After they had spent some time at the café and making sure that Sam was okay, Anika and Damien left the café to go explore one of the local museums that Damien recommended for Anika. She agreed for she wanted Damien to show her his backyard.
“So, you have been here your whole life? Is that correct?” she asked him as they were walking toward the museum as he nodded.“That is right. My father and mother were from Paphos and they gave birth to me here. I was born and raised in Paphos,” he said as they were looking at the children that were running around in the playground. Anika smiled as she tucked her hair behind her ears.“And where are your parents now?” she asked absent-mindedly before she noticed that Damien had stopped. She turned to look at him and there was sorrow in his eyes. She knew that she had made a mistake by asking that personal question.“I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to…I’m sorry. I should have just shut up and don’t say anything,”Right at 8 PM, someone was knocking on her door. Anika was smiling before she put on her earrings and took one last look at herself before going to get to the door.“Coming,” she said as she opened the door before she was smiling at Damien who was looking handsome as he was wearing his button shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He was smirking charmingly at her before he pulled her close into his arms.“Hello, my sweet,” he said before he was kissing Anika’s lips. She smiled before wounding her arms around his neck. She was kissing him back but Damien broke the kiss before he looked at her outfit.“You’re ready?” he asked before Anika was looking at her clothes. She was wearing a blue blouse with a black skirt. She put her hair into a simple chignon and finished it with stud earrings on her ears.“Is this okay? Or am I underdressed?” Anika said as she was spinning around in front of him. Damien smiled before he put his hands on her wa
“Nice work, Damien. Keep it up,” the majordomo said before he shook Damien’s hand. He nodded before his wolf snarling as if he noticed that Anika was in danger.“I got to go but the usual set next week,” he said before he moved toward the table that he left Anika with. His friends were talking but Anika was nowhere to be found.“Mr. Laskaris?” someone asked him as Damien turned to look at her. It was the hostess that showed them the table. He smiled before she was looking at the table.“Are you looking for someone?” she asked before Damien nodded.“Yes, my ma—ma-girlfriend from earlier, have you seen her?” he asked before the hostess told him that she had gone to the restroom. He thanked the hostess before Damien went to search for Anika.When he arrived at the restroom, the scent of apricot and something else made his wolf snarled. He knew that Anika was in danger before Damien could process the situation and turned to follow the masculi
Anika was looking at her reflection in the bathroom as she was getting ready for her big day. It was the Folk Festival day when the locals and the tight community where Damien was from would be mingling under one banner and they would interact with each other.It was the day that she had been waiting for.Damien had sent her home last night and he stayed for a while as they lay on the bed, hands intertwined while he was speaking about the traditions and the legend of the werewolves in Paphos.It all started with the Greeks that sailed to escape the cruel regime of Alexander the Great during Ancient Greece where he despised the Greeks that have been blessed by the Moon Goddess to have the super-strength of 100 men as well as how they could be the best soldiers in the army.After discovering that they did not worship the same gods and goddesses, Alexander asked for their executions until none of them survived. But thankfully, some of the special Gre
Damien opened the door of his home as Anika was looking at the darkened house. It was chilly in the air before she noticed that no one was around the courtyard. They have stumbled down the small trail that Damien knew would lead to his home. “After you, my sweet,” he said as he held the door for her. Anika should be afraid but right now, she just wanted to explore the entire house that will eventually be her new home. She took a step across the house before Damien scooped her up in bridal style and stepped through the threshold. “You don’t have to do that. It’s not like we’re married by the law,” Anika said before Damien put her down as he was gripping her shoulders. His smoldering grey eyes were burning hot for her as Anika was breathing heavily, knowing what was to come for both of them. “I want to answer the question of our marriage being legal, it is. We’re officially married but Sebastian will send the documents to the city hall next
The leaves were rustling as if the wind had passed through them. However, when one looked closely at the dark, forbidden forest that the tight community of Paphos, Cyprus had to forbid their children and citizens there, one would find that something was moving through the leaves, not the wind itself.The shadow lurked in the shrubbery, trying to stay hidden from its pursuers, laying low on the ground as its blue eyes were looking at the people—bad, dirty humans—who were trying to catch it beforehand.The sound of heavy footsteps echoed through the forest as the dried leaves were crushed underneath their boots. The poachers were turning their heads here and there, wanting to make sure that they were not missing any spot that the sable, furry wolf could not be hiding away from them. Their leader harrumphed loudly as he stomped his foot on the ground.“Anything? Anything at all?” he asked his crew—the very people that he trusted to bring the big, black wolf t
The black wolf was snarling, showing his sharp canine as the poachers were circling him. His hind leg was invalid, making him trapped in between the dirty, foul humans that got off from their rush by hunting innocent creatures.It was time for them to know that they were not the apex predator anymore.The black wolf howled against the night, sensing the other werewolves that were near him. He looked at the humans that were approaching them until his blue eyes settled on one of the poachers.His energy was different from the others. The black wolf instantly knew that the werewolf in question—disguising and parading as a human among these poachers—was trying to connect with him through the mind link.However, since the black wolf was a rogue—a wolf who was alone and lonely—they could not communicate with each other. He can see the poacher with the violet eyes was in distress when he realized that the black wolf would be skinned alive by the poacher.
Zack was shifting in and out of the conscience when they arrived in the infirmary. His wounded leg has been attended to as Ian was taking measures so that he would not be amputated by the end of the treatment. His leg felt heavy with the cast before his wolf—Zane—growled in his awake.’What’s the matter? You know we are welcome here. If you don’t behave, we might have to find another shelter to live in before I can find my father’s family,’ Zack reminded Zane through their mind link. Zane ignored his warning he was scratching through the skin to get out in the open.’Zane, what the hell?!’ Zack barked, demanding an answer but his wolf just snarled at the command before he responded to his demand.’She is near. Our mate. She’s near and I want to rip anyone who would be walking an inch from her!’ Zane growled, pacing around inside him as Zack tried to rein him in.’Stand down, Zane. I mean it. I will have to use my power over you if you don’t behave
A few days passed by as Zack recovered his strength at the packhouse. The Beta of the Shadow Pack—Xavier—had noticed that Zack was being relentless. Therefore, he offered Zack to be on the lumber delivery services that needed his strength to deliver the lumber to the locals that Shadow Pack traded with.Mr. Papadopoulos was an old man who had a lot of grudges and a little kindness in him. When the Shadow Pack was doing business with him, the old man always went for the jugular vein—trading at a lower rate than usual for the lumber that he used to make the furniture for his carpentry business.Zack felt like the old man was trying to get the best out of the business but Xavier had shown him the way to handle the business professionally. He refused to bow down to the old man’s demands which might be a problem for the Shadow Pack in the long term if they complied with the old man’s wishes.The usual delivery day had come as Zack was jogging down from the pack