"This is not the best time for you to argue with me, Razel. Go home before anything bad happens to you." I insisted, this time, my voice demanding and scaring him as his big stepbrother. "You heard it yourself. My loyalty belongs to Aric and his pack now. In everyone's eyes, you are our enemy. And I cannot defend you from them anymore." I glowed my eyes to scare him even more. Sharp enough that he received the message in an instant. He hopped back into the car and drove away. Aric already knows that my stepbrother was the real culprit of Lance's sudden death. My wolf cannot afford to risk him from getting involved in whatever Aric and his men are going to do with me. "Before you could penalize me for what I did, Aric, I would like to ask if Felise and Isadora visited you here." I continued. "My stepbrother and I went here for that same reason - to look for Felise. And since I stepped foot into your den, my senses could not trace either of them." That I didn't infor
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Felise debated. "Have you forgotten, I was the one who invited them to come over, remember? This is not what we talked about earlier. Mom? Please, say something." Felise's mom cleared her throat before she gathered her thoughts, her guilt, and confusion were telling me that she was in the middle of picking sides. After a few seconds of thinking things, her mom finally spoke up, "Your dad's right, honey. Either of these boys deserves to be part of your future. With Aric, you will have a better future, not just as a human but as a monster. Ezra already knows that we don't like him to be your boyfriend. In fact, we already told him to stay away from you, but he didn't listen so we were left with no choice but to marry you with Aric." "Excuse me?" Felise frowned. "You want me to marry that old man? But I hated that man, Mom, Dad! If he will be the only man who remains in this world, I would rather remain single forever, Mom, Dad. He appro
"What's wrong, Ezra?" Felise asked. Before anything happens, I mustered my courage and stepped forward while growling to those familiar werewolves in front of us, "No matter what happened, stay behind me, Felise," I replied. The two figures who appeared in front of us out of the blue were none other than Uncle Robin and his mate, Aunt Alexa. If I am not mistaken, the last time Uncle Robin and I have our conversation was when in Felise's car a few meters away from the village. I have been a lone wolf at that time, seeking a pack. And as far as I could remember, our conversation ended up with a threat. He disapproved of me and Felise joining Alexander's pack, knowing I am feeding myself into the lion's den. But I did not expect Aunt Alexa to come with Uncle Robin. What are they doing on Aric's property? Is this incident simply a coincidence? "So, you finally found your mate, huh? I am so proud of you, son," Aunt Alexa asked, her voice stained with utter intrigue
"Then you left us with no choice, Ezra. Dad ordered us to bring you to the village dead or alive." Lance replied before he ordered his minions, "Beat him!" Without further asking questions, two of Lance's minions held my hands and legs. Hard enough I could barely move my body no matter how hard I tried. The rest of them began punching me in the face and chest. After a few minutes of beating me to death, they grabbed and lifted my body away from the place before anyone could see us. They brought me into one of the hallways behind the school building and continued beating me to death. A part of me wanted to shift into my werewolf form to at least expedite the healing process but it was already too late when my body was similar to a withered vegetable. Drops of blood are all over me after getting a few punches from them, specifically Lance. And they were all enjoying seeing me lying on the ground. "I think that would be enough, Lance. Our alpha told us to bring hi
"I think I know what he did exactly that night, Felise," Razel said back with confidence. "That night... Ezra hides something from us. He took Lance's dead body to Aric's pack in exchange for his approval." "Approval for what exactly, huh, Razel?" Felise frowned, her voice sounded demanding. "Am I the only one who doesn't know what the hell is going on?" I could not help but grit my teeth as this is the kind of situation and conversation my wolf has been trying to avoid since we joined Aric's pack. The worst part is that I don't have anything to back me up in this kind of situation. I was about to say something, a lie to be precise, but my stepbrother preceded me. "He brought Lance's dead body to Aric and his wolves for both of you to be able to join his pack. And his men were the ones who burned the car and dumped Lance's body into the seashore. Tell me if my pack missed something based on what we've got, Ezra, " he replied. My feeble eyes could see her suspec
The two did not wait for me to say something as they evacuated my apartment right after that. It was also the time when I dropped my butt to the floor as my entire body weakened like jelly. "Inhale, Ezra. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Everything is going to be fine." I tried to convince myself. But I already know this is not going to be as easy as counting from one to three. After almost an hour of sitting in one position, my trembling nerves began to feel at ease. Then I remembered the fact that Aric's pack, my new family, is about to get colonized by Rustom's pack tomorrow evening. Everything Uncle Robin and Rustom told me struck my heart and brain like a bolt of lightning. They were both right. Our pack doesn't stand a chance against them. Apart from the fact that we were outnumbered, we don't have the means to face them. They have thousands of skilled and well-trained werewolf guardians compared to ours, rogue wolves, who were depending on each other's strength.
As soon as we stepped foot into the underground, I quickly put handcuffs on Felise and Razel's hands and tied them to the metal bars so they could not escape easily unless they have to shift into werewolves. "Ezra, what are you doing?" Razel blurted as he attempted to remove the handcuffs. "Let us go!" "I'm so sorry, Felise, Razel, but this is the only way for you two to be safe," I replied, my voice strained with regret after seeing them being locked up. "Please, stay here until midnight. I'll be right back." Felise was about to say something but I refused to listen to it and evacuated the underground. I made sure to lock the door and left afterward. An hour later, I arrived at Aric's den. Everyone, including our pack leader, was already standing in an open field, waiting for Rustom's pack to appear. The silence of the entire forest was deafening. My wolf could barely hear anything apart from their heartbeats. They're everywhere, feeling anxious. "I'm so s
The bloody battle lasts for about three hours. Some of Aric's rogue wolves died in cold blood. But their efforts and deaths did not go to waste when we manage to defeat an impossible opponent. On the other side of the story, Rustom and some of his werewolf guardians, including Uncle Robin managed to escape the chance of death. They run away as soon as we conquered most of them and beat them to death. As a result, our pack ended up victorious though our numbers decreased by half. It means to me that Aric's plan, despite he prepared it for just a day, means more effective than I expected. Rustom and Uncle Robin advised me and Felise to stay away from the pack because they were confident enough that they can colonize us with their numbers. Let alone they have the strongest werewolf guardians my wolf has ever known. "Are you all right?" Aric asked before he helped me up. He checked those profound wounds all over my body. Luckily, most of the deep wounds started t