Kira, clutching her throat with her hand, trying to gasp for air, quickly started moving away from the bed on seeing the way Bryan and Aiden were acting. Bryan had turned to look at her, but his eyes were just the same as Aiden's.As the fear set in, her chest heaved while she tried to take deep breaths, she gulped and made small noises from the discomfort she felt around her throat. Quickly her eyes, moving around the room, Kira begins to crawl away from the center of the bed, panicking.As she crawled, looking for somewhere to hide, a way to protect herself from the confusing thing that was happening at the moment, she ended up losing her balance and falling off the edge of the bed with a loud thud."Oww", she managed to say, rubbing her butt, but she made sure she was as quiet as possible, not wanting to draw any attention.In no time, she scrambles to the space between the bed and the floor, pulling herself into a tight position in a form of protection. She pressed her back again
Going to get themselves chained up, Aiden asked, "Is Kira going to be okay? I really did not mean to hurt her."Bryan sighed, "I know, and she will be fine, don't worry, let's just get through this first, and we will check up on her, she's not alone right now either.""Alright, let's do that", Aiden nodded in agreement, satisfied with Bryan's answers and most, especially the fact that Kira was not alone.With their mind at ease, they focused on their situation and according to the information given to them by the witch, the work of the injection was to help control their curse, also to reduce the frequency or intensity of the curse. It could also make it more bearable for them.And also a warning from the witch was they would need to chain themselves up after taking the injection just to be on the safer side as the effects of the injection is unpredictable, and they could lose control during the process. Chaining themselves up is a way to prevent themselves from harming others and th
Aiden and Bryan left the room, making sure the door was properly locked. "Alphas", the guards and maids greeted as they walked past them, heading to Kira's room.When they finally arrived, Aiden knocked softly on the door, as he and Bryan both waited. The door opened, and they were met with their mother, Elara."How is she?", Aiden immediately asked his mother who let out a sigh."Are you both not supposed to be careful? How could it get this far?", Elara asked them.She understood what they were going through, she knew about it, but she just wanted what was best for them and Kira as well. She did not want them to ruin things with Kira, especially as it was already ruined. Now this whole stuff just added more problems."How is she going to accept you both now? How?", Elara scolded them, her voice low but sharp, "She has not even forgiven you or us, our family, the pack, she still wants to leave, this does not help in getting her to stay and accept you both as her mate.""Then we wil
Kira kept pondering the thought."I always thought I was different or rather weird. Yes, that should be the right word, weird. Not ever going through heat cycles as an Omega, even after I reached eighteen years, nothing changed," she said to herself and hummed, still pondering."Well in a way, it's good", she finally concluded and gave in, "At least I know I'm normal and can go through heat cycles now," She relaxed her head."That definitely does not mean I asked for this, I am sure I could have figured it out on my own anyway", she said immediately, looking up. That message was absolutely for the one above, the one who is responsible for their creation."Was not even worried about it before, which made me forget that there is a possibility I could get into heat since it never happened, and it just had to happen exactly when those two were there…tsk.""And then what we did afterward...", Kira trailed off a bit at that part. She had totally forgotten what had happened while she was in
The Blood Moon Pack has been allied with the Crescent Pack for about two to three years now. Although the Crescent Pack, Alpha Aiden and Alpha Bryan's Pack ranks way higher than the Blood Moon Pack.The Crescent Pack was the most feared pack, especially with them having the firstborn Twin Alphas in centuries.Alpha Lucien was twenty-four years old. Older than the Alpha twins with a year. He was also a powerful Alpha, tall, muscular, broad shoulders and had green eyes.He smiled as he walked in, seeing his Alpha twin ally that he hadn't seen for like a year now, "Good to see you both again."Bryan and Aiden got up and they shook hands."The feeling is mutual," Bryan said, with a short chuckle.They were not sure if Alpha Lucien was considered a friend to them, but he was an ally. Were they close? Maybe or perhaps not."Please, have a seat", Aiden gestured to the seat in front of Lucien, "Would you like something to drink?""Of course", Lucien nodded, taking a seat."I will get the drin
A soft, polite knock interrupted the silence in Kira's room."Can't I just have some alone time? Is that challenging to understand?", Kira asked herself with a soft sigh."Who is it?", she questioned the person who was knocking."It is I, Luna", the person answered, and Kira recognized the voice. It was the same maid who had come to her, to inform her about breakfast in the morning."What is she here for now? Did they send for me?", Kira asked herself but let the maid in, "Come in."The door creaked open to reveal a maid. The maid bowed and greeted, "Good evening, Luna.""Luna?", Kira scoffed in her mind, "Yeah, right!""Good evening," Kira answered though, "Mmm is there a problem?""No, Luna, I just came to inform you that Dinner is being served," the maid announced with another respectful bow, her voice gentle but clear."Mmm…okay, thank you," Kira said to the maid with a soft smile.The maid left afterward.Kira got up, but she was tense as she glanced towards the door. She hesitat
A sharp, piercing ringing echoed through their ears, like a knife scraping against their skulls. They winced in unison, the pain brief but intense.Bryan and Aiden looked at each other as soon as the painful ringing sound in their head disappeared, their jaws clenched.Aiden inquired, his voice calm and firm, "I choose to believe you heard it too, brother." He exhaled slowly, his eyes boring into Bryan's, seeking confirmation.Bryan paused, collecting his thoughts, "I did." "I need to go for a run," Aiden told Bryan, releasing a pent-up breath.Bryan nodded in assent, "Me too."At the same time, Kira was feeling better than before. She hesitated a bit but found herself heading towards the dining room.There Bryan's and Aiden's parents, Elara and Orion, were already seated; however, they had not started eating yet."Sorry for being late", Kira uttered quietly."It is alright, sit," Orion said to her.Kira nodded and sat down."Where are Bryan and Aiden? They should be here by now?", E
Bryan and Aiden laughed as they headed back home after their run."It is definitely a draw because you cannot say you got there before me. Either I did or we did at the same time," Aiden said to Bryan."A draw it is", Bryan chuckled. "Definitely not letting you have the win.""Your soul knows who the real winner is," Aiden said, raising his hand in surrender. Acting dramatic, "With that said, I rest my case.""So, are we going to do the stuff tonight?" Bryan chuckled and asked Aiden, changing the topic."We should, the sooner, the better", Aiden concurred."And we missed dinner", Bryan suddenly remembered. "I am sure everyone is done with dinner by now and in their rooms.""True."Getting in, they had the maids serve them and had their dinner alone, just the both of them. They also asked a maid about Kira and their parents. The maid informed them that Kira and their parents had indeed had dinner and went to their various rooms right after.The instant they were done with their dinner,
Lucinda raised her hand to blast Kira again, but even as she ran, Kira reached out with her mind and blocked it, but Lucinda was relentless.Immediately Kira blocked it, she tried to hit Kira again with as much force, not letting a second pass by, but Kira was fast and dodged it, using one hand to slam it down as she kept running.Soon, they were close, which was exactly what she wanted."You don't understand!" Lucinda screamed, her eyes wide and angry. "My sister deserves justice, and you are getting in the way of it.""This isn't justice," Kira shouted back. "You are not doing yourself; you're not doing anyone good by holding on to this pain! You need to stop!""You need to die," Lucinda said with so much detest and swirled her arms around, sending another wave of dark energy towards Kira, but Kira moved fast and sent hers back, their powers clashing midair and causing both of them to stumble backwards."You are trying to break the curse," Lucinda said angrily, her voice sharp. "I w
Saying that, Kira stood up slowly and closed the book, her eyes scanning the room for any sign of Lucinda's magic, just in case she had already located them and done something."The witch? Lucinda?" Aiden asked."Yes," Kira answered, giving a quick nod."Why is she here?" He inquired, the confusion clear on his face. "You haven't even started doing anything.""I'm not sure," Kira responded. "But like I said earlier… ulterior motives. I believe she knows I will still go ahead and try my best to break the curse, despite her warnings and threats. So I guess she's here to stop that from ever happening… Like forever.""Okay. Okay," Aiden took it in, already getting ready to spring into action. "I will get the warriors ready…""No," Kira quickly interrupts. "No. It's best if we don't do that. Tell everyone to stand down and stay in their homes. I will try to talk to her again, even though it will end up with us fighting.""Sending our warriors there," she explained. "Will get them all kille
Blinking once, then again, Kira saw that the place where Lucinda had been standing all along was now empty.She turned around in the room, wondering if Lucinda was still in the building, eyes searching, but the whole place was quiet with no sign of her."Seriously?" Kira said, raising her brows while staring at the empty space in disbelief. "How rude.""That is very rude," she muttered again to herself as she left the building, the way Lucinda had just left her standing there, still shocking and definitely rude."It's my fault, right?" She said as she got into her car and started the engine. "It's my fault for coming.""Can you imagine?" She spoke to herself some more as she tapped the steering wheel with her fingers, already forming a plan in her head, although it was a plan that was unrelated to Lucinda disappearing just like that."But it's fine," she muttered one last time and drove back home.Parking the car and stepping out of it as she reached back home, Kira looked around the
Once again, the silence fell heavily on them after Lucinda was done talking, and Kira closed her eyes for a little moment, taking in a deep breath and letting it all out.Her chest rose and fell slowly as she absorbed everything, right from the pain she saw in Lucinda's eyes, the loss, her bloodline, and everything else. She didn't rush to speak. Instead, she let the silence stretch a few more seconds as she grounded herself and also wanted to find a way to reason with Lucinda.After the few seconds passed, she opened her eyes, her gaze locked onto Lucinda's, who was currently watching her with a blank expression. As for Kira, her eyes had no anger, just calm, and a deep, aching empathy.She couldn't lie, she understood why Lucinda was doing what she was doing, but for Bryan and Aiden to suffer for it also didn't seem fair to them."I am truly sorry that you both had to go through all this," she started, her voice warm and gentle. "I know my words aren't enough to heal you from that
Kira's face, which initially had the expression that she had guessed right, twisted to shock and from shock to visible confusion, her brows drawing together and her eyes darting over Lucinda's form as though she was trying to put the pieces together.There was a long stretch of silence between them, which Kira broke as she asked a question slowly and unsure. "I don't understand. Her twin sister?""Yes," Lucinda answered simply, watching Kira's confused state.Kira gave a short, humorless smile, not one out of amusement, but the one that was more like one of those reactions when something becomes too complicated to make sense."Even though you are her twin sister," she said. "I still do not understand how you are here. What exactly is going on? And why are you here?""I know that you know the answer to that question, and what you are thinking is right," Lucinda confirmed. "This is my revenge for my sister."For a good three minutes, Kira didn't say anything and just stared. Then she
At the first light of dawn, Kira's eyes opened, and she got up from her bed.The night before, after leaving the living room, she had headed upstairs, but then remembered she had to go get her weapons, and so, she made a quiet detour and went out to go see her horse."Hey," she whispered as she brushed her hand along his mane, smiling gently while looking at him.Kai responded with a low grunt and nudged her shoulder, happy to see his rider.Tied to his saddle, was a dark leather roll—her weapons pack.A warhorse like Kai didn't just carry a rider; he was also trained to carry a small arsenal for her, and Kira was genuinely grateful that no one had touched her stuff, as she rubbed Kai's mane for a little longer before taking what she needed.The leather roll was fastened to the side of his saddle, just behind the stirrup. It contained her bag of knives, her quiver of arrows, and her sword.Kira unhooked them carefully, one by one, checking each with her hands in the dim, stable light.
Kira folded the small paper and slipped it into her trouser pocket before she took one last glance around the marketplace, which was now busy again.Everything and Everyone had returned to normal, and with nothing much to do there, she walked, leaving the place.The boutique door swung open, the chime sounding above as she stepped inside, her eyes looking for Elara, who she finally saw near a display of long coats, holding up a deep burgundy one and checking herself in the mirror."There you are!" Elara called when she turned at the sound of the door and saw that it was Kira. "I almost went looking for you," she said, half laughing and half worried.Kira smiled and walked toward her, leaning in as she gently pecked Elara's cheek, a soft, affectionate gesture."I'm sorry, Mum," she said sweetly, brushing Elara's arm. "I'll explain everything later. Promise.""That's alright," Elara nodded, although she was clearly curious. "As long as you're okay.""I am," Kira assured her. "Now let's
The first boutique Elara and Kira had gone to was a cozy one in a quiet spot tucked between two larger stores. It was the kind that smelled of fresh clothes, freshly printed tags and soft perfumes. It wasn't too big, but it was a lovely place to shop in.Elara was currently admiring a dress she had found, twirling in front of a mirror, while Kira, who had gotten most of what she wanted from the boutique, carefully folded the items into their shopping bags.As they rounded up, they made their way to the door, their hands full of what they had bought. Taking a deep breath, Kira let the outside air clear her head—the gentle breeze needed.She was about to close the boutique door behind her when something, or rather someone, caught her eye.She noticed that it didn't sit right with her and that someone was watching them, but she didn't let it show and pretended to know.She remained calm, not bothered, and was simply observant of the person watching them as she dropped the bags into the
Kira, who was already done with her meal and was taking the last bite, paused, her expression shifting."He's dead," she said, setting her fork down."But how?" Aiden inquired. "He was old but didn't seem like someone who could be easily killed.""Well, he was killed. Easily," Kira chuckled sadly and then went on to tell them everything from when she first met Baba Razz to how he died, how he was nice to her, and his role in her meeting the elves."I felt strangely comfortable around him," she admitted. "I'm not sure how to explain it, but I don't know. His death was painful, and I did blame myself, but I knew he wouldn't want me to do that, so… yeah.""I'm sorry," Aiden muttered as he and Bryan leaned in on each side and pressed a gentle kiss to the side of her head."May his soul rest in peace," Elara added quietly. "And I'm sure he will be very proud of who you are today."Blowing Elara a kiss, Kira agreed and decided to change the topic, not wanting their happy moments to be sour.