"The Alphas and our Guardian Leo and Guardian Griffin are still discussing things," Fenris said. "Dad knows about it?" Griffin was the real name of my dad. I prefer it than his old name. "Yes, of course."I pouted. "He didn't mention that to me either.""Our meetings are mostly confidential, Kira. It's for the safer good."I sighed. "Why? Am I not a trusted wolf to you? I am the heir! Don't you think I should also be included in your meetings now?""Your dad specifically requested not to invite you. He is still worried about you and I understand him.""He said he trusts me.""He does, but that doesn't mean he isn't worried anymore. He's just afraid, let's give him time to sink in everything." I sighed. "Fine. So how's Claude so far? Being held captive.""Persistent." He rolled his eyes. "He is persistent not to tell anything about Darkesta. Some werewolves and Alphas already tried talking to him, even I started a conversation with him but it was all useless. He really isn't plannin
I was looking out the window while the limousine was on the way towards the prison. The huge houses and quiet lanes we were passing by were somehow creepy. I mean, it was so silent and I rarely saw people smiling or laughing.We even passed on an old man and he just stared at us, with no emotions at all despite me smiling at him."Humans here aren't that friendly, aren't they?" I glanced at Fenris. We were in the backseat, holding each other's hands. "Except, they're not humans." He shrugged. "Didn't I tell you that the road we're going to pass by is a road owned by a billionaire werewolf? All you will see here is affiliated only to werewolves and nothing related to human beings.""Oh." I looked back at the window. "So this is another werewolf territory where humans cannot go through?""Exactly. Pure humans are highly prohibited in this place. Most who live here are the richest of the richest. Here, werewolves are free to do anything. What is illegal to the human world, is legal here
In a glimpse, I found myself battling with humanoid wolves, defending myself from their attack and attacking them back at all costs with my sword and the techniques that I learned from my previous training."Should we not transform yet?!" I asked Fenris through a mind-link while he was attacking two werewolves at the time."We cannot use our swords when we're in our wolf form. We need to find their weakness first and we need a sword to make that easier!" Fenris jumped above Dark Summoner's tail when it almost hit him.I bowed my head as another humanoid wolf almost scratched my face with its super long, pointed claws. I used my time freeze ability again and attack some black-eyed humanoids, finding the right spot to kill them. The time limit wasn't enough at all as additional Dark Summoner's arrived once again.We also tried cutting the black-eyed wolf's head but a new head just grew on him the moment they started moving again. "Fuck you!" I sliced one black-eyed humanoid wolf in hal
I cleared my drying throat. "Traitor," I gritted my teeth with all the shame I was feeling towards him.He slowly raised his head up until he met my eyes and it made me despise him even more. The tiredness in his eyes somehow pained me but I couldn't forget the fact that he was able to act friendly around me with a motive to destroy me, my family, and my kind.The side of his lips slightly rose as he stared deep within my soul."Kira," he scoffed, sounding tired and breathless while some wounds were visible on his face.While Fenris and I were on the way, I was ready to throw bad words at Claude once we arrived, I was ready to hurt him with my knife-like messages and curse him, and shout at him but now that I was right at the moment, I couldn't even process any word in my mind. It was like I was frozen, stunned. "Well, it's a pleasure that a dear friend just visited me." He smiled.I clenched my fist as I trembled more. I glared at him deeper, feeling like my eyes were a burning knif
Vilka smiled without her eyes moving an inch. "Can we talk, Kira?""Sure, we can." My laugh sounded awkward. "We're already talking," I said while tightening my grip on the doorknob."Uhm..." She looked around. "Can I come inside?""Huh?" I almost lost my grip on the door. "I mean, yeah, sure, why not?" I managed to chuckle as I widely opened the door and welcomed her.She walked inside and wandered around before she sat on the couch.I slowly closed the door and didn't lock it, just in case. I swallowed deeply before I faced and walked toward her."What is it that you wanna talk about?" I asked while I remained standing just in front of the couch."You seem..." Vilka bowed her head. "You seem cold to me lately and I cannot figure out why." She gasped. "Have I done something wrong? Have I said a word that offended you?"I bit my lower lips as I intertwined my hands together behind my back."Vilka, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm n
The next day, there was another Beta Jacob's lesson that Fenris wanted me to attend to. I gasped before I got up from the bed. It was my usual routine, I took a shower, had my breakfast, and then went to the room full of students looking like they wanted to melt me with their stares. The fifteen-year-old girl I met yesterday sat down beside me again.We had a conversation about her complicated life before Jacob finally arrived and started the class. We had an exam again that well, I got a perfect score this time. After that, Jacob gave me the permission to exit the session early.I was alone in the master's bedroom and I couldn't stop overthinking about Claude. Our last conversation and the way he looked at me were still shivering the hell out of me.I shrugged all the bad ideas off and decided to just wander around the garden again. The beautiful flowers and colourful butterflies were at least giving me some peaceful vibes. That there was s
"Kira." Mom showed up in the dining room.I sighed in relief as I loosened my grip on the dagger in my pocket. "Mom." My breath was still running away from me. Goodness, I was being more paranoid than ever."Can't sleep?" Mom asked.I nodded before drinking my milk."Something's keeping you up at night?" My lips thinned. "No, mom. It's just that… I'm not sleepy yet.*Mom took water from the fridge and put some in her glass. She then drank it before she looked back at me again."Do you wanna see something new?" Mom suddenly asked."What new, mom?" I smiled. "Magic again?"Mom chuckled. "Just come with me, I will show you something amazing." Mom's face was always brightening up every time she was talking about magics or the stuff. I could see how she missed her powers after being just an ordinary human for a very long time.I held onto
"As much as I want to, Kira, unfortunately, I cannot. Your mom will be your tutor from the beginning of your learning about magic to the end."I shrugged and pouted. As expected, that would be his answer. I excused myself from him and read more books about magic on the corner table. I puffed a breath, okay, this was enough. Perhaps I wasn't really totally ready for this. I put the book back on the shelves and said my goodbye to Slender.It was my rest day after the whole week of my tiring training with dad, although the silence and doing nothing felt exhausting to me lately, I was getting used to it. I just wished I could bond with Fenris more often. I didn't realize marrying an Alpha wasn't so easy to handle, goodness! Always busy, meetings everywhere, training and sessions every day. I was walking back towards the master's bedroom when I passed by my parents' room. The door was slightly opened. I paused for a while, thinkin
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