Chapter 6
Keira’s Pov
“Meet us in the woods by midnight. We will leave a scent for you to follow. Ensure that you do not keep us waiting.” Valerie said, and then both her and Damien walked out of the living room.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and it felt as if their presence had been a weight on my shoulders, and with them gone, it was a big relief. They didn’t even wait to hear if I was going to be in or not; I guess they could smell my fear and knew I would end up doing their bid. Well, I couldn’t really say I was going to deceive them totally; I was going to do their bid a little just to save my neck, and that of my family and friends.
But on a second thought, I felt if I could sneak out into the woods, then I could also escape that way. The thought of that made my heart leap for joy, and I just couldn’t wait until midnight.
I tried my best to stay patient just until midnight would be here because with the thought of escaping here, my whole body just couldn’t stay here one more second.
“Keep calm, Keira. Keep calm.” I said under my breath as I laid on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
One thing I was grateful for was that Zane had allowed me to stay in a room of my own, pending the time I got my memories back, if not, I would have freaked out knowing that I had to sleep in the same room as him, and on the same bed, as well.
I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders at the thought of that, and continued staring at the ceiling until I began to feel dizzy, and gradually slept off.
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My eyes opened abruptly and my chest was heaving hard as I sat up.
“Goodness. Thank goodness it was just a dream.” I said under my breath as sweats trickled down my chin, and dropped on my bedsheet.
Valerie and Damien had slaughtered my whole family and friends just because I disobeyed them, and they did that with joy and satisfaction. Although, trying to escape was a risk to take, but the thought that I could actually escape from here, gave me the morale. I glanced at the small clock on my bedside table, and noticed that it was midnight already.
“Finally.”
I got down from the bed, and walked towards the door which I opened slowly and when I stepped out, I noticed there were two guards who were at the left and right side of my door. I had totally forgotten I would need to get past them.
I closed the door gently and ensured it didn’t make a sound, then I yanked it open again.
“Gosh! Did you both have your bath today, or at least, for days now? I can barely sleep just because of the stench coming from you both.” I said, with my brows raised.
They both exchanged glances and looked at me with so much respect, and fear.
“We’re sorry, ma’am. We’ll do that right away.” They both said, and hurried away.
I smiled to myself as I watched them leave immediately, then I immediately crept out and headed out of the pack house. It was really easy to get out as I acted like the Luna they probably knew back then, and just couldn’t bring themselves to disrespect me.
Just as I made my way out of the pack, I ran as fast as I could, tracing back to the place which we had come from, but I noticed that it only seemed like I was getting further into the woods, and even when I got to the end of the woods, I only saw a water fall.
“But…. But… this wasn’t the way we came from.” I uttered, feeling really baffled about everything.
Just while I was staring at the waterfall with tears in my eyes as I felt really broken and hopeless, I felt a completely cold hand on my shoulder, and my heart beat seized for a moment. I couldn’t feel any aura from the person like the other people, and that got me scared.
It was then I realized that I was deep in the woods, and that was probably one of the dangerous places around here. Then I slowly turned to look at who still had his hand placed on my shoulder, and just when I saw the person, I felt horrified.
His face was disfigured, and his eyes looked really cold and darting. His body was half wolf and half human, with his fangs all out, seeming to be the most dangerous thing I had ever seen.
My heart began to beat fast, and breathing seemed almost impossible to do. Worst case scenarios of what this creature was going to do to me, filled my mind. Even my skin had goosebumps around me, and the way I felt so much fear gripping me, my body was shaking, and my legs were trembling.
Did Valerie and Damien perhaps set me up? Were they lying about wanting to use me? Even though I didn’t get out because of them, I knew I was doomed.
“Please don’t hurt me.” I pleaded as tears filled my eyes up.
“Oh, Luna Blackwood. I see your short absence must have messed with your head and personality. Interesting.” He said, and chuckled wickedly.
My heart was still beating fast, and I felt cold beads of sweat form on my face as I didn’t know what exactly to do or say.
“I…I am not Luna; please let me go.” I pleaded as I rubbed my hands vigorously, and he laughed out.
Before I knew it, he dashed towards me at a full speed, and gripped my neck as we got to a cliff.
“Say goodbye to the world, Luna Blackwood.” He said with a smirk.
“Please spare me. Please.” I pleaded earnestly with tears.
I couldn’t dare look down as I could tell it was either I would fall onto sharp rocks or drown in the massive water. But before I could make another plea, he released his grip on me, making me fall.
“Ahhh!” My scream tore into the air as I was falling.
Luna’s PovMy eyes opened slowly, and to my shock, I was in a strange room; simple, yet beautiful. The things around were arranged neatly; the wall was painted pink, and there were many papers stacked on the study desk. The floor I saw from a distant was really nice and pretty, but how did I get here? The last thing I remembered was that Valerie and Damien threw me down easily into the raging water fall during a rainy day. They had found a way to inject me with something that weakened every fiber of me.“Son and daughter of a bitch!” I said sharply under my breath.That was the only way they were able to get to me. But right now, where could I be? Did the people who own here, save me perhaps? As I sat up, and looked around again, I saw a framed photo of myself standing before a college.“What the hell.” I never took those photos, and so far, I haven’t seen a place like this in our city. Was this their way of idolizing me or what? Besides, how did they make it? No, I couldn’t just si
Keira’s PovJust before I fell too far from the cliff top, I was able to grab a hold of a part of the cliff, but my hands were slipping.“Help!” I screamed out and my voice echoed.The rogue came closer, and bent to me.“No one is going to save you, Luna. It’s time I cause a fatal pain to Alpha Zane’s heart.” The rogue said, and rose to his feet, raising his right foot as he prepared to hit my hand.“No, please don’t! Don’t do this.” I pleaded as I felt my hand slipping.He began to cackle and just when he was about to kick me off, someone from nowhere pushed him off the cliff and he fell, screaming in fear. That made me to look down at him, and just seeing the mighty river and everything got me so overwhelmed in fear that my hand slipped at once.“Ahh!” I screamed out the moment I realized I was going to fall and die.But fortunately, a hand grabbed me, and pulled me up back to the ground.Tears strolled down my eyes and I began to cry out as the feeling of being so close to death wa
Keira’s Pov“What's… what's going on?” I asked, trying to understand why everyone was a little tense and all.Then they all looked at me, and Alpha Zane sighed.“When the Luna goes away for a while, maybe on a trip or something, a Luna Rite is performed where she has to fight with a skilled warrior in the pack to see if she still has the knack or capability to be a Luna. Besides, no one in the pack except the pack house knows that you were missing and not on a trip.” Zane explained to me.My heart skipped a beat and my palms become sweaty and cold.How was I supposed to get into a Luna Rite when I didn't know how to fight? The rogue who had tried kill me could have succeeded if Caleb didn't interfere.“I can't… I can't avoid it?” I asked, feeling so nervous and anxious.“No, it's an important tradition. But I'll find a way around it. For now, go to your room.” Zane said to me, and I nodded my head and walked back to my room.I slowly walked back to my room, thinking so much on what w
Keira’s PovMy body felt good, and even the warm sun rays that shone on my face made me feel more good today. This was a feeling which doesn’t come to me so easily, and it was nice to finally have a taste of it.Hold on. This really happened.I opened my eyes immediately, and I let out a soft gasp as I saw Zane beside me, sleeping comfortably.“Oh, no.” I uttered under my breath and covered my mouth with my hand.Then I gently got down from the bed just so as not to wake him, and I quickly ran into the bathroom, and locked the door, then placed both hands on the sink, and bowed my head as I tried to calculate what had just happened between us.Although, I recall that we had something together, but at first, it seemed like a dream; or maybe the feeling was a dream come true. “Shit!” I cursed under my breath.The real Luna was going to be mad at me if she found out that I slept with her main man. Would she come after me or make me regret this? Oh, good God.“Luna?” I heard Zane call ou
Keira’s Pov“Is it… Is it going to claim my life?” I asked, out of anxiousness.“Claim your life? Why should it? You just have to be careful of any trap and try your best not to get caught. I’ll be expecting the heirloom key as soon as possible.” Valerie said, then walked out of my room.I let out a sigh, thinking of how I was going to get that heirloom key because I needed it as fast as possible just so I could leave this place quickly and avoid committing any sin which would make the real Luna angry if she came back.“Think, Keira.” I said under my breath as I sat on the bed, staring hard into blank space.“I have to find a way to it, and it has to be very soon.” I said, with determination.~It was past midnight, and everywhere was quiet; a perfect time for me to sneak into wherever I had to get into. Just as I wanted to go out of bed, I heard footsteps heading towards my room, so I immediately laid on my bed, and covered myself up just in case it was really my room the person was
Luna's Pov My back was leaned against the headboard and I couldn't help but think about when the wolf attacked me the other night. In fact, it had been most of what i was thinking of throughout today.“How could that be?” I asked myself, still feeling really baffled about everything.How was it possible that the wolf didn't fear me and tried to jump at me? I also felt powerless and weak. If not that Emily interfered right in time and hit the wolf with a big stick, I would have been torn into pieces by now.Definitely, I had lost my powers. Something must have happened to me somehow because there was no explanation to how I felt weak and unable to defend myself.“Gosh.” I said under my breath and buried my face in my palms.This was all too much for me to take in and there was no one I knew around here that could explain the situation. Besides, I had found out that there was no way back to my pack from here. This place was more like an entirely different world for me.A knock on my doo
Luna's PovBefore anything else happened, the woman turned away and ran off.“Shit!” I cursed under my breath.“What's going on?” Emily asked, but I ignored her and jumped on my feet, then ran towards the corner I had seen the strange woman.“Keira! Keira!” I heard Emily call out to me, but I didn't look back or respond.I didn't want to lose that woman as she might have an answer to the weird things I was experiencing by being here.As soon as I got to that corner, I saw her running off in the distance. She also looked back at me, but looked forward again, trying to run as fast as she could.“Hey! Hold on, please!” I voiced out to her, and my voice echoed, but she didn't halt.I swung my arms back and forth with the wind brushing past my hair, but I wasn't as fast as I used to be, and it was really frustrating.But thankfully, before I lost sight of her, I saw her turning to the right side, so I ran towards that place. On getting there, I discovered it was a warehouse just down the s
Alpha Zane’s PovI sat on my bed with a glass of alcohol in my hand and staring at the door blankly. It had been days with confusion and worry on my mind for Luna. Series of thoughts of what could have happened to her that made her to forget her memories.She must have needed my help so bad, and probably have called out to me several times, but was so far away from her, not knowing where she was. I gulped down the last shot of alcohol and rose to my feet, then placed the glass cup on the bedside table. I walked to the bathroom, and got into the bathtub, then leaned on it.“Luna, what exactly did you go through?” I said under my breath as I stared at the wall.Well, whatever it was that she must have gone through, I hope I would be able to help her to get over it and how to help her get her memories back because it is certain she doesn’t feel at home yet.Suddenly, I felt the presence of someone in my room, so I got up from the bathtub, put on my robe, and opened the door gently before