~ZIRAMy heart skipped triple beats as I saw men spring out of the park and pounce on us. Kael let out a menacing growl as he prepared himself for battle. The first man that tried to grab me got struck by Kael's claws. This sent the man flying across the park. He let out another growl to warn them from coming. But the men were determined to apprehend us. Two more came at a time and he grabbed one by his neck as he struck the other man. Yet three more attacked him from behind. "Kael!" I screamed as they hit his head hard.This rendered him weak immediately and he went down on his knees. They used his moment of weakness to apprehend him and I did not try to fight back as they grabbed me. It was all futile and I wondered why Kael even tried fighting in the first place. They dragged us to the stream side of the park. From the distance, I spotted a set of poles arranged in a quite large circle. It was once used to play a dancing game in the old days. The center was where the dance batt
~ZIRAWas the world always this ugly or all the beauty had been taken out of mine? My mother gasped as her eyes went wide open. Father gasped, Uther laughed before he pulled the sword out of her body. She let out a pained sound that further broke my heart.The world seemed to slow down and all sounds around me began to echo. I did not know what to feel or how to react. I forgot how to breathe. I forgot how to speak. All I did was gasp breathlessly. Nala stopped dancing and I felt tears begin to form in my eyes. My father let out the loudest roar as the pain of losing his mate must have hit him hard. My mother still with her hands handcuffed behind the pole slowly began to slump to the floor. She was staring at me as if she wanted to say something. Blood spurted out of her mouth and she smiled at me. Then her body went still.My wolf sank to the darkest part of my mind and I had gone into shock. I just stood there and watched helplessly as my world had come to an end. "Zira. . ." I
~ZIRAI heard Uther's chuckles continue to echo around the space. I felt too weak to lift myself from the ground. I had cried so much that I could no longer stand. I felt numb and broken. I felt confused and lost. "Come on, Zira. The game is not yet over. We still have one more person to kill if you don't tell me what I want to know," he announced. The thought of losing Kael too made me shoot up to my knees. I stared at the man in disbelief. Was he really ready to kill his own son too just to make a point? Would he kill his flesh and blood?I turned a fearful stare at Kael. His blue eyes were filled with pain. "I'm sorry," he mouthed again. I could not remember how many times he had apologized to me in the last hour. He had been doing it over and over again. "Stop apologizing. . .please. . ." I said in a weak voice. "It's not your fault. . ." I said dryly. I realized that I was losing my voice. It was no surprise, given how much I had screamed and cried.Then I turned to Uther.
~KAELMy father's scream echoed through the space as thick blue mist rose in the air.I was still fighting with my supposedly uncuffed hands when I saw Arden's eyes go wide with shock. Then he instantly started running toward me as if to shield me from something. That was when my wolf growled menacingly and I looked toward my father just in time to see him launch a spear at me. As if on cue, my hands came free and I stepped forward but it was already too late. Arden took the hit for me. The force of the spear pushed him backward. He hit me and we both fell back against the pole that I had once been cuffed to. "I'm going to set the world ablaze! I'm going to destroy everything!" Uther screamed like he had lost his mind. The blue mist began to clear and for the first time, he saw that I was still fine and someone else had taken the hit for me. My heart sank as I turned a shaky stare at Arden who now had a long spear buried in the lower center of his body. I did not want to think an
~ZIRAWhen my eyes came open, they were met with darkness.I blinked multiple times in an attempt to force my eyes to adjust as quickly as possible. My body was cold and I doubted if I could move. I was trembling and mist kept escaping my mouth every time I breathed. My heart pounded heavily and my wolf kept stirring uncomfortably within. I felt uneasy as I could not explain what was happening. Was I dead?I forced myself to move and succeeded in getting into a sitting position eventually. I looked around the space and as my eyes adjusted, light began to brighten up the space. Sitting had chased most of the weakness away. I got to my feet and took in the space. The more I stared, the more familiar it became and realization finally dawned on me. I was in the same void where I had met the goddess the first time I died. "Hello?" I called. Like that was all the trigger needed, I felt the presence of someone extraterrestrial, of great honor and glory behind me. I instantly turned and
~ZIRA I stared at my reflection in the mirror and a smile covered my face as my wolf spurred within me. I was clad in a perfect dress that hugged my chest and flowed freely down my legs to the ground. They showed off the curves I was said to possess. The dark dress brought out the stormy gray of my eyes and my chestnut hair which was usually a rebel agreed to be tied behind my head in a low ponytail. I felt good and I hoped I was pretty enough to impress the man of my dreams and allow him to accept me as his mate. My wolf stirred at the thought of Arden Blackstone. He had always been around since I was a child. He was my playmate and I grew up to love him. The only person who was a pain was his twin brother. I hoped that Kael would not bother to show up for my mating ceremony. Yet, even as I thought this, I knew it was impossible. Kael would always be by his brother's side. As if on cue, a knock resonated on my room door and I spun just in time to see my mother walk in. She wo
~KAELMy wolf and I, watched in disgust as my brother accepted to be mated with the enemy.All our lives, my father —Uther Blackstone— who was the Beta of the pack had drilled only one thing into our minds.Vengeance.My wolf shifted uncomfortably within me in anger. It was usually in conflict whenever I came before Zira. And today's encounter had not made it any better. It had only made the storm in my heart worse. The hardest part was the fact that I had felt a certain pull toward her when she hit me earlier. It was a good thing that Arden showed up when he did or I would have uttered something I would have regretted.My father had taught us to hate the Dragons yet tolerate them so that when the time was right, we would strike and have our revenge.The Alpha and his family were responsible for the death of my mother. They also went as far as stealing the throne away from my father when he was the rightful heir.Alpha Tyrone and his wife, Athena Dragon had taken away everything from
~KAELIn the end, the Alpha died right before my eyes and there was no way I could ask him for the real truth.Arden and Father's laughter filled the room. Father brought out another bottle of wine which had not yet been tampered with. He poured us drinks and handed them to us."To victory!" He announced."To victory," Arden answered but I could not bring myself to say a word. I found myself stuck in a trance. The dead Alpha's words continued to replay in my head. My wolf stirred with uncertainty and nervousness.What real truth was he talking about? What was the true story? Or was he only saying that to get to me? He was a man on the brink of death. What would he gain from telling a lie when he was dying anyway?"Kael? Won't you drink with us? What's wrong? You shouldn't be looking down like this! You should feel alive and celebrate! We won! We have completed our revenge!" Arden exclaimed as he shook my shoulder. Yet, all I could do was stare up at him but without any emotions.Fa