Author's Note: Hello my lovelies, I am back once again. Thank you, dear John Spaans for the gems...and I will give a special shout-out to all of my readers who are leaving their gems and reviews for me. Only your love will decide the fate of the story so I hope you will keep supporting and loving me~ I hope you'll all shower your love for our sweethearts Ethan and Zeus in this journey~
Ethan’s POV:“You never fail to amaze me with your quirks…Ethan Marley.” After Zeus was done laughing at me up to his heart’s content, his deep murmur winced me a little as I didn’t fail to catch the hint of sarcasm from his tone. When I averted my frowned gaze up at him, his cold dark eyes were already glued on me shimmered in the dark when he curved a small smug at me, “You really assumed that…I have been doing all these to steal liver from humans? Seriously? You labeled a Supreme Alpha like me the same as a puny organ smuggler!? This is the worst accusation I have been ever charged with in my whole life!” Even though Zeus retained a smug face, the offense from his tone made me a little worried, as I was truly being cautious not to irk his temper at that moment when I was already on the verge of life and death. With a gulp, I pursed my lips while mumbling at him, “So…y-you…don’t crave for livers?” “Of course not!” He scowled at me, sounding pretty annoyed from his tone while ma
Zeus’s POV:…They were the last words I heard from someone who meant the whole world to me. She wasn’t worthless… in fact, she was my everything. But I didn’t ever get the chance to say it to her. My heart had died on that day when I lost her in the cruel hands of fate, but my body kept on living…probably because I was still bound to her by the promise she had made to me while breathing her last breath. I was bound to wait for her…eternally if it takes…After two centuries, I stopped counting the years with the dim ray of hope that gradually faded inside my cold heart. On that snowy cold winter, I had held Sophia’s blood-soaked body in my arms for the very last time and cried my eyes out, with that gut-wrenching pain forming a knot deep inside my chest. Thus, every year during
Zeus’s POV: For the past two years on this campus, I never bothered to show any interest towards the newbies who were selected from the entrance exams, since I was aware only the children from well-off families would bribe for their seats and later onwards, their families would go boasting around everywhere about their capable children who had enrolled in the prestigious Bordwell University. After spending such a long time amidst humans, I was very well aware of their selfish and greedy nature, and thus, it made my blood hunt easier on every full moon night, which I later onwards reduced to once every two months.Since the laws in this world were starting to get on my nerves, I tended to be careful before but to be on the safe side, I always changed place every decade and would never settle in one place, just like I was supposed to leave this Luminapost town after 10 years of residing here. I never wanted to leave any attachment behind once I was done and that’s why, I never bothere
Zeus’s POV:Before I was about to walk away from the pillar, I didn’t realize when Ethan had already reached close from behind that resulted in us accidentally bumping into each other. Since he was already distracted, Ethan stumbled his balance and was about to fall to the ground, before I hurriedly reached out my arm and grabbed him by his waist tight, pulling him close into my embrace. Now that I reminisce the memory of our first meeting, it was quite a dramatic moment when he fell straight into my arms. But the second I draped my arms around him, amidst the closed distance between us, suddenly I was awestruck by a whiff of soft but sweet intoxicating scent, similar to the fragrance of a bunch of fresh jasmine, emitting from Ethan! For a second I contemplated if it was the scent of his cologne…but quickly I realized, there was no way any man would use such a strong floral cologne in the first place. The scent was maddeningly alluring, and it was quite similar to those rare uniqu
Ethan’s POV:Kiss? Did I just hear it right? This feral, menacing werewolf who’s making the hairs on my neck stand up with just one glance demanded… a kiss from me!? No way it can be possible…I bet I must have truly lost my mind from the shock of this twisted situation. Or…I must have been hallucinating right now after bearing such a long, exhausting day, isn’t it?But puzzled in my thoughts when I was struggling to grasp over the situation, I jolted back to reality when I heard the sound of Zeus marching his footsteps closer, glowering his dark eyes at me. Those eyes looked similar to the gaze of a predator, marching towards his prey after succeeding in cornering it, amidst darkness looming around him. To be honest, it felt too scary for me to meet those eyes which were glowing red with shrunk animalistic pupils just a while ago, as it kept replaying the gore scene in my head when I saw Zeus in his real monstrous form, holding that blood dripping chunk of flesh within his claws.
Ethan’s POV:A harrowing surge of anxiety stifled my breath, as I stood frozen sensing the presence of countless mysterious figures hidden in the dark that had surrounded us from all around. The glistening moonlit couldn’t cover the dark shadows looming behind those giant eucalyptus trees but the intense tremors of the ground under my feet which I had mistaken as of earthquake had gradually stopped on their own. While I was panicking inside, after hearing my rigid denial, Zeus exhaled a big huff of breath but his grimace darkened a bit from angst, as I could sense an unusual scary aura of him. He retained that anticipating pause, before a scoffed remark escaped from him, “Then…I guess you leave me with no other choice, Ethan Marley. “Remember, you’re the one who sealed your fate tonight….” “H-Huh?” I couldn’t realize initially why his impassive low voice echoed like a warning bell in my head, but before I could bring myself to utter a word, suddenly my ocean eyes rolled from shock
Ethan’s POV:For a second, I couldn’t help but sneer at the awkward tension building between us two men, but I couldn’t choose which among the reasons I should select first… the one where Zeus was making that dumbfounded face at me after hearing my answer as if he had witnessed a ghost right before him or the eerie silence that fell around us inside the forest, making my palpitations stir inside faster. But while he stood still, staring at me with that look of utter disbelief, his reaction was ticking off my nerves, even though I knew I should’ve better kept my temper in check being already surrounded by danger everywhere.“I told you exactly what you wanted to hear, Zeus. I will accept your condition and do exactly as you said… But in return, promise me that you won’t go back on your words either. Swear that to me first!” Cutting off the silence, when I blatantly asserted my answer once again this time without shivering or stuttering, his perplexed face was soon tainted with dark a
Ethan’s POV:Wait…is this all even real? Or am I going through an immoral hallucination that’s fading all of my rational senses?Despite my several attempts to push him away with my arms, soon it dawned on me that my strength was utterly fragile compared to Zeus. The more I tried to resist, the more I found myself entangled within his strong embrace, as he pressed his taut upper body against mine. His one arm wrapped me tightly around my waist, pulling me closer but with his other arm, he held me by my chin, quite a bit forcibly to make sure I wouldn’t try something funny to break free from his grasp. Initially, I couldn’t imagine kissing a man in this lascivious way, not even in my distant wild dreams. I had a few gay classmates of mine in high school, and I was never homophobic…so being with them didn’t make me feel weird at all. But this dazzling handsome surreal guy, Zeus Blackwell had completely altered my mind and life, as I was bashful to admit it myself that I didn’t find th
Zeus’s POV:Honestly, I struggled to suppress my chuckle from blurting out while Ethan held such a worrisome face, but it was absolutely endearing to me to observe him. I retained a calm gesture while meeting his round, ocean eyes that were fixated on me before I charged back, “I don’t know what you must have been thinking inside that round, pretty head of yours, but I do not have any immoral relationship with Anna. “To be precise, she is dear to me as my own sibling, even though we do not share the same blood. That’s why, in the past whenever I was injured a few times, Anna has always helped with taking showers and even devoted herself solely to take care of me—”“But that was before when I came in the picture!” Before I could finish, Ethan’s sulky murmur paused my words for a second as I curiously tilted my head while trying to observe him. His facial appearance looked fidgety and fiddling with his fingertips, he seemed oddly on edge while answering me, “I mean…I wasn’t doubting y
Zeus’s POV:For the very first time in my long, bleak life in this human world that felt like a never-ending darkness, Ethan’s words felt like the gush of warm rain after a long, cold winter to my heart, giving me the momentary bliss I must have sought inside me unknowingly after all this time. Having my hands soaked from the blood of countless human sinners, being forced against my will by my cruel fate to consume their blood and flesh so that I would keep going through this goddamn painful life…for the first time I felt quite emotional. I flinched a little hard to realize how I was so moved by those gentle appreciative words that Ethan spoke for me. But while staring into his tender ocean eyes, which were glistening from tears, it came along with the realization that maybe all this time, I just truly wanted someone to see me through my core, along with all those scars I had carefully suppressed within my heart until now. After going through this never-ending phase of darkness in t
Zeus’s POV:Blinking his lashes at me a few times, I saw a flustered hue tainting Ethan’s puffy cheeks, and from his facial expression, it was easy to define that he must’ve been really pleased with my answer. His ocean eyes were glimmering in bliss, and I saw him struggling to hide his jovial expression from me beneath a straight face, but undoubtedly, his efforts made me appear adorable in my eyes. Indeed, before I had realized it, I had already put my faith in a human who had witnessed my cursed dark secret with his own eyes. Honestly, it was something that I had never imagined feeling towards anyone else in this human realm. The possibility of him exposing my dark secret to others on the campus indeed crossed my mind a few times. But every time my gaze met those tender, glistening ocean eyes smiling at me, unknowingly, I kept reminding myself that if I gathered my courage to trust this person…he would never betray me. Isn’t it funny that before I knew, you had already become my
Zeus’s POV:No matter how much I tried to get an answer to those dubious questions that had bothered my peace of mind since the first day I crossed paths with Ethan, I never obtained one, leaving me perplexed as always. Since the first day I laid my eyes on this beautiful boy on that snowy Christmas Eve night, despite repeating it to myself countless times, I couldn’t stop myself from being drawn towards him. The iron walls I had spent years building around my heart had lowered around him already, which I had never vowed to do for a human who wasn’t Sophia. And for a man…it was completely out of question! But…what the hell is wrong with me? Why did I become so maddeningly protective to the extent that I almost tried to kill my own pack members, fearing they might try to inflict any harm on Ethan? I know since I had never formed a divine pact with anyone before, not even with Sophia…I wasn’t aware of the consequences when I suddenly kissed Ethan that night, forming the divine pact w
Zeus’s POV:Ethan’s nervous shaky voice left me in disarray for a brief moment. As I stayed numb, I found myself strangely conflicted about answering his plea. His rolled ocean eyes seemed a bit uneasy as if he was quite unsure about the request he made to me out of the blue. But even at that moment, I didn’t overlook the dim ray of hope glistening in those orbs towards me which implied, maybe for a brief moment, he wanted to believe he might succeed in convincing me to follow his lead. But how should I let this innocent naive human have a glimpse of the dark scars of my wretched past I have harbored all this time in my existence? I have already exposed him to the world of dangers since the moment I decided to form a pact with him, which might turn out to be one of my foolish choices. But now…if I disclose all the incorrigible sins I have committed until now, how would I bear it if he turns out to detest me even more? After all this time, I am still confused at the realization…why
Zeus’s POV:When I finished the bowl of meat dumpling soup, sensing Ethan’s pleased gaze glued on my face all this time. The second after I lifted my gaze, bearing a big satisfactory grin, all of a sudden Ethan tenderly wiped the corner of my mouth with the cuff of his shirt, startling me a little as I hadn’t expected his kind gesture right then. When he finished wiping my lips, he took the bowl away from my hands and tossed a soft grin, which reminded me of the gentle spring breeze that holds the power to soothe our hearts after a long, weary day. He broke the amicable silence between us at first, handing me a glass of water, “I hadn’t cooked for someone for a really long time, so I was worried how the soup would turn out to be…whether it would suit your palate. But if you liked it so much, I would prepare it for you often. But you don’t have to eat it like this next time…as if you were starving for days. Or…were you really that hungry after suffering from this injury?” I couldn’t
Zeus’s POV:I was already spacing out momentarily, staring at Ethan’s face shimmering under the morning sunrays as I heard his mumble. For a second, my current scenario felt a little too nostalgic for me, as I immediately recalled whenever I used to be injured in the past, Sophia would wake me up the next morning serving herbal soup that was too bitter to take a sip. No matter how hard I tried to resist her approach, ultimately, I was the one who always surrendered before her. Watching her smile holding endless affection in her gleaming ocean eyes while I drank that awful soup seemed more like an important task to me, as gradually I stopped opposing her at all. Not only the soup, Sophia was terrible at cooking…but I never once wasted a grain of meal she cooked for me, savoring every little taste while I wove the dreams of my happily ever after with my only mate…But now…after a long wait of eternity, I was startled to find myself relieving tha exact moment together with Ethan, who ha
Zeus’s POV:Never had I imagined seeing this day in my life where I would watch Anna finally soften against a human, considering the deep scars she had always harbored inside her cold heart. She was meant to despise humans from her core, and I never questioned her choices since the day she willingly decided to follow me. But after spending quite an amount of time, I have come to realize there is something so enchanting yet painfully innocent about Ethan that forces us cold hearted beasts to come out of the shell and expose our real nature. We couldn’t pretend to hurt him or push him away, and ultimately would end up succumbing to his persistent generosity, which was so different from all the humans I came across here. And that’s exactly how Anna flinched from shock, hearing the mention of an ‘elder sister’ from Ethan’s mouth, which unknowingly spread a flustered hue across her porcelain white cheeks. She fidgeted and even fumbled before speaking, deliberately trying to mask her shy
Zeus’s POV:As expected of Anna’s blunt comment, an impish smirk curved my lips when I realized Anna must have used her super senses to hear what was happening inside this room since I regained my consciousness. It wasn’t unusual for me to apprehend that werewolves tend to use their supersenses in need, and she was born with excellent audible senses which could come great handy in terms of pack wars. Just like her…I also possessed a strong supernatural ability as the Supreme Dominant Alpha, but while living in this human realm, showcasing my ability never felt necessary. And I wasn’t flirting with Ethan, I was rather happy to see him by my side after waking up. I had honestly assumed to wake up in my cold, bleak room, just like how I had woken up when I faced certain attacks like this in the past. But now, starting the day with the first sight of watching him cuddle in my arms like an innocent little lamb, it rather left me brimming with this overwhelming bliss deep inside my hea