Gwen's POV The battle between werewolves and Ereje had finally ended, and I was ready to give my best to ensure it would stay that way. My body was still tingling with adrenaline from the grave fight as I stood over Ereje's corpse, watching them wither into dust. Unfortunately, Delphine didn't show up anymore, which we assumed was our last encounter. ***** Five months had passed since our last battle with the Ereje. I returned to my parent's house with my sister Filomena, living my usual way of life. Fortunately, Alpha Ace and his parents agreed on my decision because they knew this was for my goodness sake and the others. Israel returned to his place, so everyone who helped us fought the battle valiantly, including the Aqua Rune Pack, the fairies, and all the subordinates. The cold zephyr coming from the window passed through my cheeks. It smelled like a rose blooming in its first season, trying to reach my consciousness— wanting to have a conversation with me. It followed the
Gwen's POV Today was the most awaited moment. After being separated for almost five months, we'll be seeing each other now to persist in the life we used to. I'll be moving into Alpha Ace's residence again and making a new life with him, but this time, we'll be living independently without his family or parents. It will be just us against the world—just me and my mate. In front of a mirror, I was watching my reflection. I have changed a lot since our last encounter. My hair has grown long, making it easier to tie up in a ponytail and keep it out of my face. The curves on my body had become more pronounced. Now, if my mates stopped staring at me, he'd notice something different about me. It's my entire features from the way I clad, speak, and act. Today, I was wearing a red dress made up of the finest fabric that can be found. It had an ivory lace around its neck, sleeves, and waist. There were no petticoats or bows because those are the only part that can be worn over a white gow
Gwen's POV "Not yet." My heart is hammering in my chest, a reminder of the danger this news will bring us all. "And you don't plan to tell her?" the worry in my eyes is clear as day, even if I try to conceal it with false bravado. "We need to be sure that everything—" "Answer my question, Mrs. Athena. You don't plan to tell her, right?" my tone is sharp but not harsh. Mrs. Athena sighed heavily at me. "Not now, Gwen. We should wait until we see how things go. And we're going to tell her before she finds out on her own." Those confrontations somehow alleviated the worry in my heart a little more, but not by much. It was still there, though, and I wasn't going to get rid of it anytime soon. A moment of stillness settled around us before my mother cleared her throat awkwardly. "Can my daughter visit him?" "But Rafaella can sense your identity. "I'll come with Israel. He has the right spell for that. He can hide my identity," I quickly interjected the last part before Mrs. Athen
Gwen's POVFeeling disgruntled is what I've been trying to suppress in hopes I could stay collected before we could reach Alpha Ace's residence. This is what I despise the most, to feel an outburst, yet I couldn't find any way to express it."Where do you think he went now?" he queried."He can probably be found around here someway. Or maybe far away," I answered truthfully as I thought about the possibility of why he was not around.What if he's gone because of me? I'm a cursed silver, which signifies trouble will always surround me. No matter how numerous times I strived to evade it, my fate was bound in a world where escape was impossible. And whoever stood for me and protected me will indeed get involved. And maybe Israel went far away to avoid me, to avoid being entangled in any way with me, which is my curse. That might mean he never wanted to see me again. It's disheartening that one of the saddest facts about me was that my presence always brought danger to someone's life.But
Gwen's POV"You need to stop seeing the Alpha, for your goodness sake.I was still in shock when he uttered those words. How could he expect me not to see Alpha Ace knowing he was my mate?He sighed, clearly unhappy about having to tell me. "But what he did is unethical," he stated bluntly, as though I should be able to figure out that on my own.My eyes widened, and I felt my face contort with pain as the realization set in.I spun around only to visualize my mate's face, the betrayal written in every one of his features. My heart ached at being propelled to see it all early in our relationship. But I suppose that I shouldn't be ridiculous. I knew better than anyone that we were meant to be with each other; we're mates. So I have to confirm if Matt's assertion was true or not."Are you sure it was him?" I asked again in a voice laced with desperation and sorrow. I wish this were just some sort of prank, but it wasn't."I'm saying what I saw, Gwen. I won't say anything that will hurt
Gwen's POV"Did you break up?" My eyes crumpled in perplexity as I heard the question directed at me."What do you mean? Of course not.""She's having fun with that girl, and I don't think it's right," Israel said, giving me a disapproving look. "Come on. You have to see that."Without lingering for my response, he pulled my hand, dragging me to the back of Alpha Ace's residence, where there was a window, and no one could see us. We strode toward the window and peered outside. The view that greeted us was not pleasant. My mate kissed Rafaella like an official couple, relishing their frivolous moments of playfulness. When I couldn't stand to watch any longer, I turned away from the window, leaving Israel puzzled at my reaction. Behind the enormous truth, I hid only to let my tears flee my eyes. The pain is too much even for me to bear. It feels like an endless war is raging inside me. A sudden presence behind me startled me out of my thoughts, causing me to flinch. I looked behind t
Gwen's POVI was frankly grateful to have Israel on my side now that I'm struggling with the most unforeseen, grave circumstances I ever faced in my entire life as a silver. We spent our time and energy conversing, but the topic wasn't heavy unlike my situation in reality, which was too much for the average person's brain to cope with.Suddenly, a moment of stillness fell between us until I realized something substantial that moment and broke the silence."I appreciate all you've done to me, Israel. But I wonder why are you always nice to me?" "Well, I know I'm not very cordial nor likable but... I know you deserve all the nice things that happen to you," he said with his usual warm smile. That was something I've noticed he does a lot when talking to me; his soft smile yet held something unfathomable."Without you, I can't imagine how hard my life has gotten. You were there at the very gloom of my life. You witnessed how dangerous your life can be near me, but you never hesitated, e
"I entreated the Mood Goddess to take away all your pain. 'Cause if we can't have each other, might as well let some distance do us good. It was the right thing to do at that time. And she granted my wish by giving us another life. In our new world, your life was bound to another mate." "And yours?" "To protect you. That's paramount. To give you the shelter you need when you can't find a peaceful one. And to stay with you at dark times." My heart sank upon receiving that sort of disclosure. How could I forget all the reasons he gave to stay with me? If we couldn't have each other, what kind of existence would it be living like that? The very thought left me dizzy, and I had no choice but to absorb all the reality. "You chose this kind of life, Israel, right?" "You are in pain, Gwen. You can't control your emotions. And the only way to watch you smile was to erase your memories, and live a new life." "You accepted all the consequences." He nodded. "For you, I did." "But that wa
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