Mag-log inCeleste“L… Lyra… Lyra, is he d… dead? I didn’t feel him breathing.” I felt a chill run down my spine, even though I didn’t touch him. I didn’t have the heart to confirm my fears, because the alpha looked lifeless. His back rested against a huge tree in the forest, looking more peaceful than I had ever met him. I couldn’t spot his chest rising and falling like a living person’s. Even his body heat couldn’t be felt. It finally dawned on me that the final pain I felt in my ribs that nearly got me passed out was when he got such a ghastly wound in his right side. He was still bleeding from many spots, signaling how badly wounded he was. I could already tell all the places that needed attention on the alpha’s body. However, my feet wouldn’t move. I couldn’t accept it—not when he looked like he was totally out of it already. I just couldn’t take that step. How did he even take on so many people? These corpses didn’t look like real wolves. They were more like a defective product that ne
Celeste“Do you regard the alpha as incompetent, or do you think you can give better orders than him?” Well, I thought the old man was better at laying traps, but I just changed my mind. Beta Kylie was better. He really didn’t give him any way out.“Excuse me!” The old man looked as angry as he could get, but I realized he held back. The killing intent in his eyes was as clear as day, but I couldn’t tell why he masked it so quickly.In any case, Beta Kylie ignored him like he wasn’t even there and quickly turned his attention to me. He looked rather edgy as he spoke so that we could all hear him. Well, he still bowed halfheartedly to the old man. I bet that was his most polite way of greeting him.“The alpha needs you.” Well, that came as a surprise, but I was quite pleased to hear that. No. It wasn’t that I missed the alpha or anything. I wasn’t even worried about him, but I was glad I wouldn’t breathe the same air as this grumpy old man.“Beta Kylie,” The old man blurted out with g
Celeste “Those grapes were harvested by the omegas this morning. They couldn’t distribute them to the ranked members before the attack happened.” Huh? Says who? Besides, why share that information with me? It wasn’t like I stole them. Hmm? “Huh?” A shadow was suddenly cast upon me, and I soon noticed I had the attention of everyone in the shelter. What could this be about? I only took a rest in a corner and decided to eat something. Was it really such a bad idea for me to eat something after everything that happened?Why did this old man fix such a piercing gaze on me, anyway? It was as if I… I… As if I committed an abomination of some sort? I was perplexed and didn’t know whether to continue munching on my fruits or just set them aside.The whole place went into complete silence, and I felt panicky for no reason. I really didn’t do anything wrong… Besides, the silence was extra confusing. “Lyra, what could this be about? Do you know why everyone reacted that way?” She knew a lot
Celeste I didn't know if it was my fearful look or something else, but both Beta Oxley and Slater turned toward the direction my gaze was fixed. She looked totally battered, almost unrecognizable. There were scars all over her face and body, with blood trailing down her forehead. Well, through it all, I could still tell, just like them, that the person who was bleeding from her hands after supposedly hitting the railings for so long was Gamma Rhea. She just rested her head between two iron bars, breathing like every breath was her last. However, she also didn’t fail to glare at me as if she wanted to tear me to shreds. I shouldn’t have thought about that, but the memory of her last visit to the dungeon got me so pissed. I was no saint, so I decided to mess with her as well. At least I knew my limits, something she clearly didn’t. The other crazy wolves began to bang the iron bars when they realized we were paying attention to the others and ignoring them. They wanted to fight, b
Celeste“No. The beta is Alpha Horres’ right-hand man, Lyra. If he finds out I have a wolf… We’re both dead.” Lyra’s disagreement was felt strongly in our mind-link. I already fed Beta Kylie the medicine as she suggested. “If you don’t heal him now, no one leaves here alive.” Huh? Lyra didn’t sound like she was joking.I glanced around the shelter at that moment, already panicking. The situation was truly getting out of hand. Many more infected wolves had their eyes turning different shades of red. Some already began attacking the people beside them, without considering who they were. It was as if they suddenly became mere shells of their former selves. “Soulbane has different effects on different people. The beta possesses a very strong willpower. The poison starts eating deep into his soul as soon as it attacks. He would get out of control if we didn't save him now.” Oh, my goodness! “Do we really need to expose the truth to the second most dangerous person in the pack?”I alrea
Celeste“Madam Zorah, what can we do now? Everything is getting out of hand.” As I got closer, I heard Maita’s devastated voice, guilt washing over my being. I nearly escaped from the pack without thinking about this duo. How could I be so ungrateful? “I don’t know, Maita. This is strange. I haven’t seen anything like it before. I don’t know what to do.” They both sounded so broken and terrified. “I do.” I stood beside Madam Zorah, my eyes already scanning the spread of herbs in the room. I could feel the two women, young and old, fixing a burning gaze on me, but my attention was already on the herbs. I needed to find what Lyra described. “Are these all the herbs you brought?” I continued scanning the place, even though my question was directed to Madam Zorah. “Th… There’s more.” Both she and Maita were absolutely in sync because the remaining herbs were presented by Maita—even before Madam Zorah could recover from the shock. How was I to find what Lyra wanted when all these h
Celeste“Th… The last time hurt like hell. I’m afraid of experiencing such pain again.” Was he about to slap the life out of me or choke the air out of my lungs like he did the last time? My head fell downward, and I didn’t dare to look into the eyes of this man who could end my existence in the ne
Celeste“Celeste… Celeste… Celeste…” Mmmmm! Who was that? Wasn’t I dead? Was this how the afterlife felt? The sun here could also blind someone who had just woken up. I never knew dead people could equally sleep and wake up like living beings. “Stop daydreaming, young lady. Who said you were dead?
Celeste“I didn’t do it.” I kept chanting those words like a mantra. The goddess knew I was innocent. Earlier on, everything happened so fast that I couldn’t react in time. I… I couldn’t even do anything about… that thing.“Mmmmm!” I tried to speak, but he wasn’t having it. Alpha Horres was already
HorresOxley could kneel for as long as he wanted. He might even sleep on the floor and roll over, but that wouldn’t change my mind. I had to do my duty and rid the pack of the hidden dangers before handing over the reins to him. If I allowed him to take over as things were, I might just be the wo







