I shrugged as I pulled myself together after Fenris pinched my hand, assuring me that I am capable, that he trust me, that there was a bit chance, even a bit chance that I could outsmart Jacob, his beta."If you say so," I mumbled.Jacob smirked more playfully. I made one last glance at Fenris before I moved, preparing my body and mind as he gave Jacob and me enough space to battle. I glared at Jacob, trying to intimidate him with my look even just for a bit. The side of his lips rose like he was teasing me to death. I stared at him for a moment, making a good look at my opponent's appearance, hoping I could find his weakness just by simply looking at his hot face. We were rotating around while we remained parallel to each other, exchanging deep stares."I wonder how you get Fenris to marry you," he said, still with a teasing smirk.I glanced at Fenris; a fist landed on my cheek just like that. I almost drop to the ground but I stood firmly with my knees slightly bending for suppor
After that exhausting battle, Fenris brought me to a restaurant where we ate tons of food. I was smiling the whole time as he kept on complimenting me that I did a great job, that I was strong enough to fight against beta Jacob and that I shouldn't underestimate myself. "Do you know how to ride a horse?" he asked after we arrived at a farm. My eyes were wandering around with my lips parted. There were tons of different animals. I couldn't help but smile at the cows and horses. "Huh?" I asked. He rolled his eyes. "Do you know how to ride a horse?" I smiled and nodded. "Good," he said before nodding to a man who had just come in front of us. He introduced me to the farmer before he commanded me to ride on a horse. My lips thinned while positioning myself on top of the animal. Thank, God I learned to ride a horse when I was a kid; my dad taught me. "Where are we going?" I asked while my horse was following his black horse towards I don't have an Idea. But I wasn't bothered at
"Oh my God!" I covered my parted lips as Fenris punched down the man named, Hans who challenged him.They were in a cylindrical wire net for a long time now and Fenris' scars were visible on his chest and face. Right, he had no strength of healing himself while we were in this circus.I massaged my trembling hands, feeling the nervousness slowly eating me alive. Hans had punched him multiple times now but Fenris had also hit the masculine man, many times. Fenris was strong when he had the strength of a werewolf though I could also say he still has the capability of fighting even without his animalistic instincts.My ears were getting numb to the crowd's shouts and cheer. "Oh my!" I flinched when he hit Hans again, pushing the man backwards; he lost his balance, dumping his body on the floor as he bounced. I squeezed my eyes closed; that was a strong force.Fenris was heavily breathing while looking at Hans on the floor. He leaned his back on the net, resting both of his arms while hi
I swallowed deeply, feeling like I was being melted by everyone's stares. "Then go on! Spill it!" I shouted to Fenris. What is so important that he needs to grab everyone's attention? My God! His hands were still holding the wire net. "Why are you walking away?!" "What?!" My brows crossed. "That's what you're gonna say?! That's the important thing you want me to hear right now?!""Yes! Why?! This battle is for you! I win this for you! Don't you walk away just like that without even waiting for me!" My lips thinned as my heart glittered until my eyes landed on Atasha who was looking at me with a slight smile on his face. That was when it hit me; something punched my chest so loud that it echoed my whole nerves. I bet he was just trying to make Atasha jealous by using me. I swallowed deeply.I looked around at the people gossiping, whispering while looking at me. I gasped before I looked back at Fenris."For me?!" My voice turned out sarcastic. "Oh thank you for that huh! And congr
I was out of breath when he parted our lips. He then pulled me outside the paradise. I was speechless with my trembling hand that he was holding tightly until we reached the white and pink flowers, the peaceful garden in the Circus.In the middle of the garden, there was a huge statue of a woman and in front of that was a wishing well. The water from the well was falling from the statue's hands. A beautiful fountain that seemed to be portraying a woman with magical power through the water coming from her.We sat on a cemented chair, admiring the view of the fountain with butterflies wandering around. Silence succumbed to us but it was a beautiful silence that felt so peaceful while he was caressing my hair with his fingers. We weren't looking at each other but the connection between us was like a lightning striking our hearts together. "Why did you try to walk away?" he broke the silence as he rested his arm around my shoulders. My body hair tingled.I didn't glance at him but damn,
"Sorry, we have no time for this." Fenris held my hand and was about to pull me when Nazarus blocked our way."Woah! Chill!" Naz raised his hand while laughing. "I just wanna have a conversation with my friend." He emphasized the word 'friend'."I already talked to you about her, Naz." Fenris' voice was deeper, way more serious than ever."It's not enough. I want to have a word from her." Naz put his hands in his pockets.I looked at Fenris. "It's okay, Fenris. I can manage.""Then talk now." Fenris rolled his eyes; here came his impatient face. "Naz---" I swallowed deeply, I couldn't look at his eyes for so long. "I'm here because---""I know why."My eyes widened. I looked at Fenris and he seemed to not be shocked at all. My brows crossed at him. I thought no one should know it except us."Don't worry, Kira, I'll keep it a secret." He chuckled. "No big deal. I just wish I heard the incident from you, not from him." He glanced at Fenris."You think I can tell you that so easily? It'
My brows were still furrowed as I sat back on the cemented chair and so did Fenris. I looked at him and he seemed to be not confused at all with his usual poker face."What is he talking about?" I asked."Bullshits." He shrugged.I slapped his shoulder. "Seriously, Fenris! What was that all about? Powerful creature, me? We have secrets? Where is he getting all that?""I don't know. All I know is don't trust any of his words."I gasped. "He said he's not the enemy.""And you believe that?" He raised his right brow."Yes." People changed and I knew Nazarus made a mistake but that shouldn't define who he is in the present.He rolled his eyes. "You need more training. I'm gonna talk to beta Jacob and---""No. You're my trainer, right? Don't give me away.""Yet you seem to be not taking my words seriously. Maybe Jacob will somehow make you listen.""I'm taking your words seriously, master." The word master sounded sarcastic. "It's just that, I have my own opinions and I just wanna express
My heart kept on racing fast I witnessed people getting attacked by some humanoid species as we aim for the exit."Oh my God!" My knees almost fell as they trembled, seeing a woman getting her head ripped.My head was spinning around. Everything was fast and hard to absorb while Fenris was still dragging my wrist."Kira, stop looking around! Focus your eyes in our direction!""But---" I looked around again; the lively Circus had become a disaster. "Fenris, we have to do something!""Yes! We have to get out of this place!""No, I mean we need to help them." I looked around. "They need help!"Fenris couldn't even dare to look around. He just shook his head. "We can't, Kira. We're not ready!" he said before pulling me again.As we rush our feet, we bumped into Jacob who was running as well. My eyes widened at the blood on his shirt and part of his shoulder."What the hell is going on?!" Jacob was catching his breath."The Dark Summoners are starting to attack. No one can freeze their pow
I swallowed deeply after seeing some backpacks and winter clothes that they had prepared for us. My mind was roaring everywhere, and I couldn't even sink in the information Guardian Leo was saying to me.My chest was thudding so loud, and all I could think of was I wasn't ready. I didn't expect everything to happen this quick.We rode horses to travel the cold land, and I couldn't stop glancing at Fenris every time I would think of backing up. I sighed deeply and tried gathering courage from I didn't even know where I could actually get one. Perhaps, the look of Fenris reassuring me was enough.We arrived at the strange mountain ranges, and from there, we teleported to the icy plateau on top of the hill. My hands were trembling under my gloves. Fenris held me while we were looking around the place, examining the surroundings."I don't understand," I muttered. "I can't see anything but icy mountains. Where could be the location of Darkesta's territory?"I hugged myself when the strong
What happened that night was still hunting me to this day — it had been two weeks and up until now, we were still thinking of the purpose of why Darkesta's little dogs suddenly attacked us."Claude is dead."When Fenris brought me that news, I was stunned. I thought I would be happy to hear those words but then again, I remembered he was once my friend. Even though it wasn't really for him, it was real for me and Lilien."They decided to kill him after he almost successfully transformed himself into his wolf form," he added.I sipped on my cup of coffee while my heart was still feeling unsafe. Darkesta was not only the devil, he was intelligent and whatever he was plotting against us could be the real end of our kind. I was just so frightened by that thought."What about Vilka? Do you believe her?" I asked before sipping on my coffee again.Vilka explained to us why she suddenly disappeared from the mansion a minute after our soldiers had traced foot tracks of Dark Summoners. She said
My jaw tightened as my claws gripped tighter on the ground. I stepped back, lowering my body while gazing at the three creepy humanoid wolves. They were standing on their two legs, and it made them look more monstrous. I prepared myself for a possible attack."Calm down!" The humanoid wolves were almost laughing in my ears. I didn't know they could talk to us through the mind link. "You seem to be too threatened to us. Don't make it so obvious, I suggest." The humanoid wolf in the middle kept blubbering, sounding so boastful.I glared at them deeper as I hissed. Fenris was looking much more eager. I could even hear his blood boiling so hard.Fenris howled. "What do you want from us?!" He also spoke through mind-link. The humanoid wolf on the left side chuckled like a playful yet annoying child. "You know what we want. "We will never surrender to your greedy master, you asshole!" Fenris fired back while he was scratching his pointed claws on the ground with his sharp teeth showing.
My heart thundered as Fenris' eyes and mine met. "Stay here," he commanded."What? No—" He got out of the room without letting me finish my words. I gulped before I rushed to follow him downstairs. Noises were coming from outside the mansion and when we finally exited the house, I saw some soldiers talking and discussing some things. In contrast, others were spread around the huge house, they were anticipating something, and my heart was thudding continuously for what could be it."What the hell is going on?!" Fenris exclaimed, and finally, he caught the soldiers' attention."We saw tracks of Dark Summoners leading to this place—""I know, but did you see them? How the hell did they get here without anyone sensing them?"Strange. Even I didn't sense the unwelcomed scent of humanoid wolves. "Alpha Fenris, I checked Vilka in her room, but she isn't there." A maid approached him."What?! What does she have to do with any of this? Are you sure she didn't sleep in her own house?"The mai
I swallowed deeply, convincing myself they were nothing but friends just like me and Nazarus — come on!"Yes, my cousins are regaining their strengths, thankfully."I cleared my throat before I stood properly and composed myself. My elbows hit some leaves, and I immediately noticed how quickly their eyes turned into me. "Oh, Kira!" Atasha chuckled awkwardly. "My cousins would want to give you and your mother this." She handed me two necklaces with a fang pendant."Really?" I still couldn't figure out how to interact with her. I never wanted to be fake or plastic or whatever they call it. "Yes, they've been planning to come here, but they are still regenerating their strengths — maybe next week they could thank you personally.""Oh, that's nice." I grabbed the necklaces from her soft hand. "Tell your cousins not to worry, and we appreciate their gifts and their gratitude." I glanced at Fenris, and he slightly smiled at me. My lips just thinned.I wanted to ask what they were talking
We arrived in the woods right on time while the Sun was about to rise. Good thing, the soldiers arrived earlier than us. They seemed responsible and dedicated to their tasks. We stayed near the river for a couple of hours. Fenris had been discussing something with the soldiers. They were plotting a plan while I was on the lookout for the busy group. Surprisingly, no Dark Summoners attempted to attack us. I was quite anticipating the action now, but perhaps it really was better for them not to attack or anything. The damage they could cause was too much, for sure.Since we saw no sign of attack, Fenris and I decided to go back to the mansion. He instructed the leader to inform us once anything unfortunate occurred. While we walked our way back to our house, the soldiers stayed in the woods as it was one of their duty — to guard and observe the forest.The next day was a really bad day for me. I work up without Fenris on my side. Since my body was so heavy and even my eyes, I didn't no
Nazarus just shrugged and started walking to the exit of the mansion. He looked back at me and gestured to me to follow him. I rolled my eyes before walking. I watched Nazarus back while walking. It was only at that time I noticed how neat and elegant he walked. Every step of him was really careful — I laughed at the thought of why we waste our time walking if we could just teleport. Fenris's deep gaze met mine when we reached the gate. "What did you do?* His brows crossed at Nazarus.I snaked my arm over Fenris' arm. "Where are we going?" I asked.Fenris remained to stare at Naz. Naz laughed and shook his head. "Chill! I went to the restroom and walked past her in the living room.""Where are we going, Fenris?" I asked again.Fenris finally looked at me. "You'll see."I rolled my eyes before looking at Nazarus. "Where are we going, Naz?""You'll see." He mocked Fenris.Fuck them!I crossed my arms over my chest and just followed them. We walked for a few minutes until we reached M
Slowly, the estranged man opened his eyes and quickly met mine. "You're gonna die… you're all going to die…." His huge black pupils trembled on my chest. I took a deep breath as my chest tightened.Fenris kicked the man before he stepped on his chest. "Don't listen to him." He tightened the grip of his feet on the man's chest, stiffening the Dark Summoners' human body."What do you want from us, huh?!"The man smiled strangely and slowly, he chuckled like a devil. "You're all gonna die…." He breathed out before coughing after Fenris squeezed his chest more with his feet."Fuck you! You're the one who's going to die today." Fenris grabbed his dagger and sliced the Dark Summoner's head off. I flinched and stepped back as the blood splashed everywhere. I covered my mouth. I was used to seeing brutality, but I couldn't still stop to be shocked at times."Why did you kill him? We could get information—""Do you think he will say something?" Fenris cut me off. "Think of him as Claude. He wi
Fenris raised his right brow. "You're talking about me?" "Oh, it's not important." Nazarus shrugged his hand. "Don't think too much about it."My lips thinned when Fenris glared at me. "What?" I arched a brow. "I just told him you don't like plucking the flowers in the garden."Fenris looked at the flower in my hand. I thought he was going to get it to me, but he just turned his gaze back at Fenris."What it is with the flowers that you're always giving to my wife, huh?"Nazarus raised both of his hands as if surrendering. "Just a nice gesture, calm down.""Nice gesture." Fenris scoffed. "Bullshit.""Fenris." I cleared my throat."Anyway, Fenris," Nazarus uttered. "It's perfect timing that you're here. I have to discuss something with you."Fenris' brows crossed, and so mine."About what?"Nazarus glanced at the mansion. "Can we talk inside?""Why? Can't you discuss that here?" Fenris sounded more disgusted yet intrigued.Naz looked around. "You won't wanna risk someone hearing our