🥀 CLARA'S POV 🥀I sat down with puffy eyes from enough crying from being rejected, “Fuck! It happened again,” I murmured bitterly.A knock sounded on the door and without answering, a head popped in, “Hey Clara.”“Alpha Vargus,” I responded in surprise, “You know my name all these while?”A smile appeared on his face, “Like the back of my hands Angel.”I gawked at him, “What do you want, Alpha?”“You,” he blurted out, “I've been noticing you even before you came to my pack Clara.”I sat there stunned, who knew someone could find me attractive, “So?”“Be my mate Clara.” He announced.I sat frozen. He was so straightforward: “Can I—can I think about it?” “Yes honey, take your time,” he muttered with a soft gaze, “I'll be waiting.”I nodded my head and after a peck on my forehead, he left.He was so cute, loving, manly and romantic. The only difference was that my heart was stubborn with Arlo, that annoying man.I stepped out to find everyone out training, “Clara… you look like you we
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀The thunderous sound of an emergency bell got me flying up from bed.“Arwan,” I called out, “Something is wrong.”“I heard,” he retorted, “C'mon let's go.”We flew up from bed and down the main hall where everyone was already gathered.“What's going on?” Arwan asked Alpha Vargus.“Something or someone crossed our barrier.” Alpha Vargus announced, “That's what triggered the alarm.”“Okay, so what the Fuck is it?” Bruno asked impatiently.“Bruno…” I calmly called.“Don't you dare call my name Melonie,” he snapped back.I gawked at him with paused lips and a defeated face while Othello calmed him down.“That's it. I don't know what it is,” Alpha Vargus stated truthfully.“What do you mean you don't know?” Bruno yelled out.“I need volunteers to go out and inspect the area,” Alpha Vargus declared, “In the meantime, I've gathered the people and they are safe right now.”“I'll go check,” I blurted out.“No, you won't,” Arwan growled, “You don't even know what it is yet.”
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀I stood there, everything seemed to be moving in slow motion.The bones launched towards me fearlessly and instead of fighting back, I dropped my hands.“Melonie!!!” I could hear Arwan screaming, but it was too late, I didn't want to fight back and they were just an inch away.I slammed my eyes shut, awaiting their blow when I felt someone fighting beside me.My eyes popped open and I was stunned by the person In Front of me fighting for me, “Bruno…” I called out, “Why are you?”“You need to be alive so I can kill you myself,” He retorted coldly.A small smile cropped at the corner of my lips, “I've always known you like me.”“Don't be delusional,” he snapped back, “These bones are no longer the people you know, they are being controlled by something even more dangerous, so pick your freaking hands up and fight back.”I felt like my strength came back from wherever it went.My eyes turned yellow, my claws pooped out and fire surrounded me as I proceeded to attack.
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀Bruno sent me a threatening gaze, “Get up Melonie… we need to check up on the others, if we go too late, we might lose them and it would be your fault.”At the mention of losing them, I jumped up, but I could still feel my body ache, “Bruno, what are you?”He glanced at me confusedly, “What do you mean? I'm a Lycanthropic dragon.”I jingled my head in refusal, “No you are not.” I argued. “Arwan is an ancient lycanthropic dragon and he's exhausted. So what the hell are you?”“I already told you Melonie, so stop being nosy, it's annoying,” Bruno snapped back, “This is just luck.”“Nah…” I retorted, “You are a suspect Bruno – I mean, I'm a dragon wolf, the strongest being in the universe and I'm fucking tired after such a toxic fight.”“Lazy idiot!” Bruno growled, “You simply need more training.”We got to where Alpha Vargus and Clara were supposed to be, and my heart skipped a beat when I found Clara lying severely wounded on the ground.“Clara,” I murmured, running
🥀 CLARA'S POV 🥀My heart felt like it had been shattered into a million pieces, each one piercing my soul like a shard of glass. The pain was overwhelming, a crushing weight that threatened to consume me.I felt empty, and hollow, like a part of me had been ripped away. Every breath I took felt like a struggle, every beat of my heart a reminder that the person I love would never love me back.My heart was broken, extremely broken, and I didn't know how to put it back together again. All I could do was hold on to the fragments, and hope that someday, somehow, I would find a way to heal.Rather than going to Alpha Vargus's room, I went to Melonie.“Hey,” Melonie called out, “You good?”I went straight to the bed to rest, slamming my eyes shut.“Why aren't you with Alpha Vargus?” Melonie asked curiously.“I don't want to be with any of them right now,’’ I retorted. “Arlo or Alpha Vargus. Although I'd prefer to stay with Arlo… he doesn't want me.”“Take a rest baby,” Melonie calmly advi
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀My voice caught in my throat, refusing to escape. I tried to speak, but the words got stuck, frozen in fear. My mouth opened, but only silence came out.I felt like I was drowning in my anxiety, unable to find the courage to utter a single word. My heart was racing, my palms sweating, and I was paralyzed by fear.The words swirled in my mind, a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions, but I couldn't bring myself to give them a voice.My lips trembled, and my chin quivered, as I struggled to find the strength to speak.“Wh – what — what just happened,” I stammered.I slowly glanced at everyone, they looked terrified, maybe more than I am.“Okay — I agree, something is not right,” Lavanya muttered.“What kind of tornado is that?” Queen Manon voiced, “I could swear I saw fire in it.”“That wasn't just a tornado,” Bruno stated, “That was a person. She's called darkness, and she came from hell.”I bit my lower lips, “What???”“How did you — how do you know all this Bruno?
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀My mind was a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions, like a puzzle with too many missing pieces. I felt lost and disoriented, unsure of which direction to turn or what to do next.Everything seemed foggy and unclear, like trying to navigate through a thick mist. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was missing something important, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.“If my twin brother, Alastor Aeron really wants me, why don't he just come to me and say it? And my father, Warrick Aeron… if he's alive when is he planning to make a move?” I thought.“Melonie?” Arwan's voice called out, walking towards me, he threw his arms around me, hugging me from behind, “I know you are worried.”“I can't help it,” I replied truthfully, “I'm always the root trouble and I'm scared they will really kick me out one day.”“Hey,” Arwan called, spinning me around to face him, “None of this is your fault, and you don't have to worry. I will never leave you or forsake you.”
🥀 CLARA'S POV 🥀Suddenly, I was in an old crampy building I knew was our home, it was deep in the woods. When my parents left, all my twin sister and myself had left was this home.“What happened?” I thought in confusion.I remember, standing right there when mrs darkness was summoned and all of a sudden, I was in my past.“Am I hallucinating?” I reasoned out, but it felt real.I picked up a piece of wood and dug it into my skin and I immediately regretted it.I cried out in pain as blood spewed out of the injury, “What is this? I voiced, Doesn’t that mean everything that happens to me here is real? If I die here… then I'm really dead.” I thought. It wasn't long until I coupled together what was actually happening, "I was in a game manipulated by darkness and it all started when she asked this question, what is your biggest fear?”I walked into the old crappy building, and terrible memories that had long traumatized me came flooding back in.Just as suddenly as it all started, I sa
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀We sat in the hall, surrounded by the familiar comforts of home, but the atmosphere was heavy with sadness. Every single member of the family was struggling to come to terms with whatever damn scene was going on.Bruno's eyes cast downward, his shoulders slumped in defeat. Othello sat beside him, his eyes red from crying. He had been struggling to accept that Arwan was now a dragon, a god.Arlo and Clara sat on the floor, their faces sombre. Our usual warmth and laughter were replaced with an uncomfortable silence. No one knew how to lift the gloom that had settled over us. We all felt lost and alone, each struggling to cope with our sorrows.As the evening wore on, the sadness seemed to deepen, filling every corner of the room.I was a shadow of myself, even my shadow was hopeless. For a fact, I was far more dead than the Arwan in question. My eyes, red and puffy from the emotional release, felt heavy and tired.The sobs that had wracked my body had finally sub
🥀 MELONIE’S POV 🥀Beaten, battered, wounded, half dead, that was the condition of everyone fighting the demons that refused to die or reduce, the harder they fought, the more complicated things got.Alastor froze in one spot as Arwan snatched Ashera from him, and I stood there, devastated.Everywhere went dark, and the loud sound of thunder pierced the realm.The moon cast its silvery glow over the realm, and Arwan stood at the centre of it all.As the dark clouds gathered, a faint whisper of wind began to stir around him. The air was alive with electricity, and the wind howled with a voice that was both fierce and beautiful. It whipped his hair into a frenzy; his clothes were torn and buffeted, threatening to rip from his body at any moment.Suddenly, a brilliant flash of lightning illuminated the sky, the sound that followed was like nothing else in nature, another deafening, earth-shaking crash of thunder that seemed to shake the very foundations of the earth.Arwan’s body began
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀I looked down at my hand in horror as I saw the bright red blood oozing out of the cut. It was a deep gash, one that seemed to stretch across my palm like a jagged smile.I looked at Arwan; there was a sorry expression on his face, but he was still determined to drag Alastor out.He raised his sword again and aimed it at me, but this time Alastor stopped the attack.“I knew you'd come,” Arwan growled.Alastor looked at me and pushed me behind him in an attempt to protect me, and I slowly bit my lips in sadness.“I told you never to lay your hands on her,” Alastor snarled and launched towards Arwan.“Arwan, no, you can't fight him!” I screamed.I stood frozen in horror, my eyes fixed on the unimaginable scene unfolding before me. Arwan, Bruno, Alpha Vargus, Lavanya, Clara, Arlo, Dracula, and Othello are all being cut down by the relentless onslaught of the enemy.No matter how hard they fought, the demons weren't dying but multiplying.The sounds of war filled the a
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀It was a quiet, gloomy morning. It was like we were mourning something we had yet to lose.Arwan stood in front, “I'm sure every one of us is aware of the gravity of this fight. We may lose someone we love, but I really hope we don't lose anyone precious to us… again.”I glanced around: Bruno held Othello's hand tightly, Clara held Arlo's, Dracula stared at Lavanya, Alpha Vargus stared into the void, and Arwan stared at me.“All our lives, we have always been fighting. At some point, I wished for peace, but we never got what we wished for. Once this fight is over, everything should be back to the way it used to be, and I hope every one of us will be here to experience that peace that we have all wanted,” Arwan announced. “I can see the fear no matter how hard you all are trying to hide it, I understand… we are fighting something very powerful, but we are stronger together.”“We are ready to stand and fight Arwan,” Bruno declared.“I'm not ready,” Clara whispered, “
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀I dragged myself up from the bed, I looked outside and realised it was already very dark.Alastor must have slept off by now, I waited and gave him enough time to fall asleep so I could fulfil my Terrible mission.“I'm going to kill him,” I whispered, holding my breath, “It's the right thing to do.”I walked out of my room, twisted the doorknob to Alastor's room and carefully tiptoed into his room.He was sleeping beautifully, and I tiptoed to his bedside.I glanced at the sword where he kept it, and I slowly picked it up.I pointed the sword towards his chest, supporting one arm with the other.I stood there with my eyes fixed on Alastor. The weight of the moment was crushing me, making it hard to breathe. I felt like I was drowning in a sea of emotions, unable to escape the pain that was gripping my heart.As I looked at him, I felt a lump forming in my throat. My eyes began to sting, and before I knew it, tears were streaming down my face. I was crying bitterly,
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀I couldn't believe I was fighting my own mother, but she didn't hesitate either.She had a smirk on her face that said, “Bring it on.”Her attacks and defences made me realise she was indeed ready to kill me.“Are you really my mother?” I couldn't help but ask in the middle of the fight.She smiled, “Unfortunately, yes. I'm the thing that gave birth to you.”I bit my lower lips as I fought back the tears that were threatening to leak.She took that as an opportunity to strike and sliced my right arm open with her claws.“Arrgg,” I winced in pain, “Mother, why? I thought about a thousand ways meeting you would be… but I never thought about a fight.”“Well, I did,” she retorted, “I couldn't get my mind off meeting you and killing you.”I looked at Alastor. The pain in my arm affected him and got his attention. “Melonie, you are hurt,” he yelled.“You mean We,” I whispered, biting my lip.Warrick also took that as an advantage and struck Alastor hard in the gut.I yel
🥀 MELONIE'S POV 🥀My eyes, ears, and legs were alarmed. If something terrible was going to happen, I wanted to be the first to know.“Alastor where are we going?” I whispered anxiously.Without looking back he responded, “Shh. Just follow me, Melonie, trust me.”We were in a dark, cold, and scary forest. I felt like we were lost, but no matter how hard I asked, he would tell me to just follow him.“Are you sure you know where Warrick is?” I couldn't help but ask.“Melonieeeee,” he growled and I slammed my lips shut.“Whoops! Sorry!”Finally, we got to a cave and he directed us to walk in. I followed behind and we got into the dark cave with a terrifying smell.“Jeez, what in the heck smells like this?” I voiced.Alastor looked back with a smirk, “Animal blood. It's a lot of them, Warrick kills wild animals like mosquitoes. That's a sign he's close by.”We finally got to the end of the cave, but it was empty.“Is this it?” I asked breathing heavily. “Are you sure he didn't leave this
🥀 OTHELLO'S POV 🥀We sat down to sharpen swords, myself and Bruno.We agreed not to talk for an hour, sitting miles from each other, working.We were just twenty minutes down. I glanced at Bruno and noticed he was staring at me.“What are you doing? You should be working,” I pointed out.Bruno inhaled sharply, “This won't do, I'll move closer.”I blinked innocently, “Coming closer to where? We agreed not to talk to each other or come close to each other for an hour, what are you doing? Let's focus, you are distracting me.”“Just a little closer,” he muttered, pouting.He stood up from where he was sitting, walking towards me.I stood up, “Stay right there.”He shook his head and started walking even closer.With a smile on my face, I took two steps back, three steps and then I started running from Bruno.He took that as a hint and started running after me, “Why are you running?”“We promised to focus for an hour,” I yelled back and increased my pace.Giggles, chuckles and loud laugh
🥀 LAVANYA'S POV 🥀My eyes were operating on their own, I almost hit my head on the door even though I have eyes, those eyes weren't working.I heavily dragged my feet towards my room as soon as Arwan said the words “Dismissed.”I flung the door open, kicking it widely open with my feet.I walked into the room and went straight into the bathroom to pee.I pushed open the door, expecting to simply do my business and jump into the bed. But instead, I was met with a surprise that made my heart skip a beat.Right… the wall gecko was still in my room.There he was, Dracula standing in the shower, completely naked. I froze, my eyes fixed on the unexpected sight before me.For a moment, time seemed to stand still. I felt like I was trapped in a snapshot, unable to move or look away. Dracula, oblivious to my presence, continued to take a shower, dancing, humming a tune and shaking his butt like he was Moana, competing for Grammy. I felt a rush of emotions, surprise, embarrassment, and a hin