~ZIRA"What?!"I gulped hard as I glared at my dad. He looked beyond shocked. Maybe even more than Uther."Do you realize the accusations you're making? Do you have any proof?" Father demanded.I turned my gaze to Uther and saw him waiting for me to say something, probably preparing a counterattack. I gave him a bitter stare and it was hard enough not to scream for the guards to come drag him away. But then again, what if he had the guards on his side already?It was hard fighting an enemy that had planted roots within the palace so that it would be hard to take him down."I have no proof," I answered.Dad tilted his head at me. "And you thought that the person who would poison me was Uther? Of all the people in the palace? Your own father-in-law? This man has partaken in your upbringing all these years," He stated.I exhaled sharply as I felt my wolf churn at all the praises that my father was throwing out for Uther."I never said it was him. Why would I doubt him? He's practically l
~KAELZira had guts.My hands still trembled with anger. My wolf twisted and churned uncomfortably. My mind was an endless storm with no hope of clearing soon.The scent of coconut and strawberries lingered in my nose. It was Zira's scent and since we bumped into each other, I could not get it out of my head.Up until today, Zira and I had succeeded in avoiding each other blatantly. We both knew the unsaid rule of staying away from each other but today, she had broken that rule.Yet she was not the one I was angry at. I was angry at myself. For some reason, I could not get her stormy gray eyes out of my mind. The way her eyes moistened when she stared at me back there caused my heart to ache and for the first time, I could not understand what my wolf wanted. Or perhaps, I refused to understand it.I stood in an empty corridor which had an extremely large window that could pass as a wall. I stared out at the crescent moon that shone brilliantly in the sky. It was supported by millions
~KAEL"Zira is smarter than she seems."My father's warning resonated in my ears and I narrowed my eyes as I tried to understand it. He was trying to claim that there was more to her than what met the eye.How was that even possible when she was nothing but a spoilt princess?Yet my wolf seemed to believe my father's words. It was as if the animal within me wanted to believe everything positive about Zira and it was getting me worked up. Hours ago, I cared less about Zira and now, I could not even get her out of my head."What are you saying, Dad? That the brat actually has some brains?" Arden asked in disbelief. "I practically watched her grow. It's so easy to feed her lies. She's so naive, how can she just develop smartness in one night?" He demanded.I agreed with my brother on this even if I just stood silently and watched them."Listen to me when I tell you these things. I'm your father and I know better. There was something about the way she looked at me today as if she could se
~ZIRAThe Moon crest was gone.I staggered back a few steps at the realization. My heart began to hammer violently against my chest. My intake of breath became short. All the color drained from my body and all I could do was glare at the empty stand."I failed," I muttered under my breath. My wolf sank to the pit of my stomach and I felt as if my world had come to an end.The Blackstones got to it first. "They have it," I muttered under my breath. They stole it right from under our noses. How could I let this happen? How could I allow them take it away from us? How was I going to face the goddess? What would I tell her?She gave me just one task and I failed. How could I have been so stupid? What is going to become of my family? Why did I not see this coming? Seeing as desperate as they were.Oh, my goddess! Mom was still out there and alone. They would try to go for her first! They would try to kill her instead of my father. Things were changing. This was not how it happened in the
~KAELWho was that?I turned in Bella's direction and saw her smiling seductively at me. My wolf twisted in disgust as I watched her approach me. She stopped before me and placed her palm on my chest."Where you looking for me?" She asked in a husky voice as her gray eyes burned with lust.I narrowed my eyes at her. "Are you about to cheat on Arden with me?" I demanded in a quiet voice.She chuckled and my wolf stirred angrily at the sound it made. I wondered what my brother saw in this woman. She could never catch my attention."This isn't called cheating. Especially with the fact that you both have the same face. The only difference is in your hair and eyes. He has blond hair and you have hair that is so dark, it drives me crazy," she cried and it sounded more like a moan. "And then your eyes. . .where Arden has dark orbs, you have this deep blue gaze that makes my insides melt," she added.I continued to stare at her with a straight face. I even folded my arms as I tried to find th
~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