Bruno had brought some council members, including an elder. He had to accept defeat the last time. But he wouldn't go back without Triana this time.Blaze curled his hands into fists. All he wanted was to kill Bruno. It was becoming increasingly difficult for him to keep his mounting wrath in check. When he looked at the council members, he found all of them his rivals who had long despised him. He was not sure why Bruno had brought only his adversaries from the council. But the confidence in his eyes indicated he would take Triana with him.Blaze wouldn’t let Bruno take her away from him. He stated firmly, "First, I’m not keeping her against her will. She willingly joined my pack. Second…" he added, glancing at Triana, "She is fated for me. Can anyone deny the arrangement of the moon goddess?" He moved his sharp gaze to the council members.The pack started murmuring. Each of them was visibly shaken. Moana gaped at Blaze, her mouth hanging open. Her mind became muddled with hatred as
Helena was momentarily stunned when she saw Bruno with Triana. She gritted her teeth, her hands itching to strangle Triana to death. But she hid her anger and loathing under the façade of a sweet, smiling face."Welcome home, Triana." She approached her, spreading her arms wide to hug her. But Triana turned aside, crossing her arms across her chest.Helena’s smile faded straight away. She pulled her chin down, feigning to be hurt. "I know you are mad at me," she murmured, her voice shaky as if she was about to cry. "I’m sorry, Triana."Triana rolled her eyes."Anyway, you must be tired. We can talk later." Helena waved to a servant and commanded, "Show Triana her room."Triana was too lazy to watch her drama. She strode away in a hurry, the servant trailing behind her.Helena glanced at Triana’s retreating form, her eyes gleaming with hatred. Her gaze was gentle when she looked back at Bruno. There was no sign of cunningness. She mustered a smile and reached out to hold his hand. Brun
It was late at night. Triana restlessly paced around the room. She was frantic to find a way out of here. No one in this pack would help her. She had to do something on her own."Think, Triana, think," she murmured. "You have to come up with an idea before the ceremony." She paced back and forth, hands on her hips.Creak...Triana came to a halt and peered at the door. When she saw Helena walk in, her mouth twisted. She despised her to the point that she didn’t even want to see her face. Then again, it was only Helena who could help her get out of here. She swallowed her anger and approached her with long strides."Helena…""Shh…" Helena shushed her, putting her index finger on her lips.Triana stalled on the track and watched her close the door gently.Helena walked up to her and grabbed her hands, her eyes full of concern. "I’m so sorry," she said in a hushed tone. "I wasn’t expecting Bruno to lock you up. He didn’t allow me to come and see you." She glanced back at the door. "The g
Helena's hand froze in the air, only inches from Triana's waist. She gaped at her, shocked. She didn’t expect Triana to find out her intention and block her attack. She twisted her wrist to break free, but Triana’s grasp was so tight that she couldn’t keep holding the knife.The knife quickly slid to the ground.Helena stepped back, glaring at her.Triana’s lips quirked into a sly smirk as she said, "One thing I’ve learned from you. That is how to feign innocence. I knew from the beginning that you would try to hurt me.""That’s good," Helena sneered. "I won’t feel bad at all after killing you." She lunged at her.Triana stepped aside with lightning speed, causing Helena to tumble to the ground. Helena fell on all fours. She gritted her teeth, her eyes were red with rage. She saw the knife lying quietly on the grassy ground not far from her. She scooted over to get the knife.Triana kicked the knife away before Helena could reach for it.Helena looked up at her, wrinkling her nose. "Y
The next morning…Triana’s sleep was disturbed when she felt something crawling on her left cheek."Mm…" she groaned, swiping the thing away from her face and shifting her weight to the other side. After a while, she felt a tingling on her right cheek, as if something feathery was creeping up on her face. She swept it away and went back to sleep. She then felt the same tingling sensation on her brow.Triana was irritated. When she opened her eyes, she saw Blaze with a feather trailing down her face."Good morning, sleepy head." He grinned mischievously."Why are you disturbing me?" Triana groaned, covering her face with a pillow."Wake up, darling," Blaze murmured. "Today is an important day.""You didn’t let me sleep at night," she muttered from beneath the pillow. "My body is still aching. I don’t want to get out of bed."Blaze yanked the pillow away and set it aside. He wrapped his arm around her waist and dragged her to his chest before she could react. Triana held her breath as s
A week flew by in a blink. Dario and Erica had left as well. Blaze was occupied with the rogue concerns and the latest council troubles. He could hardly give time to Triana. This made Triana bored. She spent most of her time alone, wandering around the packhouse.As she was the Luna, the maids did not talk much to her. They kept their distance as if they were afraid of offending her.Triana felt isolated in this big packhouse. She didn’t want to spend another day alone, waiting for Blaze to show up in the evening. She wanted to do something. She walked up to Blaze’s office.Blaze was discussing something important with some of the elders of the pack when Triana walked in. He rose from the chair."Excuse me." He nodded to the elders and walked out of the office, holding Triana’s arm. "What is the matter?" he asked."I’m bored." Triana sulked."Triana…" Blaze's gaze softened as he reached out to caress her cheek. He immediately felt guilty."I want to do something," Triana cut him short
The word ‘pregnant’ struck Blaze like thunder. He had the sensation that his brain had exploded. All he could feel was chills on his back. But his shocked look transformed into a rage in seconds."What nonsense are you talking about?" He fumed. "Do you think I'll fall for your lies?""No, Blaze… I’m not lying," Alma desperately tried to convince him. She approached him and grabbed his hand, her gaze pleading. "I’m expecting your child. It’s your baby. Please believe me." She hugged him and leaned against his chest all of a sudden.Blaze grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away."Ah…" Alma swayed but managed to keep her balance. She protectively clutched her stomach. Tears began to accumulate in her eyes immediately."Blaze… It’s your child… our baby," she sobbed. "Don’t hurt the baby. Believe me once.""Believe you," Blaze snarled, his face scrunched. "You cheated on me with that rogue. You had sex with him right in front of my eyes and then fled with him. You said you didn't want a
The next morning…Blaze exited the room, his left arm around Triana’s waist.Triana murmured, "You don’t have to walk me to the hospital.""I'll be busy all day. Let me stay with you a bit longer." Blaze kissed her on the top of her head.As they walked down the hallway, Alma approached them. "Good morning." She flashed a smile. "You must be Triana. Nice to see you. I’m Alma, Blaze’s ex-wife."She extended her hand to her.Triana’s smile faded. Her gaze shifted from her hand to her face. Blaze grew uneasy, looking at her glum face."Just because I let you stay here doesn't mean you're free to talk to Triana," Blaze growled with a clear warning in his eyes."Don’t be angry." Alma still put on a smile, as if unaffected by his harsh words. "I just wanted to say hello. After all, she is the Luna, and I’m staying at the packhouse. It’s my obligation to greet her and show her my respect."Triana retorted coldly, "You are not obliged to anything."Alma chuckled and focused on Blaze. "I’m goi
Triana leaped to her feet and rushed over to Erica."Erica…" She crouched down beside her and put her hand on her forehead.Erica regained her consciousness."Erica…" Triana pulled her up and took her in her arms. "You scared me to death.""I am safe," Erica exclaimed and hugged her back. "You saved me." Tears rolled down her cheeks. "Where is that witch?"Triana released her and nodded toward Azura."Huh…" Erica inhaled sharply as she saw Azura lying in the pool of blood. "You killed her!""Or else?" Triana smirked."Are you sure she is dead?" Erica was still skeptical. She assumed Azura would get up and attack them."Of course." Triana giggled. "Don’t worry. She is dead.""Oh, my." Erica let out a sigh of relief and put her hand on her chest.In the meantime, the guards rushed over to them.Erica scowled at them and snapped, "Where have you been? You are here to protect us. But you all disappeared when the witch attacked us. I am going to complain to Dario. He will punish you all."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Blaze yelled, his face red with anger. "You plotted against me with that witch to drive Triana out of my life. Why, father? Do you hate me so much? Am I not your son?"Dimitri opened and closed his mouth but couldn’t say a word. He regretted his actions. Simultaneously, he was so ashamed that he couldn’t make eye contact with him."Calm down, Blaze." Edith grabbed his hand and tried to calm him down.Blaze pulled his hand back and snorted."We never knew that Azura was manipulating us," Edith continued. "We believed her when she said that Triana had a curse on her and that she would cause your downfall. We had no idea she was lying to us.""You could have asked me about it," Blaze growled. "But no… You chose to trust that witch rather than your son. Under her influence, you didn't even hesitate to drug me and throw a woman into my bed. At least, you could have thought about my babies. You not only drove her out of my life, but you also chased my
Edith stared at Moana, dumbfounded. At this point, her smile began to fade."You are joking, right?" She mustered a smile."I am not joking. I am serious.""What is the matter?" Edith got up from the bed and walked up to her. "Did Blaze say something to you?""Please try to understand," Moana snarled, flailing her arms. "He adores Triana. He won’t be able to love any woman. This wedding is pointless. It will only bring disaster for us. I don’t want to ruin my life."Edith blinked, perplexed.Moana grabbed her arms and said, "The wedding is not necessary if Azura can heal him. Tell her to find the cure as soon as possible. If he gets recovered, he can live happily with Triana."Edith slowly realized that this marriage would only make Blaze unhappy. She became so concerned about his safety that she didn’t realize she was about to shove him into the abyss of sorrow. At the same time, she was about to ruin Moana’s life."I get it." She nodded in realization. "I will talk to Dimitri.""Tha
A week later…Moana became even more restless when Blaze's parents began to plan the wedding. The guilt in her heart grew stronger every time she noticed Blaze avoiding her.She was well aware that Blaze would never love her. She also knew he wasn't opposing his parents solely out of a feeling of responsibility to her. The truth was that Blaze had not taken her virginity.Moana could no longer hide the truth. She wrote a letter to Triana, explaining everything. She then found someone and paid him to deliver the letter to Triana.In the Blue Moon Pack…Triana was so depressed after leaving Blaze that she became disinterested in everything. She always remained in the bedroom with the babies. She didn't want to talk to anyone, not even Erica.After putting the babies to sleep, she clambered onto the bed and went to sleep in the broad daylight."What is it?" Erica snarled as she entered the room. "Are you going to sleep? Ugh…" She rolled her eyes. "It has been over a week since you got he
Triana went down to the kitchen to get something to eat and ran into Edith. She mustered a smile and greeted her, "Good morning, Mum."Edith hesitated for a while but returned her smile. "Morning. Are the babies awake?""Yes.""I understand you are upset about what happened the day before," Edith murmured. "What was done is done. We can’t change it. What we can do is rectify the mistake. We talked to Blaze and convinced him to marry Moana too. I hope you don't mind."Triana lost her appetite instantly. "Excuse me."She walked out of the kitchen with her head bowed and bumped into Azura.Azura jumped back frantically as if she had collided with something untouchable.Triana frowned as she noticed her staring at her pendant. She clasped the blue gemstone and strode to her room."Luna…"Triana came to a halt when she heard Moana calling her from behind. She slowly turned back, her heart pounding. She was angry and ashamed at the same time.Moana approached her, one step at a time. She fe
Moana jumped to her feet and took a step back, staring fearfully at Blaze.Azura continued chanting in a low voice as she squatted beside him, her hand on his head. She stopped chanting after a while and turned to Dimitri."Put him in the bed," she said as she rose to her feet, her voice scratchy.Dimitri dragged Blaze onto the bed."His condition is getting worse," Azura continued. "The evil wolf grows stronger after consuming Triana’s energy. We need to separate them as soon as possible. I won't be able to cure him otherwise.""No, no, Azura. Don’t say that." Edith grabbed her hands, sobbing. "You are the only hope. Don’t give up on my son.""I will do everything in my power to cure him," Azura assured her. She shifted her attention to Moana. "Get on the bed and lie down next to him... naked.""But nothing has happened between us," Moana retorted.Azura held up her hand, cutting her short. "You don’t h
Blaze arrived earlier than usual. He took a small red box from his pocket and smiled at it. He stuffed it back into his pocket as he strode to the bedroom."Blaze…"Triana rushed over and threw herself onto him as soon as he stepped into the room."Hahaha…" Blaze laughed as he lifted her off her feet. "What makes you happy?""I love you." Triana cupped his face and kissed him."I love you, too," Blaze whispered between the kisses. He put her on the bed and sat down next to her. "What is the matter?""Guess it."Blaze chuckled. "I am an impatient man. I don’t like suspense. Tell me why you are so happy."Triana giggled. "Your mother and father have finally accepted me," she declared. "They are planning our wedding. I am going shopping tomorrow with Erica."Blaze’s smile faded straight away. He found it difficult to believe that his father had agreed to the marriage so easily. He had a hunch that
Several minutes later…Blaze and Triana walked down the hall, hand in hand. Triana blushed furiously as Blaze whispered something in her ear."Your cheeks are red like tomatoes," Blaze murmured. "I'm tempted to bite them.""Stop teasing me." Triana nudged him on his waist, a bashful smile on her face.Edith, who was sitting in the hall, watched them walking down the stairs. She couldn’t help but smile, looking at how happy her son was. Her smile began to wane as she remembered Azura’s warning.Blaze leaned in for a kiss, but Triana resisted, putting her hand on his chest."Behave. Mum is watching us." Triana glanced at Edith.Blaze followed her gaze and saw Edith sitting on the sofa in the hall. A thought immediately came into his mind."Come with me." He took her to the hall."Good morning, Mum." He smiled at her as he sat beside her, pulling Triana down with him."Morning." Edith mustered a smile."Mum..." Blaze took a brief look at Triana before returning his gaze to her. "I am pla
Triana wriggled as she fought to break free. She even slapped and scratched him on the arms. But her struggle grew weaker as he continued kissing her passionately."Mm…" she moaned and kissed him back, in the end, her fingers sliding into his hair.She was still angry with him. She tugged on his hair and bit his bottom lip."Ugh…" Blaze groaned and kissed her harder. He became more aroused as she became more aggressive.He lifted her off her feet and carried her to the bed, his lips still locked on hers. When he dropped her on the bed, her body gently bounced on the mattress.Triana propped herself up with her elbows and gave him a stern look, her mouth set in a grim line. Blaze clambered on the bed and crawled on top of her, his gaze fixed on hers. He could hardly wait to claim her again, but he waited for her response.Triana coiled her arms around his neck and drew him in closer, her face inches away from his. When his warm breath fanned against her face, her eyelashes trembled."W