When Emily looked at Lucian, she simply hoped he would run forward and stop in front of her, but that didn't happen. He just stood there idly, watching her intently without any emotion or desire emanating from his eyes as he watched her intently. In fact, he just stood there in silence, as if her first shift had done nothing to impress him.There was a sense of detachment that she could read in his electric blue eyes.The supposed connection did not exist at all.There was no surge of desire; no aching pressure to come and touch her, unlike what she felt right now.Emily felt the power of the mate bond even when she was in her human form. It was stronger than her physical strength. She could feel it coursing through every vein in her body. However, there was something that she was missing.It was him.They were escorted out of the chamber by the other witches. It was only Laura that was supporting her so that she could walk properly. If not for Lucian’s twin sister’s help, she would
Emily waited to hear a response from her mate. The darkness enveloped the entire mansion, so she could hardly see the emotions painted in Lucian’s eyes. How she wished she could read his thoughts, as she wanted to know what was whirling around his head; what was his impression of her after the first shift, as his outward expression was not making her any better.She may be stupid to feel lost at the moment. When she first met him, it was crystal clear that she hated—no, loathed—his kind. However, when the mate bond kicked through her system, she forgot her first impression of him. All gone.The only thing that ran through her veins was desire—the mate bond pull that kept her breathless whenever she looked his way, making her heartbeat so loud and fast with his touches, making her body hot whenever he spoke, making her soul burn whenever he stared at her. Sure, the mate bond was indeed making her so crazy about him.And for him to say that he did not feel the same thing for her was lik
"During a match, two Lycans will shift into their beast to fight, but there are times when they fight in their human forms using their physical strength and fists," Lucian explained to her. “As for you, little wolf. You’re going to have to shift in your wolf form to fight against Scarlett.”The forest was calm; the air moving gently as an indication of good weather and an earthy smell coming from the trees, lake, and healthy soil. She didn’t pay attention to such things until her wolf got unlocked. Her hearing, as well as her smelling senses, had become heightened, and she could feel the strength and power running through her bones.She listened to Lucian as he moved back and forth, his arms were on his back as he explained everything she needed to know about the upcoming match. Emily stored all the details in her mind, especially the ones that could help her defeat Scarlett in her beast form."In order to win the match, you need to learn how to fight not just as a wolf but also in yo
She rushed into the bathroom and immediately took off all her clothes. Turning on the shower and adjusting its temperature to the extreme cold, Emily stood under it, embracing herself, sucking in a few deep breaths.Never enough, she thought.The cold shower was never enough to relieve the heat engulfing her body. Emily caught her breath and started to scrub her skin as if that would wash away the unwanted heat that she had been enduring all this time after her first shift."Fuck..." she cursed, shutting her eyes, and trying to calm herself.Her lungs felt like burning. The thirst was not going away the way she wanted it to be. Her gut continued to twist, leaving her in a dire situation."Urgh..." she groaned in frustration.Her eyes went teary. It was at that moment that she thought that seeking help from the Highest Priestess was a mistake. If only she knew from the start that this would be the consequence of being a normal werewolf, she would have decided to settle for being differ
Two lycans encircled her, sneering at her like she was their nemesis or a prey they wanted to tear apart. Emily held her breath as she stepped back. Even though she knew it was only Camille and Laura who wanted to train her, she could not get away from the sudden fear filling her chest.However, her only hope was to beat them, at the very least to convince them and herself that she was already prepared for the upcoming match.Not far away from them were Lucian and Tyler, who were watching them intently.From the corner of her eye, she could see Lucian folding his arms against his chiseled chest. The Beast Alpha had no shirt on, and was sporting this hot male model look, with his hair moving to the side because of the wind blowing on it. That made him even more of a stunner. His gaze was focused on her every move, and he seemingly expected her to give the best attack or defense that would make him a little proud. Otherwise, she would be punished."Your heartbeat tells me you’re scared,
After the torturous training for a couple of days, Emily was delighted to come back to the mansion, knowing that she’d finally be able to fight in her wolf form. She was pretty drunk as she drunk for hours with Laura and Camille after the training, with the smile of a winner still on her face.It was already dark when she got home. As soon as she reached the top of the stairs, her eyes looked around. Her enhanced senses were activated and told her that no one was in the mansion except for her. Lucian might not have come home yet and was still working in the office during the late hours. A bitter smile escaped her lips.She always thought it would have been more satisfying to have a mate who would wait for her whenever she came home, or a mate who would appreciate all the hard work she did just to be enough.However, who was she fooling? Those were just wishful thoughts on her part. It was not going to happen in her case, because Lucian had no feelings for her—even the mate bond that w
She forced her eyes open as she felt that someone was shaking her body. Emily hadn’t recalled how she was able to go back to her bedroom the night before. Frowning, she saw Laura’s familiar face, and that made her sit upright."Laura?""You’re such a sleepyhead. We need to prepare for the match now!" Laura said.Emily grumbled as she heard the word "match". A sudden rush of panic went through her, and she instantly got off the bed. Her gaze went to the side table where there was a digital clock, and she realized it was only seven o’clock in the morning."I didn’t know that the match would be this early," she said, scratching her head in disbelief.Laura folded her arms and gave her a wide-eyed look, an indication that she was not kidding when she said they had to prepare already. Wincing, Emily just nodded her head and immediately ran towards the bathroom to take a bath and wash her hangover away.Had she known that the match would be happening in the morning, she would have declined
The crowd began to cheer for Scarlett.Emily’s body tensed immediately. She raised both of her fists to defend herself from Scarlett’s possible attacks. The woman curled her lips into a smile. She snarled, as if telling her that she’d be going to fulfil her death wish."It’s time for you to know your place," Scarlett said. "And get buried six feet under."Scarlett was the first one to give an attack. She sprinted towards Emily as fast as the lightning storm and hit her face before Emily could crouch down to avoid her arm.Emily was shoved to the wall; she could feel both the pain and numbness in her left cheek, which Scarlett’s arm targeted. She licked her bottom lip and tasted the metallic taste of the blood on it, which she spat out afterward."I heard you already unlocked your wolf with the help of the Highest Priestess," Scarlett said as she laughed out loud. "I may have been wrong to think you would be able to dodge my attack and would give me a tough fight. You look like a terri
Six months later, Life was like a never-ending rollercoaster of surprises. Some days, it could be incredibly wonderful, while on other occasions, it felt like a series of unfortunate events. There were also those moments when it was filled with tension and fear. But its beauty remains for as long as you believe you can get through all this series of unexpected emotions. That’s what Emily had learned in the lesson life had given her. From being a slave to a pack she thought her only family to becoming the Luna of the pack, she thought were monsters but turned out to be the best family she could ever have. While there were painful situations that happened as she went along in this life, Emily would admit that these phases she had to go through helped her to become the best she-wolf she could ever imagine. With a Lycan King by her side and a kind daughter who values helping others using the gift she received from the Moon Goddess, and now that they were expecting a new family member
Five hours later, Emily was already carrying Nia in her arms. They finally arrived in the Lycan Blood Pack territory and her daughter shivered at the sight of the land before them. “Mommy, I don’t like this place,” Nia said, trembling. “Where’s Daddy? Is he here?”Emily kissed Nia’s cheek trying to console her. “Daddy’s here. She needs you, Nia.” She took one of her tiny hands and kissed its knuckles. “Remember that day you showed me how you are able to bring the dead bird back to life?” Nia nodded her head, focusing on what Emily, her mother, had to say. Emily swallowed hard and carefully glanced at Nia. “Can you do the same thing to your Daddy…? B-Bring him back to life?” Her little girl’s eyes began to water. Nia was smart enough to realize what Emily meant by that. Her lips curved downward, and her chin trembled. “Daddy is dead, Mommy?” Nia’s voice cracked. Unable to control her emotions, Emily cried and nodded her head. “Y-Yes… Daddy is dead.”“No, Mommy,” Nia broke into te
Emily wailed in despair, her body trembling. She felt as if Lucian's death had become her death also… she sobbed as she hugged Lucian's dead body, kissing his forehead. "No… no, please, Lucian…" she cried. "Please don't do this to me. W-We need you… We haven't done so much together…" In the middle of her grievance, Alpha Cain ran inside the basement and came to a halt as soon as he saw her crying her heart out due to Lucian's passing. "Emily…" his voice sounded shocked. Sobbing, Emily turned her head to Alpha Cain, her heart consumed by fury. "Y-You…" "We need to get out of here," Alpha Cain said as he tried to compose himself. "Lucian's dead. We have to get out of here, otherwise, the other Alphas will kill you!" Emily growled angrily. She put Lucian down and immediately attacked Alpha Cain, using her Alpha power to push him with all force, which made him fly into the wall. The wall began to crack until it broke down. She didn't stop right there as she shifted to her wolf form
No longer caring about hurting and killing werewolf warriors from the enemy's side, Emily advanced mercilessly. Having Atlas and Laura backing her up was helpful, as the two fought other Alphas who tried to block her way. It didn't take long hours before she finally could see the towering mansion of the Silver Crest, which she guessed was where Scarlett was hiding. Emily sniffed in the air, smelling the familiar disgusting scent of her nemesis, Scarlett. The smell itself made all her emotions surge inside her. Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked up at the mansion. A growl escaped her throat before she made her way to the mansion's entrance. Without hesitation, she pushed the double doors open and scanned the first floor. It was dark, cold, and empty. "I believe you were looking for me," said the familiar voice that ignited her fury. "Long time no see." Emily looked up and found Scarlett staring down at her from the second floor, leaning against the railings while eating an apple.
Emily was stunned by the sight of the colossal convoy of trucks that stood in formation outside the arena. Atlas Kane motioned for her to inspect the trucks, and she complied without hesitation. She’d never seen so many weapons in her entire life. There were guns and rifles brimming with lethal silver bullets, and there were barrels containing syringes that had ominous wolfsbane liquid. She then turned her gaze towards the formidable gathering of hundreds of warriors behind the array of trucks, standing steadfastly and waiting for instructions from their Alpha. She spun to face Atlas Kane in awe. Emily never knew her new boss from the human town would be this helpful in times of a great war. “Well, I hope I brought enough.” Atlas Kane shrugged, sounding very arrogant as usual, only by now, Emily didn’t feel irritated with how he talked. She was, in fact, thankful as the weapons and warriors would absolutely help them in the counterattack. She looked at Tyler and Laura, whose eyes
Emily looked up at the night sky and took a sigh. She was sitting on the stairs of the arena's double doors for almost an hour, guarding the entire place from possible attacks from their enemies. Her mind was filled with worry. The pack was in horrible shape; the smoke and fires not far away from her indicated that the situation could be worsened more, and she had no idea to what extent this war would go further. She stared up blankly at the silver moon in the sky, hoping it would give her much strength to carry on with helping the remaining pack members and save Lucian. Wherever Nia's father was at the moment, may the Moon Goddess help him survive no matter what; he needed to stay alive for them. 'Scarlett is the root cause of all this mess. She has to pay for everything that she ruined, Em,' said Cassia through the mind link, seething with anger as the wolf snarled with its eyes glowing. 'If something happens to Nia's father, I swear I won't let it slide.'"We won't let it slide,"
Emily was enraged. Her eyes were bloodshot, and all she thought about was killing the alpha who she was seated on when Laura screamed to stop her. "Emily, no! We still need him to track Lucian!" said Laura. Her chest went up and down, her hand stopped in the air, and deep within, she wanted to go on. But hearing Laura's words, her mind was again filled with chaos. Before Alpha Ray could land a punch on her, she hit him on the neck as hard as she could, targeting his nerves to immobilize him. Three Lycan warriors came to her when she stood up. "Luna!" They all bowed their heads as a form of respect. "Take him. Please do everything you can so he won't escape. We still need him," she ordered. The Lycan warriors were quick to follow Emily's command. Her gaze followed them as they left, and then she glanced in Laura's direction. Her face immediately softened as she looked at her sister-in-law, and in one swift move, she ran towards her and embraced her. "Emily, you're back," Lau
Panic increased in Emily's chest, her mind utterly haywire. Her heart pounded so loud that she couldn’t breathe. After learning the bad news from Alpha Atlas Kane, she sprinted out of his office, not minding these human employees who might have seen her use her heightened speed. It only took a minute for her to be able to go home, and she instantly went to Lia, who was in the living room together with the kids, Elle and Nia. "Mommy, did you teleport?" Nia asked out of curiosity and rubbed her eyes before looking at Emily again. "Mommy, you teleported!" "No, Nia. Your Mom sprinted as fast as the wind," Elle corrected. "How did she do that?" "Emily, what happened?" Lia rose from her seat and went to Emily. Her whole body shook as if she was still trying to process the news she heard from Alpha Atlas. She looked at Lia with utmost fear and worry, and all she did was hold Lia's arm when she felt her knees weakened due to her welled-up emotions. She gasped for air as the negativ
"I suggest you relax, Em," Lia suggested with a smile. They were in the living room, watching the television, but Emily could not pay attention. She kept looking at her phone, waiting for Lucian's text message or call. It had been a week since he left for some pack affairs, and Emily hadn't heard from him since then. He sent him a few text messages, but those even went on read at all. "It's just weird for him to not check his phone for that long," Emily reasoned. "Do you think there's a problem in the pack right now? I can't help but worry.""It's impossible. Your husband's pack is the strongest, and he and Tyler can surely handle problems in the pack," Lia assured her, passing the popcorn on her. Emily smiled a bit, but the worry remained in her chest, or maybe she just really missed him. She didn't know. The feelings she had for Lucian went deeper and stronger, and her mind seemed only to know nothing but scream Lucian's name. It was cringed, but that's how she described it. "Le