CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVI still couldn't believe that tonight would be the Luna ceremony, since I thought that it would be held back for a few weeks or so. And another thing that will take place on the same night will be Master Kristoffer's announcement regarding our marriage. I still haven't told Kris that his brother already knew that the two of us lied to him.Siege brought me back to the mansion, then told me to go on and prepare for tonight's event. However, since the beta was clueless, he insisted that I should go back with him to his house instead of staying with the alpha."People would judge you if you stay with Siege for too long, Celeste. You should know that best. And besides, we're also going to be one of the stars for tonight's event, not only the two of them," Kris mumbled as he gave me such a warm smile, which kind of made me feel guilty for leaving him in the shadows.We went to his house, but considering that Kris doesn't have any feminine wear, we decided to go to
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVMy hands were still trembling as I was already standing in the center of the stage, despite knowing that I wasn't alone since both Kris and Siege were together with me. I faked a cough to clear my throat before I held onto the microphone.I introduced myself and told the crowd about my past. There was nothing that I could hide from them, and I had no intention to do so. I told them how I first got to know about Siege and also the fact that I wasn't really born into this realm.However, realizing that the crowd didn't care much about my relationship with Siege, I chose to change the subject to something between me and Kris instead."Beta Kristoffer Wong has always been with me since the beginning, especially during the times that I was feeling lost," I mumbled, placing my clenched fist in front of my chest to make my speech a little bit emotional. "I never expected that Beta Kristoffer Wong would be as kind as an angel. I'm certain that all of you know how rut
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVMy entire surroundings felt like they were spinning, and my vision was still blurry as my head felt like it was about to burst out. I don't remember that I had any drinks yesterday, and I can't even recall anything at all.Upon my first attempt to stand up, I completely failed, as I lost my balance because of how both of my legs were tied up, as well as my feet and wrists. There were a lot of ropes that were tangled around my whole body, and it made me immobilized."I see that you're finally awake, Celestina. If I were you, I wouldn't move much since I'd just be wasting my damn energy. Those ropes were tightly tied on you, and there's no way that you can untie it all by yourself," a man spoke, and I can't even see where the person was hiding himself.I almost froze when he threw ice-cold water on me, causing me to flip my body around the floor. "Who are you, and why are you doing this to me? Don't you know who I am?" I asked, even though I wasn't confident tha
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVI initially believed that Celeste would be shifting with me as soon as Leo leaves the Silver Moon Pack's basement cells, but she didn't. My wolf urged me to wait for the person who was rushing to come to find me. Deep down, I'm hoping that it will at least be Siege. And if not, let it be Ice.I can't face Lucas at this point, since I know that he would be bursting in anger upon realizing that I turned my back on him. He will definitely think that I only used and treated him as an option, and now that I have such a great opportunity for me to come back to the Crimson Moon Pack, I might end up leaving him behind for good."Celestina, where are you?" A man was calling me from outside, and the next minute, I heard endless knocks on the door. "Are you there? Call out my name or at least say anything!" He screamed, and judging from his voice, I knew that it was the person I hated to see at this moment."Lucas!" I yelled out as loudly as I could. "I'm here, Lucas!"
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVMy perception of the personalities of everyone residing within this realm began to change. There was no purpose in relying on what they've been showing me lately since they can easily change how they act towards me.And upon those realizations, I've come to the conclusion that I can only possibly rely on either Ice or Siege, since they are the only people who I've really been with for years, and I highly doubt that they will also betray me, even if the time comes that they're in a pinch and only have the choice to attack me behind my back."Don't resist, Celestina. You'll only be hurting yourself if you try to fight with us. You do know that if you fight, you'll end up dead because it's going to be two versus one, right?" Lucas mumbled, forcing me to go with him inside the house of the beta.I seriously believed that Lucas had no clue about Leo's whereabouts before, since he told me that Leo didn't pay him a visit, not even once. Seeing him drag me in there m
CELESTINA VILLARAMA'S POVIt has been a couple of minutes since I've been trying to fight back against the same man who had a strong lust in his eyes. There was no way out for me in this small room. There wasn't even any window, which I could've possibly used."Stop moving around, lady. Stay silent and don't resist. I'll make sure that we will finish quickly if you stay put. However, I can't guarantee that you wouldn't ask for a second round after you've had a taste of the first one," the man suddenly started to speak.I grunted as I furrowed my eyebrows as I continuously attempted to break his bones from his hands, but they kept on growing thicker. I can't tell if it's his muscles or if it's his fat."Were you paid by Leo to do this to me?" I asked him, even if I wasn't sure if I'd even get a real response. I was just buying time for myself to think about how to get out of this mess.He looked sideways, letting me think that the beta didn't have to buy him off to do this. I think tha
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
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 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