(Suzanna)“LUTHER is surrounded by many good people. That even if something were to happen to me one day, I am not worried at all. I know you will be there for him. May it be as Suzanna, the chef, or something more. You’ve stayed silent for so long. And I have nothing against that. There is peace in silence. But I believe there is bravery in standing your ground and speaking up.“There is hope, too, that the moment we end our silence, it could be the stepping stone for things to get better. I believe in you, Suzanna, the way you believe in Luther that’s why you stayed with him this long. I hope when the right time comes, you will make the right choice.”I almost cut my finger when I heard Alexandra utter those words. I put down the carrot and the knife on the table before I looked at her, wide-eyed.“What are you saying, ma’am Alexandra? I don’t understand. By chance, is this a prank?” I pretended to look around even if I didn’t feel any presence near the kitchen aside from hers.Alex
IN AN instant, all of them had vanished and had been transported to the place where the sword was located, to the place where another betrayal was waiting for Luther and his team.I knew this would hurt him again. The wounds in his heart had not healed yet and by the end of the night, he was going to have more of them. But I could not stop it. I could not interfere any further than this. This was his battle and his destiny.But just like the first crimson wolf, I refused to worry and chose to still believe. Because before Luther left, I saw another vision. It was his wolf. It was surrounded by a huge flame as red as its fur. But it was not burning. It was like he was acquiring its strength from the fire itself.And I saw the wolf stirred… which meant that it was about to wake up anytime soon.(Luther)THINGS happened so fast. The wind had gotten so strong that we were forced to close our eyes. When we opened them after the wind had stopped acting up, we were already in another place,
I unconsciously dropped the gun I was holding. My knees weakened that I had to lean on the rock formation inside. This can’t be real. Kenji and I grew up together. We even played video games together when we were teens. We hang out together, went to bars when we were still in our rebellion phase, and then we changed together.We always did things together. From planning the headquarters, dreaming of freedom, to executing that plan. There had to be a hidden camera somewhere in this place. Kenji must be cooking up another prank and just dragged poor Uncle Magnus in this.Uncle even went to our house to offer his prayers for my family a bunch of times and made us recite bible verses, for heaven’s sake. How could someone like that be a Vampire?“Kenji, what’s the meaning of all this? What are you doing there? This is a joke, right? You must have wanted to get the sword to surprise the team so we wouldn’t have to exhaust ourselves in trying to get it. And you succeeded. I’m proud of you, b
“SIR LUTHER? Can you recognize me?” I heard Isaac whisper.He looked intimidated at first, but he shook his head as if he was bracing his self. He didn’t step back along with the wounded members. Instead, they closed the gap between us and held out their hands.I was about to accept their hands when I saw how my hands had become. I stepped back, unsure what to do, and found myself howling.‘Hush, darling. You are okay. I’m with you. Focus on my voice alone.’When I heard Alexandra’s voice inside my head, I closed my eyes and laid onto the ground while hearing her sing a lullaby for me. It was the same lullaby I sang for her when I carried her on my back.I winced when I felt my body jerking and breaking once again. But the pain was tolerable because this time, there was no fire anymore. Alexandra’s voice was like a refreshing water calming my soul. It sounded soft and sweet. It was like she was singing to placate my heart as if she understood my pain.When the lullaby ended and her vo
MASON walked away while putting his earphones on as if he didn’t want to hear the sound from the gun.“That asshole! If only I didn’t need money, I wouldn’t have worked for him,” the guard uttered. The rest of the guards followed him out. Only two guards were left to monitor me.When Mason closed the door, the guard in front of me still looked extremely pissed. But his expression changed upon seeing a glimpse of my breasts. “You are going to die soon. It will be a complete waste if we were to throw your body right away. Why don’t I play with you for a while?” He laughed. “At least while you’re still soft and warm. What can you say, lady beast?”“Quit it, Rico! Sir Mason would kill you if he finds out what you’re planning to do.”“No one would find out if you wouldn’t run that big mouth of yours, Arki.” Rico winked at the other guard. “Besides, if you’re envious, we can share. You know me. I love sharing good stuff.”When the guy called Arki eyed me with lust, I did my best not to show
WHEN I opened my eyes again, I found myself lying in my room inside my parents’ house. Luther was not by my side although I could still smell his scent. He was just somewhere close to me. It was three in the morning when I glanced at the clock.I sat on the bed and noticed that the glass door inside the room that would lead to the balcony was open. I stood up and noticed that my hands and legs were neatly bandaged. The elder in our pack was every wolf’s physician. In two to three days, my body would be as good as new.I put on a robe, picked up a blanket in the rack, and quietly followed Luther to the balcony. I found him in his pajamas. He was sitting on a rattan chair while cupping his forehead. My heart went out to him. It was obvious he hadn’t slept. He must have wanted to breakdown since yesterday but he had to postpone it for my sake.When he looked up and met my gaze, a tear began to drip onto his cheek. This time, before he could stand to meet me halfway, I filled the gap and
ALPHA Calypso turned off the television after hearing the news about Mason. The latter was currently in prison, but he might be moved to a mental institution if the doctors had proven that he was not stable enough. According to the report, he had been screaming and crying nonstop ever since the cops found him running amok.It made perfect sense. Beatrix said that Mason had witnessed how his nephew and his adopted son had turn into wolves and killed his men. Giovanni even chased Mason away while the Luna called the cops. Luther’s men, on the other hand, had ‘cleaned’ the area and no traces of the tragedy were found afterwards.“When Mason was caught, the cops said that he was crying like a child. ‘Serves him right. I wish he suffer for the rest of his life. I wish that the images of Luther and Giovanni shapeshifting will forever haunt him,” Beatrix said, anger was still evident in her eyes.This morning, I found out that contrary to what I was thinking, I was asleep for two straight da
THE Luna’s shoulders shook as more tears rolled down her cheeks. “No, it’s our fault. We made you feel that way. Can you still forgive us, Xandra?”She was looking at ‘me’ now. At last. Today, during breakfast, she didn’t try pushing Serena’s favorite dishes to me anymore. Instead, there were variety of food on the table and I saw how she carefully observed me as I choose my own food and drinks. Maybe there was hope.“I never hated you and Dad. Although I did feel that you were the ones who didn’t like me, that you were ashamed of me especially during our last meeting.”“I was not ashamed of you. I was ashamed of myself. My frustration got the best of me and I took it out on you. I had always hated the fact that you were the prophesied wolf, Alexandra,” the Alpha answered, looking emotional for the very first time. “Because it meant that you have to be away from me and your mothe