All Chapters of Red Moon: The breaking of the Lycranthrope curse.: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The hard smack from behind me sent me flying off Ariana’s body. The pack was here, and I wasn’t the only one staring at them bewildered. Ariana seemed to have lost her chance of breathing because I could hear the rising beat of her heart. Her feet lost direction and she lay on the floor unable to move or say a word, just breathless pants and terrified eyes.They were already transformed in their full form, and their eyes were focused on me. Did they come to have a share in my prey? Why were they here?Ariana finally found her balance and took off into the dark woods when she noticed the pack was no longer paying attention to her but me. I snared, I growled, I took a stance of defence and looked at them fearlessly, but nothing seemed to scare them from walking towards me. They circled me and watched me fall on my knees and scream out in the pain of my full transformation. First, my bones gradually began to rearrange themselves, taking my clothes apart bit by bit, furs covered my body

Lola’s place was enough hideout for me at night, but not during the day. I still bumped into Ariana in school, and she still avoided me like a plague.“Ariana still avoiding you?” Lola asked, one peaceful night at her place.“Yeah,” my voice was rough with emotion.“Give it time Ella... she would get around,” Lola said.“And what if she doesn’t?” I knew what the answer was going to be, but somehow I just wanted to live in denial.“You can only try Ella, but you can’t force it.”The noise of crickets suddenly became the only audible sound that filled the room after a long pause. “So why did you leave the dorm?” I asked.“I didn’t leave, I just wanted to be alone for a while... away from the noise and chatter of students who enjoyed living normal lives and had nothing to worry about.” I caught a sore in Lola’s voice that made me feel it wasn’t just about being alone... it was about home. Something troubled Lola about her home but she didn’t want to share, at least not yet.“So are you g

It was the weekend already, and while others sat at home watching their favourite TV show or made pancakes with their siblings, I sat in a barbecue grill shop, with no interest whatsoever in the barbecue or the customers who rained praises on the uniqueness of the smoked fish. But I was thankful for the noise, the busy environment, the servers who went all out to please the customers and the customers who asked why it was taking so long to have their big grill of goodness. It somehow made the world seem so small and bearable.“Ready to order Ma’am?” one of the servers stopped at my table.“Not yet, I am waiting for someone.” I smiled at him and looked around in search of Nico.I had promised him that I was going to tell him how my meeting with Ariana went. The hickory smoke curled around me, carrying the tang of ribs and brisket as I tapped my foot impatiently. Nico just had to be late. I sighed, swirling the ice in my cup of sweet tea, the condensation leaving trails on my fingers.S

The silence in the study amplified the beat of Dad’s heart, I could hear his breath slowly leave his lungs, his feet turning cold and his eyes lifeless. “What are you doing here?” there was a spite in his voice that I could not ignore. “Who let you into this house? Aguiella!” First time I heard Dad yell Nanny’s name, and it was not in a pleasant way.“There’s no need for that,” I lowered my voice, hurt by how quickly Dad wanted me out of the house. “I won't be staying for long,” I searched his eyes. “I... I just need your help.”“Whatever it is you have come for, I am sorry to say, but you have wasted your time. I don’t need you to be here, I don’t want you to be here now leave.” There was nothing calm about the way he said it, even though his voice seemed calm. He steadied his eyes on me, and I searched for the tenderness it once had, but it was gone!Of course, I knew waltzing into Pa’s house wasn’t just going to be a walk in the park. I didn’t expect to be specially treated now tha

Relief washed over me as I stared at the pack that gave me so much pride. Finally, the time was here and there was no turning back now, not even for Elena.Elena stared at them for a few seconds and burst into laughter. “I see... I see what you did there,” she looked at me. “Very clever.” She turned to face Nico. “And what makes you think your little friends can stop me?”“We might not be able to put an end to your existence... but we can stop this foolishness of yours,” I said, opening my palm to release my claws. There was a distraction now, so whatever move I made, I was sure to have the backing of my clan. I cut through my net with my claws and landed on the floor with my feet. Claire and Michael looked down at me, I could almost see the surprise in their eyes, but this was no time for pity party or storytelling. I quickly removed the knife from my pocket and aimed at their net, setting both of them free.“You are out-numbered Elena,” I turned to face her. “There is nowhere to hid