-Stefan-Things were never easy for me.Nothing in my life was ever easy. But people around me always assume that I got everything the easy way. Like I never have to work hard for anything. Every person around me stays with me because they want something from me. Usually money and of course power. Everyone except Angeline. I can still remember the exact moment when I saved her. And the moment that our Mate Bond clicked. I knew at that moment that she was the one for me. But despite this knowledge, I still haven’t marked her, haven’t claimed her. And it’s not because I don’t want to because, god I do. I really do. The truth is that there are so many times when I almost did. When I almost claimed her. But thankfully I haven’t slipped yet. Because if I did, she wouldn’t be here bearing my heir, my child. Our child. There has always been a threat to my life ever since I proved to everyone else that no one else would be the rightful Alpha of our pack but me. But of course, not everyo
- Angeline -I still haven’t seen Stefan since that night. I’m unsure if it was because he was so angry at what I told him or because he hated me so much.But shouldn’t he be at least concerned about our baby’s state?“What are you thinking?” Mrs. Smith said as she entered my room. “Nothing,” I replied stuttering.“I have known you for a long time to know what each frown or smile on your face means,” she replied. “I didn’t know that my frowns and smiles have meaning,” I said as I took a sip from Mrs. Smith's tea.“Of course, they do, my dear,” she replied, smiling at me mischievously. “By the way, I heard on my way here that Stefan was busy taking care of a vampire threat in one of the allied packs. I believe that he was coordinating with Ethan regarding this matter as they try to close our borders to ensure our people’s safety.”“Vampires?” I asked in surprise. I have heard the stories but I never knew that they really existed. Wait let me correct that, it’s not that I don’t know b
- Stefan-I had been stuck to meetings after meetings with alliance packs and my own council that I didn’t notice that I hadn’t visited Angeline since our fight for almost a month.Although I know how she was through Nana’s reports. I have to admit that I miss her. The way she smiles whenever she sees me, the sound of her voice, and even the smell of her perfume whenever I am near her. “Stefan,” I hear someone calling my name but I am not sure if it is real or just part of my imagination.“Stefan!” My head turned as I recognized the voice that was calling my name, my Beta, Claire.“Yes?” I asked irritably, mainly because I felt embarrassed for being caught that I was not listening. Beta Claire cleared her throat before speaking once again, “The alliance wanted to ask for your opinion on the Black Rock Pack. They are asking your opinion on the survivors. On what we should do with them. Because it’s obvious that they can’t go back to their pack.”I look at all the Alphas around the ta
- Angeline-I removed Stefan from my mind even though my heart was still hopeful.I focus on keeping myself happy and healthy because there are more important things than my feelings towards Stefan. “I can tell you the gender if you want to know,” the healer of the pack said with a smile. But I shook my head, no. I wanted it to be a surprise. Because there was something else I was more concerned with, and that was to know if my baby was healthy. “But my baby is healthy right?” I asked as I pushed my fear behind me. “Yes,” the healer smiled. “The baby is very healthy. But you still need to be careful, no strenuous activity, and I still recommend for her to be on bed rest.” The healer added, saying it more to Mrs. Smith than me. “I will keep an eye on her, I promise,” Mrs. Smith replied. “I will tie her in that bed if needed.” “You know that I can hear the two of you, right?” I said with a chuckle. Mrs. Smith continued to make jokes but everyone became silent as we all felt the s
- Angeline-I was now nearing my due date and I could feel my child was getting excited with all the circling he keeps on doing inside my belly. Stefan’s visits have become more frequent than before and he takes more tasks at home and usually sends Beta Claire on his behalf.Having him around comforts me a lot, to know that he is making such an effort for our child that my stupid heart can’t stop but love him more because of it. “Good Morning,” Mrs. Smith greeted with a big smile on her face. “Good Morning,” I replied, raising an eyebrow to question her perkiness. “What is it?” “What do you mean?” She asks innocently.“You know exactly what I mean,” I replied. “I don’t know exactly what you mean,” she denies as she shakes her head. But I didn’t give up and stared at her until she finally gave in. “Okay, okay,” she replied in defeat as she raised her arms in surrender, making me laugh at how funny it was.“I was just happy at how civil you and Stefan had become,” Mrs. Smith repl
- Angeline-“Don’t worry, my sister will give you anything you want as long as everything goes according to plan,” the voice I know so well said, “Because no one else deserves to be a Luna but my sister.”“But wouldn’t the Alpha ask questions?”“Yes, wouldn’t the Alpha ask questions?” the other girl asks, “I can sense how he is always taking care of her lately that he even moved her into his wing. I just don’t want to get into trouble.”“No one will get into trouble,” the sinister voice said. “No one will because the Alpha just cares for the baby, he just pities her. He is just after the heir and nothing more. That’s why he didn’t claim her. And he has no intention of doing so. Because for him, the only match and Luna he is meant to have is my sister. He is just being kind to her because of the baby. But he will throw her away once she gives birth. That’s why we are doing the Alpha a favor.”No, it can’t be, Stefan wouldn’t do that. He is not that heartless. “Is that the Alpha's anno
- Stefan-I rushed as soon as I heard. When Mrs. Smith told me what had happened, I no longer heard anything else she said as I rushed towards home. I try to understand what happened exactly. Because I can’t really believe that Angeline would go to face unsafe territory and put our child at risk. “I will go with you,” Claire said as she kept up with my pace.“No! Stay here and make sure that everyone signs the agreement,” I replied without looking at her, walking as fast as I could as if it would be able to make me reach Angeline sooner. “Stefan,” Claire said her hand gripping my arm making me stop and turn to face her. “What, Claire?!” I shouted at her. “Don’t tell me you can’t handle such a simple task?”“I just want you to take care,” Claire whispers, making me feel guilty for shouting at her. I know it’s not her fault but I just needed to go back to the pack as fast as I can.“I will be,” I replied, “Just make sure that everything is signed and set. I will ask Ethan to bring
- Angeline-I have imagined my death so many times before. There are even times when I longed for it. But since my little angel came into my life, I stopped thinking about it.My thoughts slowly changed as I focused on the life that was slowly growing inside of me. My obsession with Stefan slowly calmed down. Even my longing for him to mark me as his Mate simmers down to the point where I can almost say that I no longer want it. Everything changed when we had the conversation that we had, just two days ago before he left. And as much as I hate to admit it, it made me want him again. He left a seed of hope that I wished never existed. I didn’t expect that a small seed would slowly become bigger in the next few days. But I never stopped nurturing it in the hopes that maybe someday I would finally have that one thing I had been longing for for a very long time. But all of those hopes and dreams were shattered the moment that Stefan requested to force me into labor and get our child
-Stefan-As the war erupted, I made sure I didn’t lose sight of Angeline. I watched how she fought on her own, without using our son’s power.The first wave of newborns came and as much as it pains me to see all the lives that had been lost, I know for a fact that killing them would give them the peace that they long for. Angeline continued her trek toward the source of all this bloodshed and none of the newborns dared touch her. It was as if she was wearing an invisible shield all around her. Unfortunately for the newborns, such a shield does not save them from her. She continued to slice everyone who comes to her even those who don’t directly do. She cut the heads of those trying to kill our people and kept as many of them as safe as she could. She was ruthless as she was passionate and I know that when the clock struck 12, I would lose the most important person in my life. ‘Don’t do this,’ once again I begged the love of my life to reconsider the decision she made. Her eyes went
-Angeline-I don’t know what happened or when it started. Or when Elias slipped out of the room as Stefan and I started to bicker about something I felt was already decided.After what seemed to be an hour of non-stop shouting because we thought it would make a difference or that what we were saying could be heard, we both looked at each other as we both slumped on the floor. “I can’t Angeline,” he said as his voice cracked and pain was painted on his face. “I just can’t lose you again.”“You won’t,” I replied but didn’t promise as I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fulfill it. “You won’t know the outcome,” Stefan cried as he leaned his head back against the wall. “Baby we can’t just let them die,” I pointed out. “As leaders of this pack, we need to make sacrifices to make people safe.” Even if those sacrifices meant that we were destined to be together. “Haven’t we sacrificed enough?” Stefan asked. “This is too much.”“Stefan, this is our only hope, and I am not just doing this f
-Stefan-There was a way out of this mess and yet I don’t want it. Angeline, my son, and I already spoke over the phone regarding it but I couldn’t for the life of me agree with the plan. But what I hated more than the plan was being stuck in this cottage feeling powerless. I hated the fact that I was once again leaving my wife, my Luna, and my Mate in danger. I am the Alpha of this pack and yet I haven’t done anything good to her. The only time that I saved her, or I think I did was also the time that I brought her to face so many hardships and pain alone. Isn’t there a way that I would be the sacrifice instead of her?Goddess, why can’t it be me?A commotion outside of the room pulled me out of my negativity as I stood and opened the door to check on it. “What the hell is—,” I wasn’t able to finish my sentence as I saw the reason for the commotion standing in front of me. “Angeline,” I breathed, as I was taken aback by her beauty. It’s been a while since I saw her face, her or
-Angeline-As my son and I were trying to figure out what had happened, a person appeared before us, and it was the last person I expected to see. “Hello child,” she said in a voice so melodic, that it made me want to fall asleep. “Grandma?” My son asks, taking me by surprise once again. “You know her?” I asked, even though it was pretty obvious. But still, he replied to answer me. “Yeah,” he said, scratching the back of his neck, “She showed up the moment I found out that I was different.” “Does your father know?” I asked, not sure if I could handle another betrayal. But he shook his head no and I found some comfort in the fact that there are things that my son and I only share.“I know you have so many questions but we don’t have enough time,” she said in a hurry. “There is a chance for you to win this war with fewer casualties but there is a sacrifice needed to be made,” she said. “What sacrifice?” I asked and immediately added, “And don’t tell me that I would need to sacrifi
-Ethan-As I reach the border where Sebastian and his surviving people where I can’t help but be afraid. Stefan had warned me about what had happened to Claire and the reason why he was quarantined. “Ethan,” Sebastian said as he looked at me with tired eyes. “Apologies for the precaution that I’m taking,” I replied as we kept the gates closed.“I understand,” Sebastian replied. “What do I need to do to prove my loyalty to you?” He asked. “Tell me what happened,” I asked. “Honestly, I don’t know,” He replied running a hand through his messed-up hair. “We were all minding our business. I was at the back of the clan checking on our people who chose to live alone or far from the city when one of our guards called me about the attack and told me not to go to the city and save as many people as I could.” I nodded. “We didn’t stop running since then,” Sebastian said as he gestured to the people behind him. Ethan looked at Sebastian and he knew that the kid wouldn’t lie to him. He als
-Angeline-I gathered the black warriors, and as usual, we made sure we had warriors that would assist people in the safe place. We decided that Martha, Lina, and I would remain outside, while the rest would manage the people inside the safe place. I look at my son worriedly because as a mother I wanted him to be safe. But instead of doing that, he wanted to stay by my side. ‘Stop worrying, Mom,’ he said through a mind link. ‘Worse case scenario I will be protecting you.’It’s hard to shrug my worries away, but just as what my son and Stefan asked of me, I need to trust them both that we would be okay. With just the two of us, my son turned to face me as he asked, “Does my Aunt have any powers?”“Not that I remember,” I replied. “As far as I remember none of her children also have any powers. How did you know you have powers?”“Dad,” he replied. “He sensed and saw it. And when he realized that I could understand him already, he started making me play with Uncle Elias to learn some
-Angeline-I am nursing a very painful headache as I watch my son act like his age.After hearing his explanation, a part of me still can’t believe that it was true. He had been very patient with me as he watched his own mother get more and more confused about everything that he was trying to explain. “Ethan is here,” Mrs. Smith announced as she entered the room. “I will meet him at Stefan’s office,” I replied. My son turned and looked at me, reminding me of the plan that he and his father had come up with. “You want to come along with me?” I asked almost forgetting that I was supposed to talk to him like he was a child. “I don’t think that he should go,” Mrs. Smith said disapprovingly.I turned to her and said, “I don’t want him far away from me. And if god forbid something happens to Stefan we both know that he would be taking that place. As much as I want to protect him, war is coming and it is best that he learns a thing or two about it, even though all I wanted is for him to
-Angeline-I don’t know what surprised me more. The fact that Stefan was now quarantined because of the possibility that he might become a newborn, or the fact that my son was someone I never knew he was.“Talk,” I said to Stefan, unable to confirm what I felt towards him. I was mixed with anger, confusion, fear, betrayal, and on top of all of those things, I had so many questions. “Before you get angry, Angel please hear me out,” Stefan pleaded and by the sound of his voice I can guess that he was now walking back and forth from where he was. “You have one minute before I decide not to talk to you ever again,” I threatened. “Angel,” he said almost crying out. “50 seconds,” I replied. “I didn’t know that his mind grew faster than his body until he was three years old, which is why I was so overprotective of him. I always knew that our son was special, but I didn’t know that he was more than the word,” Stefan started to explain. “He aside from his matured mind, our son has the ab
-Angeline- “I’m afraid, that there’s a possibility that our time will once again be cut short,” Stefan started to say, “We are being quarantined because there might be a possibility, just a small one, that I might become a newborn.”My body shook as I heard what he just said. “Angel?” I heard Stefan’s panicked voice but I was lost for words. “Baby, breathe,” he said soothingly. “I can’t run to you right now and that frustrates me so much. Please, talk to me.” I could hear him begging but it felt like I was in limbo frozen from where I stood.“Momma?” The voice I loved so much called. “Why are you crying?” He asked. He was getting better with his words. And just like that my head turned and I saw the reason why I was still alive. The reason why I fought so hard. I kneeled in front of him and pulled him to me. How do I tell my son about his father? How do I say to him that once again his family might fall apart?“There you are—,” Mrs. Smith said finding my son but stopped the momen