I made it!No, Ruby and I made it!Although I was not happy with my time, I was still glad that Ruby and I could go to the next test. The first part of the test was not easy either but taking that risk was the reason why I was able to finish the rest of the tasks before the time ended. I know that Ruby could have finished the task sooner than I did, but she didn’t because she wanted to make sure that we would make it together. She matched my speed and followed each direction I took like the shadow she was. She never questioned any of my decisions but gave suggestions when she felt that I needed them. I continue to pant as I lay my back on the grass by the exit of the arena with my eyes closed as I try to savor my short victory. I heard the blaring of the alarm and people shouting when a shadow fell upon me. I opened my eyes slightly to see my Alpha, Mikey kneeling before me. Beside him stood one of my best friends DK with a big smile on his face as he said,“Damn! That was close!”
Anya was so tired that she almost fell asleep while I was giving her a bath in the bathtub. I know that the tasks in the tournament were not what she was expecting but I can’t help but be proud of how she was able to manage to pass all the tests that were given to her. And relieved that she finished the tournament safely.Still, there were moments when me and my wolf were ready to jump and just take her back, and forfeit her chances of winning the tournament. I can still remember that moment when she almost fell while climbing the wall. I was on my feet by the door with DK and my Dad doing their best to stop me. I could have made it only if Aunt Athena didn’t intervene. She needed to use her powers to seal the door and to hold me on a tighter leash than my Dad and DK's arms.I stood by the door for almost five minutes until my wolf and I calmed down. And that’s when I saw the triumphant smile on Anya’s face as she finished the first wall. This is why, for this week before the next
Everything in this world has a price. I should have known that all that pampering and serving me all the good stuff yesterday has a price. I have to admit that yesterday was one of the best days of my life so far. Well, nothing really tops my wedding day, especially the surprise that Mikey had prepared for me. I never knew that he had it in him to surprise me and make me the happiest woman there is in the world. Aside from that, I was lucky to have a best friend who is also my Fated Mate. And what made my heart the happiest was when two mortal enemies became the closest of friends as they both made a vow to protect me. But don’t get me wrong, even though I was lucky to be gifted with such powerful men in my life, I am no damsel in distress. Well, at least I try to be.Which is why I entered the tournament. It was not something rebellious or something that was a spur of the moment. It was something I took time to think about before finally deciding. Something I wanted to do becaus
The training at the training academy had just begun but instead of sparring with Ruby, I was lying on my back at the gym floor.When Mikey woke me up early in the morning with his seductive voice against my ears. As he tells me how sore he can make me in the short amount of time that we have before my training at the academy begins. And how by the end of it all, I would be screaming his name and how I will never forget it.My half-asleep mind had placed such wonderful images in my head that I didn’t see what was coming for me. Mikey as a trainer is the worst trainer anyone can get. Well, at least he was for me. I never knew that he could be that relentless. I didn’t know that he had it in him to be that focused and that patient. He was gentle in his approach and he made sure that he had explained each step of the new move that he taught me clearly and precisely. But damn he wouldn’t stop until you pass his criteria of perfection.His focus will not falter no matter what you do, tru
After bringing the selected warriors to Purpura where they will begin their extensive training, Uncle Drake told me that he would go straight to the training academy where the winning warriors were and watch how they were doing and check if there was something a miss. Now that I am the Alpha of Purple Hill, well the fake Alpha that is, the tasks that Uncle Drake usually takes care of are now mine. Well at least for now.Initially, I was so excited to learn the tasks of an Alpha, and even get to enjoy some of it. But as my training progressed, especially the one that was handled by Uncle Calvin, I began to question my life choices. “Uncle Drake,” I said as I followed him to his truck, “Can I tag along? I wanted to check how our winners for the first test were faring.” “Don’t you have a training with Calvin after the visit to Purpura?” He asked a smile on his face. He knew that I was trying to dodge that training. But instead of showing him any signs that I was really dodging Uncle
The horns of the cars behind us started blaring as Uncle Drake was unable to move when the stoplight turned green. I watched his stunned face as I apologized to the drivers who passed us by. It took Uncle Drake another round of the stoplight turning from green to red and vice versa before he was able to drive and parked in a parking bay created for those who had an emergency. We sat in an uncomfortable silence, that made me think if I had made the right choice of telling him.I came clean to him first for one reason, and that is Anya. I wanted him to know, wanted to assure him that everything in my life was now in order. This means I can now focus on Anya more and on finding the spy. I can now plan and focus on the upcoming war because I no longer have any doubts as to who I am. “I don’t know what to say,” Uncle Drake said finally after a while, his eyes glued to the road ahead instead of looking at me. “I am happy that you finally had an answer to the void inside of you and thin
*** MIKEY ***As I walked inside the training building I found Uncle Drake leaning against one of the large columns of the building instead of going straight to Uncle Leon’s office. “What are you doing here?” I whispered as I stood beside him. “Did you know that people usually misinterpret your Uncle Leon?” He asked as followed where his eyes were looking. “What do you mean?” I asked in confusion.“Leon is a straight-to-the-point kind of guy. He hates it when I or your Uncle Calvin use flowery words to charm and win any business prospect or a pack to add to our alliance. He said that all that we needed to do was state the truth, because like what everyone says, honesty is the best policy.” I nodded not sure where our conversation was heading. “What he said isn’t really wrong, but it is also not entirely right.” “What do you mean?” I asked once again because what he was saying was not really clear. A smile appeared on his face, a sad smile to be exact. It was as if whatever he w
*** MIKEY ***The training of the warriors who lost in the tournament was going well. As an added protection, the families of these warriors were placed under a spell that would trigger Aunt Dana and Aunt Nikki once someone tried to approach them and ask anything about the warriors who were currently training for Purpura. Aside from that, their memories would be protected as they won’t remember a thing about their sons or daughters, or their nieces or nephews if ever the trigger was set off.Today, all of the warriors who were supposed to be part of the tournament were given a chance to rest, no training was allowed at the training academy but that does not stop all the hopeful warriors from training on their own, especially when the threat of being eliminated was haunting them. Anya arrived at the training room at the packhouse basement earlier than scheduled. She had improved a lot both physically and mentally since the last tournament. Today she will just focus on knowing poisons
It’s been five years since the war ended, but there were still times when I would be so afraid that the horrors would come back again. But then my family would come and remind me that no matter what happens we will always get through them. Anya still hated me for the way I acted that day as I approached Isabel. She hated me because she almost lost me. But then it was also because of what happened we finally found what DK’s power was. If my power was death, DK was life. Which explains how he was able to pull me out of death’s arm. We were the extreme of everything, and Anya was the balance in between. Which is why we were Fated with each other. I have to thank my mom. She was one of the reasons why I survived. Turns out she was right, we would have triplets and I have a daughter who was as unique as her brothers. Her hair was black on the crown of her head which slowly changed to blonde by the ends of it. A perfect combination of my hair color and DK’s. But what made her m
She’s here, they’re here. They came for me.‘Redeem your powers and your wolf,’ Anya orders, ‘We are going into war.’I smiled through the pain as I chanted the words that my mother told me to say when I was ready. Pain, spread through my body as Hades took his rightful spot. ‘It’s about time,’ Hades growled. We watched as Isabel’s eyes filled with fury as she watched my body heal like the torture that she gave me this past few days never happened. A guard came rushing and said, “We are surrounded.”Isabel’s eyes widened as she finally realized what she was up against. “Seize them!” she ordered to her guards. “Keep them alive.” Additional guards arrived and to our surprise, they all shifted into their wolf forms barring their teeth at us. “Don’t ever think I can’t fight them or Persephone will never allow you in bed with us,” Anya threatened, making DK and me laugh. “Oh we wouldn’t dare,” I replied. Suddenly our wolves order us not to shift telling us to fight in human form.
I failed. I was brought to the Black Moon pack to hide as I let my new best friend die right before my eyes and let one of my Fated Mate be captured by the enemy. I failed. And I have no one else to blame but me.DK had tried several times to check on me. To talk to me. But I wouldn’t let him. I was angry with him for letting Mikey go and I was afraid that if he came closer I would lose him too. Why? Why did we have to suffer like this?And yet despite all my questions, no one seems to provide an answer. *****It was the second day, and I cried myself to sleep. I found out that Ruby was buried as me. This isn’t fair. This isn’t right. But there is nothing I can do because she is already dead.I used to enjoy sleeping because it let me escape my harsh reality. But I hate sleeping now because I dreamed of Mikey in a cold dark cell suffering as his body was broken several times over and over again. DK broke the door of our cabin, but I still won’t talk to him. He carried me to th
After finding out who the spy was everything went clear. I know what needs to be done. How can I not know when I dreamt of it almost every night? My nightmare was finally becoming reality, but all I could think of was Anya’s safety. “What are you waiting for?” DK asked in a panic. But I knew that nothing would happen to Anya as long as Ruby was there. “I need you to listen to me,” I finally said. “Anya will be killed,” I said. “What?!” DK was about to launch a punch but my mother stopped it. “Let me rephrase that,” I said as I took a deep breath, “Everyone will think that Anya will be killed because it will be someone with Anya’s face.”“Oh god,” DK said as he fell back on his chair as he finally realized what I was saying. “And I will be captured,” I continued.“What?” It was my Dad who reacted this time. “Because I will let them,” I replied, “Asher will be tortured in our hands but we will not kill him. And just right in time, Isabel would arrive and kill Anya. The moment th
I closed my eyes and envisioned the person I was going to imitate. This is the last chance that we have and I need to make everything as perfect as I remember it. I tuned out all the sounds and negative thoughts that I had and prayed that this chance that I had won’t go to waste. And then I feel it, the soft hum of the spell working their magic. I watch as the shape of my hand changes as well as my clothes. Once the change was complete, I pulled out the small mirror that I hid in my pocket and looked at myself to see if I had become the person that everybody feared. I know that by now, Mikey, DK, and the rest of my family understood what I meant that I would root the spy out. Because I finally learned the best way to do it. As I was waiting for Ruby to come, a thought came to me as I recalled my grandmother’s words. “The spy you are all looking for is right under your noses.”“There is only one spy.” I guess I have known it for a long time, I just don’t have enough proof to admit
“I still think this is a bad idea,” Uncle Drake said for the third time. “Can’t you just trust your daughter?” Aunt Athena complains. Even though DK and I agreed with Anya because we wanted to support her. We can’t deny the fact that we are still scared that something bad might happen to her just like the last time. This is why the tournament was held in a different Arena that Anya personally requested.As the three of us agreed to disagree, we finally found a way to compromise which included my Mom and Uncle Jericho’s presence. The wards inside the arena were created to not have any rogue wolves in unless it was tampered with from the inside. But that does not include me, DK, my Mom, and Uncle Jericho. Aunt Dana added our blood the same security she used in Purpura that would allow us to enter the Arena when needed through teleportation. We watch through the screen as Anya and Ruby prepare to enter the arena and see Rose approaching them. And as much as Anya hated it, she was wa
The day of the tournament is finally here. The place where the tournament was going to be held was announced an hour before the tournament began.It was on the plain just outside the forest of Purpura. I know the test that awaited us, but instead of surviving the tournament, I now have a different purpose. And that is to find the spy. “Luna,” Rose said as she approached us. I nodded at her. “I know that you’re not here to win the tournament,” she said, her voice so low that only I could hear what she had to say. “I want to help.” Rose was there when Isabel attacked us. My father said to be on alert because she may be the spy. I told him that Rose would never do such a thing and that I trusted her. But my father then pointed out that the purpose of the spy was to gain our trust so that they could attack when we least expected it. He pointed out the same thing with Asher, which of course hurt Mikey. He had watched that kid grow with his guidance, which made the thought of him being
After practicing for more than a day and a half, I finally got the spell right. I know that I shouldn’t let anybody know about the spell but I needed to practice it. So before I did the spell I made sure that Ruby made a promise bond with me. So that she won’t in any possible way tell anything to DK.“It worked!” I screamed happily as we stood in front of each other in the training room of the packhouse. “Do I really look like that, Luna?” Ruby asks as she stares at me with this belief.I pulled her in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror by the corner and smiled. “We look like twins,” I replied happily. Ruby sighs, “Still, I don’t think I look like that.”“Stop it,” I ordered, “You're spoiling the fun,” I added pouting. Just then someone moving the doorknob caught our attention. “It’s locked,” I hear DK complained.“Are you sure?” Mikey asked. “Anya!” DK shouted. “I’m here!” I shouted but then my voice sounded different, “Don’t open the door.” “What’s going on Little Wolf?” M
After the announcement about the tournament, Anya headed back to the packhouse to do the thing that she needed to do but couldn’t tell us. Since Anya said that she will just stay at the packhouse for it. We decided that Ruby was a better alternative in the meantime since DK needed to return to Silver Mountain to assist my mother, Aunt Dana, and Aunt Athena in finding a suitable place for a safe place for his people. But he promises to be back before nighttime to keep an eye on Anya while I stay in Purpura for the night. “You’re avoiding your mother,” My Dad Nori says as he falls a step beside me. As we walk towards the entrance of Purpura.“No,” I replied but it didn’t sound as convincing as I want to be. “What’s on your mind?” My Dad asks as we enter the threshold of Purpura. “I guess I just don’t know her,” I answered.“You don’t know Seth before but you got along just fine right now,” My Dad countered. I looked at my father and saw the same onyx-colored eyes that I possess and