I was struck in the belly by a warrior's kick. It wasn't because my wolf was outsmarted, but because once again, she curled under the surface. Now, she could feel it, but she chose to ignore the pain. I writhed in pain and took a step back. For a moment, I closed my eyes and endured the pain, determined not to give up.I couldn't be defeated. 'Nala...''I'm tired. It's your turn now,' she teased, and it was starting to get on my nerves.But I had to fight, even though I struggled to evade the attacks of the two warriors—they moved too quickly.I was on the verge of giving up when suddenly, one of the warriors struck me in the face. The force of the impact sent my body spinning in the air, and I crashed down in the courtyard. I screamed in pain, particularly in my jaw.'What the hell, Nala!' I yelled in my mind, and even she groaned in response.The entire area erupted with noise, and some of them expressed concern. They cheered for me to get up and continue fighting. I placed my hands
The nurse at Pack HC was right earlier. My wounds healed quickly because Nala is different. Before, my face was full of wounds from the field, but now my skin is smooth again.I'm still wearing a white dress, but it's a different style. I think they threw away the clothes I had before because they were already bloody. Right now, I'm walking to my aunt's house. I'm carrying a box with only a strawberry cake inside and a bundle of red roses.Nala asked in my head, 'He's so sweet, right?'"I didn't know who she was referring to, so I asked, 'Who?''Alpha, of course,' she replied.I rolled my eyes and said, 'Stop talking nonsense, Nala.''This is not nonsense, okay? You liked it too, you felt it. Don't lie,' she scolded.Somehow, my heart was filled with joy. Out of all the birthdays I've had, this was the only one where I had the chance to receive a cake and flowers."Sophia!"My smile faded when I heard Ceylon's voice. He is Auntie Elvie's son. I stopped walking and turned to face him.I
"Let me do that, Auntie," I said, hoping my aunt would stop washing the dishes. But, she keep what she's doing without acknowledging me. I stood behind her, silently observing her.I didn't want to repeat myself, fearing that she would get angry and slap me again. But..."Auntie...Alpha Eros said that I will start as his secretary tomorrow."Despite her cold treatment towards me, I still wanted to share good news with her. I knew she would appreciate it because I would be working as Alpha's secretary at Hildart Group.She paused for a moment, seemingly unable to ignore what I said. After a while, she resumed washing the dishes.I grabbed a clean tablecloth to wipe the plates she had washed, all the while keeping an eye on her for any reaction.Perhaps she was annoyed with me, but it seemed like there was something holding her back. Earlier, they mentioned that the Alpha was the reason behind the preparations for my birthday. I was genuinely curious as to why, but regardless, I knew my a
I had a terrible past. When I was 15, my aunt sent me to the Litha Moon Pack to be a slave. The Alpha there was cruel, often mistreating omegas like me. I was fortunate that at the time, when his desires called for omegas to satisfy his lust, I wasn't chosen.I stayed there for almost five months until Alpha Eros came and took me back to the former Gamma who had also enslaved me. The cruelty I endured was intense, and I lived that way for a year. I consider myself lucky in some ways because I still had the opportunity to attend school, where I learned to interact with humans.The one thing that puzzles me is why the former Gamma was fired and no longer allowed in the packhouse. The Alpha doesn't even let him set foot there. I managed to escape the cruelty of the former Gamma only to end up serving the Alpha in the packhouse, but at least I could continue my studies.The Alpha isn't cruel to me like the others, but I can't help but be afraid of him, especially when he's around. While in
"What if the task he asked you to do was a test of your performance as a secretary?" Bella speculated, casually shrugging her shoulders. "Perhaps he just wanted to ensure that you were good working for him."Once again, I found myself crafting a lie. Naturally, I couldn't bring myself to reveal the truth, so I had to come up with an alternative explanation to avoid being bombarded with questions.But, Bella's suggestion did hold some merit. It was possible that the Alpha was simply assessing my capabilities as a secretary, considering that intelligence is also an important aspect of our nature. If he had observed my strength within the pack, it would make sense for him to now observe my ability in the company."I actually considered that as well," Ethan chimed in, busily devouring his food. As usual, he had ordered noodles with four siomai dumplings. "Maybe that's why his former secretary left, because the tasks he assigned weren't easy.""Wrong! That's not the reason, but it's somewha
"What happened?"I gulped, taken aback by Mr. Carbarin's question, as if he didn't remember what had transpired. My heart raced rapidly. It wasn't that I was afraid of him, but rather, I was afraid that he might spread what he saw in me on social media. But judging by his reaction and the furrowed brows, it seemed like he had no recollection of what had truly happened.What was going on? Why did he seem oblivious to what he had done on the paper, especially the way he looked at the folder in front of him? His brows remained furrowed."Y-You signed the contract, sir," I managed to speak calmly, trying to hide my stutter. If he didn't remember what I had done earlier, I considered myself lucky. Indeed."I signed the contract?" He continued to furrow his brows seemingly wanting to repent because his signature was already on the paper and he couldn't deny it."Yes," I replied composedly gesturing to the paper and smiling at him. "As you can see on the paper, it's your signature and nothing
As I confessed my feelings and accepted him as my mate, a wave of unease washed over me. I found myself growing increasingly uncomfortable, uncertain about how to proceed. Should I continue eating while ignoring his intense gaze, or should I meet his penetrating stare head-on? The weight of the decision burdened my mind, leaving me in a state of uncertainty.It felt as though he was carefully observing my every move as if he expected something from me. Yet, I couldn't help but feel awkward in responding to the situation. The complexities of our relationship added to the discomfort of the moment, leaving me conflicted internally.Transitioning from seeing myself as an omega or his former slave to accepting the role of his Luna and mate proved to be a challenging task. Acting differently to him was difficult due to my deep-rooted identification as an omega."What's your plan since I'm your mate?" he asked, catching me off guard.I was stunned, my eyes fixed on the plate in front of me.
"See yah later, Luna."I wasn't sure if Ceylon's kind treatment towards me was part of following Alpha's orders. He doesn't usually smile at me like that, almost teasingly.Since he considered me as the Luna of Alpha, he didn't use his black Ducati but his own car. Now we were in front of Hildart's main building, and I was about to get out when he said those words to me. He kept calling me Luna, but I'm not used to being called that. I would prefer to be called Omega or Sophia, even though I'm not yet the official Luna of the entire pack.I didn't respond to his comment and simply got out of the car. I glanced at him, and he gave me a sweet smile before driving away. I felt relieved when I could no longer sense his presence around me. I know he's my cousin and I should receive that kind of treatment from him, but he hasn't cared about me in the past, even when I had bruises on my face.Although I don't agree with his behavior, I'm still grateful because he's the first cousin in my life
I automatically went back to closing my eyes as the bright light hit it. My mind has not yet processed what happened, but I immediately heard Eros' voice.He calls my name as I feel his touch on my forehead. He asks me, "Are you okay? Are you still in pain?"When my eyes recovered, I looked at him with a sweet smile. "Eros..."I tried to remember why I was like this now, I tried to get up but my head still hurt causing him to held it, "Get some rest, what do you want to eat?"But I ask, "What happened?"He quickly grabbed my hand and kissed it. He was just sitting next to me and as soon as I noticed I was in the hospital. He says, "You won, we won and I'm happy that you're awake, that you came back to me, to us."Did we win? Wait? I swallowed when the whole incident came back to my memory. I asked, "Did we win?"He nods his head while smiling. He looked behind him and that's when I noticed that there were people standing there, they were all smiling at me. I ask again, "Are they gone?
I endured pain that was not new to me. I smiled even as I stopped my vampire self from coming out, I felt like I was floating on a cloud. The joy that Eros brought me, his presence that is now mine. I felt his hug again, his love and after he put a mark on me, the strength that I thought was not lost in me returned.The vampire inside of me fell silent, no protest heard in my head. My heart was beating full for Eros especially when I looked into his eyes while listening to Drake's hissing.His father spoke, "You are indeed no use!"When I faced them, Drake didn't speak, he just clenched his fist while looking at Eros. His father continued to yell, "You did everything to get her mate's mark off of to her! But you let her get it back!"Now I understand everything. The loss of Eros' mark on me was the aim of their plan; here I am stronger and because of this mark, I am able to control all of me; my wolf and my vampire.I spoke, "The guardian wolf says I will choose the fate of the world.
"Sophia!"I woke up to that echoing male voice, so familiar to me. It happened again, but the voice was different—it's female voice and I think she was close to me. My spirit woke up, it's like I was under the surface.I don't understand, I see the whole environment so chaotic, as if I'm in the war. I'm confused by the situation because I'm moving on my own, fighting, I mean some of me is in-charge but not my wolf.Me as a main, as a human form, I am here under the surface, including my wolf and there is another me, who is in charge now. "Sophia! Fight yourself!"My mind automatically asks what but I see Eros. He was up in front of me, lifting by me, and not only him, but also Algie, Clara, Luke, and others I didn't know. They struggle and I seem to absorb their breathing.Clara begs, "S-Sophia! Sophia, it's us. Fight yourself!" My jaw dropped, but that didn't happen to my body. My jaw dropped here under the surface, and that can only mean one thing. I am now a vampire and my being a
Another day has passed, the news I was waiting for that I ordered from security guard is still nothing. This mission is not that easy but I believe that I will succeed.Right now, I just endure the pity I feel for their victims but I also find a way to stop them from every cage they open. This time, there are vampires entering the cage again, and I already know what's going to happen next.I looked at the security guard I hired as a body guard and gave him a small nod. I took the first step to enter there as well when Drake suddenly appeared in front of me hissing, "Eros is not in the cage!"I stared at him for a moment and my mind still processed what he said. I don't seem to know how to express the joy I feel. I stared at his angry reaction and ended up giving him a smirk.I say, "You seem afraid the results of him escaping from your clutches. That's made me feel proud."But suddenly he grabbed my neck and squeezed it out of anger, "Do you think he'll see you again? No, Sophia!"My
The room is spacious, beautiful, has a soft bed, cozy atmosphere, it's like I'm not in the place of vampires and there's no reason to say I'm not comfortable but I ignore this appreciation because I need to focus more on my mission .Now, that I'm free to act, I need to start my goal. I tried to mind link with Algie but I couldn't. Looks like vampires put some protection in place for it.I left the room and tried to walk around. I don't know, but I think I should see something. I simply walk through the narrow hall ways. It's dark but clean, vampires just don't like bright places.I know what I'm doing now is what exactly they expects but I can still pretend to just wander around. After I got to the end, there was a hallway to the left and right. We came from the right earlier, I knew where that hallway was going, I turned left and just walked straight.There are large rooms, but I don't know what's inside. All were open, and I decided not to peek. I don't think there's anyone inside
I know Drake doesn't trust me but he lets me move freely around him even though he knows I'm powerful. It only means one thing, I shouldn't look at them lightly.My mind is messed up, I have many things to fear, I have many lives to save. I am afraid of losing my loved ones. I can't bear to see Eros without life. I don't want to hurt Luke, Eros is my heart's want but somehow Luke became a part of it too. In other words, I loved him too.Bella and Ethan, they don't deserve this suffering. They are innocent and incapable to fight back. I don't want them to have a terrible experience. My mother, I know, since I was young, her suffering began. I want this to end, so we can start looking for my father.And that plan I will start by saving them. I'm really only here in the most difficult situation. Drake took me to their throne hall or their very great hall where they hold their meeting.Various vampires were waiting and watching us as we walked to the presence of their king. Their king let
I opened my eyes when I heard a noise. I raised my head to find out what was going on. I realized that I was currently lying here on the concrete floor of the cage.I looked at my mother and she was currently moaning in pain. I quickly got up to check her but she looked outside. Just then I heard people's screams.My mother spoke, "They're starting."I quickly stood up to peek at the cages at the end. I also caught sight of Bella and Ethan who were also just sleeping on the floor and Luke who also had his eyes closed while his body was wrapped in chains. Eros, like me, also seemed to wake up because of the noise.I looked back at the end and saw vampires. I heard the voice of one of them, "Let them out."I couldn't make out their movements but I heard one of the cages open and the prisoners came out. "Now, you have eternal life, go forth and invade the place of humans. Give yourselves what you desire."It only means one thing from what I hear. They turned those people into vampires. I
I failed. I'm a Powerful but I'm still no use. I hate this, I'm too stupid to think I'm lucky because Drake didn't tie me up like he did to Eros. They know to themselves that I can't do anything here in the cage even though my hands and feet can move freely."How did he do that?"I shook my head and took a deep breath because of Ethan's question. I didn't know the answer to that either and it was my mother who spoke, "I-It's also possible for a vampire to have... a witch ally."Eros added, "I-It's also possible that they're holding her by the neck."I pressed my lips together and thought about what they said. That information is not vague since there are things in the world that are possible. About witches, they have been living like werewolves for a long time.I'm sure a witch put an incantation on that key. That way, it will be difficult for us to escape. I heard Luke moan. Bella moves to approach him and Ethan watches her.I heard Luke whisper, "W-Water..."I automatically looked a
Eros isn't awake yet, and I'm waiting for that to happen so I can talk to him. I'm currently watching him, and his body is full of burnt skin. They removed his shirt to make him feel the pain more. His face was full of bruises as if he had been beaten again and again.I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. My tears flowed spontaneously out of great conscience. I heard Ethan's voice, "The vampires tortured him a lot but he is trying to fight for everyone. I'm sure if he sees you here he won't like it, but there's nothing we can do."I wiped my tears and looked at him who was in the other cage. Since it's only made of silver tubes I can still see others locked in cages at the end. I whispered out, "It's my fault. If only I hadn't left his side. Marthana didn't get him—"But Ethan retorts, "He killed Marthana. I saw how he cut off her head."I gasped and says, "She deserves it but let's not lose hope, Algie is still outside and I'm sure he's working on a way to save us from here."But