Ayira's POV
“I invited them over dinner, Ayira. I wanted to thank them for rescuing you earlier. If not for them, we do not know where you are now.” Hina explained as he glanced at Blaze, then at Noah, giving them a warm smile.
I forced a smile as I nodded my head in understanding. But deep inside I was anxious, very very anxious, thinking of what Hina told them about me.
“Don’t mention it, grandma,” Blaze uttered, which raised my brow.
Grandma? Who did he think he was? They just met and he was feeling
Blaze and I walked to the corridor and stopped before the exit. He suddenly held my arm as he leaned me against the wall, facing me. His eyes were gleaming, and the smell of his perfume traveled into my nose. My heart raced! I struggled not to close my eyes as I recalled a scene of our past. Good thing I managed to quickly avert my eyes, avoiding his gaze. However, he held my chin, turning my face back to him. His warm hand brought chills down my spine. I felt suffocated at the moment.
“Hey! Ayira, where are you going?” I saw Blaze. He was confused about my outfit and the number of things I brought. “It’s not your problem where I am going. Do not stop me.” I muttered. Sigh. Why did he come back? Is he following me? I asked in my mind. “Are you going back to the ruins? I told you it’s dangerous there. You do not know what things reside there right now. It is abandoned for a reason, Ayira.” He said, trying to stop me from going to the forest. “I know what I’m doing Blaze. Don't tell me
Blaze's golden eyes glimmered. I could discern that his wolf was about to come out, ready for a fight. But I quickly held his arm, signaling him to stay calm. Then I bravely stepped forward. Blaze followed me. We had no choice since she smelled us already. "You're wolves!" the female wolf growled, gritting her teeth as she lowered her front body as though she was ready to attack and to be attacked. "Yes!--" Blaze admitted, but I immediately cut him off. "We're not here to fight," I exclaimed.
I was astounded. I didn't expect that Hina knew my true identity all this time. I suddenly felt ashamed of the old lady. It had been a year since I pretended that I lost my memories as I didn't want to be questioned about my identity. Because I knew very well that humans would be afraid of me when they found out I was a wolf or worse, they would kill me or submit me to the authorities. I was busy with my thoughts when I heard Hina speak. “Before Shion, Kate met a young wolf. They became friends. They always play at the shore every sunset. I have never seen my daughter so happy before she met her. That's why I'm also delighted." Hina remarked, wiping her tears away as she recalled the happy memories o
"Ayira, are you alright?" I heard Blaze's voice. So, I tried to open my eyes. But I smirked in my heart as the man who caught me from falling was not Blaze, but Noah. Just like the first time we met when I almost fell off the escalator. "You're burning with fever." He announced after he touched my forehead. "I'm fine, Noah. Thanks." I casually mumbled as I straightened my body up. But Noah didn't release me from his arms. Instead, he drew me closer to him.
The following weekend, I just found myself again to the far end of the island. I didn't know, but my feet led me there like they had their own mind. I was sitting on the shore, gazing at the crystal blue sea while the cool breeze was gently swaying my hair. Funny, as I could only watch the breathtaking sea. But never had I tried to swim because of my fear of water. I learned that humans called it aquaphobia. Hina told me that I could overcome my fear once I totally accepted what happened to my mom. But how could I accept it? My mom sacrificed her life for a pup, but we never learned who he was. I coul
I discerned that it's a man from his powerful hand covering my mouth while the other was enclosed around my waist, pulling me to somewhere I didn't know. I struggled to break free, but he's so strong. I tried the self-defense that I learned from Primo, but it seemed like he could read my mind as he could easily dodge my attack and he could predict my next move. "You still need years of training before you could even hit my face." He remarked as he released my mouth. I was astounded. That voice sounded familiar. And I seemed to have heard his remarks before.
Primo peeked into the small hole of the door to see who's outside the cottage. I didn't know why we needed to be quiet. So I threw my dad a questioning look. My dad led me to sit on a two-seater wooden chair before he whispered. "There are so many rogues here. That's why we need to be alert." I just nodded my head in understanding. Then I glanced in Primo's direction. After a while, Primo opened the door widely. Then a woman in her mid-forties with long hair and ragged clothes entered. My forehead creased as I looked at my dad like I was as
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