[That man's POV]"This is what you will wear today," Bishop Eloise said to Pawn Clara, who was dressed casually for the function at Dark Shadow Coven."No, how can I wear this?" she said, looking at the dress Bishop Eloise had brought. It was a sleeveless deep red maxi with real raven feathers on the collar. The dress was not so low cut that you could see some of the skin between her shoulder blade and neck. It was high enough to see her collarbones but not show too much cleavage in the front. The neckline was more modest than most women would have liked, showing off a bit of cleavage but nothing really obscene. It looked so beautiful, like a royal dress. It had been a long time since she had worn these kinds of clothes."Why can't you wear it?" Bishop Eloise said with a frown."It's a royal dress and it looks good on a moroi," Pawn Clara laughed and picked up the dress and placed it against Bishop Eloise's body. "Not on me, and look, I am fully prepared," she took two steps back and
[That man's POV]It was a fine night in Nagosia forest. No wind blew, no rain fell, and the trees were still as if they’d just stepped out of another photograph. Only a few leaves drifted lazily through the air, and a chorus of crickets could be heard from all over.Zeta Eli was happy because of the association with Strigoi. He had found himself at peace with the world again. He was walking quietly when suddenly he heard the sounds of footsteps. He was in the forest, so it was easy to hear walking sounds, but this time he felt they were coming towards him. Zeta Eli looked around frantically, his eyes darting through every tree.Then suddenly he saw three wolves of the Vanara Pack coming towards him. The moonlight shone on their faces. Their teeth gleamed like white jagged icicles. The only reason the wolves didn’t attack Zeta Eli is because he was in wolf form. Their fur stood up on end, and it looked as if they were shaking off the snow that had settled on them while they were in wol
[That man's POV]"Where is she going?" Pawn Clara asked Bishop Eloise in a low voice as they followed Rook Theia."How do I know?" Bishop Eloise said, feigning ignorance."Then why are we following her?" Pawn Clara questioned."Because she's dangerous!" Bishop Eloise whispered."This is Queen Clementine's room," Pawn Clara said loudly, to which Bishop Eloise quickly silenced her with a hand over her mouth."Why is she going there again?" Pawn Clara whispered. "Do you know what's in there for which Rook Theia is bragging again and again?""I just went into her room one time, so I don't know why she is going there or what she wants," Bishop Eloise said slowly, her eyes fixed on Rook Theia, who was looking back repeatedly.After taking a last look at the entire corridor and hall, she entered the room. As she left, Bishop Eloise grabbed Pawn Clara's arm and stepped out from behind a pillar, saying, "Let's hurry before he's done, and we don't even know."Before entering the room, Bishop El
[That man's POV]By the time they reached the pack house, it was almost morning, the rising rays of the sun hid the moon somewhere along with the darkness of the night. All around them, trees and flowers began to light up and grow warm as dawn arrived, but no one else had woken. Even the birds were still, silent as the world turned.The silence seemed unnerving. A sudden change in nature would be something that would have been noticed immediately. But it is just an illusion, as they were running, that's why they didn't hear any other sound.In the distance, there was a faint buzzing sound like the cicadas, a sound like insects and birds all at once.After escaping the Nagosia forest, the first breath we took was when they entered the pack house. Seeing them enter in such a hurry, Alpha Altan, Gamma Kai and Beta Osiris all ran to the gate where the Ultima Wolf brothers were checking the security of the gate. They looked anxious, like they had some bad news for us. They were all starin
[That man's POV]"Where did Rook Theia go?" Pawn Clara asked, looking around the chamber. "She was just here, but now she's gone."Bishop Eloise looked at her and said, "Look behind you." They saw a pink light in the distance."What's that?" Pawn Clara asked, surprised."The way to the other world," Bishop Eloise answered with satisfaction. "Now I understand why Theia came here every time. She knew where the way to the parallel world was.""Parallel world?" Pawn Clara said, understanding. "So only Rook, Ace, and Bishop were allowed to enter this chamber.""No," Bishop Eloise said, taking a deep breath. "I was also forbidden to come here before I became a Bishop."Pawn Clara was not surprised because there was a way to go to the parallel world in her own Blood Moon Coven. Only King, Ace, Rook, and Bishop were allowed to go, not Pawn and Knight.In the Blood Moon Coven, she couldn't go because she was a Knight. In the Dark Shadow Coven, she couldn't go because she was a Pawn.So, she wa
[That man's POV]When they saw Gravefur Pack running away, they quickly turned to Howl Wolf Thor who was lying unconscious on the ground. His face was injured, with a large wound on his nose and blood oozing from it with each passing second.Triple Changer Oz was limping as he ran towards him, and when he got there, he fell down, his knees buckling under his own weight. His face twisted into a pained grimace."Howl Wolf Thor, wake up! Please wake up!" But when he didn't even twitch at his voice, Triple Changer Oz fell back onto the grass with a heavy sigh."Let's take him back to pack house," Theta Wolf Azeil said in a low voice. "We can tend his wounds later, let's get him home now."Suddenly, they heard the sounds of running. Someone is coming towards them. It's Epsilon Wolves, the army they created against Gravefur Pack is now about to attack them in a herd, like a stampede.There were no warning signs. Epsilon Wolves were getting close too fast. They need to move out of its way if
[That man's POV]Everything seems new and different in a parallel world. The only thing that didn't change was my own mind. Her eyes were still as big as saucers, but now her brain wasn't just filled with words.She was happy because it was her first time coming to another earth. It wasn't like a planet she had been told about in science classes or something she read in the history section at school. It was like watching an old movie for the very first time with some of the same dialogue but different characters and plot.Her heart beat faster, but she didn't really understand this feeling or why it was so exciting yet scary. It was just a normal thing like when humans often get butterflies around new places, but most people would probably rather have the butterflies go away than try to understand that their hearts beat faster in fear or excitement. So maybe it's normal. Maybe that is what makes this feeling so different.She was talking to that bird. Seeing Pawn Clara talking to the
[That man's POV]The sun of the day had set with all its light and rays, but the moon was yet to rise. Far away in the clear sky, the little North Star was watching every scene happening on earth, as if someone had placed a spy to keep an eye on the earthlings, and was keeping them from discovering the secrets that lay beneath their beautiful surface.The North Star was a benevolent being who looked out over every life form that inhabited the earth. The North Star knew everything that happened on earth, and what went on in heaven.Zeta Eli was sitting in the packhouse looking intently at the open sky. A little more than three minutes had passed since he had started staring up into the clear blue sky.His face was calm, like when you are meditating; no thoughts, no worries, nothing to distract you, nothing to distract your mind. He could stay there for an eternity without even noticing that time had passed.Sometimes a gust of wind blew the hair in front of his eyes and tossed it from