Ghino's statement immediately changed everyone's thoughts on the case. From being on my side earlier, they shifted their loyalty to Ghino without any signs of doubt or hesitance. Well. Indeed, Ghino was right about Bug Boss and his wolves. They don't care about slaughtering everyone's throat until they get what they want from me - my dad's alpha badge. Ghino was only thinking of the bigger picture of the case. There is no doubt he wanted to protect me. But he cared not just for me but for everyone, including his friends. That was one of the qualities I love Ghino the most. "Okay. Let's just say your intention was pure to protect everyone without asking for something in return. How can a jar of that powder cover up the entire size of the building, huh?" I asked. This time, with a bit of irritation. No matter how hard I try to think about it, we need at least five jars of mountain ash if we aim to protect every human being in the entire building. The worst part is th
"Just say it, dude. We don't have much time!" Edwin impatiently announced. Amongst us in the room, Edwin and Nadine were the ones who have the right to complain when based on my quick observation, they were done installing all those CCTV cameras and traps throughout the building. If my instinct was right based on Jackson's awful expression, it means that they have to uninstall again those they planted throughout the room. And I find it kinda complicated to keep repeating the same things all over again. And with the fact that my wolf is not their obligation, they can detach themselves anytime they want. I don't want to impose here but I still need them. All of them. "I made it, guys! I connected the line successfully." From a minute of awful expression, Jackson's mood suddenly lifts in a split second. Everyone's saddened expressions, including me, of course, followed Jackson's. My wolf could not believe that despite the exhausting bodies and late time, Jackson stil
Ghino also lifted half of his body before he jumped out of the bed and slid to my acoustic guitar and brought it on the bed. "Yes. They were Russians. But I don't know if they were enemies, Nathan. One of them, an old one, had a white beard, and white short hair. He advised me to inform you not to give the alpha's ring to Big Boss. And that if given the chance, he wanted to talk to you." "How would you know they were not fooling you around, Ghino? I mean, back in the penitentiary, aside from Big Boss, the doctor, and..." If Ghino was referring to the only person who helped me in the penitentiary, there is no chance he could reach New York City. They helped me escape through those tunnels but my wolf is pretty sure the jail guards did something awful to them. There is no chance they could not be given tough punishment for what they did. Because of that, they may be locked up in another closed space. Or worse, they were beaten up to death. "And who?" Ghino stopped da
"To Nathan, I'm so sorry if I didn't wake you up before we headed to school. It's just my wolf somehow noticed that you haven't had a good night's sleep last night. Your eyes were seriously staring at the ceiling, searching for answers. I know it has something to do with your conversation with Mr Connor. Please, don't give up just because you think you are the unluckiest wolf in the world. No, you're not. My friends and I are always been by your side. If you think about giving up, think about me. Think about those good old days that happen between us starting from the first day that I meet you on your tenth birthday until we become friends and up to the day we become lovers. That is where I got my strength and the will to move on and fight back. You are my everything now, Nathan. I will always protect you because I love you. And I love you because you gave me happiness, and contentment, and accepted me for who I am not. I want you to hold onto that. Anyway, enough of the drama.
After my phone stopped ringing, it rings again. This time, not from Jackson's but Edwin's. Next to Edwin was another unregistered digit. "Better answer those calls, Nathan. We don't know, maybe all of them have bad news for you about your loving, caring, and understanding boyfriend, Ghino." Big Boss added. So, my eyes could not help but point and lock my eyes on the phone in front of me. Part of me wanted to answer the calls but if I'm gonna do that, it means that I am playing Big Boss' games. As soon as the ringing stopped, I deliberately dragged my helpless and curious gaze back to the screen of the laptop with my heartbeat running at the speed of light. My entire forehead and neck were already covered in sweat. "No. I'm not gonna play your games, Big Boss. Nevertheless, you can never have my dad's ring. Never." This time, I muttered in a threatening tone. Even glimmered the colour of my eyes despite Big Boss and his wolves cannot see them glowing. But when t
Ghino and his friends have done too much for me. This time, I should be the one to do something for them. So, I grabbed the pen and jotted down everything that runs through my brain before they disappeared. It took me almost half an hour to compose my letter for Ghino. Afterwards, I went out of the room and marched to the kitchen to extend a hand to Ghino and Nadine to cook our meals. "What do we have here?" I eagerly asked to lift everyone's mood. In the middle of composing my letter, my ears could not help but eavesdrop on their conversations. They were all worried about my safety. Because of that, Ghino came up with a backup plan aside from depending on the barrier and was approved by his friends without further questions. And their backup plan was promising to my ears. There is no way their plan could not work. However, my decision not to involve them anymore was already final and irrevocable. "It's not your favourite, Nathan. We're already out of budget. B
As soon as I left the building, my doubted conscience never looked back. Not even a glimpse back to the building. My decision was already final and irrevocable as I mentioned earlier. All I have to do is to trust the process wholeheartedly. To trust my wolf instinct that everything will work out according to my plan. With no wireless headset, chipset cameras, or even phone with me, my eyes will see only what was ahead. And I will not be expecting any help coming from Ghino and his friends if things go south. But I strongly believed that nothing bad will happen to me until forty-eight hours. Unfortunately, I could not wait for my two days to end. I need to do something in advance. A few minutes passed, I found myself at one of the tables in my dad's restaurant waiting for my gig members to arrive. As soon as my foot stepped foot inside the restaurant, I immediately enhanced my werewolf senses to check the entire place if there is an unusual one. "Do you need someth
"But I thought you were dead?" I said in utter surprise, then I set the helmet on the bike and slid closer to Roger and those two old men with him. "What was that for?" He curiously asked after reaching to his flushed face. The two old men with him growled at me and were about to attack me but Roger blocked his hands on their chests. "Well. You can't blame me for that. My wolf needs to make sure I wasn't dreaming." I defensively breathed back. Part of me could not deny the fact that my wolf felt at ease seeing him alive. There were a lot of things my wolf wanted to tell Roger since Ghino and his friends got me out of the penitentiary. Sadly, I no longer have much time for that. Even if their sudden show up is to stop me from executing my plan, none of them can stop me. My wolf is doing this to make sure everyone's safety. To make sure everyone lives. I can't afford to see another drop of blood that will stain the ground, especially from Ghino and his friends. M
Because I can't stop his blood from flowing, I encourage Nathan to focus on his healing abilities. But Im not sure if he was listening to my words when I could barely feel his breathing anymore. His eyes weren't moving at all either. After hearing no sound of a single heartbeat from Nathan, I held his hands and applied what Scott taught me about absorbing someone's pain. And I don't care if I'm gonna lose all my strength and power to save Nathan. "Oh. So, sweet of you, Ghino. Still, trying to revive Nathan's life? Come on. I already told you in the nightmares a few times that you can't beat me. You can't stop me. Because you're too weak for me." Victor kept encircling me as though he was enjoying the show. "Nathan... Please, talk to me. I can't live without you. Please, wake up." I let go of my grip to relax my muscles a bit. Then, I reached out to his hands for the second time and absorbed all the discomfort that he felt. "Just give up, Ghino. He's already dead. N
The next thing that happened was when I found myself lying on the ground covered in blood. And my eyes enlarged when the scent of the blood was not mine but Scott's. So, I shortly checked my chest if I got wounded by Ghino's claws. There's none. Then, I dragged my eyes back to Scott as my eyes saw how deep the penetration was when a few drops of blood got ejected from his body while removing Ghino's hands from him. Scott turned around, ignored those drops of blood coming out of his chest, and pointed his sharp gaze at Victor. Knowing what Scott could do, Victor stepped back and shifted into a wolf. A huge terrifying wolf. It was my first time seeing him transformed into a gigantic wolf. No wonder even alphas like my dad, Vladimir, and Cerberus are terrified of him. Who could not be? His werewolf body size was three or five times bigger than Scott's wolf size. However, Scott showed no fear of his shocking transformation. He crawled closer and closer to Victor with
As soon as the ten armoured cars started trekking to the main entrance of the football field, continuous sounds of gunshots immediately arose. Howlings and moans also reverberated in our ears; our indications for me, Scott, and Lilith to head to the back entrance of the football field. As expected, Victor's wolves also greeted us when we reached the mouth of the entrance. Luckily, there were only six of them who were stationed at the back. Despite the fact that we are still outnumbered, I'm confident enough that we can defeat them with the help of Scott's true alpha power, especially when he already regained much of his power. I may not join them in his training with Ghino, but I can sense he was also regaining his strength and power in silence. "Nathan, leave these wolves to us. Better find Ghino as soon as possible. Right now, he was the most valuable wolf amongst us. He should not die and be saved at all costs. Do you understand me?" Scott made sure the message wil
{Nathan's POV} The next morning, I woke up on the bed alone with Ghino's pillows lying on the floor. After putting them back, I quickly jumped out of the bed and descended to the first floor to help everyone with the final preparation for the battle against Victor and his wolves. "How's everything?" I asked Scott when he was the first wolf who greeted my eyes the second I hopped out of the elevator. "Everything's ready, Prince Nathan. Have you checked about any updates from Roger?" Scott asked back. My hands quickly reached out to my phone in my pocket to check out of I got notified by Roger or his daughter. The second my eyes landed on the screen, I immediately called back when there were four missed calls from Roger's name. "I got a missed call from Roger," I muttered to Scott while the phone from the other line kept ringing. After a few attempts at reaching out to Roger's digits, my calls were already directing me to his mailbox. And I don't know what to
But from the way, the wolves around Cerberus looked at me, my feeble instinct was telling me I was right about it. They didn't know about my statement. That's why Cerberus immediately changed the subject. And by the way, Cerberus looked at me, his expression suddenly changed. From a steady heartbeat, they skipped a few times. Aside from that, he was pacing his eye to and from mine. "We're here for Edwin. Where is that bastard?" Nathan insisted. He then challenged Cerberus to growl back as though he had almost forgotten the man still had his alpha blood even if he already surrendered his title to Victor. "That's one of our purpose coming here, Cerberus." I produced a ticking sound in my mouth. "I'm not gonna address you politely anymore since you no longer deserve my sole respect." "We're here for a negotiation, Mr Cerberus. To get you out of the mess the Blue Moon Pack are facing into. And for you to get back your alpha title instead of just a dog to someone's sha
Three days before the full moon, we have gathered a total of sixty wolves from different packs and a hundred humans who are in the middle of their worries and fears of joining forces with us. We openly declared to them that we are not the way they think about us. That we were the same monsters who killed people. But Scott and I always encouraged them to demolish that kind of mindset; that not all werewolves are as monstrous as Victor. I hate promises, but Scott promised them that we are getting back what was right for the humans at the right time. In order to make that happen, we need them to have enough courage and help us with the plan. Roger and his daughter also flew back to Russia to seek help if he could get any. And will give us feedback as soon as possible before the full moon. As far as we know, Victor hadn't completed colonizing the entire United States. That means the rest of the countries are still untouched by Victor's wrath. However, I'm pretty sure t
"How does it differ when you go there alone without any chance of killing the murderer of your parents, Nathan? If you want to die there, I'll go with you. But we must have a plan. A divine plan. Will you trust me on this one for the last time?" Then, I shifted back into a human and offered a hand to him. Nathan stared at my hands hanging in the air for a few seconds. And it somehow hurt me when it already takes a minute, yet he did not reach out to my hands. "But this is my fight, Ghino. You've done enough for me and the pack. I don't want to accuse you again." Nathan felt sorry for what happened between us back in the town. Then, I felt at ease when he grabbed my hand. "Even if you will accuse me a million times, Nathan, I know in my heart I will never do that to you. From the day my wolf fell in love with you, I took an oath to protect you even if it cost my life." Despite the news that befell Nathan, I forced a smile at him, thinking it might change his mood. "
Without hesitation, I hopped out of the car and shifted into a wolf after seeing those three newly-bitten wolves approaching in our direction. Even from the distance, I could feel their hunger and urge to see blood on their claws and fangs. And from what I could sense, Victor's wolf scents were marked and sealed on them. It means that they were humans Victor recruited recently. The worst part is that I could barely sense any signs of mercy in their expressions. Victor intentionally left them to kill whoever they could see. That was all the nightmares about. He let me believe it was me who killed those piled-up bodies in my dream but it was his new wolves' doing. "Ghino... don't!" Nathan yelled at me but it was already too late when I jumped on the wolves and attacked them one by one which also left Scott and Nathan no choice but to follow. Roger and his daughter also helped. "Ghino, leave these three omegas with us. You better check the tunnels if they're still
"I guess that's a long story to tell, Mr Scott. How about you can continue the storytelling on our way to New York?" It sounded a bit harsh but kneeling everything about what happened to him is our less priority. Our stay in San Francisco had already taken long enough compared to what we planned which is on our second day, we must be travelling back to New York with or without Scott Mccall so we could plan our next move against Victor and his wolves. "And for the record, Mr Scott, we are gonna use the car to get to New York, not with the use of our werewolf barefoot. We don't want you to use and drain all your werewolf strength before reaching the city." Ghino added. "Okay. Just give me a sec. I need to talk to Aria first." Perhaps Scott was referring to the female alpha. Then, he shifted back to his human form and slid to the corner where the female alpha is. I slid closer to Ghino to discuss about the next plan since we already have Scott with us. Sadly, before I could even step