"Where are you going, Demetrius?" I saw him stepping back before his eyes roamed around as if he was looking for someone. "Demetrius...?" I looked for where he was looking and saw that Niccolo was rushing towards his direction."Demetrius..." Niccolo approached him."Niccolo..." Demetrius looked at him, still having a horrified expression. "She's here..." he muttered. I was unable to hear it, but I could read his lips. "Auntie Ray is here... She cannot see me. She is going to return me to where I come from. Mother already warned me about her before I arrived here..."Huh? What?"What do you mean by that?" I couldn't help stepping forward even though the surrounding was covered with applause. "Who are you talking about?" Demetrius opened his mouth, but Niccolo chimed in. "I must take you away from this party," he said, rushing to look for the exit. "I am sorry, Dominixe. But Demetrius is not feeling well. I shall come back before the ceremony starts." "Wait a second..." I tried to ca
I gasped. "Cantavalle?" My jaw dropped. "Did you say 'Cantavalle?'" I stepped forward while I heard my heart pounding so fast."Dominixe... No, you must not learn about it yet!" Niccolo said and was about to take another step when Luna Queen Rachelle halted him."Yes." She faced me. "House of Cantavalle," she corrected."What do you mean he is a Cantavalle? Demetrius does not even have cognac eyes! He is not even an heir candidate. How did that happen?" I exchanged glances between Demetrius and Luna Queen Rachelle, looking for answers. I couldn't shake this feeling that it had been bothering me.And what the hell was this timeline thing? I did not understand what was happening right now!Luna Queen Rachelle sighed and oscillated her rapier sword from left to right. "Apparently, Demetrius is from a different timeline that does not belong here with us. What I mean is... he never existed in this world.""What?!" I gasped before I hastily turned to Demetrius. "Is that true?" I suddenly r
"What...?" My shoulders slumped. "H-He is... alive?" A tear quickly fell from my eye before my eyes settled on Niccolo, who looked like he wanted to approach me when our eyes met. "Dominixe..." He stood up when he saw tears coming from my eyes. They wouldn't cease falling. "How come...?" My heart squeezed as I felt betrayed by what I had learned today. "In my previous life... I know that you died... How come you become a different person, Valerian?!" I couldn't help raising my tone. I was filled with anger, sorrow, and... longing. Even my wolf couldn't handle this kind of betrayal, but I couldn't sense that she hated this person in front of me. It was as if... my wolf knew. Niccolo, or, must I say, Valerian, opened his mouth to explain, but no words were coming out. "He is not Valerian," Henry said. "What?" I looked at him in disbelief. I grabbed him by his collar. "You said that they are the same person! Are you seriously making me a fool?" I harshly wiped my tears before
Valerian"Valerian... No! No!"I could hear Dominixe's cries. She kept calling for my name. "No! Valerian..."I couldn't open my eyes. But I could faintly hear her. Honeydew... Where were you? You were not supposed to be crying since I died now. But I wanted to be there for you. I did not want it to end like this."Don't you think it is dangerous, Dameta? Mother will find it out that we are in a different dimension..."Hold on... Who was that? I heard a voice of a woman that I did not know. "This is the only way. I cannot make my other self regret this. I have suffered enough. So, please bear with me, older sister."I was confused. I was hearing Dominixe's voice. It was making my heart go wild. I wanted to open my eyes. I wanted to see if that was Dominixe. But her voice sounded different."It is good that I freeze his body before his last breath. Being a Goddess of Time has come in handy. I can even rewind the time his body was not pierced by my sword back then."Huh? Goddess of
Valerian"What is this, Britanny?"I felt dragged into a study room where I could finally meet Dominixe's father again. I was badly beaten before I was brought here. "Papa, I wish him to become my pet." It was Britanny, Dominixe's second sister. Marquis Cantavalle arched his eyebrow. "Where the hell did you find this garbage?"I almost irked at that kind of tone. I even dared to look up and saw that darkened expression he had. Just by seeing him was enough to make my blood boil. You... Harchier Cantavalle was the reason why Dominixe was so afraid of you. You were the one controlling her movements. What you did to my honeydew was unforgivable..."Found him as a survivor. I believe he is the next heir of that pack, Papa. But I got interested in him. I wish him to be my pet.""You returned here after your mission only to bring one last survivor, Britanny Aldith Cantavalle?!" He raised his tone.Britanny frowned. "But I wish him to be my pet, Papa. Plus, I know that he will behave. Ple
Valerian"You were smiling like an idiot after you snapped on me." That was Dameta said when Dominixe and I finished snapping at each other as we relived that day when we met at the town of Elmbow.I cleared my throat to hide my smile. "I cannot help it. You were adorable at that time..." I looked up in the sky. "I learned to appreciate every second because of you, Dameta..."I was returned to the day where it all began. It was Dominixe and I's first meeting. As promised, her older sister, Elixane, unified my soul and split it into half so my wolf, Niccolo, could fulfill his duty."Valerian, are you certain you are going on a vacation at the Calaren right after this week?" Peyton asked when we returned to the Nocturnal Crest pack."Indeed. Why?" Seeing Peyton Radger, my Beta, second-in-command of the Nocturnal Crest pack, relieved me. Even the rest of my pack members had bestowed me relief since I was happy to see them alive again.They had no idea that they had met their miserable fa
ValerianAs promised by Dameta, she had finally introduced me... to the person who connected the two of us more.I was nervous when I finally met him and surprised that he looked like Dominixe and had my eyes and eye color."Greetings, my father in this timeline, Duke Leveaux," he said formally. "I am Demetrius Onyx Cantavalle, the current head of the House of Cantavalle. I am now the Marquis Cantavalle while my mother became Marchioness Dowager Cantavalle."I was rendered speechless just by seeing this young man named Demetrius. My wolf and I had this unexplainable feeling. I felt my heart beating so fast just by eyeing him and seeing that Dominixe from the different timeline had managed to conceive a pup of our own.Demetrius... Such a handsome name for our son..."G-Greetings..." I blinked, not knowing what to do next. I glanced at Dameta, who was watching us but keeping her distance."Mother said that I shall aid your plans, Your Grace. Please make use of me." Demetrius bowed his
Valerian"It seems you do not want to believe me." I sighed, already expecting that Henry wouldn't believe me and that I would regress with the help of the Goddess of Time.Henry raised his hand, still in shock. "Allow me to assess this since this is the first time I shall hear about the spirit goddesses." He glanced at Demetrius.Demetrius scoffed. "You are well aware, Your Royal Highness. Isn't that the prophecy that has been passed down to all the members of the royal lycan family?"I was surprised at the sudden solemnity of the tone of Demetrius' voice. I was expecting he would be warm to everyone, but I was mistaken. Even Henry was surprised as well."Well, let's say that you were the offspring of one of the daughters of the Moon Goddess... What happened at your original timeline about me?""You became the Alpha King. And your so-called sister became the Luna Queen." Henry's eyes widened."That's absurd..." He chuckled nervously."You are well aware that the current Princess Eust
"Hudson Roly... Alpha of the Dusk Moon pack..." I stated the name of the next Alpha I was about to kill. I returned my gaze to my father, who looked at me with that frigid stare. "This should consider as done, Papa." I smiled, an empty one before I curtsied before him.No emotions.We, the Cantavalle children, were not supposed to have that.Having emotions would make someone weak."I am expecting good news after 90 days, Dominixe. Now, scoot.""Failure is never in my vocabulary, Papa. You have taught me well." I curtsied before him. I raised my head, seeing that he was pleased with my words.After a few days, I was dispatched now to go to where the Dusk Moon pack was. But before my departure, I had come to meet Aurora, Britanny and Maria's mother. She was one of Papa's four wives."Why can't you just die already?" she asked in a bitter tone. She had this ridiculous stare that lingered all over her face."I shall try to do that, Mother Aurora." I bowed my head before her."Mother? You
"Behold to the newlyweds, Duke Valerian Leveaux and Duchess Dominixe Lilith Cantavalle-Leaveux!"The words from High Priest Redgrave kept echoing in my head like a broken record.I was smiling from ear to ear, looking at the purple sapphire wedding ring Valerian bestowed to me on the day we married each other eight years ago. Now I had three rings on my ring finger on my left hand in my care.The promise metal ring, amethyst engagement ring, and purple sapphire wedding ring...They fit perfectly on my ring finger.Valerian really made sure that the engagement ring and wedding ring gemstones' color was purple. He was really considerate of my favorite color.I chuckled before looking up and gasped. "Demetrius, darling, fix your posture when you are holding your sword." I immediately approached Valerian and I's seven-year-old son, Demetrius."Like this, Mother?" Demetrius asked as he fixed his posture by relaxing his shoulders."Yes, that's right, darling." I nodded in approval.Demetriu
"Goddess Elixane?" I parroted, bewildered.Rachelle and the woman in her mid-40s nodded at the same time. "She is our sister. Well, the sixth daughter of Mother." My eyes widened. "And she is from another timeline where the other Dominixe, other Valerian, and Demetrius are.""Huh?" I was getting confused by what she said. "Is this the business you are talking about? And how did you go to another timeline just to... see her." I glanced at Elixane, who was looking at me with longing. Her gaze made me uncomfortable, but she smiled and stepped forward."I have come to the celestial realm as Mother's orders, or I shall say, part of Ragriel's plans," she explained before she looked behind me, where the three of them were still reuniting and discoursing. "And I have come to take Dominixe and Valerian's souls to this timeline so they can reunite with my nephew. I apologize for taking your souls from your bodies, Dameta, Valerian." She bowed her head with her hands clasping together. "This is
"F-Father...?" Demetrius coughed again with blood before slowly turning his head and meeting Valerian's cold expression."Let go," Valerian said, with his tone as cold as the first break of spring. "Val..." I halted him while I was panting heavily. I clung more to Demetrius, feeling like my vision was gradually blurry. "Stop..."But Valerian did not listen to me. Instead, Demetrius shouted in pain when Valerian must have probably gripped his heart. "I am not going to hesitate to kill you, Demetrius. Do not make me say it twice."I slowly heaved out a sigh. The way Demetrius clung to my organs was enough to make me feel the pain. I could handle it somehow. But if he dared to remove his hand, I must do something to stop the bleeding in my stomach by stopping the time of it. Or I could just let it since I would get to heal anyway.But, I felt a burning sensation inside me, and I believed that Demetrius risked his fist to bathe his hand with wolfsbane. It was a high-concentration one,
I knew that She was disappointed, but seeing Her, as the Moon Goddess, slapping a mortal, who happened to be Her mate, was so surprising that I found myself speechless. Even Papa had the same reaction.|I told you to love our Dameta, yet what did you do, Harchier Cantavalle?|I felt this immense chill crawling behind me upon mentioning Papa's full name. It suddenly made me remember when Papa used to call our names whenever he was emphasizing that he was furious while having that frigid tone."Lunaria..." Papa gulped and was about to touch her hand, but Mother jerked it away.I flinched when Mother raised Her head. |Go and finish your business in the mundane realm, Dameta. I am going to handle everything here with your father.| In an instant, Mother was already in front of me before She raised her hand to wipe something off my cheek. |I shall take it from here, my beloved daughter.| She nodded, urging me to go now.I glanced at Papa behind Her and saw his gaze was on the ground. What s
I remained silent at his words, wanting to let him know that silence meant yes. I met his cognac eyes that I inherited from him. In my previous life, I couldn't even dare look into his eyes because of how frightened I was.But at this moment, I failed to see that meeting his eyes was supposed to be the best thing ever. Meeting that filthy gaze of his was enough to bloom the flower of detestation. "I knew you would come, Papa." I wiped the blood that besmirched my hand on my skirt before cocking my head from side to side. Then I curtsied before him.Papa clenched his hand. "Since when did you learn..." He did not continue his words, looking like he was trying to find the proper term for it."You mean if I met Mother already." He flinched upon the mere mention of Mother.Rachelle was right... It seemed like Papa was desperate to see Mother again. However, would he have the same reason as Rachelle's father, who wanted to kill our mother, not wanting to reunite with Her?"You met Her...?
To begin our plans, we would first begin by separating the strongest heir candidates, Arthur and Britanny.Papa dispatched them, as Ismael reported a few days before I imposed that I would attack the mansion. However, Arthur and Britanny would return soon, so I had to handle everything in the Cantavalle mansion before they arrived and Caroline, who was also dispatched for her mission.Also, the rest of my siblings, who opposed the idea of being the object of this household, had raised their swords and started wreaking havoc on this stunning night."What is the meaning of this, Dominixe?! How dare you raise your sword on us?!"It was Zoe, and my blade almost pressed into her delicate skin. Aurora, Natalie, and Josephine were becoming wary since I gathered them in one of the drawing rooms after ruining their night tea party."Do you think that Harchier can even let you go for doing this to us?" Aurora snarled, clenching her hands, wanting to fight back, but as soon as she saw my eyes gl
"Remind me again why you are also tagging along, honeydew."Eyeing myself wearing an all black clothing while looking in the whole body mirror had kept my chest tightly like the laundress squeezed the washed clothing. I could almost convince Valerian I could do this alone, but he wouldn't back down and kept arguing."It is because this is not your battle alone. I am with you, you hardheaded woman," Valerian said, glancing over his shoulder while he had just finished polishing my dagger since he volunteered.I approached him and smiled sheepishly, seeing him frowning. I tiptoed about to kiss his cheek, but Valerian, as mischievous as he was, turned his head in my direction. My lips, which were supposed to land on his cheek, planted on his luscious, crimson lips."Val!" I stepped back, shielding my lips immediately, feeling my cheeks promptly ripening. My wolf squirmed at his action while I had to calm my heart from hammering inside my chest.This time, it was Valerian's turn to smile s
"Huh? What?" Rachelle was the first one who spoke out of nowhere. "It contains the events of the near future?" she parroted."Yes." Valerian nodded. "She listed all the events that were about to happen as long as we followed the course of events." "It means what happened as of this moment is predetermined under Dameta's will," Henry added."Because you have to follow it...?" I concluded, even though Valerian already said it earlier. The two of them nodded at the same time. "Can I see them?" Henry stiffened before he looked at Valerian, who was not saying anything. "Am I not allowed to see it?"The dejected tone caused Valerian to panic when he saw my expression. "Um... Dameta strictly included in her letter that you are not allowed to see it, Lilith...""Why?" I did not know why, but I felt betrayed now that they were the only ones who only knew the course of events I was unaware of."The two of you should coexist by you not being aware and would experience the events and her as she