I saw my uncle leaning against the tree when we arrived. He stood up straight the moment he saw us and smiled. “What did this guy do for you to take him back?” Uncle Jericho asked teasingly. Anya looked at me a smile appeared on her lips as I sensed her calm down through the bond. “Honestly?” Anya asks a mischievous smile appearing on her face, “I think he cast a spell on me. And blackmailed me that if I don’t agree to be with him he will kill whoever approaches me.” I looked at her in disbelief but my heart was smiling.Uncle Jericho burst out laughing. “I like her,” He said shaking his head, “Let’s go, your father is waiting for you.” We followed him with Anya’s hand in mine as we entered the dark tunnel that seemed endless until all the darkness disappeared and the bright lights of the morning sun. We raised our hands to shield our eyes from it. “Welcome,” Uncle Jericho said, “To the hidden land of the Black Moon Pack.” I watched Anya as her eyes roam the place. A paradise
I look at Anya as we get back to my father’s cabin. She was playing with young kids in the living room, while my father, Uncle Jericho, and I all sat at the dining table as we watched her. “Does your Mate really have the power to wake up your mom?” Uncle Jericho asks. “I don’t really know,” I said honestly, “I have mostly been away from the pack because I was traveling with my Dad as we looked for you guys. None of our friends mentioned it to me. Except for Aunt Athena, her mom. I remember her telling Anya before we left the pack that she has powers and that she had seen it last night but she doesn’t know the kind of powers that she has.” “I think it is not impossible since both of her parents have the ability to wield magic,” my father said, his eyes glued on Anya. But then he turned and looked at me, “Do you have any powers?” He asked me. “Not that I know of,” I said truthfully.“I have a feeling that you do,” He said as he stared at me, “Maybe it’s just like your mother’s power
The next Alpha of the Black Moon Pack…I looked at my father who was not looking at me and I was not sure if he was avoiding me or not, but I never said anything. My grandmother and Elder Katarin stayed for a while before saying their goodbyes. “Why did you tell her that?” I asked my father as we ate our dinner.“What?” My father asked as he took a big bite of steak. “The next Alpha of my Pack?” He asked. “Yes,” I replied. “Well, it’s true,” my father said as he took a swig of beer, “You are my son, I am the Alpha of the Black Moon Pack, of course, you will be the one next in line.”“But I didn’t grow up here,” I protest, “I don’t know the people here.” “That’s why you are getting to know them,” Uncle Jericho replied casually, “And even if you don’t know them, they all know you.”“Don’t you think it’s unfair?” I asked. “No,” my father replied. “You need to start thinking that you’re the next Alpha of this pack so that you can wield them when the war comes,” Uncle Jericho explai
I was stunned not only by the way he looked at me but also by the question that he had left hanging. It was as if he knew that I was going to find this place and that I was coming.Uncle Jericho already found his seat back and no one spoke. “Sol,” Uncle Marko stood beside him as he looked at him but Uncle Sol just stood there, staring at me until his eyes flickered.“I’m sorry,” he shook his head as if that action would help remove the confusion in his eyes or stop him from saying things that shouldn’t be said.“There are times when I get lost,” he explained as he took the seat beside Uncle Marko.I turned to look at Uncle Sol, “Are you sure it’s okay for him to come?” I know that Uncle Sol can hear me but it didn’t matter because if I want to make the plan successful there will be some sacrifices that need to be made. “I might have scared you with the way I acted earlier,” I turned to face Uncle Sol who gave me a small smile, “But after the last war, I suddenly have this certain g
My father’s friends gathered around my mother’s sleeping body all of them stopped breathing as we waited for my mother to move again or to open her eyes. But after almost thirty minutes Uncle Jericho approached my father, a hand on his shoulders, “We will leave for now to let you and our Luna rest.”“Do you believe me?” My father asks without looking at Uncle Jericho. “I have never doubted a word that you’ve said. All of us know that Luna will come back sooner than later. Maybe she moved her finger to let us know that the wait is finally over.”We left my father and my mother alone and I can’t help but think about Anya and me. I can still remember not long ago when I was so stupid to leave Anya alone. I admire my father’s dedication and his unwavering love for my mother despite all the things that had happened to them. With life and death just hanging around my mother, and my father stayed and made sure to be by her side at all times. I opened the door of our cabin and went strai
We left the Black Moon pack with Uncle Jericho the next day and went straight to Purpura without anyone knowing. I showed him the entrance to Purpura but just like everyone else, he can’t enter Purpura without me. “I wish you could see how beautiful your mother’s land was before the war,” He walked ahead of us surveying the remnants of the ugliness that terrorized the land. Anya and I followed him as he walked ahead of us and stopped on one of the biggest buildings on the land. “This used to be as beautiful as a palace, and I can still remember all the good food that I have eaten inside,” he kneeled down and picked up a stone, inspecting it. “You’ve been here?” I asked as I walked to him. “Yes,” he stood up and a quirky smile appeared on his face.“This is where your mom and Aunt Dana both grew up here. This is their home before the war.” I turn and look at the remains of what used to be a glorious-looking house. “What happened?” Anya whispered from behind me. “Have you heard a
Mikey dropped me off the pack house before excusing himself. I know that something was bothering him and I know that it was not related to the upcoming war.I wanted to ask him but at the same time, I was really hoping that he would tell me himself.I'm not sure when it all started but I remember one night while we were staying at The Falls when I woke up to find him sweating and reaching his hand out as if he was trying to reach for something or someone.But that was the least of my worries. What made me more worried was what happened next after that when I asked him what was wrong. But he just waved it away and then got out of bed and told me that he needed to go out and run. That his wolf was restless.He never mentioned anything about it since then and I never asked him about it either.But then I felt the same feeling I did when I woke him up that night at The Falls. And it was after he came from his mother. After he told me what had happened and after he shared his fears.It was
After a week of preparation, the final plan was now shared with the rest of my father’s friends.“I know that we have already talked about it. And I know that we have already agreed with what the plan is, but as I observed our warriors earlier I just can’t imagine any of them betraying us.” Uncle Leon pointed out. “You’re getting emotional Leon,” my father said rubbing his forehead. “We all know that what we are doing is for the pack. They have been discussing the same thing over and over again. And all of them are now on the edge. Even Uncle Nori saw the risk but understood why my father decided to push with the plan. But after hearing from Aunt Dana had placed an additional security with the barrier. If there was a threat present the secret barrier would be triggered and no one can get out unless Uncle Sol, Jericho, Marko, or Nori, would trigger the release. “Let me get this straight, We would start having tournaments for warriors to be the leader of the elite team, and to make
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