Ethel stared back at the Alpha in even more confusion. She had no clues about the moon ring and absolutely did not understand what he was asking her. "I am Ethel Adams" she replied timidly, wondering if that didn't sound dumb. "I know you are Ethel Adams" he groaned. "What are you? Why do you make the moon ring shine?" He requested again, this time sounding more impatient "Alpha Carl, I do not have any idea what the moon ring is" Ethel replied and though Alpha Carl clearly had more questions to ask, he kept them to himself as he realised that whatever was going on, Ethel most probably didn't have a clue. He slowly let go of her hand."Leave" he uttered the one word order. Ethel took three steps away from him and had just turned to walk away when all of a sudden, the lights went off. Ethel shrieked as both she and Alpha Carl were immediately enveloped by the darkness. Alpha Carl's first object of attention was the ring that had suddenly stopped shining. "What is wrong with the
Ethel's lips were parted as she breathed out heavily, trying to process what had just happened. She had just been kissed by the Alpha and it was a great kiss, a kiss that had totally blown her mind away. Ethel's eyes were still on Alpha Carl's lips and he was staring at her too, the both of them seemingly ignoring the presence of Tyler in the room. "Alpha Carl" a soft voice called, attracting the attention of Alpha Carl and Ethel. The both of them looked towards the direction of the voice and there was a lady standing, a bit farther away from Tyler. Alpha Carl recognized her almost immediately."Hayley?" Alpha Carl stood up from his kneeling position.That was when Alpha Carl understood what had happened to the lights. It was Hayley's habit to have the lights turned off whenever she was making her entrance after a long time and then she would turn it on when he could see her. That way, she felt like she came into his life as the light of it except that she was moe far from being
Alpha Carl, dressed up for work, stepped down from the last stair the same time Hayley walked into the living room. "Good morning, Alpha Carl" She greeted with a slight bow, still walking towards him to close the quite long distance between the both of them. "I told you to never come back, why are you here?" Alpha Carl asked, his gaze cold and piercing. Hayley gulped down, noting that the eyes she was seeing at the moment was colder than she ever remembered it to be ."I am here... I am here to see if you have forgiven me for what I did"Alpha Carl's lips curled up in a small smile that left as quickly as it had appeared. "Forgiveness? I kind of don't remember that the word even exists"Hayley lowered her head for a second. "I am really sorry for killing Molly. I... I just wanted your love and even right now, I still do. I still want your love.""I only have one question for you, Hayley. You were also a friend of Molly, you could not have killed her just because you want me, ther
Alpha Carl settled into his seat in the office. He reached for his laptop and pulled it a bit closer to himself. "Is there anything that you would like to have, Alpha?" Tyler asked. "Get the witch to come over tonight. I have some questions to ask her" he replied. "As you wish" Tyler replied and opened his mouth to say something else but he hesitated and decided against saying it. "I will take my leave now" Tyler added.A few seconds later, the scent of Tyler faded and Alpha Carl heard the door closing. After working for a few hours, Alpha Carl wanted some tea and instead of calling out to Tyler, he decided to go get it himself. Rolling his sleeves up his arm, he got up from his seat and walked out of the office. He walked down the short passage that led to the elevator and stepped into it. The journey to the floor he was heading to was short and he stepped out of the elevator in no time. Stepping out of the elevator, the first thing he set his eyes on was a kissing couple.
Alpha Carl walked down the last stair, cussing himself silently for the nasty thoughts he had been having."I guess I am really horny these days. Might just need to get laid soon enough.""Cardia" he called the name of the witch, taking his seat on the sofa. "Have your seat, Cardia" Alpha Carl said to the witch who was standing with a deep bow. "Thank you" she mumbled and took her seat. For a was a woman in her late fifties, the witch looked younger and more energetic and it had been rumored that the witch practiced magic that made her look as young as thirty year old. Alpha Carl didn't care about rumors anyways. "What is it that makes you call out to me, Alpha?" Cardia asked. Alpha Carl reached for the ring and pulled it out of his finger. "The moon ring" Cardia smiled, her eyes on the object of power. "Yes, Cardia. It shone yesterday night""That is very normal, Alpha. Since your mate is now living with you, it would shine every now and then and when the both of you mate wit
Cardia stood in front of a vase in her room. She had a serious look on her face and her gaze on the vase was quite intent. In her right hand was an old napkin. "The attraction would only get worse" she spoke to the vase as if it was capable of hearing her. "The more times the moon ring shines for the both of them, the stronger the attraction will get. " She reached forward and wiped the vase with the napkin."It would be a big surprise if Alpha Carl can hold himself back for even the next three days." She patted the vase and stood up straight.A small writing appeared on the vase."Once a bond or connection is lost or broken, it comes back as sexual attraction until the bond is restored"*"Alpha Carl" A soft voice called. Alpha Carl opened his eyes and looked towards the direction of the voice. Just like her scent had informed, it was Ethel at the door, dressed in nothing but a pink pajamas.He raised his brows in a way that asked the question 'What are you doing here?'. Ethel j
The next dayTyler was in his car, driving to the home of Alpha Carl, from where he would escort the Alpha to work like he usually did. He had drove for about ten minutes when his eyes caught sight of a necklace. Instantly, Ethel came to his mind. He could already picture how beautiful she would look with her neck adorned with the pretty jewel. Tyler pulled the car to a halt, a small smile on his face as he stepped out of the car and approached the jewel shop. "Beta Tyler" the owner beamed and quickly greeted as she recognized the beta. "It's a great honor to have you here, beta. What do you wish to have? I will be more than willing to offer it to you for free" the woman rambled. "It's fine. I will pay for it. Businesses aren't charity""You are truly wise, beta Tyler""Which would you like?" She asked. "That one over there" Tyler pointed to the necklace ok display that had caught his attention. "Did you find your mate already, beta Tyler?" The woman asked. "Didn't find my ma
It was evening but not close to the time when Alpha Carl would come back from work.Ethel was in the living room, staring blankly at a book. She was missing her mother, she wanted to hear her mother's voice. It was then that Ethel regretted her choice not to own a phone. She had not needed it in the past anyways since she was always at home, with the only people she knew but now that she was away, a phone seemed so important. And though she didn't like her father, she still wanted to hear her mother tell her that her father was doing fine. She sighed noticeably. "Bet you aren't even reading that book" She looked up, a little startled by the voice."Friend" she smiled as she stared at Tyler who was now approaching her.Tyler got to her and gently patted her hair. "Calling me friend instead of my real name is really cute" he smiled at her. "I... I did not mean to call you that, beta. I am so disrespectful" she lowered her head. "C'mon. I loved it. Knowing that you regard me as a
"Do you, Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack take Ethel Adams as your wife and Luna, to stand by her and be with her all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer her strength when she needs it, to be her husband?" The priest asked. This time, Alpha Carl was much more at peace knowing that no one would barge in to inform them of an attack on their Pack. "I do" Alpha Carl replied all smiles. The priest gave a small nod and turned towards Ethel. "Do you, Ethel Adams take Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack as your husband, to stand by him and be with him all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer him strength when he needs it, to be his wife?""I do" Ethel replied, almost too quickly. Alpha Carl chuckled at how ecstatic she was. Like they had planned, there were very few people at this wedding. They put on the rings and Alpha Carl had his chance to
A week later"You know I still can't push away the fact that our wedding wasn't perfect. We didn't even get any wedding shots or even get to dance" Alpha Carl pointed out, his arms wrapped around her waist in a back hug while his face was buried in her neck. "Yes, that's right" Ethel pouted and ran her fingers down to his own fingers, feeling the moon ring on his fingers.It was still shining, even after Lucy had survived. "I was thinking...." He turned her to face him and kept his hands on her waist. "How about we retake our vows? I am sure our pup would love that" he bent down and kissed her stomach.Ethel smiled as he stood up straight. "We already did the vows...." She started. "But you are right. I was planning on dancing and taking loads of pictures but none of that happened and our rings too...." She raised her hands up. "We could only find yours when we returned to where we dropped it" she grumbled with a cute pout. Alpha Carl ruffled her hair fondly "That's that. I wo
Ethel let her body drop into the nearest sofa as soon as she was in the living room. Tears filled her eyes again. The Pack members were cheering at their success but she was crying at her loss. She could not even tell her mother yet. She did not know how to break the news to the poor woman, how to tell her that barely a month after her husband died, her daughter had also died. They had confirmed that she snuck out of the house and they had no idea where her body was."Ethel" Alpha Carl whispered her name and scooped her into his arms. "It's going to be fine" he whispered and kissed her forehead while she sobbed into his chest. Suddenly the telephone rang but the two in the living room were in no mood to pick it up until Alpha Carl raised his hand to pay Ethel's hair and realized that the moon ring's light was flickering. "Flickering...." He mumbled the word and Ethel's eyes widened, seeing that. "Lucy.... She is probably not dead" the both of them shot up from their seat. Ethe
Surprise, shock and yet relief ran through Alpha Carl's body as he realized that the moon ring's powers was now with him. But it meant one thing, Lucy was dead.... Someone had killed her or she had killed herself to save the entire Pack. With his paw raised up and the moon ring's light shining brightly, everyone froze. The enemies froze because they knew they were doomed, the River Alley Pack members froze because they were relieved, Ethel and Tyler froze because they were breaking apart. Lucy was dead! They had lost her!Crumbling to the floor, Ethel shifted back to her human form. "Noooooooooooo!!" Ethel screamed out loud, breaking the silent freeze the moon ring's light had caused. "Lucy!" She cried out as her heart wrecked with pains. Her twin sister was dead. This was a nightmare she hated! She didn't want Lucy dead, she wanted her alive. Tyler's eyes filled with tears. He had asked her not to harm herself, he had told her not to die as long as he was alive but she went ah
Lucy was seated at the edge of the bed in her room, her feet shaking badly and sweats pouring down from her forehead. Suddenly, the door opened and beta Tyler walked in. Lucy was shocked to see him. They were in the middle of a war, how could the beta leave the war?"Beta... Beta Tyler?" Her voice was shaky and she could hardly speak in one breath. Was he here to eliminate her on behalf of the Pack? She was willing to do so now, anyways. "Are you here to get rid of me?" She asked, her voice still shaky. "Very much the contrary. Ethel was worried about you trying something stupid. She wanted me to come check on you and assure you that things are going fine" he replied, sitting on the sofa inside of the room. "Are.... Are things going fine?" She stuttered out. "Not at all. Things are going from bad to worse. We are losing men. Though we have managed to get rid of a lot, we are still very much behind" he replied. "Then why are you here? You... You should be there, fighting for t
Lucy's lips parted in a whimper. The bouquet of flowers in her hands fell to the floor. With another pack onto them, she knew they could not win, unless they brought the moon ring to shine, unless they killed her. She trembled with fear and her eyes filled up with tears. "N.... No" she shook her head in disbelief. She wanted what was happening right now to be just one nightmare of hers that stemmed from her fears but it wasn't a nightmare, this was reality. Just when she thought that her life could be good, just when she thought life could be peaceful for her, everything had come crashing down upon her. She wished she had never said yes to being the fake mate of the Alpha. Now, their fake manipulated bond was too strained to even work. Even if Alpha Carl slept with her and marked her right now, the moon ring still would not shine. Everything was on to her life. Her death was the only thing that could save everyone but death scared her, she didn't want to die yet. Ethel, see
"Do you, Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack take Ethel Adams as your wife and Luna, to stand by her and be with her all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer her strength when she needs it, to be her husband?""I do" Alpha Carl replied, more than willingly. "Do you, Ethel Adams take Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack as your husband, to stand by him and be with him all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer him strength when he needs it, to be his wife?"With a huge smile on her face and her hands clutching tightly the flowers, Ethel said the words. "I do"Loud cheering erupted amongst the guests as the vows were made The rings were brought forward and Alpha Carl slipped the ring into Ethel's fingers, his heart racing as he did so. She was finally his woman!Ethel equally slipped the wedding ring into his finger and the both of them raised thei
The Wedding Day"Are you sure I look good?" Ethel asked for the hundredth time after dressing up. "You look perfect, Ethel. Trust me" Lucy assured her and turned to their mother. "Doesn't she look perfect, mum?" She asked. The three of them were in a huge room that had been earlier filled with the people doing the perfect makeover for Ethel. "She does, she looks more beautiful than I looked on my wedding day with your father" their mother replied and the atmosphere of the room turned slightly sour. "You did not have to mention father" Lucy pointed out. "I am sorry. I... I just spoke, I did not think about it""It's okay. It's a happy day" Ethel lightened the air with a huge smile on her face. "That's right" Lucy affirmed. Lucy equally looked beautiful in her pink gown, her hair was styled beautifully and her makeup complimented her beauty. Lucy walked close to Ethel and adjusted the dress. "Is there anything wrong?" Ethel asked. "Not at all. And don't be nervous, Ethel. Eve
"I think this one looks really good" Ethel said, standing in front of a wedding gown. "No, no and no. You are becoming the Luna. This..." She pointed at the gown. "Is not good enough" she shook her head. "There is no such thing as you being a simple, beautiful bride. You are going to be a sophisticated beautiful bride" she added and Ethel chuckled. "Alright then. Why don't you choose cause I really do not know what to pick?" she responded. "Alright then" Lucy mumbled and looked around at the wedding gowns. "What about this one?" Lucy asked, standing in front of a sophisticated wedding gown. The wedding gown was decorated with tiny gems that caught the light of the room. It was a gown that would definitely catch the attention of even thousands of people. Lucy was sure Ethel would look elegant, beautiful and expensive in the dress. It was perfect."You have to pick this, Ethel.""It's really beautiful. You made a better choice""Leave things like this to me. I will make sure yo