"You could have just thrown it away, Ezra. Why did you still keep it?" I asked myself while gritting my teeth. The piece of paper that Felise found on the ground was Aric's business card. Perhaps she already expected that my wolf is going to join her in his mate's pack of rogue wolves. No. No matter what happened, even if the world flip over, I will never join them. Even if their pack would be the last pack that remains in this world. Feeling a mix of anger and disappointment, I clutched Aric's business card in my hand, torn between wanting to keep it and wanting to rid myself of any trace of him. I tore the card into pieces and dropped them to the ground in a fit of frustration and watched as they scattered and fell like the shattered remains of my hopes. With a heavy heart, I trudged back to my classroom, the weight of my loneliness seemingly magnified. Lunchtime came and went, but I couldn't bring myself to join my classmates in the cafeteria. Instead, I m
"As far as we could remember, you and Razel are not in a good relationship right now." says one of Lance's friends, the one who was holding his phone and pointed the camera at me. He was recording everything. "He hates you because you steal his girlfriend," he continued. "We can barely imagine what he can do to you once I send this video to him. It's either you do what Lance wants or your stepbrother and mother being removed." "You're a smart wolf, Ezra," Lance added. "Or do you want me to call the owner of this hotel to fire you in this instant?" My wolf had enough of their words. They win because I am just a lone wolf. A nobody. Poor. Worthless. Worst of all, no one will defend me in this kind of situation. Perhaps this is our rule in this city - to be used by the powerful and wealthy people as their laughingstocks. I was about to crouch down, ready to remove the dirt from Lance's shoes when suddenly someone appeared behind me and commanded me, "Get up, Ezra
After lunch, I headed to my rugby daily session. Everything went well during our training as I kept my distance from Razel and our teammates. Good thing my stepbrother did not notice that I distance myself from them. He did not ask anything about me either. So I focused my undivided attention on the training until our coach call it a day. Right after putting on some dry clothes, I went to the hotel right away, not to go to work but to ask permission to be absent today as I am in an emergency situation. I am attending Felise's invitation to have dinner with her parents. Felise already messaged me about the address of the expensive restaurant and I replied to her. She's happy and excited of course. An hour before the scheduled dinner, I still found myself standing in front of the mirror taking one last look at myself, hoping that my outfit struck the right balance between presentable and relaxed. I have been standing in front of my wardrobe for about three hours
"God damn it, Aric. Why can you just die, you moron." I could not help but utter profanity. "Did you say anything, Ezra? Did I miss something about you apart from being a monster?" Felise's dad replied. "Nothing," I said, my voice laced with irritation. Who could have thought Felise's parents did some digging about my life? Or perhaps he have me followed considering their daughter was stuck with me. Is this the reason they invited me to have dinner with them? Does Felise know about this? We left the restroom together. But my mind raced with various thoughts and emotions. Awful thoughts and painful emotions. The revelation from Felise's dad left me questioning Felise's intentions and wondering about the potential consequences should I choose to stay with her. The evening that began with apprehension had now evolved into a more complicated and uncertain situation, where my feelings for Felise were now intertwined with her family's disapproval and potential e
My heart and brain processed his sole request with the utmost understanding, realizing that Aric wanted my complete assimilation into his pack of rogue wolves. Similar to Alexander's written rules, this was not a casual offer to join, but a profound commitment that required me to fully embrace their way of life and customs. "We need you to understand the written rules of our pack, its hierarchy, and our way of life. As you know, we are different from the rest of the pack not just in this city but the entire world. You must be willing to accept our rules and customs without question," he explained, his voice firm. I glanced at Aric straight into his eyes and dig deeper into his intention. He told me himself that his pack is different from the rest of the pack yet he asked me something the same way or process Alexander asked me when we asked him for a second chance. My wolf had to have learned its lesson. I must not make any mistake if given the chance Aric ac
"What kind of information do you want from me, Ezra?" Razel gets to the bottom of my purpose of approaching him. "I don't have much time. We are about to have our meal and Dad would be here in a few minutes." "It's about Lance, the son of your pack," I replied. "Could you please give me everything about him?" "Such as?" Razel furrowed. "His contact information, his friends he was usually with, and if he was studying in the same school as ours." that's all I needed to achieve my plan. Curiously, Razel looked at me and asked, "Why are you so curious about Lance all of a sudden? Is the something wrong I am not aware of?" I took a deep breath while preparing myself to share half of the truth. The other side of the coin is all my stepbrother needs. My wolf cannot afford to put it to risk knowing he is part of Lance's werewolf pack. "During my shift the other night, I had an altercation with Lance and his friends. I accidentally bumped into him and may have
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