VERENAHe’s strong and special. Just like Elijah and me. I can sense it radiating through him. “King Rowan!” One of the Alphas acknowledges him and everyone stands on their feet, bowing to him in respect. Elijah does not make any effort to stand. He just narrows his eyes at the man who’s the Alpha King. So he’s Rowan. I had never seen him before so I’m a little shocked. What is he doing here? His golden brown eyes scrutinize the men until they fall on me. I don’t break eye contact as he challenges me with his stare and I raise my chin to show him that I’m not one to be dominated by his rank. He smirks, a satisfied look in his eyes that can make anyone else tremble with one gaze.I hear someone grunt and see Irene step inside through the door, glaring at Rowan. “I don’t remember sending you an invitation to join this meeting, Your Highness.” Elijah says in a calm voice, flipping the pen in his hand, taking his name as if making a mockery out of it. Rowan doesn't seem bothered by
VERENA“Believe what you want. I don’t need to prove myself,” He gives me a sharp look, “Either there’s one or multiple celestial wolves behind it. What I can say with guarantee is that they don’t intend to be the werewolf race’s guardian.” “No. They intend to change everything about the werewolf race. Bring in a new God, forge a new path.” Elijah says and I look at him. His eyes seem distant, as if he’s lost in something. “A new God?”Alpha Oliver asks and a wave of discussion erupts into the meeting room. “Elijah?” I place my hand on his, feeling it sting but I don’t pull away. If I want to be with him, I have to learn to handle it. He snaps out of his trance and looks at me. He realizes what everyone’s speaking about. “What I mean to say is that whoever is the leader of it wants to play God and rule over us. Power makes people greedy and leads them towards the path of destruction.” He says and everyone nods in agreement. Clearly, the information about the Moon Goddess being mis
VERENAI hear another growl and see Irene surrounded by five Ashwalkers. She has no place to move as all of them attack her at once. She does her best, biting one of their furs and swiping her sharp claws against another. But it's not enough as the rest pin her down, causing her to struggle. I am about to head towards her when my eyes land on Joshua’s wolf who’s also in a similar state, being attacked by another group of Ashwalkers. What do I do now? I can only rescue one of them. Suddenly, a powerful roar shakes the floor beneath our paws and I see a giant brown wolf with golden brown eyes charge towards the group of five wolves attacking Irene. The Alpha King. He sinks his canines onto the wolf’s back that’s right on top of Irene and just with his mouth, he throws the wolf across the room like he weighs nothing. His massive form allows him to attack two more wolves in the group simultaneously. He rips one of their heads off his body and kicks the other away. I don’t pay attenti
VERENAThe battle ends with nearly all Ashwalkers destroyed.The air is tense afterward. “Kane, make sure everyone gets proper medical attention, especially Irene, Beta Joshua, and Drake,” I order him, as he’s in charge of the medical department. He nods and walks down the hallway to check on everyone who has been admitted to the hospital.“Luna, you need to be treated too,” a nurse walks in and says, looking at the bruises on my arms and waist.“I’m fine. It’s healing,” I tell her. She gives me a concerned look but then nods.I stride to the ward where Drake is. He sits on the bed, staring out the window, his face rigid with anger. He senses me and turns around. “Luna.” The pain in his eyes tugs at my heart. His twin sister is missing, and it’s worrying him.I approach him and pull him into a hug. “We are looking for her,” I tell him. “We won’t stop until we find her. I promise you that.” He nods, trying to act tough by keeping a straight face.“Dory is strong. She won’t let those ba
VERENAJoshua parks the car in front of the packhouse, and we walk inside the hall. Five men are seated in one room, and as soon as they see me, they stand up and start to growl. “What’s the meaning of this, Miss Verena?” Alpha Oliver shouts at me.“Why did you stop us from leaving? Are we your captives now?” another one says.The entire hall erupts into growls and yells thrown at me. Joshua takes a step forward to stop them, but I place my hand on his shoulder. He looks at me and frowns.I don’t say a word, just release my aura onto them, the waves of my strength and rank consuming the entire room. Soon, they stop shouting, feeling my strength press on them. I have never used my rank as a celestial wolf against other Alphas. But today is different. Today, I have no choice left.“More than fifty Ashwalkers attacked the meeting room,” I say, and they all look at me. “Every single one of you is a powerful leader of your pack. You are called Alphas. Yet, when it came to battling those As
VERENA“Luna Verena, that’s wrong. You can’t exclude us like this. Our pack members need protection too,” Alpha Givoni says. Now they remeber to adress me as the Luna of this pack. “You should have thought of that when you sat in the meeting room. When you sit with us, you bear a certain responsibility. All of you showed us that you can’t take that responsibility. You people have betrayed me before in fear of the Alpha King. I looked past that. I can’t look past this,” I say in a stern voice.Elijah was right. There was no point in joining hands with people who have betrayed you once.“But—” “That’s all. All of you are free to leave.” I turn around and walk towards the door. When I hold the door handle, I look over my shoulder. “Grow some balls. Otherwise none of you’d survive the Ashwalkers.” Saying that, I step out of the door. Joshua blows some air through his mouth. “That was amazing. You showed those assholes their place.” He smirks. I feel a little relaxed too after venting
“But we can’t ignore it. What happened out there—” “What happened out there was just a mistake. That’s all.” I say, unbuttoning my blouse. “I lost control, Rena. I could have harmed you,” He mutters. “For a few seconds. That’s all. Then you fought with us and killed those Ashwalkers.” I argue. “That’s all?” He scowls. “Rena, have you lost your mind?” “What do you want me to say?!” I yell and meet his gaze. “That you are a threat to us? That you were trying to protect our enemies?” I stand on my feet and throw my blouse on the floor. My voice breaks. “I can’t. Because if I accept it, then that means that I have to stay away from you.” His eyes soften as he hears me. “I can’t do that,” I say with an exasperated voice, “We went through a lot to be together. Finally I get to be with the man I love and have a family. Finally, I get to be happy. Call me selfish, but I don’t want to lose all of that.” I step closer to him, my eyes stinging. “Elijah, I love you. No matter what you beco
ELIJAH“I still can’t believe this. That’s my mom.” Rena mutters as she turns on the audio Ryan sent for the tenth time. I hear the woman sobbing and crying for help. We stand at the balcony, the cold night breeze ruffling my hair. I step closer to her and wrap my arm around her back. She needs it right now. This is quite a shocking revelation and the waves of disbelief and terror flow through her. If I was in her place, I would have felt the same. It reminds me when dad revealed to me about mom dying because of me. I haven’t revealed that to Rena yet. I don’t know how to say it, especially when she’s going through so much. She’s doing her best to stay strong and from the outside, she seems to be a powerful Luna who’s running the pack with a sharp, focused mind. But from the inside, she’s hurting. Dory’s disappearance has inflicted a deep mental wound on us. It doesn't help that I’m the one who’s responsible for it. If I had not tried to protect that fucking Ashwalker at the moment