Blue Moon

Faye's Point of View.

Damion's cold temperature makes me worried sick. At the same time, it makes me think of multiple questions. The fact that he wanted to hide when he was about to wolf out is enough for me to wonder.

His eyes are burning red, and his fangs, claws, and fur are starting to grow. I feel so scared. Nonconsciously, I stepped a little backward, showing an initial sign of fear. Despite how hard I tried to hide my fear so he won't feel so different about himself, my gestures failed to recognize my thoughts. It's like it has its own life.

"Go outside," says Damion, looking away. He's hugging himself, shivering with cold. I can't afford to see him like this. Having two options is a privilege, but I'm turning it down.

I fought my fear and went near him. Although there's a part of me that doesn't like it, I still hugged him. Damion struggled to get away- to push me away... but I'm not letting him. I let him struggle to fight my embrace until he gets tired and submits himself to me. There's a ninety-nine percent this wouldn't work and he would succeed. I was glad he didn't.

Through the hug that he chose to feel, I felt that this little werewolf needed someone to hold onto. I just remembered, he's an outcast in my father's pack. To Dad and Mom, Damion is just the hunter leader to hunt me, the Beta of Sombermane Band Pack- who initially wishes to kill me. There's no one in this household that cares for Damion, but me. I'm his life mate after all.

Damion successfully turned into a wolf. His body temperature dropped to normal. Unlike a while ago, he's not afraid anymore. Slowly, he disengages from my hug, awkwardly looking away.

"You shouldn't have done that," he says, breaking the ice.

I examined his facial expression if he really doesn't like it. I don't know if I'm just being a narcissist, but he smiled a little. His lips curved, and I know what I saw!

"There's a need to do that to see you steal a smile," I responded, smiling.

With what I said, Damion looked at me shyly, hoping he could still get away from it by denying it through facial expression. But I already laugh and he was carried away by it.

Oh god, how could he smile so beautifully even after wolfing out? His furs, claws, body, facial expression, everything... he feels so new, but damn, he looked so hot. Nonconsciously, I bit my lower lip while staring at his body.

In an instant, he covered it and turned away.

"Oops, you're not allowed," he says, COMPLETELY TURNING ME DOWN!

My brows furrowed, my arm crossed, and my eyes rolled.

"Jeez, you're my mate! Why am I not allowed?" I asked.

Badly, I wanted to hear him answer my question. It was so close, when the door opened, showing Dad in anger and Mom in fear. Immediately, Dad ran to chase Damion, and punched him. Mom stayed beside me, to stop me from my next possible action- protecting Damion. I didn't have to move to stop Dad. I just shouted.

"STOP, DAD! YOU'RE CAUSING ME PAIN TOO!" I shouted, crying. I can feel those punches all over my body. Blood is also flowing through my nose and mouth. I couldn't stop him at first blow because of his intense anger toward Damion. The second time I shouted, he finally noticed that his daughter is in pain too. How come Mom and Dad continuously forget my fate?

Dad apologized. But I couldn't hear him so clearly, I was so focused on Damion who was now escaping through the window. There's no need to shout for help. Despite how hurt I am right now, I followed him. Without a word, I ran and escape from Dad and Mom so I could still reach for him.

We're in the city, he shouldn't run so far or we will get caught. A werewolf isn't supposed to reveal its identity. We're just living quietly with humans as this world is just borrowed by us, werewolves.

I thought I wouldn't be able to catch him, and I was SO FUCKING right. DAMN! Instead of me, Dad caught him. This time, Dad didn't torture him. He just put Damion in a cage. When I looked at Damion, his were so scared. He was whimpering in the corner of the cage. Dad has left me with no choice. I stopped him.

"Enough, Dad, this is enough."

Dad stopped, but he just gave me a cold look, before continuing to walk again, back to Uncle Lowell's house. Actually, it's a villa.

"I said, STOP!" I shouted, causing the wind to travel so fast, making Dad startled, enough to stop him and talk to me. "What are you hiding from me, Dad? Why are you hurting my mate?"

Dad put the cage down and went closer to me. He's furious, I could even think that he might not bother hurting me. Luckily, he didn't. Before he could speak, I did.

"...just put me inside the cage too. I won't ask anything, just like what you wanted. But let me accompany him. He's my life mate."

Dad rampantly shouted. His wolf and human form went out simultaneously.

"Why are you claiming him already?!" he asked.

"Why not?"

"We could still pray for the Moon Goddess to change your mate!"

"But I don't want it."

"You liked Damion already?!"

I sighed. Right now, my two thoughts are fighting. Should I answer just the way dad wanted? Or should I not? In the end, I ended up with one answer...

"Yes, I do."

...answering what's against his will, when that's not what I actually feel. It's enough for him to let me be with the whimpering Damion. I just hope he didn't hear us. But I feel my conscience continuously bugging me. Ugh, I hate these stupid thoughts.

Damion was still whimpering inside the cage. I can't help but feel bothered. I have left with no choice again, but to hug him.

He stopped causing noises. He was so shocked that he started shivering. I whispered, "You're not alone, I'm here."

He looked at me. I was so glad to witness this. Damion is shifting back into his human form. His different way of wolfing out is the same as returning to human form. I smiled to show how amazed I was. But he shocked me...

...when he kissed me. IN FRONT OF MY DAD?!

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3rd Point of View.

Jacob and Lucy weren't cautious about Damion's presence. Not until they saw him do something.

It was the night when Faye collapsed, that Damion caused. They put them together again in one room, as per advised by Lowell and Fatima. It's not surpassing a minute after they both collapsed when Damion woke up again in his wolf form. He was furious and caused some scenes. Breaking a lot of potions, and decorations, and almost hurting Faye. He stopped when Fatima tranquilized him.

Lowell realizes, there's something wrong with Damion. His different behavior and way of wolfing out are very alarming. That same night, Lowell told Jacob and Lucy that in no time, Faye will be found by either Sombermane Band or Starry Banes, and she will be killed because of Damion. Or if that's not the reason, Faye might die because of Damion's unusual body temperature that Faye couldn't afford to experience.

They felt anger so they couldn't help but attempt to kill him. After so many tries, they just ended up hurting Faye.

In the end, Jacob and Lucy came up with one solution- begging to change Faye's mate.

After returning Damion- who's now inside the cage with Faye- to Lowell's villa, he went outside and waited for the blue moon to appear. It only happens for a minute, so he has to wait until it appears.

Jacob kneel down and cried.

"Please, change Faye's fate. He's already suffering because of the Moonstone. Isn't it enough suffering? Please, not Damion, or my child will end up dying. Protect her from dangerous werewolves."

Jacob kept on crying and praying. Lucy is focused on her role to be the watchman to Damion and Faye, so she couldn't join Jacob's sacred prayer.

A minute passed, and the moon changed its colors. He thought he's not been heard. But Chandra, the Moon Goddess, heard him.

She went down from the moon and talked with Jacob about his plead.

"There's still suffering if you wanted that to happen."

"W-What kind of suffering is that?"

"I couldn't tell you, Jacob. You know, changing one's fate means changing everybody's fate. It means cheating. Interfering with destiny also means hurting the destined. If you wanted that to happen, we will proceed. But there's no turning back."

Jacob didn't hesitate. Immediately, he nodded. Without thinking further, he agrees. But he didn't know, he just put her daughter's life in danger.