Se connecter{Hailey’s POV}Preserved was how I would describe the Half Moon pack.Unlike Blood Moon Eclipse where things had been modernized and the preserved places had become museums for history purposes, Lennox’s pack was…still living in the past.The territory was enormous, stretching across thick forests, rolling hills, and open fields that seemed to go on forever. At its heart stood a sprawling village of stone buildings and timber houses, their sloping roofs and wide porches giving the place a charm that modern architecture had long abandoned.It wasn't old-fashioned in the sense of being outdated. Everything was well-maintained and functional, just untouched by the excessive modernization I'd grown accustomed to. Half Moon had managed to preserve its traditions without making its territory feel like a relic of another time.We were in our last store and Sapphire was paying for everything while I was mainly watching. I didn’t like it. I wanted to help but what can I do? I don’t have money.
{Hailey’s POV}Growing up, I had always been the center of every gathering. A party, an event, or just a simple family gathering. I felt loved.I had the perfect parents that never pressured me for anything. My siblings were there as well as my cousin and friends. I was always surrounded with the people who love me that I never actually felt alone.The only grief I ever felt in my life was when I learned that I was a late shifter. But other than that, my life…was almost perfect.I never really knew what it felt like to lose someone…so, to see Sapphire and hear what she has been going through all this time was like a huge slap in my face.I’ve been so horrible. I was always worried about myself that I never thought of asking her things. Even if she won’t, I didn’t even think about trying. Even if she was mean and rude, she had been willing to help me, and I should have at least made an effort to check on her.For the past week, Sapphire had been silent and always away if not in her roo
{Hailey’s POV}Ever since that day when I saw the wolf, I’d been more conscious whenever I was out in the clearing or just outside the house. I was always wondering if someone was watching me or Sapphire. I couldn’t stop thinking if that wolf ever heard our conversations or saw us—saw me losing control of my water element.I wonder if that was just an accident. But I’ve never been so sure about what I saw, and I saw that werewolf watching Sapphire’s house like there was no tomorrow, and although what it was doing was kind of harmless, I still couldn’t ignore this nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach—like warning bells going off whenever you encounter a bad people.But I could be wrong. Maybe I was just tense and being a little too paranoid.I could only hope so.“Sapphire,” I called when I saw her opening the front door. She stopped and turned to me, waiting for me to continue. “Where are you going?”Of course, I didn’t tell Sapphire about the ash brown werewolf, watching her house
{Hailey’s POV}My reaction was quick, I abruptly pushed him away and cleared my throat. My face flushed, and my knees slightly trembled as I took three steps back.I hate this.“Leave now, Alpha. What you’re doing is clearly illegal.” Thankfully, my voice came out strong, contrary to what I was actually feeling.His eyes didn’t change though—the same dark dilated pupils—as he stared down at me with a surprisingly soft expression.“Call me by my name.” I blinked in surprise, clearly not expecting that from him. “You know me, right? So, call me by my name.” He repeated.LennoxMy mind was practically screaming his name, but my lips remained tightly closed. I pursed my lips and tore my gaze away from them.Think fast, Hailey.He doesn’t look like he’ll be leaving anytime soon, so I have to figure out another way to change the subject because there’s no way in hell I’m going to give him the satisfaction of saying his freaking name. Yes, I’m stubborn like that.“You!” I pointed a finger at
{Hailey’s POV}I looked at the kid and then back at the monster—I mean, the big black wolf.“Hey, you!”The boy looked at me and raised a brow in annoyance. His expression tells me that he was neither happy nor pleased with my presence. Well, guess what? I don’t care because right now, I’m the only one who could save him from that roaring wolf.“Leave now! Run!” I panicked, but to my irritation, the stubborn kid stayed where he was without a trace of fear in his expression. I sent daggers his way to let him know that I was not joking. “I said, run! Do you want to get bitten by that thing?!” I yelled while pointing at the wolf who snapped its canines at me while growling angrily.The boy snorted. “He doesn’t bite.” He stated. “He’ll devour you straight away.”I opened my mouth to say another warning, but I was surprised when I saw the big black wolf running towards us. I tensed up before looking around, thinking of any possible escape, but there was none…unless…I use my water element,
{Hailey’s POV}His face was so close to mine that I could almost hear his breathing. My mind was stuck processing what he just said.‘Why don’t I show you that myself?’What the heck was he talking about?I stared at his face and saw him smirking at me like he had won something. I didn’t know why, but I suddenly got irritated, seeing how arrogant he looked. He must’ve thought that he got the control.I crossed my arms over my chest, looking at him challengingly.“You know, trespassing is a crime, right?”He tsked. “No rules or law can stop me. I only make them, but it doesn’t apply to me.” I really hate how smug he sounded.I scoffed, shaking my head in disbelief. “You don’t deserve to be an Alpha, then.” I spit the words out like venom, my eyes glaring daggers at his pitch-black ones. “A great leader should make a good example for his people. If a leader can’t even abide by the rules, how could you expect your people to be loyal to those rules? Being an Alpha doesn’t make you a God.
{Hailey’s POV}I automatically took a step back as my eyes slowly widened. I felt something unfamiliar fluttering inside me like a worm or butterfly moving inside my tummy or was it the abnormal beating of my heart as I stare at the most drop-dead-gorgeous man I have ever seen in my life.He’s tall
{Hailey’s POV}I woke up groggily, hearing the most annoying bell ringing around. I turned and then burry my head in one of my backpacks that I used as a pillow because the generous owner of this house didn’t even bother to give me one. I waited for a few minutes, but the bell didn’t stop.“What th
{Hailey’s POV}It was a very excruciatingly painful twenty-four hours of plane ride without doing anything other than sleep, eat, or stare blankly at the plane window. I felt like it was the longest time of my life. I wasn’t used to this kind of silence. At the pack, the only time I was quiet was e
{Hailey's POV}Late in the winter of my nineteenth year of existence. I was out in the woods, curled up in a ball with my back against a tree. I should be at the pack house, with my family and friends for it was my brother, Ares’s twenty-first birthday today. But after what I heard from my parents







