Chapter 4
THE WHOLE place became a battle ground for our pack and the hunters. We didn't expect them to come on a night like this, given the fact that we were considered the strongest during this time... or maybe so I thought.
Maybe we weren't.
"Lu!" I screamed when I saw him fall, struggling to see his surroundings while his own blood was blinding his left eye. At least four hunters were trying to hold him down, but Luhence managed to get back on his feet and made a loud, terrifying growl.
I wanted to say I was amazed, but I knew that wasn't enough to scare the hunters away. It was... more like a cry for help from the neighboring packs, but with the conflicts going around Nirvana District, help was something I wasn't expecting to come tonight.
With my claws, I scratched the hunters attacking me right across their chests. Blood splurted out as their flesh ripped in front of me before they fell one by one on the ground. This was the closest encounter I have had with hunters since I lost mum, but with my anger thrumming into my veins, I had no time to think of myself anymore.
I sniffed the air and realized the smoke bombs were made of wolfsbane. It made us weaker and unable to shift into our wolf form. Most of us tried, but we all failed, and if we would stay here for another hour, our lovely home would certainly become the resting place for our whole pack.
My eyes roamed until I spotted Alpha Lawrence struggling to fight three hunters. Two were holding a chain wrapped around his neck while the other was aiming a rifle at his chest.
I didn't know what got into me. Maybe I wasn't as ruthless as him, so even when I could already feel the effect of wolfsbane in my body, I found myself running towards the hunter who was about to shoot him before I attacked the other two.
Alpha Lawrence fell on the ground coughing with blood. I went on my knees and anchored his arm on my shoulders, but before I could stand up to help him get back on his feet, Alpha looked me in the eyes with an unfamiliar expression.
"Nimpha?" he called, as if he was starting to hallucinate.
I swallowed the lump in my throat before I avoided his gaze. "It's me. The one you always beat up."
He wasn't able to respond, but I felt the pinch in my heart as if for the first time, we felt connected. His own pain and longing clawed my heart, and a few memories of him with my mom filled my head.
Alpha Lawrence looked so happy while hugging my mom. He was telling her how much he loved her, and the love he had for my mom lingered in my chest, bringing tears to my eyes.
"You loved her so much..." I uttered.
Alpha looked away. "I still do..."
I sniffed and did my best to carry him. "Then I can't let you die here. Mom wouldn't like that."
Guilt crossed his face. I knew he wanted to protest but I still dragged him out of the chaotic place before he completely lose his strength. I reached the falls and made him sit on the rock before I spoke. "I'll be back. Please try to wash off the wolfsbane in your body while I get the pack's doctor."
I was about to leave when Alpha grabbed me by my arm and stopped me. When I turned to him, his tears were already forming as if he had some realizations.
"Why did... Nimpha give you her locket? What did she tell you?"
I swallowed the lump in my throat. "She said I was a product of love... and that my dad will always be with me."
Before my tears could even fall, I pulled my hand from Alpha's grip and ran back to our village. I tried to fight and defend our place, but someone managed to shoot me a couple times in my limb ang stomach.
Luhence growled in a terrifying way. He ran towards the hunter who shot me and took him doubt without mercy. Our eyes met, and before I fell on the ground, Luhence managed to catch me.
"Hang in there, baby," he said in a raspy way before he brought me to the stable.
I was already struggling to breathe. The taste of my own blood gushed down my throat when Luhence forced me to get on top of Zoro, his favorite horse.
"Leave. Save yourself. I promise you I will find you," he assured.
I shook my head. "I won't leave you here."
Luhence held me by my arm then smiled. "It's gonna be okay. Please, leave this place and wait for me."
Luhence spat the horse and it finally ran. I had no choice but to guide the horse through the woods with tears clouding my eyes. I felt weak and with no sense of direction as we wandered in the deeper part of Nirvana District. When I couldn't hold on anymore, my body fell on the ground while Zoro continued to run.
Panting and groaning, I turned my body and laid on my back. My palm tried to cover my wound in my stomach while my tears fell on the sides of my face.
No, I wasn't in pain only because I was shot and might no longer last another day. I was worried about Zenios, about Luhence, and the legacy of my mother I would've earned for her tonight if none of these happened.
I couldn't believe that I'd die this way; a hopeless pup with nothing remarkable I could leave as I faded into dust. Yes, I miss my parents, but a part of me always tells me that there's something more I must accomplish in this life before I reunite with them.
I coughed blood and struggled to breathe while I stared at the full moon up above. My heart was filled with agony, wondering why she was so loved, yet all she did to me was make me regret being alive.
My eyes shut as the gentle evening breeze caressed my wet cheeks. If this was my fate, then so be it. But it looks like Moon Goddess wasn't done with me yet, because before I finally lost consciousness, a familiar pair of golden yellow eyes met mine. My heart went wild as his strong arms scooped me from the ground. His scent smelled like the sweetest fragrance that ever lingered in my nostrils, and the way his chest offered me shelter made me question whether Luhence was really my mate or not.
Mate...
Auror whispered weakly inside my head. Her voice sounded as if we were finally safe, but when light illuminated the man's face and I realized who it was, my heart almost stopped from beating as fear thrummed in every vein in my body.
"Alpha Calgary..."
Chapter 24: More Than EnoughMy body was sore all over because of the training but Calgary's presence helped me heal faster. When Hyrum's men came during dinner to inform us that help had finally arrived and the perimeters were safe, somehow, he felt a sense of relief even for a short while."Would you like some more soup?" I asked Calla while we sit on the table with Ahma, Lynel, Alpha Lawrence, and Calgary.Calla nodded happily. "Thank you, Mommy," she said before giving me a sweet smile.Calgary caressed his daughter's hair before he leaned to me. "We'll just talk about something in my office. Finish your food."I jerked my head in response. When he left with Lynel, Ahma, and Alpha Lawrence, I stood up carrying Calla's bowl to get her more soup, but Lindsey immediately followed me to the table where the caserole was.She crossed her arms and shot up a brow at me. "Getting so comfy playing the fake mommy and wife role, huh?"I rolled my eyes and shook my head. "Not now. I'm too tire
Chapter 23: A Taste of EuphoriaSomehow, the talk I had with Alpha Lawrence a few days ago, helped us communicate a little better. He no longer avoids me that much, and I could speak to him directly now without feeling aneasy.I took a series of deep breaths to center myself just like what Alpha Lawrence instructed me to do. He was circling around me, holding a silver knife and ready to attack me any moment now."Tracking is more than just following a scent nor listening to your surrounding. It's connecting to everything around you, being one with the ground, the wind, and every living thing that you can reach, but your gift has no use if you're too slow to dodge an attack," said Alpha Lawrence, an in a blink of an eye, we has already behind me, the knife was only half an inch away from my throat.Goodness, he was really fast. No wonder he was known for his combat skills. Now I wanted to think his Luna poisoned him on the night of the selection, because I know for sure that with his s
Chapter 22: A Painful TalkI didn't know if I was anxious because I would be training with Alpha Lawrence today or I was just worried because Calgary joined his Deltas last night to guard our territories. No matter how many times I rolled over my bed, I couldn't really bring myself to sleep. Maybe I was both anxious and worried, but despite the lack of sleep, I still got up before sunrise to prepare for my first day of training.When I went down to get myself some coffee to wake me up, Alpha Lawrence was already in the kitchen, making himself some brewed coffee. As if he realized that I was planning to get myself some, he cleared his throat and saved a cup for me.I pursed my lips as I walked the length towards the cupboard. My heart was going crazy with the silence enveloping us, and when I finally had the courage to glance his way, I spoke."G--Good morning, Alpha."He paused from taking a sip but he didn't look at me. "Just because we're in Claivan doesn't mean I'll be nice during
Chapter 21: Her Special Ability"Prudence just lost the last of their best trackers. All we have right now is Hyrum," said Calgary as we gathered at the pack house with Alpha Quira, her Beta, Ariz, Lynel, Alpha Lawrence and Ahma.My fingers clasped. The atmosphere around was too thick, probably because we all know that our District is in so much trouble.Mayhem had no trackers for two decades now while Claivan was never given any. Trackers are special types of wolves who can sense anything even when it was miles away. They were born with the strongest senses. Some show their abilities early like Mom, some were late bloomers.Zenios' tracker was my mother that's why even when she was only a Beta she-wolf back then, she would always work hand in hand with Alpha Lawrence because she was very significant to our pack.I saw Alpha Lawrence straightened his back. "If Nadine was able to sense Luhence while everybody else didn't, maybe that's because she inherited Nimpha's abilities."All eyes
Chapter 20: A Storm is ComingDried leaves whipped into the foggy air as Calgary and I ran faster through the woods. His wolf kept on challenging Auror, but with us finally gaining back our strength, she showed him we were their equal. Auror jumped over a fallen tree and rolled over the thick bed of dried vegetation before she gained her momentum again, but Calgary's wolf was fast enough to stop Auror from jumping over the cliff.Auror let out a whimper of affection as Calgary's wolf licked her face. She rubbed her head on his neck, gaining more power from the bond we share with our mate. We had been running for hours, but our hunger for freedom felt insatiable. Auror and I had never been permitted to roam around Nirvana this way, but with Calgary accompanying us, we knew we would be safe.Calgary's wolf howled, telling us to finally go back. I felt Auror's desire to ask for a little more time, but when thunders began roaring in the sky, she changed her mind and followed Calgary's wol
Chapter 19: Meeting His WolfAfter Lynel took Calla to Ahma's house, Calgary and I went out for a walk in the woods. I realized he would explain why his daughter called me 'Mommy', maybe he was thinking that I didn't like it at all.As soon as we got deeper into the woods, I cleared my throat and looked at him. "It's the first time I heard Calla speak."There was a glint of loneliness in his eyes when he met my gaze. "She stopped talking since her mother left us. She was barely four... and that was the worst night of my life not because I just lost my Luna, but because Calla's painful plea for her mother not to go was the last thing we heard from my daughter."I swallowed when my chest felt a different kind of pain, as if Calgary was letting me feel how he felt the night his Luna left to be with someone else. Maybe if I was in his shoes, I wouldn't be able to handle the pain, and I know, even if Calgary wasn't telling me, what his Luna did left a scar in his heart. A fear that no matt