The doctor stood beside Ismena's bed in his white scrubs and unruly gray hair. He has that look in his brown eyes that does NOT portray good news at all.
Ismena waited him out. No way in grand Hades is she gonna urge this man on when he's gonna give her the bad news. He might as well take all the time in the world, she doesn't care.
Finally, he opened his mouth, "I'm sorry to say this, Ismena Cranes but you have something we call Coronary Heart Disease. Very complicated and trickish for only making itself known now that it's in the last stage. We have treatments that will keep you alive for a long time, but after running some tests, it turns out that you have strong allergies to the most important drugs among them. Your heart isn't responding to the other treatments we were hoping on."
"What are you saying, doctor?" Ismena isn't understanding a thing at all.
He took a deep breath like he was preparing himself for the worst before he opened his mouth again, "What I'm trying to explain is; you are in a very difficult situation. Heart diseases are very complicated, your heart can shut down at any minute. I'm still so sorry to say this to you, Miss Crane, but you have three months to live..."
All the other words and sounds that followed drowned out her ears, except the ones that took root and refused to leave.
Three months...
Three months...!Three months... THREE MONTHS!!!She has three months to live. Just three months. Three months...!One week later, these words have become a mantra in her head, ringing like an abhorred ringing tone that wouldn't change.
In the dark of the night, Ismena stood in front of her bedroom window, looking out to the full moon that dominated the night sky, making it more beautiful to gaze at.
She hasn't told her family about her visit to the doctor. Her poor mother will cry herself to the grave way before her three months are up. And her younger sister?
Valentina will be so depressed. Her sixteen-year-old sisterâten years younger than she isâmight be very rebellious and annoying when she wants to be, but she's also a sweet girl that loves her older sister so much, even if she tries to hide it most of the time. Her father will be so sad and broken. Her father, who had to borrow from a lot of people to afford to put her through school and pay other bills.
Her poor family...
Tears prickled her eyes but she blinked really hard, determined not to shed another tear about it. She'd cried non-stop three days after her visit to the hospital, she'd realized that crying does not solve a thing, except making her more miserable.
And now she's at home? It'll make her family very suspicious.
She has always been a cheerful person. More Smiles, More Kindness From Life. That has always been her motto and it works for her. At least it used to.
She's a very happy person who wears a big smile on her face which, according to people around her, they say is very infectious. She believes in happiness.After her visit to the doctor, she'd come back home to spend some more time with her family. Her homecoming is a surprise because her family knows how hard she works as a secretary to her jerk boss in an agricultural company and how busy she always is.
They were most surprised that she got a month's leave from the office just to spend some time with them, but they are still very happy about it, so, they didn't question her sanity about her decision.
Her family has no idea their eldest daughter will be leaving this world at the age of twenty-six, after all her hard work to succeed in life.
As her eyes traced the moon and every star that surrounded it both the twinkling stars and the shooting star, Ismena made a decision then.
A list. She will make a list.
A list of everything she wants to do before she dies, and she will achieve everything on that list too. No way is she going to sit around waiting for the bĂtch to come calling in three months time, or even before.
She has a short time left on earth.
she might as well make good use of it.****************
đșKING'S TOWER, NATURIAH.đș
It is a full moon again.
"Yes, yes.... oh, yes!!" A Female's scream of pleasure filled the air, followed by the sound of hard pounding. The slap of hips against hips so loud in the air, what's transpiring behind that closed door cannot be mistaken.
Arphose, Wolfariane's second-in-command stood guard several feet away from the huge towering castle that is the King's abode, throwing worried glances at the building occasionally.
He and a few other guards who are Cougars keep guard at the King's abode on full moon nights because the other guards who are Werewolves have succumbed to the full moon.
To normal humans, it's just another beautiful night with a glowing moon up there, surrounded by twinkling stars. In Naturiahâespecially in the Werewolf clanâit's all that and more.
A time for hunting and mating. When wolf-men have no control whatsoever and succumb to the basic needs of their animal.
Some, to hunt.
Some, to mate. Especially to mate.The wolf has taken over, wanting to be fedâto mate with females. To fĂșck. To dominate.
A mighty roar split the air as Wolfariane reached the pinnacles of pleasure and painâagainâfollowed by the screams of a woman who was riding out only pleasure. That is the fifth round of long hot sĂ©x, Arphose noted at the back of his mind.
Will it end here?
His question was answered when the sound of hips slapping hips began again, filling the air. This time around, even harder than the last time and he wasn't surprised.
Wolf-men are insatiable during the full moon. They handpick their fullmoon-partners who can match their appetite by their strength in battles.
The strongest Omega out of all Omegasâfemale wolvesâalways goes to Wolfariane, the King of Naturiah, before the other unmated Alphas choose theirs, and then, other wolf men.
Mated wolves do not need to choose any fullmoon partner. A plus for them.
Werewolves mate once in a lifetime. When they mate, they mate forever.
Every male werewolf's dream is to find his own mate. A woman made for him specially, who will belong to him forever. Sadly, finding their mates is never easyâsome males have reached old age without being able to find their special female.
"Aaah! Oooooh...! Yeeeah...!" The Omega's screams made Arphose glance at Wolfariane's tower again. It wouldn't be long now before these screams change to pleas. Pleas to stop. Pleas of exhaustion. Pleas that always goes unheeded.
After serving Wolfariane for more than ten years, Arphose learned that no matter how strong an Omega is, she is no match for Wolfariane's sexual hunger under the influence of the full moon.
No matter how many women throw themselves at him and practically beg him to take them to his bed, they always reach that point during mating with him where they get tired and beg him to stop.
Their Alpha King is that ravenous. No woman can satisfy him under the full moon.
Sometimes, Alphose wonders what Wolfariane's mate will look like. For sure, she has to be Specie, not human. No human can handle the Alpha King.
Which specie will she come from?
What will be so special about her? Here is a loaded question. Can she be able to handle their Alpha?What kind of female will she be, to be made for a man like Wolfariane? How strong will she be to be made for a man as powerful as Wolfariane?Another deep howl splintered the air, followed by a high-pitched scream.
Then, the pleas began.
Hours later, during the wee hours of the morning, the full moon disappeared from the sky.
The disappearance of the moon followed the mighty howl of release from a powerful alpha werewolf and the loud roar of a mountain lion.
Then, blessed silence.
All from a man who does not desire a mate. Or a child.
All from a man that has the strength of many men. And more..When the full moon eventually came, screams from two women in two different parts of Naturiah were particularly high in the air because two couples were getting mated. One from the Cougar Clan, the other from the Heart of Naturiah.In the Cougar Clan, Alphose held his woman close as he gave her all that was him. She has never taken all his forms before, but tonight she was going to before the mating ritual is performed. Her sweaty body shook under his, and he could smell her fear too. He whispered words of love and encouragement to her ears as he filled her body from behind yet again and began thrusting again.They were in their bedroom, kneeling on the floor with Kassandra's upper body lying on the bed and Alphose's own blanketing hers from behind. They've been at it all night. She has lost count of how many times she has released. At this rate, her soul was going to leave her body. Alphose was the best lover she'd ever been withâhell, even the word 'best' does not do him justice. G
"I love you too, baby." He rose with her in his arms, withdrew a gold ring from his pocket, and slipped it into her ring finger. "It's so beautiful..." She cried, staring reverently at the sparkling jewelry. "It looks so good on you," he whispered to her. That night, they made passionate love together. As always he took his time arousing her body, touching her everywhere until she begged him desperately to join them intimately before he proceeded to do just that. They created the perfect rhythm together, moving sensuously and whispering words of love to each other. Wolfaraine took his time making her go wild in pleasure in his arms, he savored the cries, the litany, the sounds he drew from her as they pleasured each other for hours. Afterward, they lay together, sated and happy. He caressed her belly, cradling their child as Ismena burrowed closer to him. "I'm so glad that it was my father that helped us escape. We were victorious because of him." She played with the soft hairs
The next day, Onaries was publicly executed in the square at the Heart Of Naturiah, before the people. Crowds gathered to watch it and it gave them great satisfaction to see the shame, the humiliation on the psycho's face before he was beheaded. To Onaries, it was the worst punishment. He should have killed himself when the lab was invadedâit was better to die in battle than to be killed by public execution where the people get to laugh at him, spit on his face and call him names. He'd been tortured for days by his own Head Sentinel, Rodarh who took great pleasure from the act. He tortured Onaries until he lost his pride and begged to be killed. But Onaries, that monster, had denied him. Until today when he was publicly executed. As for the human doctor, Beloca; Alphose, and Degar had taken turns beating the man up, they carved his skin out of his own body, his screams like music to their eyes. They tortured Beloca to an extent that he stopped breathing several times, but they did
"Nothing, Miss Kassandra; I only forced your dormant hormones to come alive. My 'attempted claim' on you forced your body to wake and take on your mate's scent." He smiled a little, "Now, you practically stink of him." Sandra doesn't understand. "Him?" She asked, confused. "The Steele trying to break down that door, ma'am. You are his mate. There was a time you were very sick, right? To the extent you thought you might die, right?" Sandra doesn't need to think hard about that. "Yes, when I was very young, I suffered pneumonia." He nodded knowingly, "Whatever drugs humans used to cure you suppressed your hormones that made you a potential mate. So deeply suppressed that they wouldn't have stirred if you hadn't met your lifemate, my twin brother, and I wouldn't have been able to awake them if I didn't push as hard as I did. I'm sorry for hurting you, lass." The man wasn't as bad as she thought he was, Sandra thought, and some of her fears dissolved. Instead, joy began spreading thr
When Ismena heard the news about Alphose and Kassandra, she left the Tower and went back to Eline's house to be with her best friend. Sandra cried on her shoulders, dreading every hour that passed, every ticking of the clock because it was a reminder that Josiah was already on his way to Naturiah to claim her. She told Ismena that she didn't wanna do it. She just wants to go back to the human world. It's better to go home to live the rest of her life alone than to be with a man who isn't her Alphose. Although it killed Ismena to do it, she talked her out of it. How will she live the rest of her life knowing that she could have met her soulmate? She could have been with him, but she gave up on it? She talked her into giving Josiah a chance. After all, who knows? It might be the best decision she has ever made in her life, right? The Alpha King, on the other hand, could only pat his best friend's shoulder, commending him for doing the right thing even when the 'right thing' hurts. B
He smiled, "She is. Do you remember all your time together with her?""Oh yes. She is my best friend.""She will be so happy to hear that. It'll probably make her cry. She thinks of you that way too. Maybe even more.""I want her to stay with us forever. You're going to mate her, right?" "Yes, I will. If she will have me." Wolfaraine stated matter-of-factly. He has no doubt anymore. He wants to spend the rest of his life with Ismena. In fact, he cannot imagine his future without her in it."I'm glad. I hope she will have you, too. We will be one big family. She is so brave. She's everything you need in a mate. She always came by my room, all the time, no matter how scared she was. She came every day. I knew you two fought when she didn't come by for a few days. I was mad at you because you let her go.""Is that way you growled whenever I came close? I thought perhaps you hated me.""I never. I was just mad at you, madder, because I couldn't tell you how I felt. I'm happy you two sort