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
"I'm sorry, grandma. I just, I just checked on something." I replied. Then I glanced at Blaze and caught him staring at me. "What if something bad happened to you?" Hina asked, still worried. I felt warm inside and sad at the same time. If I didn't come back I could imagine that Hina would come to the forest to find me. Good thing, my dad allowed me to return. "Nothing happened, grandma. I came back safe. So you have nothing to worry about." I responded with a reassuring smile as I held her hand. But I was shocked as her hand was cold as ice. So I added, "Anyway, can we go home now? It's cold here and
At the hospital, the doctor announced that Hina fell into a coma. Then I learned that she had been diagnosed with Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) five years ago. She was advised to have treatment to slow down the CLL but she didn't return after that. "Her Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is at stage 4 already. Based on the test results, we've seen an increased number of white blood cells, a low number of platelets, and low red blood cells. Aside from that, her liver enlarged as well. We can't say if she will wake up again." The doctor announced. Then he took his leave. I was in a daze. I couldn't understand what that disease was even after the doctor explained her condition. But hearing that they coul
I had high hopes that Hina would wake up after she moved her fingers since the doctor told me that it's a good sign. It only means that she could hear me. Hence, I talked to her every day. I didn't get tired of visiting her in the morning and at night. I started telling her the story in my childhood days, from how my mom raised me to how Blaze and I became lovers to enemies. And it's the fourth day already that I visited her in the ICU. And same as the last time, I told her about my life. I continued telling her my story while waiting for her response. &n
Cold shivers ran down my spine as Oscar and Anton seemed to be undressing me just by merely looking at me. Sierra was so furious that she wanted to come out to kick the two perverts on their asses. Good thing, I could still calm her by telling her that I wouldn't let the men touch me even the tip of my fingers. However, my body trembled when my eyes caught a silver knife placed in Oscar's pocket. I didn't expect that they were carrying that thing. The thing that a wolf like me, dreaded the most. My face went pale as I felt cold sweats forming on my forehead. I felt like my knees suddenly weakened just
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