“LUTHER?”I blinked to fight back the tears. I thought I’d forgotten how to be human, that I didn’t know how to cry anymore. The last time I shed tears was back in the woods. But seeing Alexandra again seemed to have brought back these human feelings inside me.I thought she died that day. When I came back the following day in the woods and all I saw were traces of blood on the ground, for the first time, I understood what grief meant. I thought Pa took care of the body just like how he took care of the bodies of his enemies. I felt so guilty especially when I overheard Pa and Uncle Mason talking in the library that night and heard that they were the ones who staged the kidnapping.It was Uncle’s ‘bright’ idea and Pa went along with it to gain the public sympathy. Our mothers didn’t know about it though. They even killed the hired thugs to make sure that what they did will not come back to haunt them one day.After that, they began putting their so-called attention in helping more kid
“THEN PROVE it to me. I want Anthony Gutierrez. I heard you have him. I won’t ask why. But will you be willing to give him to me? I must believe in you first before my pack can believe you. Whether the wolves can trust you or not, I’ll be the judge of that,” I said without breaking the eye contact with Luther. Whenever he was making this expression, his mate in me wanted to believe him. This man lies all the time. Lying just runs in their genes. But if he lies to me tonight, I will not go easy on him again the next time. While waiting for Luther’s response, I don’t know why I was fidgety, why there was a part of me wishing that he would be honest this one time. It could be true that he was being shackled, too. And his answer tonight would prove whether he truly wanted to be free or he wanted to remain chained up. Anthony was among Luther’s friends in high school. I learned it through the conversations Luther had with him in his inbox. Their fathers were business partners. Anthony’s
(Luther)“YOUR UNCLE did it. Sooner or later, they will declare him as the next president of the country since Constantino has no choice but to step down. The wolves had shown the first sign of their power. It was like they’re announcing that this is their time now. And no one can stop them. Those who will try will crumble. While those who will let them run wild will be spared. I can almost imagine the elders shaking right now,” Kenji said over the phone while laughing.“If the wolves can be stopped, they wouldn’t have agreed with the marriage alliance,” I told him while browsing the internet. The scandals involving the first family were all over social media.The one who posted it was unknown. But those who knew about the wolves’ connection with the Vice President could already guess who the culprit was.Lucas Constantino, the current president, was on his second term when this happened. For the past years, the media and his enemies had tried so hard to find something that would mar
EVEN after Alexandra came, she was still clenching around my fingers as if she didn’t want to let me go, as if she wanted me to go on. But I could give her something way better than this.I pulled out my fingers. They were completely soaked. And then I took my shirt off and was about to go back to her when I saw her face. She had fallen asleep.My jaw dropped. “You’re sleeping on me? At a time like this? Really?”I glanced at the painful bulge in my jeans before my eyes went back to Alexandra. She wasn’t even acting. She was sleeping for real while looking so goddamn relieved. How wonderful. While here I am. It’d be impossible for me to sleep right away when my body was like this.I had to take a cold shower this morning because of her. And it seems like she wanted me to develop that habit because now, I think I’d have to take another cold shower.I swallowed hard after staring at her mouth. They were slightly open as if she was inviting me to kiss her. And I’m not one to refuse invit
“I’M SORRY, SIR. The madam specifically instructed that no one should come in her office. She is in the middle of a meeting right now and cannot be bothered to entertain guests.”“I’m not just any guest! I’m her son, for crying out loud! This is my third time coming back here. And you’re saying she’s still in that meeting? Who are you trying to fool?” I shot back at my mother’s secretary. She recoiled. Felix had been trying to stop me but since he couldn’t give me the answer I needed, I went straight to my mother’s clothing company but her secretary and the guards stopped me from barging in her office.I’d never been denied access to this place before. In fact, it was Mom who would always ask me to pay her a visit. But so much had changed in just a span of three days.The more we play hide and seek, the more agitated I become. I’d been having a hard time controlling my emotions these days. It happened the second I heard Alexandra was marrying Luther. Since then, I felt like something
“THE PACK is going to take down Miguel Montemayor today. His name is among the list which the VP gave us in exchange for supporting him in the next election,” Alexandra told me when she caught me fixing my tie this morning. Again, she was wearing nothing but my jacket. I haven’t had a breakfast yet. She could do. If I were to devour her, I’m sure I’d be full until dinner. After sometime, I shook my head. Does she even remember what happened last night?“Are you listening?” she asked after seeing me just gawking at her.I cleared my throat. “Yeah. Montemayor, right? Are you sure you’re okay telling me about your plan?”Alexandra just gave me a knowing smile before she tossed my jacket and walked towards the bathroom naked. I quickly looked away. Damn it. I’d just taken a shower. I’m not going to take one again. My immune system was nothing like hers.And then I heard the sound of the water gushing. When I looked at the bathroom, she didn’t even close the door. She left it half-open, e
KENJI had always known that Beatrix was a werewolf. He was a human born with a special gift. He could identify the shapeshifters even in the middle of a bustling crowd. And that ability of his had been useful to us for a long time.Kenji’s ability had never failed him until he saw Giovanni in person five years ago and told me that my cousin was a werewolf, too, which of course, was very unlikely to happen. That was the best joke I’d heard, one that still makes me laugh until this very day.Giovanni as a wolf? Man, I just couldn’t picture it. He was considered the saint in the family, the VP’s ultimate pride and joy. If he were to suddenly shapeshift, it’d just mean one thing: the world was about to end.Besides, his own father would have been the first to know it and the first to take him down. Mason may act friendly towards the wolves, but just like Duncan, he couldn’t stomach having one in his own mansion. The VP is capable of killing, everyone in this town is.The humans were so af
(Alexandra)I STOPPED the car meters away from the Sinclair residence when I caught a whiff of a wolf’s scent in the air. And then I heard something. A desperate howl.Seconds later and I saw a gray wolf running out of Duncan’s vacation house. Just like what the Alpha told me, it was indeed a ‘he’. We could detect a wolf’s gender through their scent alone. He was running as he roared. At this rate, if he were to run into humans, there was a huge chance that he would go berserk and bite everybody.This only happens when a wolf was newly turned. However, aside from me, there were no other reports of wolves biting humans. Every wolf was being extra careful not to ruin our plans. And if this guy was bitten, the person who did the biting wouldn’t have left his side. He would be there to guide him through the gruesome process.But so far, there wasn’t any human who survived the bite.I was also surprised that there wasn’t anyone inside Duncan’s house. There wasn’t even a security guard thou