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
(Luther)I DELIBERATELY walked away as slowly as I could because I wanted Alexandra to call me. I wanted her to stop me from walking away because once I get out of these woods, once I leave her here with Giovanni, I feel like we’ll only drift further away from each other.Here I was, thinking we could somehow work things out since she was starting to talk and open up to me. But this happened.In the end, my expectations had hurt me again. I never really learned.My parents were the living proof that falling in love was a terrible thing. And yet, even while knowing that, I still fell in love with Alexandra. I only realized it when I saw her embracing another man. I think I’d been in love with her from the first time I saw her and that feeling must have grown more as I watched her from afar all these crazy years.Maybe I first fell in love with her bravery. No one was ever that brave around me. When I saw her again in Manila, I fell in love with her determination, with her guts.Then I
(Luther)AFTER getting out of the car, I ran. I don’t remember ever running this fast before. Fear and anxiety were gripping my heart so strongly that it was difficult to breathe. I could feel the sweat building on my forehead and yet, I feel cold inside.In the hallway, I found the fifty-year-old butler and the head maid. Both of them looked stupefied.“Where is she?” I asked in a hoarse voice.The butler lowered his head. “We will lead the way, Sir.”In my head, I still wanted to believe that this was all a lie. My mother couldn’t be dead. Pa was not even here so maybe it wasn’t true. Maybe this was only a prank because she wanted to see us. But then, Pa was never around when she needed him, when ‘we’ needed him.When the butler led me to the mortuary, my hands began trembling.“I’m sorry, Sir. When we found the madam, it was already too late. When we brought her in this hospital, the doctor declared her dead on arrival,” the butler said in a low voice.I could still hear his words.
(Alexandra)“IF YOU join the Crimson Moon pack, we will help you out. If you were to join the Silverstone pack, your father’s previous pack, then it’s okay. We will send you to them. I know them. They are nice people. They will accept you and be glad to welcome you once they find out who your father is. The choice is yours, Giovanni. But let me tell you this: choosing wolves meant that you will belong to us from now on. Your loyalty will solely be to the pack and not to the humans,” Alpha Calypso told Giovanni after the latter told us his situation.Giovanni’s condition seemed better this morning. But he will still need training. Lots of it. Based on his story, he was not a true Sinclair. And he had only found out about it yesterday through Davina, his mother. Davina fell in love with a wolf and it was Alpha Bernard from the Silverstone pack. He was my father’s friend.And because their love for each other was forbidden, Davina and Bernard had a secret relationship. But then Mason spo
I UNCONSCIOUSLY hit the break. Luther just called me this afternoon. And then I remembered his voice when he spoke. It was not like he didn’t tell me. He wanted to. But I unknowingly stopped him from doing so. Besides, those were the things I should have known if I was by his side.But I wasn’t.So, this was why I’d been feeling uneasy. Something happened to my true mate. I glanced at Giovanni.“You heard it. We are not going back to the woods. We are going straight to where my husband is,” I said as I maneuvered the car and stepped on the gas.Luther had been very careful not to drop his mask in front of everybody. That was because he had something he wanted to achieve. I know that much at least since I’d been studying him these past few months. He had never let his guard down except last night, when we were together. I felt… his sincerity.In front of the public, he was a flawless businessman, a good friend, and an obedient son. He had never displayed his real emotions. He had been
(Alexandra)“THAT woman you’ve been glaring at is Michelle Villar, twenty-seven years old. She was last year’s Miss Universe first runner-up and currently works as a runway model in the States. She’s your husband’s ex-girlfriend and among his ‘tremendously famous’ exes, she’s the one who got to be with him for more than a year. I heard that was his longest relationship ever. She was currently having a vacation here and unlike someone I know, when she learned about Luther’s situation, she rushed to his side that there were some people who thought she was his wife.”“I’m not glaring at her, Beatrix. I’m only looking at her face. And so what if she’s famous? I know my worth, Beatrix. You can’t put me down just like that.”She giggled. “Then why are you pouting?”“I just think that the reason why people mistook her was because she doesn’t know her place. That woman is not the real wife but look at her, acting like a snake as she wraps her arm around Luther’s arm,” I answered while my eyes
MICHELLE staggered. And just like the guests, she didn’t seem surprise about my identity. She knew what I am.I noticed that she was more gorgeous up close. She didn’t have to wear a heavy make-up or to dress so daringly for men to look her way. Her breasts were almost exposed because of the extremely low neckline of her black dress. It didn’t seem like she came here to mourn, but to seduce someone, especially with that silver stilettos. She just made this mansion her runway!Looking back, had I ever hated a female human like this before? I think I’d always been too busy to care.Not to mention that Luther hadn’t glance at my direction the entire night. These were the things that I wouldn’t normally pay attention to. And I didn’t want to pay attention as much as possible. But I find myself constantly looking at Luther. As soon as I saw someone getting close to him, I felt a lump in my throat.“You’re joking, right?” Michelle said, stuttering.“Wolves don’t joke around, Miss Villar. So