*Selene*
I had always hated the sight of snow.
Even when there were only little to no days of snow on my pack, the Crescent River Pack of the Western Woods, every time it came, I wouldn't come out of my house.
I refused to see such form of coldness.
"Luna Selene, the Alpha King wants to see you." One servant said, a female omega among the three others who were assisting me for about three days by now.
The snow continued to fall outside through the windows. I took a glance out, finding Ajax standing near the entrance of the Larwoods' mansion. I had been told this was his second home.
I couldn't help but feel mixed emotions as I remembered what I had done the previous night. Did Ajax know? Did he discover I was the one who freed his slave omega mate?
Somehow, the thought of being found out gave me an ominous feeling inside. But I couldn't afford losing this chance. I couldn't let Ajax be taken away fr
*Claire*"I guess this is it. This is the time we part ways."The serious look on Ether made us unable to turn our heads away. I gulped down, not fully understanding how we came to this situation."How can you say such words?" I asked Ether.Shila nodded, a pout and a frown on her face. "Right, right. We need to do this together. Ether, stop being a coward and face your own fears!"Ether's eyebrows twitched.Before us was a huge boat that could fit ten people at most. According to Old Man Tavo, it was the easiest option that could bring us to the next town called the First Town, a town located in between the Northern Woods and Eastern Woods. Riding a boat to reach the town could take about an hour. While as the other option was to take another route but would approximately take half to an entire day since it would be travelling by foot.And Ether... Well, I had learned her weakness today."Yo
The tavern lady then apologized for being too chatty, laughing softly as she turned and went back to work.I gave Ether, Shila, and Garix a look, which fortunately they had understood immediately. After paying our bill, we exited the tavern and headed straight to the boatmen.In a few hours, the sun would disappear. The moon would shine its brightest glow. A new Luna would rise.It was far important and such a big news to everyone, but in the human world, the Uncrescent Land, stories of the mysterious serpent in the river was far greater to talk about.For a moment, I had almost forgotten about it. Ajax and Selene. The Moon Goddess would surely bless them. They were the perfect pair, after all."Claire."I felt Shila's hand on my shoulder, a concerned and comforting gaze on her face. I sighed, hiding my emotions as I smiled."Let's go."This time, Ether was the first to step toward the
"Jump to the water, Claire."That was the voice of Ursula. But jumping to the water―wasn't it too dangerous? The Venerable Snake of the East was still there. What if it attacked us? In addition, the moon was slowly changing its colors. Wouldn't it affect this river if it continued to change?"Do not be afraid. The monster is not a monster."Ursula's voice rang again. I noticed Shila looking at me as I gave her a signal. There was no time to waste. If the others joined in the man with his suspicions over me, I wouldn't be able to escape anymore.I had to do something.Since Ursula said the monster was not a real monster, I might as well believe her and just... jump.Giving Shila another signal, I moved to the edge of the boat and jumped, diving into the water."Oh goodness gracious lady, come back here! Why did you jump?! It's dangerous out there, come back!""Are they crazy?! The monste
My senses were filled with an alarming need of disappearing, escaping, of fleeing to a deserted place. Somewhere, it could be anywhere, as long as I was alone and couldn't be found by anyone or anything anymore.Those were my thoughts before I slept and woke up to another strange place. It was a wooden small room with no windows, only one door. The twin betas Zen and Ren were no longer to be found, nor any trace of their scent that reminded me of our pack was. Instead, an aroma of mixed flowers, organic soil, and the ocean wafted to the air and filled the cornerd of the room, bringing a sense of relaxing feeling."You're awake?" A voice of a woman asked.I glanced to my side, finding a woman wearing a dress similar to the female humans I had seen before. Her hair was of the black color and her eyes of a dim emerald. I noticed the comforting scent was coming from her."A... A witch?" I unconsciously asked.The woman, who looked to be aro
"Brother, why don't we have a father?" I asked Navi. I had always had it in mind. Other omegas had a father, most of my friends did. While I had mother and Navi, this thought still lingered in my mind whenever I saw other families with a mother and a father with their children."Look at that one star, Claire," he said, pointing above the sky full of stars.The night was deep, the moon was full and round, its light illuminating all the trees around us. My older brother held my hand, our hands both tiny. For he was nine years old and I was four."Which one, Navi?" I asked.Navi said, "The brightest star that you can find."I frowned, looking above and tried to look for that one star."Oh! I think I found one!" I excitedly exclaimed as I indeed found one. It was the biggest and brightest star among others. The light coming from it was similar to the moon. It was so dazzling and captivating."See, Claire, our father is n
*Rendall*"How are we going to explain to Alpha King about this? If he discovers that Hanzel is missing, we'll be damned! Everyone will be damned!" Scout Blade roared, giving us all a glare."This is why I absolutely hate omegas..." I muttered under my breath, unable to not voice my thoughts out.Just as we found Claire Hanzel, Ajax's slave mate, something unexpected happened. When I went to grab her, a blinding light suddenly beamed among us all and we could only watch in shock as she, that damn omega, ran and jumped straight into the water river, then never coming out again.Recalling what Elder Ismael said back in his discussions with the other great elders, it was probably the work of that omega's ancient power. A power called Witch Whisper or something."Master Blade, please calm down. How about we look for her around First Town? She couldn't be far from where she disappeared. According to what I have read about this Witch Whisper,
I frowned, turning around as I couldn't keep my patience anymore."A-Ah! M-Master Ren," the servants trembled as they looked at me."Scram!" I roared, giving them enough warning as they bowed and immediately fled.I couldn't help but fist my hands and looked down. Suddenly, I felt the need to punch anything in sight. It had been weeks. Weeks since Alpha King Thomas died and Luna Olive went missing.After the battle between those humans who wanted to invade the North, Alpha King Thomas and his men gathered and were later on captured. When we went to find them with the help of Crescent Lake's assistance and led by Alpha Ajax, it was too late.Alpha King Thomas was dead.That time, we didn't have enough time to mourn as the Three Great Elders immediately told us there could be war if Alpha Ajax won't claim the Alpha King position. After his father's death, Ajax became the Alpha King over night. I didn't know how he
"Are you insane? How can an omega be our Luna?!" I said, aghast at the ridiculous words of my twin.Zen shook his head, telling me to calm down and not to be overly emotional. Frowning himself, he looked as if he was thinking of something else, trying to distinguish something that was important than emotions. As always."This isn't right..." He muttered."It certainly isn't! She's not going to be our Luna! Besides, alphas can have as many mates as they can. Perhaps there's something going on with Luna Selene but that doesn't mean she's rejected because she's not. You saw it too, earlier, everyone witnessed the approval of the Moon Goddess."Zen sighed as he said, "You're right. Let's not think too much about it and wait for the Alpha King's words."I nodded in agreement, trying to maintain my composure as much as I could while waiting outside of the Luna's room. I couldn't simply understand things about mates. What I only wa