I smiled at mom and dad before I sipped on my soup. I was just so happy to finally be eating with them again. I missed them so much and I couldn't be more thankful."I missed this, mom. I missed being just a child." A pinch of bitterness slit on my chest. "You know, life was easier when I was just seven years old.""If only we can stay at that age, right?" Dad chuckled.Mom smiled as she wiped her lips with a tissue. "Life gets a lot more meaningful when we're getting older. That's why it gets hard, it gets rough, because we know deep inside we have a purpose, and that purpose is never easy to achieve. It puts pressure on us. It could even kill us if we're not brave enough."I smiled slightly. "Or we simply are just lost. Life puts too much pressure that sometimes we tend to forget what we really like deep inside our hearts. We tend to ask the question to ourselves, is this what I really like? Is this what I really am passionate about?""Is this what you like, Kira?" Dad asked. "You c
It was our last night in the Training Facility as they would do such big renovation for the damages. The supposedly remaining training days were moved by next year to give time to regenerate back the beauty of the place first and to make it more secure.Fenris and I were already resting on the bed after we just had a meeting with the Alphas, including Guardian Leo and Guardian Griffin. I really liked the real name of my dad. Griffin. I wished I knew it sooner. The third Guardian Alpha remained missing although they were not losing hope that he as well would come back to help us, to follow where he was truly meant to be. In the meeting, they also acknowledged my mom's presence, the only Witch they lend their trust on to be in our Restricted Facility.I was staring at the ceiling and so was Fenris. I gulped before I turned around to hug him. I wrapped my arm around his waist before I kissed his cheek. He smiled at me as he hugged me back. He then kissed my lips with so much passion. I h
Naz and I stared at each other while we were still outside. I could see how he was stopping himself from smiling after Fenris just walked out. I also started getting hesitant about whether to trust him or not. What could I say? I never thought Gonzalo was capable of betraying us but he did. You really wouldn't know people's intentions until their true colours were finally revealed. I sighed, either way, Nazarus was my friend. Gonzalo was not."I'm sorry for that. Fenris was just stressed lately, you know." I stuck the strands of my hair behind my ear. "We just discovered that Gonzalo was a traitor and he tried to kill him. I'm pretty sure Fenris is devastated 'til now. I couldn't blame him."Nazarus nodded. "I'm used to Fenris, it's fine." He chuckled. "You don't have to explain to him but thanks for your concern." He then winked.I rolled my eyes. "I'm not concerned. I just feel sorry.""Isn't that what concern means?""No." My brows crossed. "There's a slight difference, anyway—""
I glanced at Nazarus then to Vilka before I stared back at Fenris' eyes. I bit my lower lip, stopping myself from trembling.I shook my head before I sipped on my water. My throat was so dry that I could barely breathe."What did you see, Kira?" Fenris asked again.I shook my head. "Nothing. It's nothing.""That's not nothing. It's obvious that whatever you saw scared you," Fenris groaned."I agree. It's like you just woke up from a nightmare." Vilka's eyes were also confused."What did you see, Kira?" Fenris looked at my eyes deeper."It's better to tell it than to keep it on your own," Nazarus said. "Especially if you think it's dangerous or it can cause huge trouble to your pack."I looked at Vilka and my heart thundered as if it was hit by strong lightning that almost gave me heartburn. I gasped. "It's nothing, I swear. I just saw the past. The moment Gonzalo stabbed you, Fenris." I swallowed deeply. "You sure?" Fenris asked while his eyes were digging into my soul.I nodded."P
Fenris shook his head stressfully. "She would never do that. She's my fucking sister! Of all people, fuck!"My lips thinned. I didn't know what to say anymore. Fenris was looking like he could punch anyone right now with his annoyed and confused eyes.He scrubbed his face with his palms before he took a deep breath and stroked his hair. "Anyone can betray you, right," he scoffed. "But why her? Why my sister?""Fenris, we're still not sure if that vision is real, maybe it's just a distraction to our real problem.""Maybe. Only maybe." He gasped. "What if what happened to her a few months ago has an effect? A negative effect that damaged her mind or who knows— what the fuck!""It can also be the case." I gulped. "Maybe all the affected werewolves who lost their humanity and left only with their animalistic instincts while they were stuck on their wolf forms are now in Darkesta's hands. Maybe he did something to control them or to manipulate them.""It can also not be the case. I still d
"I just stayed in the guest room." Fenris started combing my hair with his fingers. "I'm sorry I walked out like that last night. I didn't mean to." "You stayed in the guest room?" My brows slightly crossed. "Mom said she saw you leave the house." "Yes, I left for a few hours. I walked into the woods to think, then I went home and went straight to the guest room."I pouted. He moved his face closer to mine while we were still laying on the bed."You didn't wanna sleep with me?"He traced my nose with his finger. "It's not like that, Kira. It's just… There are times that I just really want to be alone. I've been thinking about Vilka and what your vision was trying to convey. Is she a traitor, does she belong to Darkesta now, or that vision is just total bullshit and it meant nothing but to distract us or mislead us."I stroked his messy hair before I kissed his forehead. As much as possible, I never wanted him to feel that he needed to be alone, like hello, I'm here, I could be his s
"You guess." The side of his lips rose. "Maybe I'm a stalker." He winked."Oh, shut up, you jerk!" I pinched his ear.He laughed more."Seriously, how did you know I'm here?" I asked again."I was walking towards your house when I saw foot tracks on the way to the woods. I sensed it was your tracks so I traced it and tada! I'm here now, with you." He pokes my nose with his finger.I glared at him. "You're a stalker.""Perhaps." He smirked.I laughed and just shook my head. "Why did you follow me anyway?" I looked back at the rippling river and admired the view."Just because.""Just because what?""I missed you." "Really huh." I chuckled."What? You don't believe me?""Hmm… I do," I said, still looking at the river. A moment of silence hugged us and it was roaring in my ears. I glanced at him and he also did glance at me but we both looked away quickly. I shrugged. "You know what, if I ever you're a traitor, I will really fucking kill you," I said in his eyes."I have nothing to be
My parents, Fenris, and I had dinner together. We talked about random stuff and dad also proudly mentioned to Fenris how I performed well a while ago on our training.Fenris was surprised to know that there was more I could learn. Dad said, there was more I needed to learn and learning will never stop. It was neverending.After dinner, Fenris and I went straight to our room. We took a shower together, kissed, and made some steamy stuff before we turned off the shower and got out of the bathroom. When we were all covered with our clothes, we sat on the bed with our backs resting on the headboard."So could you tell me now what did Slender tell you about my vision?" I asked while we were both staring at the wall."He saw the same thing."I looked at him. "He did?" Fenris nodded.My brows crossed, waiting for more words from him but he just pursed his lips. "And?" I raised my right brow."He also cannot figure out if it's accurate or not. All we can do now is to be careful and cautious
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