Cassandra's POV…“Isn't he just breathtaking?” A feminine voice said as she fanned her face with her right hand. Her eyes fixated on him.“I wish the Moon Goddess would fate me with him!” Another young female wailed with a bright smile on her face.“His mate has got to be so beautiful and compelling!” The next one said and they all nodded.“Alpha Alder just glance at me. Please!!” Another one begged.There, I stood and watched the she-wolves gush shamelessly at him, while he acted oblivious to their screams and walked away elegantly. My eyes refused to stop trailing after his alluring figure, as I wished so much to hold him dearly—everything about him spelled handsomeness and perfection; those pinkish yet curved lips; his silky jet black hair; that pair of intimidating, but astounding jade green eyes always leaves me daydreaming around him.“Such a demigod!” my gush came as a whisper as I gaped continuously at Alder—Alpha Alder to be precise. He's the young but devilishly handsome Alp
Alder's POV…3 Years Later*Waking up due to the continuous knocking on the door, I groaned, highly exhausted. I could feel my head being invaded by a bad headache, and my footsteps were lackey while moving sluggishly to the door.I held the doorknob, then pulled it backwards to behold the radiant face of a palace maid.“What the fuck do you want so early in the goddamn morning?” I grunted, highly displeased by her intrusion on my sleep—can't any of these pesky maids understand I'm a busy wolf? That I despised being pissed off.Throughout the break of dawn yesterday, I've been training my ass like hell! The maid seemed a bit scared, but eventually found the courage to speak.“Please forgive me young master, but I came here as instructed by the Alpha” she said with a light smile now that I almost wondered where she got the courage from.“My father sent you here? Why?” I asked, a bit pissed that my peace was disturbed. I had wanted to spend the whole day alone.“To inform you on the nee
Cassi's POV…My eyelids felt so heavy—so heavy were they that whenever I tried opening them, it felt like lifting a boulder. Never have I felt so lifeless and almost left with little blood in my system.Finally, with much effort, I opened my eyes slightly only to behold complete darkness—I didn't have any idea if it was day or nighttime; everywhere was pitch black. The wind continuously left trails of goosebumps on my now pale skin as I tasted my blood, which overflowed from my lips.“Why … Didn't I slapter to pieces?” I questioned myself in an inaudible tone. There I laid motionless due to the numbness that took over my whole body—my legs inclusively. Then again, I didn't even have the will to stand up. I want to die!Why can't the moon goddess grant me that simple wish? It's not too much to ask for, right? I assumed my wish came through as bright rays of light emanated from nowhere—so bright it was that I had to shut my eyes.Briefly, the light disappeared and when I snapped my eyes
ALDER’S POV.I woke up with a start, my breath came out in pants and my heart was beating way too fast. My gaze was fixed on the ceiling as I tried to control my breathing and at the same time try to remember what exactly made me wake up with so much fear.It was a dream, no.......a nightmare but I have no idea what it's about. I remembered that the last thing on my mind was CassandraI growled " That evil bitch! Even in my sleep she won't let me rest."I stood up from the bed and headed for the fridge in my room. Grabbing the chilled bottle of water, I downed it all in one go and that seemed to calm my beating heart a bitAlthough I was finally relaxes, the fear was still fresh in my mind. Did Cassandra come back to take revenge? Did she perhaps kill my chosen mate because I rejected her?" No no no." I shook my head "That's not possible. She's dead. She took her own life because she was too weak to do anything else. What a waste of Earth's space and resources"I slammed the door of
ALDER’S POV.I stared at the lake in my wolf form and listened to the sound of the crickets. This garden always made me very relaxedI strode out of the forest after receiving the mindlink that my father was searching for me in the pack.Immediately I got to the pack, I changed and out on a short before going to see my dad"Hi Dad" I greeted as I walked into his studyHe stared at me through the rim of his glasses before looking back at the documents on the table" I wanted to inform you that the Alpha title Ritual will commence on the full moon"" Oh okay" That's three day from now" I would have loved it if you had found your mate, it's the perfect time to complete the mating ritual as well" I winced " But the moon goddess probably has other plans"" Yes, she does. I'll take my leave now"I ran out of the pack house with one thought in my mind, I need to find myself a mate before Dad finds out what I didThree days laterI stared at myself in the mirror, I was dressed in a white thi
CASSANDRA’S POV.I don't know how long I stood there, just watching the three of them. My brain couldn't register the new information I just heard.Is this a joke or something?"Are you telling the truth?" Alpha Vincenzo asked, almost smiling" Of course your majesties. I re-ran the test all over again just to be sure and it came out positive all three times" Seth affirmedLuna Celine gasped, her hand flew to her mouth as she choked on her tears, Alpha Vincenzo held his mate in his arms and held her tightly as she cried her lungs out. ."We got out little girl back, Celine" He placed his chin on her forehead " We finally found her"." We almost lost her, Vin. She tried to kill herself" ." But she survived right? And she's here, with us. So there is nothing to worry about, okay?" He assured her.Luna Celine nodded her head and the Alpha wiped her tears away before resting his forehead on hers."We'll be fine love. I know we will"." She's on her way here, but how do we break the news
ALDER’S POV." It's Cassandra Bellevue"I wasn't expecting the punch that came next, causing me to stagger.I looked up to see my dad, breathing heavily, his eyes glaring"Cassandra? The girl that took her life? The one I tried to talk to you about? That same Cassandra?!!" He growled" The one and only" I scoffed, and that only made matters worse" She's your mate?" Mom asked me" Was. She was my mate" I corrected" Why the hell did you reject her, future Alpha?" Jack asked" Why? Are you seriously asking me why? Your bitch of a sister-"This time I saw it coming but I couldn't avoid it, even if I wanted to, the huge black wolf coming towards me suddenly slammed into my ribcage, sending me flying into a tree.I groaned as I stood up, my dad sure still does pack up a punch. I wiped away the blood dripping out if my mouth" For the sake of the moon goddess, respect the dead" My dad growled, as he towered over me in just shorts"Respect? What respect? She deserves nothing from me" I star
CASSANDRA’S POV.As I walked out of my parents huge mansion, the guards of the gate bowed to me before looking straightforward.I smiled to myself because it was exactly the same thing the hallway guards did and it made me feel importantI hummed as I walked back to Mrs Smith's home, following the flower trail." Hey! Happy bug, why are you so joyful?" I looked up to see Elia wiggling her brows at meI giggled " Oh, it's nothing."" Are you sure? You look like you got hit with the happy truck" She smiled" I'm just happy. I ate so much food at Mo- Luna's and she treated me so much like my own mother" I smiled, happy that I was able to stop my slip up" Oh, I can believe that. The easiest way into your heart is through your mouth" She laughed" I don't think that's how it's being said you know"" Of course it isn't. Your type just requires a different kind of expression." She said thoughtfully " Wanna go to the lake?"I thought about it for a while, there's nothing bad about taking a d
EL'S POVCassandra had been quite helpful to me which I couldn't be more grateful for. But the nightmares kept on coming causing a lot of issues for me. Now I'd thought my parents had been killed unjustly but could it be that there was more behind the story than I thought? Why was I seeing my parents giving souls to unknown figures? Why did it seem like they were ready to sell themselves away without even considering the consequences? My eyes widened, these souls were two, and I could tell mine was excluded. Why would they give out the soul of their children selling them off to ancient figures. They knew they price they were going to pay for it and that was what they paid for, and they paid with their lives. Now my siblings were missing. I just knew, I knew that I could find them.. In the darkness of the night and the isolated land of my dream, I unraveled the twisted threads of my family's enigmatic past. The nightmares haunted my every waking moment, pushing me to dig deeper into t
CASSANDRA'S POVI know that El had been going through a lot lately and it started from that night when she saw the book. And now it seemed as though there was more to what was happening than just the illness that befell her. And then the curse, the dream that she had. I sighed as she explained she'd been seeing so many things these days and I was trying to understand what it was that she was going through. "Seeing things, like what?" I asked."Like that same dream I had. I don't know why I keep having images of you or Julius getting killed. I mean is there something I don't know? Is something after you guys? Are you running away from something? So many things had changed since the day you found this necklace. A lot more changed since the day you found this book."Her voice trembled as she tried to talk about what she saw and I knew that it must have been shocking, I I moved towards her and held her hand, cause I knew I was certainly going to see what happened... then the terrible ima
JULIUS' POV Sabastian revealed himself from behind Alaric and I took a step back while Alaric, sensing him shielded him from me even though he was unfazed. "I see you two are finally enjoined.""What do you want Sabastian?" I asked."Oh, nothing much, just came to remind you of the oath you made. And you know it has consequences." Sabastian said, and I just knew I couldn't get off his grip easily. As Sabastian's words hung in the air, a shiver ran down my spine. I knew exactly what he was referring to - the oath I had made in a moment of desperation, when I thought it was the only way to save someone dear to me. But little did I know then, the grave consequences it would bring.My mind raced, desperately searching for a way out of this predicament. I couldn't let Sabastian have his way. There had to be a solution, a way to break free from his grip and nullify the oath. But it seemed like an impossible task.Alaric, still shielding Sabastian from me, glanced at me with concern in hi
JULIUS'S POV I found myself back in the past, back to when I was discussing with Alaric. His eyes were teary and it seemed as though I was yelling at him to leave me alone and that I didn't love him but Sabastian. The glimpse of these memories kept coming to me and the times when I chased Sabastian and he just made my life a living hell. All these was erased from my memory? Then I saw the part where I kissed Alaric. I was obviously heart broken because Sabastian didn't treat me well. Alaric always stood by me and always called to me. He never once let me go. The tears rushed down from my eyes because of the pain I went through being with Sabastian. In the depths of my mind, memories long buried stirred like whispers carried by the wind. They danced on the fringes of my consciousness, elusive yet relentless. And as the echoes of the past grew louder, I found myself caught in a swirling vortex of emotions.This was a time of love and heartache, a delicate balance between two souls. Sa
JULIUS' POV "There are so many mysteries poppinv out of no where's these days. I'm starting to think which one would we figure out?" Cassandra had heard about the news by me. And she wasn't wrong. There were indeed many mysteries. "Can you remember any instance where you both encountered?" I shook my head at her question. This vampire was new to me in every way. I wasn't even sure whether what he was saying was the truth.I stood at the mirror side, contemplating while Cassandra was pacing the room trying to think of probably what to do."Do you think he holds the mysteries to somethings? Perhaps he knows some truth about a matter. Would you try to find out?" She questioned and I contemplated. I wasn't so sure about that. Cassandra paced the room, her mind filled with questions and possibilities. The mention of encountering mysteries with this vampire sparked her curiosity even further. I could feel what she was feeling, could hear what she was thinking. She couldn't help but wonder
JULIUS' POV I made my way under the tree branches and away from the sun, contemplating about could happen next and how possible I would be able to tackle it. The moon was out now and the weather caused me to breathe, but then I feared for Cassandra and her family. The doubts that suddenly threatened to consume me these days wasn't helping the situation at hand at all. Some times I just wished I would be ordinary, while living an ordinary life, with nobody's intervention into my affairs. Without having to worry every second of the day. I stared at the moon a little to long because without even knowing I'd stepped into another realm. This realm was one of power, magic, fortune, but absolute no peace or remorse from them. The funny thing was, I'd been introduced to something like this before by the moon goddess, and had no idea what it was that she was trying to show me. This camp...magic existed, power existed, fortune existed, but no remorse nor peace. Then something in my mind clicke
CASSANDRA'S POVThe pain shot through my bone, causing me to jerk. And even though Alder was here with me I just couldn't get any relief, the pain and heat was all over even worse than my heat. Alder brought me close to himself and even though I wanted to snap, his scent didn't permit me to, instead it made me calm.As Alder held me close, his strong arms enveloping me, I could feel the tension slowly starting to melt away. His comforting embrace seemed to create a protective barrier around me, shielding me from the unbearable pain that had engulfed my body. His head was buried in my neck and I couldn't help but moan at the feeling of his lips touching it. I pulled him closer, not wanting him to let go, not even for a moment, and that made me wonder if I was really in pain or in heat. I was perplexed but didn't really have the time to think about it because of the profound pain. Alder's presence alone was a soothing balm to my troubled mind. With every breath, his familiar scent, a b
CASSANDRA'S POV I paced the room whilst Cassandra kept staring at me with concern. My thoughts were running wild, mind was still unable to comprehend what was going to happen next. All I knew was that things were beginning to escalate. I was beginning to suspect Sabastian, he was definitely one of those who were after the necklace. I continued to contemplate, because I couldn't predict what could possibly happen next... "Perhaps there's a way around all of these. We can't keep sitting while there's something out there threatening to attack us." Cassandra said. "I was considering something...the vampires are yet to reveal themselves. Do you think there's something fishy about that?" "We all know that there's something tricky with them. They're cunning and wouldn't act upon their intentions unless the time is right." I stated. "Perhaps I can write the story." "No, you can't. I've written it already, so there's no need for that." Her words struck a chord with me. She was right; we
JULIUS' POV I squinted my eyes as I noticed a figure from the distance through the window. Perplexed, I didn't know we were expecting any visitors, or perhaps it was one of the members of the pack? As the figure got closer this house I noticed the familiarity of it and was caught by surprise at the revelation that dawned upon me. Morgana had really outdone herself, bringing the dead back to life, ascertaining that her intentions are being executed. The figure I was seeing was nobody else other than Kathrine, and my eyes automatically shifted to Sabastian's. It was intended, he had called her here, he had given her that permission. And from what I was witnessing, she had a flesh, no longer a shadow standing in the dark. Now she was the person she used to be before she died. And I knew what she wanted, I knew what she was after too. My necklace. I stumbled backwards slightly at the profound feeling of the shock that was about to overwhelm me. I didn't even have the time to focus on Sab