The sound of an alarm blaring made me scream as I jumped up from the bed. Someone jumped next to me screaming too. We looked at each other and screamed at the top of our lungs. I couldn't remember where I was or how I ended up in bed with a girl. My mind was in disarray.The girl suddenly stopped screaming and facepalmed. "Damn, my head," she groaned. "Stop screaming, Sapphire," sapphire? Oh, Sapphire! That's me. My memories returned with a heavy thud in my head. I dropped my face in my palms and groaned too."What's with the damn alarm?" I grunted."Beats me," Scarlette grumbled. It has been a few days since the defeat of Astra and while the news spread, Everett and half of the warriors, including Earnest and most of the Guard-Gifted, went to their pack alongside Apple. Hendrix had been avoiding me because of his breaking self-control and I'd been busy dealing with the grateful pack members. They didn't hate me like I thought they would, which surprised me to the bones.After Calon F
"Alpha Xoel, the members of the former Calon Falch, have agreed to pledge our loyalty to you who saved us. We want to serve you as Alpha Sapphire Xoel, not Luna Sapphire. Will you accept our loyalty?"My mind went blank. My mouth opened and closed like a fish struggling for water. I didn't know what to do or rather, I couldn't even think of what to do.Hendrix pinched my cheek, causing a bit of pain and electricity to surge through my face to my brain. The shock electrocuted my brain and I immediately responded with panic. "But… but… he's… my mate is the alpha… I mean, Alpha Ajax… mmph," Drix palmed my mouth to shut me up. I raised my head and looked at him with his large palm still over my mouth. He gave me a warm, encouraging smile but I shook my head. I couldn't accept it.I'd never imagined this situation in my entire life. I never even thought a day I would use my alpha title would come, let alone run an entire pack. A pack gives an alpha more strength. The more members in the pa
I wiped my sweat as I dropped the last of the drink boxes. I took some steps back and stared at the crates of drink stacking up to the sky. The pack was holding a ceremony to celebrate and simultaneously holding an official luna ceremony, to welcome me into the pack as their luna.Zinnia and I were super excited and bursting with energy. We couldn't stay put and since we were not allowed to meet Hendrix in private, we were restless too. It was a tradition in the pack that if mates are holding their mating ritual or wedding (if they choose to) they are not allowed to meet each other in secret a week before the ceremony. They said it was to build up the tension for the 'wedding night'. Well, it was working because I was as nervous as hell.Since I had a lot of energy to spare, I focused on helping them prepare the ceremony. I never dreamed that I would get a mating ceremony so I didn't exactly know what I wanted but Brie and Scarlette took that seriously and were going all out. They wou
I groaned and waved my hands, trying to swat away the pest disturbing my sleep. The pest was persistent and kept poking me on the cheek… wait, pests can't poke people. I pried my eyes open and a smile spread across my face seeing her face just a few inches from mine. She mirrored my smile and chuckled, then pulled her face back.Some curled strands of her scarlet hair streamed down her cheeks while the rest were held back tightly in a ponytail with a sequinned tall scrunchie. The smile on my face dropped and I sat up immediately. I reached out for her face and gently held her cheek. My stomach felt heavy and my heart tightened as anxiousness washed over me. "You're not okay," her eyes were deep and her emerald eyes had darkened to a deep green colour and half of her left iris had turned black.I looked at her hair and my heart sank further. She had streaks of black all over her hair in a very messed up way. "Scarlette, what's going on?""It's a vampire thing, my family thing. I'll be
I stare at myself in the mirror with my heart beating hard against my chest. It felt almost difficult to breathe but I kept a smile on my face. It's just pre-wedding jitters I tell myself. I shouldn't be worried about this. Still, I can't help but be deeply concerned about the man I'm about to wed and the pack members whose lives I'd be putting in danger.Don't think about it.Don't think about it.My palms were sweaty and my body would have shared the same fate if it wasn't for the AC making sure nothing ruined my makeup. I was losing my shit but didn't want anyone to know about it.What if something goes wrong? Nothing has ever worked out well for me… no, it has, but the fact that I'm cursed makes it difficult to believe that everything will go smoothly. Goddess knew I was freaked out. Pre-wedding jitters, cursed fate jitters, the whole shebang. I wanted to see Hendrix. Maybe his words will calm me down, maybe his presence will assure me that everything will be okay even if he's not
Heat spread in my forearm as I felt something wound tight around it and the next thing I knew, I felt my body flying in the air and a voiceless scream from my mouth tearing the space apart. As my body flew past, I saw a man with strange red hair waving at me. It was as if he was waving me goodbye before he turned back to the formless energy trying to make its way past him.My vision spun and my body felt heavy as it plunged towards the black water but before I got close to hitting the water, I heard pattering of paws and with an animalistic grunt, my body was caught between teeth. At that point, my heart was starting to fail me and everything was becoming foggy. I didn't look at what had me between its teeth and was running at full speed. My mind fought against falling asleep and staying awake.The creature ran for what felt like hours before I saw a single open door at the end of the void. The room inside the door emitted cool, warm lights. I wanted to get inside that door. The creat
A foolish smile sprawled on my face as I watched the owner of my heart dance around in the middle of the reception with her best friends. My heart felt stuffed and enveloped with warmth and emotions I couldn't decipher. I wasn't in a rush. I knew what the major emotions were.The long wait was over and at last, final fucking last, she's mine. She had the two puncture marks from my fangs digging into her neck after our vows were exchanged. Those marks would turn into a beautiful art permanently tattooed to her neck by daybreak.I unconsciously reached forward for the mark she left on my neck and my body jerked from the tip of my fingers grazing it. A powerful current charges south from my neck, travelling across my chest, down my stomach and straight to my genitalia. The sensitive puncture was like a powerful pleasure point. I could cum just from fiddling with it while thinking about her and once it heals and both of our marks take root, I could make her feel everything I feel with our
"Jesus Christ! Holy hot damn!" I exclaimed at the same time Scarlette shouted, "Caesar's dick and Adonis's balls! Who the hell is that?!"My hands went flying to my mouth and if getting an orgasm from staring at someone's face was possible, I would have. My heart certainly lost control. Even Zinnia came out to take a look and she appreciated what was before her. I mean, the fuck! He was hotter than Hendrix and that's saying something. Drix is my mate for crying out loud! He's supposed to be the most divine creature on earth, but the man staring at us with a shy smile and pinkened cheeks broke that rule.Scarlette grabbed my hand and dragged me. She didn't need to drag me, I walked willingly over to him. He nervously shifted on his feet and bent his head with the tint in his cheeks thicker."Luna," he greeted. I nodded but couldn't stop gaping at him. "Um, are you okay, Luna?" He asked, nervously looking everywhere but my eyes. He looked familiar. He had big violet eyes and dark violet
Gillian returned from the mission and was extremely enthusiastic. He lifted me and spun me around, causing me to squeal with excitement and surprise. He put me down after three amazing spins and hugged me so tightly I saw stars.Drix snarled and the next second, I was snatched away from Gillian and he narrowly missed a claw slap. Gillian jumped back, raising his hands in surrender. "Whoa, calm down. I'm only hugging my friend,""You're registering yourself for a beating," out of nowhere, a scrawny girl with unkempt hair jumped in front of Gil, spreading her hands wide and creating a shield with her body. That startled Drix and me, and we looked at her confused."Stay away from Charming or I'll bite you!" The girl was probably my age or older and had a death wish growling at an alpha. She also smelled like… she didn't smell like a werewolf. I'd never perceived anything like her before, but again, she was a victim of a sick experiment. Still, there were a few reasons why a girl or anyon
I pressed the suitcase hard with my weight and managed to click the lock. I sighed as I stood up straight, putting my fist on the side of my waist and wiping the sweat out of my forehead with my other hand. "Phew!" That'll be all for shoes. Now what else am I missing?I looked around, calculating everything I packed and what else I needed. Hendrix sighed for the umpteenth time. He claimed I was overdoing the packing but he didn't understand. This vacation was important to me. A girl can't be too prepared. I need to make sure I have everything and anything. "We can just buy whatever you need if you end up missing something. We'll only be staying there for a week, Sapphire. You've packed more than enough,""We might stay longer and Scarlette and I are going to explore. We already have our bucket list, and Vecoria has hers too. I'm in charge of making sure we have everything ready– hmm, what else have I not packed yet?" I mused thoughtfully, completely forgetting that I was talking to so
"So it's not like I'm getting my powers back but someone like you," she nodded. "What use will that be?" I asked as the chains fell off."Zircon has been sleeping for too long, milady, please wake him up." I rubbed my wrist. "He knows a lot about curses so he'll know how to destroy the sword," "I still don't see the use," I grumbled.‘Oh fucking hell! Why are you so unnecessarily stubborn?!’ I froze. I blinked once, then twice, and more times. I was hearing things. I thought I was losing my mind. ‘You're not, bitch! I'm back!’I looked at Vecoria in complete shock, my jaw already hitting the ground. I was shocked out of my wit but one thing was for sure, I thought I was going crazy. I had to be going crazy because there was no other explanation as to why I could hear Zinnia's voice in my head. She died.‘I died as a curse, but Selene finally did something useful with herself and brought me back as a real wolf, sort of,’I fell on my butt, too shocked to remain standing. Vecoria panic
I've never imagined my life without Zinnia. I'd gotten so used to her that I couldn't remember how it felt without her. I was reminded the hard way. I could feel the emptiness in my head the moment I opened my eyes. I felt naked and alone. The silence in my head left an incessant ringing in my ears and my mind was just there, empty.The intense feeling of emptiness devoured me so much that even when I noticed the shackles on my hands and legs and realised that I was in an unfamiliar surrounding, I couldn't care less. I was so nonchalant and unperturbed, but all I could do was sit down with my knees to my chest and stare into space. Zinnia was gone and I was alone in a dungeon, unaware of who my abductors were.I hadn't come in contact with anyone since I was locked away. My food was given to me through the doggy hole twice every day but water came once a day. I no longer had a wolf, I no longer had the powers of a blood wolf or a werewolf. I was just a luna with a barrier and healing
‘This is useless,’ Alaric said flatly as I flimsily held up the last book with a slight knowledge of Selene's offspring. Just like the rest, it only had information about things we already know. No artefacts, no books, nothing. What is the use of coming here?Jerry sighed and tossed away the book in his hand. "What a waste of time,""Tell me about it. Let's just leave, it's useless at this point," Gil grumbled. "Not even the slightest clue about any of her children who laid a curse or anything that gives a hint of it. We could be missing something—""We are not, I would know," I said firmly, dropping the hard book on the table.‘I feel weird,’ Alaric said with a whimper, scratching at the barrier of my mind. We've felt that way from the moment we stepped into the temple. Alaric had it worse. ‘Drix walk out of the library and turn right, then left, and right again,’‘Feel something?’ I asked, rising from my seat.‘A hunch,’ I gestured to Gillian t
Chills ran up and down my spine, making me constantly shiver. Hugging my body did not help. I walked out of the tree, completely horrified. The reason why Zinnia knew so much, the reason why she was so different was because she was the soul of the curse Deianira created. I was petrified by it. I had most of the important memories from my life as Milena which consisted mostly of my time with Dad, a few times with my subordinates, and the time I spent finding an end to the curse. Most of my memories were of me as Sapphire.Sapphire is more human than Milena, and humans feel more emotions, they are vulnerable to pain. Sapphire had more attachment with many, unlike Milena whose world only revolved around Sapphire's father. The point was that I grew up with Zinnia. She wasn't just my wolf, she was a bigger part of my soul and I just learned that to end the long-lasting suffering, I needed to kill her. It was basically telling me to murder my sister, mother, friend, and child.I would have
I wiped off sweat from my forehead as I walked out of the room to find Scarlette. A lot of my memories were still missing and I knew exactly where I could get them. “Scarlette, where are you?”“The garden outside. There's something strange about it,” that was where I was going. I broke into a run. Finding my way was easier because I knew every corner of this castle. I stayed in it alone for years. One thing I now remember, the willow tree in Drix's garden is a fragment of the mother tree in my mother's gemstone garden. Then the pixie who happened to have been in danger must not have been a coincidence. She intentionally appeared there to create the gemstone garden already knowing I'd arrive someday.The original was far more magnificent than the copy. The garden was more like a forest, comparable to Brasher but bigger. Then she named the centre a garden. Different trees made of different gemstones and minerals stood firmly, with bushes, flowers, and other ground crops also made out of
My heart felt strange. There was a sense of familiarity to the castle and my heart didn't feel well about it. It felt bitter. Just like the cave, the walls were filled with pictures of Hiems, the person he was before he reincarnated. But unlike Liviana's, the pictures were decent and passionate, and a woman was with him in some of the pictures.The first time I saw her, I halted and stared at her with hatred. I couldn't tell why I felt that way but I've never felt the capacity of hatred as I felt for her. She had long sleek back hair that looked exactly like a moonless night with stars scattered all over the sky. Her eyes were more like galactic starry night than the galaxy itself. It was beautiful—she was beautiful. She had plump red lips and porcelain skin, a smile that could break wars or create them. She was a real beauty but instead of admiring her, I despised her.Hiems, on the other hand, was a tall man with golden yellow hair and sapphire eyes. His body status was similar to m
Kira opened a portal and it took us to a library. I found myself standing between two tall shelves. Certainly, we were trespassing because we didn't get permission to enter. Zinnia already gave me back my body but she kept her presence dominant.Kira began walking and I followed her. "Where are we?""Library of Congress,""Library of what?!" I screamed. She threw me a glare over her shoulder. I pressed my hand on my lips and looked at her apologetically. She returned her gaze straight ahead. She was wearing fluffy slippers so the sound of her feet was almost silent. I walked silently despite the shoes I had on. She walked urgently as if she was afraid something would catch up to her."How did you find him so easily? And how did Zinnia contact you?""You seem to still be ignorant of the kind of powers your wolf possesses," she took a turn. I increased my pace to catch up with her. "You know, I haven't had sex for months,""What brought that on?""Just saying," she shrugged, looking aro