Sweat covered Lorenzo’s face as he lay on the bed with his eyes shut and squeezed into a frown. He panted, seemingly out of breath as he struggled in his dream. Inside, he saw images, one of which struck him the most was a blade. It pierced through his chest near the heart. He held that blade and tried to pull it out but the attacker only moved further, making the blade hit his internal organs. The blade was covered by a poisonous type of silver. Lorenzo could smell it. But how could such a weapon enter the room? This was the border of their pack, and it had a tight security. Guards were everywhere. He stared at the person who stood close to him. That person’s face was covered by mist, purposely hiding his appearance. Then like a snake, that person uttered in a low voice, “I’m sorry.” The blade pierced further inside Lorenzo’s chest, making him gasp and choke with blood spilling out of his mouth. Feeling the pain throbbing inside his chest, Lorenzo’s eyes opened. He found himself
. . . Flashback . . . “No matter what happens, you cannot reveal your identity to the enemy. Even if your name is known at some point, you should never mention our pack or the place where you came from. Do you understand, Naya?” Naya faced her father. She had just finished training the rest of the Midnight Seven who were slacking when Beta Alfredo came by. He arrived with his companion from the Alpha’s official head hunters. Naya knew how much her father valued time. “I understand,” she said with her head lowered. Beta Alfredo glanced down at Naya. In the past months, he had seen how hard Naya trained and got praise from his companions. The top generals of their pack always asked Beta Alfredo how he could raise such a remarkable kid. Nevertheless, training and pack competitions were different from the real action. “Don’t let me down,” he uttered without emotion. Naya remained bowing down before him and obediently answered, “I won’t let that happen.” With a final glance at Naya
Everything happened too fast. Naya couldn’t even react. Her head and body spun as Kael carried her and did the unthinkable – he fought against the Night Ridge Pack soldiers with only one hand. The exhaustion hit Naya, preventing her from lifting even a finger, but her vision remained running and seeing everything made her heart racing. It was as though Kael was a completely different person when he fought. His movements were precise and swift – even faster than the wind with his claws landing on the vital parts of the enemies, making all their attacks akin to ants. He and Naya leaped and danced with the wind, his cloak fluttering as he mercilessly took them down one by one. Not long after, his face mirrored Naya, dirtied with blood. As though he sensed Naya was staring at him, he gazed back at her with his famous crazed smile. His eyes glowed a mixture of green and gold, illuminated further by the light coming from above. Only then Naya realized the moon had risen above. Under its f
“Let me go.” When Kael heard the words from his mate, he was stunned. He had just placed her inside the carriage Jed had prepared for him while heading back to the pack when he heard Naya speak. Even when she was struggling to keep her eyes open, she still managed to give a sharp look at Kael. The corner of Kael’s lips lifted in a twisted smile. “What’s this? You still have the energy to talk to me yet you haven’t replied to my question earlier.” Naya winced, her body now sensing the heavy aftermath of everything she did the entire day. She had been fighting as many people as she could remember. She was in the brink of losing her senses – probably even her life at that point, until the crazy alpha prince appeared. It wasn’t that she forgot what he did. As a fighter herself, she was actually impressed by his fighting abilities. After all, not everyone could take down people by using only one hand, much more carrying another person the entire process. But then again, Kael had always
The West Wood Pack had gathered everyone in the main village. It must be said, because of the coming of Sana Azalea, everyone was eager to portray the role of being a follower and an obedient member of the pack.The leader, Alpha Jake West, had distributed all tasks to make everything appear perfect, each corner carrying a hint of respect, dignity, and order. After all, this was the direct messenger of the Moon Goddess herself. Disappointing her was the worst thing any pack could do."Alpha, we have a problem," Alpha Jake's beta, Bullet, said in a low voice when they entered the main pack house.Alpha Jake halted. "What is it?""Alpha Prince Lorenzo and Alpha Prince Kael... We couldn't find them," Bullet informed."What?!" Alpha Jake looked like he was going to faint. Worry and anger instantly flashed through his eyes. "The Blessing Ceremony is going to start in three hours. How can they not be here? What were they doing?!"Bullet lowered his head, equally concerned. "I sent people to
Lorenzo was startled at the sound coming from the outside. His wound had completely healed but when he took off to return to the West Wood Pack’s main village, he suddenly felt it start to open. For some strange reason, he sensed a danger coming from the said location. Still faintly struggling to remain steady, he ordered his servant, “Check what’s going on outside.” When the servant returned, Alpha Prince Lorenzo was stunned. “What? Prince Kael and Felix are at the entrance?” Lorenzo’s heart began to race in his chest. He gulped down, endured the pain on his chest, and slowly stepped out of the carriage. At the same time, the two assistants of Alpha Prince Kael and Alpha Prince Felix stood out of their own carriage. Apparently, they came together. Lorenzo suspiciously looked at them. General Trevis from the Western Border, temporarily stationed in the main village’s entrance, made a salute to the alpha princes. “I’m pleased to welcome the sons of Alpha Jake. Alpha Princes, p
Alphas in all packs were allowed to have more than one mate. Although they could acquire as many as they could, most alphas still chose to only have one mate. Just like the rest, they also held a strong importance to the sanctity of mateship and marriage, to the point that in the past 100 years, only two packs had an alpha with more than two mates – the Crimson Stone Pack and the West Wood Pack. Alpha Victor, the alpha of the Crimson Stone Pack, had two mates in his reign. This was because his first Luna died after giving birth. A pack as big as theirs needed a Luna to support the Alpha in his day-to-day ruling. The same could be said for the West Wood Pack although the history in this pack was more complicated than that of the Crimson Stone Pack. “Luna Sierra is taken as a second wife even when Luna Arabella was still alive,” a servant said as she busily arranged the baskets to be brought to the ceremony hall. Words traveled quickly and they learned Luna Sierra’s only biological s
Nervous, Alpha Jake intently watched the reaction of the Moon Goddess’ visionary messenger. Sana Azalea slowly stepped back and turned to Alpha Jake’s direction, her expression, despite calm and graceful, carried a sense of urgency and worry. “I am now going to reveal what the Moon Goddess has to say for this pack,” she said softly, eyes never leaving Alpha Jake. “Alpha, please step forward and receive the message.” The cold wind made the leaves sway and for once, the moon in the sky shone with strong traces of premonition, making people shiver and watch their leader stand up in anticipation. Head high and firm, Alpha Jake walked towards Sana Azalea. She led him to the vase and finally said, “There are three important messages the Moon Goddess revealed for your pack. First is that there is going to be a drought. The shortage of water in this territory is going to be destructive.” Gasps and whispers quickly erupted in the pack’s central grounds. Everyone couldn’t help but look at