~ZIRAI sneaked out of bed once the first set of lights touched the sky.Thankfully, Arden was a heavy sleeper so he did not notice me moving around the room. I picked out a dark blue dress this time. It hugged my chest and flowed freely down my legs, stopping on my thighs. Then I put on the knee-high boots from yesterday and the leather jacket for protection from the cold. Next, I tied my hair up into a messy bun and threw one last glance at Arden before stepping out of the room.The house was still dark as I quietly made my way down the steps and into the grand hall. As I headed for the door, I prayed to the goddess that the outcome of today's event would work in my favor. I had already lost two days. I did not have much time. Only the goddess knew the next time another Death wraith was going to attack me.I pulled the door open quietly and successfully sneaked out of the house. There were two guards by the door and I straightened immediately so that I would not give away my intenti
~KAELFor some reason, I followed Zira.I told myself that it was because I wanted to show her face that her father was a killer. I knew that it was going to be hard for her to accept that he had committed a crime as grave as this. I wanted to make her understand that her proof would not be able to change the truth that I had been living with for my entire twenty-four years of life.Yet here we were at the supposed doctor's home and the woman was acting strange. My wolf stirred at the turn of events and I found myself questioning the entire situation."Tabitha!" Zira yelled and tried to unlock the door but it was tightly locked.I shook my head as I started developing a bad feeling about this entire meeting. "Zira, let's just go home. Forget her," I muttered.She stopped and stared at me with determined eyes. "I promised to give you proof and this woman is the only person that I know right now that can tell us the truth. Do you think I'm just going to back down after going through al
~ZIRAI thought I had seen it all until Tabitha took her own life.My wolf ached with every beat of my heart. My body shook as I cried angry tears. I had put all my hope in her. I had depended on her to be the one who would change everything. She had been the only card I had to play but she turned the tables around by killing herself."Why would she decide to take the truth to her grave?" I asked in a voice that was beyond broken and angry. I looked up and glared at her hanging body. We were too frozen to bring her down. It was pointless since she was long gone.There was no response from Kael who was still looking down at the note that Tabitha had left. There was a confused expression on his face."I don't understand," he blurted out loud.I spared him a glance and held my tears back. "What are you trying to understand?" I asked him in a pained voice.He looked away from the note for the first time and met his eyes with mine. "How big is this truth that she's willing to die for it?"
~KAEL"Where did the other half go?"Yet I found myself getting lost in the time of death which had been stated in the paper. It did not make sense to me. The story that my father had told us countless times of how she died had happened in the night.This was probably wrong. It could not be the right time. Documents like this were supposed to be accurate.How then was this one saying noon?"Kael?" Zira called and I stopped to look at her with raised brows. "Something has definitely gotten into you. It's Tabitha, isn't it? Maybe it would be best if we left the house of the dead woman. I think we need some air or something. Maybe we could come back later," she suggested.My wolf stirred as I glared at her. Her suggestion was not bad but I was not done snooping around. I needed to find the other half of this document. I needed to find assurance that the time written here was wrong.Father could not have made such a huge mistake in his telling of such a crucial story. If he had made a mis
~KAEL"Who are you running away from?"Tyler smiled. "Can I get something to drink first? I'm beyond thirsty," she requested instead.Zira sighed and went into the kitchen area to go fix up something for her drink. While Zira was gone, I examined Tyler and my wolf stirred with curiosity.I knew that Tyler was lying. She was not telling us the entire truth. Instead of getting pissed, I actually found myself marveling at her lying skills and I wanted to ask her a few questions that would help my own investigation— the investigation concerning my father."Tyler, how do you catch a professional liar?" I asked her.She corked her brows at me as she tried to understand where I was trying to get at. It got her a bit confused since it was not connected in any way to what was going on here. I knew that as she was staring at me, she was trying to deduce the connection and I also knew that she would not be able to find the link. So I waited for her to give up so that I would continue with my que
~ZIRA"Why is the White Cobra after you?"I felt Nala stir within me from the question that I had brought forward. My mind was deducing scenarios and I was seeing a connection but I wanted her to say it out loud.I remembered Arden had mentioned that the White Cobra was after someone. But this person was in hiding and we had planned to find this person first.What if Tyler had been the person all along? What if she knew where the Moon crest was this entire time?Tyler had still not said a word. She was only staring at us with guilt. I cleared my throat and Kael stepped forward."This is true, Tyler. Why are they after you? Is it because of information or do you have something that they want?" He demanded.Tyler swallowed hard. "I took something from them," she answered.Nala came to life as I felt as if we did not have to search further. That thing had to be the Moon crest. This woman knew where it was."You know where the Moon crest is, don't you?" I blurted out as I was unable to hi
~KAEL"They found me."I jerked my head in the direction of the door. The sound had come from the woods. Judging from the echoes. It was going to take up to twenty minutes before they reached us. We needed to round up whatever we were doing fast before it got out of hand."You guys need to leave. Things might get ugly. I— I need to run!" Tyler stated fearfully. Her body trembled as she spoke and she looked like she was going to pee her pants soon if she was not gotten to calm herself."We're not leaving without you. We're in this together," Zira suddenly said and I marveled at his confidence level.I had expected her to be the type who always ran in the face of danger, seeing as she was the daughter of the Alpha King. She had always had everything at her disposal and I expected her to be less but he had yet again shocked me.Tyler shook her head at us. "You don't understand. The White Cobra is very dangerous. They would not hesitate to kill the both of you," She stated as her body co
~KAEL"The Moon crest is right beneath your noses!"Ocean spurred to life at the news and just like that, Tyler was gone. I did not know what she meant. I knew that it was a clue to finding the place where she had hidden it.My heart was pumping as adrenaline coursed through me. We were very close to finding the crest now, we just had to searched deeper.Another roar resonated through the woods and it caused the birds of the air to take flight. They had become too close. The ground began to shake and I realized that we might have gotten ourself into something bigger than we imagined.My fear now, was not just for what was coming but for Zira's safety."Red! Come on girl!" Zira screamed.The horse neighed and I waved the reins hard. It immediately began to race through the woods at a speed that I did not think it possessed. Again, I had underestimated another creature, just as I had underestimated Zira. Yet here it was, leaving me bewildered.The trees started whooshing past us and whe