~Emerald~James was holding my hand as we walked the way back to the venue. As we entered it, everyone noticed us. The wolves began to bow their heads in respect to their Alpha King and even until now, I was still amazed by how they showed their respect to James.“You are not leaving my side, okay?” James whispered, and he continued, “I am not going to allow Harold to have a chance to talk to you. You should also distance yourself from him.”I was stunned in my direction when I suddenly remembered Harold. The information that James had told me earlier suddenly flashes back into my head.‘Don't tell me you're thinking Harold and the masked wolf are the same, Emerald…’ Lilian blurted.‘What if Harold is the masked wolf? What if… he's what we are looking for?’ I responded to her.Lilian shook her head before she responded to me.‘It's only your what ifs, Emerald. Remember, he was your husband's friend and I think he has no reason for betraying James,’ Lilian asserted, making me let out a
~Emerald~I immediately stood up from sitting when I heard him speak. My heart started pounding so fast while staring at James. His reaction doesn't look good right now, and I need to explain it to him.“Let's talk out of here, James,” I mumbled, but he just glared at me. His eyes turned at Harold as if he wanted to approach him.“That idiot really wanted to poison your mind. I should teach him—”I grabbed his arm just before he could leave to approach Harold. I don't want James to fight with him, not on his dad's special day. He has to know what really happened.“Alpha Harold has nothing to do about it, James. It was my will to see him using my vision. I did that because I want to know who he really is and what his intentions were for coming here,” I explained to him in a whisper way.I made sure that no one could hear it because I didn't want Harold to know that I did try on looking at him using my vision.“You forced yourself to make a vision about him?” He asked, and this time he
~Emerald~I still couldn't believe until now that Harold saved my life from that bullet. It's the person whom I doubted…“I really appreciated it, James. If it happens again, I will save her,” Harold responded to James.I bit my bottom lips as I looked at Harold and the wound to his arm. This bullet might be painful but the way he endured it as if it's nothing to him made me feel amazed.Alpha Harold is not a bad person at all. His willingness to save someone's life made me wake up from my doubts. He won't sacrifice his life for me because I actually meant nothing to him. However, he still blocked the bullet from hitting me.“I-I don't know what would happen to me if Harold didn't catch the bullet, James. M-Maybe, I'm dead now,” I stuttered as I said these words to him.James pulled me closer to him to give me a tight hug. A tear started streaming down from my eyes in nervousness.“Hush now, Emerald. I won't let that happen to you. Let's thank Harold for saving your life,” he mumbled
~Emerald~Silence suddenly covered the area after James let out some threatening words. No one speaks but not for very long.The wolf that almost took my life breaks the silence in this area by bursting out into laughter.“Do you think you can scare me with your words, Alpha King?”I looked at James to find out his reaction from what the arrogant wolf had said. He's so arrogant by just how he speaks to the Alpha King.“Shut up, or you will taste your words!” Levi exclaimed, almost wanting to punch him. However, the wolf doesn't even care at Levi's warning. His eyes were still at James and the way he looked at the Alpha King, it filled with anger.“You should tell your boss if I were you. This might help you escape here alive,” I mumbled, finally deciding to speak up.The wolf turned his attention to me and the corners of his lips lifted, forming into a smirk.“Escaped? Do you really think I can still escape here?” He uttered, losing hopes already. “Death is the only way for me to esca
~Emerald~Alpha Harold was listening to me as I mentioned those words from him. He even looked at me for a moment before he decided to respond.“You made him change?” He asked, and I smiled.“Maybe that's the right term. We have really gone through a lot and our love story is just like everyone else's. We fight, but still, we choose to let love bring us back,” I responded confidently.When Harold heard this, he nodded his head and smiled.“I would say, Alpha James is a lucky Alpha for capturing your heart. You know, a woman like you was also one of my dreams. Beautiful, smart, kind-hearted, and she's really a Luna material,” Harold blurted, which shocked me.I wasn't expecting that these words would come out from his mouth. Harold is really direct to the point. He never hesitated the words that came out from his mouth and I truly admire him for that.“No, I was lucky to have James in my life. He made me feel how great love is. He gave colors to my life that I never felt before,” I mut
~Emerald~When James heard my question to him, he let go of hugging me. He didn't answer me but instead, he stared at Levi.“You can go back to the venue now, Levi. Just watched him closely,” James said towards Levi.The beta immediately left us, and he returned to the celebration. On the other hand, James moved his head back to me. He looked at me for a moment before speaking up.“I have an speculation that Harold and the Masked Wolf might be one,” he uttered in his low voice, just to make sure that no one would hear it.My eyes widened in disbelief as these words escaped from his mouth. I could even feel the pounding of my heart after James told me the possibility that Harold and the Masked Wolf might be the same.“B-But, how? Alpha Harold is your friend, James?” I muttered.A deep and heavy sigh escaped from his mouth upon what I had said. He didn't leave his eyes on me which I also did because I want to find out if James is not lying to me.“That was still my speculation, Emerald.
~Emerald~“W-What do you mean, Alpha Harold?”I don't understand myself right now. Seeing Alpha Harold in this kind of area made me nervous. There's something wrong and it was totally different from what I felt earlier.He laughed, “Why do you look so scared? I am not going to eat you alive!”I swallowed hard while looking at the Alpha. His innocent looking face suddenly became dangerous right now. I could even see how his eyes glistened with anger.But, what made him mad?‘I think you need to leave now, Emerald. I could feel something wrong with him and it was way different from earlier!’ Lilian muttered to me.I tried to listen to my wolf. My mind was telling me that I should go out of this area by running away, but something's preventing me from leaving. I don't understand what it was.“I-I am not scared, Alpha Harold. I was just surprised to see you here. What brought you here, by the way?” I asked, while I pretended to be unaffected by what he's showing me now.“I did follow you
~Emerald~“Emerald!”The moment that I heard the voice of James, I immediately jumped away. Harold tried to capture me, but I used the technique I learned during my training. He failed to stop me and because of that, Alpha Harold is screaming in anger.I throw myself in James' body after reaching him. He looked so worried about me the moment he saw me.“H-Harold, he's the Masked Wolf, James!” I muttered to him.The Alpha nodded his head as if he already knew about it.“Yes, I already knew about it. Levi had told me earlier, and it was the reason I left without a word to catch up with my beta. I apologize for not telling you about it,” James explained to me.I bit my bottom lips and his explanation was enough for me.“I followed you because I thought you don't like what I have said and then Harold followed me here. He admitted everything to me, James. It's confirmed that Harold and the Masked Wolf is one!” I blurted.James nodded his head, his hand cupped my face. He asked me to look a
~Emerald~I continued walking my feet without looking back to James. He tried reaching me, but then Levi came, asking him for a word. I was relieved from Levi's sudden interruption, giving me time to think.At this moment, I decided to look for Cassandra and found her outside the mansion. She raised her head, worries evident on her face.“What happened?” Cassandra said, making me let out a deep breath.“I came to her room and it's true. My husband was there, and I caught them hugging. However, James and Althea explained to me that it was just a friendly hug…” I explained it to my best friend.Cassandra put Jacob back to his stroller, and then she looked at me deep into my eyes. I know what she would tell me.“A friendly hug?” She uttered, nodding her head as if something was already in her mind. “Are you sure that was just a friendly hug?”I gasped, hearing these words from Cassandra. I understand her point. She was just protecting me, but then I suddenly realized something.A deep an
~Emerald~“She knows the girl?”Levi nodded his head in response to me. I took out a deep breath, forcing a smile. Levi shouldn't think that I was affected by what I found out. And one more thing, I have nothing to be scared of.“Yes, Luna Emerald. Alpha James and Althea told us about it,” Levi replied. I smiled at Levi, nodding my head in response.“Great, thank you for telling me. I have to see them now because I wanted to check the girl's situation as well.” I turned away after saying this to Levi. He wasn't given the chance to speak as I left immediately before he could even say a word.My heart pounded so fast, thinking about her. I wondered how she and James even met.‘Maybe, they met in the human world. Knowing James before, he had travels that the pack didn't know,’ Lilian interrupted, making me pause in my tracks. I suddenly felt my legs trembling, my fists clenching when realization hit me after Lilian said those words to me.‘What if…’ I paused, struggling to even contin
~Emerald~I was stunned by Cassandra's question to me. My heart even started pounding, disbelief written to my face as I looked at her. Knowing my best friend, I know she's just worried about me, but I have trust in my husband.“I know your worries, Cass, but believe me it won't. James loved his son and he promised he would spend the rest of his life with me. I swear, he won't allow any girl to flirt with him,” I assured her.Cassandra took out a deep breath, a smile curved on her lips.“I'm sorry if I said these words to you. I just don't want something bad to happen to you. I don't want to see you getting hurt again, Emerald,” Cassandra uttered in her worried face.Seeing her reaction like that made me feel grateful in a way that I have such a friend who always thinks about me. The friendship that Cassandra and I had would always be forever.“I know, but don't worry about me. I can handle this one. My husband already knew what would happen to him if he dared to hurt us,” I mumbled,
~Emerald~“Help me! Help!”I grip the handle of the car's door as I hear a woman's scream outside. James immediately rushed out from the car to find her. I did follow him and in the middle of the road, there's a wounded woman coming over to us.My mouth widened when I felt something from her.“A human girl,” I mumbled, my eyes directly focused on her.In the distance, a group of men were coming. They were all smirking as they followed the wounded human girl, making me grit my teeth as I realized who they could be.“Christopher, take the girl in your car!” James commanded his cousin, and he listened immediately.At this point, James moved closer to me as we waited for the group of men coming into our direction.My brows furrowed, focusing my eyes on these human beings who got lost in our area. I don't know if they had an idea that this place was filled with wolves.“Where do you think you're taking her?”A man in the middle suddenly asked us this question. I tilted my head, as I notice
~Emerald~The way he grabbed my waist and took my lips before I could react, gave me so many emotions that I couldn't control. My cheeks turned red, my legs started trembling.I know there were wolves already looking at us, but as James started moving his lips, I already lost the will to decline. I just found myself, wrapping my hands around his neck.The kiss lasted for a minute, and both of us gasped for air as we let go of each other's mouth. James gave me a peck on my lips and when I realized what we did, I couldn't find the courage to face the wolves.However, we were suddenly interrupted when Christopher arrived. Behind him is a woman I wasn't familiar with.“I found her and the other prisoner of this pack. I have already allowed them to escape, while she's coming back with us,” Christopher explained, making me look at the woman.My brows furrowed as I saw familiarity from her. Her face looks familiar to me. It seems like I have already seen it to another person.‘That's Isabell
~Emerald~I swallowed hard, seeing these wolves surrounding me now. My heart pounded so fast, as I held my gun tightly.The wolves slowly stepped their feet near my direction, preparing themselves to attack me.‘Where the hell they come from!?’ Lilian exclaimed at the back of my head.I grit my teeth, eyes started to darken as I looked at them. If they dare to attack me now, I will make sure to kill them undoubtedly. My gun will kill all of them and if I lose my bullets, Lilian will kill them.‘I got your back, Emerald. Just watch your moves. They are numerous and James is not here. He's also busy with the other enemies!’ Lilian reminded me, making me nod my head in response.‘We can do it alone because we are not weak, Lilian. I will make sure to end them on my own, I swear!’ I muttered to her, and Lilian nodded her head in response.At this point, I put all of my focus to the enemies in front of me. They started hissing as if they wanted to eat me alive and the next thing that happe
~Emerald~A sound of a gun suddenly echoed in the area where we were all standing. I smelled the ash of a bullet, coming out from my gun, while the corners of my lips lifted.Yes, I was behind the sound of a gunshot. It came from me. I was the one who shot Beta Steven, but only towards his left arm.“F*ck!” Beta Steven screamed in pain, his left arm covered with blood.The warriors behind him were about to come after me, but James stepped forward, glaring at them.“Don't you dare step your f*cking feet near my wife or else, I will kill you at once!” James warned them.I bit my lower lips as I realized what I just did, but I have no regrets. The poor mate of Alpha Raven is what crosses my head.As James threatened those warriors, they returned to their area. Beta Steven started scolding them as if he really wanted the warriors to attack us. However, it never happened according to what he likes.“Is that all? You will just allow these enemies to step into our land and threaten us to our
~Emerald~“This is their pack, Alpha James.”I tilted my head when I heard Raven's voice as he spoke. James took my hand, making me turn my head to him.“We're finally here, so I want you to stay by my side. We didn't know what's waiting for us there,” James whispered to me.A smile formed on my lips as I noticed the worries from his reaction. James has been like this every time that we're facing a battle and I understand him for that. He's just worried about losing me.“Hey, stop worrying. Your gun would also be a great help for me later on. I will definitely use this, but it will be better if I let my wolf kill the enemies. She missed fighting,” I blurted to James.He couldn't help but shake his head while looking at me, but deep inside I know James trusted me. After all, I don't fear anything now because I know he's there for me. James will never allow something to happen to me and I won't allow something to happen to him as well.“Just be careful. Don't make me meddle in your figh
~Emerald~Alpha Raven suddenly fell on his knees in front of me. He suddenly burst out in tears which stunned me. I wasn't expecting an Alpha to cry like this. Seems like Raven has been dealing with a big problem.“I am really so tired of this battle, Luna Emerald. I lost my mate because of this…” Raven uttered between his tears.I just felt my heart tightened when I heard these words from Raven. Never did I imagine that he lost his mate. He lost his other half and this might be so painful for him. It's too hard to move on, especially for this kind of reason.He never simply lost his mate. She died because of a battle.“I'm sorry to hear these, Raven. I didn't know you have lost a mate, but I know she's already in the hands of the Moon Goddess now,” I responded to him, making sure he felt better.Raven bent his head down, still crying. James had already returned, and now he's confused about what's happening.“What happened to him?” He whispered to me.The first thing I did was hug him