(Richard)TONIGHT, Katniss and Blade reminded us why having someone to be there with us through the light and darkness was important. We witnessed how Blade broke but Katniss safely and bravely held his pieces together. Every piece was sharp. Some even made her bleed. We saw how the pieces hurt her but once again, she showed us not only her strength but also her undying affection.She was braver than me.If only I was as brave as her, none of these would have happened. I looked at her and I could not help but be ashamed.She was still so young but the situation did not make her budge. Her hands remained tender with Blade. And it was what he needed the most: tenderness which he had never received from the people he expected to care.And when Blade transformed, I didn’t see the fear and worry in Katniss’ eyes. Instead, she looked at him as if he was the most fascinating thing she had ever laid eyes on.Katniss carefully held Blade’s horns as the latter ran and tore the flesh of every su
(Katniss)“NO! You can’t die on me, Richard! Not after what you just revealed to me! I’m not the right person you should be telling those words to!” I took my dagger and slit my palm. Blade once told me that my blood was special. It worked on him once. And I was hoping now more than ever that it was true, that it would work on Richard, too.“Please don’t die, Richard. You need to tell those words to your son. You owe it to him!” I fed him my blood while desperately searching for Blade in the crowd. When I saw him, I screamed, “Blade!”He turned to me after he was done with the mages. “Please come here right now! Richard needs you here!”Luckily, he listened to me. He ran to us and when he shifted back in his human form, I carefully placed Richard’s head on his lap. His father was still pale and his heartbeat was erratic.“He has something very important to say. Don’t worry about the enemies and just listen to what Richard wants to tell you. The hybrids and I will take charge from here
MY MARK suddenly throbbed which stopped me from running along with Sir Felipe in the park. More than a week had passed by since Blade disappeared. And all of us were… getting by. The hybrids and I stayed together. They still cook a feast every day thinking that once Blade comes home, the food will be warm and ready. We still turn on all the lights in the mansion at night and wouldn’t turn them off until the sun rises so that if he decided to return, he would know there were people waiting for him. The gates were constantly wide open, the hybrids guard them. And I… still fall asleep on the balcony or in the living room. It was hard to sleep on the same bed, in the same room without him and without being haunted by the memories we had made there. “Is something wrong?” my mentor asked when he saw my expression. “It’s nothing. You can go on without me, Sir. I’ll just make a quick call,” I replied before I took my phone out of my pocket and dialed Chester’s number. On the third ring,
(Onyx)FELIPE grabbed my collar as soon as Katniss stepped onto the wolf territory. Fury and worry were evident in his gray eyes when I looked at him.“You know where His Grace is, don’t you? You are the closest to him! It’s impossible for you not to know!” he screeched. “My student right there will die, Onyx, along with the baby, if we don’t do something! If I could just tear the barrier myself, I would never ask for your help but I can’t do that, damn it!” He loosened his grip and pleaded, “Help her, Onyx. I’m begging you.”I pushed him away and ran my fingers over my hair. It was not just Felipe. All the hybrids looked at me, asking for the same thing. In all the decades we knew each other, they had never asked for anything except this because before we met Katniss, we had never cared about other people who were not in our circle.“I feel torn as well!” I yelled. “If I could fight on Katniss’ behalf, I would do it in a heartbeat!”“You don’t have to do it yourself, Onyx,” Khal said
ALL the wolves were stunned when the moon had blocked the sun completely. An eclipse was happening. The sky had gotten dark.When His Grace looked up at the sky, his dark eyes had reverted back to gold as his tears rolled down. The hybrids, including me, froze when we failed to hear Katniss’ heartbeat. I took a step back; my face had gone pale and my heart was pounding.It was all my fault.Just when the king’s darkness was slowly disappearing, just when he was starting to go back to normal, I did something so outrageous.The King stared at Magnus and his pack. In the middle of the dark, we saw the fire blazing in his eyes. He was about to go on a rampage, I was sure of that, but then we suddenly heard a gasp.It was Katniss.Just like before, each time we thought all hope had lost, she would do the unexpected. She had always been the game-changer.My jaw dropped when we witnessed her shift in her wolf form. It was as if she had never lost her wolf, like it was still inside her and w
(Katniss)THIS morning, when I woke up and didn’t find Blade by my side, for the first time, I didn’t panic. My heart was calm. There was warmth in the room. I could smell his scent from the pillow beside me, a sign that last night was not a dream, that he was truly with me.And there were petals falling out of nowhere, filling the room with his presence, which meant that he did not leave. This time, he was… staying. It was just like the first morning I woke up in his tower. I was young, afraid, and unsure about everything.It felt like just yesterday when it happened.Blade knew that I would be worried. Every petal falling on my skin had his warmth.I know that there were many unresolved issues that he and I still need to face. After our encounter with Magnus and his army last night, I still hadn’t discussed anything with the council yet. My brothers and I didn’t have the chance to talk.All of us needed a rest so we had to delay it.But soon, all of us would have to come to a decisi
BLOOD was still trickling from my mouth when I released Blade.“Your majesty, that was a sin against the moon goddess!” The council members were still pale when they hurriedly kneeled on the ground and looked up at the sky. And together, they uttered, “Oh, merciful Goddess! Please forgive our Queen!”I stared at Blade’s neck when I saw the bitemark. He usually heals in a few seconds but the mark did not heal this time. It stayed right where I wanted it to be.When my wolf howled, I heard his wolf answer.“You imprinted on me?” he asked, still astounded.Instead of responding, I closed my eyes and leaned on him while caressing his ears. The voices, the ringing, they had all stopped at once.I opened my eyes and our gazes met. I linked up with him.“There. You will no longer hear the voices, love. We are one now. With this, I am sharing my everything with you including the light you always said I possess. Each time the darkness tries to pull you down, our wolves will find each other. So
HE knows. And he lied to me. He didn’t wait in the bedroom like he told me would. Instead, he stayed where I could easily see him once I was out of the hall.Blade was aware that I only faked the confidence I wore when my brothers and the council were there. He knew when I was wearing the mask and he knew when it was time to unmask me.When Blade saw my expression, he smiled and welcomed me in his arms because as always, he understood me even when no words could come out of my mouth.He understands my heart and my soul better than anyone does. When he embraced me, I breathed deeply.“I’ve taken care of your things. Where do you wish to go?” he asked softly.“I would go anywhere as long as I’m with you, Blade. But first, I’d like to visit Chester to say goodbye.”“Alright.”Together, we walked hand in hand until we reached the gate. The hybrids were already waiting for us outside. Blade opened the car door for me. When I stepped in, I heard howls. Earl had a dejected expression while R