{Nathan's POV} "What do you think of the reason Ghino got separated from us"? Roger impatiently muttered to his daughter. It has been an hour since we got locked up in the cage. The worst part is that my senses could barely reach his scent. "I don't know. Maybe that female alpha is having a pep talk with him. Perhaps she already knew Ghino was lying to her. I mean, what else could be the reason he got separated, right"? his daughter muttered back. "You're right about that, young lady. Because of that, Ghino will be hung to death before the night will end". The female alpha suddenly appeared in front of the cage we were in. "Do you have any last word to your beloved, Ghino, huh, Prince Nathan"? she pointed her gaze at me. I don't have any idea how she knew about my relationship with Ghino. But I know Ghino will not unfold that piece of information to anyone as I did back in the casino which almost cost his life. "What did you do to him? Where is he"? I could sen
"Enemies!" a man's boisterous yell from a distance erupted in the entire village, followed by the continuous howling of wolves telling everyone to prepare. Mixed worries and fears flooded the entire town in a matter of seconds. Despite the injury after fitting my werewolf body through the cage, my feet continued trekking, following the trail where we last saw Ghino. When I got to the cage he was in, he was already gone. And I could barely ask anyone when most of the families hiding in their houses were all scared. They all locked their doors and windows, thinking Victor's wolves or whatever monsters are attacking the village will feel sorry if they will destroy their houses. Whoever suggested that ridiculous idea was completely insane. Their female alpha, perhaps even agreed to that brainless idea. Subsequently, I continued roaming the village with caution. Then, I remembered they once told us that they are going to hang Ghino to death before the sunset. Shit. I s
"Stay out of this, Nathan. This is between me and her. For believing I am the enemy. I know you don't trust me yet, but you will..." "Ghino, whatever you're doing. Better do it now. We can't hold them any longer." Roger yelled despite having difficulties fighting against three. "Help them, Nathan. You are one of the reasons she can't trust me. Better prove to them you deserve to be the next king of your pack." Ghino's words penetrated my heart. My wolf doesn't know what exactly are they talking about but I could feel the level of desperation in his tone. His thunderous blaming growls which were pointing at me forced my feet to turn around. Forget my worries and fears, and attacked Victor's wolves with everything my wolf could offer. The only wolf who I believe trusted my wolf also blamed me. He did not hesitate to say that in front of me even if he knew it could hurt my feelings. The tone of his voice was telling me that everything could have been avoided if not be
I could not believe he punched me back. After all the good things that happened to us, he punched me back in the face. As I see it, several drops of blood came out of his hands when we got removed from each other. But it did not stop me from hating him to the deepest part of my bone. I could not care less about him anymore. There was no more space for the guilt that can fit into my heart aside from regrets, resentment, and the feeling of being betrayed. All this time I let myself believe that Ghino has been on my side since the day we know each other. And that love for us, despite the uttered indifference and forbidden, can become real in the future. But I was mistaken. If I could have known this to happen in the future, I should have just let him die when my parents paid someone to kill him because he was misleading me on the road which I believe was right for me. That helps me realize that what I am can be accepted by the majority, not just the humans but the werewol
What shocked me the most was when he opened his eyes. No. His eyes were already opened since we arrived in the cave. Could he still see without his eyes? For five hundred years? "You knew about us?" Ghino asked in full surprise. "Scott, I'll leave Ghino with you in the meantime so you two could catch up. Don't worry, he's an ally. He can be trusted." the female alpha said. Then, she dragged us out of the cave as part of Ghino's one condition earlier. Roger and his daughter wanted to stay because they don't trust the female wolf. To at least Ghino could have his backup if things with Scott go south. Sadly, Ghino wanted to have privacy with Scott. I don't know what kind of conversation they are going to talk about but it might have something to do with what the female alpha told us earlier. About Ghino's future and nightmares. My wolf has a few questions stored in my brain but I could not believe Ghino forbid me to talk to Scott after what I did to him earlier.
"I guess that's a long story to tell, Mr Scott. How about you can continue the storytelling on our way to New York?" It sounded a bit harsh but kneeling everything about what happened to him is our less priority. Our stay in San Francisco had already taken long enough compared to what we planned which is on our second day, we must be travelling back to New York with or without Scott Mccall so we could plan our next move against Victor and his wolves. "And for the record, Mr Scott, we are gonna use the car to get to New York, not with the use of our werewolf barefoot. We don't want you to use and drain all your werewolf strength before reaching the city." Ghino added. "Okay. Just give me a sec. I need to talk to Aria first." Perhaps Scott was referring to the female alpha. Then, he shifted back to his human form and slid to the corner where the female alpha is. I slid closer to Ghino to discuss about the next plan since we already have Scott with us. Sadly, before I could even step
Without hesitation, I hopped out of the car and shifted into a wolf after seeing those three newly-bitten wolves approaching in our direction. Even from the distance, I could feel their hunger and urge to see blood on their claws and fangs. And from what I could sense, Victor's wolf scents were marked and sealed on them. It means that they were humans Victor recruited recently. The worst part is that I could barely sense any signs of mercy in their expressions. Victor intentionally left them to kill whoever they could see. That was all the nightmares about. He let me believe it was me who killed those piled-up bodies in my dream but it was his new wolves' doing. "Ghino... don't!" Nathan yelled at me but it was already too late when I jumped on the wolves and attacked them one by one which also left Scott and Nathan no choice but to follow. Roger and his daughter also helped. "Ghino, leave these three omegas with us. You better check the tunnels if they're still
"How does it differ when you go there alone without any chance of killing the murderer of your parents, Nathan? If you want to die there, I'll go with you. But we must have a plan. A divine plan. Will you trust me on this one for the last time?" Then, I shifted back into a human and offered a hand to him. Nathan stared at my hands hanging in the air for a few seconds. And it somehow hurt me when it already takes a minute, yet he did not reach out to my hands. "But this is my fight, Ghino. You've done enough for me and the pack. I don't want to accuse you again." Nathan felt sorry for what happened between us back in the town. Then, I felt at ease when he grabbed my hand. "Even if you will accuse me a million times, Nathan, I know in my heart I will never do that to you. From the day my wolf fell in love with you, I took an oath to protect you even if it cost my life." Despite the news that befell Nathan, I forced a smile at him, thinking it might change his mood. "