Amante POV
The white stone given to me by Banyan as a gift was enchanted. I did not know that, and I was not even aware of how powerful it was.
I had it almost disregarded once. You see, I was in my wolf’s form ever since I stepped my paws on the sand by the bay of this island. It was hard for me to hold on to such a tiny pebble. Good thing was Lyra magically attached it under the lush coat of my golden mane.
It was too unfortunate the Kapre couple was murdered as quickly as that by the hands of his so-called friend.
Betrayal. I was way too familiar with that word.
Once, I betrayed the pack where I grew up with, Irati Nardus Pack. I did all that without remorse, not even tried to bat an eye, believed it was the best for me.
Then, Detective Giovanni Andrews betrayed me. He went mad and attack my pack just when I have the crown on my head and the power on my palms. I thought that
Amante POVThe water temperature was freezing over. I walk my way deeper and found the abyss- Hirudinea Annelida Kingdom at the bottom of precipitous trenches. The light I saw turned out to be anything but a lamp. It was just a stone, a huge and shiny diamond to be exact, bright and forlorn on top of what seemed to be a castle made from glassy snow rocks.Aside from that, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. There were no sounds, and only faint lights that were coming from some bioluminescent animals were the evidence of life in this barren place. The castle itself looks like a spooky building, with no fishes swimming around.It was tranquil. No creatures around, or so I thought. I guess it’s my reality that I was not born under the water. My senses were dull and useless. I could not smell, hear, or feel anything but the coldness of the surroundings.At first, I thought
Amante POV“I would not take that as a warm welcome. I came here to challenge Takif. He dared abduct my mate, Allyssa Lausanne of Oracle Aswang Clan. I would take his head back up on the surface for his insolence!”I uttered those words with much contempt on that fish. I do not care whether I offended that merman who spoke to me. My heart was burning with the desire to murder anyone who would dare get in the way of me from having my lusted revenge.“What made you think I was abducted and did not come here willingly to stay with Takif?”I turned around to see Allyssa, my mate, hand in hand with whom I could only assume to be Takif. She wears a stern expression on her face. Her stares were as cold as the freezing surroundings we were in.Takif does not have a resembling physical appearance with the other merfolk. This was the first time I took a careful scrutinizing on
Amante POV“You can’t just die, Amante. Stand up and fight.”“What’s there to fight for? I lost. Allyssa told me so.”“She doesn’t mean that. She has no one but you for her. Trust me. I was with her the whole time, remember?”Amaltheo was urging me to fight for my life, the despicable life I was willing to throw away. I could still feel Takif’s webbed hands on my neck. For some reason, his strength seemed to be constant. It didn’t move tighter, and it gives me the impression that he was losing his grip.Ha! It was his slimy, webbed hands. It was slipping because of his own imperfection. I could see determination in his eyes, yet his facial expression was showing he lacks power to strangulate me. It was not a funny sight, but somehow, there was this side of me that wanted to laugh with amusement.He loses the grip sudde
Amante POVI begrudgingly swam my way upwards, trying to go out of the water. I felt so empty inside.The guard fish was with me, though, I wasn’t sure I wanted a companion at this moment of my life.I thought I could just leave, that I would be able to run from them, who were making me feel heart broken. I was giving them my blessing, if that was even needed at all. One thing was overwhelming my whole being right now.Allyssa must be happy at all costs!There would be no one other than Takif who could gave her that happiness I was talking about. I have seen it with my own two eyes. The way she clings herself to him dawned me into the reality I was too scared to face. She must have liked him so much and I was only getting on her way.I closes my eyes in surrender.But I was wrong. A fence of thousands of je
Amante POVI once thought there was nothing, I could not do to get whatever I want. I used to be selfish as hell, minding only myself and disregarding anybody else’s welfare.However, on my way up to the ground, while staring at Allyssa’s swimming body up ahead, I felt miserably helpless. I could not even dare try to accompany her. I felt cowardly and stayed a safe distance behind.“She must be agitated for now, but you’ll see in time, her attention and affection will be yours alone. Be patient, will you!”“That’s what I was doing all this time, right? Giving her as much space as she needed.”“Sarcasm beats you, Amante, not me.”“How could you be so passive about being overpowered by a female? You are my spirit wolf. Are you not supposed to be offended that your manliness has been trampled on?”
Amante POV“I heard about Banyan. It was unfortunate, yet we could do nothing about it now. We must focus our attention on bringing together you both, Allyssa and Master Amante, as destined mates.”“What? No!”Allyssa and I screamed simultaneously. I was shocked myself.“You did not have to shout, Amante. You made it sound like you do not want Allyssa back.”, whispered by my spirit wolf.I could only nod mentally at his comment. Everybody has their eyes on me. My mate was darting deadly glares in my direction. I could not blame her, though.“Hmm-that’s not what I meant. I want Allyssa back. I would do anything to get her affection back!”“In your face! You said it already. Keep your honor intact if you have any!”“Allyssa!”Both Madame Maida and Sir John Dave shouted. Thei
Amante POV I was delighted to know banyan was alright. The events that unfold were shocking, though I found it amusing as well. Takif got his one hell of a mate, who never stayed in the dark and let him do whatever he wants. Good for him! He should not have taken someone else’s mate. That was unforgiveable! If only I have spared Allyssa from my loathing towards human beings, we would have been happy together by now. I would not be the jerk of a mate she disgusted right now. “Now that Banyan’s controversial death had been settled, we could push through without delay on the plans to sort out the severed mate bond my daughter and Master Amante.” “Knowing Allyssa, she was stubborn enough to care about the tradition. We must work hard and that means the efforts will fall not only from Master Amante but everybody around Allyssa.” “Do you have an idea on how we could be of help on
Amante POVNothing was easy in courting a girl. It involves everybody around me. Allyssa’s family was a great help. It was great having them as my back-up.There were times I felt everything was going down the drains, that all the efforts of everyone were futile. I had my fill of emotional turbulence for all the days that Allyssa was acting up on everything I do.It was about more than a month when I noticed her softness for a little bit. It was a relief. She still got that stoic expression on her whenever she sees me, but somehow, it felt like my presence does not bother or irritate her the way she did before. She was gradually loosening up, having small talks with her family and the seer.One time, I caught her having a pleasant chit-chat with Vodyanoy. They paused when they noticed my presence. I tried to ask what was that all about, but that ugly fish seemed to be smitten b