-Ethan-“It’s almost time Alpha,” Raja said, and I know exactly what she meant. “I miss her,” Fiona said, sadly. I know that she still tried to stop Angeline when she wanted to come with me but in the end, she respected what Angeline had wanted. It was not easy to let her go but I know that she wouldn’t find the peace that she had always been looking for.“Has she made contact?” I asked as Raja shook her head no. “I am worried Alpha that she might max out the time limit that I had given her,” Raja said, worry filling her voice. “Is that going to be a problem?” I asked even though I already had a feeling about what her reply would be. “The magic might have worn out earlier than expected,” Raja confessed. “Did you let her know of the consequences?” I asked running a hand through my hair as I tried to think of ways to let Angeline know that I knew that she was alive. Well, I have nothing to hide anyway since I know about her plan and I kept my word to not interfere. I don’t even kno
-Ethan-It’s been almost a year and I am unsure what I would feel when I see Angeline again. I am excited and scared at the same time. I am not sure if I would ever recognize her and if ever I do, would I be able to stop myself from approaching her?“Why am I always the one left behind?” Garrick complains after hearing that we will be going to Stefan’s pack. “It’s because I trust that you would make sure the pack is under control and okay while I am gone.”“We all know that Lucas can do just the exact same thing. Why do you always choose me to stay behind?” Garrick pointed out. If I look at it, I know Garrick has a point. Even when we discussed ranking, Lucas was the better option. But one thing that Lucas has that Garrick doesn’t possess is patience.“Should I remind you what happened the last time you went with Ethan?” Lucas said teasingly.I heard Garrick groaned and Lucas ended up laughing.“One of these days you will be able to join us, but as long as vampires are running freely
-Ethan-I rushed to the direction of the orphanage in my wolf form with only one thought in mind. Angeline…Of all her crazy ideas, joining that group created by Elias without the ability to shift into wolf form is one of the stupidest she has made. I know very well what her reason would be and that is to be noticed by Stefan. I’m not sure why she would go to such lengths, which I am trying very hard to understand. Even though I’m having a hard time understanding it. I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt even though I was having a hard time fighting myself to justify her actions. Fear was gripping my heart with every step I took towards her. I run as fast as my four feet would allow me to trying my best to leap farther and farther than the last time I did.‘Alpha, you are running so fast we are having a hard time keeping up,’ Lucas said through the link.‘Just follow my scent,’ I replied without slowing down.I need to get to her, before something happens to her and before
-Angeline-The sound of someone screaming alerted me. I turned around just in time to see a big black wolf flying over me with its big mouth opened wide aiming for the newborn who was just inches away from me. Once he had torn the newborn into pieces the black wolf faced me and growled angrily as if it was scolding me.Instead of paying him the attention he was seeking, I turned my attention back to the elite warrior and checked if he was okay before assisting him back to where Stefan was. “What was that?” Stefan asked furiously as he approached where I stood with one of his warriors. A part of me wished that he was in wolf form just like the black wolf so that I wouldn’t get deaf with his scolding.When I didn’t answer him, Stefan looked at me as if I had just grown some horns on my face. But once again, I didn’t dare say anything, instead, I turned my attention back to the warrior beside me who seemed to feel more afraid of Stefan than being hurt. Another warrior approached us a
-Stefan-I hate this situation. The feeling of helplessness and the feeling that I am about to lose someone once again. But here I am watching the woman who has saved my son in her human form rush towards Ethan’s wolf. The one who saved her. And despite the state that we are in, I can’t help but feel envious of my bestfriend for getting her attention. Why did Ethan have to arrive at the right moment and place and save her? Because if there was someone who could have saved her, it should have been me. ‘You shouldn’t be here,’ Elias said through the mind link as he tore apart one of the newborns.‘Why?!’ I asked him angrily as I could no longer hold my emotions.‘You are our Alpha,’ he answered, ‘We need you safe.’ Safe. I hate that word. I was going for Angeline’s safety when I didn’t mark her when I avoided her. When I treated her the way I did because I knew that if they found out that I cared for her my enemies would target her instead of me. And because of that, because of
-Stefan-I waited in the pack house impatiently. Another first for me. It’s been a while since I became this restless over something that I can’t really control. I left Elias by the falls to ensure that there were no remaining newborns and burned those that were dead. In the meantime I let my son stay in the orphanage with the state-of-the-art security while I spoke to Ethan about closing the secret access that only the two of us were supposed to know and yet the newborns found it. “Why so gloomy?” Ethan said with a smirk as he walked into my office. “Who wouldn’t be?” I asked back stating the obvious reason for my gloomy mood. “Is it because of the attack? Or, is it because of some woman you can’t get out of your head?” Ethan teases. “Oh, really now?” The voice I was beginning to hate so much spoke out of nowhere, “You missed me? But I wasn’t very far away.” Slowly, I was beginning to hate not only the voice but the owner of it. “So where were you while your pack was being at
-Angelica-I was never expecting him to recognize me but then again I did give him the clues to know that it was me. Out of all the times he had to visit Stefan’s pack why did it have to be now?I’m not sure if this was fate playing with us or if this was what was really meant to happen. On the other hand, I got to see Fiona who was still undecided if she was going to be angry with me or happy to see me once again. In the end, she decided that she was angry but placed her anger on hold just to spend those precious moments with me. Because as much as I hate to admit it, I miss her too. Aside from Fiona, another thing good thing is that I was able to see Raja without any hassle who of course isn’t as happy as I am upon seeing her. “Raja!” I called her happy as I dropped by the room that was assigned to them which was another thing that I was thankful for because they are located not far from my house here in the pack. Raja looked at me with those beady eyes that she used to me when
-Angelica-If there was something good and bad about Ethan it would be him keeping his word.After what happened yesterday, Ethan did exactly what I asked him to do: stay out of my way and never help me. Well, except for Raja, who is by the way, still furious at me. “Raja,” I called out her name before sitting on top of the table she asked me to lie in as she applied a stronger glamour this time. “Stop exhaling so loudly and just tell me that you’re not happy with me. You know that stress can make you look older, right?”“You think this is funny, Angeline?” This was the first time that I saw Raja this furious. And the way she calls me by my real name made my heartache. Raja was nothing but kind to me and seeing her frowning the way she is right now hurts me more as much as it hurts them. If only there was a way for me to forget about everything in my past in an instant, I would gladly choose that. But there was something, no, someone in my past that I couldn’t really give up on. Som
-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