LOGINSELENE'S POV.All I could feel was warmth, soft, calming, and steady warmth. That was what I felt first. My body felt lighter than air, like every fear I had carried for years had drifted out of me for a few stolen hours. My muscles were relaxed. My legs still trembled faintly. My skin still carried the memory of his touch, his weight, his breath.This was actually the first time I had real intimacy with anyone. With the one who rejected me. The one that I never believed I would have anything to do with him again.For a moment, I let my eyes stay closed. I forced myself to breathe, to hold onto the tiny pocket of peace that still lingered in the room. My eyes have been closed all this time, but suddenly snapped open. The room was dim, a faint glow slipping through the window. Dawn was still far away. My heart beat slowly at first, then faster. I looked around, and the space where Alpha Darius lay was empty. My breath hitched. I pushed myself up immediately, hugging the blanket to my
SELENE'S POV.The knock came again. Very soft but threatening. It was as though whoever stood outside there already knew my fear and wanted to feed on it. My stomach curled. I hadn't even recovered from Alpha Dairus' Beta's strange visit and now this? I moved backward slowly, my breath catching in my throat.Before I could ask who was at the door, the door creaked open on its own and I was so surprised to see Alpha Darius sneaking into my room. My heart almost fled through my ribs when he stood before me.He wasn't meant to be in my room. Not even with the one he once rejected.My voice escaped in a whisper."W-hat are you here? Why did you sneak into my room great one?He didn't answer. He just stared at me as though the sight of me was all he wanted to see.There was silence between us for some minutes, and it was thick, heavy, and suffocating.Finally, he broke the silence and spoke."Did my Beta come here?"My stomach skipped.I knew the problem was set to start if I said yes, and
SELENE'S POV.I stood rooted to the ground long after both Alphas stormed off in different directions. My fingers were still tingling from touching them, a touch that I could not explain what it did to them, but I knew it did something to them. I didn't understand it, and at the same time, I didn't want to understand it. My heart thudded heavily as I watched their distant figures disappear into the trees. I wanted to run and hide somewhere secret and think about my life because I was not understanding anything again. Could it be that I am really cursed the way I am being called by everyone that knows me and those that don't know me? To me, it was very strange.I was standing when I heard footsteps, fast, heavy, and determined. I turned just in time to see Alpha Caelum rushing back towards me, his chest heaving, his eyes glowing dangerously bright. He looked so desperate."Selene," he breathed, grabbing my hand before I could step back.The shock ran between us again, a warm electri
DAIRUS' POV.I walked straight toward the pack, my legs moving like they had a mind of their own. At first, it was stiff, but then it evolved into something entirely different. A rush of heat and a surge of wild energy from nowhere. Something so powerful pulsed through me that I could barely breathe.I didn't look back to check if Selene was following. I didn't even trust myself to face her. What happened after her touch wasn't normal. My muscles still trembled from the force of that spark. My wolf was pacing inside me like a beast trying to break free from chains."What did you do to me, Selene?" I muttered under my breath, but the forest swallowed my words.As soon as my feet hit Moonfang territory, I was heading to my chamber when my instinct said I should go to the gate. I didn't question it because it had not deceived me for once, so I obeyed.I moved fast, my vision still flickering with that strange power. The closer I got, the stronger my senses became, ten times sharper than
DAIRUS'S POV..I started heading to the forest to look for Selene. My wolf kept whimpering in my head. It was so restless and whimpering. Selene was gone and the thought of her in the wrong hands and wrong place burned like fire under my ribs.I moved quickly, branches snapping my boots, the scent of damp clinging to my skin. I quickly turned and started heading towards Caelum's pack. I keep thinking maybe he has captured her again to dump her into his gilded prison. I increased my pace but as I was close to Caelum's pack, I remembered that she could not be there because the last I sent my guards to take Selene to the Ironfang Pack, Caelum sent her back so Selene couldn't be in his pack. I quickly turned back and started heading towards the forest. I was so determined to find Selene else I won't go back to my pack. As I entered the forest, every shadow felt threatening, every rustle a warning. "Selene," I muttered under my breath, fighting the panic clawing up my throat."Where the
SELENE'S POV.Darkness swallowed everything. Voices that were loud, distant, overlapping echoed inside my skull as if several people were speaking from the underworld. I tried to open my eyes but felt nothing. I could equally not feel my legs.Then, slowly, sensation crept back like returning waves. A punch of cold, a pulse of paint at my temples. A sharp inhale that dragged me back into my body. I jerked upright with a gasp.For a moment I didn't know where I was, I didn't know I was or how long I'd been out. My chest heaved as I looked around wildly. The forest canopy above me shimmered with fading daylight. Leaves fluttered gently. Birds whispered their evening songs. I blinked hard.What... happened?I struggled to piece anything together, but the memories slipped like water through my fingers. A low tremor of panic built in my throat."Get yourself together, Selene," I whispered, pressing a hand over my pounding chest."Breathe.... breathe."I forced myself to be still. After a f







