LOGIN~Celina~As we walked together, I glanced at Derek, or to be precise, Noah now. Even though he appeared calmer than before, I could see the veins popping out in his forehead, hinting that he wasn’t as fine as he seemed. His gait was noticeably slower than before, and even his breathing was strained. Hesitating for a moment, I paused my steps.“Um. Shall I help you?” I asked, and he cocked his head at me in a wolf like gesture.“How?”“Even though I am not affected by the scent, I could still smell it. I will help you walk over to somewhere the scent no longer lingers. Maybe once you rest long enough, its effects will be gone.”Noah looked at me with an innocent expression that looked foreign on Derek’s face.“Okay,” he said trustingly, and I let out the breath I was holding. Tentatively, I raised my hand, and when he placed his hand in his, I stiffened in alarm. His hand was blazing hot! How was he even standing with this kind of temperature?!Seeing my alarm, Noah tried to pull his
~Celina~The next morning, I woke up to find Derek standing in front of the cave entrance, his posture alert. I sat up suddenly, my vision clouding for a moment at the sudden movement. “Careful,” Derek said, staring at me. “Are you alright?” he asked, and I nodded.“I am sorry. I thought I would sleep for a couple of hours and change shifts with you later. I didn’t think I would sleep through the night,” I apologised, looking at him guiltily. I can’t believe I slept the entire night, leaving the Alpha King to guard me the whole time!“I don’t remember telling you that I need you to cover half the shift. Did I?”“You didn’t. But that is how it works when two people travel together, right? One guards while the other sleeps, and they take shifts. Not like what I did. I slept the entire time, and you couldn’t sleep the entire night. How is it fair?”“What about it is unfair?” Derek asked, and I stared at him in surprise. Huh?Derek stepped closer to me, looking too fresh for someone who
~Celina~Seeing the eerie red eyes staring at me, I opened my eyes to yell out in alarm, but no sound came out of my mouth. As I stared at the monster with wide eyes, Derek casually stood up from his spot.As he sauntered towards the beast, my heart clenched inside me, and I raised my hand as if to stop him. Ignoring my raised hand, Derek stood in front of the cave mouth, directly facing off the red eyed monster. Expecting the beast to lunge at Derek, I snapped out of my stupor. With determination, a newfound courage washed over me, and I rushed to stand right in front of Derek in a protective stance. I may not have my warrior powers back yet, but it will be a cold day in hell before I would let the Alpha king come to harm for my sake. He had embarked on this journey to help me, and it was my duty to face any harm that may befall our way. “What do you think you are doing?” Derek asked calmly, but there was something strange in his tone that made me pause. Risking a moment to take my
~Celina~The moment I crossed the invisible barrier, I could feel the change in the atmosphere. Until now, the surrounding forest was filled with the chirping of birds, while there was no sense of any danger. The predators, sensing the danger from the werewolves, have been keeping away from us, and we had no trouble continuing our journey until now. But the moment we entered the Enchanted Forest, it was as if a switch was flipped. The silence surrounding us was so eerie that I had the sudden urge to make a sound just to break it. But I bit my lip, ignoring the urge. It would be foolish to draw attention to ourselves when I could already feel the sensation of being watched. Slowly, I turned back and, just as I suspected, I couldn’t see the men who had come with us anymore. It was as if we had stepped into another realm altogether, separate from the real world.Gulping, my hand flew to clutch Derek’s even before I made a conscious decision to do it.Derek, who was standing there silent
~Celina~Two days later, Derek and I were ready to leave for the Yuhan mountain. Fiona and James walked with us as we walked to the car. Since the Alpha King was accompanying me on this journey, it was being kept relatively secret. Only those closest to the palace had the actual information about his whereabouts. For the rest, the Alpha King was supposedly visiting some pack with his convoy.As we stood in front of the car, Fiona pouted at me.“Man, I wish I could come with you guys! But my cruel boss just had to dumb his workload on me while he gets to go on vacation. Life is not fair!”I stared at her speechlessly. Only you, Fiona!“We are going to the Yuhan Mountains, and we have to pass through the Enchanted Forest where a powerful witch had set all sorts of traps to torture folks. And you think we are going on a vacation?” I asked helplessly, and she shrugged.“Enchanted forest, powerful witch, journey to meet a reclusive Elder. It all sounds fun to me.”Seriously?“Oh well. You
~Logan~It has been a few days since the night we tried to summon Celina using black magic, and I still couldn’t believe that Celina actually rejected me. At first, when the pain hit, and I blacked out, rather than accepting that she rejected me, my first thought was that maybe it meant my mate was dead. In fact, it would have been better if she were dead rather than her having the nerve to reject me. But when my spies confirmed that Celina was alive in the Royal pack, I finally had to accept the harsh truth. The aching void left in my soul where my mate bond with Celina didn’t give me another option. The girl who once acted as if the world revolved around me actually dared to reject me!It was all because of that damned Derek. If he hadn’t coaxed her, she would have never left me, let alone thought of rejecting me. Remembering all she had done to get even a word of praise from me for the last three years, I let out a growl. If not for that bastard’s meddling, how could the woman who
~Celina ~I stared at the sleek device in my hand with fascination. Holding it tightly, I looked up at Derek.“Is this really for me?” I asked with awe, and Derek stared at me with a frown.“What? Is a mobile phone such a big deal?” He asked offhandedly, but I nodded in response.“Of course it is! I
~Derek~I slammed the papers down on my desk, my mind too restless to focus on work. I had taken a cold shower just a while ago only to become hard again the moment her sultry look flashed in my mind again. Damn. I couldn’t get that woman out of my head no matter what I did. I took my mobile out,
~Celina~The air felt like it froze for a few seconds as I stared at Fiona, expecting her to make the realisation at any moment. As I stood there with my nerves coiled like a spring, Fiona raised her brows at me.“N-no! There is nothing like that!” I yelled out, flustered, and seeing Fiona blink at
~Derek~Watching Celina storm off in a huff, I stood there dumbfounded. Why was she angry when I just told her the truth?“You idiot! What have you done?” Fiona yelled at me, and I frowned at her.“What have I done?” I asked, puzzled.“What a moron! Who speaks to a girl like that, you blockhead?”“







