DR. JOSEPH’S POVEverything inside me was tearing apart. My consciousness was still intact, and yet, my whole body got taken over by my wolf. There was no way for me to stop what he wanted to do to Andrea, no matter how much I desired her safety and security."Away..." I muttered in between my loud gasps while I was pulling my hair as strongly as I could.I didn’t expect that Andrea would suddenly turn her hand to hold my wrist the same way as I did. "What’s the matter? P-please don’t injure yourself like this. It’s hurting me as well to see you suffering…" she said. "Yes, I may have no idea about what you’ve been through lately, but I know for sure that it’s been difficult for you. You’re still only a human after all. You don’t have to shoulder all of your problems on your own; you always have me by your side, so can’t you at least depend on me too?" Her hand reached for my cheeks, which somehow made me flinch.My bones began to crack as I transitioned to a heinous-looking beast. I at
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVMy stomach was rumbling as I hadn't eaten anything for almost a whole day. I couldn't even manage to find any source of water around this endless maze. And just as I thought that these would be the last minutes of my life, I sensed a faint aura from the other side of this hedge, which somehow gave me a little bit of hope.I tried to create a hole through it so that I could just see if there really was someone there, but it was too thick. I made up my mind to head over to the location where I kept on sensing the same aura, but I stopped the moment that I saw him."Jerome?""You… Why are you here?" Jerome asked as if he didn’t sense my presence just like I did.I played with some strands of my hair while looking elsewhere. "I-I got lost, I guess..?" I stuttered since I knew that it was far from the truth."So you’re basically telling me that you went here by yourself without knowing that this residence belongs to the Dawsons?" he questioned me with such a cold tone.
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVEven with that said, I still couldn't come up with a proper plan regarding how I would be able to tame this man. I'm still left wondering if I should actually enact revenge on him or let him be and just move on with my past experiences."Seems like we still wouldn't get along all that well, unlike what I anticipated. Can I leave now?" I politely asked.Jerome raised a finger, making the person who served my dish leave the dining area. "We still have something left for us to discuss; don’t even think that you can escape from that maze outside. And if you’re thinking that there might be another pathway in and out of this mansion, then I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there isn’t."He really has a way or two to make me furious. No matter what I had in mind, he would immediately shut it off with his cruel principles."What is it that you wanted us to talk about? I’m pretty sure that we’re both holding ourselves back with the urge to strike now, considering how we got
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVA couple of minutes passed by, and I still couldn't process what Jerome recently said. It was hard for me to trust his statements lately, and there wasn't any reason for me to believe him anyway.I faked a cough at the same time that I walked out of the dining room, but I heard his footsteps that followed me out of the mansion. "Is there anything else that you want to say?" I asked in such an irritated tone. I wasn't amused with the way that he seemed to be playing with my emotions. "If you have so much time to spare, you might as well search for a method on how to remove this curse on me. If you wouldn't, then don't expect that I'd forgive you at all.""Althea must've told you the solution to your problem before," Jerome said, which piqued my curiosity, so I turned around to listen to him attentively. "Althea most probably mentioned me to you and also the existence of your curse that was made by none other than herself. She wouldn't be selfish enough not to tell
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThe skies seemed to be sympathizing with how Andrea passed away. There were no signs of stars, and even the moon was blocked by the dark clouds that were endlessly releasing droplets of water. Every single step that I took as I went to the Blood Moon Pack’s premises was absolutely heavy. It was like my feet were locked up in chains and were pulling me backwards so that I wouldn’t be able to go to my destination.I parted ways with Jerome, and since I told him before not to attend Andrea’s burial, I’m pretty sure that our paths would not cross for a while."Luna, you’ve finally arrived; we’ve been waiting for you for about an hour now. We thought that you wouldn’t come," Mrs. Asterbelle said as she walked closer to me to assist me in stepping forth at the entrance of the venue. "Everyone else that was invited is already inside. You should go in as well and pay your respects to the friend that you’ve lost," she murmured.My mother’s words sounded to me like she didn
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVFrankly speaking, I have no clue as to where I would be able to find Joseph right now. It's not like we have some sort of connection that can lead us to one another, unlike Andrea and him. I passed by the area of her burial, and there weren't any newcomers, which makes me the last one to pay her a visit. All of them were silent, and I observed how some of them were keeping watch of the time, as if they were merely forced to come here.I made up my mind that I wouldn't waste the entire day lazing around and would just go confront my father once again. I'm sure that Andrea wouldn't want me to keep on mourning for her anyway.As soon as I reached the alpha, Mr. Asterbelle's office, I was greeted with a dark, cool room lined with his bookshelves. Despite the high temperature outside, the only source of light came from the soft glow of dozens of candles that were set up all around the table in the center, creating silhouettes on the luxurious leather carpets that cover
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVWith no hesitations in mind, I concluded the conversation between me and Mr. Asterbelle, that he would just be wasting his precious time and efforts to stop me from taking what's rightfully mine—Jerome Dawson would be for my possession only.That moon goddess shouldn't have intervened with us if she planned to concise a scheme such as making me a half-half.Now that I've made an enemy out of my father, I don't think that I have any reason left to keep on avoiding Jerome. I have to come up with a plan that will make him recognize me as his mate. I don't want to end up in the same situation as Joshua, who's almost unable to communicate clearly because of the passing of his mate."What am I supposed to do?" I asked myself as I carelessly kicked the pieces of stone that were along the pathway.The Blood Moon Pack's turf was surrounded by gigantic walls made up of stone, paired with the iron gates that serve as both the entrance and the exit. It's not locked most of th
JEROME DAWSON'S POVObserving from the outside, the orphanage appeared to have such stunning infrastructure, with an arched ceiling and gigantic white pillars that supported the balcony on the second story. There were also some stained glass panels that portrayed magnificent scenes. The air smelled like grass and soil since the windows weren't closed on both sides."Master Jerome, aren't you going inside?" asked Jin, the one responsible for guarding the entire orphanage. He's the only son of the owner, so I guess that he'd be the one to inherit this orphanage someday soon. "Everyone else is waiting for you in the dining area. Your lunch has been served by the maids," he added.I nodded my head, then kept my mouth shut as I entered the orphanage. The other children were really waiting for me to arrive, as they all turned to look at the entrance where I appeared. Sorry, I made you all wait for too long. Let's eat," I said.There wasn't anything special with today's meal either. I don't k