Blake carried me back to my room in his arms and pressed me onto the bed. After covering me with a blanket, he left.I watched him stationing two maids at my door before he left. It was as though he was worried that I might run away.I turned and tossed in the bed but could not fall asleep. Blake's words echoed in my head and disturbed me greatly. "If your motivation for creating the antidote is so that you can leave me soon, I would rather never have the antidote."I casted my eyes down. I did not mind being misunderstood by anyone else. But Blake was my mate. I truly wanted to save him. It was not true that I was only motivated by the thought of leaving him.Did he not understand my wish to keep him safe?I flipped to the other side of the bed. Tears finally streamed down my face and stained the pillow.I sniffled and called out to Aurora in a croaky voice.Perhaps the link between Aurora and me was too weak. She finally replied to me feebly after a few attempts, "I'm sorry for b
I continued to stare at Blake blankly. My mind was in a state of shock. "Are you still not talking? Should I take that as a yes?" Blake’s fingers brushed against my cheek. "From now on, please do not leave me. Alright?" Compared to his earlier stern attitude, his voice sounded so soft and gentle. I felt my heart racing again. My breath was long and shallow. I looked into his eyes that seemed to suck my soul in.. Holding his hand and staring into those dark eyes, I asked, "Can I trust you again?" "Of course," Blake answered without hesitation. He straightened his back and vowed with a straight face, "I swear on my title as the Lycan King. From now on, I will never lie to my mate, Chloe. Every single word of mine is true and sincere." His eyes shone with firmness and sincerity, like the bright North Star in the darkness of the night. My heart could not help being attracted to him. It was a natural instinct to go after warmth, I no choice but to admit it. Otherwise, why else wou
"Yes. So, can you heal him?" Carrie confirmed."I…""Enough, Carrie. One more word from you, and I will throw you back in school." Blake sounded harsher this time.Her eyes widened instantly. "No! I don't want to. Leaving was difficult enough."Carrie inched closer to Blake with a pitiful look on her face. Then, she asked him, "Am I no longer your beloved sister?""Sister?" I was stupefied.I looked at her, feeling dumbfounded. After a few seconds, my cheeks flushed, feeling extremely ashamed on my earlier thoughts.Carrie's laughter echoed in my ears. Then, she held my hands and said, "I'll introduce myself again. I am Carrie, 17 years old, Blake's sister. I've been away in a boarding school and just got home. Nice to meet you." She gave me a sweet smile, which was the opposite of her hostile behavior just now. I was still in a daze when Blake pulled her aside. "Okay now. Time to let go of her." After that, he pulled me over to stand behind him.Carrie rolled her eyes at her brother
Blake's POVChloe froze when she heard my question. I frowned with concern when I saw the hint of worry in her eyes. It took her a while to emerge from her thoughts and she shook her head."Don't you want to go back?" I softly asked her. From Chloe’s look, I knew that she had something to say. But she only sighed. "I… I don't know. I need time to think about it,” Chloe replied, sounding very conflicted.Chloe got up and left the room after that. Her small and exhausted figure looked as if she was carrying a heavy burden. From Chloe’s expression, I could guess that she wanted to return to the Red Moon Pack. But because of all the painful and horrible memories given to her by her family and pack, she hesitated. I pursed my lips as a cold aura surrounded me. I have to consider Chloe’s thoughts and feelings and rethink about the decisions that I made. .Truth be told, I had wanted to ruin the entire Red Moon Pack from the moment I saved her. I felt no guilt toward them. After all, ever
I sat on the ground, looking at the calm lake in front of me. I felt the cold breeze on my face. Despite the calm atmosphere, my heart and my mind was in a mess. "Going back to the Red Moon Pack..." I muttered before shaking my head. My heart was clear where it stood. I didn't want to see my father and neither did I have the intention of seeing Vanessa. They were my family and we shared the same blood... but what the two of them have given me was nothing but pain and suffering. 'Also...' I thought as I furrowed my brows. 'Once she sees me... I don't know how Vanessa will react.' But more than her... What I'm scared about is my father...After everything that has happened... How could I face him?"But if I don't return..." I bit my lower lip hard. "...how will Blake's poison be cured?" My heart trembled. The only person who possessed the antidote was my father. Of course, I could just continue studying the poison and concocting the antidote myself. But the poison was too complex.
Everyone looked at me in astonishment. "Ah? She didn't know--?" The girl beside me started to ask before her friend elbowed her, signaling her to stop. The garden was suddenly filled with awkwardness."Come on! What's with the atmosphere?" Carrie, who was surprisingly holding a glass of wine in each of her hands, stood up. "We are all here to relax and play. Come on! Everyone grab a glass of wine!" She said cheerfully while winking at the crowd. After receiving Carrie's instruction, everyone started grabbing a glass of wine. "T-that's right! Let's go and get wasted!" Their reactions seemed a bit forced at first. But after a soft while, the place was again filled with laughter and merriment."It's the night to get drunk!" They cheered, completely lifting up the atmosphere. 'Oh,' I thought before awkwardly grabbing my own glass of wine. 'It seems like they don't want to answer my question.' Slightly frowning, I started sipping the wine. The night went on and I became immersed in the
I looked at Blake who was also looking at me with a serious expression. There was no surprise in his eyes even though I told him that I wanted to return with him to the Red Moon Pack. Instead, he was calm and looked like he was in deep thought. I nibbled my bottom lip, wondering what he was thinking. For a few seconds, he did not say anything, slightly making me feel worried. Blake slightly furrowed his brows before letting out a sigh. Then, gave me a little smile and told me with a gentle voice, "Alright." It was the answer that I was hoping for. I let out a dramatic sigh of relief. Black saw my action and tapped the tip of my nose. "You can come with me. Don't worry, I will take care of you. No matter what happens," he spoke like a whisper of promise that came straight in my heart. A promise that he would protect me and that he would not allow the previous situation to happen. I immediately felt warm in my heart as a smile bloomed on my lips. A thought flashed in my mind. "I ca
The Red Moon Pack was crowded. The inauguration ceremony for Vanessa would be held tomorrow but people from the different packs already arrived to attend the inauguration party. Though with a look, one could already tell that some of them were there not to attend Vanessa's inauguration party. They were there to meet the mysterious Lycan King and see his true face!"Greetings, Lycan King and guests from the Silver Pack," a servant that I knew immediately came and greeted us. My eyes flashed. He was one of those who used to previously bully me. "This way, follow me please," the servant bowed and gestured with his hands. He looked nervous and very respectful, completely opposite to how he treated me before. I started feeling awkward. A few minutes later, we arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall. It was already filled by the members of the Red Moon Pack. The moment we arrived, everyone's gaze fell on us. Most of them were focused on Blake who stood in front of us. But there were
ChloeWe stared at the sight in shock and a flash of realization came over us as the puncture on the fog wall rapidly closed up.“As you can see, we can only see the pathway for a few seconds then it will close again…” Alpha Nador calmly exclaimed. Then from his large bag, he revealed a thick rope, heavy and long. “We need to have one person, the most nimble among us to cross the thin pathway. Once he reaches the other side, he has to connect the rope so that all others will be guided. For I can only open the fog wall here on the stable ground. The pathway is so thin that it would crumble once we tried to exert our energies while stepping on it.” Alpha Nador then explained. Then he looked at us, asking with his eyes who among us would be the first to cross the path. “I’ll go…” Blake did not hesitate and immediately answered. “Good!” Alpha Nador said as he tied the rope on Blake’s waist and told him some instructions. Before he went, I held his hand and said in worry, “Be careful
ChloeThere has been a great change at the joint camp these days. After Blake’s last expedition in the Rain Valley, we welcomed the news of a newfound ally.Alpha Nador, the leader of the Rain Valley pack surrendered to Blake in an all-out duel and submitted themselves to his command.While it was not a smooth process of acquiring allies, we managed to pull through and integrate their members into our alliance after ensuring that they all agreed that we would put all hostilities behind us. Just like the Frost Fang pack, the alliance will only last until we have eradicated Alpha Kain’s forces. After that, we will release them to be independent.This condition made the other members of the Rain Valley pack finally put their doubts behind them and fully face our goals head-on.Another thing that made us shocked was the discovery of a hidden association of werewolf packs who were against Alpha Kain’s regime. Because Alpha Nador had recently joined, he also gave us the information about t
BlakeRumble!!!As the thunder and lightning covered the dark expanse of the Rain Valley, so were the attacks being released back and forth. With the explosive blows he had released for quite a long period of exchange, I could not help but admire his might. How could he last for so long maintaining the peak condition of his attacks while also receiving blows from me?“C’mmon… Aren’t you so arrogant to say that you would subdue me and show me what you are made of?” There was a trace of impatience on the Rain Valley Alpha’s tone. “If you are not going to move, then I’ll take that as you admitting your defeat!” With that he gathered all his power and charged once more with another attack.I stood there unmoving, my heart was still contemplating as to why there is a small part of me that was hesitant to take the life of this Alpha. It’s like something from far away… where my hands couldn’t reach, tells me that I have to spare the Rain Valley Pack!However, in the utterly muddy and rain
BlakeCaleb noticed the person a second too late, and so despite his preparation the angle where the opponent is coming from will surely deal a great amount of damage to him. My face darkened as I realized this, without thinking further I used Eron’s power to rush in the attacker’s position to impede his attack.Boom!!As I brandished my fist to meet the large body of the opponent and the impact caused a sudden gust of the wind throwing off everyone in the battlefield. “Alpha…” Caleb realized what had happened when the pain he was anticipating did not land on his body. He looked at me wide eyed as he did not expect me to intercept the attacker’s movement while coming from a distance. “Don’t mind me… rally the troops and handle the rest! I’ll take this one!” I instructed. Surprisingly and for the first time, I saw no trace of resistance and stiffness on Caleb’s face as he nodded and obeyed my command. Welcoming the new development, I was relieved to take this position as I know t
BlakeWith that everyone took their own places and readjusted. After that, I called for Idriss and Caleb to assemble them after an hour to check of their temperaments. Even as the temporary alpha of this team, I could feel the state of their being just by looking at their countenance. While it seemed like everything was according to Caleb and Idris’s plans by far, we cannot let our guards down and cause a fatal error to the mission. To my relief, all seemed to come back to their peak state when they regrouped after an hour. Going with it was the night finally ripening even as the rain continued to fall unceasingly. As the heavy droplets of water poured down endlessly on the valley the forest became pitch black and the ground became muddier the longer we traversed in it. There’s no other silence but the incessant rain and there’s no other obstacle but the cruel terrain. Even so all of us silently pressed forward having to come here with a mission at hand. Soon the first teams re
Blake The entire barracks went silent momentarily, but the sound of cheers came right after. To the members of the alliance, the presence of one leader will empower them as they go on a dangerous mission. Idris was calm but his eyes looked at me with appreciation. However, Caleb still had a frozen look on his face.As for me, his attitude isn't something I mind, unless provokes me by making a move on Chloe.As for his loyalty, I know that he wouldn't betray the alliance so I left it like that.Having announced my decision I left the briefing on Caleb and Idris, letting them know that while I said that I will join the expedition, it will not cause a change on the plans the two have already set."Tonight, we will set off to the target alliance that we have on our list…" It was Caleb who did the honors in introducing the target to everyone. "...Living on the far west from the Blood Hound Pack, the Rain Valley Pack is the last pack that we have to take on for the second phase of our
BlakeAs soon as I uttered those words, Chloe’s body froze momentarily in surprise. The next moment she gave a light hearted chuckle and sunk into my embrace. Her response was fully welcomed by every bit of my being. Like we are each other’s fountain of life, we stayed like that for a little while. I looked down and took a good look at my mate’s face once more. Caressing the side of her face, my heart felt the piercing pain of seeing how exhausted she was as she pushed herself in deciphering the poison.“I heard from your student and Arthur that you have not gone out since taking the poison from my sickbed? Why do you torture your body this much?” I uttered in helpless pain. But when I was expecting for her to give me a rather serious explanation, I was blown away when I saw my mate pout adorably as she replied back, “What goes the same to you, aint it?” My heart felt like it was going to drop. For I am not prepared to be attacked in such a way. Her eyes looked at me as she contin
Blake“There you go… All done!” Arthur clapped his hands as he took the casts and bandages in my body. After two days of recovering, my body is finally ready to move normally. Thanks to the combined efforts of Arthur and Chloe, developing a potion that could repair broken bones, I was able to come back in tip-top shape in less than a week even with the heavy injuries that I had. “What’s your plans today?” Arthur cast a curious look on me as he tidied up his things and prepared to go to Chloe’s laboratory.“I was thinking of visiting your lab to see Chloe... But looking at your countenance these days, it seems like everything isn’t going well?” I replied. “Sigh… it is as you said… I’ve even contacted Father to take a look at it because it seems like we were not even close to deciphering a layer of it…” Arthur brushed his head while lamenting over the matter of the poison. “It’s only been two days… don’t pressure yourself too much,” I replied. “I know man…. But we cannot afford tha
Chloe“Made by Uncle Gauss?” My entire body trembled when I heard his name and the words that Blake said. In my hands, the very poison used by my uncle to kill Dad. The very poison I was not able to successfully save my father from. And even after his death and after five years of relentlessly searching, there was still no clue as to what could counter this poison at all. This very poison was one of the two poisons I promised myself to defeat, the other being the one that infected me and Aurora. “Chloe… you good?” Arthur called out softly as the two of them noticed that I fell in a daze the moment I heard the information from Blake. “No, I’m fine… it’s just that, I did not expect that I would have to encounter this poison when I am still unable to find out how to counter it.” For the first time in the last five years, I openly told someone that I was unable to guarantee that I could deal with this poison in front of me. “Don’t worry, we’ll help you. Esha is also a good child you