While his son was getting dressed, Kieran silently walked out of the room. the information he just gave was weird.
Why did the alpha daughter call his son out to that particular house.... why....
Werewolves did not like sharing the information of their clan’s witch’s location. Even if it was an abandoned house, it would have been kept a secret from anyone.
Then why... why did his son know?
He did not want Nico to learn about anything beforehand. It will only put him in danger from all three species.
“I’m running out of time.. I need to see this Rue girl.”
With a determined mind, he set out to the local high school. Lunch break had started and the wolf children were all making a racket playing and laughing in the lawn.
He got down from his car.
As he walked, the wolves became silent. It was not his intention, but his body exuded a sense of blood lust after years of being the top predator. The younger wolves would not be able to handle that pressure.
Everyone lowered their heads.
One of the older-looking wolves who had a lot of books in hand gathered his courage and approached him.
“Vampire elder, what brings you here?”
“You are?”
“I-I’m a teacher here. I teach math.. can I know why.... the children are feeling uncomfortable,” he said wiping his sweaty forehead.
Kieran peered at him. If he confessed his true purpose of coming in here he would be chased out instead he chose the most believable lie. “my son got into a fight today. I just wanted to check with the principal before talking to alpha,”
“o-ohh.. I see. Please, shall I lead you to the office,”
“I know my way,” he coldly said, walking away.
Right after he entered the corridor the noise level behind him rose. There were also a few growls accompanied in those racketing noise.
‘Young wolves.... tsk,’ he clucked his tongue and walked in.
He knew where it was.. But purposefully he took a walk around the campus searching for the person.
Nearby the backyard that joined the icy forest area he found that blood’s scent he sought.
This place was surprisingly remote. He treaded in the fresh snow towards the beginning of the woody forest.
The scent got closer.
“I knew you would come,” a soft melodious voice whispered.
“you must be Rue?” he peered at the young black-haired girl smoking a cigarette. She was about six feet tall with almond-shaped eyes. her blue eyes and pouty lips complimented her small face.
“That’s me. so...”
“Why did you call Nico to ‘that’ house?”
“You know why?” she gave him a confident smirk.
Kieran felt his whole body tremble in shock. ‘She knows?!... that’s not possible. She can’t know... no one can know the truth. if I can kill her..’
“Careful, you might want to quell that killing thoughts. I’m not a danger to Nico. In an ally,” she said with a sweet smile.
“An ally? I don’t believe it one bit,”
The girl stood up, patting the snow off her jeans. “Elder Kieran. I am a friend. I am an ally. I will always protect him. That’s the promise I made years ago. I won’t go back on it,”
“To whom did you make such a promise?”
How can a young wolf like her know...
‘She must be bluffing....’
“I’m not bluffing,” the girl snuffed her cigarette on the tree nearby. “She told me to protect him. She told me he is a precious person. You see when I was three I used to frequent her place out of curiosity. She gave me candies and treated me very well... along with it, she told me stories. Stories of alpha king and his mate”
Kieran stumbled back in shock. “I-Impossible. She would not.. She would not....”
His son’s identity was very secretive. Only two people in this world knew of it. The moment they knew of Nicolai’s destiny they decided to hide him, from the vampires, from the wolves, and from the humans.
They left the coven, moved to the remote corners of Europe. Stayed away from any supernatural for a few years.
“She said her son will reach the age of eighteen when destiny will turn its wheels......” Rue peered at him. “I’m repeating myself I’m not the enemy. But there are a few wolves in my clan ready to sink their teeth in your son’s pretty neck the moment the war begins. They would not know the vital role he will play in the future. Your son might die in vain.”
He knew all of that. But hearing it from someone’s mouth felt infuriating.
Kieran punched the tree trunk close to him. “What do you want!”
“I want him to know about his destiny....”
“No! It’s too soon!”
“He has to know, elder. Only then can he be prepared for the new world.”
Kieran steadied his steps. “he must not know at any cost! I have my way of protecting my son and I don’t need a Wolf to protect him. the next time I hear you blabber shit, I will twist that slender neck of yours,”
Growling loudly, he walked away.
“it’s not going to be long. We don’t have much time.. your son will know... he will be confused and sad.... you’re doing it, wrong elder. You’re not preparing him for his destiny, you are hiding him from it,”
“Shut up!” he shouted. He was really contemplating his decision whether to kill this girl or not. She knew too much. It’s too dangerous to have her in this world.
But something stopped him.
“p-prove it to me... that it was she who told you that?”
“She said that on the mark of May under the glowing sun your son would be born and under the bloody moon he will be mated to his true destined beloved.”
He took a deep breath.
The facts were right.
“Keep it a secret... from my son as well as from your fellow wolves,”
“I...”
“Promise me.. Just as you promised her....”
Hesitating a bit, the girl whispered, “I promise,” she looked up at him with a pair of clear eyes. “I can protect him. Just give me a chance,”
“What will you do?”
“I’ll convince everyone that Nico is my mate. Even if the war begins, he will be spared. When my ideas fail, you can protect him in your own method,”
Kieran thought about it. if Nico was announced as Rue’s mate then he will definitely be kept safe. The least they will do is imprison him.
“You’re willing to give up on your mate...”
“No, god no. I have no mate...” she smiled dazzlingly. “You see I was born on a lunar eclipse, without the moon goddess’s blessing. I can be the perfect shield for him.”
“Why would you go so far?”
“It’s... protecting Nico means I am protecting him as well.” She walked away before he could ask who this him was.
Kieran heard soundless footsteps following him. Even though the person following him made sure not to make any obvious sounds, he could still hear it with his keen hearing. “what?” he glanced back.Rue stood there blankly. “Well, you have to make your son agree to my plan. He thinks I’m a weirdo,” he grimaced.“I still don’t trust you,”Rue frowned. “I told you everything. What else do you need to prove my sincerity?”“There was an obvious flaw in your story. You said you were born on an eclipse and the moon goddess did not gift you with a mate, if so, then the whole clan must have known about this. There is no use for you to act out a charade. If you clan doubts your lies then Nico will be in even greater danger,”He sighed loudly. This young girl was smart, but sometimes younglings were quite naive.Kieran glanced at her but she had a triumphant smile on
Nico silently left to his room after that. he did not even bother to ask. He knew he will only get radio silence for his questions... Laying on his cold bed, he peered up at his ceiling. The paint was peeling off and hanging by a small bit. ‘that’s my life right now. It’s hanging by a thread. So many lies and so many hidden truths. I don’t know..... dad doesn’t have to complicate things. He can just tell me the truth. I can handle it... I can...’ But his father only treated him as a baby boy. It was so unfair. He silently hummed a song waiting for nighttime to arrive. By then his stomach started to growl. He tottered over to the small mini-fridge in his room and drank some goat blood his father got from the local butcher. It was tasted grassy and kind of different. He was not used to the taste. Grimacing, he placed the bottle in the fridge. ‘Pancakes. I saw pancake mixture down.’ He decided to give up on blood and chose
Deep in the night, Nico snuck down to the basement. His dad usually sleeps right at 11 pm so he was in the clear. He can finally uncover the truth.He tightly clenched the torchlight as he moved closer to the basement door.It was left open to his relief. He snuck in and climbed down the cold stairs. Last time he didn’t notice it but the basement was pretty deep underground.He flashed the torch at the walls. The walls were translucent blue in color. ‘blue?’ he touched the surface. It was very cold.The thing he previously thought of as a rock or a boulder was actually frozen permafrost.Permafrost, a layer of ice deep underground the arctic that never melts. It was natural that this old castle had one. Many houses had this. it was to store meat. it acted as a natural refrigerator.But none of the wells dug up to permafrost was this deep or this spacious.It usually looked like a small well where people
Nicolai ran back to his room and got ready. It was a very simple choice. He had only black or blue clothing. He chose the ink blue turtleneck and black jeans to go with it. He did not bother styling his soft, wavy black hair. Any kind of gel he applied to it will not stay. His hair type was that way. ‘What was the use of styling it?’ Nicolai peered at his reflection. His brown-gray eyes looked much bluer than usual. A sudden itch on the back of his neck distracted him from admiring his face. “God, seriously, why does it itch so much? Fuck, I wish to just tear at it” he scratched the spot unconsciously until it turned red. He instantly regretted that decision and placed a wet towel over it to soothe the irritated skin. After the redness somewhat went away, he tosses the towel away and swiftly wore shoes. He let his shaggy hair be and ran down the stairs. “I’m ready to impress a crowd,” Rue stood down there with a bright smile. “
After throwing fits, things smoothed out between Alpha Lowe and him, albeit it took a bit of time.Six months to be exact.Alpha Lowe came to the conclusion that his son-in-law was going to be an annoying preteen vampire with anger issues. He also learned that if one of the sides did not give up, they would end up hurting each other badly.Nicolai sat on the cold dusty floor peering at the broken ceiling, thinking about all that happened in the past.He still couldn’t believe that the pack actually believed Rue’s lies or the fact that Rue’s mate never appeared.She was twenty. It was past the prime time she can find a mate.He sat her silently. She was chewing on a gummy loudly.“What? you want a gummy?”“Nah, why are we here again? In this witch’s den,”She smacked him hard. “Don’t call it that,”“Fine, a witch’s adobe,” he evaded her sma
Kieran left the house in tears. He knew today was the day. The day he had to leave his son forever. He silently walked over to the broken-down house.The door was left unlocked. He walked in and sat on the cleaned spot on the ground.He could still feel his beloved’s presence in this house. In every brick and every dust-covered thing...she was there.This was the house they first made love, the place where he proposed... now it’s in ruin.Yes, his wife was a witch, the witch of the arctic pack.Twenty years ago when he was assigned to overlook this pack, he met her, Eloise. a beautiful brunette. She was like a ray of sunshine.Her smile could really light up the room.Kieran took out the crumbled photo from his pocket. His beloved’s face was slightly smeared from years of folding.“Eloise... oh honey... today I am finally going to join you. I’m happy and anguished at the same time. Our son.... who will
Night came around and Nico still waited in the hall with the book in hand. His father was nowhere to be seen. He even searched the basement again for assurance.Sighing, he peered at the crackling fire.The clock struck eight.He stood up. “This is it.” he placed the book down and left the house.Rue’s place was quite far from his house. It was about twenty minutes drive and an hour by foot.He took his father’s car keys and drove over to her place. Their secret meeting spot was right behind the packhouse. There was a huge tree house there that none of the pack members use.Rue and he used to hang out there when they were bored.He climbed the creaking wooden steps. “Rue...” he whispered ever so softly.“shh..” Rue pulled him up. “Today we are going to sneak into my house,”’“um... aren’t we going to talk about the big secrets today,”&ldq
Rue pushed the three wolves out of the way and kept a hold of them.Nico rushed to attack them.“Fucking run! now! There is no time! Go go!”Gritting his teeth Nico peered at her. “Seriously. I’m taking my beloved with me”“no! you can’t! Nico just run now. he is safe here... Dylan is safe here.”“Dylan....that’s what you are going to name him? That sounds… tacky…” Nico glanced back and then at her who was fighting three grown wolves.“Not the time for this!” Rue punched the wolf. “Just go. Please. go to your dad,”Gritting his teeth Nico peered at them fighting. He decided to do the best thing. Fight. He ran to them and punched the one close by. He pulled Rue behind and started to throw punches.His blood lust permeated the air.It was not strong enough to hold back three grown wolves. But he was able to control one of them.