We all went to our respective teams and assembled in front of the stage at the far end of the training academy where Uncle Leon stood and introduced Ruby to us.
I was surprised at how Ruby had changed from the quiet brooding girl that I knew earlier to a smiling woman who looked so stunning in the training gear that she was wearing.
“My sister visited me last weekend and since her assignment was getting her and her mate busy, they left the care of her daughter to me. I would like you guys to meet my niece, Ruby, and I hope that you be kind to her,” he said, “Since she doesn’t know a lot of people yet, I will assign her to Anya’s team to make herself comfortable.” Uncle Leon explained, that it was a flawless transition and no one would dare question why Ruby would always be by my side.
That afternoon, my father along with my mother, Uncle Calvin, and Mikey dropped by the training academy to ‘Observe’. Seeing that the Alpha was present, a lot of the warriors did try to show off, especially on the makeshift ring. But what made everything interesting was the cameras that were present. We were told that it was shown on the big screen by the plaza and Purple Hill’s biggest mall.My father has two faces. One of which is my favorite is the face he uses for his family, while the other is the face he uses as the Alpha of Purple Hill. One of the scariest faces that he wears because no matter how many times I have seen this face I still don’t have an idea if what he was showing was real or just a mask. If he was playing poker, I guarantee that he would win every round. Well, that is if he knows how to play poker, because I tried so many times, and my father just doesn’t get the game. We would win if it was a team game, but we all know that it is seldom played that way.After
Everyone cheered, and everyone was happy.Except for Anya and me.I don’t really know what came to our parent's mind and what the hell are they planning this time.“In celebration of our new Alpha,” Uncle Drake announces as I stare at my almost healed hand. “We are holding a tournament. This is not the usual tournament that we hold, because in this tournament only the top three remaining warriors win. The top three warriors will be part of the Alpha’s warriors. The best of the best. Their sole responsibility is to our new Alpha, Mikey. As for benefits, you already know what are the benefits of an Alpha warrior.”One of the warriors raised his hand, “What will happen to those who didn’t survive?”
The moment that we all stepped inside Uncle Drake’s office Anya didn’t as much as let everyone present seat before asking the question that I wanted to ask myself.“Okay, Dad, out with it,” she demanded as she stood in front of her father.“Anya!” Aunt Athena shouted, “That’s not how you talk to your father young lady!”Anya turned furiously to her mom as she said, “I will talk to him and to you the way I think you both deserve. I love you both and you know that. But what you did today, the stunt that you all pulled does not warrant any respect from either me or Mikey. Once again you placed us in a spot that we didn’t ask for and don’t get started with telling us that it was for our own good when you didn’t even take the time t
“You are not really the Alpha of Purple Hill,” Uncle Drake’s voice was calm and clear but the words that he just said were confusing me.“Wait, what?!” I asked as the words finally sunk in.“It’s just as he says,” Uncle Jericho said as he entered Uncle Drake’s office. “Sorry, I was late. Got a little tied up.”“You’re not making any sense,” Anya said shaking her head. “I hate the way you adults make it so complicated for us, the younger generations, and then you make us pay for all the mistakes that you have made.”“I’m sorry you felt that way,” Uncle Drake said, the hint of sadness can be felt through his words.
Mikey was finally smiling.It was not like the smile that he used to wear on his face to show a certain happy emotion that he was required to show. Because the smile that he has right now is genuine and true. He was smiling because he was truly happy, and not for any other reason. “You did a good job,” my mother said as she walked up behind me. My cheek turned red when I remembered how I acted before them earlier. “Mom–,” I was about to start explaining but my mother held up her hand and stopped me. “You don’t need to apologize, I know exactly what you mean,” She said, “You’re just like me, well my ugly traits like being stubborn and all. But I hope that you learned your lesson to listen first before reacting. Although I know there will be times when it will all be too much. Try to count to ten, it helps sometimes. I guess I just don’t want you to make the same mistake that I did when I almost lost your dad.” My brows raised but she shook her head no as she said, “That story is f
“Damn it!” I shouted as Ruby slammed me down the makeshift ring.“I’m sorry,” Ruby said as she rushed towards me. I shook my head telling her that it was okay. Sometimes I think that Ruby was too soft-hearted to be an assassin but DK told me that she was only like that for the people she cares about including me right now. “No, it’s okay,” I said as I took Ruby’s extended arm to help me up. “I think you should rest,” Mikey said worriedly as he approached the makeshift ring.“No, it’s fine,” I replied hastily. As I prepare for another match.“Yeah, Anya, you should rest, I bet your butt is already sore after falling fourteen times already,” DK said a smile on his face. I stood up straight and looked at the two of them irritably. “Don’t the both of you have other things that you should be doing other than watching me?” I crossed my arms over my chest frowning. “I am here to oversee your training and make sure that Ruby doesn’t accidentally kill you,” I wanted to erase that smug smi
I have never been jealous in my life.I know that I have no reason to.But when it comes to DK, I just can’t help it.I know that he is my friend and I trust him when he told me that he was setting Anya free when he realized that he was also Fated to her. But I stopped him especially since he could feel what Anya was feeling and if I was not there, I was sure that he would come running. Just like how he did those two times.I know that nothing was going on between Anya and DK but when I see how the two of them interact. There are moments when I can’t help but feel that old feeling I always try to deny.The way he can easily make Anya smile or the way he teases her making her blush. Or the w
I never really thought that I would get married but here I am trying out wedding gowns. I have already tried several gowns all of them were pretty and fitted me nicely but I always felt like something was missing.A part of me was getting more and more disappointed and I don’t really understand why I should exert so much effort since it was just a fake marriage.‘I’ll just choose the last one,’ I said through the bond to Mikey. ‘It’s a fake marriage anyways.’‘You have your contracted marriage with DK, fake marriage or not I want ours to be special. And if it means that we have to stay here all day and all night just to find that special dress, I am willing to sit and wait until you find that perfect dress. That dress that makes you feel special,’ Mikey rep
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