Chapter 48.*Cole remained in bed despite Cora rising early. She had bathed and brushed her teeth, as Cole had always instructed her to do when she awoke in the morning.The task in front of her seems too daunting to her, and she has a sudden pang of nostalgia for home.But she wasn't the pack's luna for nothing, and the moon goddess made no mistake when she mated her with Alpha Creed.She sighed as she walked into the bedroom and discovered Cole soundly asleep.Last night when Cole claimed to be fine, she thought for sure he was lying. She was not deceived by him. She was conscious of her responsibility for his severe injuries."Cole," she called softly, but he didn't respond.He was shivering violently when she entered the bedroom."Cole, are you okay?" She yelled quickly and rushed to place her palm on his forehead, where she discovered he was feverish."Jeez! You're on fire!" She yelled, her heart in her mouth, and she dashed straight to the kitchen.If not for anything, nothing
Chapter 49.*Cora was anxious. The deal would be scrapped at first light. She was extremely terrified despite not knowing what was going on in the wolfdom.She worriedly made her way around the room. Cole exited the restroom fully attired.He was better, and the fever had been gone for quite some time after using the antibiotic ointments in the morning.She was pacing the room, and Cole could tell right away that she was anxious. He sighed and approached her."Hey," he said as she turned to face him, his scent filling her nostrils.She had never actually detected his scent as being human before."Why are you staring at me like that?" He questioned when she wouldn't stop staring at him bizarrely."Oh no, nothing. It's nothing "She said this as he shrugged and nodded."Are you certain you can pull this off, Cole?" She asked while wearing a worried expression."Have I got a choice? Now that I am better, we must proceed. And you can't return to the wolfdom wearing that shirt of mine. We'
Chapter 50.BLACK WOODSAzura sat at the fireplace, looking directly at the fire burn. She was practically waiting for Cora's return because Cora was supposed to land in the black forests when she comes back to the supernatural realm.She tapped her feet on the floor impatiently as Nora walked out of the room, heading to where Azura was seated close to the fire.Hazel was fast asleep by the time and the time was already past 10 PM.Nora observed Azura and saw that she was impatient.She sighed and walked up to her with the lamb she was holding."Come to bed, Azura" she spoke as Azura sharply looked at her."It's late" She added."You can go to bed if you want. As for me, I won't" "She would come anyway. It's close to midnight already" Nora said."You do not understand, Nora. If she does not come today, everything that I have ever worked and suffered for would be in vain!" Azura spat out.Nora sighed and walked to a chair next to her and sat down as they both stared at the fire burn,
Chapter 51.*Lucas kept his gaze on what was going on. His eyes were glued to Max whose body was gleaming now.Suddenly, a bright light shone right above him in the sky as the elders continued chanting."Soon" he mumbled under his breath as he looked at the sky. The Moon goddess would be out soon. She was making her entrance slowly.But his countenance changed immediately after he perceived a foul odor. He didn't know for sure yet, so he just ignored it and kept on staring at the ritual.But he was restless as the odor became more rampant and clear to him. With a furrowed brow, he looked around but saw nothing.But he knew something was not right, but he couldn't tell what was it for sure.He turned to look at the other wolves that were there to witness the initiation and saw that they were as restless as he was.Except for the elders, of course, who had to continue the ritual no matter what, especially now that the moon goddess was slowly making an appearance, with the moon graduall
Chapter 52.*Cora looked around the woods and wished she could see a wooden fire torch or anything she would use to burn the clothes, but there was nothing in sight and she felt they were wasting too much time."Here, hold these" she handed the clothes to him, which he took, and she walked to a tree and started trying to break off a trunk.Cole sighed and looked down at his naked body. He felt awkward, standing naked in the middle of nowhere with a lady that seemed very much attracted to him.He flinched as Cora broke off the bench of a tree with such great strength and rushed back to where he was."What are you going to do with that?" He questioned."I am going to dig," she said and started looking for a soft spot. Then she located one that was close to a rotten fallen branch as she started digging next to it while he watched."We are going to bury those clothes," she said and continued digging a hole with the branch.He felt so useless, watching Cora do the job of a man while he s
Chapter 53.*When Cole noticed the impact he had on these strange people, he stood erect with his head held high while holding on to the locket necklace, carefully so no one would see it.He didn't need to say a word as his presence alone was causing such havoc to those staring at him.Nile couldn't believe what he was seeing right in front of him as he didn't know when he let go of the club he was holding. Everyone was enchanted by Cole's presence as they just stood there, watching him like a mesmerized being.Cole, on the other hand, felt whatever he was doing, he was doing it right as their response to his presence alone thrills him.Then he concluded in his heart that whoever Alpha Creed was, he was feared by many.He turned his gaze to look at the vicious Nile who seemed intimidating to him. Although it was difficult to see in the dark, the fallen wooden fire torches scattered around the battlefield tried in illuminating the place.As he stared at Nile, he saw Nile's upper eyel
Chapter 54.*As the servants dressed Cole in the dressing room, he clutched the locket necklace.Instead of a celebration honoring Max as the new Alpha, there was going to be one honoring Alpha Creed's triumphant return.He watched as they dressed him in a corset, some black pants, and a shoulder cape as he stood in front of the mirror.As he examined himself in the mirror, he was already putting on the boots. He looked completely different and struggled to recognize himself in the mirror.He concurred that the wolves' attire was distinctly different and that Cora was correct to object that the wolves would view his wearing human clothing as alien.A young boy who appeared to be a messenger approached him and started speaking."Alpha Creed, Gamma Lucas seek your audience," "Let him in," he said, and his voice sounded low.The wolves heard him, but he found it awkward as he cleared his throat and spoke in a more baritone voice."Allow him in."In less than a minute after the young bo
Chapter 55.*When Cora caught Cole's eyes on her, she immediately grinned. Without a flaw, he was exactly like Creed at this moment.He used to resemble Creed's foreign counterpart, but at this moment, he looks exactly like Creed."Alpha Creed," she said, taking a bow.Cole had an epiphany: they ought to be putting on a show. He was engrossed in ogling her beauty and how the outfit revealed a new side of her that he adored.She reminded him of the fearless and fierce woman he first met at the hospital."Arise," he said as Cora smiled secretly and stood erect."Leave us," he said to the servants, dressing him up as they stopped what they were doing and left.He and Cora stood a few meters apart from each other without saying anything until they were sure that the servants had gone out.The servants knew well enough to walk beyond their Wolf abilities could hear.Cole finally sighed out of frustration and ran his fingers through his newly styled hair by the servants. He seemed restle
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