One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.I didn’t feel the heat of a palm against my face. I slowly pried my eyes open to see that someone had caught Anna’s hand before it made it to my face.My eyes widened in shock. The person who saved me from the slap was someone I had not expected to see today — Gina.Gina threw Anna’s hand away and the latter stumbled in both surprise and the showing of pure strength. “Is this what you go around doing? Bullying weak members of the pack?” Gina questioned Anna and her cronies.Anna’s gaze was set on the ground as she shook her head negatively. “I was not bullying her.”“Are you insinuating that I’m blind?” Gina released a strong aura. Though I couldn’t feel its pressure because it wasn’t extended towards me, I could sense it.Anna’s cronies trembled like they were under the weight of something very heavy. Since Gina and Anna were both Deltas, it became a battle between who had the strongest wolf aura.Anna stood her ground, veins popping by the si
What could I give a man who had it all? I pondered on that question as I trailed after Sierra in the middle of the crowded streets.The night market was bustling and active with tons of people buying and trading exotic stuff. But among all the rare treasures that I was looking at, nothing stood out to me.None of the stuff could be presented to Lucian as something so incredible that he would grant me a wish.I suddenly remembered that Sierra was here for the same purpose as me, so I tugged on her sleeve and asked, “What are you going to get Lucian?”She hesitated before giving me an answer. “I heard that there was a witch who invented a rare artefact. Its ability can create the ghost of a lost loved one who can maintain their consciousness.”I was dumbfounded.If Lucian got that kind of gift, he’d be able to use it for his late brother. Or even his parents. It was extremely astounding.“How did you find out about that?” I questioned.Sierra said, “As a maid, I get to hear things. Anyw
How was that even possible?!The rogue ground the meat and bones in its mouth as it stalked closer. As if it noticed I was fresh meat, its red eyes met mine, and it spat the remains of the person it had just been eating.The rogue growled at me, marking me as its next target. “Beck!” Lucian called out. “Mindlink the nearest warriors and tell them to come over!”From the other side, Beck responded, “On it!”Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.These new rogues were more impatient than the other three and quickly started chasing after me, not even acknowledging Beck or Lucian.“Argghh!” I screamed. “Why are they intent on chasing me!?”No one answered my question, but I was scooped off the ground by someone. I looked up to see that Lucian was holding me in one hand and fighting off the rogues with his other hand.He had already cut off the head of the rogue he was fighting against earlier with his bare hands, so they were bloody. Ew!Like he could read my thoughts, Lucian said, “Focus on staying al
I didn’t know how, but word had spread about Lucian getting injured while protecting me.How did I find out about this?Sierra, of course.Early in the morning, while I was still trying to gather my wits about what happened last night, I heard a knock on my door. I opened it to see Sierra.She had told me that after purchasing the artefact from the witch, she searched for me everywhere but couldn’t find me. Later, a few warriors had met with her and told her what happened, then escorted her back to the pack house.I was touched that she searched for me for a long time, but suspicious at the same time. Not of her, but of the witch whom she bought the artefact from.So many times were not right with the entire setting, but I chose to ponder on them afterwards on my own time.Then, Sierra told me all about how the pack house was buzzing with the news of Lucian protecting me and getting harmed in the process.Everyone was talking about it through their mind links. And since I was still an
Today was the long awaited birthday of Alpha Lucian.The birthday party wasn’t going to be hosted in the pack house. Instead, there was an entire hall built, half a kilometre away from the pack house, dedicated to the birthday celebrations of the Pierce family.How insane was that? How much money did the Blood Moon pack have to be going full scale on every single celebration, every single year? That, I did not know.And as for the party, since I didn’t have anything nice enough, I had to borrow a gown from Sierra. Luckily, the two of us were around the same height and the same size. I was wearing a fitted dark blue dress that lengthed a little above my knees and had a small slit at the back. It had a heart shaped neckline with spaghetti straps. Since I didn’t want to stand out much, I coupled the dress with a black jacket and a pair of plain black sneakers which Sierra once again lent to me. I was wearing my hair down. My lashes were mascaraed and my lips painted with a light shade
After the incident with the rabid rogues, everything became so clear to me. Since I started living in the Blood Moon Pack, I hadn’t been using much of my brain power.Unlike in the Blue Sky Pack, no one came to me to solve disputes, lend advice, investigate suspicious activity, and things like that. So I had unconsciously grown lax and lived carefreely.But even at that, I didn’t dumb down one bit, always being secretly cautious and keeping an eye out for people who appeared suspicious. Doing so proved to be useful to me in the long run.Just when I was basking in my genius being, I noticed that someone was watching me. No, two people were watching me. I pretended I didn’t notice one, then focused my attention on the other.“Head Healer, good evening,” I greeted Gina with a mock bow and a fake smile.She stared at me condescendingly while I took in her outfit — a black evening gown. It was as elegant as a dress could be, I expected no less from Gina. “What gift did you offer to Lucia
Fuck. A miscalculation. I made a miscalculation for the first time in years. I miscalculated Lucian’s love for his late brother, Atlas. After Sierra had offered her gift to Lucian and explained what it could do, he rounded up the entire gift giving ceremony and dubbed her gift the best.How could he do such a thing? Did he love his brother that much that he’d be willing to use witchy methods to create a shadow of him? Fuck!I was happy for Sierra, but angry at myself! I blew my one chance. Would I now have to give Lucian his second gift without getting anything in return? Damn it.“Why are you looking so fussy?” A familiar voice sounded behind me.I turned around to see Lucian standing casually with his hands behind his back. We were both on the balcony right now. After Sierra won the best gift, I left the hall to get some fresh air.That must have been fifteen minutes ago. What was Lucian doing here? Shouldn’t he be entertaining the guests like a good birthday boy?“Don’t talk to me
In the letter I gave to Lucian, there were two things written on it. The first was that someone he cared about would be poisoned. The second was that I had solid information about the rabid rogues. The second part, though the information was not as solid as I emphasised, was still very useful. I still hadn’t told him the information yet because there was going to be nothing in it for me! The first information of someone getting poisoned was just a bonus and a filler gift.The information about the rogues was the real deal. But how could I give it to Lucian when I didn’t win the best gift award and wasn’t going to get my wish granted by him?So, I played coy and said, “What do you mean by that?”“You still owe me another gift,” he said.“I don’t feel like giving it to you,” I turned away to leave, but Lucian caught my wrist and flipped me around.“It doesn’t matter what you’re feeling. Tell me, now.” Lucian said with a serious tone. All traces of playfulness from earlier had disappea