"That was a nice nap!" Phineas stretched his arms when he came out from the bedroom. ‘But I am impressed. The Seer doesn’t have any maids around and with a weak affinity to magic, he definitely had a lot of time to clean here.’He arrived at the living room and spotted the Seer reading one of the books he lent months back. Up until now, he hadn’t returned it to him but it didn't matter. Samael didn't know how to return what he borrowed, after all.His head perked up and his eyes lit. “Oh, about time you’re awake. You slept like a log for five hours.”‘That long?’ He thought. He yawned again as he stretched his arms. "With the events yesterday and some renovations in the aftermath, would you really blame me if I wanted to take a break?"He gave him an odd stare. “The current Alpha leader hasn’t rested until now.”Phineas ruffled his hair. “Well, I need more energy to gain more mana. Do you mind if you cut me some slack when I’m this tired?” He yawned again.In fact, P
Of all the wolves who caught me using Hatiist magic, it had to be Magellan. He was known for starting public executions without the Alpha Leader’s consent, thus, with Jerri’s case without trial. ‘But this is bad.’ My foot stepped backward as my heart raced. The child was frozen stiff, yet he didn’t leave his father’s side. Holding his hand with his dear life as he never left the sight of the intimidating presence of the Skollist official guards. My eyes wandered at his father and his skin started to lose its color and any time, he would succumb to the poison if I didn’t do any—“GUARDS! SEIZE THAT WOMAN, THIS INSTANT!”The guards did as they were told, marched towards my direction and apprehended my arms before I could make my escape. “This man is being poisoned!” I exclaimed. “At least allow me to heal him!” I violently struggled to release their grip.“Don’t you talk back, Hatiist cult! I don’t care if you are the Luna but rules are rules! You shall be beheaded for your insolen
It was….fortunate that the poison wasn't as strong as the curse marked on Varick during that day. Yet, I was so exhausted that I almost dropped my knees or faint from weariness. Panting, I tried to catch my breath as I stared at Magellan in the eye, without an ounce of fear ingrained in my eyes. However Magellan's burly face turned pink as his eyes were visibly wide. With his shaky accusing finger, he pointed at me. "A DEVIL! The Luna is a bloody devil in disguise!" Oh Hati. I couldn't believe this dreadful beta male—! The guards harshly pushed my wobbly, weakened body on the ground as my arms were forcibly held tight by them. Now, my face kissed on the cold, dirty pavement. And it only brought a sinister laughter from him. "This woman shall be executed this instant!" He bellowed. "Don't hurt her!" The child grabbed the leg of the guard. "She saved my papa! You can't do that to her!" The male wolf I saved kneeled before Magellan. "It is true that I am against their reli
The Skollist pack should have been overjoyed to hear the news of the upcoming heir taking over the pack.But time had been cruel to the wolves born in this pack. None were jubilant anymore, especially when many had lost their lives in the sudden invasion. From the looks of the pack, after hearing my pregnancy, they weren't exactly thrilled for the security of their protector.Perhaps Magellan's words resonated their true feelings more than Varick's obligation to protect them.If anything, Varick was more… disconnected within the pack and Magellan took advantage of it. However, after I felt his hand gripping mine and was shaking, I turned to him and even if he didn't show it, I caught a glimpse of fear in his eyes as cold sweat dripped from his cheek. "Varick?" I called to him in a low, whispering voice. And he broke the trance that kept him lost in his thoughts."Are you okay?" I asked.He didn’t respond, as he only stared at the crowd as they were slowly dissipating, the father an
He sighed as his grip on his hold around my sides tightened. His expression darkened. “The Seer doesn’t know how to keep his mouth shut.”It was actually Phineas who told me before meeting that sadist but it was best to keep it to myself or else I probably wouldn’t see Phineas for a long time. I waited patiently for Varick to answer. He looked bothered and he was obviously taken aback from my question earlier. I knew that Varick didn’t like to show vulnerability but if he only kept all of his problems to himself, there wouldn’t be any chance to break it. I shouldn’t fear him. In fact, I lost that fear the moment when I got to know him more. “Varick…” I called him again. “Why are you so keen to know?” He retorted with a question. He just walked forward, passing by a familiar direction closer to our house. I grimaced. “Because I’m your mate.” “Last time I checked, you didn’t like the slightest idea of being mated by me.” He was definitely steering the topic away. “It wouldn’t m
We hadn’t spoken about his revelation since then. Rather, he didn’t allow me to bring it up. But then again, what should I say? Looking back, when I saved him from the spell that couldn't be done, it made sense why he was outraged when I stole his chance of his twisted sense of freedom. No, he would have done that when he had the chance to die in battle. Varick continued to have a strong sense of responsibility to his pack more than his secret desire.Leaving me in my thoughts, he walked past me and I swiftly turned, following him like a worried hen. Now that I knew his thinking, I felt this strong urge of concern. He exited the house and at that moment, I thought he was trying to escape—only to stop by at the porch. He picked a pebble which was kissed on the sole of his boot and stared at the bushes outside. I continued to observe him so I stayed next to him.Then—He threw the pebble directly to the bush, like an arrow circumferenced until I heard a quiet shriek.My eyes gre
That evening, after eating our rabbit stew, I continued observing Varick as we headed back to our bedroom. I observed his every move as he prepared our bed. He was very meticulous and surprisingly attentive to cleanliness that I wouldn’t have noticed if we didn’t have maids around.He could be a great house wife if he were a woman, I mused. But he had done a lot today, so I offered to do it for him. Only to rouse his annoyance, stating I shouldn’t do anything to harm the baby.I intentionally rolled my eyes in front of him, and his glare darkened. Yet none of us would make an encore of our usual bickering as we turned our backs against each other in an unusually comical manner. It was a long day, after all. Varick hadn’t had a wink of sleep since the invasion. I could at least allow him to rest.We laid on bed in silence and the room was completely dim, minus the rushlight placed next to the bedpost. We didn’t have enough wood for the fireplace and I took a mental note to get them
At that moment, I could just ignore him and shut my eyes , pretending that this embarrassing situation was nothing but his figment of imagination. "Did you…just pleasure yourself?" But this is Varick we were talking about here. He wouldn't let it slide when I did something that caught him off-guard. "Err…no?" It was my failed attempt of lying and I took a mental note to chant a redemption prayer intensively in the morning. "Lying to me is futile, church maid." When was the last time he said that nickname? But based on his tone, it felt different. I took a peek with my one eye and above me, Varick had a rare sight of amusement on his expression. I scowled as I turned my back against him. My heart raced along with the unending discomfort between my legs. Once again, I cursed the Seer and wished to get even on him one day. "I always thought these what you called carnal desires are being frowned upon in your church." "B-blame your acquaintance, the Seer!" I swiftly turned my he