The rain has stopped this morning.Yesterday, after a small commotion at Scott’s house that forced Ciara to destroy the living room, Silvercrest was in an uproar.Sewell, who was the first to come to the scene, immediately arrested Hayley and escorted her to Alpha’s house. Scott came soon after, made sure Ciara was okay, and repeatedly told her about the dangers that could come anytime and anywhere.Even so, Ciara was relieved that at least it was over.From Scott, she learned that Hayley and her family would be expelled from Silvercrest. And because of the incident that Hayley did to Ciara, the expulsion that was planned to be carried out next week was accelerated to the next day.All of the Silvercrest pack members emerge from their homes and gather in front of Alpha’s house, witnessing the expulsion of the Hayes family once and for all.Word spread quickly among the members, and now everyone knows what Hayley did to result in her expulsion.Hugh was still generous enough to ask the
Ciara was stunned.“My real… pack?” Her voice felt unreal, echoing in her chest and head. “What do you mean?”Actually, Ciara knew what Scott meant. She was just too scared to admit it. Because this is all so impossible to be true.All this time, she had been instilled in the belief that she did not belong to a pack. She was just a lone werewolf who had an unfortunate fate and ended up in the hands of a criminal organization.So when Scott said that to her, she couldn’t just believe it.“You know what I mean,” said Scott. “You come from a pack deep in the northern forest. A closed community. They don’t interact much with the outside world, so I know little about them.”Ciara stared blankly at the top of the bed. The sheets crumpled underneath, and the blankets piled at the foot of the bed became silent witnesses of her and Scott’s romance. And now those objects bear witness to one of the biggest realities in her life.Just a few minutes ago, she had felt happy and now her feelings wer
Scott’s car sped through the darkness in the early hours of the morning. Music was playing softly from the car’s speakers, humming Ciara’s favorite song, Hysteria.Ciara hummed, singing each of the lyrics at random while looking out the window. The flickering trees only looked like shapeless shadows.“I see you have memorized Def Leppard’s songs,” praised Scott.Ciara turned to look at him, flinching slightly at the sound of his voice amidst the layers of silence that floated over this old song.“Uh—yes.” She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and glanced at the dashboard, where a faint blue glow glowed from the dial. She couldn’t hide her nervousness, and he must have noticed it.He reached out to hold her hand. “It’s gonna be fine.”Ciara let the warmth of Scott’s hand soothe her. She lifted the hand pressed it to her cheek and closed her eyes. “I’m scared,” she whispered. “What if they reject me?”“Don’t you already have a family in Silvercrest?”Ciara opened her eyes and stare
Under the watchful eye of the Moon Warriors, Ciara and Scott walked into an area hidden behind a cliff. The entrance to the place was in a cave covered by thick trees. No one would know the way in if there was no one guided.The well-built man who had spoken to Ciara earlier walked in the front row. He occasionally looked back, maybe to make sure Ciara and Scott didn’t cause trouble.Torches were set every few meters along the passage walls, illuminating their way. When they came to the other side of the cliff, a village stretched out in the valley, so beautiful with grassy fields, a blue river running through the middle of the village, and the snowcapped peaks of the mountains in the distance.This place reminded her a bit of the Black Stellar territory but with a unique beauty.They continued walking towards the center of the village, becoming a spectacle for the villagers, who never seemed to see anyone other than their own kind.The group turned into a large dull white stilt house
“I—I’m not—” Ciara stuttered and then she looked at Scott, asking for help.Scott clasped his hands as he looked at Ciara’s parents. “She’ll be home with me.”Dendra’s cheerful face turned to disappointment while Rai didn’t say anything.“Are you sure?” asked Dendra. “Weren’t you looking for us to… live with us again?”To be honest, Ciara had never considered that one bit.“I….”“Stay for one night here,” asked Rai. “I hear your car is broken. We’ll fix it. It’s impossible to go home in a wrecked car, right?”It was an offer Ciara couldn’t just refuse. Scott must have considered that, too. She felt Scott’s hand squeeze hers as she said, “All right. But only for tonight.”Dendra cheered up again after Ciara and Scott agreed to stay here for one night. She then invited them to lunch. Ciara thought she would just be eating with her parents and Scott, but Dendra had other plans.She took them both out of the house and took a walk around the village.“This place is exquisite, isn’t it?” sa
“Yes, of course.” Ciara nodded confidently. “This isn’t my home… and even though they are my birth parents… I don’t feel the kinship that I did at Silvercrest.”Scott smiled at her words. “You won’t regret your decision?”“Absolutely not.” She pressed her hand to his cheek. “My home is where you are, Scott.”*After the conversation, they returned to the welcoming party and Scott kept a close eye on Ciara, so she didn’t drink anything but water.The night came unnoticed; the party continued and now it has moved to a square in the middle of the village. More and more people came. It was as if during the night the population of the Moon Warriors multiplied.Dendra insisted on forcing Ciara to wear one of the village’s signature clothes, a straight-cut dress made of silk decorated with beads and colorful stones on the neck and cuffs.The two of them were in Dendra’s room, preparing Ciara’s appearance to be exhibited in front of the residents. Dendra put on make-up on her face and styled
“Yeah, sure.” Rai nodded. “You can contact me via mind link. I will open the path for you.”Ciara couldn’t say that she wasn’t good at using mind links because that sounded like an insult. The Alpha’s daughter can’t use mind links. Seriously.So Ciara just nodded and said, “Thanks… Father.”Rai’s eyes looked alive when Ciara called him that way. “A—anytime, daughter.”A fire was raging in the middle of the square. The light and smoke soared high, trying to reach the sky. Sparks flew around it, accompanying the people who were dancing around the bonfire. Music played with gusto, chants echoing through the air.Pleasant warmth. Ciara seemed to have enjoyed it. Even so, her mind remained unchanged.Everyone cheered, seeing Ciara and Rai coming. One by one they greeted her, like this afternoon, as if this was the first time they had met her.The well-built man who greeted her and Scott this morning introduced himself as the beta of Moon Warriors.“I’m Cail,” he said, holding out his hand.
Everyone at Moon Warriors sent Ciara and Scott off with joy.Dendra brought Ciara lots of food and wine, and Scott warned her to only drink the wine when she was with him. Dendra, who heard this, narrowed her eyes and said, “I think I know why you forbade her to drink alcohol.”Rai embraced Dendra gently, then looked at his wife’s face. “She really is your descendant, yes? Even her behavior when drunk is the same as yours.”“If I’m not drunk, maybe we couldn’t have Ciara,” said Dendra.And they both burst out laughing, but Ciara could only lower her head in embarrassment with a red face.Scott’s car had been repaired as if it had never broken in the first place. He looked amazed and asked Cail how he could repair the driver’s door of the car that was badly damaged yesterday.“A bit of magic here and there,” Cail said lightly, followed by a mysterious crooked smile.At that point, Ciara believed that the Moon Warriors did have special things over other werewolves, and it wasn’t just ab