As soon as we reached the field, Penelope and I looked at each other, concerned. We knew must talk to our alpha and convince him about dropping off his shoot-to-kill order on Hunter Grey. "Alpha Romulo," I said, "we need to talk about this order. Is there a chance we could capture Grey instead?" "I don't think so," Alpha Romulo replied sternly. "He's been a threat for too long, and we need to take him out before he can cause any more harm." "But what if we're wrong?" Penelope added. "What if he's not actually the threat we think he is?" she then glanced at Ethan, but his expression did not change a bit as if he was ignoring us. Alpha Romulo looked at us, his face hardening. "I've made my decision," he said firmly. "And I expect you both to follow orders." Penelope and I exchanged a worried glance before nodding silently. As we left the field, we could not help but feel uneasy about the whole situation. We knew I must do something, but I wasn't sure what. Ethan might have told Alp
The witches seemed to glide around us, their movements were like that of ghosts. They shot bolts of lightning and fire at our wolves, and we dodged and weave to avoid turning into ashes. "Aiden... Clark, what are we going to do?" I could not help but ask them. Ethan has equipped my wolf with everything I need to know and trained me to become strong, but I know, myself, am still as useless as always. Needless to say, our enemies were using dark magic. Even Clark and Aiden's wolves, who are more experienced than me were having a hard time facing the witches. And I'm afraid my wolf will only be a burden to them if I offer help. Meanwhile, Aiden and Clark's wolves started getting tired, their movements slowing down as they tried to keep up with the witches. It seemed like we were losing the battle until we heard the sound of howls in the distance. Two seconds later, I grabbed Clark and Aiden's fur by force when I found blazing arrows pouring from the sky, heading in o
Alpha Romulo decided to take action and ordered his pack to arrest the witch. However, Aiden and I, spoke out against his idea, hoping to persuade him to give Adelaide a chance. "What do you think you're doing, huh, Penelope and Aiden?" Alpha Romulo blurted. Good thing all of us were surrounded by this weird aura, causing us to move freely. Or maybe we can move but it is our worries and fears that preceded us to do it. Even my wolf hesitated to move, thinking that the aura that surrounded the witch might hurt me. "We're so sorry, Alpha Romulo, but we are simply trying to avoid this to happen." Aiden mustered the courage to let out those words. As far as I could remember, Aiden was not like his brother. Aiden always depends on Ethan. This time, he acted something that I could not deny and I am proud of him. He was once a coward. But right now, he just breaks it. "I know disobeying your decision might put us into trouble. You can chase me out of the pack. Then
"No, I should have done that sooner. My werewolf instinct is telling me something was off, but I did not listen to it. I need valid proof why I should believe you and Aiden." Ethan said. "Anyway, I will be assisting Aiden back to his place and you, Clark, can you send Penelope to her place?" Clark glanced at Ethan straight into his eyes and then smiled. "It will be my honor, Ethan." he humbly uttered. "Thanks for helping them." After a short talk, the four of us separated ways. Ethan hopped into Aiden's bike while Clark was in my car. As soon as we said goodbyes to each other, we took off. Ethan POV One hour later, Aiden and I found ourselves in his room. He once told me that his new room in their dormitory was not as big and comfortable just our old apartment. I agreed with him. The four bunk beds proved it to be true. Even if my wolf just stayed for about two minutes, I could sense and smell a lot of things inside. Smells of different scents of humans. Stinky
"Sorry-" she uttered the word again. "Saying sorry twice or more is for the sinners, Penelope," I said. "It means to me that you are guilty of the crime. And I can't imagine how my brother feels right now." As I was about to leave Penelope's apartment, she rushed to me and wrapped her arms around my broad shoulders. "Wait," she said softly. "Just... wait." My heart skipped a beat at the contact with the woman I had come to care for deeply. I tried not to let my feelings show, but they grow stronger with each passing second while she was hugging me. Penelope was smart, compassionate, and fiercely independent, and all of those traits had drawn me in. But as much as I wanted to stay with her, she knew I could not. The written rules of our werewolf pack were clear: Once we found our fated mates, we had to follow our hearts and heads, no matter what. And Penelope's wolf had already been claimed by Aiden, my younger brother. Needless to say, my wolf was already
"I think we should study it," I uttered. "We should learn more about the witches and their power. Maybe there's a way for us to harness it, to make our pack stronger. And at the same time, we must protect Hunter Grey from them." Romulo looked at me for a long moment, his expression inscrutable. A minute later, he nodded. "You're right," he said slowly. "We can't ignore this. We need to find out more." My wolf felt a surge of relief, but it quickly replaced my anxiety. What would happen next? Would the three of us be kicked out of the pack for going against the alpha's orders? As if sensing my thoughts, Alpha Romulo spoke again. "Ethan, I want to thank you for coming to me with this. You've shown loyalty to our pack and me, and I won't forget that. But you must understand that we must proceed with caution. This information could be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands. We must keep it under tight control." I nodded, feeling a weight lift from my shoulders. Alp
Unable to gather any more information, I took my team to a nearby inn to plan our next move. "Not that I am against your idea of helping humans, Ethan, but I want to remind you that we have a limited time to find Hunter Grey. And that is our utmost priority." The one talking is the werewolf guardian, Glenn. He is my second in command in this mission. Alpha Romulo assigned him to help me in making decisions about capturing Hunter Grey. His decision or advice also matters to me. "But I can't just leave them being hunted by a monster, one by one, Glenn," I said, my voice firm. "And besides, we still don't have any information about Hunter's whereabouts." "Well. Just my suggestions though." Glenn debated. "We can't risk our lives for them, Ethan. And you better know that." "I know," I said helplessly. "That is why I need to do it alone." "Come on, guys!" Marvin cut in. "We need to use this opportunity to help them. No one could help them but us. Besides, we nee
The Minotaur roared in pain as the dagger struck home. It threshed wildly, trying to dislodge me, but I clung on, my hands tight around the hilt of the dagger. Most of the prisoners in te cage also screamed with all their might. They could not see what was going on around them when the entire cave was swallowed by utter darkness. All the pack members also forced their wolves to back me up, but I was too focused on the fight to pay them any heed. The Minotaur and my wolf struggled. My strength was against the beast until finally, the Minotaur fell to the ground. ''Did you make it? Is the monster dead?" Glenn asked, he then shifted back to his human form. "Don't know yet." I moaned in pain when I just found out my wolf had this profound wound right below my right ribs. "Our weapons have no match against the Minotaur. Don't even know how on earth my dagger managed to penetrate the monster's skin." What happened earlier remained a huge mystery to me. The found that