on being with you. I had asked her why she was so willing to love someone that doesn’t even know her existence?” Then she looks at me with a sad smile on her face. “You know what her answer was?”I shake my head, my eyes still on hers as I try to control these emotions wanting to pour out of me once again. “She told me she could hear your soul. That she could understand your heart. Said she would womb your sin and find a place where you both can be together in this loop of infinity.She was willing to sacrifice herself just to hear you laugh. I warned her. But my daughter is too stubborn for her own good.” She too shakes her head and chuckles softly. “I told her that just because she wants to be with you, doesn’t mean that you too would want the same. And you know what sh
#Chapter236Forged (3) (Special)Aries BlackwoodI open my eyes to the darkness.Pitch black darkness was all I could see. And I doubt if my eyes were even open at this point.But then I see something glimmer distance away and so I reach towards my only source of light which guided me to a land, painted in red, soaked in blood. Piles and piles of dead bodies covered the entirety of the land and there he stood, a boy with a sword pierced right through his heart.He holds his ground until no heart beats the land. Then he too falls on his knees. Swinging his sword up and onto the ground, he holds his wounded body upright as if proving the land that he was invincible even in death.And as something in that blood-soaked golden hair spurs my curiosity, I inch closer towards him, studying the lines of his equally bloodied face but his piercing blue eyes stops me from going any closer. For I see a replica of my own eyes. For I see myself in him. Baffled at the image of my younger se
#Chapter235Forged (2)Althea SilvermoonA group of rogues that wished to live in a pack again.With no place to return, no place to call home, they had chosen to remain on this barren land until their bare bone was the only proof that they once lived. And as my father’s words chanted itself over my head for the uncountable time, I had healed the hurt and guided them home as promised. Maybe that’s the reason they could bear to be with me. For they only saw me as their saviour and nothing more.I sigh softly as I feel the warmth of the flames. The only proof that I lived was the light rise and fall of my chest. Although alert, the only melody I was interested in listening to was the soft crackling of the wood as it sacrificed itself and burned into ashes.Thump.All of a sudden, I hear my heart thump loudly.Once. Just once.But it was enough to break me out of my empty thoughts. Lifting my chin higher, I place my palm over my heart to feel that lost sense once more. Sadly,
#Chapter234Forged (1)Althea SilvermoonMy feet digs deeper into the scorching golden sand as I make my way further into the land of dunes. The sun sits hot on the crown of my head, and my forehead beading with sweats, trickles down, dampening the white cloth covering my eyes as I advance further into the land with no direction. With no aim.I don’t know how long or how far I had travelled. I have passed through lands, crossed the ocean. I have even travelled across the universe with Alex always by my side. The essence of my life now engraved on the entirety of the vast universe.Had it been a century? A millennium? Or had it only just been years?I look up to the sky, feeling the sun hard against my face and I exhale tiredly.I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore.The only thing that I knew was that I was once again back on this deserted land, occupied only with silence and the occasional howling of the wind. But my soulless body preferred its silent words anyways
#Chapter233Free (Special)Third personShe sits frozen still while the rest of the world moves on. Chaos finally gone along with both darkness and happiness. The land sits silent, too quiet to be called alive. And when everyone thinks that she will never come out of her grief, she stands herself tall, although tiredness evoking of her, she moves even though forced.With face as empty as her heart, she carries herself forward, towards the edge of land and Alex comes forth from her shadows. Taking her in the strong hold of his arms, he descends, wings spread wide, down to the land where flowers bloomed beautifully all around. And when he lands, Althea moves out of his hold, her eyes solely to the front as she gracefully glides through the narrow path. Ignoring all eyes on her, she continues to move forward to where her mother sleeps within that vast tree, her pale skin now as white as the snow covering the mountains. She stands before her mother and the man, she once loved as
#Chapter232The goddess of life (2)Third personShe whispers the name of mate as pain becomes too much for her to bear and in a silver flash, appears a man, wrapping his arm around her defeated shoulders, holding her tall. And with a swing of his arm, he dismisses the darkness floating the land, as if it was nothing but a heavy mist.He stands dressed in white and like the goddess, he too holds the brilliance of heaven, the halo in his silver hair, and supremacy on his silver eyes. But those silver orbs remain on the girl, searching for the light, the innocence she once radiated with.He had failed to protect his little girl, one whom he loved before heaven.“My sweet, little Althea.” But Althea looks back with hard eyes, blaming him for her loss as she pulls Aries tighter in her arms, in fear that he too was against her being with Aries. “What has this world done to you, my little Althea?”She keeps her glare on him even though, Randolph, her father, held the softest gaze of
#Chapter231The goddess of life (1)Third personShe lowers her head a little. And finally, the Lycans and wolves could see the light in her eyes that now shines through the world, as those silvers torches the darkness around.But on the other hand, her coal back eyes become one with the so-called darkness. Hatred, it holds all. Slowly making the silver dull which only holds the pain, the sadness. It grieves its loss and gradually the light in them too starts to fade along.“I will destroy this land that does not hold your breath. I refuse to reside in a universe that does not accept your heart. And I will never ascend to heaven that does not house your soul.” Gruesome words roar throughout the land as the war halts, as if time froze still petrified of the rise of the dark goddess. One by one, the creatures starts to dissipate as the darkness touches its core. Until there was none that lived apart from the man called Vyncent. Staggering on his feet, he moves forward, wounds
#Chapter230The dark goddess (2)Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonThe wind blows hard as a loud roar echoes the field. A divine beast soars through the blue sky with his silver wings, beating on his back. The girl chuckles softy as she looks upon the beast and stretches her arm forward. And he lands inches away from her and strides with power, his marvellous wings spread high, until his furry head touches the small palm of the girl. “Would you like to join me on this journey, Alex?”He grunts softly while nudging his furry face against the palm of her hand, making a sweet giggle erupt out of the girl. The goddess walks towards them with a small smile on her face now as she looks at them both. Then her eyes shift on the silver of his wings and she steps forward. Gently stroking the soft feathers, she seems to be deep in thoughts. “I better prepare for the worst then. Who knows when you might need some kind of harmony in your life? I’m sorry to burden you with such weight,
#Chapter229The dark goddess (1)Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonThen I hear the loudest roar of all, every other feeling in the air dull compared to it. I sit numb as I look up at the sky, but my vision far from it. My pitiful lips torn apart, pulled away from one another. It was me. My grief. Echoing to the heavens.Then I’m pulled into a land, heavily filled with green, blooming beautifully with tulips that stretched beyond, meeting the peaceful blue horizon. Then I see a girl dressed in white, her perfectly sliver hair blending into the pureness that she exuded. She sits on her knees as she hovers over the pond. Hesitantly, I move forward, pulled by the curiosity that held the girl’s keen eyes tightly to the pond. I stand just behind her and look over her shoulder at the clear colourless water. But instead of both our reflections, I see a man. One that looks very much like Aries with his golden hair now shorter, trimmed and his face void of the light stubbles. He loo