- 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-It’s been over a day and still, I am at a loss at what had happened. But one thing is for sure. I know and I can definitely feel that Angeline is still alive. I can still feel our bond but it is slowly fading away which is why I need to find her as soon as possible. I went back to where Clarisse claimed that she found my son and checked on the broken stone border near it that looked so similar to how the borders of those allied packs that were attacked looked. “Alpha,” Elias called, making me turn my focus on him. “This looks like the vampire attack at the Black Rock pack,” he added, pausing as if something was bothering him. “What’s wrong?” I asked as I looked at him.He shook his head as if what he was thinking was absurd. “Just say it,” I said sternly, not giving him a chance to back out. “It looks like the vampire attack at the Black Rock pack,” Elias repeated. “It looks exactly like it that it doesn’t look like it really happened.”“What do you mean?” I asked in c
- Angeline-Last night was one of the worst nights of my life and I wouldn’t want to experience that night once again. Which is why I placed all my energy to regain my reflexes. Unfortunately, the injection that they gave me was so strong that I was only able to move my toes and the upper part of my body. But that’s not stopping me from doing what needed to be done.The moment that the sun rose I started crawling. I’m not sure where I am and I am not sure where I am headed. But that’s not really what’s important right now. What matters is that I am moving. I haven’t eaten for more than a day now but my anger with Stefan and his pack was enough to keep me going.My body is filled with scratches but it’s okay because I can easily heal them once I can walk and the cut on my belly has been healed. I could have done it last night but with the injection I have received and with no food or water, my energy is almost drained. My movements are slow but my reflexes are all wide awake. It sur
- Stefan-War is never pretty.It was something that my parents didn’t want because of the casualties that it brings. My father tried his best to make sure that our pack wouldn’t face it, the reason why the alliance was formed. But the vampires were not included in that so-called alliance. They never were. My father was a great planner and a great strategist. This is why our pack is ready for a war that has been looming over us ever since we were born. For humans, they believe that people like us only exist in books. What they failed to see is that those stories that they read in books are products of reality. Except for some twisted truths. Humans think that werewolves can only shift during a full moon. What they didn’t know is that we can shift anytime we want without the need for the full moon. Yes, we are more powerful when the moon is full because it’s when the moon goddess is showering us with blessings. But the full moon does not restrict us from shifting.Another thing
- Angeline-Sometimes it makes me wonder if the moon goddess hates me. I can’t help but ask the question ever since things have not been going my way. Just like what is happening right now.Of all the people I could meet right now, why do I have to be staring into the brown eyes of the man I least wanted to see?“There you are, I’ve been looking everywhere for you,” he said, smiling. He was about to say something else but decided to stop the moment that he sensed the presence of the vampires. “Go behind me,” he ordered.If I was in a different circumstance I wouldn’t listen to him, but the situation that I am in right now does not give me that option so I did what he asked me to do. “She’s wounded, Alpha,” a girl I didn’t notice earlier said. Brown eyes met mine before he turned and looked at my now bleeding belly. I have forced myself to my limits just to escape those men. Letting go of the shield I had placed on my belly slowed down its healing process to the point that it even
- Angeline-I don’t know how long I was out.All I knew was the pain I felt the whole time. The healer had done several things in my body that I don’t even know what. All I can remember was the pain and how I passed out several times only to wake up to more pain. But weirdly enough, after everything that the old woman did to me, I am no longer feeling any pain.Well, maybe there’s a little but not as painful as it was before. “You’re awake!” Fiona said excitedly the moment that I met her brown eyes. I tried to sit up and she immediately ran to my side to help me up. “How long was I out?” I asked her hoarsely as she gave me a glass of water. “A day and a half,” Fiona replied smiling. I stopped drinking and faced her wide-eyed.“That long?” I asked in surprise. I was expecting that it was just overnight not expecting that a whole day and a half had already passed. “You actually woke up faster than I anticipated,” Fiona replied, “Let me get you some food, you might be starving.”
- Angeline-“It’s because Ethan is my half-brother,” Fiona said, surprising me once again.“Oh,” was the only reply I could give as I let Fiona tell her story.“When Ethan’s mother died his father married my mother who gave birth to me. And the reason why we don’t look alike is because I look more like my mother, while Ethan looks like our father.”“Did Ethan betrayed you?” I asked as I remembered what she had said to me before I surrendered to their ruthless healer.“Ethan?” She asked in confusion. Then as if she remembered what I meant she laughed and said, “Oh, no, no. Ethan would never betray me, he would never do such a thing. Ethan
-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