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© 2020 Belle Cassy
October 27, 2020
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Chapter One: Introduction
"We might look like a beast from the outside, but we are still normal creatures who also have emotions. It doesn't matter what you are, it's just the prejudice that made a person horrible. They only see you based on what they thought not on what they see... Open your eyes wider than yesterday and you'll see. -Grey
April 18, 1992, night was quiet in the wilderness of Mizuki. Everybody couldn't wait to let the pack and other wild animals meet the first child of the Alpha, who would have a huge role in the future, to protect a human.
Choven was young and untrained, but he became the Alpha because of his extraordinary strength and brain.
He was 18 years old, when he met Azhea in the forest, he was wandering around and he saw Azhea and her friends, were having their one night camp, but then, there was another pack of cruel werewolves who despised the Alpha and separated from them and built their own pack. They were the ones who attacked the other girls. They ate them brutally and left no skin, and only Azhea got the chance to run away. The werewolves seem to enjoy their prey, the flesh of humans satisfied their devoured soul, without knowing that someone was left outside.
Azhea was outside at that time when the pack was plotting to attack her friends. She was appreciating the dark and peaceful view of the creepy forest when she unexpectedly saw one of the werewolves was galloping so fast and didn't know where would it go. , she hid behind a tree, she got frightened the moment she saw it, her heart was beating too fast as she peeked where the wolf was going, she didn't know that it was actually a half-wolf and half-human or what we so-called werewolves.
She got stunned when she saw it jump inside the tent until three of them followed after him.
She was trembling and covering her mouth tightly, crying quietly while she could hear all of her friends' screams and moans from the tent. They never imagined that there were werewolves in there.
She ran away before the pack could notice her but one of them heard her and hunted her, Azhea was sobbing and running away as fast as she could, panting and felt sorry for her friends who were eaten alive. She never turned her eyes back, never... but Kzhen was haunting her and he's too desperately to bite her into pieces, that he was even drooling a lot! And when Azhea felt someone was behind her, she couldn't stop all the fear that was flowing through her blood and flesh. The fear of death.
"No! Please! No!" she cried and kept running away, she didn't mind how many times she fell on the floor and how many wild plants scratched her body.
However, Choven was still watching them and about to ignore them because he didn't want to make trouble by saving the girl which could bring to a packs' war, between Kzhen' pack and his pack. Yet, he saw the fear of Azhea's eyes and ran after them, he was following them, yet careful not to be detected by any of them.
While he was running and kept staring at Azhea, he felt strange...
Azhea couldn't see her path because the moon that was lighting her path was already covered by a bunch of tall trees.
"Stepped back!" Azhea shouted after she fell on the ground and picked a branch of a tree. She was trying to frighten the werewolf that was staring at her, hoping it would work, maybe the werewolf would leave her.
"Hahaha," the werewolf laughed.
"Who is that?" Azhea said when she heard the laughter. She didn't know that the voice came from the wolf in front of her, she looked behind her, trying to find who it was, and when she glanced back to see the wolf, she couldn't drag her body out of the place and the branch of a tree fell from her hands.
She saw the wolf was slowly transforming into its human form.
"You're... You're a..."
"I'm a werewolf, is that what you are trying to say?" he asked! And finally, he evolved into his human form completely, he was about 6.5 feet tall, young yet has no mercy for human creatures.
He was grinning devilishly as he slowly walked closer to her.
"Is-is this tr...tue?!"
Her tongue got twisted, she was trembling... and the werewolf named Kzhen laughed at her. He loved to see the fear on her eyes, the tears that were flowing through it was making him hectic to see her cries and pain when he would chew her up.
"You're a werewolf?!" she whispered in fear.
"Yes, it is, and prepare to die!" he screamed and fired on her as he turned back to his animal form.
"No!" shouted Azhea as she closed her eyes, but she felt odd when she didn't feel anyone bite or hit her.
She opened her eyes and saw a wolf attacking him, it was Choven... Blood was splashing everywhere, and Azhea saw how Choven killed Kzhen!
Choven stopped when he noticed that Kzhen was already dead. He was surprised, he didn't intend to kill him. Then he just calmed down when he heard the woman.
"Don't come near me," she said when he faced Azhea. He looked at her coldly, and Azhea got surprised when she watched him turned into a human as Kzhen.
"You are just like him?" she whispered, her voice was cracked.
Choven didn't say anything and stared at Kzhen's body beside him, he didn't want to kill him because he was still one of them.
Azhea ran while he was busy looking at Kzhen, she tried to escape but Choven was faster than her and pulled her hands.
"No, Please! Please!" she cried, and Choven covered her mouth and whispered to her ears, "Keep quiet before his friends hear you, they are coming! I'm trying to help you so keep your mouth shut, or else you want to be their food like what they did to your friends?"
Azhea didn't make a sound and Choven was still pulling her. She didn't know where they were going, but all she thought was she needed to survive!
They walked too fast in the middle of the forest, making sure that the pack didn't saw nor followed them.
Chapter two: Meet The Pack!"Where exactly are we going?" said Azhea when they kept on walking and they were almost walking for an hour.She looked at him, and she didn't care if the man beside her was naked because, for her, he was nothing but a werewolf after all.Choven didn't respond to her and just kept pulling her. She was scared, especially when she saw how shady the place was, she couldn't memorize their tracks also, and even if she wanted to run away she knew that she would fail. No probability for her, he could chase and munched her any time he wanted. But the more they were going further the more that she couldn't stop feeling uncomfortable and scared. So she decided to speak to the man, she stopped walking and Choven immediately rolled his eyes at her."Why did you pause?" he raised a question and she then cleared her throat.She gulped and took the courage to
Chapter Three: Choven and Zhukre!"What are you doing, Choven?" One of the oldest respected female werewolves named Khram asked Choven."Yeah, are you crazy? Where did you find that girl?" Menriszz added, she was a female werewolf, and in addition to her, she was also Zhukre's partner.Everyone was panicked, they were asking him what came into his head that he brought a human being in their pack. They were all afraid that Azhea could put them in danger, especially that she was a human and not like them! You knew that some human beings were no mercy, and most of all, some of them were greedy when it comes to money and power. They were positive that, when they found out their spices, they would surely put their lives into a haunting!"I have no choice. I made mistake when I decided to ran after them when I saw Kzhen chasing her. I helped her," Choven answered."You saved he
Chapter Four: The run!Azhea was screaming non-stop, moaning, and begging for her freedom."Please, just let me go!" she said and the other werewolf didn't even dare to listen to hear irritating cries, and just kept ignoring her.No matter how much she struggled not to let them pull her, she has no strength to resist them."Let me go!" she shouted again and when they had finally reached where they wanted to put her, Azhea couldn't believe her eyes, she could see bones of some creatures that were spread on the ground, flies that were floating everywhere, and some chains that were connected to the dirt.She swallowed, and her voice was stuck in the middle of her lungs, she was breathing heavily and looked at them, "A-are they hu-humans' bones?" she asked and the other werewolf smirked."Yes, they are, so if you don't want to turn just like them, I suggest you t
Chapter five: Back to the Pack!"You can't go away. Naughty human!" Choven mumbled and growled when he finally saw Azhea, but she was near the car and he won't let her go away."You would taste great punishment for running away!" he muttered, and he was going to pull her but he stopped when he saw something behind her. When he looked at it clearly, he noticed that it was not their kind; it was not a werewolf but a natural wolf! It was glaring at her. And then it attacked before she could escape.He didn't do anything and just watched her struggling hard enough to protect herself."You saw her?" asked Zhukre when he saw him, but he didn't respond to him."Choven did you s..." he paused when he noticed that Choven was seriously looking at a distance, then when he followed Choven's eyes direction, he saw what was happening and he wondered why he was letting the wolf at
Chapter Six: What we learned from humans!Everyone was readying and Azhea woke up with the noise of the pack, everyone was excited and hurrying, they were all fixing themselves...Azhea sat up and found herself in a thick brown blanket. Her hands had a bandage and she was on a pallet bed. Wondering why a werewolf has stuff like that."Where am I?" She thought...Choven wrapped her in a blanket while she was sleeping last night, she was trembling in cold and Choven was giggling on the corner as he watched her struggling and slept hardly even if it was cold."Why did you really save her?" Old Khram asked Choven. He then turned around and sighed."I don't know. I felt something about her when I saw her earlier being chased by Kzhen, and it just happened! I saved her without thinking about the aftermath! I'm sorry for making the pack worried and panicked. I was wrong!"
Chapter Seven: Humans in our territory."Why do you have to protect yourself from humans? When you could stay in the city and live like normal humans?" Azhea wasn't sure why she came out of that question, but Choven found it pretty interesting, no one had ever asked them nor suggest to live with humans before.He then chuckled, "because we can not change the fact that we are not normal humans," he answered, and as Azhea stared at his chuckling face, she was more aware that he was serious even if he was chuckling."But you can, just don't form into a wolf and think of yourselves as normal as we are," She said.She examined his reactions but the weather became intense. Choven cracked his knuckles and took a deep breath. Azhea could feel the fiery man beside her that made her felt nervous. She couldn't understand why he switched mood so suddenly.He fiercely looked at her, "Who cares about living with humans?!"&
Chapter Eight: Your Father is DeadThe pack was waiting for the group to come back while the packs from the city didn't know what was happening in the forest of Mizuki.Menriszz hurried toward Zhukre the minute they came."You okay? Your face is bleeding," she said as she hunched down to her wolf boyfriend and noticed Choven's face has the same situation."It's Benj' and Alken' blood," explained Zhukre as Menriszz wrapped him in clothes before he turned into a human."Blood from Benj and Alken? Where is my son Benj? What happened?" cried Benj's mother, Tiquilla. Choven pointed Alken and Benj that were guided by the other pack and Ms. Tiquilla hurried to see her bleeding son. While Choven went inside the other cave and changed his clothes and came back where they're at."What happened?" She asked, worriedly."Long story, mom," Benj answered.Azhea was
Chapter Nine: AwkwardnessAzhea was all cleaned, she didn't know how to tell the female werewolves that she was done. The robes were on their hands."Gosh, this is awkward, how could I approached them," she whispered staring at them, she sighed and felt like she needed to get used to it. She almost shouted to get their attention. But then, Old Khram suddenly appeared near her."You're done?" Old Khram smiled and she looked at her."Oh, yes, I am," she answered."Here, wrapped yourself," Old Khram said, she gave her a robe and Azhea immediately get it from her."Thank you, ma'am," she said.Old Khram smiled at the way she called her."Please, drop the mom," she said. "Oh, yes, I will, thank you for this," she answered and stood up."You're finished? You have just called us," said the female werewolves when they passed through them.
Chapter 20: Clea20 years later"Sir, Clea didn't go to her school today, her teacher just called and was looking for her, she also didn't go to school yesterday," Amy said, their made, a young woman with an age of 25.Grey became a successful businessman after what happened 20 years ago.The atmosphere around became black, Grey cracked his fingers as he turned his swivel chair to face their maid, he gave her a serious look. Though Grey always wore that face, it was still fascinating to Amy even if he looked like that, even if he got mad or what, it doesn't matter, Amy loved him no matter how much he kept avoided her seducing action, she was trying hard enough, hoping he would fall for it, pitty woman not knowing that he didn't like her even a little bit of her. Grey has no interest in women, he only cares about her sister.Grey eyes flashed, and her maid blush, she looked at him as her Prince Charming. He ha
Chapter 19: SurvivalChoven was holding his tears as he discerned his son in pain as he tried to shapeshift into a human."He can't do it," Zhukre whispered beside him, he was trembling as they continued watching Grey, groaning, crying, and when he successfully turned into a human Choven hurried to carry him."Are you okay?" he asked trey and his son nodded."Be strong okay," he said and slowly fit him into the holes. He was worried but it was the only way to save his children."What are you doing dad?" Grey asked and he couldn't say a word, he almost teared up."He was protecting you," Zhukre said."Please, dad, I don't want to go," he begged and cried, Choven couldn't bear to watch his son crying in front of him, it was blue and dark, but the more he could feel the heat, he had no choice, "I love you, remember your promise," he faked a smile and kissed him in the forehead as he pushed him insi
Chapter 18: The Brutal fire!I was accompanied by uncle Zhukre to go to the City and he taught me everything he knew, what CCTV can do."What if you break the CCTV, are you safe?" I asked him and he sharpened his eyes."Why Grey, are you planning to do that?" he said and I explained that I was just curious.He then explained to Grey, " Grey, even if you break it, it was recorded, you can not wipe out the recordings just like that, technologies are incredible in so many ways, Grey, " he sighed and said, "But it was also dangerous.""He was right, I was young and I shouldn't learn some things that beyond a kid's mind just like me, but uncle Zhukre still taught me about what other humans do with technologies, they captured video and sell them on the dark web. And I clearly understood what he meant about what he said, it was also indeed dangerous," Grey thought."Thank you, Zhukre," Grey said as they were
Chapter 17: The GirlKeanna's Perspective"This is all crazy," my mom screamed as she hit the car's steering wheel. My brother and I were terrified... But actually, I was the only one who wasn't brave, my brother was strong and tough.My mother was cursing and I was just sitting beside her, minding my own business, she would probably scold me if I talk when she's mad. Well, we were here on the road when the car suddenly stopped and my mother couldn't start it over. We were late for her business meeting and she went crazy and violent, she has a bad temper.When she's mad, all we have to do was to keep quiet until she calmed down, and everything will be okay, but my brother was different. My mother hated noises.She hated it, a lot, and my crazy brother was the one who loved seeing her mad. He loved the way she groaned, the way she shouts, and the way she goes violent. He was the weird brother of mine, but h
Chapter 16: Grey and humansZhukre has a great unforgettable moment of his life, and it was all thanks to Choven."You sure you didn't want to come?" Choven interrogated him. He smirked, "Yes, Choven, I wanted to have a joy ride with your car, only if you...""Of course, you are allowed, Zhukre," said Choven before he could wrap up his dialogue, which made Zhukre's eyes twinkling like the stars in the night sky."That's why I love you, Choven," he shrugged off at him and looked at to Grey, who was strangely looking at him."What's the matter Grey?" he asked."Nothing, you are weird," Grey answered, and Zhukre felt sheepish, while Choven was secretly chuckling from the bottom of his lungs."Stop it, Choven," he glowed at him."Haha, but he indeed said right, you looked weird," Choven added and Zhukre was tongueless.He gasped an air, "Well, like father, like son," he whispered.
Chapter 15: It's time to know humans"Are you sure? But Grey is just 8 years old, Choven," Azhea was against Choven's decision about going to the human's city and taking Grey with him. She knew that Grey couldn't legislate himself when it comes to transformation, he was not aware of what might be the fallouts he could face, he only just loved to play around with the others, he was just an innocent young werewolf just like other kids, nothing more, nothing less.Choven held her hands, glance at her wife's face, and smiled. His smile was very comfos'Zrting; just one smile with his pretty eyes and warm glance, Azhea was already at ease and relieved. She knew that she could count and trust Choven in that kind of decision. Though she couldn't erase the fact that she could still feel the fear about letting them go, but she needed to set aside it all and gave all her trust to Choven and to their son."Are you ready, Grey?"
Chapter 14: The BetaJune 10, 1998, Grey was 6 years old and he was starting to shapeshift into a wolf. Azhea was trying her best to kept him safe and control his transformation. Though it was hard for her to make Grey understood everything, she was patience and she knew that she was not alone because Choven was always got her back."Son, please don't play around as a human, we needed to be careful," Azhea said to Grey who was playing around with the other kids, but he was only the one playing in his human form.Grey followed his mother inside their cave and said, "But why? It's just us, and everyone knew what I am," little Grey asked his mother.Azhea sighed, "Just listen to me, Grey. If you are old enough to know everything then I will tell you why," she said. Grey seriously looked at her, "But I'm old already mom," he responded and she didn't know what to say, and how to put her son's curiosity away."Grey, you are smar
Chapter 13: Falling WerewolfThe pack looked at Choven when he returned. Sadness drew in their eyes, they would miss her."You okay?" Zhukre asked him."Yes, I am," he smiled.Everybody was emotional, they used to see Azhea wandering around and treating everyone too nice. She even healed minor injuries, she never wanted anyone in pain.Choven shifted into his wolf form and howled out loud, and everybody came in front of him. They respected him, they bent and stood up after, and then howled before him. It was a farewell for Azhea Kenchmark, the only human who lived with them.Choven smiled by their farewell howls....Azhea heard the pack's howl and she smiled as she continues walking away from the forest. She promised that she will keep the truth about them, protected and secretly, no matter what happened and she would pay them a visit in the future.An hour had passed and Choven was
Chapter 12: Deafening SilenceMany days had passed and Azhea was still silent. But it made Choven not to worry about her escaping because what happened made her stay. He didn't have to watch her when he noticed that she doesn't even want to go back home and Zhukre told him what happened when he found her."You sure, you want that human here?" Zhukre asked him as they watched her sitting alone quietly."Zhukre, you know the answer," Choven said."Well, that's means yes. But what happened back there a few days ago, I guess we can trust her now," Zhukre said.Choven faced him, " What exactly do you mean?" he asked."Well, she won't tell anybody about our kind, I can feel it. Maybe it's time for her to go home, Choven. We can't keep her, she is weak, we cannot always protect her and when Kzhen's pack knows about this, they will surely doubt how she ended up staying here, with us," Zhukre was convincing Cho