"I can't contact Sonja."Dylan was faced with the distress-looking mate. With one scoop, he carried her and cradled her as he took a seat on his swivel chair."Since when?"Arms around Dylan's neck, she mumbled. "Since last week. I first thought she was merely doing errands with Shinro and Laville, but I received Shinro's mind link right. He hasn't made any contact with Sonja for three weeks already. Rakiz is the same."Dylan opened the drawer of his table and took his cellular phone that he rarely used. In fact, this was the first time Diana see him use technology aside from his laptop—which he only used for searching baby names like a man possessed."Who are you calling?" asked Diana upon seeing her mate dialed someone."Luke."Hearing Dylan's one-word reply, Diana finally remembered that Sonja was Luke Cain's mate!Hope flickered in Diana's eyes as she waited and listened.The phone kept ringing for good two minutes. By the nth ring, Luke Cain finally answered."Bro, what's the matt
Separated by one border, the two group of wolves remained in a standoff for a good moment now.The place that had witnessed the carnage of the Blood Alpha not too long ago was then again wrapped by the familiar tense atmosphere.It was the very same atmosphere where such bloodshed immerged. Now, the epsilon-ranked wolves of the Blood Claws Pack wondered if they would be witnessing such gore again. Just the thought of their Blood Alpha tearing an adult warrior wolf into two with his bare hands, they could not help but relish such a scene.Their adrenaline, which was still pumping in their veins, had been reignited. Drooling, the wolves of the Blood Claws Pack showed such a feral side, making the rogue wolves from the other side question their identity—who was more rogue-looking than them, huh?The silence shattered when the snapping of twigs resonated within the tree hides. On cue, Alpha Dylan Cain appeared from the deep darkness followed by his beta and elite deltas who were in thei
Seated in a long table, Diana was situated on the head chair while Dylan was to her right side while her left side was empty—it was the seat for Sonja, Diana’s trusted familiar. Seated next to Dylan was Shinro while seated next to the empty chair was Rakiz Lemoir. The rest of the seats were occupied by Mason Ritchell of the Crescent Pack, the six alphas of the Night Prowlers Pack, Soleyah Haynes of the Woodland Pack, and Talia of the Genesis Coven. Even Sally had a seat of her own while the two betas stood and lingered behind her, making Sally sit all tense and uneasy With the long table now packed with Diana’s allied forces, the absence of Sonja was pulling heavily in her chest. Under the table, her fists clenched yet her façade remained impregnable for all to see. Only those with direct connections with her knew the turmoil in her heart. ‘I need to calm down… Sonja will tell me that for sure. I mean, look at that. My vassals are here, ready to help me—the contrast to the time when
The connection with Sonja was gone.It was so sudden that Diana could not believe it for the first seconds after the snapping pain happened. For Diana, it seemed that everything was like a quick drop and a sudden stop. The next thing she knew, her link with her familiar was already nonexistent.Had it not been for Dylan’s timely arrival, Diana was not sure how she could protect her unborn child when she was about to fall.Talia, who was sitting adjacent to Diana, held Diana’s cold hands. “You will suffer the backlash of disconnection, so brace yourself for a couple of seconds, alright?” When Diana nodded, Talia gripped Diana’s wrist and closed her eyes. And then, she whispered. “Faurereium”Warm light emitted from Talia’s clasp hand around Diana’s wrist.Seeing this, Diana did her part as she whispered, bracing herself for the onslaught of pain that was being forcibly held back by her magic. “Eresos.”Diana immediately felt the surging pain as soon the spell unblocked the backlash of
Standing between Diana and the enchanted Luke Cain was no other than Dylan Cain.His grip around Diana’s wrist was gentle, but no matter how much Diana pull her wrist from him, it would not budge.Through gritted teeth and sharp glare, Diana asked in a low voice. “What are you doing?”“I am stopping you.” His gaze was gentle ye his tone was firm. With his free hand, he caressed Diana’s cheek.“Are you protecting him?”“I don’t want you to be blind with anger and regret things later on, Diana.” He called her by her name, a telltale sign that he was serious.Closing her eyes for a split minute, Diana drew a deep breath. The moment she opened her eyes, the red hue that almost covered her sclera vanished. With a wave of her free hand, she expelled the freezing spell she cast on Luke Cain.Seeing this, Dylan let go of Diana. He knew deep down that Diana needed to vent her anger, but for him, it was enough that she had dirtied her hands with blood from saving him from the clutches of the Ge
The moment Diana’s scream ended, she collapsed, turning her surrounding in a state of chaos. While everyone had their eyes on Diana while keeping an eye on their edgy Blood Alpha, they did not see how Luke Cain slipped away like a dead man walking.The next moment Diana realized, she was already inside her room with Dylan curled by the bedside. Her hand was cramped and sweaty as he held it with a secured grip even in his sleep.It had been three weeks already.“Where is Sonja’s… remains?” These were Diana’s words the moment she had regained a semblance of consciousness. The familiar canopy over her shifted to the worried face of her mate.Dylan’s imposing and immaculate bearing was nowhere to be seen as he looked down at her with a set of turbulent sapphire eyes. His gaze pinned on her trembled with worry and affection, easing Diana’s pain significantly.“Are you okay, now? Does it hurt somewhere? Are you hungry?”Before Diana could even answer Dylan’s frantic questions, he had alread
Diana watched the departing members of the alliance. “Did they receive the gift I prepared?” Rakiz Lemoir, who was a step behind Diana, glanced at the tablet he was holding as if he was confirming something then he nodded. “They received it.” He whistled. “These trackers from the human continent brought by Soleyah Haynes are very useful indeed!” Diana turned around and headed back to the pack’s training ground. Unlike the usual days, she was not wearing a maternity dress. Instead, she wore a pair of stretchable pants, a white shirt that hugged her belly perfectly, and a black leather jacket. She paired it with her infamous combat boots as her hair was tied in a clean braid. Walking past the dazed Sally, Diana stopped a foot away from her. “Are you sure that you don’t want to be with them?” A self-deprecating smile appeared on Sally’s face. “So what if I want them? I am an omega with no hidden bloodline like you, Luna Diana. My will alone cannot pave the way for our cursed fate.”
“Talia, are you sure about this?” Talia, who was now clad in a black backless dress paired with beige-colored combat boots, looked back and met Alpha Liam’s gaze beneath his gold-rimmed glasses. She shrugged and combed her hair. “I owe this to Diana.” “There are six of us who are your mates. Isn’t it enough for us to join this war when we could have turned a blind eye to this?” Just like always, among the six alphas, Liam was the one who had the shrewdest mindset. “What you owe to them is none of my business. But my life… my rules. My debt, my rules. I hope we made that clear, Alpha Liam.” A glint of defiance flickered beneath her gaze as she met his eyes head-on. After all, as their mate, she had the privilege of talking back at the six alphas of Night Prowlers Pack without the fear of being beheaded. Alpha Liam grinned. In a blink of an eye, he had closed the distance between him and Talia. With his arms trapping her escape routes, Talia found herself in between Liam’s muscled
Long ago, when the Moon Goddess slept inside the cradle of oblivion, Comba was the only god of the world. Just like how the Moon Goddess blessed the werewolves with their wolf counterparts, Comba blessed the witches with the ability to command the nature at will across the seven seas.The gift given by Comba was the reason why witches stood at the peak of the chain with so much difference in power compared to the races beneath them. It was because of this peculiar and convenient blessing that the witches were both revered and feared by the other races. They revered them for their strength and they feared them for the little sense of empathy towards the lower races. They treated the werewolves as their slaves. For many centuries, werewolves were skinned as their clothes while the werewolves’ heads hanged by their homes and gates as ornaments.It was a time that werewolves almost became instinct. Female werewolves were exploited for sick entertainment while male werewolves were used as
Clad in an epsilon-ranked uniform of the enemy camp, the shade of red and black did wonders against the snow-like complexion of Dana and the noble elf as they trudged the empty plains of the southern territory. Kicking the piles of snow and stones in her way, Diana cleared the path for Gelong who was walking behind her like a duckling following its mother goose. The heaving sound of a set of constricted lungs made her stop. She turned around as she untied the black tattered satin from her neck before she placed it around Gelong’s frostbitten neck and chin.“We will find a safety spot for you with food and enough heat to last you as you wait for me.” Diana muttered under her breath. A ghost of a translucent smoke escaped from her chapped lips.Upon her words, Gelong lifted her chin to meet a set of orbs staring at him already – making him want to step back like always. “Where are you going? You are not planning to go into this plan without me, aren’t you?”On instinct, his hands found
Heavy footsteps together with the rattling of chains echoed within the empty corridors of the fortress they were staying at. The silent breathing of the elven folk did not leave unnoticed for Diana as the two of them were on high alert as they trudged within the hallways of the keep. Diana gritted her canines, enough to make her taste her blood trailing down her throat. She did not like, especially Teshin, how they were chain into submission. Had it not been for the remaining logic within her mind, she was sure that the corridor walls would have bathed the blood of the delta-ranked werewolf traitors.Three trecherous delta-ranked werewolves, clad with their uniforms which the insignia of the secret circle was embroidered, wore smug faces as they held the leash that the prisoners were bound to. One of the delta-ranked werewolves, who had a bloody knuckle, pulled the leash he was holding on a whim. On cue, Diana stumbled forward – losing her footing and which made her chin kiss the dust
Tears started to stream from her unblinking eyes. The color of her eyes darkened that it almost looked like the starless northern night sky as she stared at the enemy alpha, who was grinning down at her.She plead, “Please. Please, give me a chance to be of used to you. That elf can only do so much while I am better tenfold than her.”Crimson ink dropped onto the pristine tiled floor. The tip of the claw grazed Diana’s throat. Upon seeing her crying face, the first alpha, who was apprehensive about everything, was about to step forward when the second alpha, who was constantly courting death, spoke again. “Bring him in.”On cue, the enormous double doors of the throne room opened followed by the rattling of chains and the painful grunts of the person being dragged ensued. Diana, who was not able to turn her head, waited for the person to be brought in front of her. The nagging instinct she had made her quiver with fear.“Let us welcome our very important guest, everyone! Gelong the No
“You must go while you still can. They will ask me about you after they get their hands on Gelong. Before then, you must leave the place and come back to where you come from. With your ability, I know that you can survive escaping from this place. That place is safer for you than remaining here.” Her nose smelled his unfamiliar scent and a change of his hair color along with the difference in his height. Gone was the scent that Diana was used to.Diana shook his head. “It is too late for that.”“What?”In front of Diana, the fading mirage of Gelong together with the loud thud of the dungeon’s entrance bombarded her. The moment that the heavy footsteps appeared before her, the enemy leader had already disappeared.‘Teleportation? Is this also one of his powers? How did the enemy become this strong?’ Diana’s train of thought snapped when a werewolf invaded her senses.“Move!” A werewolf pushed Diana away from the iron bars which made her stagger. A loud banging sound resonated when the
A couple of meters away from him, wildflowers started to bloom in the middle of the snowstorm. The trail of flowers led to the trudging person, heading in the direction of the man. Amidst the temperature, his thin cloth barely covered his dainty body paired with his bare feet that buried a mark on the white-colored ground with every step he took, and a pair of eyes glowed like the rising moon.“Took you long enough to come here,” said the man who waited. His back was on him when he stood a meter away from the newly arrived person.“I enjoyed the last of my vacation for I know that the time has come for us to move; we will have no luxury to relax anymore.” The sweet voice answered the man. He took a step and moved ahead, striding past him before he kneeled in front of the tomb. “Rush vanala. It has been years since I last talked to you, but now we can’t do that anymore.” Lumeria, the dryad, heaved a shaky sigh before he continued. “And like what I promised, the wolven race is at stake.
Diana, who was left alone with the leader of the enemy, started to question why she was there. She somehow realized that it was not sheer curiosity that made him call her—it was something more. And for whatever it was, Diana felt she would not like wherever this ‘talk’ was going.“You are from the Crescent Pack, right? And you’re a hybrid as well.” The enemy leader started to speak without even telling her to raise her head.“Yeah right.” Though her head was bent down, Diana spoke with a clear and calm voice which the enemy leader found quite vexing. His eyes gleamed with malediction.“And when was the last heat of your pretty little shapeshifter? I am quite curious to spawn a hybrid of an elf and a wolf. They said that male elves can conceive as well.” This time, the enemy leader cracked a grin upon seeing the hybrid luna in front of him go rigid. He was ecstatic to know that the infamous hybrid luna’s weakness was someone so trivial —something that should be easy to deal with. Seein
‘I have parents to avenge and a pack to protect – from the sidelines. Killing the abominations will be my priority to stop the plausible scenario where the innocent would get killed in a war, not theirs to fight and die for. I need this war to stop escalating, and I need my mate and my vassals to do that. But where are they?’Teshin, after encountering Shananel, answered at the back of her mind. ‘They are nearby, Diana. I can sense them.’Diana wandered her predatory eyes discreetly as her head bent down, but she could not even see a single hair of Dylan’s electric blue eyes or a shade of Gelong’s locks. The scene wherein she saw Gelong being surrounded and enclosed by the phantoms struck her mind.‘I have to go back and find him. All I need is to present this plan to the southern alphas. I bet they will allow me if I told them about my capability to use the offensive flame spells—this way, I can venture out beyond the barrier. After all, I still have the advantage of being a reborn h
A small table was placed near her with a jar and a cup of water along with a piece of bread and dried meat. There were also some white pieces of cloth folded neatly beside the place as if Dylan was telling her to change her wretched clothes. The lamp that was hanging near the pillar had almost ran out of flame and the dozens of rushed footsteps from different directions right outside her tent were a telltale sign that the war had taken a pause but it was yet to end.“I am in an Alliance encampment,” said Diana as realization dawned upon her. After taking all the pieces together, she was a hundred percentile sure that the blood alpha had brought her in the encampment.‘Then, the abominations and Shananel did not chase us. What about Gelong?’Though staggering, Diana stood from the makeshift bed and walked around – her bare feet did not deter upon the contact with the cold ground. Her frantic eyes landed on the crescent-shaped blade which was now clean compared to what she remembered. T