Jackson POV . . 'Beta, deranged wolves are everywhere, and they seem to be increasing in numbers!' One of the chosen warriors had just mind-linked me. He was at the north border of the kingdom. That was the back of the palace and had the least strong protection. Although Alpha Cillian and Victoria were with them, I felt like the shields were not enough. 'Protect the kingdom at all costs. Don't let those deranged wolves bite or even scratch you. Do you understand?' I mind-linked everyone. I was on the frontline, shielding the south borders. Alpha Adam and Alpha Dylan were on the east. The East was the first that was attacked by these raving mad wolves. While Beta Andrew and Collen led the protection on the West borders, these wolves were indeed increasing in numbers. 'The witches are spreading!' My brother-in-law, Beta Andrew, mind-linked all of us. That was bad news. If the witches were spreading in the kingdom, it only meant one thing. The wolves at the borders could no lo
Logan POV . . l had just witnessed my own Beta falling to the ground with his eyes wide open. Jackson almost got me. It was a good thing that my mate had trained shooters while I was away before. 'Bring Beta Jackson to the palace. One warrior must guard him!' I ordered through mind-link. 'I will go help him, my king!' That was Kelly, Jackson's mate. I nodded right away, and she carried Jackson in his human form on her back. Kelly was a fast runner. Within just a few seconds, I could no longer see her frame on the border. Everyone howled upon hearing my voice. 'Listen to me!' I lifted my head to the sky. The fiery shade of the sky as the sun was setting gave me a clear sign. It was time for this war to come to an end. I growled three times, my voice echoing in the whole kingdom. My warriors knew. The whole kingdom knew. The wolves in every pack knew. I just raised our flag to the highest level. The horizon was filled with their rage as their growls burst out everywhere. 'Att
Logan POV . . 'The one who can hurt and defeat me is only my mate!' I could feel the gums of my teeth bleed as I gritted them. I just clasped her little neck with my fangs when she jumped toward me. However, I just managed to create a small wound, for she disappeared right in front of me. 'Where did she go this time?' Until I heard somebody making an ev*l laugh. Her voice was everywhere, but I couldn't see her physical figure. 'You may have defeated goddess Alectrona in the realm, turned Serena into dust, or crushed Lycus' heart. But you can never defeat me. Everything is done according to her plan. You have no chance of winning Thorin. The goddess of darkness will prevail!' Her words sparked roars from all the wolves in the kingdom. 'You will all fail even if your powers will combine!' After hearing her cold and shallow voice, the earth shook, creating a crack in the ground. The wind whistled, uprooting the trees. 'Go back to the palace. Go to the dome!' I mind-linked my
Logan POV . . It wasn't just one, but the whole descendants of the moon goddess came to rescue all of us. Jaque, in her human form, was leading them. Prince Alaric, with fireballs in both of his palms, Princess Amira was floating in the air, eyes that were stern, denoting danger. At the back was Orora flying low on her broomstick, and Collen covered the huge hole on the land with his power as he majestically strode with his siblings. All of them were coated with grandeur and vengeance, prepared to end Alectrona and her descendants. I saw Alectrona in the aura of Tia stepping back when she saw who was coming. She still had this smug look, but everyone could see she was dumbstruck. Perhaps, just like me, she wasn't able to predict it. Especially when Collen had already sealed the giant hole she created. I felt sorry for those wolves who were buried alive, but this was the only way. "You know no matter how you combine all your powers, you can't defeat me. I am the goddess of dar
Jaque POV . . I was still in my wolf form, and Shiva was having fun watching Alectrona's vessel scream while her skin was burning and blisters forming everywhere on her body. 'Huh?! That's what you get from aggrieving us!' I sneered. My paws gradually lifted from the ground, their pawprints marked deeply on the soil. I glanced in Collen's direction and caught him staring at me, smiling in satisfaction. 'We won!' He mind-linked us. 'This time, she can't come back. We won for the second time!' He proudly uttered as he lifted his chin and rested his hands on his sides. 'Don't think about that yet!' Amira's words made us all shift a confused gaze in her direction. 'She is a goddess. She doesn't easily give up and lose!' She wasn't staring at us, but her stare was fixed on Tia, who was almost unrecognizable due to her scalds. 'Amira!' Orora was still gasping. Although she didn't have any nosebleeds anymore, her strenuous panting still showed that she was the one who exerted
Jaque POV . . I flinched when suddenly somebody tapped my back. It was Alaric, staring at me. "You have to shift, Shiva. I can carry you on my back!" He proposed, but before he could say another word, Logan's roar interrupted him. 'That's my mate, Alaric. I can take care of her!' His possessiveness was screaming to the core. Alaric and I had just rolled our eyes before my brother stepped aside and took Amira instead. Collen rode on Orora's broomstick while me?! I looked around and saw a huge trunk. I knew well that in every branch of a tree, there were always extra bags with clothes inside. They were for emergency cases like this. I immediately sprinted to that tree and reached for the bag hanging on its branch. 'Caught yah!' I heaved a sigh of relief when I opened the bag and saw a t-shirt and pants inside. I hastily shifted into myself and put on the clothes that I had randomly taken from the bag. When I went out from behind the tree, I saw my siblings waiting for me. L
Jaque POV . . "Who did this?" Alaric was also stunned. He was both amazed and anxious. If 'he' could drain all the bloody waters on the ground within just a millisecond, then that 'he' was more powerful than Alectrona. I was just also staring at the dry ground, still dumbstruck. When I glanced at my mate, he was already holding a pair of trousers and a jacket that Peter got for him. The dome was widely open, but the wolves were adamant about staying. They were unsure if it was already safe outside. 'Thanks, Peter!' I heard Logan nod at his delta through mind-link while the latter just gave him room to shift outside the dome. My mate found a huge rock nearby and strode there to transform. After a few minutes, Logan appeared in his human form, and he immediately ran to my side, giving me a sweet, deep kiss. "Missed me this much, my mate?" He whispered, ignoring the crowd watching us from the dome. "Hmm!" I simply hung my hands on his broad shoulders and rubbed my nose on hi
Jaque POV . . If this was just a dream, I had no idea what to choose. Could somebody wake me up now, or I would forbid anyone doing that? This place was absolutely perfect. My guts were telling me that I had lived here before, like a long time ago. 'Shiva, where are we?' I asked my wolf. She was also wondering. Her eyes scanned the surroundings. Her paws were pacing back and forth. 'I don't know, but I felt like I have been here before!' She gasped. 'The fountains, the golden pathways, those!" She pointed at the hanging gardens with lavender flowers, gracing the walls and the high ceiling. 'I wish somebody could tell us where we are now!' I sighed as I stepped forward, following the garlands of flowers that were tickling my soles. I just noticed now that I was barefooted. 'Let's keep walking until we see someone!' Shiva beckoned, and I did. 'Butterflies were flying around the gardens. Bees were busy sucking the nectar of some flowers. Goddess, this garden was a paradise. 'Wai
Amira POV . . I missed Adam. What I meant was I missed him. All of him. This was crazy. I had a mate, but I couldn't feel any special fondness for him anymore. I didn't even know when it started. "Ahh! This is insane!" I pulled my hair out of stress, and this was the one that Ayesha saw when she entered my room. "Princess Amira, are you alright?" She immediately came to my aid and brushed my hair with her fingers. "You know well that your hair is the crown of your glory. Why are you ruining it?" She ticked her tongue as she began adorning my hair with pearls and diamonds. "By the way, I came to say that Princess Nomiko wanted to invite you for tea time. She just summoned me this morning!" "Great! I will go. When will that be?" I immediately accepted Nomiko's invitation. I had never seen her for a month now, and I also needed her company. I needed someone to talk to about this. Someone who had no idea that much yet about us, about me and Adam. "That will be tomorrow?" Aye
Adam POV . . I got up and fixed the hem of my sleeves while Camira helped Delmar get up. I was so furious that when he got the chance to stand steadily, I gave him a strong hit on the jaw, making Camira startle as he fell back to the floor. "Alpha Adam, what do you think you're doing?" She immediately stepped between us, shielding this impostor from me. He groaned, getting up for the second time. Still smirking at me while Camira faced my rage. "You can't pretend for d*mn too long, j@ck@ss!" I roared. "You are lucky, Camira is here. If not, I would have torn you into pieces!" I pointed at him, Camira snapping my hand. "That's enough!" She roared at me. "He doesn't fight you, okay? Whatever that is that makes you upset again!" I shifted my glare at Camira and mind-linked her. 'Believe that j@ck@ss all you want, but I am telling you!' I glanced back at him, who was now standing still while touching his jaw. 'He has a hidden agenda, and we are all in great danger if we do
Adam POV . . Just one ordinary day at the Council. I was busy flipping the pages of some documents Camira sent me this morning while browsing some of the reports on my laptop. I creased my brows when my eyes caught something. 'Camira!' I mind-linked our budget officer at once. 'To the office!' I gently uttered. Being the leader, you should be tough and aggressive. That was the teaching Amos planted to the staff here, but I was not Amos and would never be. I treated the staff here as my friends, at the same time putting a wall between us. Meaning, we should all know our positions. 'Yes, Alpha!' Camira responded. 'Shall I bring you something, Alpha?' She also asked. I could already smell her scent coming to my office. 'No! Just you!' I told her. I had my laptop, and the budget for next month's emergency funds for every pack was flashing on the screen monitor. 'Alpha, what's the matter?' She asked as she arrived at the door. I just nodded at her, signaling her to take the s
Adam POV . . "Witch Orora, can I come in?" Since last night, aside from that overwhelming feeling I shared with Amira, I felt something different. Something unexplainable. Something that only the witches could tell. When she just left this morning, I felt devastated, like I had lost something that was part of me. Like I had lost my heart and my soul. The door creaked open, and Orora's stern face welcomed my desperate look. "What is it, Alpha Adam?" Her tone was also nonchalant. Did something happen before I came here? "Alpha Adam, if you are just going to stare at me in front of my door, you can take a photo and leave!" I was nudged by her aggressive voice. "My bad. Can I come in? I need your help with this one. It is about Amira!" I heard her sigh and saw her roll her eyes before she opened the door wide and let me in. "Would you like some tea?" Her voice was still stoic but a little bit nicer this time. Also, yes, I was going to need a liquid to calm my nerves. "T
Orora POV . . Something was odd. I had been searching for that book in my library for hours but I couldn't find it. I had been floating in the air for hours and circling around these stacks of ancient books. I hadn't read that book for disguise in a long time, and now that I needed it, I couldn't find it. "Arrg! Orora, think! Come on!" I swayed my wand, and it formed a glitter in the air. That wand was a gift from the moon goddess itself. She told me to use it if something important needed to be fixed. For now, Amira's situation was THAT something very important. "Orora, we have a visitor!" One of my witches knocked on the door. "It is Princess Amira's mate, Delmar!" I immediately went down to the floor and stuck my wand on the side of my waistband while forming a fake smile. "Vina, stock them back. Hurry!" I told my witch, and she hurriedly used her power to put all the books back on the shelves while I went to the door. Delmar was indeed here, and he was waiting outside t
Amira POV . . "Delmar, I...I am just here. I won't leave!" I told him as I tapped his shoulder and tried to step back, but his hug was tight, and he was trying to catch my lips. "I miss you, my darling!" Before I could stop him, his lips had already sealed mine. However, the feelings were not the same. I felt my lips burning, and I was suffocating. I tried to suppress it, but the more I did, the more I felt I was drowning. Until I did my best to be released from his tight wrap. "Delmar, I am sorry. I just had a headache now. I drank too much last night!" I saw something in his eyes, but I couldn't put a name to it. He looked still upset and disappointed. "Alright! I will give you time to rest. I will come back this afternoon. No! Tomorrow! I will visit you tomorrow!" He said with a stern face. I was pretty sure he didn't like my reaction to the kiss he just did. "Okay, Delmar. See you tomorrow!" I just told him. When he left, I dropped myself to the floor. I felt weak
Amira POV . . How stupid I was. I let that happen. I slept with Alpha Adam last night. I was no longer drunk. I was sober. But I still did a tremendous act, betraying my mate. How stupid could I get? I scolded myself as I paced back and forth in my room. Ayesha still had no idea that I was already home. 'What will I do now? Did Delmar feel my betrayal? Did he feel my unfaithfulness?' I bit my thumb. A mannerism I had since I was a kid every time I was anxious or even scared. I shvt my eyes, trying to think whether to tell Delmar about it or not. However, instead of imagining Delmar's face, Adam's annoyingly good-looking feature last night flashbacked in my mind. The way he caressed me. The way he moaned my name. The way he claimed me. The way he called me his love. The way he stared at me dotingly. They all melted in my mind and stayed in my heart. 'Amira, you are mine and mine only!' I could still remember how he claimed me with possessiveness. It tickled my heart. It gav
Adam POV . . I willed Jasmine to come here. In the meantime, I had no idea where Jasmine's loyalty lay. Sometimes, she looked different. She was someone who could be trusted in small matters. Other times, she was confusing. Her personality had changed a lot since the time I stripped her of her title as the future Luna of the Blood Moon Pack. Jasmine obeyed at once when I told her what to do. She didn't say anything nor ask for any condition for her little sacrifice. She performed the task well. I knew that my nanny for years was scolding Amira in the dining room. With my wolf hearing, I could hear her clearly. A smile crept on my lips on how Myhesni protected and fought for me. She was indeed my mom outside of the womb. I knew that Jasmine heard them, too. I told Jasmine to bring my suit now, at three in the morning, which was very unusual for me. I commanded her to stay in my room for at least 30 minutes or less. When the time was up, I deliberately knocked the books on my
Amira POV . . He brought me to his villa. I had been here once before. I heard he had three omegas, serving him. One was taking care of his meals and groceries. One was cleaning his place and gardening. The last one was taking care of his clothes and some appointments or schedules. I glanced around, still familiarizing myself with the choice of colors he used. 'Not bad, but it's not his personality!' I murmured, uttering inwardly. He brought me here to speak about that bar incident. But he also let me wait for him in the living room. I ambled to the stairs, lifting my head on the second floor, where he went about thirty minutes ago. I took a deep sigh, counting the ticking of the clock on the wall. 'One, two, three!' It was now three in the morning, and here I was still awake and in another place. Ayesha, Demeter, and Orora were being taken care of by the two betas. I was about to go to the dining room when suddenly, the digital door lock produced a sound. Somebody was coming