ElizabethI could not sleep a wink when I was lying on the bed. My thoughts were raging inside my mind as the words of my mother rang in my ear.“When you get bitten by a werewolf, you become his mate,” she said a little while ago when we were still in the kitchen. “And when you become his mate, you can’t escape the prophecy you have with him!”I sat up on the bed and ruffled my hair, frustrated and panicking.“Mother, what should I do? I can’t be married to a werewolf!” I said.But she was already crying before she could answer me. It was as if she was hopeless and breaking down just because of what I said. And then suddenly, she pulled me and widened her eyes.“Elizabeth!” she said while shaking my shoulders with her hands. “His eyes… what was the color of his eyes?!”And then, I was stopped.“I-It was red,” I answered her. “Why? What does it mean?”“Gracious goodness, my dear!” she exclaimed, aghast, and then she shook her head indulgently. “You are bound to be with a werewolf who
DiegoI was catapulted at the nearby tree when Roy kicked me in the stomach.“Diego!” he exclaimed, approaching me with worriedness across his face.A smirk plastered on my lips when his hand went in front of my face. I made a handstand, clipped his arm between my legs, and flipped him over, making him knocked out to the ground. He groaned in pain as I stood up.“I told you many times to not let your sympathy get to you,” I coldly said and lifted his arm for him to stand up. “Even though I am your friend, during a fight, I am your enemy.”Roy nodded and licked his lower lip. He smiled, and I didn’t. We were both topless and sweaty because we have been practicing physical fight in the middle of the forest, not far away from our habitat.The Dark Forest, even from its adjective incepting the name of what it’s called, was barely lightened up by the rays of the sun. The sun rays were penetrating through the dried and colorless leaves of the enormous trees around. Dead leaves were scattere
Diego I threw the stone through the surface of the water. It bounced one, two, three times. It was not enough. I picked another one, used my reflexes to swing it down with my left arm, and threw it again through the surface of the water. I smirked when it bounced six times, I reckoned. I sighed and got tired of playing the rock game, so I squatted down on the huge rock in front of the pristine lake. It was getting dark. The sun is setting beautifully, the lake calmly exposing its beauty in front of my eyes, and nature makes sounds to calm me and relax. “I thought you went to your hut again. Didn’t find you in the habitat.” I heard Roy’s voice behind me, so I looked up at him. His hands were on his slacks, his unruly hair blown by the wind, and he went beside me while standing up. I smirked at him. “Sorry. You know that I am good at doing stealth,” I said proudly. “You are good, yes, but you are always a pup when you are talking with the Alpha,” he said truthfully and raised his e
DiegoWhen Alpha Kael, our father, exclaimed to start our fight, I circled the ground just like Droco was doing. I raised my fists, my eyes terrorizing him, and preparing an attack stance.I lurched forward with my speed to jab him with my fist, but he immediately dodged my hit. He went to my feet by grabbing my left foot and knocked me to the ground. Everyone cheered at what he did, but I did not let him win, though.When I was on the ground, almost lying down, I grabbed his nape and locked him with my both hands. I pulled him down, making his head hit the ground hard. The werewolves groaned while I was smirking and standing up.I heard Droco muttering curses as he glared at me from the ground. That’s what you get for being a self-entitled and conceited asshole. He stood up and did not waste time, now attacking me with a high kick that almost hit my jaw. My reflexes were fast, though.I slapped his foot with my strength, dodged another kick downward, and blocked his last high kick. I
Elizabeth I had a good time with the princes, and neither of them were being mean to me. They even brought me to the palace after they visited me to the house. We have been the closest since the days passed by. “The villagers are very respectable to the kingdom, Your Highness,” I said to Prince Ronald beside me. “They are all working hard to serve their families as well as the royal family.” I watched the oldest prince smiling while his hands are behind him. He nodded and the angular volume of his face stretched into a charming appearance that made me blush. He is the most handsome among the princes, I thought. “Yes. You are right. I even thought that I should improve the kingdom when I succeed my father king,” he shared and sighed, now his eyes on the village outside the palace. “But I am still scared if that day comes. What if it does not work out?” “What does not work out?” I curiously asked him. He then turned to me. “What if I do not become a better king?” he said. I smiled
Elizabeth The darkness surrounded me as I turned around. I could not see anything. But when I lifted my palms from my hips, I was… ominously… glowing? “Where am I?” I asked myself, but it was from my mind. I didn’t even open my mouth! I wandered around, trying to find some light, but I could not find anything. Suddenly, I got goosebumps when a soft wind passed through my skin behind me. Whatever gut made me turn around was scary and engendered anxiety in my mind. “Hello, dear.” I gaped at a lady behind me. She was wearing a black cloak, making her half-face only seen. Her voice was sweet yet sent chills through my skin, making me step back. “W-Who are you?” I asked tremblingly. The sides of her red lips rose, but the set of her teeth was still hidden. “I am no one,” she said, “but you are someone you will need to recognize.” Somehow, her voice was soothing me. Her presence and the darkness around us dreaded my system, but her voice and words were comforting rather than fearsom
ElizabethMy adrenaline rush almost killed my mind to think and I could almost have a heart attack anytime. I inhaled deeply as everything went fast. A while ago, I saw myself falling from the mouth of the well, the darkness was before my eyes from below, and assumed the water that my body would hit if my fall would continue.I just heard Nikita screaming my name and the kids crying out. Suddenly, I felt a strong grip on my wrist. The pain of its hold made me squirm and my heartbeat stopped for a minute.“Ah!” I exclaimed.When I opened my eyes to look at who held me, I saw the face of the man who was accompanying Nikita. My lips parted as I saw darkness in his eyes. It was an unusual blackness. It felt like the color of his eyes… was not real.Before I know it, he was pulling me up from falling. I also helped him by patting my feet on the rocks from the well. I could hear his breathing against my ear when he lifted my body and I hugged his nape to completely remove myself from the mo
Diego I woke up with a cloudy mind. The sun rays from the hut I was lying in penetrated through the wooden small holes in the ceiling. I was on the wooden bed rather than the floor just has always been happening throughout the years. After I become my werewolf’s skin, I would see myself waking up on the floor and don’t remember anything that transpired. But now, I even remember what happened last night. I was walking through the Dark Forest, being able to watch the beautiful full moon and not killing anyone. I could not even taste anything that I could have eaten from the forest. It only means that I did not hunt. My head turned to where I have been --- the pasture where I saw Elizabeth lying on the ground. I would have helped her, but then, I remembered the numerous steps of someone else who was nearing and calling her name out. And then… now… I am waking up remembering the beautiful night! Everyone said that I was a cursed werewolf. My father was the primary source of what every