"Technically I've only ever touched you through clothes, and why would I randomly go touching alphas Noah? Think about it", she sassed, losing herself in the moment, forgetting the power that wracked through this man.She could see Noah's face doing something complicated before finally settling down."All I'm saying is, I'm sorry, for belittling you and our friendship, please, forgive me", she looked up at him desperately. Noah was the first friend she ever had that didn't bully her for no reason, she couldn't lose him due to negligence.Noah sighed. And opened his arms. Myla blinked rapidly. Did….did he want her to hug him?"You comin' in here or no-", she ran into him with a speed that had him walking backwards in order to counter their momentum.She clung to his waist like a koala.Noah blinked. And then chuckled lightly as he patted her head.Yes, this was Noah.She wasn't able to smell him properly the last time since they were on a motorcycle and all, so she made sure to sniff
Tiana stepped into the living room and saw Myla scrolling on her phone.MYLA. She was awake. She flung her school bag on the floor."Myla, you're up!", She ran to hug her.Myla felt the wind knocked out of her lungs as Tiana practically flung herself at her."Yes I am darling", she laughed and patted her head."You're also smiling, I can't believe Noah forgave you that easily". Tiana was wide eyed.Myla furrowed her brows. Was Noah secretly an unforgiving person? Did he have another personality that she didn't know of?"He doesn't usually take it well when people under his protection get hurt, especially not when they hurt themselves". Tiana pouted as she finished speaking, remembering the way Noah banned sweets from the house for four months because she and Chris didn't sleep for twenty four hours. It was a dark and disturbing four months. She could feel the blood that drained from her everyday. Of course, she could also be exaggerating.Myla laughed nervously."Now that you're here,
In the lounge, Tiana handed a light fluffy robe to Myla. This one was yellow."A robe?""Yes, the lounge is for lounging, one lounges best in a fluffy robe", Tiana sniffed haughtily, like a prissy little queen. Myla giggled as she saw a lot of Chris in that action.The girls sat down on the huge couch, facing each other.Myla looked around and saw a boombox, she synced it to her phone to play music.Tiana gasped. "I never even thought of that, it makes the lounge much more…loungy", she ended with a wide grin.Tiana brought out a drawer and removed all colors of nail polishes."Wow, you have them on hand?", Myla asked curiously, sifting through the colors to find one that would suit her."Yeah, I like to practice on Chris ", Tiana smiled, proud to be the first alive to subdue her twin.Myla laughed and picked out a Matte lavender nail polish."It's so your color! shall I begin?", Tiana clapped excitedly.Myla nodded enthusiastically. Her favorite colors were shades of purple.She did h
Myla swallowed and sat up. Her hands were sweaty now and she was about to start hyperventilating.'Deep breaths, inhale', Wyla made her inhale, 'Exhale', Wyla made her exhale.After a while of repeating the cycle, Myla was finally calm enough to actually check the email.She let out a shaky breath and clicked on it. It opened and Myla squealed. She was accepted. She was accepted!She rolled around on the bed and pace happily round her room dancing by herself. She pushed upon the balcony doors again and looked at the city lights with a bigger appreciation.She was accepted! There was no cause for her to go back to Moon Stone. She could build a life here, even away from the Collins. She didn't want to rely on Noah and his siblings for everything.She came back to bed and picked up her headphones from her bag.She could never use headphones back at home, seeing as there would always be someone up in her room trying to talk to her. She connected it and clicked on a song from her 'Happy fe
"What? No, he doesn't have a girlfriend, I'm his future mate for fucks sake", the woman suddenly swore.Myla was taken aback. Was there such a thing as a future mate?"Spare me the details, she's his mate", Chris folded his arms and raised his eyebrows in a evil smirk."No…it's me! The moon goddess told me!""Psh, the moon goddess my foot. They've even established their bond!""Then why don't I smell Noah on her!""Are you deaf in the nose? Are you ahrd of smelling? She's utterly Noah! She's even in his clothes! Do you not know anything", Chris sneered.Myla blinked. She truly was in Noah's clothes. Chris had refused vehemently to be associated with her in public otherwise. He forced Noah to dress her up in his clothes and grumbled about it. What hypocrisy."I'm his intended! How dare he!""Please, I'm his mate, how dare you try to undermine my relationship with my rightful mate", Myla simpered. If Chris was going out of his way to lie to this lady then she'd support him.The woman wa
Chapter 19Myla erupted bright red and threw a pillow straight at Noah's head. He didn't catch it. It smacked him front and center."Hey!"Myla didn't stop blushing but she laughed at his expression. He looked scandalized and his hair was tousled with the force of the throw.He rolled up his sleeves and advanced menacingly on her. She furrowed her brows and stopped laughing as he suddenly grabbed her ankles."How dare you, those are the balls of my feet!", She growled in a fake offense."How dare you, my face is my most prized possession", he laughed back.She wrestled against him in vain till they were a laughing mess. He was sitting on the floor with his right leg bent and his left straight not long after."Uhm. Well, Chris and I met someone Chris didn't like, that's were the rumor started", she suddenly shot up, "Did those traitors talk to you?!", Her nose flared in betrayal.Noah chuckled. "No, they've been suspiciously mum since I arrived, my friends did""How-", she gestured in
Chapter 20"My parents, they're dumb""Why? Did they…did they abandon you?", She asked and cradled the boy closer to her chest."...no", he replied sullenly."Oh, that's good, why…can I ask why you said they're dumb?", She asked tentatively, not willing to spook the boy that decided to open up to her.He nodded.She waited.And waited.And realized the question she asked.She giggled. "You little shit"She could see him visibly trying to hide a smile."Why did you say they were dumb?", She asked again."They set bitches on Noah", he sniffled righteously. Myla's lips twitched. Okay, that was interesting. Chris' dedication to Noah's mate who he knew not was the most admirable thing she had ever seen."Hmm, well I assume you mean that girl in particular too", she said in thought."She's the second most bitchy out of all of them", he scoffed.Damn there was an even bitchier one?"Okay okay, but what if she really would be Noah's mate", she tried to make him see reason."She could never,
Chapter 21~Myla was in the front seat of Noah's black car as his stereo blasted out a cutesy beat song called "wait for you". She was bobbing her head as they were singing along.He was basically their designated driver, he had dropped Tiana at school an hour ago. Chris as usual was at home, this time with a baby sitter. Myla wasn't even surprised to see that the sitter was a guy.A cute one by the way, she resolved to befriend him."Are you nervous?", Noah asked as he bobbed his head."...yes, I'm nervous, and also not", she giggled."What a paradox", he raised an eyebrow, "you have nothing to worry about though", he patted her knee in comfort and went back to driving.She scoffed."What is it", he chuckled."That's rich coming from you, you drink margaritas at seven in the morning, you can not possibly understand what it feels like to be nervous", she looked at him accusingly.He shrugged half heartedly. "You're right, I honestly have no idea how to be. The trick is knowing when a
continuation of epilogueMyla eyed her body in the mirror with happiness radiating off her in waves. Ever since she learnt she was pregnant, she had been experiencing a horde of different emotions, most of which had to do with her excessively careful husband.He banned her from Lunastra Aetheria completely.Noah, often described by friends as the "King of Caution," took his role of protecting Myla during her pregnancy to epic proportions. Determined to shield her from even the slightest mishap, he launched a campaign of double-padding that would go down in history as a legendary feat of parenthood preparation.The saga began innocently enough with the living room. Noah, armed with rolls of bubble wrap, foam, and a staple gun, set out to conquer the cushions. He layered the sofa with such zeal that sitting on it felt like being cradled in a cloud made of marshmallows. The coffee table, fearing Noah's meticulous attention, practically begged for mercy as he covered it with a cushiony fo
Noah and Myla's journey in Lunastra Aetheria was a mesmerizing odyssey that would reshape their very existence. Guided by the wisdom and magic of the celestial realm, they embarked on a quest to ascend beyond mortal boundaries and become the strongest and most powerful gods in this wondrous domain.Their initial steps in Lunastra Aetheria were filled with awe and trepidation. The silver-tinged sand beneath their feet seemed to pulse with energy, welcoming them to a land where the moon's influence was ever-present. They wandered through enchanted forests, where trees with leaves of radiant blue stretched toward the sky, their branches seemingly caressing the stars. Everywhere they looked, they saw signs of life in forms both familiar and otherworldly.Lunastra Aetheria, who eventually materialized into a semi-corporeal being, was a presence both ethereal and comforting. Her eyes held the wisdom of eons, and her voice carried the serene cadence of the cosmos. She spoke of the moon's ete
Chapter 107Seven mortals and one immortal climbed up Costa Starry at 12 midnight. Five mortals and three immortals descended Costa starry at 5am in the morning."Did we just save the world in the space of a night?", Isabella said, her legs swinging softly in Zack's arms. The ridiculous experience spurred Zack on to stop caring about what people would think with him and Isabella, meaning he was also allowed to stuff people with dog food."The jarring thing is that actually isn't the most spectacular thing that happened this night", Kollie shivered, supporting Alex. His leg wound was getting worse, Myla offered to help him heal it, but he insisted they got to the bottom of Costa starry before any healing. He hated the hill now."Yeah, I mean, I'm a goddess now?", Myla asked, touching the silver crown on her head from her spot on Noah's back. She had a feeling he would never allow her to step out of his sight ever again.Noah's heart raced like a wild stallion as he piggy backed Myla,
Chapter 106Before any of them could break down, Celia hushed them with a wave of her hand."You can't ever wake her up, you can only wake mortals up", the woman smiled ethereally."She's a mortal! She can't die, not yet. Please mother!", Noah begged desperately."You're feeding her life, when she's life herself", a new voice said, the air shimmering again. A woman stood floating beside the moon goddess. A man appeared, and another, and another, till the area that surrounded the eight of them were filled with shimmering people.Myla also began to shimmer, alongside Noah."W-what do you mean by life herself?", Zack asked, the only person other than Noah bold enough to talk to someone that seemed celestial."You'll see", Celia winked.As the night sky blanketed the world in darkness, the moon hung low, casting an eerie red glow across the landscape. Myla who was once lifeless, lay beneath the shimmering canopy of stars, her body bathed in the crimson hue of the bleeding moon. It was a
Chapter 105The weight of grief bore down on Noah, his heart shattered by the loss of Myla, his beloved mate. The echoes of pain reverberated through his very soul, leaving him in a state of despair and emptiness that he thought he might never escape. Yet, amidst the shadows of hopelessness, a flicker of desperate determination glimmered in the eyes of Hailey.Hailey stepped forward, her hands trembling ever so slightly as she first carefully collected the small, black, pulsating heart in her outstretched palms. It was a heart torn from the one that cast the incante. Its rhythmic beat pulsed in her hands, a testament to the life that had once flowed through it.It wasn't at all what she meant, but spells were fickle like that, so long as it was a heart, it could work.With a deep, shuddering breath, Hailey's gaze fixed upon the heart, her eyes reflecting a potent mixture of fear, hope, and determination. She knew the risks involved in the spell she was about to perform – the perilous
Chapter 104Noah's hazel eyes gleamed with an unsettling rage as he charged forward, leaving his companions stunned and wary.As the moon bathed Starry Hill in its eerie, blood-red glow, Noah's world narrowed down to a singular, burning desire for vengeance. His heart ached with the unbearable loss of Myla, and the memories of innocent lives taken by these malevolent witches and vampires fueled an unquenchable anger within him.He was in the midst of tranquilizing his parents. They deserved the death sentence, but he wouldn't be the one to kill them, he couldn't. They had taken so many innocent lives, they didn't deserve to live. His heart was pounding with the determination to protect Myla and the others.And then, in one moment, the bond he shared with Myla, a bond forged through countless shared experiences and a deep, unbreakable connection, was violently severed. It was as if a part of his own being had been torn away, leaving behind an agonizing void. A sharp, searing pain lance
Chapter 103Isabella raised her head."Why is the moon bleeding?", She shrieked as she scowled at the rapidly reddening moon. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at the moon."The air feels wrong", Alex frowned, trying not to sniff in the scent of death and blood in the air."It's a red moon! Attack already!", Someone yelled in front of them. Suddenly, several hundreds of people ran out to them. Kollie was the first to go down. She was hit in the arm with a fiery substance and when she checked it out the arm was useless. She bit back a groan, she couldn't afford to distract everybody now."Why are you even doing this?!", Isabella yelled at the people surrounding and attacking her from all sides. They weren't supposed to be this many, Myla should've used her sleep thing, why wasn't she using her sleep thing?"Well, I'll enlighten you", a woman in a clean cut white gown strutted front and center into the field."The orchestrators owe witches a huge deal, they get rid o
Chapter 102The team of eight gathered round the base of Costa starry. "Aren't we supposed to attack tomorrow night? What are we doing here now?", Alex bumbled, annoyed and rubbing his eyes fervently. Myla had woken he and Kollie up at midnight. Alex's first thought was that it was karma for what he did a while back, it turned out it was urgent, and she asked them to gather here."There are several moles, they've informed them, they're already recharging their powers", Myla said angrily, hurriedly wearing fingerless gloves and grabbing a tranquilizer gun."It takes at least three days to recharge after staying dormant, I think we'll be fine", Hailey said tiredly, yawning and eying the soft patch of grass in front of her."Well, the moles told them the minute we announced it. There were only 18 members in the meeting that knew about the ambush. When we get back, find the traitors", Noah said to Adrien, strapping his own gun to his belt."Uh, how many times can we shoot this?", Adrie
Chapter 101In a secluded training area hidden amidst the towering trees of a dense forest, Alex and Kollie stood side by side, their faces etched with determination. The air was thick with anticipation as they prepared for the impending battle that would test their skills and their resolve.Kollie, her fierce determination shining in her eyes, brandished a gleaming sword, the blade catching the dappled sunlight that filtered through the leaves. She had trained tirelessly in the art of combat, and her movements were fluid and precise, a testament to her dedication.Alex, not to be outdone, gripped a pair of sleek, custom-made pistols, his fingers caressing the cool metal as he checked the chambers with a practiced ease. He had honed his marksmanship skills to perfection, and his unwavering focus radiated an air of quiet confidence.They began their training, moving in perfect synchronization as they practiced various combat techniques. Kollie's sword danced through the air, her strik