Chapter 5: Sapphire Blue Eyes

Blaze turned the woman from her prone position and removed her cap. He wanted to confirm if she's really a woman.

And he was stunned! Captivated by her bewitching beauty, his body froze. His heart raced, gazing at the woman's crimson face and heart-shaped pinkish lips under the misty moonlight.

He was wondering who the beautiful woman was and what she was doing in the woods at that hour. Moreover, he could also smell the scent of his favorite wine on her breath. 

Ayira was astounded, as well. The man's exquisite face with chiseled jaw was amazingly outstanding. His silver eyes were dull that brought chills down her spine while her heart hammered in her chest.

Their eyes locked for a moment. A pair of stony silver eyes looking down at the inquisitive sapphire blue eyes.

Then, a soft wind blew. The sheer clouds covering the sky drifted away, unveiling the beauty of the bright, winter-white moon. So, the silvery light above illuminated everything down on the ground.

The moonlight shone across Ayira's dainty face, making her sapphire blue eyes glow like diamonds.

Blaze suddenly shut his eyes as a scene that he couldn't describe abruptly flashed in his mind. It was so fast and vague. But it appeared that he was running in the woods, which he had never seen before.

'Was it part of my lost memory?' He asked himself.

'I think he's really our maste (mate), but it seems something is wrong.' Sierra mumbled, pulling Ayira from the daze.

'Is that so?' Ayira asked. Then, her forehead creased after Sierra confirmed that she truly sensed that he's their mate.

"Hey! Why did you do that? Could you help me get up?" She grumbled angrily, snapping back the man from his trance.

Blaze extended his hand and helped her get up. He was still speechless, pondering the scene that he viewed in his mind.

Ayira got up and swept the dirt off her clothes with her hands, muttering at Sierra. 'How could you tell me he's our mate? He almost broke my limbs.' She complained as she couldn't believe that her first encounter with her long-lost mate would be this awkward.

But before Sierra could answer, the man spoke.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Finally, Blaze was able to pronounce what was on his mind.

"Huh?" Ayira was surprised at the question. She swallowed dryly while thinking for a good answer that the man would not think that she's a werewolf. Fortunately, Sierra was fast to think. "I just went for a walk since the moonlight is fascinating tonight." She explained as she forced a smile.

Blaze raised his brow. "In the middle of the woods? Do you know that you nearly crossed the borderline?"

Ayira and Sierra breathed a sigh at the man's remarks. 'He thought you're also a nam (human).' Sierra murmured.

"Of course, I know. I just, I just live nearby." Ayira stammered while Sierra told her they had to leave. "If you excuse me, I need to go now. Mushtahs! (Goodbye!)" She turned and acted to leave when Sierra scolded her for blurting out their ssaglos language. She bit her lower lip, hoping that the man didn't notice. However, the man suddenly grabbed her arm, which made her heart skip a few beats.

"Wait," Blaze said, pulling back the woman.

'We're dead because of your big mouth.' Sierra berated her.

Ayira rolled her eyes at her wolf as she refuted. 'Just help me think of an excuse.'

"Are you the one who sneaked into the villa and stole two bottles of my wine?" Blaze questioned. He couldn't go wrong. He could smell the scent of the wine on the woman.

Ayira and Sierra were both appalled, realizing that the man was probably living in the villa where they took the wine. Nevertheless, it's a relief that the man didn't pay attention to what Ayira had just said.

'We'd better go.' Sierra proposed.

Right after, Ayira swayed her arm from the man's grip and dashed away. She lost in the dark, leaving the man astounded.

Blaze blinked repeatedly, taking in what just had happened. It was the first time that a woman ran away from him.

Well, from the way she dressed, he concluded she was from a group of bandits living in the woods. Thus, he was certain that she's the one who stole his wine, that's why she fled away. Nevertheless, he didn't waste his time chasing her and decided to go back to the villa.

Blaze was lying on his soft mattress, trying to get some sleep. However, the beautiful image of the woman he encountered in the woods was imprinted in his mind. Every time he would close his eyes, he could see her crimson face and bright sapphire blue eyes.

Moreover, he was also wondering what was the scene he saw in his mind earlier. He was certain that he had never been in that place. Thus, he assumed it might be a glimpse of his past.

'If it's part of my past, does it mean that I'm getting my memory back?'

It was almost dawn when Blaze managed to sleep. Even so, he still woke up early the next morning.

He got up from the bed and opened his windows to let the fresh air come into his room while looking at the beautiful scenery of the forest. After a while, he heard a deep, powerful voice call his name.

"Blaze,"

His forehead creased. He looked around, but he couldn't see anyone. The powerful voice repeated, calling his name three times. However, wherever he looked, there's no one.

"It's time to wake up, Blaze." The voice said in an authoritative tone.

"Who are you? Show yourself!" He bellowed, turning in every corner of his room.

"I wanted to, but you won't let me, Blaze." The mysterious voice responded.

Then, a dazzling light emerged out of nowhere, making his eyes shut.

As he opened his eyes, he realized that everything was just a dream. He sat down on the bed, holding his forehead as he could still hear the powerful voice in his head.

'That voice. Where did I hear that voice?' He asked, thinking that the voice seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.

He let out a deep sigh as he got up from the bed. His feet instinctively walked towards the window. Then he pulled the curtain back, revealing the breathtaking scenery of the woods. He didn't know, but that had become his routine in the villa since he was ten.

Blaze looked at the woods, but his mind was not there. He was in deep thought. He felt uncanny since it was the first time in his entire life that he had a dream.

'First, I had a flash of a strange scene in my head. Now, I had a peculiar dream.' He pondered.

He stayed looking blankly into the woods while contemplating when he recalled what the woman said last night.

'Of course, I know. I just, I just live nearby. If you excuse me, I need to go now. Mushtahs!'

He knitted his brows. "Wait, mushtahs?"