"What!? What is it then?" I ask, looking intently at her. The fear in her eyes is freaking me out, making me also fear the unknown. Instead of replying to my question, she ducks back into the car and brings out her phone. I watch as she inputs her password and accesses the gallery "Look at this..." She says and hands the phone to me. It's a photo of a woman's naked back with a serious bruise under her right scapula. The woman's face is not visible in the photo but her hair color is the same as Victoria's "Is this person you?..." I ask, looking from the photo to her faceShe nods slowly and my rage becomes fuelled right then."Wait, did he hurt you? He put his hands on you on the first day you met?" I angrily ask in disbelief"Oh, no, no, no, he didn't! Apart from when I stabbed him, we didn't have any physical contact. The stabbed wound must have been too serious to wait around since he immediately disappeared into the woods after cussing me out a couple of times.""Okay, if he di
We watch as the man's expression turns angry while she balls her fist, striking a fighting stance. He angrily moves toward her but stops, they both look in our direction when they hear Victoria's voice call out"Carla?" She calls unsurely since she isn't sure if this twin is Carla or Clarita.The girl's angry face dissolves into a smile the moment she sees Victoria. "Oh, hi! Long time no see." She says to Victoria before going back to glare at the man before her."Why did you stop? I thought you wanted to fight? Bring it on bitch let me kick your ass back to the stone age where you came from!"The bakery is owned by a werewolf, I noticed. One can tell werewolves' establishment apart from the humans by the wolf logos on their sign boards."What's going on here?" Victoria asks the man as we walk closer to them, her expression hard and angry. "This bastard has been taking me for a ride!" She tells us. "I saw him delivering bread to the shelter one day and I approached him for a job.
Evelyn, my father-in-law's evil mate.Apart from what Ella mentioned to me in passing and what Victoria told me about her, I don't know her story. Thor and I hadn't spent that much time in each other's company to make her one of our points of discussion. Looking at her right now, who would have thought a woman so beautiful and elegant on the outside could be so ugly and damn evil inside. Her harsh words to Victoria fueled my anger so much. It isn't easy for me to keep my wits about me as she drags Victoria through the mud but I have to. I force myself to calm down. My mate recently became the Alpha of the biggest pack in North America that other packs look up to. I can't afford to behave in a way that will cast a negative light on him. I have to be cautious in how I deal with issues.I angrily watch as she swirls her fingers in a demeaning manner in front of Victoria "Do you think doing all these can bring some kind of peace to your guilty soul and erase how your traitor father alm
"Carla and Clarita walk up to us after Micah leaves. I watch them as they approach to see if I'll be able to tell them apart if they're wearing identical clothes but nothing. They're about the same weight and height, the same style of walking, and the same tone of voice. If not for werewolves' distinct essence, their mates would surely find it difficult to tell them apart."This is so surprising!" Clarita says. "I never would have suspected— I mean I have never met a Luna as young as you but then..." "Clarita!" Her sister calls sharply under her breath as if to caution her. Then she looks at me with an apologetic smile, bowing slightly."Luna!" She says and Clarita follows suit. "It's a great honor for us to be able to meet the Luna of the biggest pack in North America.""Yes, it's indeed a great pleasure..." Clarita also says with a nod. She clears her throat awkwardly. "Uhm, I got carried away just now, I'm so sorry, please forgive my impertinence." She says and bows again.I smi
I go back to where Victoria and the twins are handing out hygiene packs and other stuff to the people and move closer to her so I'll be able to whisper into her ear..."Hey, can you show me how to order food online?..." I ask her with my phone in hand. "You are hungry?""No. It's for that man and his family. It's the least I can do for them.""Oh, okay. Do you have the app?" She asks as she collects my phone"Oh, no. I don't..." I regretfully replied. I didn't know I would need to download an app, I thought it was something I could just do through Google."No problem about that. We can use mine. Is pizza okay?" She asks as she brings out her phone from her pocket.""Pizza is excellent. Thank you." I reply herAfter Victoria finishes ordering, I join the twins in packaging hygiene packs while Victoria hands them out along with the snacks we bought.The twins have spent three months in the shelter, we ask them questions and they tell us hygiene packs that contained just two bars of soa
Thor's POV"Maybe we should have accepted the help of that nice old sales lady when she offered," Eric says as we look down at arrays of different glittering rings sheltered inside a glass case, at a loss as to which to pick "Yeah, maybe we should have." I agree with him. For the past fifteen minutes after dismissing the sales lady that offered to help us search for a suitable ring for Ash, we've just been looking at the different rings, not knowing which to pick. They're all just so glittery and beautiful. "She works here. We can always call her back to help us" I add and as if on cue the old sales lady started walking back toward us.With a smile, she asks..."Have you found the one you love yet?""Not yet, I'm afraid. They're all so glittery it's hard to make a choice."She smiles"Yes, they're all so glittery, aren't they? But it's not that hard to make a choice, you know. Perhaps if you can tell me about your beloved, I'm sure I can help you figure out the one that she will lo
Eric looks at me in disbelief "Hacked!? How!? That's simply not possible and you know that! The hacker would have tripped on the trap I set up the sooner an attempt was made and you would have been instantly alerted to his actions. What made you think you're being hacked anyway? Let me have a look..." He rapidly says and snatches away my phone when I'm about to check the transaction details sent to me.We arrive at where we're parked and wait a while by the car to discuss."This is from Ash's bank account that you've not handed over to her since her ID registration hasn't been done yet." He says"Oh!""Yes. You gave her the card on her birthday. We were going to handle her ID card and other pack registration afterward but totally forgot about it because of what happened then. That apart, since we left her at home and she didn't tell you she will be going out, maybe you should call her." He says, handing my phone back to me.I call Ash's phone and impatiently wait as it rings and ring
"My what?" I ask with confusion. "Are you sure you're not making a mistake? That you didn't get the wrong Alpha?" I ask again. I'm the only child of my mother and I doubt if my asshole half-brother has a child old enough to be arrested."I'm the Chief Of Police of the North-West police precinct. And about your question, if I mistook another for you? The answer truly is 'I don't know!' I'm not supposed to be calling you about this at all since the case isn't ours. We're just babysitting these ladies until The Council Police arrive to pick them up. I'm just calling to give you a heads-up because I know your father. He's a good man. "Okay– thank you. Please, kindly tell me what case you're talking about..." I say, already have the idea of who the said ladies were."My precinct got involved because we got a BOLO for the arrest of three young she-wolves who we were told assaulted and seriously injured a man-wolf before fleeing the scene of the crime. But when they were arrested by my men
"Yes, we came as soon as your Dad told us. He drove down here like a madman, almost killing us in the process!" Eric complains behind Thor and I laugh, gently pushing away so I can properly look at my man."Oh, babe!" I say. I touch his head and all over his face while telling myself, this is real. It is not an illusion. My mate is standing here before me. He's holding me in his arms."I'm not dreaming or am I?..." I seriously ask, looking deeply into his eyes. "This is not an illusion?" I ask again, kissing him this time. "Eric and Lily are not playing tricks on me?" His smile widens as he shakes his head,"No, babycakes." He replies and then crushes his mouth onto mine. His lips push mine open, making way for his tongue to deeply delve and explore the insides of my mouth. I kiss him back as fiercely, clinging tightly to him with my arms wrapped around his neck and my legs around his waist."Did that feel like an illusion?" He whispers into my ear after he pulls away from our kis
I enter the doctor's office, expecting to see Doctor Anders but it's another doctor that I see sitting in his chair. The man's eyes widen with surprise as I enter. "Oh, my!..." He exclaims and immediately stands from his chair, bowing so deeply his head almost hits the desk in front of him.He recognizes me even though we've not met before. Indeed the news about me saving everyone has spread amongst the warriors. I guess they also know I'm the one with the Lycan wolf. I wonder how long it will take my Lycanthropy secret to spread to the outside world."Luna–ma'am... I'm so sorry! I– I didn't know– I mean, we weren't expecting you! I would have personally gathered everyone to welcome you if I'd known and..." "No, that won't be necessary..." I say with a smile. Gather everyone to welcome me! Isn't that doing too much? I look from him to Ella. "I was expecting to see Doctor Anders?...""Oh, that's my bad, Luna, I should have informed you ahead of time before we arrived here..."
"I saved us!? How did I do that!?" I ask in disbelief since I don't remember doing anything but cry."We lost our powers. He was separated from the rest of us. The witch's plan was for me to watch him die a painful death and all I remember doing was cry. So how did I do it? How did I save us?"You screamed..." Lily replies I frown"That was it!?... I just screamed?" I ask not understanding how that helped save people's lives."Yes!" Ella says with excitement." You screamed and combusted!..." My eyebrows shots up in surprise as I continue to listen to her talk"The General told us all about it. He said it's one of your abilities. Besides, I was there that day when Alpha Elias asked about your powers and you told us what happened when you screamed in anger once."That was the day Miranda and the Council police came to arrest me. "That was what saved us!? And I combusted!?" "Yes! You screamed and burst into blue flame. They all flee. Fighting to escape the agonizing pain your screa
Ash's POV "Come on, babe! You can do it!" Thor softly says behind me. "Control is in the mind, remember? You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill." "But I'm trying!" I shout with frustration. "I'm trying but it's not working!""Try harder!" I hear Granduncle Beowulf's firm voice say. "You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of our House Howell. You're also a Lycan so give it your all! Try harder!""If you want to do it then you have to stop panicking so you can be able to concentrate." My mom's gentle voice takes over from Granduncle Beowulf. "Calm down. Relax and try to breathe through it. You can do it. I believe in you. Breathe my darling, breathe..." "Okay!" I say, nodding my head as I take deep breaths in before letting it out slowly. "I am Lycan. I am Goddess Sif. I am the chosen one of House Howell. I can do it. Control is in the mind...Control is in the mind...Cont
My eyes widen when the ground drops from underneath everyone right before my eyes. Or should I say they're floating above the ground? What is this? What is happening all of a sudden?I look around me and realize, no, not everyone, just the werewolves! The wereapes and hybrids are standing firmly on the ground while the werewolves float above it.Wait, I'm a werewolf. Why am I not floating with the others? Why am I the only one standing with our enemies?And why is everywhere this quiet all of a sudden? What happened to the mighty growls and groans? Come to think of it, they didn't just stop growling and groaning; they're motionless. They look frozen in place? "Thor!" I hear my name and my heart skips a bit with apprehension.Ash. I would recognize that voice anywhere. I suspected they wouldn't be able to stop her. Now she's here. God, why does she have to be here now that everything is turning upside down? My eyes search among the crowd of werewolves above the ground until I see
Thor's POVThe outcome of a battle could be decided by various factors which include the skill of the commanding officers, the numbers and experience of the warriors, the instruments and weapons used, the battleground, the weather conditions... and so onMind you; I said 'could be.' No one can predict the outcome of a war. Even if you get all your ducks in a row before the battle or your warriors are already having the upper hand during the battle, unexpected circumstances can suddenly turn the tide and fuck things up for you. Back in Denmark duels and battles between packs are the norm. It's a way to expand our territories, establish honor, and settle disputes. I've fought in many battles in the fifteen years I stayed with my uncle but none as crazily wild as this. A few minutes into it, I realized despite all the training we've had, we're still far from ready. Werewolf vs Wereape is a fair fight. Werewolf vs. hybrid is death sentence, especially for the nonoriginals among us. I
What the hell! I shockingly gaspIt's not a wereape child. It's a human! A human child wearing a wereape costume! My eyes narrow in disbelief when I see more hybrids coming out from behind her. Like, they're literally coming out of thin air. When Eric and Lily opened their portals, I saw the air shimmered before the space opened and widened into a hole big enough for multitudes to pass through. This is just plain space. More of them are coming out of plain, space! I whirl around, looking for Lily, but I don't see her anywhere.The only human form I see driving a dagger into a wereape's heart is a stranger. A black woman that reminds me of a character in a famous movie series. Oh, yes. Ancient witches take the form of another when their identity is exposed or they don't want to be exposed."Lily!" I growl over the chaotic howls and growls around us and the woman turns to look at me."Lily?" I questioningly call again to double sure and she smiles. Hurrying to me as she wipes her bl
The air reeks of blood, burnt flesh, and the sickening stench of dark wolves. Mighty growls and snarls reverberate all around me, filling my head with vivid images of the battle raging nearby.Even though my Lycan is running fast and hard, the loose beach sand slows me down, making it feel as if I'm running in slow motion. Damn, dunes! And damn Thor for sending me to the farthest part of the beach where hills of sand are molded everywhere.My heart beats wildly inside my chest. It's not only because I'm extremely anxious though. It's mostly because I'm feeling my mate's emotions– rage, fear, frustration, desperation... This makes me wonder, if the mighty Thor is feeling this way, then doesn't it mean the apes have the upper hand?I stumble and growl out in pain when I suddenly feel a sharp unbearable pain on my right flank. I touch the place and subconsciously look down at my hand. What was I expecting to see? Blood? I wonder.Almost immediately, I feel another ripping pain on my l
The moment I rise to follow the rest a strong hand holds me back. I turn to look at the person and I see Thor looking down at me, clearly looking worried. I wonder if he had been behind me all this while. I couldn't have known since our essence had been masked by Lily so the enemies wouldn't be able to smell our presence.I try to switch my grim expression into a smile but I'm not sure I manage to successfully pull it off. "Baby, we...""Do you remember what we talked about when I got my Thor power?" He hurriedly asks, cutting me off mid-sentence I frown, trying to recall that particular conversation "About control?" I ask He nods"Yes, about control. You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of House Howell and a Lycan. If the time comes then don't be afraid to summon and use your powers. Control is in the mind. You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill, you understand me!?" H