CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVThere wasn't any kind of celebration, as I assumed. We were instructed by the alpha to directly move on with the training for this day and head over to his office after we're done. Come to think of it, the way that he approached me was totally different compared to the first time. It's like he has already forgotten the rage that he felt every single time that he saw my resemblance to Sarina. Or maybe he's just forcing himself to, because I wasn't even related to the moon goddess."Which would you prefer in actual combat, Celestina?" Ice broke the silence between us, which ruined the thoughts that were running through my mind. "There are a lot of options that you can choose from; there's no need to rush with your decision. You can still give each one of those a try to test if the item you've chosen really fits and suits you," he added.There are a variety of bows and arrows on top of a white cloth. Guns that even those who haven't gone to a shooting class can
SIEGE WONG'S POVThe memories from almost a decade ago still haunt me, just as if they only happened yesterday. I can still remember every little bit of its details, starting from how my life began to fall and crumble and until it finally broke into miserable fragments that can no longer be regenerated.If only wounds of the past could be healed quickly, just like my injuries do... Then, at least for a while, living in this filthy world wouldn't be that disappointing."Bro, are you alright?" Kris went into my office without knocking. He's always been like that, since day one. He has this weird habit of invading someone else's privacy, though he only does it with those he's close with. "You've been spacing out lately, ever since the last time that you saw her. Are you still hung up with what happened in the past?" he asked. Both of his eyebrows were raised due to the state of concern.I didn't know what answer I would give this brother of mine. Because even if I attempted to lie, he'd b
SIEGE WONG'S POVThis unusual sensation that I'm getting inside my body is evolving. It was a burning feeling that wouldn't be solved by simply drinking any sort of beverage. I'm thirsty at the touch of Tina; I want to hold her, and I want to hear her sweet voice calling my name.I want to keep her as my only possession, so she wouldn't be able to escape my grasp.And that would only be possible if I accepted the offer of this moon goddess, wherein I could be alone with Tina. She wouldn't bother being with someone else, as only the two of us would have the memories of our times spent here in this disastrous, unjust world."So... Exactly where can we locate this Tina that you speak of?" she asked, as if she had the intention to go to her at this moment and bring the two of us to her world.I shrugged my shoulders, even though it was kind of difficult to do as she was still holding me captive. "I don't really know. She's been separated from me for days since she told me that she was bein
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVIce has been the only one who has stayed by my side as the two of us were watching how the scythe was being formed to make it seem like a real duplicate of the one that Stella had. It has been about two hours now, and the person in charge told us that he'd be done with it soon."Are you sure that you're going to be battling against Stella?" Ice asked, and I only nodded my head once in response. "She may be an omega of our pack, but you must not underestimate her capabilities. She's trained herself since she was a young pup, and that scythe of hers almost made it seem like it's her sibling. She doesn't go to any place without it," he added to serve as a warning for me to reconsider my decision. "It's not too late for you to back down, Celestina.""Sorry, but my decision is already final. I don't want the alpha to think that I'm so weak to actually run away from a fight that wouldn't even put my life at risk. We're only going to have a friendly duel, which would
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVAn open field was our venue. There was a huge crowd that surrounded Stella and me as we both stood on opposite sides, directly in the center of the field. The alpha and delta headed over to a room where they could watch us without anyone distracting them."I didn't know that this day would come this quickly. Are you ready to get smashed by the ultimate scythe user?" Stella provoked me while getting into position. She held her weapon with both of her hands, one near the edge and the other close to the sharp one.I breathed heavily in and out to make sure that I wasn't going to be swayed by her provocations. It wouldn't do me any good if I listened to her instead of showcasing my own capabilities.A floating timer appeared out of nowhere at the same moment that a woman showed herself above the stage."The match will commence exactly after a minute. There would be no signals coming from me; it's up to the both of you which one among you will start the battle. The
CELESTINA VILLARAMA’S POVIt’s kind of a miracle that no one was tailing us. From the very second that I stepped out of the mansion through there, I already anticipated that Alpha Lucas would be agitated as he ordered us to go back there. I heaved out a loud sigh, wiping my hands on my clothes.Ice suddenly stepped in front of me, blocking my way. “What’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?" He worriedly asked, attempting to grab both of my wrists, which I immediately pulled out of his reach.I shook my head as I walked past him. “It’s nothing. I just thought that the alpha would follow us around.”“Lucas? I’m certain that he knows that we’re outside the mansion now,” Ice replied, moving beside me without removing his eye contact from my face. “I can’t help but wonder why you’re suddenly acting aloof.” His voice almost couldn’t be heard as he whispered.My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. I don’t know if he noticed that I couldn’t see him similarly to how I did, just because of how he appoi
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVAt the very moment that we stepped foot inside our pack house, I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion since no one had their eyes fixed on us. A pack warrior from the opposing pack was with us, and yet no one bothered to react, which was kind of unusual. It was as if Ace's presence wasn't sensed by all of them."Are you hiding your scent or are you invisible to their vision?" I couldn't contain my curiosity any longer, so I asked him as we proceeded to walk towards the center of the lobby of our mansion.Ace chuckled, covering his mouth with his left fist, which was formed into a tight ball. "You can't be serious..." he murmured before he stopped laughing. "Did you really think that I'd barge in here without informing Alpha Lucas?"I gasped at the realization that he managed to persuade that strict alpha of ours to let him in. "It can't be helped, Ace. After all, I believe that Alpha Lucas doesn't want to let me near anyone from your pack, thinking that I might
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVEven though I wanted to surrender myself to darkness and let both Ace and Ice take care of me as they see fit, I just can't let my consciousness drift away. I still don't know what kind of trial Ace wanted me to go through, but if this would actually help me out with revoking the curse, then I should just see it through to the end."I think she's not in the right condition to do whatever you're planning, Ace. If you won't let her go tonight, then I might have no other choice but to kick you out of here myself," Ice coldly muttered.My arms were lifted by Ace. He removed Ice's grip on me and let himself take control. "Your role here is done, Ice. I have no other business with you; you can leave the two of us alone now," Ace replied, wrapping both of my arms around his neck after placing me behind him.I could feel my feet being dragged away as Ace began to step forth, which was immediately stopped by Ice. "At least let me come with you if you have no intention