Leandro got up from the body of Luciano, his claws dripping with Luciano's blood. He turned to look at Larisa who was now seated on the floor, looking tired and exhausted. Leandro let out a deep breath as he let his human features take over his wolf side. He walked over to Larisa and held her in his bloody hands. "Are you okay, Risa?" He asked her, his eyes scanning her body that was still covered in bruises. "I am sorry you had to go through this, Risa" he pulled her into a hug but Larisa could not hug him back, she only had one question for him. Pulling back weakly from the hug, she looked at Leandro. "Is anything wrong?" Leandro asked, noticing the look in her eyes. Larisa sucked in a huge amount of oxygen and a tear rolled down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away. "I want you to tell me the truth, Leandro" she started. "Let's get back home and have you treated first" Leandro said, more concerned about her safety and the safety of their pup more than the truth she wante
Larisa could not stop running even though she had no idea where she was off to. She just wanted to be as far away from Leandro as much as she could. Larisa ran for about half an hour with an energy she didn't know she had in her. Standing in front a forest, she broke down, shifting back into her human form. She knelt in front of the forest and buried her face in her palms. The thoughts of how big of a fool she had been to Leandro. He had used her parents and was manipulating her too. A part of her recalled his words. His several 'I love you' to her made it hurt the more. The way he still said those words to her even after she had just figured out what sort of monster he was. She wanted to hate him so much, she wanted her heart to swell with nothing but hatred for Leandro yet it was hard for that to happen. She could recall the hurt in his eyes and the way he seemed to shatter when he found out that she knew the truth now. And yet, if he did not love her at all, would he have killed
In The PresentLeandro remained on the grace of Luciano. It hurt to think about the past when he and Luciano hung out together and now Luciano was buried underneath all these soil. After what Luciano had done, Leandro and his father were thrown into a frenzy, trying to figure out a solution to what Luciano had done but the search was futile for the next two days and just when Leandro was about to give up on all of it, his father brought up the crazy idea of killing the moon blessed to pass the powers onto him. He had been against it initially as the thought of killing two innocent souls who were blessed by the moon goddess herself made him shiver but his father had assured him that they were going to be shedding the blood of two for the sake of the entire Pack. And then that night, the night before he was to be embarrassed publicly for being unable to shift in front of the entire Pack, Leandro had been bundled out of his room by his father and that was the night the ritual was done
"What's going on?" Kimberly asked softly as Hayden walked into the house, looking tired and exhausted. "A whole lot of issues for Leandro" Hayden replied, walking further into the living room. It was dark but he could see Kimberly seated on the sofa almost clearly. "Why are you not asleep yet? It's so late into the night" Hayden said, walking to the sofa and sitting beside her. "I was worried" Kimberly replied. "Worried? About me or about Leandro?" Hayden asked and Kimberly hesitated before responding. "About the both of you but I worried about you a little bit more"A smile lit up Hayden's face as he looked at her face. "That's great?" "What was the issues?" Kimberly asked but Hayden hesitated. Yes, he loved her but it would take time for him to rebuild the trust he once had in her. "I can't say yet. It involved Luciano, Leandro and Larisa. I don't know much about what transpired exactly" Hayden replied. "It stressed you out?" Kimberly asked, her hand reaching for his. "It
Leandro buttoned up the last button on his shirt, staring into the mirror. Even after a long bath that mostly comprised of him sitting under the shower, his dark eye bags were but gone. Leandro ran his hands through his hair and breathed out heavily. He could not stay without Larisa any longer. He was going to go meet her to explain everything to her and beg her as much as possible until she forgave him. "Alright. Let's do this, Leandro" he looked away from the mirror and grabbed his phone and car key, ignoring the headache that troubled him. He knew very well that no matter how bad he was feeling at the moment, Larisa was feeling worse. Betrayed, hurt, heartbroken. She was feeling all of that. He walked out of his room and headed down, out of the mansion to his car. The heads of the guards bowed in respect but none of them uttered a word, afraid that Leandro could get rid of anyone if it irked him at the moment. Leandro got into his car and ignited it into motion. He drove off, t
Larisa stared at Leandro for longer, not knowing whether to believe him or not. Her heart was breaking and there was this strong urge for her to hug him but it made no sense. He was the reason behind her hurt, she could not hug him. "Please leave" Larisa begged him. Her head was really messed up at the moment and what she needed was space. "Risa" he called softly. "Please leave. Your presence... Your presence is choking me" she said to him. "I... I will be right down there, Risa. Whenever you are willing to accept me back, just call out to me" he slowly backed away and Larisa watched him leave the room. Leandro walked back downstairs where grandma was waiting."Did she listen to you?" She asked immediately Leandro was close enough. "I think she did but she is not forgiving me yet and I perfectly understand her. I have reasons why all of this happened but it does not change the fact that I am the reason behind their death." Leandro forced out a sad smile."I will be outside by my
Larisa shut her eyes tight and cuddled the pillow even tighter as she heard rain falling. She had been expecting Leandro to leave when the clouds darkened with rain but he had stayed back. And now it was raining but she had not heard his car zooming out. 'Maybe the bastard just got into his car to shelter himself from the rain' she thought and tried her best to sleep. She had eventually had biscuits and tea and every inch of her physical being felt grateful for the meal. The tears were no longer coming. It seemed like she had ran out of tears but it still hurt as much as it did the previous day when she had just found all of this out. Minutes passed and Larisa hated the fact that she was curious to know if he has at least taken shelter from the rain. She slowly got up from her bed and walked towards the window. Slowly, she pulled the curtains apart and peered down and there he was, under the pouring rain. He was totally drenched but he was still there, standing and staring up at
Leandro wrapped his arms around Larisa tightly. He shut his eyes, feeling the warmth of her body pressing against his in the cold, pouring rain. "I am sorry I am such a monster. I love you too, Larisa. I love you so much" he let out a heavy breath of relief. Holding her in his arms right now felt like he was holding his life in his arms. The both of them remained that way for about a minute more before Larisa pulled away from the hug to stare at his face."Why didn't you just stay in your car when it started raining?" She asked him in a scolding tone. "Because that would not seem sincere enough, Risa. I swear I did not mean for any of these to happen. I fucking swear..." Larisa placed her index finger on his lips, stopping him from saying more. "Let's go inside first, shall we?" Leandro nodded and picked Larisa up in his arms. He carried her into the house and grandma was there in the living room, a smile on her face. "You can go to her room. I will bring you both hot food to ea
"Stop! Don't do it, Larisa!" Larisa stopped when she heard the voice of her grandmother. "Grandma?" She called in surprise and just at that moment, Leandro came into the scene. "Larisa, please don't do this" Leandro said, standing beside grandma. "Grandma! I told you I was scared of this but you assured me that everything was going to be fine" Larisa cried. "That is because everything will be fine, Larisa" Grandma replied and stepped away from Leandro, revealing that she also had a silver dagger in her hands. "Wh... What are you doing, grandma?." Larisa questioned. "When I went to see the witch, she told me... She told me the wedding would really trigger the curse but she also gave me a good news. I also have... I also have the blood of a moon blessed one so I can work as the sacrifice"Larisa shook her head as she understood what her grandma was about to do. "Don't" she shook her head but Grandma just smiled sadly. "I am happy that I at least got to see you get married to a m
"The curse is starting" Larisa was in shock as she stared down at the corpse of the man. "What is going on?""Why did he die?""Another one is dying!""What's going on?!"Every guest was panicking and only a few knew what was going on. "It's... It's fine, Larisa. It's time for you to leave" Leandro grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her out of the wedding venue. "No, no" Larisa whispered as she shook her head wondering how her fears had come true when her grandmother had assured her the previous day that their wedding was not going to trigger the curse. Leandro did not stop running and pulling her along until they got to the car. He pulled the car door open but Larisa did not step into the car. "Risa? Get into the car, you have to leave the Pack before the ones who know about the curse start speaking up and demand you to be killed" Larisa drew in a deep breath and let out a shaky one, her eyes filling with tears. She suddenly threw her arms around Leandro and kissed him hard.
A day before the wedding"Are you sure everything will be fine, Grandma?" Larisa asked over the phone. "I met with an old witch that I have known for some time now. She assured me that the wedding rings is not part of a marking which means the curse will not happen even after the wedding so you do not have to trouble yourself. Tomorrow is your wedding, Larisa. Do not stress yourself over things that won't happen. Tomorrow is going to go very smoothly. Nothing will go wrong" Larisa sighed softly. "I hope so""I am telling you that nothing will happen. The curse will not be triggered by the wedding.""Alright Grandma. I trust you" Larisa replied. "As you should. Now I want you to be at peace and only focus on the happiness coming tomorrow" Grandma said."You know you should be here with me today, Grandma" Larisa grumbled. "I will be at the wedding tomorrow, Larisa. Alex is already there with you guys. You will see me tomorrow""Alright Grandma"The door opened behind her and Leandr
"You should not have come over, Risa. I and Alex would have come to see you over there" Grandma said with a smile as she sat down beside Larisa who had come visiting. "You are my family. I can come visiting my family whenever I want to, right?" Larisa asked, diverting her attention from the television to her grandma. The both of them were in the living room of the beautiful home. "Your wedding is in less than two weeks, you should not be walking all about anymore" Grandma shook her head. "I came to see you. I am not walking all about and there is nothing for me to do right now. Leandro is spoiling me.""Just like you deserve" the old lady smiled. "What about your wedding dress? Is it ready?" Grandma questioned. "Not yet. Everything is happening so fast. The wedding dress will be ready in two or three days. Leandro insisted he wanted me wearing a custom made dress and since it's being made, we have to wait a little""Wow. I can not wait to witness your special day, Larisa" Grandm
"How did it go?" Kimberly asked Hayden who was walking towards her with a tired look on his face. They both of them had moved into the home Hayden's home and life was great for them. "Is he going to punish me for what I did?" Kimberly asked, fear in her eyes. "Yes, Kimberly. I... I tried so hard to beg him but Leandro has made up his mind" Hayden shook his head sadly and Kimberly felt her soul leaving her body. "What did... Did he say my punishment will be?" She asked, fearing what the response would be. "You and I are going to be sent out of the Pack, Kim. We are going to be banished to become rogues"Kimberly gasped, her eyes dilating in shock. She had been expecting such punishment for herself but including Hayden in the punishment when he barely did anything was too brutal, right?"I am sorry, Hayden. I caused all of this" Kimberly lowered her gaze to the floor, her eyes filling up with tears. A smirk appeared on Hayden's lips. "If I did not do that, you would not be in thi
Few days later"You have something to tell me?" Leandro asked, sitting behind the desk at the company. Having being away for quite a long time, he had loads of work to deal with "Yes, Alpha Leandro" Hayden replied and the formal tone made Leandro look away from the file he had been reading through. "What is the issue?" Leandro questioned and Hayden sighed before dropping down to his knees. "What did you do?" Leandro questioned, his brows arching. "I am really sorry, Leandro but I... I told Kimberly about the curse and back then, she was the one who faked the curse. You were curious to know who faked the curse. It was Kimberly and it was my fault that she got to know about the curse in the first place. Please forgive me, Alpha Leandro" He apologized and Leandro lowered his gaze to the floor. "I knew you were hiding something""Kimberly is changed now. She faked the curse so that Larisa would die and she would be able to have you but she no longer wishes for that. She now loves me
Leandro was frozen on the spot as he stared at Luciano, his brother whom he thought was long dead. "Luciano? Is this really you?" Leandro asked, picking his words one after the other, wondering if this was Luciano or Luciano's ghost. "Leandro! It's me!" Luciano replied, standing a few meters away from Leandro with Alex standing behind him. "I really don't know why I did all of what I did twelve years ago and why I did what I did this time too. I don't...." Leandro walked towards Luciano and grabbed his arm."You are alive" he whispered and without letting Luciano say another word, he pulled him into a tight hug. "Luciano, you are alive""I am sorry for all I did, Leandro. I really don't know why I did all of it.""It doesn't matter, Luciano. It was not your fault." Luciano wrapped his arms around his brother and the others stared at the reunited brothers hugging each other. "Alex" Larisa called out to Alex and Alex walked over to her side. "Where did you find Luciano?" Larisa as
Larisa had a playful frown on her face as Leandro walked into the living room with a bag in his right hand and a smile on his face. The smile faded when he saw the look on her face. "Hey" he called softly, walking towards the sofa where she was seated.Larisa turned away from his gaze and Leandro held her wrist. "Did something happen while I was away?" He asked. "Where have you been all these while?" Larisa asked, shooting him a glare. "I have been preparing something" Leandro replied. "What were you preparing that took you away for hours? Your pup missed you so much already""Oh, is that it?" Leandro asked, lowering his gaze to her stomach. "Oh my dear pup" he bent down and kissed her stomach."Your dad is here now, do you forgive dad now?" He asked and pressed his left ear to her stomach. "I think she just said yes" Leandro chuckled. "I have told you already it is a he" Larisa's facials eased as Leandro sat up to look at her face. "Was it just my pup who missed me? Or did
"Here you go, your meal for the evening" Alex dropped the tray of food on the bedside table. "You really are not going to let me go?" Luciano asked. "Not until I am sure that you are changed and you promise me to disappear from the Pack immediately" Alex replied and Luciano rolled his eyes, his gaze landing on the tray of food."Did you add that substance into this meal again? The substance to make me weaker?" Luciano questioned. "Believe what you want to believe, Sir Luciano" Alex replied and Luciano shook his head. "If this has the substance in it, you will get weaker but still, if you do not eat it, you will be hungry and remain weak. So in anyways, you are staying weak" Alex added and Luciano frowned deeply. "You are something else but you just wait till I am out of here" Luciano threatened and picked the tray of food, dropping it on his laps. "Leandro and Larisa are still having a sweet, happy life?" Luciano asked. "Yes and they do not need you, Sir Luciano to disturb thei