Time seemed to freeze for Diana.She knew of the owner of that voice. Hearing they were safe and sound from the mind link and experiencing it firsthand to witness and hear their voices were two different things for Diana.Every nerve of her body seemed to stop functioning. Her breathing halted and her pupils dilated.The re-forging of the bond blocked too long by black magic came in a whiplash, waking up the slumbering Tehsin for a good moment enough for her wolf to whimper and reach out to their parents through the strengthening link between them.The tugging of the string called fate and bond intertwined was the final nail to the coffin.In a whiplash, Diana turned around.Dylan’s heart was hanging by the thread, much to Diana’s oblivious action as she immediately jogged toward her disheveled parents. Staring at his empty arms, Dylan nodded at Seymor before he followed his mate. To hell with the Crescent Pack, what Dylan feared was for her to trip.Diana, on the other hand, was obli
Flies lingered around the borders directly facing the northern part of the Crescent Pack.The smell of rotting corpses wafted miles from the source of such a scent. At the peak of the pile of rotting limbs and dismembered body parts, two heads were pierced by poles. One would be blind to skip such a sight. Its position was a special spot for the former alpha and luna of the Crescent Pack.It was the very same way how Mason Ritchell and Lorraine Ritchell died in Diana’s first life. Atop the loyal wolves of Diana’s parents were her beloved mother and father’s heads, speared for all to see for their supposed treachery. When their rotten corpses could not be distinguished anymore after being eaten by the scavengers, they were buried collectively in a nameless mound where Diana could only weep.Now, as Diana stared at the small hill of corpses, her eyes fixated on the two heads at the top. Her fists were clenched as she relived that day. That day was particularly gloomy. The skies were fil
“Are they still refusing to obey?” “Yes, Alpha.” Anton, a Crescent Pack member who had pledged allegiance to the new alpha and luna, could only nod his head. His face was grim and he could not look up to his alpha knowing how he had failed. Alpha Dylan Cain, whose gaze remained fixated on the screen of his laptop, did not even spare Anton a glance. In an absent-minded tone, he said. “Then kill those rebels. Hang their heads around the town to set an example. The same old rules.” Just by the tone of the alpha, it was quite evident that he was itching to dismiss Anton. Beta Seymor, who was standing behind Alpha Dylan, cleared his throat. “Alpha, we cannot keep on doing this. If Luna Diana learns that the Crescent Pack has lost a quarter of its wolves, she would surely cut off her bed rest schedule to solve this question herself.” Just the thought of her mate leaving the Blood Claws Pack to go to the Crescent Pack had already soured Dylan’s cheery mood. Stabbing Seymor with a glare,
'I wonder how he even managed to hold onto his seat all these years,' Diana pondered.Diana was at the balcony of her room which was facing the eastern borders of the Blood Claws Pack.Teshin, who was rarely awake, answered at the back of Diana's mind. 'He is like Nathan Crescent—a puppet of Shananel Ritchell.'Diana hummer in agreement.With raised brows she turned around and crossed her arms. "How long will you stay here?"Talia, who stood behind Diana earlier, shrugged. She leaned against the wall and smirked at Diana. "What? After you made use of my magic to block all connections of the Crescent Pack's wolves—even including your parents—you will discard me like that?"Rolling her eyes, she explained. "That's not it and you know that." Looking straight into Talia's eyes, she added. "How long will you play this game with your mates, Talia?""I don't know." Talia sighed, looked up into the cloudless sky, and stared straight at Diana. "I really thought I could handle six of them. Heck!
The word 'huh' was written on Seymor Tesan's face.He did not expect that by accepting his alpha's order to watch over his Luna's mood would make him enter a potential war zone.Seymor was not stupid. The way the two betas glared at him with a promise of death and the way Luna Diana's wolf had resurfaced, he was forced to call his boss who would turn the world upside down should something happened to his mate—Alpha Dylan Cain.'Alpha, there is a situation here.'On the other end of the mind link, a certain alpha lowered his grip around the wolf's mouth.'What?' A hint of annoyance was clearly in his tone for having his slaughter feast interrupted.Seymor sent a silent prayer to the Moon Goddess before he continued. 'Luna Diana is—'Snap!The jaws that Dylan was holding snapped, killing the wolf instantly. Dylan threw the wolf like a ragdoll on the ground. He was now surrounded by the wolves of the Woodland Pack saved their leader who had cowardly saved his ass when worse came to worst.
"I can't contact Sonja."Dylan was faced with the distress-looking mate. With one scoop, he carried her and cradled her as he took a seat on his swivel chair."Since when?"Arms around Dylan's neck, she mumbled. "Since last week. I first thought she was merely doing errands with Shinro and Laville, but I received Shinro's mind link right. He hasn't made any contact with Sonja for three weeks already. Rakiz is the same."Dylan opened the drawer of his table and took his cellular phone that he rarely used. In fact, this was the first time Diana see him use technology aside from his laptop—which he only used for searching baby names like a man possessed."Who are you calling?" asked Diana upon seeing her mate dialed someone."Luke."Hearing Dylan's one-word reply, Diana finally remembered that Sonja was Luke Cain's mate!Hope flickered in Diana's eyes as she waited and listened.The phone kept ringing for good two minutes. By the nth ring, Luke Cain finally answered."Bro, what's the matt
Separated by one border, the two group of wolves remained in a standoff for a good moment now.The place that had witnessed the carnage of the Blood Alpha not too long ago was then again wrapped by the familiar tense atmosphere.It was the very same atmosphere where such bloodshed immerged. Now, the epsilon-ranked wolves of the Blood Claws Pack wondered if they would be witnessing such gore again. Just the thought of their Blood Alpha tearing an adult warrior wolf into two with his bare hands, they could not help but relish such a scene.Their adrenaline, which was still pumping in their veins, had been reignited. Drooling, the wolves of the Blood Claws Pack showed such a feral side, making the rogue wolves from the other side question their identity—who was more rogue-looking than them, huh?The silence shattered when the snapping of twigs resonated within the tree hides. On cue, Alpha Dylan Cain appeared from the deep darkness followed by his beta and elite deltas who were in thei
Seated in a long table, Diana was situated on the head chair while Dylan was to her right side while her left side was empty—it was the seat for Sonja, Diana’s trusted familiar. Seated next to Dylan was Shinro while seated next to the empty chair was Rakiz Lemoir. The rest of the seats were occupied by Mason Ritchell of the Crescent Pack, the six alphas of the Night Prowlers Pack, Soleyah Haynes of the Woodland Pack, and Talia of the Genesis Coven. Even Sally had a seat of her own while the two betas stood and lingered behind her, making Sally sit all tense and uneasy With the long table now packed with Diana’s allied forces, the absence of Sonja was pulling heavily in her chest. Under the table, her fists clenched yet her façade remained impregnable for all to see. Only those with direct connections with her knew the turmoil in her heart. ‘I need to calm down… Sonja will tell me that for sure. I mean, look at that. My vassals are here, ready to help me—the contrast to the time when