"Do you like your best friend?""What kind of question is that?""Just answer me, Gwen.""That was the most frivolous words I've heard, Alpha. Matt is my best friend," I replied with a roll of my eyes."S-so you don't like him?" his eyes glimmered with hope.I shook my head as an indication of no, and he beamed at my answer.There was a sign of solace I could glimpse in his face."So, let's go." I let out a smile and went out of the room, then he quickly followed me.We've been doing heavy training for the past hours and are currently in our wolf form. It seems like we are getting pretty good at fighting side by side with each other. It felt so good to be trained by him. He seemed to understand me better than anyone else, and that's something I appreciate about him, teaching me without degrading me. To put it simply, we were becoming very close than usual.After another hour, the sun grew brighter and started shining on us, and we returned to our human forms.We searched for a suitabl
She shut her eyes and mumbled incoherent phrases as if she was conducting an ecclesiastical activity.Suddenly, a robust wind appeared around us, and the surrounding area began to darken. The gust of wind struck Alpha Ace and hurled across the distance, slamming against a tree hard enough to cause damage, and I let out a yell as he groaned on the ground. His face was covered with leaves and dirt."Alpha!" I screamed his name, rushing towards him and reaching out to catch him. "A-are you okay?"I helped him stand up, ignoring the pain shooting through his entire body, and he pulled me against him.We stood like that for a few seconds until I realized that the members of the black women had dispersed."Are you hurt, Alpha?" I breathed out anxiously, scanning every inch of him to search for any injury.He let out a small chuckle which confused me."Seriously, Alpha? Why are you grinning?" I nudged his chest, which caused him to look me in the eye. Then I saw his playful grin slowly turn
It was Israel.Scrutinizing the entire surrounding, I hid behind the tree and shifted into a human form before heading toward the area where he was."What happened to you?" he asked worriedly when he noticed my perturbed expression. He looked around to see if jeopardy was moving closer to me.I didn't answer right away since my mind was too occupied recalling the scenario earlier until he insisted on accompanying me back home to make sure that nothing could have happened to me.The whole way through the walk back home, he kept glancing at me now and then in an attempt to read my mind. It's not like I'm not particularly eager to talk to him. Before talking about it, I'm just soothing my entire senses to get rid of my worries for a bit longer than usual. And I could only gather my senses back to reality if I let the silence engulf me first before anything else.*****"So they abducted our son, Rivo! We have to do something!" Mrs. Athena cried as she continued bawling her eyes out. Her h
"No. I'm sorry, but I cannot allow you to do this." Turning around, I saw Matt striding toward me. His voice was like ice, and his expression was serious. I had no words for several minutes until he stopped before me. We gazed at each other with unreadable faces in our eyes until, finally, he sighed. "You know what will happen if you reveal your true identity, Gwen. He might loathe or worse; he may even be able to kill you." "No, Matt. That's too much," Israel spoke, breaking the silence after a moment of hesitation. Matt ignored Israel's comment as he stared at me intently. "It'll only hurt you and make you hate yourself more than necessary. I want you to live without any regrets. This is not the right time to lose the last pieces of happiness you have left." "Sounds rude. She does not even look happy, and you better know that—" "Will you shut up? I'm not talking to you," Matt snapped, glaring at Israel. Israel seemed surprised by Matt's outburst as he looked at me once agai
“Este la vie co mo sua reiz.”That's the phrase penned on a piece of paper that Israel provided me yesterday, and I honestly can't fathom it, no matter how numerous times I read it in my mind. But as I remembered, I could summon him by just articulating it."Este la vie co mo sua reiz," I whispered, then closed my eyes. And when they opened again, there he was; Israel."Holy freak. How did you do that?" I asked with curiosity. "Is that some sort of… you know, magic?"He shook his head slightly but smiled nevertheless. "Not exactly. It's a spell from an old book I learned years ago.""Book? So it took you so long before you memorized it all?" "There are still some things I haven't managed to get right.""I see." I smiled. Silence hung between us like we were waiting for something. I guess neither of us had anything to say at that moment. I'm not confident about how to voice out why I summoned him now. But if there's one thing I need right now, that is him."So, what can I do for you,
"Unforgivable!"Spinning around to see the voice's source, I saw a young boy walking in our direction.The silence that fell was heavy and stifling. The boy was wearing a gray t-shirt, black hoodie, and sweatpants. His black hair was slightly ruffled as if he had just woken up from being asleep until he ceased at the corner and stared at me with ineffable fury."Maybe you're the killer!" he pointed to me, and that's honestly unethical to cast me a false accusation for such a thing I never did."Marco, stop that!" a woman with short hair called out, coming over to him, her arms outstretched to stop him from making sudden movements toward me."No! A killer deserves no sympathy!" his voice rose almost hysterically."Enough, Marco! She's not a killer!" Israel placed himself between Marco and me. "You're being tactless, and that's unforgivable. Gwen is the only silver werewolf who saved me from death and my sister. So please, don't make any filthy false accusation because she's too innocen
The girl clapped her hands, coercing us to spin around, and we were both stunned when her younger self gradually changed into a man wearing a black suit and steampunk coat."I was right. You are the silver werewolf."Glancing at Israel, I heaved him an inquisitive look before we sprinted behind the tree to shift back into a human form.We strode toward the man, and I was about to speak when he lifted his hand and said, "You know who I am?" I felt my stomach sink as I glanced at Israel and saw he looked just as bewildered."I don't," I replied coldly. "You better introduce yourself now. But if it's unnecessary, then get out of our way.""Silly, you're too idiot of all the silver I've ever encountered." he laughed evilly, annoyed that my outburst exploded, and I lashed out. I caught the man off guard by punching him in the face, which made him infuriated. The momentary shock caused me to pause before I could catch my breath."Deserved," Israel remarked, chortling.We swiveled around an
It took us thirty minutes to get on our way. We stopped in front of a tree house made of steel with a ladder leading up the roof to climb up and down.The tree house was surrounded by thick shrubbery, which gave it an eerie look despite there having lights and colorful decorations strung from the trees and dangling from the roof.There's a written word carved into a board right next to the door, along with signs like "Welcome to Ladezco.""I expected this place to give me an answer, and the information must be factual. I didn't expect so little," I said, looking around at the strange trees and bushes covered in flowers and leaves. "This place was built a long time ago. Your expectation is the same as mine.""That's good."We walked for several more seconds before we veered to the corner, finally able to enter the threshold.Several bookshelves with books stacked on top of each other were lined up against the walls. It was so lovely to see that they had been well cared for. I am sure
Gwen's POV I shifted into a silver werewolf and attacked the first vampire who tried to come close to me. For every attempt of an enemy toward me, I snapped his neck with one of my claws until blood flowed freely down his throat. There was no way I would go after them without getting at least a couple of hits. I could not count how many foes I had killed today, but each one left me satisfied in ways that nothing else could. I glanced to the right side and saw my parents, Vera with Valir, fighting off five vampires at once, using their claws to slash their throats open as quickly as if they were swatting mosquitoes away. On the other side, I saw the Packs, Israel, and the other witches fighting off another group of enemies. The fairies were helping out with the battle on their end as well. The shield they were casting toward us was impenetrable against any magical attack. And it was also holding back all of the attacks and then throwing them back to the enemies. The war conti
Gwen's POV Vera stand up from the bed, wearing her purple dress made of skin-tight fabric that showed all of her curves. Valir was taken aback as if he couldn't believe that his wife is finally here in front of him. He walked toward her and caressed her face with his warm hands. "Oh god... you're alive." Vera smiled at her husband, who is now looking down on her. She wrapped her arms around Valir's neck and kissed him passionately. The tears began to form again, as Valir can feel Vera's soft lips on his and can't help but kiss back passionately, wrapping his arms around her waist tightly. After a few minutes of a passionate kiss, the couple slowly parted. Both were out of breath. Vera wiped away her tears, looked at her husband lovingly, and whispered, "Who made this?" Valir pointed at me with a smile, tears of joy were visible in their eyes and I could not help but feel happy for both of them. "Gwen granted my favor. She resurrected you," Israel explained. Suddenly, Valir amb
Gwen's POV After an oath that Valir, the battle ceased. "Bring me to where she is," I said. "Can you please do it now?" he desperately asked. "Yes." Before I could accompany him, my parents and Israel talked to me first. They are worried but the witches and fairies suggested that Valir's intention was real. And I have to give a shot to end this battle with no one being harmed or killed. Afterward, the fairies, watches, and Israel decided to come with me to ensure that Valir and his companions would not gonna hurt her. I know they all are worried for me. They also know there was another way to end this war. And that is to do this man's favor. Currently, we were walking into the forest surrounded by numerous huge trees that seemed to be ancient. The air around us was not polluted but somehow different from the usual forest. We walked slowly as the gust of wind blew at us gently. It didn't seem to bother us but the forest itself was weirdly quiet. I could sense a stink in th
Gwen's POV"My wife is dead, and I want to resurrect her."The moment Valir said those words, I felt sad for him, not only because he lost a woman who meant the world to him, but also because of the bitter fact that he chose to become evil. "You want her back?" I asked him as I strode a few steps. He nodded. "Then why do you have to kill numerous innocent creatures in this land? Why do you have to watch in your own eyes how hard they suffer? Why do you keep spreading cruelty when there's a way to become one of us!""That's the only way to resurrect my wife! You know nothing about my pain!""I know your pain. I lost someone because of you! I lost my sister and my best friend!" I yelled with all anger as I remembered everything. "I will tell you now, Valir... you can never resurrect your wife no matter how numerous creatures or silver werewolves you kill!""How could you deduce that?!""Because only my kind... can give another life!""Then why don't you heal your sister if that's tru
Gwen's POVIn just an instant where we emerged outside my house. The view that greeted us was too unexpected.Everyone was having a massive fight with our enemies. "Gwen! Careful in every way!" Israel warned before he attacked the black werewolves. He is a half-witch and half werewolf but he prefers fighting in a human form where he can use his magic to kill.I scanned the entire surrounding and realized that even my parents were currently in a fight. The enemy is many, and I couldn't count them all by hand. They're running around everywhere, making everything worse.I hide behind the thick bush and quickly transformed into my silver wolf form. I ran at full speed towards where they were fighting. In just a blink of an eye, I'm among them and immediately attacked the wolves attacking Rini. Since I am silver, I can take out three or four of the enemies. One of the remaining creatures decided it was time to attack my father and so I dashed and jumped on him. I bit down on his neck wit
Gwen's POV"I wanna show you something to you, Gwen. If you're into it, close your eyes."My curiosity became even more heightened with the mention of what could happen. My heart started beating faster and the cold air around me started to become chilly as well. This was it. I closed my eyes and waited.After the briefest second had passed I felt someone's hand taking mine and guiding me. "Don't open unless I say so.""Sure."We stopped moving for about ten seconds. Some noises echoed around us in the air. The sound of a peaceful night where birds chirped at the moon's reflection off the calm lake water. My eyes were still closed but my lips curled into a moon crescent."Now, open your eyes."My eyes immediately opened. We were no longer standing outside the house. Instead, we were standing in a place completely different from anything I'd ever seen. It looked like we were in an underground cavern or a cave under a rock somewhere. Everything seemed extremely bright as if a light bul
Gwen's POVHere I am outside the house, conversing with my allies. The Aqua Rune Pack, fairies, witches, and the other subordinates who support us in this messy journey of mine. The truth that I'd been hiding for quite a long time was now revealed. All of them knows I was a silver werewolf and my blood can both heal and kill. This ability was given to only a few creatures and despite its advantage of it, I can't help but feel guilty especially with the fact that this ability failed to save my sister. For the very first time in my history, I felt like mucky trash because of that. But all I could do to make my sister happy was to keep fighting and be the best version of myself.While we were occupied chatting with one another, one of the fairies floated in the air as if she needs to convey important matters."Another battle will soon break out between us and vampires" she began. "We need to be vigilant."I was stunned to hear those declarations and another pang struck me in the chest.
Gwen's POVIt was early in the morning when I woke up and got up from bed to start my day. I glanced at my side only to see that Alpha wasn't here with me. Soon as my gaze diverted to the bedside table next to where I was lying on it I could see a glass of water sitting there along with a note written in her messy cursive. 'Good morning. You must have been tired since you first encountered the real life of a silver werewolf, so I didn't wake you up. You've done so many things for us and me. It's my turn, my luna. I love you.'I gasped lightly feeling a lump form in the back of my throat before wiping away my tears. I sat up and grabbed the glass of water and gulped it down without hesitation. After putting the empty glass back on the side table.Where did he go?I walked out and went to the kitchen downstairs. "Good morning, sweetheart." mom approached and kissed me on the forehead. I smiled softly at her and nodded. My mother has always taken care of me. From the beginning, she did
Gwen's POVTwo have passed ever since my sister was killed by one of our greatest foes. I don't feel anything other than the sorrow of losing someone so dear to me and I know that my parents feel the same pain as well.The exact scene of how the black werewolf slain her was still vivid in my mind like a nightmare and if it's just a dream, then I want to wake up. But it isn't. She's dead and now there is nothing left for me but grief and the guilt I've been carrying around with me. Every time I recollected our memories together, it always brought up fresh tears that would fall from my eyes and I didn't even bother wiping them away. I just wanted to relish everything even if that means torturing myself with the fact that it was just a memory that will not be able to happen again. I couldn't help but blame myself for what happened because I knew that I should have done something to save her but I was so dumb. I tried my very best to heal her that time but it didn't work. This was the v