I looked at Blaze. I wanted to ask him the questions in my heart. However, I was afraid to hear his answer.
What if he said that he didn't really love me? Or what if he said that his love for me turned into ashes as soon as he learned that our packs were enemies?
But I would not be at peace when I didn't know the answer. So I decided to ask, thinking that whatever his answer would be, I should gladly accept it for me to move on.
I was about to walk towards him, but he suddenly turned and went outside.
Blaze POV In preparation for the attack, Ben and I, with our pack warriors, went to the territory of the Steel Moon Pack to persuade them to become our ally since we learned that the Silver Moon Pack was a strong ally of the Snow Moon Pack. Thus, we needed to strengthen our forces as well. We couldn't afford to lose the fight. Knowing how many years had been wasted, we wanted to ensure victory over the enemies. We were seated around the oval table as we talked about our proposal. I offered that I would give them half of the Snow Moon Packs' territory once we won against them. "We will help you, but on
That night I had a dream about my past, which made me more confused. I saw my nine-year-old self with my parents in the middle of the forest. We would be having our night camping, as my papa promised me when I did well in our training. My mama was busy arranging our meals, my papa was setting up our tent while I was wandering around the river. I was so happy, playing with the cold crystal clear water in the river. After some time, I plunged into the water, chasing the school of fish. I didn't notice that I had come so far from my parents. When I lifted my head out of the water, I heard a tiny voice. I
I let Marcus take over as I shifted into a golden wolf and ran to the battleground. Then we quickly searched for Charlie, the Alpha of the Snow Moon Pack, as we couldn't wait to face him and get revenge for my father and my pack. My heartbeat quickened while Marcus' eyes gleamed when we saw an extraordinary white wolf fighting with the other golden wolf. We're certain that he was the Alpha of the Snow Moon Pack, as he was exuding a powerful aura that only belonged to an Alpha. I smirked as I could see that he's not as strong as I expected him to be. Well, I must admit that he was strong and skilled, but he had nothing compared to a young and vigorous wolf like me.
As we went out of the dungeon, I checked Ayira's pulse. And I felt relieved when I felt her heartbeat. I couldn't understand myself. Just a moment ago, I wanted to kill her. And at another moment, I wanted to save her. What's happening to me? Mixed emotions stirred in my heart as I stared at her pale face. Confused, I decided to bring her home. 'Blaze, you should have killed her.' Marcus urged. I could
Ayira's POV I took a deep breath along with the pearl of tears that spilled down my cheeks. I knew it was only a matter of a second that Sarah and Marla would hit me. However, someone suddenly enclosed me in his arms. I could feel his hard chest and muscular arms. 'Blaze,' I murmured in my mind. I knew it was Blaze or I should rather say that I was hoping it was him. Then I felt that he carried me. I wanted to confirm if it was really him or I was only imagining, but I struggled to open my eyes.
I was already in the middle of the woods when the rain stopped. Chilling, I continued to run. But I didn’t expect that I would bump into Leo, the Alpha of the Steel Moon Pack. He was with his two followers. I saw him once when he visited Blaze. Being the Alpha of his pack suited him very well. With his powerful aura and outstanding appearance - tall, dark, and handsome, there were several she-wolves that were trying their best to get his attention. But not me, as he also looked arrogant in my eyes. Moreover, I didn’t like the way he stared at me. I slowed down as they blocked my way.
The moment I opened my eyes, I saw an old lady with gray hair and wrinkled skin. She looked worried, staring down at me. “Who are you? Where am I?” I asked in a frail voice. “I’m glad you’re now awake. It’s been five days since I found you on the shore. You’re unconscious and burning with fever. But I don’t have the means to bring you to the hospital. So, I brought you to my house.” The old lady explained. Then a vague scene flashed in my mind. I was certain that it was me, falling off the cliff. Goose
I woke up feeling a bit eerie. My body still felt sore and the discomfort I was feeling was just plain terrible. Hina was up quite early preparing breakfast. I stood up to wash my face a little and asked if she had some coffee. “I met the teacher earlier, and I asked if you could teach the children in the school. She immediately accepted it and was all smiles and laughs.” Hina told me the good news as I prepared some coffee. “That’s awesome. Can I start today? I just want to see the environment and meet the children, of course.” I optimistically uttered. “She said you can visit her today if you like,
Blaze's POV. Ayira and I agreed to visit Hina’s grave since it was her death anniversary. We also decided to take a trip to the island where Ayira stayed before to visit the townspeople there and her students. I could see in Ayira’s eyes the excitement of going back there. I would not wonder since she got really attached to the people on that island, especially to Hina. She took care of her when she was at her lowest. She fed her, offered her a place to stay, and treated her like her own family. We used my private yacht heading directly to the port near the island. While on our way, Ayira was telling Summer about her life on the island, including her experience as a teacher. Summer was listening attentively to his mom and would laugh from time to time about his mom's silly experience in teaching. It was already dark when we arrived at the hotel. We checked in immediately as we got hungry due to long travel. We had dinner at the restaurant in the hotel and went back to our room to
Ayira's POV It was a brand new day. Blaze and Summer were busy playing video games. So I made myself busy in the kitchen. Then I checked the pantry and found out that we were running out of some supplies already. So I decided to go to the market. "Hi, mom. I will go to the market to buy some supplies. Do you have anything to add?" I asked when I saw her enter the kitchen. She thought for a while before she responded. "Oh, yes. I want to buy some ingredients to make a vegetable salad. But I think I'd be
It was heartbreaking to see someone you love leaving with someone else. And because of that unfortunate event in the past, I suddenly felt I had no right to fight for her. And because of that event, she chose to leave me and her son just like that. I could accept if she resented me, it's understandable. But leaving her son didn't make sense at all, since I knew very well how much she loves our son. I looked at Ayira for the last time. Suddenly, I heard Marcus whisper. 'Blaze, after everything, you will just let her leave like that?'
We slowly made Summer understand what wolves were. Ayira told him stories about how she lived in the New Moon World when she was young. And we let him understand that we should be careful not to show to anyone in the human world that we were different from them. We also explained that grandpa was a human, not like us. But Summer was really intelligent. He asked us why was grandpa was living with us if he's a human. Good thing, he later understood that he was once a friend of my grandfather before the world was divided into two. However, there was one thing I was afraid about. It was Summer's intuition that his mom would leave us. It buzzed me almost every day as I knew the reason.
Blaze's POV The following morning, I went to the library and searched for my old books. I remembered I had a book about ancient wolves before. Perhaps, I could find some information there about Summer's power. I read almost everything that day while Summer and Ayira were busy with their lessons. Right. Ayira really loved teaching so she volunteered herself to be our son's tutor. That's why as early as two years old, Summer already learned the alphabet and basic counting. I was grateful for that because
Ayira's POV As agreed by everyone, we decided to go back to the villa in the mountains. We thought that Summer would ask questions about our sudden decision to move house like he used to do every time we would go out. But surprisingly, he was just quiet throughout our journey. And due to the long travel, he slept on my lap. However, as we reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly screamed. "No!"
It has been 4 years since Summer was born. He grew up as an energetic little boy that he took after me. He was also fond of going outside, even a simple walk by the shore that I guessed he took after from his mom. However, as he grew up, he began to show that he was different from the other children he got along with. He was more mature and stronger than the other children of the same age as him. And that was what we were worried about. How could we explain to him our true identity? That we were different from human beings? By the time he was 3 years old, his special skills began to show.
Blaze's POV Days have passed and we really got used to living here on the island with our precious one. Summer also enjoyed some morning walks and laughed when his feet touched the sand. I loved that priceless moment, hearing his giggles that were like music to my ears along with the soft laughs of his mom. However, one morning, I woke up seeing Ayira beside me but my eyes widened when I did not see Summer in his crib. “Where is Summer, Ayira?” I hurriedly asked her when I saw her open her eyes.
My first two trimesters of pregnancy were really a challenge for us. I used to puke almost everything I ate and I felt like it was such a waste so I tried sleeping every after meal just to avoid throwing up the food I had eaten. And there came a point when I could no longer get out of bed because of my morning sickness. And because my pregnancy journey wasn't easy, Blaze decided to call his mom and let her stay with us until I gave birth to our beloved baby. His grandfather also came with Aurora since he was also excited to see his great-grandchild. But the good side of my pregnancy was, I felt how mu