~ZIRA"The Moon crest is missing."The moment my dad announced it, I watched the facial expressions of the Blackstones closely so that I would be sure they had it. In conclusion, it was either they were very good at lying or they truly did not have it.I threw a glance at my mother and she stood quietly beside my father, mirroring his expression."What?" Uther broke the uncomfortable silence that had floated in."It was stolen," Father added.Uther stepped forward and shook his head at my dad. "You can't be serious. How could it be stolen when you're the only one who knows how to get to it?" He demanded.From the shock in his voice, a part of me wanted to believe that he did not have it. Or he was probably playing us again. If there was one thing I had learnt from their deceit, it was to expect anything. I was not going to be surprised if I found out that they were keeping it safely somewhere in their custody."Apparently, I was the only one who could get in but after what I saw in th
~KAELI immediately shot a glance at my father after Tyrone mentioned the status of the particles. I knew that he was going to be the most affected by this since he was secretly planning to sneak a particle into his pocket. This was so that we could pursue the Moon crest on our own."How can there be just two?" Father asked.The Alpha shrugged. "The thief must have known that we could track it down with the particles so they tried to take everything," he suggested. "That should not be a surprise to you," he added.This night was not our night despite planning a lot for this day. It had finally come and things were going south. I gritted my teeth at the sad outcome."How are we going to work with it?" Father asked."We'll have to work together in groups of two," The Luna suggested, speaking for the first time.Father nodded. "That should work. The Blackstones would take a particle while the Dragons would take the other one," he announced.Arden suddenly smiled at my father's brilliance
~KAELThe weight of his words registered in my brain and my wolf came alive with anger. I glared questioningly at Arden as I tried to understand what he was up to. He had a dirty smile on his face as he began to approach Zira.I suddenly remembered that our dad had encouraged him to bed or seduce her so that he would keep his place in her heart.Zira stopped and stared at him with wide eyes. "What do you mean? What perfect opportunity is it? What are you— " she began before stopping abruptly. Then she sent me pleading eyes that I understood as the words ‘save me.’As Arden approached her, she took tentative steps backward, in an attempt to escape him. Yet Arden reached her anyway and began by gently tucking all her stray hair away from her face.She stared up at him with wide eyes and I saw the way she gulped. She tightened her grip on the Moon crest piece and tried to retreat backward again but her back hit the wall and she ran out of room to escape.My wolf stirred with anger insid
~ZIRAI froze at Kael's sudden outburst. My wolf spurred to life at his actions. It made me feel good knowing that he was ready to stand up for me despite our differences.I watched Arden's expression turn into shock. He froze for a split second as Kael continued to pin him against the wall."What are you doing, Kael?" He whispered in his stunned state.His words must have gotten to Kael; because Kael released him immediately and backed away. He stared at his twin brother with wide eyes."I—" Kael managed to say before breaking off. He looked down at his feet immediately. I could feel the confusion radiating from him and my wolf shifted with concern.I wanted to go to him. I wanted to tell him that he was my mate, not Arden. I wanted to tell him that we were meant to be together, that he was probably living a lie. But all those thoughts remained buried in my mind, unable to escape."What the fuck has gotten into you, brother?!" Arden spat and pushed Kael's chest.Kael staggered back
~ZIRAAs a knife had sliced through my heart, I felt it cut into two and fall to the pit of my stomach. I turned a stunned look at him.Kael scoffed. "You're not my enemy? You think just saying that is going to justify everything your family had done to us?" He roared.And I flinched at his tone. My wolf sank at the harshness and I did not know how long I could keep standing before him."I don't know what you think we did but I can assure you that I only have good intentions," I retorted firmly.Kael broke into laughter. It was a pained laughter and it echoed throughout the room. My wolf twisted at the sickening sound and my heart only went out to him.Kael was hurting and I could see it clearly. I wanted to comfort him but I knew that he would not let anyone in."Go to fucking hell with your good intentions! Can your intentions und
~KAELMy fingers trembled violently as I walked out of the hall.My heart hammered hard against my chest as if I had just been running. My intake of breath became heavy and I soon realized that I was sweating all over.I stopped and stood against the wall. I squeezed my eyes shut in an attempt to center my thoughts. The storm in my head had only gotten more turbulent. I could not even think straight anymore. I had lost my skills in understanding my wolf's desires and it twisted and churned angrily within me.The only emotion I could identify was anger yet I could not tell why I was angry. It burned at my soul, burned at the pit of my stomach and ate me up from the insides.I balled my hands into fists as I thought of Zira,"Why is Zira the only clear one that I can think of?" I asked myself under my breath.It made no sense. She was the one I hated yet I was thinking about her. I thought about the moment that her fingers made contact with my cheeks. It had made my wolf leap with excit
~KAELArden poured me a glass of the clear wine he was taking."This will help clear your mind. Go ahead and drink! You need it!" Arden exclaimed as he handed me the glass.I exhaled sharply and shrugged. There was no harm in taking the drink. Perhaps it was going to help numb the storm in my mind. Maybe I would be able to find my wolf and we would be at peace again.I downed it in one go. I squeezed my face at the strength of the drink and I felt my wolf fighting off the dizziness. Arden cheered. "Now that is what I'm talking about!" he exclaimed before pouring me another one.I laughed and downed it. I winced at the power again, still not getting used to it. Arden clapped like a teenage cheerleader for me. Eventually, he grabbed my head and connected his forehead with mine."No matter what they say, we're in this together. We'll fight the enemy together, conquer the world. Travel the same world and vanquish all our enemies," he promised me.These were his dreams. This was what he ha
~ZIRA"I have decided that the Blackstones will stay in the pack house until the Moon crest is found."My heart skipped a beat at the announcement. I let out a shaky breath before I got a hold of myself. My eyes fell on Kael first and a triumphant smile found its way to my face.Just when I thought that the goddess had abandoned me to work on my own, she had shown me another sign.My wolf spurred with triumph and I had to fight the urge to jump with excitement. This meant that I had been given plenty of time to win Kael over. I heaved a sigh of relief.Things might have been going south but I knew that with this new development, we would be able to move faster.Although, Kael did not seem to be happy about the news. He probably wanted to get as far away from me as possible. Which was why I was ready to follow him around, even to the ends of the world. "We have to stay here?" Kael suddenly demanded in