"What so special about those two anyway? I mean, how on earth they could create such a powerful barrier without any help from a witch, mage, sorcerer or anyone who can cast dark magic?" None of them showed their surprised faces about it. Perhaps all their pack members were aware of them already. Why am I not? "I didn't know you are fond of watching those kinds of movies, Nathan. What movies have you watched already? The Originals? Teen Wolf? Or Sabrina?" Jackson burst out laughing as he studied the inevitable seriousness on my face. "Wait... Are those too existed in the world?" Then he set those jars of mountain ash and wolfsbane below his foot as he grabbed his phone. Ghino stealth a glimpse at the rearview mirror heading to Jackson's spot. "Werewolves existed, dude. So, probably those monsters existed too. They were like us, werewolves, hiding from those human faces who we met every day. Perhaps they were simply waiting for the right time." "But no one answered me wi
Ghino's statement immediately changed everyone's thoughts on the case. From being on my side earlier, they shifted their loyalty to Ghino without any signs of doubt or hesitance. Well. Indeed, Ghino was right about Bug Boss and his wolves. They don't care about slaughtering everyone's throat until they get what they want from me - my dad's alpha badge. Ghino was only thinking of the bigger picture of the case. There is no doubt he wanted to protect me. But he cared not just for me but for everyone, including his friends. That was one of the qualities I love Ghino the most. "Okay. Let's just say your intention was pure to protect everyone without asking for something in return. How can a jar of that powder cover up the entire size of the building, huh?" I asked. This time, with a bit of irritation. No matter how hard I try to think about it, we need at least five jars of mountain ash if we aim to protect every human being in the entire building. The worst part is th
"Just say it, dude. We don't have much time!" Edwin impatiently announced. Amongst us in the room, Edwin and Nadine were the ones who have the right to complain when based on my quick observation, they were done installing all those CCTV cameras and traps throughout the building. If my instinct was right based on Jackson's awful expression, it means that they have to uninstall again those they planted throughout the room. And I find it kinda complicated to keep repeating the same things all over again. And with the fact that my wolf is not their obligation, they can detach themselves anytime they want. I don't want to impose here but I still need them. All of them. "I made it, guys! I connected the line successfully." From a minute of awful expression, Jackson's mood suddenly lifts in a split second. Everyone's saddened expressions, including me, of course, followed Jackson's. My wolf could not believe that despite the exhausting bodies and late time, Jackson stil
Ghino also lifted half of his body before he jumped out of the bed and slid to my acoustic guitar and brought it on the bed. "Yes. They were Russians. But I don't know if they were enemies, Nathan. One of them, an old one, had a white beard, and white short hair. He advised me to inform you not to give the alpha's ring to Big Boss. And that if given the chance, he wanted to talk to you." "How would you know they were not fooling you around, Ghino? I mean, back in the penitentiary, aside from Big Boss, the doctor, and..." If Ghino was referring to the only person who helped me in the penitentiary, there is no chance he could reach New York City. They helped me escape through those tunnels but my wolf is pretty sure the jail guards did something awful to them. There is no chance they could not be given tough punishment for what they did. Because of that, they may be locked up in another closed space. Or worse, they were beaten up to death. "And who?" Ghino stopped da
"To Nathan, I'm so sorry if I didn't wake you up before we headed to school. It's just my wolf somehow noticed that you haven't had a good night's sleep last night. Your eyes were seriously staring at the ceiling, searching for answers. I know it has something to do with your conversation with Mr Connor. Please, don't give up just because you think you are the unluckiest wolf in the world. No, you're not. My friends and I are always been by your side. If you think about giving up, think about me. Think about those good old days that happen between us starting from the first day that I meet you on your tenth birthday until we become friends and up to the day we become lovers. That is where I got my strength and the will to move on and fight back. You are my everything now, Nathan. I will always protect you because I love you. And I love you because you gave me happiness, and contentment, and accepted me for who I am not. I want you to hold onto that. Anyway, enough of the drama.
After my phone stopped ringing, it rings again. This time, not from Jackson's but Edwin's. Next to Edwin was another unregistered digit. "Better answer those calls, Nathan. We don't know, maybe all of them have bad news for you about your loving, caring, and understanding boyfriend, Ghino." Big Boss added. So, my eyes could not help but point and lock my eyes on the phone in front of me. Part of me wanted to answer the calls but if I'm gonna do that, it means that I am playing Big Boss' games. As soon as the ringing stopped, I deliberately dragged my helpless and curious gaze back to the screen of the laptop with my heartbeat running at the speed of light. My entire forehead and neck were already covered in sweat. "No. I'm not gonna play your games, Big Boss. Nevertheless, you can never have my dad's ring. Never." This time, I muttered in a threatening tone. Even glimmered the colour of my eyes despite Big Boss and his wolves cannot see them glowing. But when t
Ghino and his friends have done too much for me. This time, I should be the one to do something for them. So, I grabbed the pen and jotted down everything that runs through my brain before they disappeared. It took me almost half an hour to compose my letter for Ghino. Afterwards, I went out of the room and marched to the kitchen to extend a hand to Ghino and Nadine to cook our meals. "What do we have here?" I eagerly asked to lift everyone's mood. In the middle of composing my letter, my ears could not help but eavesdrop on their conversations. They were all worried about my safety. Because of that, Ghino came up with a backup plan aside from depending on the barrier and was approved by his friends without further questions. And their backup plan was promising to my ears. There is no way their plan could not work. However, my decision not to involve them anymore was already final and irrevocable. "It's not your favourite, Nathan. We're already out of budget. B
As soon as I left the building, my doubted conscience never looked back. Not even a glimpse back to the building. My decision was already final and irrevocable as I mentioned earlier. All I have to do is to trust the process wholeheartedly. To trust my wolf instinct that everything will work out according to my plan. With no wireless headset, chipset cameras, or even phone with me, my eyes will see only what was ahead. And I will not be expecting any help coming from Ghino and his friends if things go south. But I strongly believed that nothing bad will happen to me until forty-eight hours. Unfortunately, I could not wait for my two days to end. I need to do something in advance. A few minutes passed, I found myself at one of the tables in my dad's restaurant waiting for my gig members to arrive. As soon as my foot stepped foot inside the restaurant, I immediately enhanced my werewolf senses to check the entire place if there is an unusual one. "Do you need someth