CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVAmelia already left me on my own, and even though I caught up to her as she was about to take her exit, she managed to lock the door from the other side with the lever that she used earlier. So I went back down with my shoulders feeling heavy.I stared at my hands, which had the keys to the weapons that I could use. A single shot from those guns would easily take them down, but I can't be overly confident. Knowing Siege, he wouldn't give me such an easy task. Shooting down those rogues would definitely not be the end of their lives, and I might just put myself at risk of death if I attempt to do it."Amelia could've at least told me what to do or where to shoot those wolves so I could precisely hit them without wasting bullets," I mumbled to myself, thinking that no one would reply."You're not going to be stuck there for days if I order Amelia to give you a hint, Celestina," Siege said to me through the speakers that were on the ceiling. "And another thing,
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVI've been holding my breath in for a while now since I was trying to suppress the pain that I got from the alpha. Siege was burying his nail in my arm, which caused my blood to gush out of it. He kept on pulling my arm in the direction of the rogues' cell, making them cause an uproar."S-stop that, Siege! T-they're worse than vampires when it comes to reacting to blood," I anxiously said as I kept on attempting to retrieve my arm from his grasp, only to receive constant failure. "I-I'll do it, okay? Just let go of me, then I'll do the training or whatever it is that you want," I convinced him.Siege's fingers began to get lighter, so I took that opportunity to pull my arm away. "You could've just agreed to it earlier. I wouldn't have hurt you if you did." He rolled his eyes as if it wasn't a big deal for him to give me a wound, since he knows that I can heal myself.My heart thumped in nervousness that I might end up embarrassing myself right in front of the
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVIn every breath that I took, I kept on smashing my scythe in front of me as I attempted to slash the rogue's head to cut it off of its body. I kept on moving back; I even had to jump on the wall, as if my feet were sticky enough for me to stay there. I'm just lucky that only one of them caught up to me. Or so I thought.At the very moment that I looked back to where the cage was and where the rest of them were staying, I saw none of them. There were no traces left of them other than the cage's steel bars. Because of how much I panicked thinking about the others who were missing, I stumbled on the ground when the rogue in front of me managed to land its claws on me."Focus, Celestina. You can't win if your mind is too troubled. You should learn how to strike back and avoid even if you're thinking about something else. That would be the only way for you to survive," Siege said from behind.The alpha never lost track of me, no matter how far I jumped. He was alw
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVAs I declared that I would be the one victorious in the end, I sat on the bodies of the rogues that I slaughtered. Their heads were laying beside the shelves and were lined up to make sure that I really did defeat five of them in an hour. I still can't believe that I did it, but that's really the result."So, how does it feel to kill wolves, Celestina? Doesn't it drive you insane? Isn't there an adrenaline rush surging in your veins that urges you to find more wolves to kill?" Siege consecutively questioned me as if he were seeing me as one of the murderers of the realm.I rolled my eyes, releasing the scythe from my hands, causing it to roll down the body of the rogue until it reached the ground. "All I know is that I've grown stronger. Not as strong as the beta or you yet, but at least I did improve a bit," I said to compliment myself.Heaving out a short sight of relief, I felt somehow proud of myself. All the doubts that I had since the beginning of this
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVMy hand was wrapped around the hot palm of Siege as he brought me closer to the fountain's distance. There were a lot of eyes set on us, but the alpha just informed me not to give them much attention. We were only a few inches apart from the fountain now, and after a minute, we finally decided to place our palms on its base.Just like the first time that I saw the same type of fountain back in the Silver Moon Pack, the aura that emitted from the two of us felt like it had been altered. I thought that it was only Ice who wanted to escape, but it turns out that the alpha and I also share the same intention.All of us wanted to escape from this realm that the moon goddess forced upon us."Don't think about anything else other than the portal, Celestina," Siege warned. "If the fountain detects that you're thinking about something or someone else, it will push you away," he added.I simply nodded my head at the same time that I shut my eyes, focusing on the image
CELESTINA VILLARAMA’S POVMaster Kristoffer has been continuously urging me to get out of the Crimson Moon Pack’s turf, but his brother insisted that I should stay with them for good. Siege hasn't spoken a word since we returned to the pack house, and it’s making me conscious because of how much I wanted to hear about his idea about the connection between the portal and judgment day.“Siege, can we talk for a while?” I asked as he was about to go upstairs to leave me with the beta. “You were about to say something to me earlier, and I don’t think I can sleep if I don't get to hear it today,” I said.The alpha nodded his head at the same time that he gestured to the beta to follow us. I glanced at Master Kristoffer, whose smile hadn’t faded. It was the first time that I noticed how attractive his genuine smile was.We entered the room right beside the alpha’s office, and it was quite empty. The walls were almost broken because of the evident cracks, and the wallpapers were already gett
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVBiting my lower lip with my fists formed into tight balls, I lowered my arm as I faced the two, who somehow ambushed us by not letting us detect their presence from early on. It was Master Kristoffer, together with someone whom I least expected to step foot on the Crimson Moon Pack's turf."Stella? What the heck are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the Silver Moon Pack? And why are you standing beside Master Kristoffer as if the two of you are close?" I consecutively questioned my sister, who was having a smug expression on her face.The omega of the opposing pack shrugged her shoulders. She let her hands roam above the beta's shoulder, trailing her fingers down to his arm. "Who knows? Kris was the one who barged in our pack, begging me to accompany him here. He told me the details while we were on the way," she replied.I approached the two of them, and we were only a few inches apart from one another, though Siege didn't come with me. "Master Kristoffer
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POV I never imagined that I would go back to the Silver Moon Pack as early as now. Siege told his brother to accompany me on the way there, since he doesn't trust Stella fully. And as soon as we arrived at the entrance of the mansion, Master Kristoffer bowed his head to bid us farewell. "You're such a fool," Stella whispered, and I just ignored her, knowing that I had no other choice but to proceed in the mansion. Lucas probably detected my presence from the moment that we stepped foot in the lobby, and I was anticipating that he would be the first one that I'd see here, but he was nowhere in sight. I wanted to ask Stella, but she had already left me all by myself. "You're back." Ice approached me with a confused expression on his face. "As much as I want to question your sudden return, I want to thank you for going back today. Lucas is waiting for you in his room," he informed me.
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVI should've believed my guts from the start. And if I did, then Ice wouldn't have had to act as a sacrifice for us to survive and win against the Moon Goddess. I never imagined that he could've been this risky, since I knew him as the type of person who values his own life more than anyone else's."Ice!" I yelled out his name, trying to reach out to him, but he was already too far away from me. "Damn it, Ace! Did the two of you plan this beforehand? Was this why you prevented him from telling me whatever it was?" I questioned him out of frustration, even though I already knew the answer to it.Ace couldn't bear to look me in the eye because of the guilt that was surging in his mind. "I'm sorry. This was the only way for us to live and get through this, Celestina. I already asked him a lot of times to think this over, but Ice insisted that he should be the sacrifice if it comes down to it," he explained. He kept on playing with his fingers while his head was b
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVI screamed to stop the Moon Goddess from erasing the portal's existence. I've been desperately waiting for it to show itself for years, and now that I finally have the chance to get back to my world, I won't let Sarina ruin my dream."Don't do it, Celestina. Do you know what will happen to you if you kill Sarina?" Siege questioned me. His voice was still filled with authority, but there was also a hint of concern in it. "You're going to end up with the same fate as her; you'll die the very second that she dies. That's why there still wasn't anyone who dared to take her life, since it's the same as killing themselves," he explained.Sarina chuckled upon hearing the alpha's explanation. "If you don't want her to take my life, would you do the honor of killing me?" she asked out of pure curiosity.I glanced at Siege, waiting for what his response would be, but his mouth remained shut for minutes. That silence was enough for me to confirm that he's not prepared t
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVAt first glance, I didn't think that Sarina would descend at this kind of time when a lot of people were still awake. And as expected, all of those around us had their eyes focused on the Moon Goddess. They probably haven't seen them from such a close distance before, which wasn't the case for me.I sensed Stella holding my fingertips, and even if it was just that, I could still feel how strongly she was shaking. It might have been because of the dominant presence of Sarina, or maybe she was just afraid that she might get punished for desiring to take my spot."I came here in case you forgot about the portal, Celestina Villarama." Sarina broke the silence between us, and my eyes widened, realizing that I only thought of the upcoming judgment day and not the next summons of the portal. "In less than a few minutes, the portal is going to show itself in the place where you saw it together with them," she added.The Moon Goddess didn't bother to take a few steps
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVThe woman that all of us didn't want to see this duel barged into the beta's room, and right when I thought that she would yell and demand that they stop, she chose to stand by with such a brazen expression on her face. "Stella," I whispered my sister's name, and she didn't even bother to glance at me—not until she was finally taken aback and her consciousness seemed to have returned to reality."Celestina, what's happening here?" Stella asked me, slowly approaching me as she looked twice at the Wongs siblings, who were still rumbling on one another. "Why are they fighting in their wolf forms? I know that they're supposed to have their regular training sessions, but they never shifted before because of training," she added.The way that Stella sounded genuinely curious about the scenario she stepped into made me feel like she hated to see them in a duel too."If I tell you that I'm the reason why they're having a duel right now, will you believe and forgive m
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVThe way that Kris never spoke right after he saw the mark on his brother's neck made me feel a little bit guilty. I know that I shouldn't be feeling this way since he's not really my mate to begin with, but the way that I got his hopes up that I'd be choosing him and sticking together with him in his new pack that he planned to build was just disappointing.I nudged Siege's arm with my elbow as we were heading inside the Crimson Moon Pack's mansion. He was beside me, and Kris was the one taking the lead."What's wrong with Kris?" I asked, my voice almost coming out like a whisper. "I haven't seen him get this furious before," I added, referring to how Kris wasn't talking to us at all.Siege shrugged his shoulders, pouting. "He's probably hurt that you've got your eyes on me now, unlike before, when he still stood a chance against me," he answered, feeling proud of himself that he was finally able to claim me from his brother.We crossed through the lobby, hea
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVFor the entire night yesterday, I wasn't able to sleep, not even for a minute or two. We had to rest at the same place where Siege killed the Silver Moon Pack's alpha and beta, so it was absolutely uncomfortable for me. Their scent was infuriating to my nose, and it just kept getting stinkier every minute that passed by.Siege wanted to dispose of their bodies in a way that no one would be able to find their corpses, but he had no idea how to do so.I suggested setting their bodies on fire, but it would still gather the pack members' attention, so he made up his mind that he would just make an official announcement that he killed the both of them and that they were the first ones to challenge him to a duel.As their rules were originally set, once someone challenged the other party into a duel, either one of the two had to die, no matter who it was. And now that Siege has done it, he will definitely be the strongest wolf in the whole Dark Valley."Are you goi
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVThe aura that emitted from Siege was bursting with intense bloodlust, even though he was still not shifted to his wolf form. In each step that he made towards Lucas and Leo, he was glowing in a mixture of a dark and crimson aura."Give me Celestina's pendant back, Leo. I'll give you three seconds to hand it to me," Siege seriously mumbled. He wasn't even looking at any of them, and despite watching them from behind, I can see how Siege was only glancing at his feet."Oh, is this what you're after?" Leo showed him the pendant, waving it in front of his face to force Siege to look at it.The beta of the Silver Moon Pack attempted to break the pendant, but he was unsuccessful in every attempt he made. I couldn't help but smirk upon witnessing how much he humiliated himself in front of Siege because of that failure.I guess Sarina was still on my side after all."You thought that you were being protected by the Moon Goddess?" Siege scoffed, finally raising his he
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVEven after all of those provocations that I gave Leo, I still have no concrete plan on how I can possibly take someone as strong as him down. However, despite the difference in our strengths, I still have the will to fight back because of the moral support that I'm getting from Siege. And besides, he's also in a bind because of Lucas.I never imagined that these two would actually team up and yearn to defeat us, since all along, I seriously believed that Lucas wasn't on good terms with Leo. And it's now making me wonder if Ice was also on the same side as his alpha and beta, or if he had a different mindset than the two."When are you going to stop this farce? I'm getting exhausted from all of these; I just want to live a peaceful life; can't you at least grant me that?" I asked, which was followed by a loud sigh. "I don't deserve to experience all these, do I? I mean, I wasn't even born here; what right do you have to make me suffer like this?" I added to ma
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVIt's not that I have no other choice left. Deep down, I was really waiting for the time that Siege would end up breaking in between my pledge with Kris, and that was the main reason why I paused and hesitated before.I nodded my head. "You should also promise the same thing. I don't care anymore if you've really gotten Stella pregnant; just get her out of the Crimson Moon Pack. I want to be your Luna, and I can't bear seeing my sister taking my spot," I said, which came out of my mouth instead of letting it be said through our mind-link.Siege placed his hand above my head, slowly ruffling my hair, saying that I was beautiful. It was the first time for me to hear him call me beautiful now that I'm a grownup. I know that Siege endlessly called me pretty when we were kids, but I never took it seriously since we were still young back then.He moved away from me, telling me to stand still at the corner and let him handle things with Lucas and Leo. I kept on remin