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215. Fly
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TheonA large, magical creature like a griffin landing in front of her out of nowhere makes Valencia Everhart cry out of fear. She is so startled that she drops the sword she'd just unsheathed. Her wide, fear-laden eyes stare up at the griffin as it cries at her loudly, its sound a mix between an eagle and a lion.Seeing her after Elias’s death makes rage rush through my body, and I jump off the griffin's harness. Jesse pulls the griffin back, giving me enough space to confront her. When her wide eyes see me approaching, a primal sort of fear fills them, and my darkened heart skips a beat in savage excitement.Good. Let her feel the terror."T-Theon?" she stutters, shrinking back.Before she can get another word out, I clamp my hand around her neck, slamming her on the elm tree just behind her. She cries out.It only satisfies me further."Where's Callista?!" I roar in her face. "What the fuck did you do with my mate, you traitorous bitch!"Valencia gasps, writhing in between my fing
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Theon“After I locked Callista in the same room with Elias,” Valencia begins. “I watched from a distance because I wanted to make sure that he'd kill her. I was so sure that he would. But then, before he could lose control, you broke into the room and rescued her.”I grit my teeth as she talks, so I won’t start screaming at her after every bit of evil she spews. That particular day replays clearly in my mind.Callista and Elias had both been so terrified. I don't know what would've happened if I hadn't taken her out in time. Would Elias have healed fully, all the way through? Or would he have turned before he could? I guess we would never know that now. To hold my self-control is a battle, but for the sake of my mate, I power through.“I escaped as soon as possible after that and ran to the forest. But you must know, I had not planned that far. I overestimated my plan. So, at that moment, even as I ran, I knew that I was trapped. Soon, you and your wolves would come to find me, and
Last Updated : 2025-01-14Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 218. Lucifer
TheonWe take Valencia back to the pack where I personally throw her into a cell in the dungeon. I take special care to choose the same cage where they kept Callista and me before, purely out of pettiness.Speaking of which, I still can't believe that it's only been a day since everything turned upside down."Stay here," I command Valencia. "And if you even think of doing anything, all deals are off the table. I will kill you on the spot."Without waiting for her to answer, I exit the room that holds the cell. Outside, I place five guards near the door that leads to it and give them strict orders to shoot her if she tries to escape or attack them.I'm done taking chances with the snake.The castle is relatively calmer. People are resting wherever possible after cleaning up. The evening was approaching us, and the maids are busy in the kitchens cooking to feed the castle residents. The pack residents who had been in the castle had returned to their homes already. Kellin told me that he
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TheonWhen I arrive with Kellin and Haden, Ophelia, Leita and Kiran are in my study, conferring with the Headmistress of the Witches Guild. The Headmistress looks serious, her eyes hard as she talks in a low tone. As soon as we enter, the witches turn to us.“Headmistress,” I say as a greeting while bowing my head towards her. “I'm sure you've heard of what we discovered.”“Hello, Alpha King Rexellen. First of all, I am very sorry about all that's happened,” the Headmistress replies. “Leita told me about what Valencia Everhart confessed. Coupled with the presence Ophelia felt in the forest right where Callista’s scent trail ended, it seems to me that we are in an entirely unprecedented kind of trouble.”“Do you know who this Xaveraq is?” I inquire, taking a seat, and joining the huddle around the monitor. “Valencia said that he called himself a devil?”The Headmistress's eyes darken at that.“That's the name of a race I never thought I'd hear again,” She mutters. “To be honest, we wer
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CallistaI wake up after what feels like forever.Sunlight streams into the room I occupy through a window covered with blinds, and I lie on a feather-soft bed which feels good after everything I've been through. I'm basically sunk into the comfy mattress and fluffy pillows.I take a look around the room with bleary eyes, my mind still in the process of waking up. The room is spacious with a large, king-sized bed with a cushioned bench at the bottom.Near the window, there are two cushioned, high-back chairs with a small round table. The walls are covered with sky-blue colored wallpaper, and the pristine white ceiling is dotted with round lights.The whole bedroom looks comfy and warm and is heated just perfectly. It looks like a bedroom out of a Pinterest mood board. I try to raise my hand to wipe off the morning grit in my eyes.That's when I feel the cool metal of a chain. My mind instantly comes back online, and panic fills my being. The room is entirely unfamiliar. Where the he
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TheonThe funeral is a solemn affair.Unlike the last funeral I attended, which was Ruelle’s, the mass funeral we conduct for Elias and the rest of the dead wolves is simple. Only a few people are there in attendance.While the last funeral was overwhelmed in a general sense of anger, this one only contains only sorrow and regret.I press my lips to my brother's forehead one last time and mutter.“I hope you have a safe passage to the afterlife, Elias, and I hope that we will meet again someday. Say hello to Mom and Dad for me if you find them. I love you so much.” I brush some hair off his eyes and raise the shroud to cover his face. “Goodbye.”Tears run down my cheeks, and I make no move to hide them. I'm not ashamed to be crying for my own brother. I don't do the courtesy of even looking at Farris, and neither do any of my fellow guards. However, I allow Farris's former guards to attend the funeral ceremony. They stand in rows near his pyre, bound to one another by cuffs and chain
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Theon“We've kept Valencia in the dungeons,” I tell the Headmistress as we make our way back to the castle. “The dungeons are in the cellar. I’ll bring her to a better room for you, it’ll be easier for the interrogation.”Walking through the hallways of the castle with the Headmistress attracts as many stares as it did while we crossed through the town. They’re much more discreet in the castle, but no less surprised and reverent.The Headmistress simply looks that ethereal. I don’t believe she’d ever visited the royal pack before, much less an ordinary pack.“Actually, I think it's better if we keep her in the dungeons,” the Headmistress points out. “Less chance for her to escape or be broken out. The dungeon cells are lined with silver mixed iron bars, correct?” “Err, yes, they are,” I answer, wondering what she was implying.“Most of the supernatural creatures find silver lethal. Perhaps this devil does too. Having the prisoner kept behind silver bars would be prudent.”“I understa
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Callista“You haven't even touched the food I brought you,” the devil's voice comes out of nowhere all of the sudden, making me flinch. He's invisible yet again. “Why? Is it not up to your liking?”He'd bought me a tray of food a while ago. It literally just appeared in front of where I was sitting by the bed, startling me. It looked appetizing enough, containing a bowl of soup and pieces of grilled cheese cut into bite-size triangles, with a glass of orange juice. But I don't want to eat anything.“Well,” I quip back. “When someone kidnaps you from your home only to chain you to a bed, you don't really have much of an appetite.”The devil tsks. “That's not a very wise action to take, Callista, even if it’s to spite me. Don't human bodies need nutrition daily?”I look up at that.“You talk as if you don't need that,” I remark. “As if you're different from the rest of us mortals.”“That's because I'm not a mortal, Callista,” the devil replies conversationally. “I'm immortal. I can liv
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Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 239. Cloak
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Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 238. Trap
Theon“She's with the bears? The Brekett pack has her?” I utter, disbelief ringing in my tone. “How...?”“I think this devil fellow allied with the bears,” Master Tsertinand replies, scratching his chin thoughtfully. “The other man who I saw was someone dressed in black with red eyes standing next to Callista, who pretty much looked like what a devil would. The other man was blonde and big, not unlike me. Callista screamed the name Edwin at him, and when I told the Headmistress she clarified who he was.”“But why?” I question, trying to wrap my head around it. “Why are they allied?”“Alpha, that should not be your concern right now,” Kiran says. “We should move out immediately to find Callista! We've got a location already, what are we waiting for?”“But what if we're walking into a trap?” Ophelia protests. “Theon is right to ask questions regarding the presence of the werebears. Why have they allied with Xaveraq?”“Revenge, probably,” the Headmistress chimes in, taking a seat on a pl
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Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 235. Mother
CallistaWho the hell was the woman in my dreams? She's familiar to me, but I've never seen her before. Yet I feel like I should know her. I drag my hand down my face with a groan. Goddess, why was this happening to me? Seriously, wasn't one problem at a time enough? I already got that crazy devil Xaveraq to deal with, I don't have time for oddly specific mystery women talking to me in my dreams!I get off the bed and stretch. Goddess, I need to use the toilet so bad. But this damn chain is too short for me to even reach the door that leads to the bathroom.“Xaveraq, you bastard!” I shout out crankily. “I need to use the freaking bathroom! But how am I supposed to use the freaking bathroom when I can't even reach it?!”No answer comes from the ceiling, and that pisses me up more.“Xaveraq!” I yell. “Now you choose to go MIA. Of all the fucking time-”“Geez, I'm here, stop yelling,” Xaveraq's voice comes, and I nearly sigh in relief. “What did I tell you about blood pressure before? I
Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 234. Foster
Theon“This is so confusing,” I say, looking between the women. “Why would you lie about her origins? Why did you say she was found in a forest when she wasn’t?”“Because the truth was hard to tell,” Maddy reveals. “Especially to her family, because the way we acquired Callista wasn’t exactly legal.”We were not expecting that kind of a bombshell to be dropped on us.“I think you better start from the beginning,” Haden chimes when I continue having a mini meltdown.“One of our wolves went into the human city for a private matter,” Maddy explains, pulling out a file from the cabinet. “While she was there, she felt the scent of a werewolf within all the humans. At first, she was afraid it was a criminal because it's the criminals and exiles who normally tend to live with humans, but when she traced the scent, it ended up in a human foster home. There, she found a little girl who wasn't older than nine months, who smelled like a werewolf.”“Because it's not safe for wolves to be raised b
Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 233. Orphanage
TheonI'm flabbergasted by this sudden change of subjects. I take a few moments to collect myself before answering his bizarre question. “I don't know anything, and neither does Callista,” I say. “Why are you asking about them all of a sudden?”Haden tilts his head. “Okay, so I’ve been thinking and I’m well aware that this is a reach, but what if her parents have something to do with her disappearance?”“Huh?” I question, not completely understanding what he's saying. “Look, I can't quite articulate it. It's just a random thought but we know nothing about her parents, and the Leighwen-sorry, Kennedy pack supposedly found her in a forest. And then she turns out to be the stealer, someone from whom the devil wants something from. Doesn't it all sound fishy to you?” he asks. “I just wonder if whatever this is has something to do with her birth family.”I think his words through carefully. Often, children get their special abilities from their parents in the supernatural world. If your
Once A Luna, Now A Stealer? 232. Real
TheonAs soon as I step down from the pedestal, the members of the pack swarm their new Alpha, shouting their questions at him. I let them have their discussions and step away from the crowd. My work here is done, and I don't want to wait a second longer than necessary. The people give me a wide berth as I walk away, still looking at me with fear. They must see me as a ruthless man now, someone who lives up to the rumors about him, despite how I actually showed Leighwen more kindness than he deserved. Oh, well, I could live with that. But before I can escape the town square, I hear a loathsome but familiar voice call out my name. “Theon! Theon, please wait.”I bite back a sigh of frustration and turn in the direction of the scream. Callista's mother comes running towards me, followed by Callista's father. “Yes?” I ask, my voice as calm as I can make it. “What do you want?”They look shocked as I say it as if they weren't expecting me to be like that. “We just want to check on y
