CHAPTER NINE RIVERI arrived at the scene of the battle. My guards were busy battling with the rouges that had attacked. I heard swords clinging together. Roars filled the battlefield, and blood splattered all over. I drew grew my claws and jumped into the battlefield. Two rogues attacked me at the same time, and I quickly used my foot to send one of them to the ground. I grabbed the sword of the other and pulled him to myself using his sword. I looked him in the eyes, and when he tried to pull the sword from my hand, I grabbed his neck and turned him around. He rested against me while I positioned my claw on his neck. Before he could react to anything, I ran my claw around his neck, and his blood stained the floor. The rogues attacked me with swords, but with my feet and my bare hands, I defeated them all. They weren't as strong as u had expected them to be. It didn't take us too much effort to defeat them and capture the rest of them. I looked at the weaklings we had captured. T
CHAPTER TENRIVERI didn't say a word at first. I only kept staring at her, and she wouldn't stop asking me the same question over and over again. I knew I needed to give her an answer. Anything at all that would make her stop pestering me, or at least not tell her the truth. I didn't want her to know, and I wouldn't tell her. I racked my brain as she looked up at me inquisitiveness all over her eyes. I knew she was getting suspicious already."Look, Elara..."A knock on the door interrupted me before I could even finish the word I began to speak. I turned to the door, and at that point, I felt like smiling, but I had to lock it in."Excuse me," I said to Elara, hoping that she wouldn't begin to bug me again. She simply nodded. I was grateful that she didn't bother me anymore. I walked to the door and opened it. I was grateful that the knock came. I hadn't finalized the lies to tell Elara yet. It was only a saviour, and I was grateful that it came.When I opened it, I saw one of my gu
CHAPTER ELEVENRIVERI wore a smirk on my lips as I confirmed that it was truly her. I walked around the chair she was seated for a while, and then I stopped in front of her."Why were you at the soldier's dedication?" I asked her. She was quiet. Just like I had guessed. I knew it wouldn't be easy to get the words out of her lips. She would not want to spill the words. I raised an eyebrow at one of the guards. He walked towards her and slapped her. Her face fell, and she placed both hands on her cheek. The place was secluded enough, so no matter how she'd scream, she wouldn't be heard. He lifted her head and grabbed her neck. He began to choke her, and she struggled with him. Her eyes were already turning white when I pulled his hands from her."Are you ready to talk now?" I asked. She was quiet again. I scoffed. She was proving difficult even when her life was in danger. I wondered if she was aware that I could order her death. How dare she remain quiet while I was speaking to her?T
CHAPTER TWELVERIVERI was seated in the meeting room alongside the alpha of Black Moon Pack, Alpha Adrian, and his beta, William, as we discussed the pressing issue on the ground."The rising rate of rogue in our district is becoming alarming," I began. "If we do not take action immediately, we might end up losing all our soldiers and pack members.""And, they would begin to question our leadership," Alpha Adrian agreed with me.William, Adrian's beta, cleared his throat and began to speak. "I still do not understand the reason for this meeting," he stated. "Can you come out more clearly, so we would know what and what is involved."I stared at him in shock. I was sure I made mention of the reason for the meeting in the letter I sent inviting them over. That aside, he didn't have anything in his ear when I and his brother, the alpha of Black Moon Pack, just spoke about the issue. I cleared my throat and decided to follow him calmly."The rogue attack isn't a new thing to anyone in th
CHAPTER THIRTEENI was walking back to my room after I had dismissed the guards and maid when I heard some commotion. I wondered what it was all about. I looked around the place, trying to figure out what was going on.I also spotted a number of guards running around in the pack house and all around the halls. I even had to shift to a corner to avoid being hit by the guards. "Hey," I called out to the guards. They were in a hurry and seemed not to notice me. They kept running, but I didn't stop until I was able to get one of the guards to stop. "Greetings to you, Luna," he bowed in front of me."What is going on?" I asked, skipping the greeting part. "Alpha River had asked that we all assemble," he informed me. I nodded and waved him off.I wondered why River had asked them to assemble. I knew that it wouldn't be for no reason, and it wouldn't be a minor case for him to call an emergency meeting as this. I turned around and decided to go see for myself. I walked to the location where
CHAPTER FOURTEEN ELARA I stood in front of the mirror admiring the lovely dress I had on. It had been stocked into my wardrobe by one of the maids. The door to the room opened, and I turned around to see River walking into the room. He was staring all over me. His mouth was wide open as he looked at me from head to toe. He was speechless for a while. "You look awesome!" He complimented me after staring at me for a while. My cheeks flushed red when I heard the compliment, and I tried to hide my smile. "Shall we?" He asked, stretching his hands towards me. I took River's hands, and we both began walking out of the house together. When we got outside, the onlooking servants began to murmur and smile as they stared at us together. I was sure they thought what we had was real. I ignored them and walked ahead with River to his car. He opened the car door, and I got in. All I wanted to do was to focus on this date for now and forget about it later. It meant
CHAPTER FIFTEEN ELARA Just as his lips were about to meet mine, I quickly but cautiously pulled back, suddenly opening my eyes. "I... I... I am sorry," I stuttered. "We can't do this."River nodded. I fidgeted with my fingers for a second before standing up abruptly. It would be weird for me to keep staying there with River after what had just happened. I was already feeling nervous. "I will be outside," I told River. "It's fine," he replied. He sounded as though he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't mind.I walked out of the room, feeling nervous. I wasn't sure what just happened in there, but I was glad that I was able to stop anything more from happening before it got worse. I heaved a deep sigh of relief when I was far enough. I walked down the hallway, and when I was calm again, I began to recall the incident at the old pack house. I wondered why the lake had gone berserk when I touched it. I wondered if it was just me, or it happened all the time whenever someone touched it
CHAPTER SIXTEENELARA We soon moved from the car park to the dining room. Alpha River, the beta, Harrison, Rochella, and I. The guards were still busy packing Rochella's stuff to her room. A banquet had been served at the dining room for all four of us. It didn't take long before our spoons began to make sounds as they hit against the plate. While we ate, Rochella began to talk. "I'm finally glad to be here again with you all," he said. "It hadn't been easy sharing the same world with mere mortals."I could guess that Rochella had been with humans. The way she spoke, it sounded like she didn't have a very good experience with them. Nevertheless, I kept still as she continued talking. "I wasn't sure at first how to fit in. I needed to hide my powers and stop myself from growing whenever I was angry. There were a lot of habits I had to drop because they seemed weird to the humans. Although, I dealt with those who bullied me at night because they wouldn't be able to tell what happened
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE RIVER I walked behind the soldiers with Elara in my arms. She had a glowing smile all over her face. I was smiling, too, because I was proud of Elara. She carried out her plans within a very short while, and it was successful. Constance and Edwin were moved to the pack field where they would be stoned to death. "Do you want to watch them die?" I asked her. She shook her head. "I'll only watch them get burnt," she replied. "At least, I wouldn't have to hear them screaming and calling me to forgive." I nodded in agreement with what Elara had said. "Where's Harrison?" She asked me. I turned to her. I wondered why she asked me about Harrison. "He told me what happened," she said to me. "Why didn't you let him explain?" "He stole from the pack," I informed her. "What is there to explain?" Elara slapped her forehead. "I was secretly replacing it from here," she whispered. My eyes widened. "I bet he didn't tell you t
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR CONSTANCEI was shocked about the fact that Oma called me sister, but of course, that wasn't the main issue. I shoved it aside and hurried to meet Edwin, who was still seated in his chair. "What happened here?" I asked him. He stared at me for a while. He was rolling his eyes continuously. I suspected that he was going to lose consciousness if nothing was done. I walked over to him and placed my hand around his head."Why did she call me sister? What is going on?" Edwin began to narrate his conversation with Oma to me. He told me how she was Annalise and that was why she called me sister. I scoffed. "You and I know that this is impossible, right?" I asked him. "We killed Annalise. There's no way she would be alive."Edwin was about to speak again when he finally lost consciousness. I rushed outside and called the guards to carry him to the room. I placed a wet towel on his forehead and massaged his feet until he was finally well. "Where is O
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREEELARAIt's been up to two days since the plan. I decided to begin the execution. I walked towards the court lady. She was standing in the garden and giving out instructions to the gardeners. "Greetings to you," I greeted her. She turned around and pushed her nose when she saw me. I was aware of the fact that she disliked me. A lot of maids seemed not to like me. They had this unexplainable hatred for me. "What do you want?" She demanded. "I need to get something from the closest supermarket, " I informed her. She looked at me from my head to my toe and up to my heart again. "You can go," she replied grudgingly. "Thank you," I appreciated and walked away from her. I walked towards the gate, and everyone seemed to be keeping tabs on me. I knew I needed to act as fast as I could. I didn't want to get blown up before I even knew it. I walked out of the gate and took a cab to a pharmacy far from the pack house. I looked around the place, ma
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE RED BREEDER PACK ELLA"You have to force yourself and eat something," I told River. "Punishing yourself like this would not work."He didn't respond. He just kept staring into space. I didn't see Harrison this morning, and it seemed like River was worried about scenting. I shoved it aside. He was probably worried about the pack. The maids had come to report to me earlier that River had refused to eat, so I came all the way to force him. Although, I already had plans to check on my elder brother and know how he was doing. My phone began to vibrate. I dipped my hand in my pocket and brought out my phone. It was the guard I sent after Elara. I turned to River, who was still staring into space. He didn't seem to notice that I got a call, so I was relieved."I will be right back," I told River. I stood up and walked away from the room. I stood in the hallway and picked up the call. "Anything new?" I asked the guy. "Elara has a mission in this pa
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTYELARA After all the talking and hugging and all. It was finally time for Lucy and I to dress the bed and get some rest.I pulled out the blanket, and a note fell off the bed. I immediately bent down to pick up the note, and an envelope was with it. I was a little surprised. I turned to Lucy, and she raised and lifted her hands in a questioning manner. I picked up the envelope and note and placed the note on the bed first. I opened the envelope. It was a picture of Edwin and Constance pushing me into the river.I scoffed. How did this picture get here? It was a picture of when I was murdered as Annalise, and whoever took this picture and placed it on this bed today knows my true identity.Lucy moved closer to me, and I handed the picture over to her. She breathed in heavily and took it from me. She gasped when she saw the content. I picked up the paper on the bed and decided to see for myself what was written in the note. I opened it up, and my han
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINEEDWIN I let out a smirk after the maid walked out of my office. There was something fishy about her, and she was foolish to think that I wouldn't know. Maybe I appeared dumb to her. An alpha of a whole pack. "You can leave," I waved off my servants, and they all walked away from my office. I placed both legs on my table and leaned backward with my finger on my chin. "That stupid little rat would think that she outsmarted me."I scoffed. I knew she was hiding something. She was only using her mom's illness as an excuse to perpetrate evil, and I would expose her soon. Whatever she was planning, although I didn't know it yet I was sure that she was up to some mischief. I would kill her very soon. I'd do that before she accomplishes whatever her mission was in this pack. The door opened, and Clinton walked in with a smile all over his face. "We were victorious this time," he announced excitedly. My eyes went wide in shock. "How do you mean?"
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTRIVERIt wasn't long after Elara walked out of the room, and Ella walked in. "You are awake!" She exclaimed and gasped. She rushed to me and hugged me tightly. She stayed with me for a while before pulling away from the hug. "I'll get the doctor," she told me. "The nurse already came to check on me," I stopped her. She sighed and sat on the chair in front of me. "How are you feeling right now?" She asked me.I nodded. "I feel better."She smiled. Ella held my hands and stared at me for a while. I haven't been like that with her in a while now. I wasn't too close with Ella. I missed her when she was away, and I only got to love her from afar. We never really showed or told each other how much we loved each other. But I knew deep down that the love was there. I was also aware of the fact that Ella loved me too and that she always meant well to me. She suddenly paused and sniffed. She looked around the room and continued to sniff in. "Are y
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENELARABefore I could say or do anything, the guards dragged me and began pulling me away. My heart skipped, but I tried to stay calm. I didn't want to show any signs of weakness or panic, or else they'd say I did something wrong. I had to play smart and pretend to be innocent. "What have I done?" I asked them. "Why are you seizing me, and where are you taking me?"None of them gave me any replies. They kept pulling me forcefully. I noticed that we were headed towards Edwin's office. My heartbeat increased, but I tried to control it. I didn't want to be overly nervous. "I didn't do anything wrong, let me go."They formed deaf ears to everything I said. I struggled with them for a while and stopped struggling when I realized that I wouldn't be able to free myself from their grip. They carried me into Edwin's office and released me once I was standing in front of him. I quickly began to rehearse in my heart, what I would say to Edwin. "Where ar
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX ELARAI watched River as he slowly opened his eyes. I gasped for joy and hugged him. I wrapped my arm around his neck. He quickly grabbed my hands and pulled me off gently. "I'm so sorry," I apologized. "I was just too excited that you are awake."My heart beat fast for joy. I couldn't explain the excitement I felt about the fact that River was awake. "I'm so happy that you're awake!" I told him. "I can not die easily," River told me with a smile. "It would take a lifetime to kill me."I smiled. I stood up to my feet and wiped my knees. "I would get the doctor to check on you," I told River. I didn't wait for him to respond or react, I just began to run towards the door. I stopped abruptly when I got to the door and turned around. I shouldn't let anyone know that I was here. Not even the doctors of the red breeder pack. I turned to River, and he gave me the "see?" Look. I smiled. I didn't think about that earlier. I was completely carried a