Roy returned to the throne room, and he met with Gabrielle and Damien in a discussion. He frowned, walking up to them but stopping a few distance away as well.It was rude to stand in close proximity with the Alpha or anyone of a higher ranking than you are. There was always a distance between them. It was a form of respect."Can I speak with you for a few seconds, Alpha?" Roy asked, and Damien shrugged.He gazed at Gabrielle, who shrugged as well. It was as if both of them were communicating silently with each other. Damien and Gabrielle had never been this close. Of course, they were friends, but he never allowed her this much closeness, even when he didn't have a Luna.Now that he had one, it was weird seeing him and Gabrielle together."Say whatever you desire here; it's not like she doesn't know what's going on with me in the first place," Damien stated."It's confidential," Roy replied. "Whatever the Alpha and Beta discuss shall be between them and no other third party. She's a
Emberlynn sat by the mirror, her gaze fixated on her neck. She had been sitting in front of the mirror for the past hour since she stepped into the room after her discussion with Roy.She was fascinated with the mark on her neck. Her mate mark and the mark that binds her and Damien as mates.It was a delicate, swirling pattern that resembled a blooming vine, with tiny shimmering stars and Cresent moons woven throughout. The mark began at the base of her neck and wound its way up to her jawline, with tendrils curling around her ear and down her shoulder.Even though he had only bitten her neck, the mark extended there, and it was beautiful. She never thought it would be as attractive as that.Lifting her hand to her neck, she touched her neck and gasped as it sent a tingling sensation down her spine and into her finger.She licked her lip, excitement coursing through her. The excitement vanished almost immediately as she remembered her predicament.Breathing out, she let her hand fall
TWO DAYS LATERIt was the wolf moon and a time of the year when every werewolf found their identity. Not only just their identity, but it was a year to connect to the moon and the goddess as well. During this wolf moon, werewolves could find their mate and wolves, which made it somewhat different from the other events that often happened.But it happened quarterly.It was Emberlynn's first experience in the Sil,verwood Pack, and she seemed to be enjoying everything that was going on.The moon hadn't appeared fully, but with the little glimpse she could see in the sky, it was overly enthralling, making her envious of the fact that she wouldn't be partaking in whatever was going on as she was wolfless.As they had said, only the werewolves with wolves could transform during it.And it had always been a special event in the pack house.They sat around a bonfire that burned brightly even though fuel wasn't added to it. It felt like the wind was empowering even though it should be doing th
"It's time," Phoebe yelled.And a shrill cry followed soon after, followed by several howling by wolves from afar.The pack members stood and scurried around.Emberlynn stood as well, a frown on her face. "What's going on?" she asked Betsy."It's time for transformation, Luna," Stated Betsy. "We all ate going to our safe space to shift.""Come on," she tugged Emberlynn's and towards the training facility. Betsy led her towards the door Roy had forbade her to step in.Emberlynn stood at the entrance, reluctant to step in. She remembered the door from her dream. She wasn't ready to see all the images from before."Come on, Luna, this is a safe space," Betsy said and pulled her into the room.Emberlynn shut her eyes tightly, her breath itched, and she bit her lower lip."Why are you closing your eyes? Are you afraid?" Betsy asked, and Emberlynn nodded."Like I said, here is a safe space, and nothing is going to hurt you. I am wolfless as well, so I won't be transforming and instead be wa
"What do you want?" Damien asked as he sensed Mark's presence behind him. "I thought I made it clear that you can only visit with an appointment?"Damien turned towards his desk and sat looking at the pile of paperwork he had to do.He could give it to Roy to take care of, but he didn't want to because of Emberlynn.He had been avoiding her. After the moment he had shared with her last night, he fled the scene soon after.Although he wasn't embarrassed, she had seen him in that manner because he wouldn't be able to keep the fact of not being able to shift from her for long.He didn't want to meet with her. It still had to do with the curse. Being in her presence was a danger to both of them.Mark glared. Even though Damien wasn't looking at him directly, he felt the intensity of his gaze."What do you want?" Damien repeated."What's going on with you and Emberlynn?" he asked him, and Damien's gaze snapped to Mark, his eyes narrowed."What does that have to do with you?""It has everyt
Damien burst into the forest, his feet pounding against the earth as if trying to outrun his own demons.His heart seethes with anger and frustration.Aside from the frustration that enveloped due after Mark left due to the argument with him, the main reason was his inability to unleash his wolf.Even though he had tried his best again as soon as he arrived indoors after leaving Emberlynn, it remained stubbornly trapped inside.The worst was that Cadence wasn't speaking to him anymore. Ever since he had pushed Emberlynn away, his wolf had retreated as well, keeping silent and leaving him even more vulnerable.A werewolf could not do without a thief wolf, and now he was with a wolf, but at the same time without it.As he ran, the trees seemed to blur together, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers, mocking him with their silence.The air was heavy, with the scent of damp earth and decay suffocating him.Damien gasped, his chest burning with exhaustion, but he didn't stop ru
"Damien!" Emberlynn called as she raced towards the direction Roy had pointed to. He wasn't following her, neither did he stop her from leaving.Roy himself had looked dejected and hopeless. It felt as though he was already exhausted by the situation, but he couldn't bring himself to say it for fear of offending anyone.Emberlynn understood him. She felt the same exhaustion, and it was strange she hadn't caved in yet."Damien!" she yelled again, her feet pounding against the earth as she ran.She had long discarded the peep-toed heels she wore for the seduction, and she didn't care if her feet got injured due to her recklessness; she just wanted to reach Damien to make sure he was doing fine.Emberlynn burst into the underbrush suddenly, and she halted.Damien was there. In his human form, his back was to her, his fists repeatedly punching the Oak's tree trunk with a ferocity that made her heart clench."Damien!" she yelled his name, but he didn't respond, neither did he acknowledge s
"They look perfect, don't they?" A voice said, turning to Mark with a broad smile on her face. She tilted her head back and cackled, causing Mark to stumble backward.One minute, he had been walking home fuming with rage; another minute, he was clutched by something out of thin air and teleported here.He didn't know exactly where he was. It was dark and foreboding. It looked like a graveyard of some sort with several coffins lying open and no one in it.The woman before him was old and wrinkled. Her eyes were as dark as night, and her air was woven on her head like a spider web.Also, it felt like the spider had long forgotten that it was building something great and decided to stop halfway because it was bald at the start.Her face was really old, yet Mark couldn't look away. He didn't know exactly what he was staring at her for as there was nothing remarkable about her features, but it felt like her gaze held him spellbound.Mark nodded, then shook his head. "Where am I? Why did yo
Seeing the despair on Damien's face as he always wanted to see, a smile adorned Lucian's face. He gazed around the prison room, tutting"Now that I already share my plan with you, I wish you could partake in it, but I am sorry, you are a prisoner and will remain so until I am bored of you. In the meantime, enjoy yourself while I go do my thing," Lucian blew Damien a kiss and walked back towards the entrance."Shit," Damien grunted, gripping his hair in frustration.Emberlynn was in trouble. He stood to his feet and attempted to yank the chain from his hands, but the harder he pulled, the tighter the chain wound about his hands."Magic," he hissed as he felt the burning sensation.He tried to pull once again, but it was futile.How the hell was he going to save Emberlynn when he was in prison? He gazed around, looking for a means of escape, but the only thing he saw was a crack on the wall. The building itself seemed to be mocking him.He had placed Emberlynn in the same position with
Damien grimaced as he stared at Lucian. He was ridden with scars. It was from the attack of the previous day, and they had barely made him heal before he was tossed into the prison.And now he was faced with his worst energy, Lucian. He loathed Lucian with every fiber of his being, and he stared at him with a deep-seated hatred."What do you aim to achieve, and you locked me up? Does Emberlynn even know what you are up to? Does she know the kind of monster that you are?" Damien grunted. He was pissed.He had pushed Emberlynn into the mess, and he couldn't bring her out of it. He had made her run away with a devil, and now he was in the devil's lair."She's going to kill you if she finds out you're holding me captive," Damien said.Lucian chuckled. He tossed his head back and burst out laughing. "If Emberlynn knows she's going to kill you." he mimicked, laughing.Lucian sighed, "The thing is, she's very much dumber than she looks. I thought she was really smart and would have, you know
The Alpha moved towards Jessica, who was currently held down, and growled into her face before he tried to bite down on her neck.Emberlynn howled, and as soon as she did, Lucian appeared in his wolf form in front of her.Stunned, Emberlynn looked at Lucian as he charged at the alpha. She didn't know he was anywhere around the forest area.He must have known she was missing and had tried searching for her like the first time.At least he was right on time before any damage could be done, unlike before. Even though he would be mad at her, it was better than he dead.Lucian and the alpha fought each other, and for a while, it seemed that none was winning until the gammas of the black night pack house arrived, charging at the first Alpha wolves.The Alpha shifted into his human form immediately, yelling, "Retreat, I repeat, retreat!"He was on the downside, and it would be silly if he continued to attack Lucian, knowing there was no way he could win the battle.The Alpha jumped into the
Hurrying out of the pack house, Emberlynn glanced around to ensure she wasn't being followed. She had made sure Connor and Lucian weren't around the pack house.It was one of the reasons she was able to leave freely.Also, she didn't know what both had been up to, but they seemed to be mute and were watching her even more closely, as if he blinked their eyes several times, she would disappear from their sight.Emberlynn and Jessica walked for a while before arriving at the hunting ground. It wasn't far away from the pack house, but it was out of the pack house territory.Jessica turned to Emberlynn, "If you want to be able to hunt well, you should shift. In your wolf form, you can swiftly catch whatever you desire." Jessica explained and nodded towards Emberlynn."I can't shift," Emberlynn shook her head, breathing out."Why not?" Jessica said. She looked somewhat stunned to hear that Emberlynn couldn't shift, but she didn't know why."Why can't you shift? I thought you were here to h
A grunt escaped Damien as he sped through the forest. It was the third day of his journey, running in his wolf form to get to Emberlynn. He had barely taken a break.He had set out three days ago to start the journey.Each time he had thought of relaxing to get his energy back, he thought of her. That fueled his desperation even more.Again, the fact that he knew he was getting closer to his journey made him even push forward harder.Damien wasn't journeying alone. However, he had set out before the others to get to Emberlynn as fast as possible.Yet, he wasn't comfortable traveling with anyone, knowing how dangerous it could be for them. He didn't mind getting beaten or even wounded. Seeing his pack members in that same position would break him.Cadence came to an abrupt halt, his nose tilted in the air, and he sniffled. Cadence's teeth bared, and he growled lowly while swirling around to ascertain the source of the smell.They had tried to mask the scent, but Damien wasn't easily fo
THE NEXT DAYConnor strode to where Lucian was currently on the rooftop of the building. As soon as he approached him, Lucian stared at Connor before turning away from him."Do you have everyone in their position yet?" Lucian asked, using the binoculars with him to gaze into the distance.He didn't see Damien or any of his troops yet, but he knew they could be around the forest area hiding. Damien was smart; he would surely know something was up and wouldn't just come into his territory without getting prepared."Yes, and we are awaiting your order," Connor said."Good, bring Damien to me alive. He's mine. I don't care what state he is in; just bring him to me alive," Lucian said. "Noted, Alpha," Connor bowed and walked away from Lucian.Typing some numbers on his phone, Connor dialled it, and after two rings, the person at the other end picked up."The target is Alpha Damien. He should be brought to us alive, and as soon as I get the route he'd be passing, I shall communicate it wit
Securing the lock on the door, Ria walked back to the bed. She tossed the contents of her bag on the floor, picking them one after the other and dumping them into the pack once again.She stopped when it got to a black metal box with a golden lock. She placed the box on her lap,Opening it, she took out the necklace, lifting it to her eye level.The necklace sparkled in Ria's hand, its delicate chain supporting a pendant that glimmered with an unnatural light. The stone was a fragment of the revered Luna stone, and it pulsed with a soft, ethereal glow.Legend had it that the Luna stone held the essence of the moon's power, and depending on who was wielding it, it could grant them unimaginable abilities or even render them powerless if it had been hexed to do so.She was going to give it to Emberlynn to seep out her powers to the last drop. She had waited many years to do this, and now she was closer to her goal. Despite being twins, she was the first-born twin. She should have been t
A smile formed on Lucian's face as he stood in front of the pictures in his room. There were about twenty in total, decorating the wall in different frames. Anyone who stepped into his room would have thought it was a gallery due to the various artwork on the wall.But he was sure anyone would easily misunderstand him. They might think him a creep, which he didn't mind. At least he was not creeping after someone else. He was only obsessing over his love.It was not precisely his room he had taken Emberlynn to, and he knew that if he had, she'd have asked him several questions about the pictures on the wall. He didn't want to answer such a question, at least not yet. It could jeopardize things and he believed he was close to getting what he needed.Grabbing one of the pictures, he caressed the frame, his gaze looking lovingly at the woman staring back at him with a bright smile.His Emily. She was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. Bright blue eyes, shoulder length black ha
Emberlynn continued to gape at her. They seemed to be about the same age, although the one standing in front of her looked like she might be slightly older.She was too stunned to speak or ask her who she was."I am Ria," Ria said, extending her hand towards Emberlynn, who stared at it before staring back at her.She didn't shake the hand right away."Ria Evergreen, your long lost sister. We are twin technically," Ria added.Twin?"No way," Emberlynn muttered. She had never been told she was a twin. Even before her mother's death, she didn't mention having another child aside from her."I know it looks shocking to you, but it's the truth. I know our history, and I can tell you. How the werewolf slaughtered every one of us to the last, but seeing as I wasn't born without the same powers as yours, I had escaped the brutality.""I do not understand," Emberlynn stated, shaking her head.Selena had helped her clear all the things she had forgotten. She could have noticed Ria in one of her