"Mom..." That was the first word he said after he opened his eyes miraculously. Those orbs that I had missed so bad glinted with unshed tears as he stared at me like I was his long lost trophy. I had thought he was probably still lost in his head when he voiced out that short endearment but my conclusion changed when he called out with longing. "Mom!" Zachary cried as he struggled to stretch his hands like he was trying to reach out to someone. Mom? Was he seeing things? Illusions maybe? I turned slowly to look behind me if someone was actually there but Alpha Zachary's mom wasn't there... in fact, there was no one except him and me in his chambers at that moment. He couldn't be referring to me as his mom, could he? Of course not. That's absurd. Turning my face back to him, I knew I had to say something to bring him out of whatever daze he was in. It was tough enough that I had to suffer for weeks because he was unconscious not to mention his near death experience. I doubted if I was
HAERA How does one describe hell? Of course, it's an endless pit that everyone attributed to fire and a world that comes after the one we are currently living in. It's the norm. It is what we knew growing up. It's what's meant to be! But somehow, over the years of living as an immortal creature with more years to live out, that particular meaning has lost its touch if it ever even had any. Hell just wasn't something you go through in another life for telling a few lies and taking a few lives. The world we are now has a living hell of its own. And I, being my usual unlucky self, have gone through various forms of that hell, enough to last the lifetime that I still had ahead of me. But of all the hells I've gone through, none could be this worse. None could match my mate acting like a fucking ten year old and me having to baby him around like a real mother when I knew absolutely nothing about parenting. My life suddenly being reduced from longing and yearning to me trying to keep a ten
HAERA Nothing has changed! The damn situation was draining me but it still hasn't changed for weeks now. To be sincere, I had lost track of days. I hardly have a few minutes to myself these days. Most of the time it would be grown-ass-but-baby-mind Zachary creating problems for me and whenever I finally got saved from him by sleep, the pack matters arose to strangle me. Somehow, I missed my days of being a chef. It has been ages since I created a new dish. Argh! Who was going to save me? No one! But I was starting to hate cooking because of "my son's" constant requests. I could only pray to the goddess that she should restore Alpha Zachary's memories because I was losing my mind. Different things come up everyday! My mate must have decided to punish me for leaving him before and his mind chose the perfect way to deal with me by making me his mom. I already accepted my fate but like I said, Zachary always brings new requests to my table every damn day but what happened today was unexp
HAERA "I beg your pardon?" My voice came out smaller than it should have if you consider the way I was screaming in my head and how it was banging like my brain was looking for a way out. The patience I exhibited and the way I was able to handle the situation in between the noise in my head scared even me. Those words should have come out louder, they could have emanated from a scream but how I managed to keep it cool really really had me scared for my own self. I had to have heard wrong. It had to be me overthinking the various things that could happen if my mate didn't get to his senses as soon as possible. It had to be my imagination running wild and definitely not what I thought I heard from Jared, the spokesperson of the wise men of the werewolf council. Because why else would I hear them mention the name that's meant to be an abomination on the lips and tongue of every single member of this pack and beyond considering how the entire woodland knew of the two different attacks on
HAERA "You've to help me." I pleaded to the old physician that I had called to my mate's chambers that morning. Confusion glinted in his eyes as he took in my plea but I was too troubled to think about the possible scenarios that must be going through his mind. I was also troubled... Thinking of how to save my mate's position from the evil clutches of Tybalt was another hell on its own but if I didn't do it, no one else would. I had told Alan to look after his Alpha while I found a solution to our problems. The threat of losing his position might seem like nothing to Alpha Zachary right now but what would happen after he recovers to see his brother on his throne scared the shit out of me. And his pack members? They are better off without an Alpha than to be led by a selfish man like Tybalt. "I'll do anything in my power to help you, Luna. Please tell me what I can do to help." The old physician answered confidently and I couldn't help but wonder if his words would carry the same conf
HAERA It was definitely working and I have never felt so happy about something in my entire life. The recognition was there in his eyes as he looked at me but said nothing after the first few ones he said in a stutter as if processing the best way to say the rest of his words to me that he recognized me and who I was. I stood there, the sash on my face and the black and white color of the uniform that used to be one I wore from when I was able to do chores and take care of myself, donning my body. If you look closely at it, you'd see that there wasn't even a significant change in the way I looked except for the fact that the pimples that used to be on my face have gone with puberty and all dried up. I was still of the same stature, shape and physique. It definitely wouldn't be hard for him to still see me as the timid maid who came up to his tower, bearing his food and also bearing a scent that changed both our lives up till this present moment. If this nostalgic feeling hit me this
HAERA One would have thought a lot could be achieved within the period of five blue moons but it was different for me or should I say it would be different if one is trying to remind another of who they used to be. Five blue moons were what I was given yet two had come and gone but I was yet to achieve a damn thing. No one understands the struggle, not even Dezra could fathom what my several failed attempts had done to my mindset. I was losing it slowly but day after day. I was like a tank of water with a little hole at the bottom. My strength, hope, and energy were leaking but no one noticed because it happened gradually. I've tried almost everything to nurse my mate back to his normal healthy self but nothing was working. Nothing at all. Two Blue Moon down....three left... "You're not alone, Haera. Never forget that." My wolf murmured but my feelings were the opposite of what she said. I felt alone. The old physician has suddenly stopped coming to treat Alpha Zachary, not even the
I have always woken up the same way ever since Alpha Zachary's memory loss and maybe the days beyond that when I was still by his bed, tending to him and making sure he didn't lack a thing. My waking up is always a process where each step takes its time as if a single disruption or mistake in the process would ruin the entire day for me. Before my eyes even opens, my mind is already awake and I'm contemplating whether to open my eyes or just lay back there because I don't want to feel the pain of seeing my mate on that bed or because I don't want to hear the word "mum" for another day so much that it makes me want to pull my ears out. A lot of voices come in my head to grace me with thoughts of what I could do instead of opening my eyes. Even Dezra's voice mingles with them once in a while with her being against the voices. But a single one among a thousand subconscious thoughts, it was really far fetched even if at the end of the day, she wins. My awoken mind is followed by the twitc
EPILOGUE. HAERA.(A year later)Where in the world is he?I paced the length of the room with frantic and erratic steps. Up...down.Up...down. Just like that. My covered feet made tapping sounds on the ground with how I took more than a step in a second out of worry and fear that something might be terribly wrong somewhere.Opaline was behind me and probably looking at me with more worry than I felt now. In her arms, was my days old baby boy whose traditional naming ceremony as a new pup born into the werewolf clan was today. My little son came as a bouncing little blessing to me and my mate. It was just what we needed to complete our perfect family and our perfect life. Life over the past year has been nothing short of that for the both of us and even the people of the pack at large–perfect. With Tybalt gone and the peace of the pack restored, all I and my mate had to focus on was our duties as the leaders of the pack. I was officially the Luna and I never imagined the acceptance
ALPHA ZACHARYThat kiss was different.To be candid, everything was different when I was doing it with my destined mate.The marking process, the ritual, the coronation ane every damn thing in between was special.But the kiss was different in a good way.Why wouldn't it be when it was our first kiss. The very first kiss we shared as destined mate.It was our first even though it wasn't my first.Saying I regretted every moment I spent with Ilvira would be an understatement and even though I was at fault too, I couldn't stop myself from hating her and her biological mother for coming in between Haera and I.They came into my life to ruin this.I should have been enjoying this bliss ever since I became Alpha but Gennora just had to ruin it.I decided it was time to stop thinking about my past and what I had missed with Haera when she moaned into my mouth during that heated kiss. A kiss that left me hungry for my mate.For my Amanisa.I loved her new names but it was Amanisa for me and
HAERAThis kind of news was great but at the same time unbelievable. Before the arrival of the news, Basil had been complaining and whining about how he felt useless by staying with me."I thought he was jealous of our relationship. Why entrust your safety with me?"Basil had complained as he termed "protecting me" as "babysitting me". I kept hitting him on his back to shut him up but what harm could my fragile hands do to him?"He doesn't like you but he trusts you to protect me."I had tried to clarify but Basil gave me a silly response regardless, earning himself another slap on his back."Will you feel safer when you kill me, your supposed protector?"Basil had barked at me and I was close to hitting him again but Alan's arrival saved him from me. I wasted no time showing my worry and also asked Alan about the situation."Everything is under control, Princess Haera."Alan responded without a hint of what actually happened. His face was void of emotions which made it difficult for
ALPHA ZACHARY. That feeling was clear and certain. I sat in front of the mirror, looking at myself and my features, the changes and the parts that didn't change as well in the past few days. I was reminded of this moment by that feeling that tells you you have been in a place before with only a few things being different in the situation of things. The last time I sat in front of a mirror like this; with that somber expression on my face, was the day of the duel months ago. The very day that changed my life and my fate. I recognized the look on my face that day as that of a man who wasn't willing to fight. I didn't need anyone to tell me and I didn't need my wolf to remind me even if he took it upon himself to do so. I remembered how the maids prepped me up and prepared me like I was attending some ball and not a battle that would determine my faith. I was simply like a ram that was being taken to the slaughter; fattened and all dressed up for my blood to be spilled. All the feel
HAERAWe were stuck in the wilderness and in time as well.This place is the perfect definition of timeless and unchanging. Except for the usual nightfall and daybreak, there was nothing that signifies the time of the day. It was morning again and to be honest, I have lost track of time.The first few days were traceable but I got tired of keeping tabs on the number of days and nights that we had spent in this strange place when there were other things to worry about.Perhaps it was the thought of how Alpha Zachary and I would escape this open prison that made me forget how many days we had spent walking, searching for a new way out, going around in circles, and being each other's strength.Or perhaps it was as a result of the growing bond between my mate and me. Either way, it was all Tybalt's fault.I must commend his quick thinking though. He found a way to make sure Alpha Zachary and I never get out of here alive if we manage to survive the fall like the other time.My mate had b
HAERAThe anger boiling inside of me as I yelled at Zachary was one whose reason was unknown to me;not entirely unknown but just strange because I was angry about a lot of things yet relieved at the same time. It was dangerous for him to have followed me and then try to save me by jumping in. It was stupid and even though it reminded me of my own self, it didn't make me less angry. He never listens to me and does things his own way, that's the only reason he could have tailed me all the way to the cliff. How the hell did he even do it? My relief was only from the fact that he was right there, in front of me, safe and looking confused as hell. I had thought of the worst after Tybalt drugged me and had me brought down here but seeing him out of danger and safe was what made me feel relieved. But I wasn't near done yet. His presence might bring me relief but still, it was dangerous for him to have followed me. "Why the hell did you come all the way here with me?huh? You never listen! You
ALPHA ZACHARY The light but severe weight on my head was crushing my skull painfully. I wasn't fully conscious of my environment but I could bitterly sense my discomfort in every part of my body. My eyes were clenched tight as I groaned out in pain due to everything that felt painfully out of place. Naturally, I tried to reach for my wolf as I rubbed my head but I couldn't feel Serge like I was supposed to. My mind was blank of every other emotion that wasn't pain and uncertainty. I wanted to keep my eyes closed and remain in the same position but I was uncomfortable due to the rocks that were pricking my back. I changed my position slowly but without gritting my teeth in pain. The process was slow but thankfully, I was able to control my arms which had been laying limply beside me. I used my hand to reposition myself into a sitting posture as I fluttered my eyelids with caution. All of my other senses as an Alpha seemed to be failing me because I was unable to sense the scent of my
HAERAI pried my eyes open but it was still dark all around me like I still had eyes tightly closed and like I was still back in that darkness that consumed me when I fell to the floor and the one I've been in for longer than I can remember. I knew I was knocked out for a long time because of how weak and rigid my body felt. I closed and opened my eyes a few times, trying to assure myself that I was really out of the blackout moment which time frame I had no idea about. It was all the same, no matter the number of times I opened and closed my eyes. Nothing changed and I was convinced that it had nothing to do with my eyes. It has to be where I was huddled at. The thought of it brought about my next question. Where was I? The memories of my last moments before now haunted me and echoed in my head, making a sharp pain that I had paid less attention to, sear through my head. It made me wince and try to sit back but I couldn't even move a muscle. Not because I was weak and tired but becau
HAERA Shouldn't it be a crime for news to affect living creatures' emotions? The annoying part is that the word "news" has been subdivided into good and bad which are usually out of our control. As much as I understand that some things just have to happen, I still didn't like the news I received a few seconds ago. Why couldn't we always get those things we wanted? Everyone knew that the best news that I wanted to hear at this moment was about my mate regaining his memories but that didn't happen. I was standing in front of my Papa, forcing myself not to show him how much his information affected me even though I wanted to act like a child...his child. "Are you with me?" My papa questioned when I didn't react to his announcement. He just told me that he has to return home because something urgent came up even though I still needed him here...with me. He was an Alpha after all and Alphas shouldn't stay away from their pack longer than necessary. "Yes, Papa but do you have to leave toda