CHAPTER TWENTY ONEELARA"I can't wait for this stuff to be done and dusted tomorrow, " I said to Harry. I called him that now because the festival had brought us a bit close to each other, and it was more informal to address him as that. "It's been a huge stress since the day one of planning for this festival," Harry replied. I agreed with him, with a nod of the head. We had bot overheaded the whole stuff and the organising of facilities required. It was the eve of the festival, we were almost done with all we needed to do, so we decided to drink to our success. "We deserve this treat, Harry," I told him. "After all the stress, a few bottles of wine wouldn't be bad at all."Harry nodded. He picked up the fourth bottle and opened it. He turned a few contents into his cup. "Do you want some more?" He asked me. I nodded in affirmation. "Yes, please," I backed it up. Harry poured in some content from the wine into my cup. I sighed as I picked up my glass and began to drink from it. "T

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEELARAI stood outside the door and decided to listen to them. I wanted to know what was going on between the two. "What is your wolf like?" She asked, her voice lifted. "I am curious to know.""If you are interested in knowing," River began in a cold tone. "Then, you shouldn't be asking so casually. It's something you would love to see. You know, they say seeing is better than explaining. What you see is better than what was told to you."I heard Lisa giggle. She sounded really excited when she spoke with him. The sound of her voice and the way she giggled at every second was evident that she was really excited. "When were you crowned the alpha of the red breeder pack?" She asked. "When I turned eighteen. I became fully in power when I became twenty.""Wow!" She exclaimed and chuckled. ""What does it feel like to be an alpha? Especially since you are not married yet," she said, pretending to be sad. There was a moment of awkward silence between the both of t

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVEELARAI lay in my bed and closed my eyes, but I couldn't. This time around, it wasn't the moans. I faced River's bed and kept staring at it. I could feel his absence deeply. It was like I was placed alone in the open field to chase a ball, and I was playing against myself without the spectators. I kept turning around the bed until I finally fell asleep. It was almost morning when I suddenly jerked up from the bed. I had another nightmare. It was the same nightmare I'd been having, and I thought it had all gone away. The nightmare was back. I kept seeing Constance with that smirk on her face. My ex-husband, the look on his face when he dropped me in the water. All the things Constance, who was supposed to be my best friend, had said to me before they finally killed me. It was shocking that Constance wasn't just my friend but my sister, and instead of this revelation to draw us closer. It instead tore us apart. I folded my fist in a blow and began panting reall

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENELARAI was still standing there, waiting for the batten to finally hit me, when I felt a hand grip me. My heart sank into my stomach at first because I thought it was the batten that hit me. I heard the thunder sound of the batten colliding with the floor. When I noticed that I was still safe after a few minutes I felt warmness around me. I also noticed that I was in someone's arms. I slowly opened my eyes and lo and behold, there was River, holding me in his arms. I blinked twice in shock. I let out a huge sigh before passing out. I soon woke up in front of the hall. A few guards were around me, and River still held me in his hands. My face was soaked in water. Must have been the effort they had put in, to revive me. I and River stared at each other awkwardly for a while before he finally let me stand on my own. I noticed that the floor was soaked in blood. I looked down at River's leg and saw that it was stained with blood."Are you injured?" I asked and

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE RIVER I noticed the way Elara reacted immediately when she saw my mom. She was still gazing at her without saying a word. I tapped Elara, and she jerked. She turned to me with a nervous smile while scratching her head. Whatever happened, there needed an explanation. It was as if Elara knew my parents. It was suspicious and, at the same time, shocking. Although I was curious to know what was going on, I decided to shove it aside for the time being. "Mom, Dad," I called, holding Elara's hand more tightly. "Meet my Luna. "The two smiled."Elara," I called her, turning to her with a smile. "Meet my parents. "Elara stepped forward and hugged my mom. Dad also shook her hands before letting her return back to me. "How was your trip, Mom and Dad?" I asked them."As usual," my mom replied. "Boring and stressful."Her thick voice filled the air. Sometimes, people mistook my mom's voice to be a man's voice. "I am a bit surprised that you have a mate now," my mother sudd