The time for our departure quickly came. Without delay, I packed my things and waited to meet Blake. Scanning my belongings one last time, my eyes stayed at the mask that was laid on the bedside. A part of me wanted to go outside and reveal myself to them for the last time. But after some time of pondering deeply, I decided to put the mask on my face. It was the last time I would have to see the Red Moon Pack. I chose for it to be a bitter yet sweet memory.Since my choice to leave them included my decision to be happy. And so I smiled and walked out of the door. However, my smile froze when I realized that someone was standing at the door, and it was someone who I least wanted to see - Alan. He was walking towards me with a plate in his hand. I could only wipe the smile off my face and nodded at him as a greeting. On the other hand, Alan also nodded and handed over the plate directly to me. I realized that it was a plate of freshly baked blueberry cheesecake. “I heard that y
Carrie was so excited when we arrived at the Silver Pack.She ran out with a bright smile on her face and immediately gave me a warm affectionate hug. “Chloe! You’re back! I miss you so much~” She exclaimed in delight as she kept hugging me. Although it seemed like she was giving me her full attention, I did not miss how her eyes looked sneakily at Arthur’s direction, seemingly curious about how he had been. I let out a knowing smile and deliberately teased her by asking, “Are you really sure that it was only me who you missed? Did you not miss Blake, your brother? Or perhaps, Arthur?” The moment I mentioned Arthur’s name, Carrie’s body flinched, and his face reddened in a bold blush, clearly unprepared for my teasing. Her pupils were trembling as she took a nervous glance at Arthur who was also feeling quite overwhelmed by the sudden attention. I chuckled at the two’s awkward reactions and said, “Do not worry, Arthur has been doing well… in fact in the Red moon pack he…” I paused and
Hearing Blake’s question, my body froze in bafflement. It never crossed my mind that I would suddenly hear him ask about my wolf with a question like that. It made me nervous, so much that I started to pick my fingers once again…“B-Blake I… I did not mean to lie to you… I…” I shuddered, squeezing out words that could explain the situation. It was never my intention to hide the things about my wolf to Blake. But this was matter which had covered my life in darkness since childhood… I simply could not help but avoid confronting this matter.“Chloe… you do not have to blame yourself… I just wanted to know more about you so I asked…” Blake walked over and touched my trembling shoulders. He looked at me gently and the next moment, my trembling stopped. It was quite astounding to see how his simple approach would have a magical effect on me.It was as if all my worries were swept away with just a touch of his warm hand and the gentle look in his eyes.“Blake, it is as you said… My wolf
I was shocked when I heard Blake's words. My body subconsciously took two steps back however, the plate in my hand made a sound. Unfortunately, Arthur felt my movements and immediately asked in vigilance, “Who’s there?” For a moment, I did not know what to do, but since it was harder for me to hide with the things in my hand, I tried to adjust my emotions, pretending that I had just arrived here.“It's me!” I announced completely changing my tone as one who had just arrived in the office excitedly. Forming an innocent smile on my face, I pushed the door and entered the study. As I saw the two people in the study staring at me intently, I pretended to be relaxed while asking them.“Why are you staring at me? Did I disturb you with your talk just now?” After asking the question, I put on a troubled expression to indicate that I kind of feel bad that I interrupted their talk. Fortunately after hearing my words, Arthur and Blake looked relieved. They seemed to have confirmed that I
Hearing her answer, I could not believe. How could I have never found out that my wolf was poisoned?“All this time… you are suffering, Aurora… and I did not even have the slightest idea…” I muttered while trembling in sudden realization. “I… I used to blame you for being so weak that I never got my father's attention… I was so selfish and naive…” I uttered in great guilt, while my eyes heated up in tears. My entire being was aching for my wolf’s suffering. All my life, I only knew that I was the one who has been stuck in the cruelty of my family’s treatment…“Aurora… I’m sorry…” “I have no idea…”“I am so sorry… you have been suffering for so long… I didn't even know!” I hugged myself creating an illusion of hugging my poor wolf who had been suffering all this time. “Chloe… do not blame yourself. It is not your fault,” Suddenly, Aurora’s comforting voice rang in my mind, but that only added to my heartache. “At first, I thought I could gradually get rid of the poison, but the p
I stared at Arthur blankly, unsure what he meant. “Chloe…” He started to explain. “Actually… Blake and I have been researching the possible poison of your wolf.”“We found out that combined with the symptoms you described to us before, it is most likely that you have been given the poison from a Simala flower…”“This poison was popular years ago and people used it with the primary purpose of restraining the ability of the wolves. But because of its fatality, this poison was banned, and its production was prohibited.” The more I listened to Arthur, the more and more my body felt cold.“B-banned?” I stuttered, my mind was in a mess. Arthur sighed, clearly sympathizing with me. He carefully replied, “This poison is so fatal that once it is given to a werewolf, either the human or her wolf would die. There is yet to be an instance when both of them survive.”“And up until now, no one has yet to find an antidote for this poison…” He added.Blake and Arthur watched me closely, worry was
I stood at the window on the second floor, looking out at Carrie and Arthur who are talking not far away. Beside me, Blake was dealing with things in the room. In the end, Carrie listened to my suggestion and found Arthur to have a serious talk. I was really dumbfounded the moment I saw Carrie and Arthur’s figures from the window. ‘Carrie is indeed fast… she really found Arthur and talked to him right away,’ I shook my head in helplessness while I watched them from afar.Although I could not hear what the two of them were talking about, I could clearly feel that Carrie was nervous and overwhelmed. In the beginning, Carrie still had a big expectant smile on her face as she conversed with Arthur. Looking at their figures, one looked with pure love and affection, another with a gentle yet reserved gaze, I still found that the scene between them was a beautiful picture. Seeing them like that, I could not help but remember a hint of myself and Alan when we were together at the beginn
Blake’s POVIt was supposed to be a wonderful night for us, as I would finally healed with the antidote that Alpha Dean gave me. As my wolf howled with excitement, I took the antidote and drank it. Right away, I felt the results.Bit by bit I could feel my body warmed up and became lighter. The pain that I had been suppressing slowly disappeared. Finally being free of this struggle, I shifted, and my wolf and I ran freely in the woods, deeply relieved of our recovery. That power was back and my wolf was so excited. Under the full moon, he howled wantonly, the whole pack echoes his voice.However, a few moments later, a sudden wave of panic rose in my heart as I and my wolf felt something was happening to our mate. “Chloe!” I rushed back to the spot where Chloe stood. From a distance I could already see her trembling. Her face pale and her hands clutched against her chest as she gasped for air. I hurriedly shifted back and hugged her as she collapsed in my arms. “Chloe, what’s wro
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