(Pov: Renata)The chirping of birds awakens me, signaling the start of yet another morning. With a languid stretch, I pluck up the courage to get out of bed. I take lazy steps, making my way to the window where I witness the sunrise every day. The orange hues reflecting in the clouds, coupled with the lush green of the surrounding trees and the scent of dew-kissed earth, create a scene that never fails to captivate me. This morning vista fills me with inspiration, motivation, and a sense of renewal.The melodious song of the birds briefly transports me to a realm of tranquility, a peaceful haven that envelopes me every morning. In these moments, I'm free from the concerns of my daily routine. Though my tasks at home are relatively few, the monotony of repetition can be both tiresome and wearisome. My mother owns a cell phone, a device with an array of buttons and many games that fascinated me as a child. Among them, the game with the red snake devouring black dots on the screen
(Pov: Scarlett)Absolutely! This is peculiar, but let's confront the situation. Your biological mother only experienced her first transformation at the age of 16. In a way, I have a year to complete all my plans because if my daughter doesn't transform at the age of twelve, I'll have to significantly alter my strategy.As my initial plans crumbled due to genetics, I'll need to devise a new one.I must find a way to place her within the pack of my adversaries. Once she gains their trust, I can finally dismantle that miserable little family. Lina, oh Lina, I'll have my revenge through your very creation.But how can I make this happen?Think, think, think, Scarlett. There must be a way!And there it is!Scarlett, you're a genius!"Re?" I speak, taking a bite of cake and chewing, albeit pretending. I don't eat; I merely pretend to swallow and then dispose of the food in secret. My daughter can't discover my true nature as a vampire."Yes?" she responds, swallowing a bite of cake. I
(POV: Renata)"Damn it!" I exclaim frustrated for the fifth time.Ever since I started on this damn journey, I've been walking for nearly a whole day. The sun is at its highest point, so I assume it's already noon or what's commonly known as lunchtime. And I still haven't stopped to eat. Maybe due to the adrenaline of being on a mission, I haven't felt hungry until now, but I do feel pain. "Ouch!" I scream as a loose stone scrapes my ankle, throwing off my balance. I sense the impact of each stone against my body; I'm definitely going to be bruised."Crap!" I curse angrily as I look at the path I'll have to traverse again.I glance at my body and notice that my pants are already torn from the many times I've rolled on this pile of rocks. My arms are shielded by my super-resistant leather jacket. But even so, my muscles feel the impact of the fall and everything that followed. I count to ten mentally and take a deep breath; my body trembles from pain, and my hands sting from the cuts.
(POV: Renata)"You don't need to ask me a question you already know the answer to," he rudely interrupts me.I raise my head, refusing to be affected by his rudeness, and look deep into his eyes. I concentrate as hard as I can, trying not to be distracted by the intensity of his gaze, which seems to pierce my skin."Why did you do that?" I ask, suspicious, not breaking eye contact."Because I wanted to, and also because I couldn't let you die. It would have been a waste," he says, looking me up and down. Understanding the double entendre, I sense my face flush with warmth."Thank you for your hospitality, Deniel," I relish pronouncing his name."Alright, come on, I'll prepare something for you to eat; you must be hungry," he gets up and invites me with his hand.I don't respond because my beloved stomach does me the favor of letting out a long. Loud growl, making me even more embarrassed. Deniel extends his hand to me, and I stare at it for a few seconds."Don't worry; I don't bite, u
(POV: Deniel)I sense sweat dripping down my forehead and ending on my chin. I've been chopping wood for the stove and the campfire for nearly five hours straight. It seems like a cold front is coming. I've traveled all over the world in search of a home, from north to south, east to west. Vismanyerous cities with diverse cultures, but nowhere did I sense at home. Until I found this place at the top of Mirage Mountain. The climb is very dangerous, as it's surrounded by rock on all sides. But when you reach the top, the view lives up to its name, and it makes you glad you faced the danger to get here. The view from up here is so incredible... Hence the name of the mountain.At the foot of the mountain flows the Deivis River. Named after the man responsible for dividing the land belonging to two feuding farmers many years ago. Only watching the sunrise here makes me feel renewed. I never tire of seeing the same scene every morning: the beautiful array of tree-covered mountains with the
(POV: Renata)What's this?Hmm... Sounds like birds. How delightful! Waking up to the sound of birdsong in the morning is so nice; it reminds me of home.I shift in bed and don't recognize where I am. I open my eyes and don't recognize the ceiling I'm looking at. I get out of bed."Ouch! Damn it!" I mutter, looking at my foot, which was hit by some sort of book.I lift my foot and give it a light massage with my hands before picking up the book. As I read its title, "FAREWELL TO HUMANITY," I remember the events: mountain, rock, handsome man, fainting, handsome man, book, handsome man... Yeah, lots of events. I'm not doing well; I barely left home and I've already gotten myself into trouble, cursed mountain.Still lost in recent events, I run my finger over the couple on the book's cover, and for some reason, Deniel's image comes to mind, causing a small (very small) smile to form on my lips. He's so handsome and masculine. I think of the romance novels I read and imagine myself i
(POV: Lucca)"What's wrong?" Edgar taunts me, son of Alpha Logan and his mate, Melanie, daughter of the former alpha. "Cat got your tongue? Oh, right, I forgot you don't have a wolf."Edgar laughs along with his two friends, Lola and Deivid.I distance myself from them. They all hate me, even though I'm the son of the Supreme Alphas, they don't respect me. I've never told my parents about this, so they won't laugh at me even more. They call me the fake Supreme's son. They insinuate that my brother and I were found in the forest, and out of pity, the Supremes decided to adopt us. They're all idiots. I wish I could disappear when the taunts begin.When I was younger, I even asked my parents if my brother and I were adopted, and my mother almost slapped me."Do you think I went months without seeing my feet, endured hours of contractions. And the worst pain in the world to give birth to you and your brother only for you to come and ask me that?" My mother yelled.Now, what I find fu
(POV: Renata)Three days! Three long and hard days of walking, and I finally reached my destination: the territory of those cursed wolves who destroyed my mother's family. Her revenge is near; they will regret everything they made her endure.Right now, I'm deep within the forest, at the boundaries of the pack. I sit on a tree stump to rest for a moment and muster the courage for the cuts I have to make on my body to simulate an attack.I place my backpack on the ground, open it, and pull out a sharp dagger with a wooden handle—a beautiful specimen, I must say. It's a pity I have to discard it afterward. I begin cutting my legs and arms into three thin strips to make them look like claws. The most painful part is on my face, where I make three superficial cuts on my cheek. I lie on the ground and start rolling in the dirt, tearing my clothes in various places.After I sense presentable for the occasion, I hide my backpack under the roots of a tree, marking the spot with the knife.
Hello, we've come to the end of this duology. It was very rewarding for me to write each scene. I really hope you enjoyed the story.Oh, by the way, I'd like to invite you to check out some of my other books:I Kissed My Boss, Book 1;The Love of an Invisible andThe fate of the rejected alpha, book 1;In particular, I urge you to check out the third title, where there's a whole new world of werewolves, which I've worked hard to create.I'll leave one of the chapters for yous: A Thief:A THIEF WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO BE A THIEFThe sounds of many voices mingling with each other awakes Bloodstain from the first peaceful sleep she had in her entire life. She rubs her eyes with the back of her hands and takes a few seconds to make her vision focus on the image of two humans in front of you, a male and a female."Ah, so finally the liar woke up," the female says and starts walking toward Bloodstain, but Cynthia stops her."Stop it, Carla," Cynthia's tired
(POV: Deniel)I feel a shiver run through her body, and she looks at me with lust in her eyes. I capture her lips again in a deep and enticing kiss. She eagerly reciprocates, pressing her body closer to mine.I end the kiss with a few pecks on her lips and move to her back. With care and patience, I unzip her white dress, and it falls to her feet, revealing a tantalizing all-white lace lingerie that covers the bare minimum of her sculpted body. I spend a few seconds admiring the beauty of my woman; her body now boasts generous curves, and her breasts are ample and perky. My hand itches to touch them. The woman in front of me is very different from the girl I met a few years ago, attempting to climb the mountain.As she looks at me curiously, I begin to undress myself. Every part of my exposed body is evaluated by her like a hungry wolf. "You're beautiful," she says after I remove the last piece, standing completely naked in front of her."You're beautiful too, my she-wolf," I say, car
(POV: Deniel)"Yes, for a lifetime," I say, looking into my she-wolf's eyes. "I love you," I whisper."My daughter," he looks at his daughter lovingly. "Do you accept Deniel as your husband?""Yes," she says excitedly. "For a lifetime.""Are you sure?" he questions, and I stare at him in shock. "Don't judge me for trying," he shrugs. "I now pronounce you husband and wife; no need to kiss the bride," he says hastily.I ignore him and take my Renata in my arms, and then everything around us fades away. We are locked in each other, in our little world of love."Get your tongue out of my daughter's mouth, cheeky wizard," Nic says, and I roll my eyes, stepping away from my wife. "Let's all head to the party area," he says loudly.Before we can make our way to the other side of the garden to celebrate, there is a line of guests wanting to congratulate us.Lina approaches with her husband, and they both hug and kiss their daughter, then hug me as well, and my she-wolf still cries with emotio
(POV: Deniel)TWO YEARS LATER.I finish putting on my gray suit and gaze at my reflection in the mirror. I run my hand through my hair and feel my eyes welling up. I can hardly believe I'm getting married again, and this time to the love of my life, the woman who was destined for me. It's so incredible that I feel like I've lived all these years waiting for this day.That little girl captured me just the same way, and I'm grateful to the moon goddess. I had given up on love a long time ago, and I never thought I would live or feel something of this magnitude.Finally, I will have the opportunity to build my own family, an extension of the core my little wolf belongs to. I never imagined that, at this stage of my life, I would have in-laws, and very present ones, by the way. I don't blame them; they went many years without seeing their daughter, and now I'm taking her away, not literally, after all, we will live here in the pack.Our house has been ready for some time; I was the only o
(POV: Lina) "Even though you already know each other, I want to introduce you the same way my brothers did," she says, looking at me seriously. "Mom, this is Deniel, my mate." My heart races, and various memories start swirling in my mind. My eyes fill with tears, and I don't understand why, out of so many men in the world, my daughter had to be mates with him. "But you're a wizard," I say still in shock. "What spell have you cast on my daughter, you wretch?" I ask, approaching. "Mom, there's no spell," she defends him. "Stay away from him!" I demand, pulling her close to me. "Leave, I won't let you use my daughter for your cheap revenge." "Lina, listen to me," he pleads. "There's no revenge, let alone a spell," he says exhausted. "I love Renata; when I found out she was my mate, I didn't imagine it would be your daughter." "What would change if you knew?" Renata asks, hurt. "Nothing," he says quickly. "Nothing, my love, I'm just trying to make your mother understand that it wa
(POV: Nicollas)"Well, there's only one witch on Earth," she states. "But the plans didn't work out." She takes a deep breath. "They discarded me when I was four years old, and I ended up in this pack. At sixteen, I shifted for the first time, and that's when I found Nic." She looks at me and smiles. "My creator kidnapped me, he wanted to use me as a weapon, he enchanted me and forced me to fight against the wolves, but during the battle, I got hurt and almost got killed. I think he felt compassion and saved me. Going against all the evil he wanted to do through me, I'm grateful because on the day he saved my life, he also saved the lives of my pups that I didn't even know I was expecting.""So he saved me and Lucca too?" Luan comments."You, Lucca, and Renata," she says, looking at her son."Renata?" Lucca speaks up. "What do you mean, who is Renata?""I got pregnant with triplets," Lina explains. "On the day you were born, my little girl was kidnapped by that cursed vampire, and by
(POV: Nicolas)It's been a week since everything happened, and my mate still hasn't woken up. I'm really worried, and I miss her. I haven't had the courage to tell the boys that they have a sister and that she's among us. I want to deliver that news to them with Lina.I watch from my office window as my daughter and Deniel chat in the garden. I hate to admit it, but they look at each other with so much love, and I don't want to intrude on my little girl's happiness. If he's the one the goddess chose, I can only be sure he'll make my she-wolf very happy. But my fatherly jealousy is still quite evident. What comforts me is that he hasn't touched my girl yet. Selfish or not, that fact makes me very happy.I take a deep breath and decide to go back to Lina's side. I leave the office and head straight to our room. This has been my routine for all these days. I walk around the house a bit, talk to my sons, keep an eye on that wizard, and then return to my mate's side."Hi, darling," I say,
(POV: Lucca)Under the black cloak of the starry sky. The moon shines above us, casting a silvery light that painted the scene with a soft and romantic glow. The gentle murmurs of the nearby waterfall served as a soundtrack to the peace between me and Isabella.I lay on my back, gazing at the night sky, while Isabella rested beside me, her head on my shoulder. Our hearts beat in perfect harmony, as if the entire cosmos had conspired to bring us together.My hands delicately caressed Isabella's hair as she traced imaginary circles on my bare chest. Our eyes met, and a gaze filled with love and tenderness passed between us, as if our souls had communicated silently.The touch of our lips was as gentle as a night breeze. My lips met Isabella's in a kiss filled with passion and desire, but also with affection and care. It was as if we were exploring a new world together, each caress, each touch, each shared breath strengthening our connection even further.My hands roamed Isabella's body
(POV: Nicollas)I walk slowly to the mansion's garden to find Luan. My legs still ache a bit, and my heart is heavy because my mate is still unconscious, which worries me greatly.Under a tree, I find Luan sitting on a blue blanket, and Lucia is lying on his chest. Surprisingly, this scene doesn't bother me. I walk towards them, and before I get close, they notice my presence and stand up."Dad," Luan runs and hugs me. "I'm so glad you woke up.""Hi, son," I hug him back."Hi, Mr. Nicollas," Lucia greets, and I nod."How are you, my son?" I hold him by the shoulders and assess his entire body. "Did you get hurt?""No, Dad," he smiles. "I'm fine, don't worry.""It's a relief to hear that," I say relieved. "Where's Lucca?" I ask, looking around."He's out there somewhere, taking a walk with his mate," he replies. "Isabella is his mate, I never imagined.""That's great news," I genuinely approve. "I'm so happy that you two have finally shifted." I ruffle his hair."And I wanted to introd