Later that night, right after dinner, I found myself standing in front of the mirror again. Compared to the dinner with Felise's parents, I could not hold onto my excitement at that time. However, at this second, by wolf never felt the same feeling anymore. My legs were trembling. And my heart was beating like hell. I could even see the sweat running down my neck. "Shit," I could help but utter profanity. "Are you certainly going that far to avenge your dad's death?" "Why? Do you have any better idea to get the justice he deserves?" asks my wolf. "Nothing," "Exactly! So, before you become a deranged man talking to yourself in front of the mirror, better put on some clothes since you still have to meet your stepbrother." After putting on some clothes, I rushed to the address where the masquerade ball is to be held. "What took you so long, Ezra?" those were the first words that came out of Razel's mouth as soon as he greeted me from the exit of the building
Before I could do something, I glanced at Felise, who was more stunned and dumbfounded by the situation. Her fingers were shaking continuously in fear. "Is it true that this man's hurting you, Felise?" despite the urgency of the situation, I have to get to the bottom of what certainly happened before I appeared. The incident was fast. If I am not mistaken, it took me around three minutes in the restroom and this was what happened next. Someone got murdered in cold blood. Based on my abrupt observation, neither Razel nor Felise was holding anything, a dagger or a gun, apart from my stepbrother's elongated claws. Perhaps he stabbed Lance with his claws straight to his heart while fighting with him. "He was trying to rape me, Ezra," Felise was having a hard time building those words but it was a good start. "And Razel was just trying to help me." Razel and Felise both smell alcohol. And so was Lance and his girlfriend. Speaking of Lance's girlfriend, I searched th
The next day, I went to school an hour earlier than my regular schedule. I patiently waited for Felise and Razel to arrive at the main entrance. However, my first second of waiting turned into a minute. And the minute turned into an hour until the first morning bell. Neither of the two walked passed the gate, and I am certain of it. And the thought started to bother me when I did not give them a call or message as soon as I got back to my apartment. None of them notified me if they safely made it back to their respective places either. "Perhaps the two made not just one round last night, Ezra," says one of the security guards. I asked them if they knew my stepbrother and Felise so I have enough reason to stay at the main gate and they nodded their heads in agreement. They knew my brother from the rugby team and Felise as one of the goddesses in our school. But I could not help but frown at what the security guard just told me three seconds ago. "What exactly do
Despite the uneasiness, I smiled at Mom to make her feel that nothing is going on between me and Razel. She must not know no matter what happened. "Of course, nothing happened, Mom. I'm just worried that Razel did not show up in today's training session. Our Coach also asked me to come over." I produced some reassuring sounds to make sure she could not sense anything. "Are you sure?" Mom asked, her worried voice started to calm. "Was it because of the upcoming big game?" I don't know how she knew about the big game but to make her stop asking questions, I simply nodded to her. "Yeah, and your son plays a very important role in the game. Everyone was worried for the team. And it so happened that not everyone from the team knows about his address." My wolf started to sense that her mother's instincts started to fade off. Her mood changed a bit. And her eyes were cleared of doubts. "Razel? Please, open the door! Let's talk about last night." I continued while knoc
"Should I do this by force then?" Razel's dad added. "Get inside, everyone!" then he pointed his sharp gaze at me, "That includes you." "Ezra is just passing by, honey," Mom replied. She even forced her voice to stay calm as much as possible. "He just passed by to tell Razel about their rugby training session. Our son did not go to school the entire day. So their Coach send Ezra since not all his classmates and friends know about our address, right Razel?" Mom said those words without looking at Razel. Because if she looks into his eyes, she might show signs of hesitation. And that we cannot afford to show it to the pillar of their home. A dad's intuition, I believed, was stronger and more commanding compared to Mom's. What dads always believe will always be heeded. "Mom's right, Dad," Razel finally defended us. "I was too drunk last night. And my head keeps spinning so I decided not to go to school. I did not get the chance to answer any of their calls and message
"Fine," Aric said back, "but do you think you can hide that for the rest of your life? You killed someone, Ezra. Needless to say, you brought his body into the pack. I can keep my mouth shut. What about the pack? My wolf may be the pack leader but I have no control over their mouth. They have their freedom to speak." Aric's statement cut deeper into my heart and mind. And as far as I could remember, there were around twenty of his men greeted me that night. Let alone those who witnessed the burning of Lance's car. Why didn't I think about that before delivering Lance's body to their den? My wolf should have known better. I already planned this in advance. But it never crossed my mind the possibility that what exactly happened in the parking lot that night to unfold. Needless to say, my wolf doesn't even have any idea what happened to Lance's girlfriend before Razel killed him. What I know the gap between me and them spends a few seconds, not a minute. Shit. I did
I heaved an abrupt sigh as my wolf felt at ease upon hearing the good news. The three of us are safe for now. But that doesn't mean I have to let my guard down. Right after classes, I went straight to the rugby field for an urgent meeting with our coach. We were supposed to have an early rest tonight because our big game is tomorrow. This game will be my first ever big event in my whole life. "What's going on?" I asked Razel as soon as I grabbed my seat next to him. "Did I miss something?" Everyone was already in their respective seats when I got to the field. And most of them were murmuring to the person next to them including Razel. "Don't know. I just got here too. Perhaps Coach will brief us for tomorrow's big game like he always does." he replied. Right. I almost forgot Razel did not come to class the entire day. Whatever his reason is, I believed, had something to do with Lance's disappearance. Perhaps their pack was already in a mess searching for his
I could not help but heave a sigh as I could not believe the number who knows about what exactly happened to Lance was increased with one. The worst part is that he was someone loyal to Lance's dad - to the pack. We were supposed to keep it hidden, just the four of us, Mom, Felise, and Razel, as much as possible. But now that we were added with one, my wolf started to expect that, eventually, someone gets arrested or worse, get killed. No secrets that can remain hidden forever as they say. But what am I supposed to do? Felise, Mom, and I were also involved in this mess. And there was no turning back. "Mom...," Razel tried to compose his words, "If not because dad stopped Mom at that time-" his knees weakened like jelly as he dropped his butt on the floor. "At that time," he continued, "At that time, perhaps our alpha could have killed Mom with his claws and fangs." Then he lifted his swollen eyes at me. "Brother Ezra, I'm scared." he began crying, "I'm scared. I'm