The girl clapped her hands, coercing us to spin around, and we were both stunned when her younger self gradually changed into a man wearing a black suit and steampunk coat."I was right. You are the silver werewolf."Glancing at Israel, I heaved him an inquisitive look before we sprinted behind the tree to shift back into a human form.We strode toward the man, and I was about to speak when he lifted his hand and said, "You know who I am?" I felt my stomach sink as I glanced at Israel and saw he looked just as bewildered."I don't," I replied coldly. "You better introduce yourself now. But if it's unnecessary, then get out of our way.""Silly, you're too idiot of all the silver I've ever encountered." he laughed evilly, annoyed that my outburst exploded, and I lashed out. I caught the man off guard by punching him in the face, which made him infuriated. The momentary shock caused me to pause before I could catch my breath."Deserved," Israel remarked, chortling.We swiveled around an

"For every family, only one member can be a silver werewolf, and the rest are ordinary. And if two or more than that exist, the last born in the family will die. And they saved you, Gwen. Your sister agreed to surrender her blood to the enemy with a promise to go far away, so she can never cure anyone and never let blood trickle down because if you did, it would haunt your sister. A promise is a promise."I couldn't speak. My breathing became labored, becoming hard and shallow. I never thought of this reality of being so cruel and unfair. I felt like crying. What could motivate such a thing to happen to innocent people? It was unthinkable that someone like me could be a curse despite the fact I'm too naive in the ways of everyone, and yet, in my mind, there is no escape from it, and the knowledge of it hurts."How did you know all about my family? A-and why they lied?" my voice cracked from holding back tears. There was a lump stuck in my throat. This made it almost impossible for me

"I know you two are best friends. So I'm pretty sure there is the reason why you deduce Israel might be the reason behind this. What makes you doubt him, Beta?"Feeling perturbed, I don't want to discuss these things with anyone, not even Omega, because the answer is too confidential for anyone's ears. My heart pounds in my chest at the thought of someone other than him knowing, and I have to suppress the need to run away from this conversation. Even though he is not looking at me right now, I can feel his gaze on the back of my head, which feels like digging into my soul.When I got intrepidity, I swiveled around. "Gwen is not just a friend to me, Omega. She's like my younger sister, and I cannot forgive myself if something happens to her." I took a deep breath and resumed, "I don't mean to blame Israel for all of this. I'm just trying to think of a possible reason why Gwen might suddenly disappear.""Well, you're right," he acquiesced.We continued walking into the forest until we a

"Your best friend loves you more than a friend."I was speechless for about half a second before I recovered and said, "I have no time for any stupid stunt, Israel.""I know it's hard to believe my words, Gwen, but I am serious about this," he stated, compelling me to stand up."Seriously, Israel? I told you I have no time for this.""There were no lies in my words, Gwen." he looked directly into my eyes. "I would never lie to you.""Then why are you telling me this?""Because I'm guilty. Matt didn't want you to be with Alpha because he wants you for himself."It took a moment for those words to register in my brain. The disbelief that came to my face lasted for nearly three seconds. And when it dawned on me what he'd just told me, I laughed bitterly at the irony in his words."Are you seriously telling me that Matt, the guy who used to tell me he loved me more than anyone ever has, is fooling me?" I crossed my arms. "It's true. Matt loves me so much because we're best friends. And he

“I hate it when you entertain another man.” Suddenly, I remembered Israel’s assertion about Matt’s sentiments toward me, but I quickly dismissed my thoughts. Matt is my best friend, and there’s no way he would be interested in me romantically. I didn’t think we could be more than friends. I don’t think so anyway. When I got the intrepidity to respond to him, I did so with a straight face. “You can’t expect me that. We have to find a way, and find Alpha Ace. I have to think the best way to preserve all your life, Matt. And of course, it requires me to seek answer. I can’t do it alone.” One of his brows quirked upward skeptically. “What sort of answer?” he stepped closer, and his voice took a deeper timbre. “Yes. I need to find an answer,” I replied, swallowed hard. “The Mother of Silver Werewolves showed up last time and warned me. The more I divulged my identity, the more danger we are in, especially my sister.” His eyes morphed into stormy black, and his jaw clenched. Even witho