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Leslie could not contain her tears while inside the cab. She knew it was her fault. She cannot blame Lumaro. At the onset that they met, she knew all along that Lumaro came to Albaya for Grazziena. But she will not just give up that easily without doing anything to fight for what she feels for Lumaro.
“Madam here we are now at the Governor’s mansion.” The cab driver halted the car in front of the mansion’s gate.Leslie alighted from the cab after paying the driver and pushed the mansion’s doorbell. After a minute the guard peeped in the gate and asked her what she needs.“I need to speak with Governor Draeko. Please tell him I am Leslie, a friend of Grazziena. I need to tell him something urgent.” Leslie replied to the guard while wiping her tears.The guard’s face disappeared on the gate and after a while, he returned.“Please get inside Ms. Leslie, Governor Draeko is waiting for you.” The guard said as he opened wide the gate of the manI Lumaro ordered Lumao to come out. He needs to shift to his wolf form to escape but Lumao did not heed him. Lumao did not agree to his decision to leave their real mate and take Grazziena instead.“Put him in the prison cell in an attempt to abduct our crowned Ms. Albaya.” Governor Draeko ordered the Policemen, who followed as instructed. “You are a liar, Governor Draeko! I did not abduct her, she comes to me wilfully because I can stand beside her no matter what, unlike you!” Lumaro shouted at Governor Draeko, who upon hearing those words, turned his back and approached Lumaro. To the shocked of the policemen holding Lumaro, Governor Draeko’s fists flew and hit Lumaro’s mouth, immediately causing it to burst with blood. But after few seconds, Lumaro’s wound disappeared. “Is that all you can do? You cannot hurt me Governor Draeko; you are just wasting your time and energy.” Lumaro said insultingly with a smirk on his face. “You are not
IWhen Leslie arrived at the Police Station, she saw Lumaro inside the prison cell. He was sitting on the floor cross legs while the other prisoner also sat cross legs in front of him. They were chatting.“Lumaro,” she called on him as she holds the prison bar.Lumaro moved his head up and saw Leslie outside the prison cell. He stood up, still mighty and handsome and Leslie could not help to still admire the wolfman.“Leslie, what are you doing here?”“I learned that you were brought here, so here I am. I will get you out here,” she promised to Lumaro.Lumaro looked at her sadly. “Thank you, Leslie.”Leslie nodded and excused herself from Lumaro. She approached the desk of the officer of the day and she said something to him while showing him something on her mobile phone. Leslie knew tha
I Leslie walked slowly in going out of their University gate. Grazziena went ahead since Governor Draeko fetched her as usual. She was waiting for a cab when someone stood beside her. As she glanced beside her, she felt her head grew big; her breathing stopped. Her tongue was tied and she could not mutter any word while looking at the man beside her. “How are you Leslie?” the man asked smiling widely. Leslie could not hold it anymore when her tears rushed down and she plunged her arms around the man’s neck. “Lumaro, you are back?” she said with tears now dripping and rolling down to her cheeks. She could feel her heart beats fast now and her spirit was like floating in the air. She is happy, totally and completely happy! “I am, Leslie,” Lumaro replied as he caressed her head and kissed her forehead. “Lumaro, I don’t know what to say,” sobbing, Leslie said while resting her cheeks to his wide and hard chest. “How about s
I The wedding between Lumaro and Leslie was so simple. It was a civil wedding attended by close relatives and friends. They held the reception at Triple K Hotel’s restaurant. “Congratulations Leslie, and Lumaro,” Grazziena said as she and Governor Draeko approached the newlyweds. They just arrived at the reception area from the judge's sala, where the civil wedding of Leslie and Lumaro has been held. “Thank you to both of you, Grazziena and Governor Draeko,” Leslie replied while wiping her tears. She could not still believe that Lumaro and she are now husband and wife. Lumaro looked tenderly at his new wife and caress her back, “Shh, I am here already. Why are you still crying?” he said jokingly and the four of them laughed upon hearing such teasing of Lumaro to Leslie. Grazziena and Governor Draeko were seated on the table specially reserved for them by the newly-wed couple. “Sweetheart, can we follow now in your friend’s footsteps? Y
I Four years later … “Leelum, come on son, it is time to take a bath,” Luna Leslie, ran as she tried to catch her four-year-old son, who by years grew up to be so active and a bit of a naughty boy. “No, no Momma, I still want to play, catch me… catch me!” the little boy ran fast without looking back at his mother, who came chasing him, sweat already wetting the back of her dress. “Got you!” The little boy shrieked as a big hand scooped him up and his father who caught him, gave him a tight hug and rain of kisses on his cheeks. “Hah, good thing you caught him, he is so fast, goodness,” Luna Leslie came, panting for breath. Alpha Lumaro was laughing. Of course, his Luna is human while his son seemed to get more of his blood as a werewolf than a human. Thus, it is not surprising that his human mother could not catch him up as he runs so speedily like a full-blooded werewolf. “Honey, you’ve got to train more, otherwise you cannot really ca
IThe Albaya people still clamored for Governor Draeko to run for the Governor position again, but the newly wedded Governor was already decided.“Governor Draeko, why would you not want to run again in the election. The people in our province are still hoping for your change of decision.” This is the question thrown at Governor Draeko, during an ambush interview to him by a reporter in a local TV station., when she saw him and Grazziena, walking out of their hotel suite where they were having their one week honeymoon.Governor Draeko being a people’s man stopped from walking and faced the reporter. He smiled at her before answering her question. “You know, when I ran before as Governor, it was already my plan to only stay in this position in one term maximum of two terms. I already had two terms; it is time to let a new young Governor, a new and young blood, take my place. Besides, I am a married man now and I intend to focus on my wife,
I They prepared for their journey to the land where Grazziena was actually born. According to Lumaro, whom Grazziena was able to reach through mind linking, they will take two connecting flights before they could reach Mt. Reveree. After long hours of travel, finally, Draeko and Grazziena landed in the airport, which is the Capital covering the territory of Mt. Reveree. “Sweetheart, we are here finally,” Draeko stood up and took their hand-carry bags on top of the airplane luggage compartment. She also stood up and got one small bag from Draeko aside from her shoulder bag. “I could hear, Lumaro in my mind, Sweetheart. He said they are waiting at the arrival area; he, Leslie, and their little boy,” Grazziena relayed to Draeko smilingly. She is actually excited. It has been several years before she is going to see Leslie again and at the same time, she is curious to see the place where her parents were once Alpha and Luna and where she was born.
IGrazziena trembled all of a sudden. The wind, yes the wind! It whispers something, filling her mind with such a vision, a scenario where she saw herself still an infant, crying beside her mother, her dead mother.“Sweetheart? Something wrong?” Draeko noticed the sudden change of color of Grazziena’s face. She became pale as if all her blood left her skin and he felt the shaking of her hand when he held it.Grazziena looked at Draeko and shook her head. She does not want him to be bothered. “Nothing Sweety, I just felt the wind, so cold in my skin, that cause me to chill.”With that, Draeko took off his jacket and put it on her shoulders.“Thank you, Sweety,” she said gently and smiled at him.While they were in that kind of sweet momentum, they heard a vibrant voice coming from the Pack House’s main door.“Welcome Grazziena and Draeko to our humble land,” the