Astor really lived up to his reputation.I was too frightened to look up. As if doing it on purpose, Arthur who was originally in front of me, suddenly stood aside, leaving me exposed. I no longer had a choice and could only meet Astor face to face. I raised my head and looked at his serious face. His eyes looked stern, with no trace of gentleness in it. Though my mind very much wanted to run and hide at the moment, I let out a stiff smile to try and make a good impression of him. After all, he would be my trainer. But soon, I saw Astor’s eyes became sharper, as if it could pierce me to death, making me scared witless. Too shocked by his actions, I wiped out the silly smile on my face and lowered my head.When he stayed silent and nodded, I immediately felt like I had received a huge pardon. Contrary to his stern and unwavering gaze earlier, he looked at Blake and stood aside, allowing Blake to lead the conversation. “Chloe… I would like to introduce to you, my Teacher Astor.”
“Chloe...” Blake's voice was very gentle, and his approaching face made me close my eyes unconsciously.I can feel Blake's breath getting closer, being extremely close to each other made my heart thump wildly. But the next second, what I expected didn't happen.‘Knock knock knock...’A Knock on the door awoke me from my thoughts. It was a dream.“Luna… I am here to inform you that Sir Astor is waiting for you to train..” The voice of a servant rang behind the door. She brought me the news with a hint of respect in her tone. “Urgh… Is it daytime?” I mumbled in shock as I realized that the sun was already shining brightly. I frowned, wondering how I ended up in the room. I vaguely remembered having to come to Blake’s room, but it turns out, I stayed in bed all along. ‘What a weird dream…’ I feel my cheeks heat up as I vividly remember everything from the strange dream. ‘Ah… such impure thoughts..’ I shook my head trying to brush away the images in my head but to no avail. The se
“What we need here is a powerful Luna. How long do you think the Silver Pack could wait for you?” Astor said with a cold voice. The members of the Silver Pack were always nothing but kind to me, so I did not at all expect Astor to ask me such a question. My mood suddenly sank. How long could the Silver Pack wait for me? My entire body suddenly turned cold. That question… I did not know what to answer…Seeing the change in my expression, Astor’s eyes turned even colder before he said with a harsh tone, “Or is the pack wrong? Is it that you don’t want to be the Luna of the Silver Pack at all?” After he spoke, Astor turned around, leaving me alone. At night, I tossed and turned in bed, Astor’s words kept on repeating in my mind. In fact, what Astor told me hit me right in the bullseyes. From the moment I arrived in the Silver Pack until Astor arrived, I did not seriously think about whether I really wanted to be the Luna…I simply liked Blake. “But becoming the Luna of the Silver Pa
Blake’s POVAfter the preparations, we immediately left the Silver Pack. ‘Only a few days have passed, but here I am again… on my way out to leave the pack,’ I thought before closing my eyes and started to meditate. Previously, I stayed hidden inside my pack, uninterested in the world outside. But because of the recent events, I had no choice but to leave the pack to solve important matters. Of course, I did not enjoy it one bit. Especially not considering that I was leaving not only the pack… I was also leaving Chloe, my mate who was currently facing a very difficult situation. Thinking about Chloe, I could not help but frown. “Eh? Are you meditating? Why is your face like that?” Arthur suddenly appeared beside me and asked. “Don’t tell me you are already missing Chloe?” He said with a teasing tone. He was correct but I decided to ignore him. That was until he asked another question. “Anyway… where are we going?” I did not answer at first. Instead, I turned around and looked at
Blake’s POVThe moment I asked the question, the trace of surprise on Alpha Dean’s pale face proved that he did not expect me to find out about Chloe's wolf poisoning. Even so, Alpha Dean only frowned and didn't answer. I had already expected his reaction as I knew that it would be hard to convince him about telling me everything and so I went on and said, “Before even mentioning the antidote, it's better to talk about who poisoned Chloe.”I stared at Alpha Dean, carefully watching every expression that he had. Staying silent for a moment, he finally opened his mouth and then said hoarsely, “The one who poisoned Chloe… is indeed me!”Bang!Hearing this, I bared my fangs and pushed Alpha Dean against the wall.At some point I had already guessed it, but I still couldn't control my anger when I heard Dean admit the fact with his own mouth. Feeling the raging anger inside, I yelled at Dean angrily while tightening the grip in his neck“Do you think I dare not kill you?”“My, King! P
“Wooohoo! Luna, you are so amazing!” “Indeed! Luna, your hard work in the past few days has really paid off!” “Indeed! We are so happy to see you improve!!Cheers and praises flew everywhere as I stood inside the training area.Today was the very first time I successfully landed a clean blow on one of my beta sparring mates. After days of ending with utter defeat and humiliating performance, I finally showed some progress and was able to connect a punch straight to the Beta’s chest. Everyday I would accept Teacher Astor's teaching training me on how to stabilize my center of gravity and improve how I distribute my weight during the attack. As they sounded so foreign to me, I had to think about it many nights and pathetically try to execute it during the sparring sessions, only to bear no fruit. But this day was different as my body was finally showing signs of getting used to the fighting and pain. However, as I was happy, Teacher Astor poured cold water on me, “You had only m
"Hah... hah..." I panted hard. Inside my chest, I felt like my lungs were about to explode while I felt my knees shaking. But despite my efforts, I still could not keep up. I looked in front of me and saw the members of the Silver Pack were already far ahead. Seeing their backs go smaller and smaller, I coould not help but panic. "W-wait... please wait for me..." I begged but the Silver Pack did not hear me. Or maybe... they did, but just chose to ignore me. "Hah....!" I let out a pant before suddenly, my eyes were filled with darkness and my knees gave up. Before I knew it, my body was already falling on the ground. Soon, I was laying down on the floor filled with mud and no matter what I did, I could not get up. "She is our Luna?" Suddenly, I heard a whisper around me. "This is just too embarrassing..." The person continued. Instantly, my body froze. "I know right... She can't even shift. How can she be our Luna?" Another person said. My hands shook as I tried my best to lift
Chloe’s POV"I found a way to detoxify Aurora," Blake said and I froze. 'Found a way to detoxify Aurora? No way...' I thought, trying to calm myself down. My poison was something considered as incurable. From the time it was discovered until the present, no antidote was discovered to cure it. Blake only left for a few days, it should not be possible to find a cure right away? 'Blake must just be teasing me. Or, he must just be saying it to cheer me up,' I thought while taking deep breathes, trying not to put my hopes up.Thus, I forced a smile before replying, "You don't have to say that to make me feel better." It involved a very important of my life. I tried to make my tone sound lighthearted, but deep inside, I was shaken. "I'm not just saying it to make you feel better, Chloe. I really found a way to detoxify your wolf," Blake heard through my hesitation and confirmed his words. My heart started pounding hard in my chest. He really found a way detoxify Aurora? My hands start
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