Diana moved on instinct.She shifted as soon as she stood up, fully unaware of the disapproving gaze of the blue-eyed wolf behind her. Diana was too busy snarling and warning the fifty and more wolves that surrounded them. She even failed to remember that just a few minutes ago, she was crying about her pregnancy.The Diana right now was a Luna who would fight tooth and nail against invaders. Her instinct was to kill and to live no one alive. Her reddish eyes turned darker, resembling the blood that would soon be spilled around the cabin.‘Seymor!’ She called the beta through the mind link. ‘Where are you? The northern border of the territory has been breached! Are the town and the pack house alright?’The only consolation in Diana’s chaotic mind was the fact that she did not feel any painful tug in the connection she had with her pack members—it only meant one thing, no one was dead yet in the Blood Claws Pack.Immediately, Seymor’s voice rung inside her head.‘Reporting to Luna Dian
Diana’s mind went blank. The next thing she knew, her feet had already moved to where the deep voice was coming from. It was like a spell, so deep, that it pulled her consciousness and rationality away from her. Eyes filled with unshed tears, hands trembling from excitement and fear, Diana slammed herself into the six-foot bare chest man before her. Her arms circled his waist as she buried her face in his chest. The moment she smelled the familiar scent of her mate, her heavy heart finally lightened up. Tears could not be stopped anymore, Diana let out a heart-wrenching sob, letting her shoulders tremble as her grip around him tightened—as if she was afraid that everything was merely a part of her hallucination. Gone was the brave Diana who forgot she was even pregnant. Gone was the iron-blooded Luna who stood straight amid the adversities being thrown at her. What was left was a woman who had missed her man—her security blanket, her comfort haven, and her partner. “Stupid! Stupi
Diana leaned against the bathroom wall. The sound of the toilet flushing muted her ragged breathing as she tried her earnest to catch her breath. But no matter how she tried to, it was always futile. She could never get used to her worsening morning sickness.Sally, who was still holding a clean towel a few steps outside the opened bathroom, was glad that her Luna finally returned to the pack house after the repair and the return of Alpha Dylan. But she could not help but compare the time when her Luna was perfectly fine when she was still outside the pack house to this time when her Luna returned to her rightful residence yet her morning sickness surfaced with vengeance.“Luna…” Sally’s worried voice broke the silence of the stale air inside the dimly lit room. “S-Shall I go to the alpha and report your condition?”Only mates could shoulder the burden of one’s pain. Sally often wondered why every time her Luna would suffer her morning sickness, not a shadow of Alpha Dylan could be se
Days went on like a dreary November day.For the first time, Alpha Dylan Cain called for his high-ranking wolves to eat together in the pack house. This left the wolves wondering for a good moment. After all, their alpha did not do things like this.Beta Seymor, who knew about the real situation after being punished, merely glanced at Diana. He was worried for the pup in her womb. He could tell how his alpha’s punishment of stripping her Luna title was taking a toll on her—her cheeks were as thin as a rake and her eyes seemed to become big after clearly losing a considerable amount of weight after weeks of Dylan’s return.Diana simply looked emaciated right now. Everyone was worried, but no one had the guts to speak in front of Alpha Dylan who came back more bloodthirsty and crazier than in the past.“Alpha,” Beta Seymor submitted as he greeted his alpha the moment he appeared in the grandiose dining area of the pack house.Nodding curtly, Alpha Dylan dismissed Seymor immediately.Dyl
Everyone had left, even the omegas scarce themselves away immediately.Only Dylan and Diana remained in their seats. Diana held the glass in her right hand while her left hand held her belly, gaze fixated on the empty table. While Dylan twirled the vodka in his glass with his legs crossed together.Amid the silence between them, the growing tension reached to the point that it was suffocating for Diana.She was about to stand up when her vision darkened midway, prompting Diana to sway as she stood. Staggering, she closed her eyes and prepared for the pain that was about to hit her when a pair of firm arms held her.With her vision getting darker by the second, she could only look up at him—eyes filled with disbelief. Her lips were open, ready to ask a question when her mind went blank and everything shut down for Diana.“Diana!”A faint voice, calling for her in fear, was the last thing she heard before she succumbed to the darkness.There was only one thought in her mind—her unborn c
The comfortable warmth from her right hand was the first thing that registered in Diana’s hazy mind as soon as she regained a semblance of consciousness.Her eyelids her heavy and no matter how much she tried to move, she couldn’t.‘What is happening, Teshin?’ Diana asked her wolf.Silence answered her.For the first time, Diana’s wolf was nowhere to be felt. It was as if a void was in her soul—vast emptiness that was growing by the minute.‘What is happening? Where is Teshin?’Unanswered questions raced through Diana’s mind.She concentrated and let her soul focus on the link between her and her wolf counterpart. This bond was hidden in the deepest part of her. This sacred place was where Teshin stayed, watching and feeling her.When Diana finally tapped the link, a suction force almost made her soul scatter away had it not been for her instinctive move to step away from the squirming darkness that had welcomed her.Such darkness in her made Diana scamper away. She wanted to escape,
Diana woke up again. This time, she was able to open her eyes and move her fingers. Despite feeling out of sorts, she was glad she was free from the clutches of that ‘dark matter’ inside her.She immediately called for her wolf. ‘Teshin?’A soft whimper answered her call.Diana heaved a short sigh of relief. The corners of her lips tugged up.Looking around, Diana’s eyes wandered. This was when she noticed how she was not alone in the room! She was so engrossed with Teshin’s safety to the point that she muted her senses.Her pupils dilated for a fraction of a moment when she saw who was sitting next to the table beside her bed!“Talia? Why are you here?”Talia, who was now clad in an item of better clothing, shrugged. “The wolf king has changed drastically, I see.”Diana tried to sit on her own. When Talia stood to help her, she shook her head. “I really regretted not having your number. I would have—”“Run away to the Night Prowlers Pack?” Talia chuckled. It was a mocking one, not fo
“I want him back, but I do not want him back at the expense of losing his wolf counterpart!” This time, Diana was able to free herself from Dylan’s grip. Her words also helped his grasp on her to loosen in a split second which Diana took notice of immediately.The moment Talia released a purple ball of light from her right palm it immediately shot in Dylan’s direction. At the same moment, Diana had already regained her footing as she waved her right hand. A blue light emitted from her hand, creating a transparent barrier between her and Talia.Cold sweat trickled down Diana’s forehead. Her adrenaline was keeping her from staggering and stumbling over.Glaring menacingly at Talia, she said, “Don’t make me regret saving you, Talia. You are touching my reverse scale.”Though the windows and door were tightly closed, Diana’s hair fluttered.Gone was the frail-looking woman from seconds ago, replaced by pure instinct to protect what was hers. Ever since her rebirth, she pledged to take bac
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