LOGINDerekI stared at Celina as she slept, her exhaustion evident even while asleep. She swatted at a mosquito and adjusted her position while mumbling something before falling into a deeper sleep. Originally she was leaning against the tree, but by now she had slid down, her neck bent at an awkward angle. Well, that sure didn’t look comfortable. She will be in for a deal of pain in the morning if she spends the entire night like this. Leaning forward, I raised my hand and pushed her head up, aiming to let her settle down more comfortably. But to my surprise, the moment I touched her head, she latched onto my hand, her grip surprisingly strong for someone asleep. Then she leaned on my shoulder and let out a deep sigh before her breath slowed down once again. Though my first instinct was to pull my hand away, I looked down at her sleeping serenely and hesitated. Well, I wasn’t planning to sleep anyway, and having her lean against me wasn’t going to make a difference to me. If it helps her
~Celina~Tired after the ordeal we had to face inside the Enchanted Forest, both of us leaned against the tree silently. We waited until we were better before continuing our journey. We continued walking through the forest with occasional breaks, munching on our dry rations whenever we felt it was time for a meal. For a few hours, our journey remained peaceful without encountering any more trouble. But I knew it was only a matter of time before we stumbled into yet another trap in the Enchanted Forest. After leaving the stream, I had been wary of drinking the water from there, but since we were far enough from the source, I had decided to try it nonetheless, since I had already snapped out of the illusion once. To my relief, though it didn’t taste as sweet as it did when I first drank it, the water was completely fine and had no side effects either. As we paused, staring at the forked path in front of us, Derek took a map out of his backpack. It was given to him by the Elder a few y
CelinaStaring at Derek, who stood there with a pale face, I raised my brow. Logan had just vanished, and now Derek was here? Was this for real, or was this yet another illusion? Seeing my wary glance, Derek frowned at me. “What happened? Why are you staring at me like that?” he asked with a frown, and I narrowed my eyes. When Logan had ‘appeared’, he perpetually had a doting smile that was so uncharacteristic of him. But Derek here was acting completely in sync with his actual character. So how to find out if he was real?“Prove that you are the real Alpha King,” I said suddenly, and he blinked, staring at me with a doubtful look. I felt my cheeks turn warm for a moment as I realised how abrupt my demand must seem if he was indeed the real Alpha King.Seeing Derek stare at me as if wondering if I had lost my mind, I looked away, biting my lips. Letting out a hiss of pain as I accidentally hurt my injured lip again, I cursed the damn illusion creator once again for what seemed like
~Celina~“Logan? What are you doing here?” I asked in confusion, stepping back with each step he took towards me. But when I took another step backward, my foot touched water, and I froze. Slowly, I looked back and saw the stream right behind me. Another step and I will be falling right into it.I stopped walking backwards and straightened up, staring right at Logan. Once, I used to act as if the world revolved around him. But right now, all I felt when I saw him was annoyance. “Don’t be like that, Celina. You want to come back with me, right? You are just putting on an act because you want me to beg you for forgiveness and coax you to come back. Right?”Huh? A sense of déjà vu washed over me as I heard his words. I frowned at him, a vague feeling that I had already heard those words once rising in me. But where?“Admit it, Celina. You can’t live without me. You want to come back to me. Just forgive me and come back with me, alright?” He repeated, and I stared at him, feeling confuse
~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
I could see Logan trying to fight for dominance, his face contorting with his efforts. But I knew he was fighting a losing battle when the veins on his hands bulged as he clenched his fists. His entire body stiffened with the strain as he bit his lip, his nostrils flaring as he panted hard. His bod
~Logan~“I asked for coffee, not sugar syrup, damn it! What the hell is this?” I snarled, throwing the mug at the maid. As the porcelain mug shattered and the hot coffee splashed on her along with the shards of the broken mug, the maid cried out in pain. But I was just too pissed off to care about
~Celina~As the cheers grew louder, Derek stalked towards the centre of the fighting ring, like a predator on the prowl. Once he reached the middle, he stopped, his body still as his icy gaze scanned the arena. I gulped as my gaze trailed down his shirtless torso for the first time. His bare chest
~Derek~While trying to sense Luna Celina’s wolf, I felt a strange pull to her wolf before she hid back into the depths of Celina’s soul once again. Before I knew it, I was leaning towards Celina as if I had lost control of my body. So, I was almost grateful to Fiona when she barged into the room,







