~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
~ZIRA"And for the record, I am not Tyler. I am Zira Dragon," I said, my voice surprisingly confident despite the pain in my body.The White Cobra stared back at me in amusement. I had been scared of her before, this was mostly due to the large wolves that she had chasing us but after seeing and confronting her, I realized that there was nothing to be afraid of. The worst she could do was kill me. I had already been there.Death was cold and lonely. I feared it no more. If I did not fear death anymore, then there was no reason to fear the woman standing before me. She was only but a werewolf at the mercy of the goddess, just like the rest of us The White Cobra looked from Kael back to me before approaching me and looking into my face. She gasped and staggered back. Fear seized her for a split second and I could tell that everyone was patiently waiting for her to give the order and kill us all.Then she snapped her head toward the nearest man. "You told me that she was Tyler. Your man
~ZIRANow thatbi had her where I wanted her to be, It was finally time for me to lay out my next demands.Kael was no longer talking. He never had to because I was handling everything smoothly. Somewhere at the back fo my mind, I wished that my mother was here, so she could see that my duty to my pack wasn't limited to looking beautiful and giving heirs. I could handle major situations just fine.A few times, I caught Kael staring back at me in awe, obviously surprised that I was able to make all these things work on my own. He probably still saw me as an helpless princess, just like my mother, who saw me as her little baby till date. Now that I was pulling all these on my own, it was leaving him stunned.I turned my attention back to the White Cobra who did not seem so intimidating anymore. She was nothing but a mere werewolf, a mere subject who was to answer to her Luna and that Luna, in this situation was me."Have you made your decision or you still need some time to make up your
~KAELAs White Cobra stated her stand, my wolf immediately marveled at Zira's abilities. I had not expected her to win this and against a woman who was tagged as the most dangerous in town. I remembered the way Tyler trembled when she talked about The White Cobra yet Zira had single handedly fixed the problem.It had not even led to violence, a show of physical strength on them. It was just her speech against all odds and it got them losing control of their scary wits.Zira exhaled with satisfaction as White Cobra's men began to murmur in disapproval. White Cobra immediately shut them a stern look and they could not resist. They cowered away under her gaze and dipped their heads towards the ground.Ocean could not stop marvelling at Zira's ability to control the most dangerous woman. She truly was one of a kind.Ocean twisted as our bond sizzled within me. It wanted to hold her close to no other person could look at her without bowing, not even my brother.All the nervousness that I f
~KAEL"I've been missing out on this beauty my entire life!"I chuckled at her enthusiasm. She reminded me of a child who was being taken to a festival for the first time. She was so excited and someone how, we had both forgotten that we were hungry."I only ever witness this on festivals!" She exclaimed. "Although, the ones for festivals are ore sophisticated than these lights but I would give anything to witness this every night!" She exclaimed.I could not stop laughing at her reaction. She looked a lot like a child and my wolf kept twisting with excitement at her reaction."At this rate, you're not going to eat anymore. Aren't you hungry again?" I asked.She widened her eyes at me. "Of course I am hungry. I want to eat and watch the beautiful lights. Is that possible?" She asked.Again I laughed at her. She suddenly grew silent and took in my face. She did not say a word again and she listened to me laugh.I stopped laughing and stared at her. "What? Is there something on my face?