Chapter 53Myla’s eyes widened as she heard Zack. “What do you mean missing?”“He was giving us correspondence about an hour ago and then he sent a code red”, Zack said, three men walked in after him, Adrien surprisingly included. What was he doing here?“What are you doing here then? Let’s go find him!”, Myla exclaimed, running in to get a jacket. She was halted by a hand on her shoulder. Zack looked extremely serious as he leveled her with a stare. “You’re not allowed to go anywhere”, he said, not unkindly.“Bullshit! I’m going to look for my boyfriend and YOUR boss!”, she tried to pull back but vampire strength was harsh. Zack smiled slightly as she said boyfriend. The other men behind were utterly shocked. She wasn’t surprised, they found out they were mates only two weeks ago it wasn’t exactly common knowledge.“I know how you feel Myla, I want to go looking for him just as much as you do, but my orders were clear, keep you and the twins safe, no matter what, there’s a search pa
Chapter 54Noah gripped the steering wheel of his car, his focus unwavering as he navigated the winding road that led him to an undisclosed destination. The sun had dipped below the horizon, casting a warm glow over the landscape. As he drove, he listened intently to the voice that emanated from his discreet earpiece."Turn left at the next fork," the voice instructed, the tone calm and authoritative.Noah complied smoothly, his eyes scanning the road signs as he made the turn. The path ahead was illuminated by the car's headlights, revealing a narrow road flanked by dense foliage. He adjusted his grip on the steering wheel, the annoyance at meeting his father coursing through his veins.The voice continued its guidance, providing clear and concise directions. "Proceed straight for the next two miles, then take a right turn at the large oak tree."Noah continued. He couldn't help but feel like he was walking into a trap, he readjusted his earpiece, sending the directions to Zack throu
Chapter 55Noah jerked himself awake. He looked around the room, it was bare and brightly lit. Not a single thing in it except for himself and the chair he was strapped to. How tacky.He looked at his hands carefully before deciding to break free. His father knew just how strong he was, so he wouldn't give him bonds that were easy to escape from. He was right, the bonds were thin, made of sharp wire. If Noah pulled his hands, they would be immediately sliced off. What a psychopath he had as a father.There was no way he could tell the time. His wolf was calm, so there wasn't any reason to fuss yet. He sighed. A door opened to his right, his mother walked in. Noah sneered and kept mum."You irritating child, how are you awake so early?", she scowled at him. Noah said nothing. He should've blocked off her number ages ago, he thought she had good in her heart. It seemed he misjudged her character."I wish I never gave birth to you", his mother suddenly said. Noah's gaze clouded. He did
Chapter 56Noah jerked awake to Izolda sitting next to him. He had been moved in his state of unconsciousness. The room was rather bland. He was sitting on a bed with a light blue bed sheet. He was surprisingly unrestrained. It seemed his parents wouldn't mind Izolda losing her head."Don't even think about it, I've been given more blood", Izolda said. Noah turned to look at her. Her eyes were green, everything, the iris, the pupil, the part that was supposed to be white. It was all murky green."Why?", He simply asked. There were some people he decided were just batshit crazy. "I have to be a worthy mate for you ", she smiled coyly. Noah mentally held himself back from grimacing. He held a full body shiver of irritation back too. He generally despised women that held romantic inclinations for him, it just tended to irritate him immediately. Well, except Myla. But she was the exception to a great many things."You know mates are preordained", he shrugged, looking around the room dis
Chapter 57Noah had been missing for three months already. The twins already knew. The entire population of New York had been on lockdown since then.Everyone was complaining, Myla had a permanent headache. She missed him. Everyday without him felt like being drowned. The twins had resorted to sleeping in her room every night, she had resorted to overworking herself into depression. There was nothing, no news from Isabella, no news from Zack. They had been searching for three months, with the city on lockdown. They even raided their underground base, that much she overheard. They still found nothing.Myla was moving like a ghost everywhere she went, it didn't help that she had Tweedledee and Tweedledum follow her for everything she had to do. She had to make Zack threaten them with dismemberment before they let her go to the bathroom alone.She just wanted Noah back already, he was taking too long.Surprisingly, Chris had joined Tiana in school, some excuse about being less antisoci
"Do you even know how to drive that thing?!", Zack asked in a shrill voice, sounding suspiciously like a disapproving mother.She didn't answer him, instead starting to drive off. Zack knew she would leave him, Myla was stubborn that way. He quickly hopped on the back seat, riding pillion. "I don't get a helmet??!", He yelled over the wind. Myla drove hard and fast, leaving Zack clutching her jacket for safety. It served him right, he did the same every time he drove her in his car."You would've gotten one if you didn't spend hours talking about why I shouldn't leave", she yelled back, his best bet was to pray they didn't topple over."I despise you", he said darkly, trying to hide his face behind her back. Ironically amusing, an age-old vampire found himself gripped by fear—for his life, or perhaps his death, or was it his undeath? Maybe it was her intuition as his mate, maybe it was sheer luck. As she drove into the underground base that Noah's men had searched thoroughly without
Chapter 59Myla alighted the car from the owners seat. Dennis stepped out from the driver's seat and Dumhan from the shotgun seat. She sighed and caressed her nape reverently. Something was niggling at the back of her mind. She knew something would happen today, but what? At times like this she wished she had her mother's foresight, but unfortunately she was not the goddess. "What is it Miss Myla?", Dennis asked her. It appeared two years of following her around had clocked the John brothers into knowing her every twist of expression."I want to go looking for Noah tonight", she said, her mouth twisted down into a firm line. The two men looked at each other and started speaking to her in a tone that suggested she was going crazy again. "For the past one year none of our searches have yielded anything", Dumhan said gently, like someone trying not to further frighten a startled deer. Myla couldn't blame them, she had been prone to random and irrational bursts of anger."I have a feel
Chapter 60"Noah", she said again. She stretched at hand but before she could reach the side of his face, he smacked it away. It stung, emotionally and even more physically. She held her hand and looked at him at a loss. She could not forget him, nor could she take someone else for him. This was Noah, this was the love of her life. "It's you. You tried to kill my mate", he said coldly. Myla recoiled. Who was he talking about? "I'm your mate Noah, what are you saying?!", She stepped into his sphere again. He pinned her to a tree by her neck."How dare you lie to my face?", He said coldly. Myla's heart raced like a frantic drumbeat, a mixture of shock, fear, and disbelief coursing through her veins as Noah's grip tightened around her throat. The rough bark of the tree dug into her back, a painful contrast to the gentle memories she held of him. The anguish in his eyes was a cold, accusatory glare that pierced through her soul. Struggling to breathe, her own fingers clawed at his ha
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