Rachael POV.He cleared his throat, eyes not meeting mine."Rachael... he said, his voice rough, almost like gravel being dragged across the floor.I stayed silent.He looked up finally, and in that moment, I saw a mixture of fear and shame in his eyes."I was sent to follow you," he said. "By Alpha Ezekiel."My brows furrowed. "What do you mean 'sent to follow me'?"He swallowed hard. "He gave me a mission. I was supposed to gain your trust. Then kill you."The words landed like thunder in my ears.Kill me?My body stiffened. I stood up, almost knocking over the log I was sitting on. I backed away slowly, heart racing.He raised his hands gently. "Rachael, please. Let me explain.""Explain what? That you’ve been lying to me all along? That you’ve been waiting for the right time to strike? You had one job… to kill me, and now you want to explain?"His voice broke. "I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t carry out the act. You’re not what Ezekiel said. You’re not a threat. You’re..." he stopped
Rachael POVI woke up, heart pounding, breath uneven.The dream still echoed in my ears the lady with silver hair and moonlit eyes, her voice soft but filled with power.But now that I was awake, everything felt blurry. The words she said, the warning, the moon… it was like trying to remember a name that was on the tip of my tongue.“What was that all about?” I whispered, rubbing my eyes.I sat up slowly, still trying to make sense of it. But even as I thought harder, nothing clear came to mind. It was like the memory had already started fading. Except… something felt different. My body… my mind… it wasn’t the same.I could feel it.There was strength bubbling in me, real supernatural strength. Something had changed. Something powerful and divine.The Moon Goddess had touched me.I looked at my hands, then stood up. My heartbeat slowed down to a calm rhythm, even though my body felt like it was glowing from the inside. The fear I used to carry? Gone. The confusion? Silenced.“I’ve bee
Rachael POV We started right in the heat of the fight.Seriously, it was heated. You could feel the tension like smoke in the air thick, heavy, almost choking. Voices rose, bodies moved fast, and the ground trembled slightly under the pressure of powerful movements. Every hit felt like thunder clapping across the open field.I took a moment to catch my breath“What are you thinking, Rachael?” Dominic’s voice cut through the chaos.I froze. My body was still, but my mind was on fire. The question hit too close. I turned sharply toward him, trying not to let my face reveal anything.“Nothing,” I replied, too fast. He raised an eyebrow, not buying it. “Are you sure?”“Yes,” I forced a nod, “Yes, I’m very okay.”His lips curled into a slight smirk. “You know you can’t lie to me, right? I have special powers, remember? I can see what’s going on in people’s minds.”I narrowed my eyes. “Then why are you asking me what I’m thinking? Shouldn’t you already know?”I folded my arms across my
I stared at Dominic for a moment, forcing a smile as I turned away. “Nothing,” I said softly, trying to mask the confusion written all over my face.Dominic squinted slightly. “You sure?” he asked, his voice low but filled with concern.“Yes, I’m very sure,” I replied quickly, brushing past him. “Let’s just get to work.”He didn’t push further. Maybe he could sense I wasn’t ready to talk. Or maybe he was giving me space. Either way, I appreciated the silence.That night, sleep didn’t come easy. I tossed, I turned. My thoughts were all over the place memories of Ezekiel, the fear in my dreams, the unknown weight building in my chest.Eventually, I drifted off. But peace didn’t follow me.The dream returned.I found myself standing in an endless white field. It was quiet too quiet. Then she appeared again.The woman.She wore a long flowing gown that shimmered like moonlight on water. A star-shaped crown sat perfectly on her head, and right in the center of her forehead glowed a mark br
The growl was deep. Rough. Bone-chilling.It came out of nowhere.A huge brown bear burst from the trees, its eyes wild with hunger and rage. I barely had time to think before it charged at us.“Run!” Dominic shouted, but my legs wouldn’t move.Instead, I grabbed the closest thing I could find, a thick wooden branch. It wasn’t much, but it was all I had.The bear lunged at Dominic . I screamed and ran forward, slamming the wood against the beast’s side with everything I had in me. The wood cracked. My arms vibrated from the impact. The bear roared louder.Dominic found a sharp stone and stabbed it into the bear’s leg. It cried out in pain and turned toward him. I struck again this time aiming for the head.The fight felt endless.Sweat trickled down my face. My heart was pounding like a drum in my ears. I was tired. My hands were shaking. But we didn’t stop. We couldn’t.Finally, with a last blow and David’s final stab, the bear collapsed with a thud that shook the earth.We stood t
Rachael POV “So, what’s the plan?” Dominic asked, his voice cutting through the silence like a blade. He folded his arms across his chest, eyes fixed on me as if waiting for an immediate strategy. I sighed, long and heavy. “I don’t really know what to do right now,” I admitted, turning away from him for a moment. “I’m confused.” There was a brief moment of silence between us, the kind of silence that doesn't feel empty but instead makes every thought in your head echo louder than usual. I could hear the sound of my own breathing, feel the tension in the air, and sense the weight of everything I had been holding in. My heart was beating a little faster, not from fear, but from something deeper… a quiet knowing. Then I spoke, slowly at first, but with a firmness that even surprised me. "But I know one thing for sure..." I said, turning around to face him fully. My eyes, once tired and unsure, now held a sharpness they hadn’t carried in a while. “I need to pull back from ever