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
ELIJAHI feel a protective instinct surge within me, a desire to shield them from harm. The Ashwalker wolves are supposed to be my enemies. But at this moment, I see them as more than that. I realize it. This was what I felt when I saw those Ashwalkers being attacked. I think I heard one of their voices in my head, crying for help. The next morning, I feel lightheaded but strangely focused. The dream, or whatever it was, is still fresh in my mind and the emotions I felt engraved in my soul. “Elijah,” Rena’s soft voice diverts my attention and I look up from my phone to see her apply her lipstick. The sunlight streaming through the window falls on her long hair that she has kept down. She is always beautiful and the more I see her, the more I feel that I can’t get enough. She turns towards me and grabs her bag. “I’m leaving. See you in the evening.” She mutters and I get up from the chair. Rena is going to visit Rayn to discuss the audio. She couldn't stop worrying about her dad s
ELIJAHI don’t understand why he wouldn’t want more than three people. The number is oddly specific. “Yes I can sense that,” Silas says. “Let's not waste time. One of our warriors has been kidnapped by Ashwalkers. Tell us the location where they had kept her.” Irene gets straight to the point and crosses her arms over her chest. Silas chuckles. “Kept her? What makes you so sure? What if she’s dead?” He asks, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. “That’s none of your business,” Joshua spats. “Just tell us the location.” Silas looks at the floor. “Hmm. I don’t know either.” He says and I narrow my eyes. Irene uncrosses her arms and stares at him in disbelief. “What?! Then why did you lie that you know where she is?” She growls at him and grabs him by the collar, her eyes flashing yellow, showing her wolf. “Don’t play with us, Silas. Or else you’d suffer a fate far worse than what you have experienced.” She threatens him“Relax. I said I don't know about it. But I have brought s
ELIJAH The world seems to freeze as I take in the sigh before me. My mother, alive and standing before me. A wave of emotions wash over me, a tsunami of joy, disbelief, and confusion. Even Joshua and Irene look horrified on seeing her. I long to embrace her, to feel the warmth of her touch, to hear voice, a comfort I had thought I lost forever. Only Rena was able to give me that comfort when she came into my life. But as I take a step forward, she raises a hand as a gesture to stop me. “Don’t come any closer,” she says, her voice a cold, distant echo. The men who surround us point their wolfsbane laced daggers at me. My heart sinks. Her words pierce me to the core. I have yearned for this moment, for the chance to reunite her. When she was dead, I prayed to the Moon Goddess every single day to bring her back to me. She was my world, my happiness and everything. When I lost her, I became cold and distant. Now that she’s here, she is pushing me away. Why? “Mom,” I plead, my voice