Phoebe's mouth filled up with what she meant to puke out. Luna hurried over to her and stroked her back in a comforting way."Take a deep breath, Phoebe. There are going to be some lights in the tunnel.""You promise?"Luna nodded. The fact that she could create light using the magic ball was impressive. It was going to be a brilliant light, although Luna had to walk at the back now. She couldn't let Phoebe find out that she was different."I promise, come on. Let's go."She led Phoebe inside. Neon followed suit while she went after him. Ashford glanced around before entering and shutting the tunnel. Luna raised her hand, and a magic light ball appeared on her palm.Phoebe couldn't see what brought the light, but she smiled and kept moving. She opened the lid of the tunnel leading to the other side. Gently, she lifted the tunnel's lid. Silently, she slipped behind a gnarled oak tree, her breath held in anticipation.Phoebe's eyes darted around the palace courtyard. Shadows danced as gu
As soon as the words left her lips, Ashford shook his head in disappointment. Neon looked like he had seen a ghost—that Phoebe had just rejected her mate for Trevor.Luna couldn't look away, no matter how she tried, so she focused on getting her dress away from where it was stuck. But Griffin's growl brought her back."No way!" Griffin yelled. "You can't reject me."Phoebe was glancing at him. "I just did; now can you release my friends and me?""Not before this." Griffin muttered. "I, Griffin Theodore, reject your rejection."Phoebe scowled at him. "You can't; you can't do this to me. I don't want to be with you."He bent down to her height. "We are fated, Phoebe, and I accept to be your mate. Even though you stalked me when we first met,"Well, you embarrassed me in return." Phoebe yelled. "You took revenge, and now that I find out we are mated, I don't want to be your mate."Griffin frowned at the harsh word but chose to ignore it. "You said you want a book from my library?"With gr
"Then do it. What pack are you from?" Griffin asked. "Because there is no way an Alpha would smell like you do."Ashford raised a brow. "Well, my pack is totally different from yours, and our Alpha smells different.""I know every pack except the Venomiya's." Griffin revealed, "The Venomiyas never show their faces to anyone, and they don't attend social gatherings."Ashford and Luna exchanged glances; Luna nodded, and he understood what she meant."Did you have a party today by chance?"Griffin stared at Ashford, confused. "Maybe having a Venomiya at one of our parties won't be bad."Luna let out a sigh of relief. It was still safe if Ashford wanted to tell Griffin that he was from Venomiya."Well, two Venomiyas visited your home."Griffin's brows furrowed. "When?""Now." Ashford answered. "I am from Venomiya, and I am the Alpha. Although we don't show our faces to anyone or attend social gatherings, I didn't give it a shot, and if nothing happened to me, then the rest of the pack can
Phoebe bent over to the wolf and tried to stroke it, but it moved away from her touch. She had only told Griffin that she was in love with someone else, and the person wasn't him. She also told him that she had wanted to reject him because of the same person, and she would never let go of him.Griffin approached her, acting on impulse to be with him. She had thrown the wolfbane grass at him; the poison had stuck to his hand and made him transform into a wolf.He was in so much pain, and he couldn't let the one who had hurt him touch him. Regret washed through Phoebe's eyes and began to fill up. She had to do something to stop the pain, so she threw herself at the wolf and buried her head in the fur."Griffin, I am right here. Nothing would happen to you, and I am sorry for doing that to you. I didn't mean it; I was just paranoid."Griffin's wolf howled and tried to run away from her. Phoebe pulled the wolf arm and glanced at it; she hurried over to his table and began searching for a k
"Luna, it's your father." Phoebe said as she glanced over at Ashford, who had her on his shoulder.Luna hit Ashford's back. "Can I go now?"Ashford released her and placed her on the ground. She walked over to Phoebe."Don't tell him where we are; he would freak out and come here immediately." Luna said.Griffin, who was listening, silently chuckled. "You also have a protective dad."Luna gawked at him. "There is a threat in our pack; he would be protective of me.""Can I just tell him that we are alright? So he doesn't have to bother much." Phoebe inquired.Luna was about to reply when she heard her father's voice in her head.'Luna, are you alright?''Father, I am alright.'There was a sound of urgency in Bartram's voice. 'Don't come back now.'Luna's heart began beating hard in her chest. 'What happened?''Don't come home; don't return to this pack until I say so.''You are scaring me.''There is this creature; it's attacking everyone.'Luna's eyes widened in surprise. 'Father, are
"I have to heal first." Adrian muttered as soon as Bartram shut the door."What are all those things?" Bartram asked, his frustration mounting.Adrian took his seat on the couch and glanced at his chest. There was a huge scar on his chest."You're injured…""That doesn't matter." Adrian cut him off. "Luna is also injured."Bartram's eyes widened in horror. "She gets all the injuries you have."Adrian nodded. "Of course, she is my mate.""You have to heal as fast as you can.''Bartram walked towards the window, slowly shifted the curtains, and peeked out. They had instructed everyone to stay indoors and not go out. Only Adrian had left to save some pups who had hid when the creatures had arrived. Some werewolves were dead, and the creatures were still roaming around. It wouldn't be long before they began breaking into houses."Have you told Luna not to come home? Wherever she is with Phoebe, it is safe for them." Adrian inquired.Bartram pushed back the curtains and turned his back to l
"This is bad; this is bad." Luna muttered as she roamed around the room.The fact the mark was on Ashford was hard for her not to think about, and now she figured out she was Altamunar. She was holding a journal she knew nothing about. She had a journal; how could she not remember it?She rubbed her temple and ruffled her hair. Altamunar—that wasn't her name. She was named Luna, and Altamunar was the combination of both Lunar and Altamira.Now that the name has appeared on Ashford's forehead, It was impossible for him to walk around with the mark on his forehead."Don't sweat it." Ashford said, placing his hand on her shoulder.Luna turned her gaze towards him; the scarf was wrapped around his forehead now. She threw herself at him and wrapped her hand around him. He hugged her back; she buried her head in his chest and held on tightly to him."I don't understand everything that is happening; you bear my mark now and can't show off your forehead.""I don't need to show off my forehead;
"How does Altamunar's eye color count?" Neon asked. "It doesn't make sense; everyone can have the same color of eyes.""Ever seen gray eyes before?" Griffin asked. "No? Of course, I know that's the answer."Phoebe held up the book. "The book says Altamunar's eyes would be gray like the others, but they might be different. It is left for us to figure out who she is."Luna let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. Griffin looked at her."Why do you look relieved?" Griffin asked."I'm not relieved," Luna retorted immediately. "I heard from my father, and he is gone; that is something to be relieved for."Ashford was still holding onto her, and she was grateful for the warmth he provided her."Their eyes would look similar to gray, and the only person who has different eyes among us is Luna," Griffin started.As soon as the words left Griffin's lips, Luna stiffened, and Ashford could feel her tense up in front of him.Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Silver is absolutely different from gra