DARREN’S POVThat night, I was bothered with the thoughts of my cure. If I refused to do it, I would stay a werewolf forever. I couldn’t do it. I am not a murderer. I would never be like one. Leona called that night to asked about the camping. She was already prepared and thanked me about the card. Though I know she didn’t use it that much. “What’s wrong?” Leona sense the sadness in my voice. I was full of life with her, but my curse was now holding me back again. I don’t want to lose her. I cannot lose her. “Nothings wrong, babe. I am fine. I’m just tired.”“Are you sure? Because you don’t sound tired to me. More of sad maybe.”“I’m fine babe, don’t worry about me,” I’m deaf silent for a few seconds listening to Leona’s breathing. I think she was listening to mine as well, “Babe, I have a question for you. I hope you answer me directly. I can understand.”“Go ahead. What is it?” “If you found out something wrong about me, would you leave me?” My heart was beating wildly, waiting
LEONA’S POVAndrei locked the door. “Oh, nothing. I just thought it would be comfortable if we locked the door so we could talk in private.”“O~Okay, maybe you like burgundy or I don’t know that depends on your taste,” Andrei slowly move closer to me. “I know my taste are,” Andrei caress my cheek, tucking my hair on the back of my ear. I pulled away and asked if we could to back downstairs and eat the food he prepared. Andrei just smile staring at me. His eyes are burning with desire. I could smell hi was arousing. “Leona, I Need to be honest with you. Before, I thought you like me. We have the connections, but you suddenly jump on Darren’s arms. Giving yourself to him!” Andrei throw the wine glass, and inhaled, “I was so ready to love you. I wanted to give you everything I have.”“Andrei, stop it now. You’re scaring me. I will scream now and wake your mother.”He guffawed. “No one can hear you, Leona. It’s just you and me,” he moved forward, while I was backed off. “You liar. H
DARREN’S POV Leona was awake. Weeping and heartbroken. Andrei broke her trust and hurt her. I told her about his threat for her to be aware and to avoid this kind of situation again. “Baby, calm down, I’m here. I’m not going to leave you,” I consoled her. Leona was searching for me when she woke up and I heard her called inside my head. I treat my mate with full respect, be gentle to her at all cost. Yet others are easy for them to hurt woman. Never again Leona would trust a friend. Especially if she knows that her friend was attracted to her. Avoid and forget that friend. I said that out loud for her to reflect on it.“Ah, excuse me, I am attracted to her before, but I would never do such a thing,” Tyler defended himself. I forgot he was around. “Sorry, man. It was not for you. I got carried away. I know you wouldn’t so such a thing because if this happen again, I will kill someone if I have to.”“Darren!” Leona said restraining her voice. She couldn’t speak well because of the
LEONA’S POV “Do you like it here, Babe?” Darren asked, wrapping his arms around me. “Oh, Darren, this place is amazing!” Darren fulfilled his promise and took me to a leisure camp out of town with his parents and my friends. Rupert found this campsite outside Croshire City at the mountaintop. But the place was very accessible to the road and could easily locate. “I just want to cheer you up so you can forget about what happened.” “I love it here. Thank you for this,” I kissed Darren on the lips and helped the others set our tent. The scenic view down the hill and the greeneries make me remember my tree house. My place of sanctuary and refuge. I remember getting excited every day off and spending my day being free from Omega duties. Darren showed me around, and I felt nostalgic seeing the small tree house the owner built for animals during winter. It was captivating to witness such magnificent work. Some squirrels, raccoons, and other animals used the tree house as their safe hav
LEONA’S POVI handed the ring back to Darren, folding it in his hand. The problem was not in him. It was me. I spent years hiding from werewolves and escaping from their shadows. But look what faith brought me. It never crossed my mind that Darren was one of them. That was why I couldn’t smell him. It was because he was cursed. He was not a pure breed, and I could only determined his scent when in wolf form. There could be a chance that he could still lift the curse. How can I continue to love Darren if I despise the beast in him? Why him? And why is this happening to me? The past is haunting me. “Babe, please, don’t do this,” Darren cried, gazing down at his palm. “Let’s give ourselves a chance to think. We were overwhelmed by our love that we failed to think what we really wanted to do with our lives.”“What? Leona, I want to grow old with you. I want to have a family with you. Isn’t that enough?” Darren held my hands. “Maybe now you wanted that, but what if the curse was lift
LEONA’S POVVictoria found me. They were waiting for me to come back and attack. The werewolf who attacked at my apartment was also there. Alpha Scott. I knew his scent was familiar. I just couldn’t remember who since I only met him once. “Alpha Scott, you are the werewolf who....”“Yes, that was me,” he quickly answered interrupting my words, “Any last wishes before you face your death? Because, we are not going back without you!” He laughed triumphantly just like Luna Victoria. The two are bonded. I could smell them marking each other. “I didn’t do it. You know that. I did not kill Alpha Riley. You were there when….”“Silence! Enough of your insolence. It is time to pay your crime. Guards! Seize her.”The pack’s guards arrest me, tying my hands behind with a silver string, and throw me inside the car’s trunk. I was screaming to catch all the neighbor’s attention, but who would date to intervene with a bunch of werewolves. “Braise yourself Leona, you are going home,” Alpha Scott
“LEONA’S POVTo find the pack of the Luna who curse Darren, we went back to their mansion to speak to his father. He’s explanation was unclear and we need the exact location for faster result. “We’ll be staying here until we get the answer. Be patient with Dad. Sometimes his mind is failing him,” Darren reminded me of his illness. “Sure, no problem with me.”Madam Sonia greeted us after discovering that we are back, while Dad was in their room. After drinking the potion, Dad’s condition gotten better. Although he still has the Alzheimer. Only it was not that serious yet. I guess the potion slows down the effect of his illness. “Welcome, dear! I so glad seeing the two of you back together. We were so worried. I have prayed to all Gods to hear my plea to touch your heart and hear my son’s explanation,” Madam Sonia peck my cheeks, “So tell me, why are you two here?”Darren explained what we have decided back in Manhattan. Madam Sonia was happy knowing that I am going to help her son
LEONA’S POVFrustrated, we went back to the city. Our next lead will depend on Don Rafael’s memory. Unfortunately, his illness slowed us down, and if we can’t find the pack where Don Rafael left the daughter of that Luna, Darren’s curse wouldn’t be lifted. His birthday was approaching and so as our wedding. Once turned thirty, he will be like all other wolves I’ve known. Aggressive and abusive. He would lose some part of his human self, and the wolf part would dominate his mind, body and soul. Don Rafael was screaming when we arrived at the mansion. Rupert and his nurse was force to tie him in his bed for his safety. Mariko’s potion was wearing out. That was the real deal of his illness. “Mom, what’s this? Why did you tie Dad?” Darren was about to untie his father, but Madam Sonia pleaded him not to. Aside from losing control over his own memory, Don Rafael wondered off into the woods. Fortunately, Rupert found him before the other werewolf does. “Oh, Dad, why did you leave the h
VICTORIA’S POV“Imbeciles!” I roared thunderously, “How can a pack of rogues outsmarted you?!”“Victoria, calm down. Your know how rogues think. They will do everything to get what they want. No one expected that,” Alpha Scott defended our guards. I wanted to cut off their heads and feed them to the lions. “How can I calm down when they have Leona now? Tell me!”Sooner or later Leona will recover and came back to help with the uprising. She needs to pay her debt. A life for a life. She killed my father, then I will kill her.“First, we must find their nest, retrieve Leona and pursue the execution day fast. The council will suspect now why we didn’t showed them Leona.”“Exactly. What are we going to do now?” I asked. “Attack first. Kill them all especially Leona and her boyfriend. I smell something’s fishy with him.”“Very well,” I send out my men to search the rogues hideout. Well see if Leona can escape again. When alone, I went to my father’s grave and reminded of myself my promi
DARREN’S POVWe used the shortcut that Ellen showed me. It was one of the fastest way for us to arrive in the pack. One of the spies informed us that Leona was taken out of her cave and now facing the whole pack for her execution. She was tied up on a poll and very weak due to beating. The spies would sometimes suck in the cave and gave her food and drinks to survive. Victoria ordered now to feed Leona to weaken her. “We are going to attack the pack that’s it?” I asked Ellen again for clarity. They will be a diversion while I help Leona to escape. Today, they will kill Victoria. “Are you nervous Darren? You’ve been asking the same question since yesterday, and I still answer the same thing.”“Yes, I am very nervous. I’ve been to a fight but not the whole pack. I’m afraid what would happen during the battle.”“Don’t be. Keep your head on this battle, and stay focus.”“Right.”Ellen joined Anna and the other Rogue while I will have to go to other wolves who camouflage as members of
DARREN’S POV“Drinking her blood. I am not sure about that. Our situation right now is very complicated. Leona needs my help.”“But your curse will be permanent on your birthday. Its up to you,” the healer walked away. Tomorrow is my thirtieth birthday. The day set for me to lift my curse, and Leona was still in the cave, lock in a silver cage, and fighting for her life. If I drink her blood, we will all end up dead in this place. No ones going to save us but ourselves and I’m sure Victoria deployed all their guards to tighten the security in triple. “Hey, what have you decided to do tomorrow? If you want to tell Leona about the blood, we could sneak inside the cave and tell her,” Ellen said. She took a break of polishing their weapons. “I have to save Leona. Maybe if we get lucky tomorrow, I could tell her about the blood and drink it before the day ends.”“In that case, braise yourself, and relax. You need your strength tomorrow. We need you.” Ellen went back to her chores. I was
DARREN’S POV“Did you sleep well?” Ellen checked on me in the guest room. I didn’t sleep well last night and kept staring at the moon while everybody was sleeping soundly. “Not really. First time in this place I guess.”“You have to get use to it. By the way, breakfast is ready. The Omega will come here later to serve your clothes and everything that you need.”“Wait, what? The Omegas? I don’t need their help. Just give me the clothes and I can take care of myself.”“Apparently, that is not how it works here. You are the Alpha, we all serve you.” Ellen left before I could even uttered a word. So that was what Leona told me. She was an Omega and her undying duty was to serve the Alpha and the future Luna. Without her knowing that she is the true Alpha. And as expected, the Omegas came with some clothes Anna picked for me to wear. Aside from that, they arranged my bath and asked to scrub my body which was too much. I totally declined. “I can take care of myself. Thank you,” I deman
DARREN’S POVEllen and I waited at the end of the cave. Indeed, Victoria visits Leona after sunset. She was pleased to captured her and tortured her. I wanted to intervene, but Ellen stopped me. I am no good to Leona dead. “What’s your plan? It better be a good one,” I walked out of the cave so as not to hear my beloved Leona’s scream. I cannot bear to witness her suffering.“We will save her on the day of her execution. In front of the whole pack and the council.”“Why not right now?! What if Victoria kills Leona before that day comes?” “She won’t. It is her pride to kill in font of the entire pack the true Alpha of this pack.”“Huh? What do you mean?” “Come with me.” Ellen led me to jungle. Out of the packs domain. We need to stay hidden especially her. She was an outcast now. A rogue. Victoria caught her but was saved by other rogue werewolves who oppressed the current Alpha. They had been trying to remove Alpha Riley and now Victoria on the throne. But none of the council lis
DARREN’S POVWe were waiting at the Eldrich’s property impatiently. Nothing shows up. Leona was out there somewhere in the forest.I packed my bags. I can’t stay and let the hours passed by. Leona’s life us at risk. “Bro, you can’t go out there and search for Leona. God knows what was waiting for us there. It's not safe!” Rupert stopped me. “I need to do this. Leona is out there fighting for her life and what am I doing? Nothing. What if no one come huh? Who’s going to save her?”“But Mariko said someone will come. Have faith, bro.”“You can stay here if you like,” I continued packing. No one could stop me. Not even Rupert. When suddenly, someone was at the door, knocking loudly. Rupert opened it and was taken aback. A werewolf entered the house. “Darren!” I face the werewolf and was about to shift, but it shifted back to human form and mentioned my name. I quickly told Rupert to go to Leona’s room and check some clothes for the woman. She was panting and fell in my arms. I cove
LEONA’S POVMy only lite was the torch left by the guards. I screamed as loud as I could, but no one hears me. And the silver cage suddenly makes me weak. My head was throbbing with pain. I’m losing focus. I’m not supposed to get affected by it because I am a human. Why am I feeling weak? Why do I feel like my skin was burning?“Darren, if you could hear me, help. Help me!”I tried calling Darren inside my head. Since he was my mate, I was hoping he could hear me though I am a human. He might not noticed my call because being werewolves was all Darren know.*******Meanwhile, news about Leona’s captured circulated the pack like virus Ellen discovered her best friend’s returned and investigate. Ellen asked her friend guards and confirmed the news. “Can I see her?” Ellen asked the favor. The guards gave her fifteen minutes to talk to Leona and then leave the exit passage of the cave. She couldn’t let her come back in the entrance. It would cost her job and life. Ellen agreed and s
DARREN’S POVSophie handed me a letter from Leona. She was followed by that Alpha Scott and went back with him to Manhattan obediently. “No, no!” I quickly loaded my things in my car and was about to leave when Rupert and Mom stopped me.“Bro, what’s going on? Why are you such in a hurry? And where is Leona?”“They took her! I must save her before they execute her!”“What? Hold on son, who are you talking about? Can you stop for a while and talk about this?” Mom demanded an answer. Mon urged me to go back inside. Desperate, I went back inside and decided to tell them Leona’s story. It would be hard to believe, but some stories are true. “Are you joking? Because this isn’t a good joke Darren!” Mom admonished, feeling shocked. “I wish I am, Mom, but I am not. Leona grew up in the world of werewolves. She was their slaves.”“Oh, God, that is horrible! Are they going to execute her now?”“Hopefully not, Mom. I need to go there and save her. Besides, the lost daughter of Luna Aurora is
MIA’S POV“I’m not crazy! He is a monster!” We heard Margaux shouted to the townsmen who mocked he, “I will get you Darren and the whole world will know about you! I swear to God!” Margaux threatened us before leaving. Swearing to exposed Darren and me. I felt her determination, and I know this isn’t the end. “We better keep an eye on Margaux. She will be back,” Darren said drinking a lot of water. “And that is the reason why we need to leave this place and move somewhere safe, away from the people,” Madam Sonia chimed in. Darren doesn’t like her decision and rebuke the conversation. “Oh, Darren!” Don Rafael came to him, crying like a child. He was worried about the townsmen and brought up the thought of leaving. Like a child, he asked Darren to moved out and knows a place where he would be safe. “Where? I don’t think there are place in this world where werewolves are accepted in the society.”“There is I~I forgot where,” Don Rafael scratched his head, digging deeply in his brai