I slowly looked at him when he didn't utter a word for a long second. Our eyes met and his brown pupils were glittering in playfulness like he wanted to laugh but he just smiled and shook his head in disbelief.
"Kira, I'm preparing you for the day of your transformation and that includes showing you the history of our kind and what may be ahead of us. We're not gonna make out. I'm not even planning to have sex with you anytime soon."
"Then great!" I looked away, feeling my burning cheeks. "You should have said it straight to the point though! Instead of giving me false hope." I rolled my eyes at his masculine body. "Why are you even naked anyway?" I puffed a breath, releasing the giant shame inside my chest.
"So you're hoping to have sex with me?"
"No! Of course not!" I crossed my arms. "I don't even know how sex works for werewolves."
The side of his lips rose. "You'll soon know."
"Yeah, whatever! Show me what you're gonna show me and can you please put your clothes on. It's disturbing."
"I told you to get used to my body. You'll be seeing this for the rest of your werewolf existence, besides, I am your mate so deal with it." He grabbed a bowl on his bedside table and showed me what was inside.
The bowl was filled with tiny stones, almost like a stone candy.
"You're gonna show me a bowl of chocolates?" My brows furrowed.
"It's not chocolates. It's tiny gems from the ancient Alphas, the first-ever existing werewolves in our universe made by the Moon Goddess. This gem will bring you into a whole new world where you'll see the history of werewolves; how it started and how our ancestors fought for our kind to survive in this ever-changing world. Our history cannot be written for safety precautions that's why it has been preserved in these tiny gems."
"Where did these tiny gems come from?" I held one piece of gem and examined it with my furious brows.
He showed me the small birthmark on his wrist. "These gems were from werewolves' bodies. Once we die, our family will have to get this tiny little gem inside us and our birthmark will determine where it is located. In my case, my gem is intact in my wrist."
I looked around my body, I have no birthmarks.
"A birthmark will appear on your body after your first transformation. For now, I want you to be aware of our pride; our history."
"And how will I witness that through this?" I raised a tiny gem in front of his face.
"You have to swallow that gem, Kira."
"What?"
He raised his right brow. I zipped my mouth.
"You have to intake that tiny gem. Don't worry, that won't kill you. It's just like a drug that humans intake when they're sick." He shrugged. "You'll feel some unlikely feelings though. You'll feel dizzy. Your body will stay relaxed like you're just sleeping while you're mind will be fully awake. It's a strange feeling but tolerable."
"Are you sure I'm not gonna die with this?" I still have pending dreams to achieve. I don't wanna die.
He shook his head before tapping his bed. "Lay on my bed. Your body should be relaxed in the process."
"Is it really necessary that you're naked along the process?" I looked at his chest and my eyes stopped at his v-line. I lay on the bed, holding one, tiny gem.
"I need to transform into a werewolf in order to talk to you while you're half awake and half sleeping. You still don't have the telepathic ability so I have to adjust or else you wouldn't be able to hear my voice using mind."
"What else should I do?" I asked after relaxing my body on his soft bed. I could smell his manly scent even more; it was relaxing but my chest was half nervous, thumping like a suspenseful drum sound.
"Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and swallow the gem, Kira."
I followed his instructions and as the gem travelled through my throat, my vision started getting blurry until I saw colourful shapes and sizes flying around my sight. I couldn't even feel my body. I was like floating in the air.
'Kira, do you hear me?'
"Yes," I muttered, even my lips were feeling numb.
'What do you feel? Can you see anything?'
"I feel dizzy, Fenris. Are you sure this is safe?"
'Or course it's safe.' He sounded annoyed again. 'What are you seeing right now?'
"Nothing, just lights. It's making me dizzy for real."
He gasped. 'Just relax. Seconds later, you will feel like you're in the woods and you will see an ancient house with a man peacefully living with his wife and two daughters.'
I was still feeling numb when I found myself looking into so many trees. Fenris was right, I was in the woods, and then seconds later, I was inside the ancient house.
I watched a family happily singing together until I heard shouting outside their mansion. A black shadow appeared on the father's hands as he locked the doors using wind. I had the capability to look at their window, where I saw a group of people approaching their house. The people were still far but they were many.
"What's going on?" I asked Fenris.
'What you're seeing right now is the people approaching the family of Darkesta. They are planning to kill the family. They are eager and angry.'
I watched the two daughters panicking while their mom was calming them. The father was walking around the house like he was thinking deeply about what to do. His eyes glowed into blue. My heart thumped.
'Darkesta is one of the first family of werewolves, Kira; a werewolf blessed with magic. They have the ability to control the shadows; the darkness.'
The father made his family hide from the underground. The mother was convincing him to join them but he insisted. He was eager to face the people who wanted them dead.
"I thought no people have ever discovered that werewolves are real?"
'Indeed, Kira. Their attackers were not only humans, they were werewolves without powers, only strengths.'
The father went out of the house. My chest started thumping strong. My loud heartbeat was the only sense I could feel, the rest was so numb.
'They were the same kind, then why were they attacking the Darkesta?'
As the people were approaching, the father just stood in the middle outside of their house. He spread his arms as he looked up then darkness started forming around. The people rushing transformed into werewolves as the shadow of darkness were growing larger and larger around the father.
'Because they're not the same. The Darkesta have power. They can control the shadows while the ordinary werewolves don't have any. They found the family dangerous. A threat to their small community.'
My heart felt like it was being pulled by a heavy stone while I watched the father getting surrounded by shadows of darkness like a poisonous smoke and as the werewolves approached nearer to him, the smoke has reached them and every werewolf was summoned by darkness like a domino effect, transforming their werewolves form into a black creepy-looking dog as the shadows got larger and larger, making the woods turned into ashes.
"What happened? What's going on?" I wasn't moving but I found myself catching my breath.
'You just watched the Darkesta turn everything into darkness.'
"He killed all of their attackers just like that?"
'Only, he didn't kill them. He accidentally summoned them into darkness, making them wild, evil dogs that would follow his commands.'
"What happened after that? Do they still exist?"
After everything was summoned in darkness, I couldn't see a thing again. My vision was back into colourful, dizzy, bright lights.
'They hide after that. No one knows why or what they have been planning. The thing is, werewolves have been preparing for their possible attack. We are preparing ourselves for the worst as we are aware of how evil they can be. Three powerful alphas that have been blessed by the power of light almost destroyed them. Unfortunately, they failed to avoid the strong summoning of darkness.'
"So this is you, telling me how my life has been in danger now that I'm becoming a werewolf?"
'This is me, showing you that there's more to your life as a werewolf that you will be uncovering. Hold tight cause it's gonna be a crazy adventure and like I always say, expect the unexpected; prepare for the worst, and hmm... your training with me will start tomorrow.'
After knowing a brief history about their kind, Fenris has been more gentle to me. I couldn't figure if it was connected to me knowing part of them or if he was just simply being caring. I shouldn't assume a thing though. As time passed by, we were getting more comfortable around each other. Months have passed and Red Moon was almost approaching though we still have enough time to get ready. "I got you there!" I laughed as I escaped myself from his muscular arms that imprisoned my neck a second ago. He tried to hit me again, almost grabbing me but I manoeuvred around, dropping myself on the ground as I roll until my right knee leaned on the lawn as I positioned my buckles in front of my chest with my eyes shooting dagger at him. "You're getting better huh!" His baritone voice was catching breath while his sweat was dripping on his firm chest. He was topless while I was in my sports bra and leggings. I smirked, finally, I was learning how to get him tired in a fight. I often lose
He didn't seem bothered at all. He just stared into my eyes with his usual poker face. He turned off the shower, giving the four corners a complete silence. "Are you sure you're not in a relationship with Nazarus?" he asked with his face looking stiff, staring just only into my eyes. "The fuck?!" I checked my body, making sure the sensitive parts were all covered. "I'm pretty sure, Fenris. What the--- I'm taking a shower! Can we talk later?" He rolled his eyes. "Is he for real just a friend of yours or are you guys flirting? Do you like him?" "What? No. I don't like him." My brows crossed. "We're not even flirting." My heart was thumping so loud as I imagined how I look in front of him. I looked so awkward with my arms and hand covering myself while my knees were trembling. I puffed a breath. "Besides, I know he doesn't like me. He's not interested in me. He's a heartthrob, Fenris; famous and rich. I'm far from his ideal girl, that's for sure." "Are you fucking sure with that
My brows crossed until I saw the time on his gold wristwatch. It was almost ten a.m. I just shrugged at him before running down the long stairs again until I reached the garden.I stood in front of Fenris, sitting on the cemented chair beside the fountain. He looked at his phone as he shrugged. "Just on time; nearly good." My stomach felt like an earthquake. "I'm hungry. Can we eat first?" "No. That's the consequence of waking up late and not showing up right on time. You'll eat after the training." I glared at him and ended up pouting. He had been really cruel for the past few days; a lot stricter and more serious when it was about training. "What kind of werewolf are you?" I crossed my arms. "You're gonna allow your mate to die in hunger just because." My head remained high, looking up at him. Why didn't I grow taller? His height was making me look small. His thick right brow raised as he clenched his jaw. He was in his short-tempered, strict mood again. I managed to just stare
"Oh about that, you saw Gonzalo earlier?" Fenris wiped his lips with a tissue when his mouth looked oily; it added more lusciousness to his lips though. It looks good. Why am I even thinking about that? Damn Kira!"Ah... Gonzalo? Who's Gonzalo?"He checked his phone before looking back at my eyes. "He's the one you bumped into a while ago. You're supposed to meet him today but something personal occurred to him so he told me that he'll just gonna come back here maybe tomorrow or the next day.""I'm supposed to meet him?" I furrowed. "Why? What's gonna be his role in my transformation?"He looked away. The movement of his adam's apple showed how he was hesitating to say something. Is there something I need to know that he's not saying?"We'll talk about that tomorrow or some other time.""Come on! I'm curious. Say it to me now." I frowned.He slightly smiled even without his eyes moving; what a faked smile! "I'm still unsure about it so I'm gonna talk you through when I'm done thinking
The next thing I knew, I found myself laying on the lawn, naked. My head was still spinning when I looked around, seeing my dress shred on the floor. "Kira!" I could barely move I just lay there, staring at the night sky until Fenris' face showed up. He was looking so worried while my eyes were almost closing in heaviness. My breath would often be off and then come back for a minute, then off again. "What happened, Kira?" He asked caressing my hair out of my face. I felt like I was staring at the stars through his eyes. Despite my weakening body and sight, I saw how light and beautiful his eyes were. "Kira!" I exhaled a large amount of breath before I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him down to me. My naked body felt the warmth of his skin but I didn't seem to mind. Finally, I felt safe. I was so scared a while ago and all I could think of was his name because I knew for a fact that I needed him. I squeezed my eyes close letting the excess tears fall on my cheeks, s
"Seriously?" My lips parted at him.He just nodded. I looked down on my lap as I played with my fingers. "Is that how you despise the idea of marrying me?" I thought we already established a good bond even just for the convenience thing. I couldn't blame him after all He never liked me. It was normal for him to desire to escape the responsibility he never wished for. I don't know why my heart is aching though, damnit. "I don't despise you, Kira." "You don't have to pretend. I see it." My lips thinned as I nodded. "I feel it." "Kira, it's not that..." He gasped. "I just thought if you could have a choice, you'd prefer someone else than me. You always pinpoint how short-tempered I am and Gonzalo, Gonzalo is more patient than me, more understanding, and more friendly." "As if it isn't obvious." I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I know. That's what everyone says about us, anyway he offered us a proposal and I found it unfair if I wouldn't even let you have the chance to choose." I looked
My mouth was frozen in seconds until I blew a hard laugh. "I thought you have humour. Why didn't you get my joke?""Too bad, you're not joking." He rolled his eyes. My lips thinned. Is it that obvious? I shrugged, acting unbothered but I caught myself floating on cloud nine while I stare at his glittering gold eyes with his messy hair that he often stroked with his fingers. His oversized black tank top made him extra good, showing his perfectly masculine arms."See? You're distracted again." He smirked.I blink multiple times. I pinched my waist, gathering the right senses I should obtain right now. I was about to go on a battle; I shouldn't be floating like I was some kind of a butterfly."Can we just start? Shall we?" I puffed a breath."Sure, but first I'll give you the credits for arriving on time today. It's your first time not being late. Congrats, Kira." He offered his hand.I glared at it but then on I wanted to feel his big palm so I shook my hand with him until he gripped t
A few days passed and luckily, I was still seeing the sunshine and moonlight. Fenris didn't kill me but I could feel that he was still somehow considering my suggestion. Nonetheless, our routine has been the same for almost two weeks and my body was drained from our continuous training every single freaking day plus I didn't fail to attend my classes and he didn't fail to pick me up and drive me home from time to time. "Is Nazarus still sticking his ass around you?" He asked while his eyes were on the road, driving. His one elbow was resting on the aisle of the window while his other hand was on the steering wheel, looking so chill. "Not his ass," I answered sarcastically. Ever since the day that I punched him in the face and asked him to just kill me, I've been avoiding him. But since he was my driver when going to university, I have no escape. "I'm serious, Kira. Is he still hanging around with you?" His hand on the steering wheel tightened its grip. I leaned my face at the wind