Chapter 18."It's time for a bath," Madison remarked, her gaze fixed on Cora.The caregivers entered the ward and began assisting the patients as they lined them in three rows.Cora jumped up and entered the line, Tessa at her side.Sean stepped into the ward just as they were leaving with the carers. Madison's face lit up with delight as she saw him."Right on time," her lips arched into a slight grin as he approached her directly.By this time, the patients had been escorted out of the ward by the caretakers, leaving only a few cleaners to clean up the premises, as well as Sean and Madison."It's all about the full moon in here. What exactly do you intend to do with it?" Sean shrugged and tossed the document on the counter, which Madison snatched up without even giving it a second glance."You'll find out soon enough. For the time being, we need to discuss.""Yes, you informed me over the phone.""First and foremost, let's talk about the basics. How is the necklace coming along?" Sh
Chapter 19.*Sean had carefully listened to all of Madison's details regarding Cora as he attempted to decipher all that had been stated.Madison had now passed the ball over to him. It was up to him to determine whether or not he wanted to participate."Let me clarify something. You administered an overdose to a patient?""Not just any patient, but the enigmatic one for whom propofol and medications are ineffective. I have no idea what she is or who she is, but I believe I want to learn more about her "Madison stated her opinion."As much as I'd like to learn more about this patient, I'm not sure it's the prudent thing to do!" He drew his brows together."Sean, you should be ashamed of yourself for holding such a high moral standard. I've seen you do horrible things to patients; don't be a hypocrite!" She exploded."That was in the past, Madison. I'm a different person now." He grimaced, annoyed that she brought up his history."Okay, let's not go there. But, on the other hand, have
Chapter 20.*Cora handed her the broken molar mic, which she accepted with a grimace on her face, inspecting it to see if what Cora had stated was right."I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with how those things function."Tessa wasn't paying attention to Cora's apologies as she finished inspecting it and noticed that it was completely damaged."So, what's the point? They'll undoubtedly send someone in here, and it'll be dangerous." She muttered under her breath and walked over to the Water Closet, where she tossed the broken molar mic. Then she flushed it while Cora stood there watching.She was still facing Cora with her back to her, absorbed in thought as Cora glanced down at the blond wig Tesa was holding.Cora felt uncomfortable looking at Tessa without her wig on. Tessa stepped up to the mirror and studied herself before re-draping her wig."Who are these folks you're talking about?" Cora maintained her composure.Tessa took her time putting her wig in place before eventually spea
Chapter 21.*"As much as I want to reprimand myself for believing in the unattainable, I feel you are a species that should be investigated," Tessa stated as she got out of the tub."Me? A species? That's quite weird" Cora rose as Tessa got out of the water.Tessa fixed her attention on Cora for a long while. She was enthralled by her and wanted to learn more about her right away."What went wrong with your eyes back there? First and foremost, I saw that radiance over lunch yesterday and__""Cee is who you saw. As I have stated, she is my wolf's side. She makes an appearance under unusual circumstances" Tessa's brows wrinkled as Cora spoke."Are you referring to werewolves when you say "wolf"? I believed a buddy of mine was crazy when he said things like that about those creatures." Tessa clenched her eyes shut, praying that the narrative was a myth."Yes, there are werewolves, witches, and rogues__"The ringing of the bell made them stop conversing as they headed toward other patien
Chapter 22.*Sean and Cora were strolling across the foyer when the lunch bell rang. She came to a complete halt and turned to face Sean."I'm assuming that's for lunch.""You are accurate," Sean murmured, quietly reprimanding himself for lustfully glancing at Cora."Can you tell me where you're bringing me?" Cora inquired."You'll know when you get there," he remarked as they continued walking to a more desolate section of the hospital.They continued strolling without saying anything as Cora realized this was her last chance to speak to Sean."I'm not sure if you'd be interested, but I have a proposition for you," she said as Sean came to a halt and turned to face her, both hands behind his back."A proposal?" he said, his gaze falling on her as she nodded."Yeah, I'm not sure how it sounds to you. But pledge you won't try to hurt me," she pleaded as he continued to gaze at her puzzledly."Have I done you any harm? How could I have thought of that?""Well, you know. You, humans, ar
Chapter 23.*Mountain Howl Pack.Max stood alone in the council room, hands behind his back. His eyes were riveted on the chair designated for the Alpha.His father, Alpha Rex, had sat on the throne, and he was expected to be the one to take it over.But he wasn't as strong as his step-brother, Creed, who had taken over as the pack's new Alpha and was running things efficiently.If only he could enlist the help of Creed's most faithful subordinate, Lucas, the gamma of the pack. He pondered.Lucas was his father's most devoted servant, and after his father died, Lucas passed on his devotion to CreedMax was aware that Lucas was assisting Creed in learning how to govern the pack, but Lucas refused to commit his loyalties to anybody until he was certain that the Alpha was dead.Lucas had been quiet in the pack since the pandemonium and the witches took Alpha Creed away for healing, and nothing truly interested him as long as the Alpha was gone.He refused to forgive himself for failing
Chapter 24.*Cole sat in his chair, his attention fixed on Mason, who was in charge of the ward he was in.As the patients sat still, Manson munched on his burger from behind the counter. He sighed as he gazed at the wall clock.He dropped the burger he was eating on the nylon on the counter and licked his fingers. Then cleaned them off with a hand wipe before picking up the bell and ringing it."It's pill time," he declared, ringing the bell.Some caregivers entered the ward to assist the patients in forming a straight line as they approached Mason, who handed each a tablet and a cup of water to drink."Take a pee when you're done," he urged after having them swallow the tablets.Because these patients were not as ill as the ones Madison was caring for, the caregivers did not accompany them to the restroom to assist them in peeing.And the medications they were taking weren't nearly as effective as the ones Madison's patients were given.Cole was next in line, so he grabbed the tabl
Chapter 25.*"Cora, hurry up. You are taking far too long. Let's get this over with so you don't lose your priceless necklace." Sean remarked while clutching a metal plate containing a few syringes and other medical supplies."Right," Cora murmured as she approached him."Lie down on the bed and face up" He stated this as she nodded and moved to the bed, doing what he had directed."Are you sure, Cora, that this is a good idea?" Cee inquired for the first time after Cora had silenced her."Do we seem to have a choice here, Cee? All we have to do now is do what the damned man wants, and we'll be free to leave with our necklace." She sighed as Sean approached her on the bed.He tried to bind her hands with some metal steel cuffs as she sat up properly on the bed and gazed furiously at him."What are you attempting to accomplish?" Her voice was as frigid as ice when she inquired.Sean was taken aback by her steely tone, but he knew she wouldn't do anything dangerous to him because he ha
EPILOGUECORA CREED BOSTONNEXT DAYIt was a lovely morning that Cole and I decided to visit Hazel's gravestone in the black woods with flowers even if we knew we might face some opposition from the coven.The council had said they would give me and Cole feedback about their decision by noon and by that time, I believe we would be back.I still don't understand why Cole is so optimistic about the outcome of the council meeting, but I just wish I could be as positive as him because our offense was just too much.I've deceived the Pack for months and made a deal with the witches that also threatened the existence of the Pack. And in as much as what I did was for the greater good, it still points me to be a traitor and an enemy of the Pack.Still, I don't understand why Lucas had suggested we take some guards with us, but I had told them we were fine on our own and right now, I and Cole are on our way to the black woods without saying much to each other.Surprisingly, I could still remem
Chapter 151.*.*It's been two days since Cora and Cole returned to the wolfdom, but Cora still wouldn't come out of her chamber or even eat, and it was getting Cole really worried.Cole walked down the hallway, heading toward Cora's room that morning. He was determined to break down the door and make her come out if that was what he needed to do to get her outHe hadn't moved far when he saw Max walking in the opposite direction, he stopped when he saw Max walking toward him."Hey" Max said to him to his astonishment."Hi" he responded with a nod. The atmosphere became awkward as they continued to look at each other without speaking then Cole decided to speak."I know it's an eyesore for you to see me hanging around. It's just a matter of time before I'll be out of here and you would be__""Shut up, silly" Max stopped him from speaking as he creased his brows."I know I haven't been a nice person, Cole. And I feel so guilty for the death of my brother, Creed" he lowered his head.Co
Chapter 150.*.*Boston sighed and took in a deep breath and by this time, tears were all over Cora's face."That was how I found out the figure that had visited me was the moon goddess herself" he went on to explain."What about the pregnancy, what did you both do about it?" Cole asked."Nala told me the moon goddess has already told Alpha Rex about the pregnancy and he was to keep shut about it. But Nala was scared she might give birth to a human baby" Cora blinked her eyes when she heard that as she was in the same shoes. But she didn't allow the men to see the look of uneasiness on her face."But the moon goddess was ready for anything" Boston continued."No one was to know the pregnancy does not belong to Alpha Rex and it was a secret between me, Alpha Rex, Nala, and the moon goddess" "And the moon goddess didn't wipe off my memory about the wolfdom because she was prepared for anything. She wanted the baby to be returned to me if it turns out to be human. And the Pack was to b
Chapter 149*.*The trio finished having breakfast and lunch in the sitting room. Cole was clearing the table right now while Boston was wiping his mouth with a tablecloth."The food is satisfying, even if it isn't__""What? Delicious?" Cole asked and Boston grinned."I didn't say that, you did" he replied and Cora couldn't help laughing.When the table was cleared, they sat around the table and waited for Boston to finish picking his teeth so he could continue the story. And when he eventually stopped, he took in a long deep breath and rested his back on the chair, then continued the narrative."Sorry... Being old is something tough. When you get to my age, you would understand what I am talking about" he chuckled."If you are going to ask where you left off in the story, then it's where you said the moon goddess visited you" Cole said, resting his elbows on the table."Thank you, Cole" he returned."Do you mean you saw the moon goddess? I don't think anyone has ever seen her" Cora h
Chapter 148.*.*Boston shrugged and turned to face elsewhere while Cora and Cole remained speechless for a while."Okay... I would have felt the same way she felt" Cora nodded her head repeatedly."Why didn't you tell her what you were?" Cole questioned his father."I didn't know I would fall in love with her that deeply!" "The plan was not to fall in love. It was to stay with her until she finish taking care of my injured leg while feeding me so I wouldn't die of starvation" he stopped to catch his breath."But you know the heart, it does stupid things even if you try to tame it" he finished with a bleak expression on his face.He was about to open his mouth and speak again when his stomach grumbled for food, making Cora and Cole's stomachs grumble too."I guess I have been talking for way too long" he breathed out."I'll make hazelnut soup and potatoes" Cole stood up."I'll help you out" Cora slowly stood up too.Cole handed the locket pendant to his father who took it from his gr
Chapter 147*.*"Wait... Hold on a second" Cole interrupted him as they turned to look at him."How were you able to have sex with her with the necklace around your neck? Didn't it by any chance...""Burn her?" Boston completed the sentence for him and he nodded, recalling how he had had to toss the necklace away when he was about to have sex with Cora at the fortress."Well, Cole" he began."I never take off my clothes anytime we are doing it" he shrugged."Funny""Why? You were scared of the necklace touching her or her finding out?" Cora asked this time."Not really. I was scared of her seeing my tattoo of the armory and making her ask questions I couldn't explain" he said."That would have been awkward. Didn't she ask questions?" Cole asked."She did"FLASHBACKBoston and Nala were on the bed, kissing, smooching, and in a heated romance while she unlocked their lips and peered deeply into his eyes."What is it?" He asked when she had looked at him far too long."I don't know... Bu
Chapter 146.*.*She continued to yell at him while he stared at her frightened."This is my place and whatever I say, stands! I don't care to know if you are some sort of runaway alpha, beta, gamma, delta, omega, or even rogue! You just have to listen to me!" "I could have left you there to die with that injury on your leg but I didn't. I saved you and brought you in here, but you don't trust me?" She rolled her eyes and gave a hysterical laugh while he didn't understand what was wrong with her that was getting her suddenly heated up."I should be scared of you and take precautions because I do not know if you were some sort of assassin or not! But I wasn't! I saw you needed help and helped you, but what did you do in return?!" She frowned."You're ignoring my questions as if I am some sort of dangerous wolf when I am nothing but a harmless sweet girl!" Her eyes glowed instantly and he felt he saw his life, flashing before his eyes.He saw furs growing on her skin while her fangs sp
Chapter 145.*.*She kept an awkward look on her face as she looked down at the man laying flat, face up in the hole."Hello?" She called but was greeted by silence."Can you hear me? Are you okay down there?" She called again but he was too weak to speak.All he wanted to do was ask her to go get help or anything. It would be better if she could find her way to the cottage and get the guys. But he was too weak to speak, so he just lay there, looking up and feeling dizzy with the sun dancing on his skin and tormenting his eyes."Hold on!! I am coming down to get you!" She said and stood erect, then she looked down carefully and figured where she was going to land, and to his dismay, she jumped right into the hole close to him, on her back."Ohh!" She grunted and remained that way while she waited for the pain to subside."Stupid girl! You should have gone to get help instead of jumping in! Who's gonna help us now" he said in his head as his visions began to get blurry and his hearing
Chapter 144.*.*The story kept on developing and becoming more captivating that Cora was gradually getting the answers to why most of the things happened which she had no explanation for."Before Anastasia left, she told Ethan they would find a way to stall the wolves so they wouldn't have to attack when we weren't ready" "Ethan related to us all she had discussed with her and how she would be our greatest ally if things go according to plan" Boston grinned."Did she come through?" Cora asked."She did" "After three days, she returned to the cottage at night with something she called 'Wolfsbane' that she was not sure if it would work but we could give it a trial" Boston mumbled."To build our trust for her. She asked us not to give her our secret weapon until we have tasted and made sure the wolfsbane does work" he exhaled sharply."And what happened when you tasted the wolfsbane?" Cole asked."It worked, but it wears off after a while."FLASHBACKEthan and Anastasia stood right ou