Clavier sneered at Leto before flickering his fingers. The scenery changed, and they were teleported into some buildings. Leto looked bewildered by the sudden change, but the werewolves had gotten used to Clavier suddenly transporting them elsewhere.
The large room they arrived in was one of the halls in the Council's main building.
"It is over for Shadow?" Clavier repeated the words Leto said earlier but more amusement in his tone. "It's funny that you've forgotten something. I'm the only one who knows where the Princess is, and you think I keep her safe and sound? You're wrong about that. She's dying after I injected a lethal virus into her body. The only person who knows how to make the cure is me."
"Doctor, you're going to kill the Princess?" Celeste stepped in, stopping the eye contact competition between Clavier and Leto.
Clavier shrugged his shoulders. "I have no use of the Princess, and her l
The silence in the hospital's room was deafening. Celeste had yet to speak a word after leaving the hall earlier. Even with the bandage covering her eyes, Brandon could tell that she was staring blankly. With Leto's betray combined with Shadow's, it took a toll on Celeste's mental health. Clavier's revelation about having the Princess sent the final blow. Now, Celeste was too angry to do or say anything. Her anger might not show on her face, but Brandon could feel it radiating from her presence.He was as angry as her when he found out Leto tampered with her mating bond and that he had been feeding information to Lucien about everything. That was something that Brandon could never forgive. How dare Leto do this to her? He wanted to protect her, but the method he used was wrong. He endangered Celeste's life by working with Lucien.
It had been two days since they came there. Celeste looked out of the window while sitting on the bed. Brandon had been busy briefing his Alpha about what he knew. Celeste underwent several treatments to remove the spell Shadow used to tamper with the diamonds. She could feel the effect gradually lessened, and her mind became clearer.Nobody mentioned Leto or how he was doing. Celeste still refused to believe that Leto worked for Lucien, the source of their current suffering. What she knew was that Brandon had been overseeing Leto's interrogation from time to time, although Leto didn't say much of anything. Celeste knew it would take a miracle to hear Leto's confession. He was trained to withstand any interrogation or any kind of torture methods. He was good at it. But Celeste doubted Brandon's people subjected Leto to torture to make him talk."Good morning," Brandon said, walking into the room with a tray of breakfast and setting it on the
Shadow watched as Celeste was carried by her mate, running into the woods to flee their pursuers."You shouldn't have come here," Leto said, holding a knife against Shadow's neck.The hunters spun around, pointing their guns at them. At last, Leto did something. He knew what he did these past few days was wrong. All he wanted to do was protect Celeste. She was all he had left, the only person he considered as his family. He couldn't lose her. He wouldn't know what to do in his life if he lost her. She was like his sister.Shadow quickly turned the situation, pinning Leto against the wall with his hands bent on his back. The elite assassin signaled the hunters to continue their task while he handled Leto on his own. Compared to what he was capable of, Leto was just an ant.Leto struggled to get himself freed. He wanted nothing else other than mauling Shadow into pieces for sending those men to kill Ce
The werewolves had to chain Leto before moving him away to put him under tight surveillance. Despite losing his memories, Leto showed an exceptional hostility towards Brandon. Everyone else did what they could at the moment. It had been a tiring day for all of them. Most of the hunters left the territory right after Lucien and Shadow left. They didn't even bother to retrieve the dead bodies of the comrades killed during the fight. Given the size of the hunters that came to hunt the werewolves, the Council managed to hold them off at bay and only sustained a small number of casualties.Celeste turned to Brandon and saw a glass shard underneath his left rib. "Brandon, you're hurt.""I'm alright, baby," he replied, pulling the glass shard out like it was nothing.The wound closed just like that. He didn't even wince when he pulled the shard out. From there, it was evident that he was used to getting hurt to protect the peop
"Take a rest and don't think much about it for now," Mira said to Brandon, urging him to leave the office. "Go back to your mate.""Are you telling me to go away?"She grinned. "Go on. Get some rest. You need it."After sighing a few times, Brandon obeyed his Luna's words and left the office in the main building. They had been discussing what to do next or whether they should get involved in the matter of the third realm. Brandon understood why the Council was still reluctant to help someone's war. Losing someone in a battle wasn't easy to deal with. There were more cons in a war. For now, the Council was trying to find a peaceful solution rather than simply joining the war.Clavier already left long ago to find answers in the third realm since Stefano had banned anyone from going to the third realm. Clavier had valid reasons, and he needed to find out the reason behind Shadow's current action. If Sh
As years passed by, Celeste's memories became hazy. She couldn't remember well her memories before or after she entered the orphanage. Maybe because those memories were most bad memories and her mind made her forget about them. She could remember her memories with Leto, the boy who always had a smile on his face, or the sadistic laughter when one of the kids fell into his trap or his pockets that he stuffed with candies he stole from others. With all the candies and sweet food he stuffed in his mouth, it was amazing that he still ended up with good teeth.Leto never stopped following Celeste everywhere. Whatever she did, he would try to do it better than her. He was always competitive to the point that he couldn't accept losing to her. After running away from the orphanage together, they did their best to survive on the street and stole whatever they could just to get a tiny portion of food that they would end up sharing with each other.Let
Twi big Alpha wolves fought in the middle of the arena with the crowd cheering for them. Celeste stood there, surrounded by people she didn't know, but Amanda walked by her side, giving Celeste a little comfort. Their hands slightly touched, and Amanda used the skin contact to transfer images to Celeste's mind. The latter's eyes widened when she finally saw the images, the same thing that other people were seeing.That was how normal sight should be. It was full of vibrant colors, almost giving everything life. Celeste could feel that she felt left out when she remembered that she couldn't see like other people did. Their world was full of beautiful colors, while hers were just filled with darkness."T-Thank you," Celeste choked on her words."Don't mind it," Amanda replied. "Brandon is here."More images came into Celeste's mind, showing the endless images of Brandon, who had just entered the arena.
There was no response coming from Brandon. Celeste could hear the silence begin to build up in the room. The silence wasn't anywhere near suffocating, but it wasn't comfortable either. Celeste didn't know what Brandon was thinking about her request right at the moment. It almost felt like she did something wrong and tried to make it up to him by offering to take care of his rut. Maybe it wasn't a good idea. Celeste still had no idea what a male werewolf in a rut could do to his mate."Brandon?" Celeste waved her hands, looking for him.When she touched his arms, his skin felt burning, and his scent became stronger than before. Celeste didn't know if someone's scent could grow that strong. But the more she inhaled his scent, the more she felt like her desire for him increased. Could it be his scent affected her just as much as her scent affected him?Brandon's breathing grew deeper, almost like he was growling underneath