LOGINIt didn’t take them long to agree on a plan. Within minutes, everyonewas moving into position.Even in the darkness, the packmoved in unison. They crawled and maneuvered quietly, making their way toward the horde without being noticed.For Selene, it was different. She could barely make out the trees and bushes infront of her. Though she could see parts of the path, everything stayed blurry, forcing her to move slower than the others.Valentine remained close, observing and thinking. She was curious about what power the young witch truly possessed, after hearing all the stories and gossip in town.As planned, they split into twogroups. Valentine’s pack would be the main force, while she went with Selene’s group as support, moving behind them to rescue the three vagabonds.It didn’t take long before the BlueSnow werewolves finally encountered the ghouls. Valentine’s beta let out a howl, signaling the attack.Blood, guts, and bone flew as the pack plowed into the horde. In their V forma
Selene was gasping for air halfway to the mountain. Yet, she couldn’t stop, knowing full well what was about to happen. She looks up, the sky was now darkening, foreboding with each light fading. She swallowed hard, having that creeping feeling beneath her skin.“Are you okay, Miss?”Alfred leaned down, seeing how their mistress was lost for breath.“Yes, I’m fine. Go on without me, you’ll be much faster if you leave me here.”Selene waves him off. Her focus was to make sure her premonition doesn’t happen. And with how things were going, she was becoming more anxious, seeing as twilight was drawing closer.In her memories, the incident happened when everything was dark. And with the sun slowly setting, everything around them was being embraced by the crawling shadows.“We can’t do that, miss.”Alfred frowned, throwing a glance behind them. This ominous shade covered his expression.“What’s wrong?”This didn’t escape Selene’s notice; she furrowed in confusion.“Someone’s following us.”
The three vagabonds had managed to put a significant distance between their pursuers after running for half the day.Though panting, they continued traversing the thick bushes and uncharted pathways with Grandma Thena leading the way.“Nana, are we there yet?”Little Taffy grumbled, seeing as they remained in a hurry.They were already near the peak of the mountain and the sun was already setting, yet they understood they cannot stop until they reached the border.“We should be safe once we reach that part of the mountain.”Grandma Thena’s face brightened at the sight of a gigantic tree that stood taller than the surrounding ones. There were others like it, but there was a suitable distance between the next one. All of them lined up at the top of the mountain, like a vanguard, watching over the town, a natural wall standing steady in place.“I don’t understand why we have to run away from Helena and the others? They’re my friends.”Tara kept looking back, her frown increasing, feeling
The coldness slithered through her spine, pricking every vein in her body. She shivers at the sight of the three individuals laughing together while they walk to the woods. Her knees trembled, getting those images of the horrific fate the three were about to experience.“Miss Selene, is everything okay?”Alfred frowned, seeing the paleness of their mistress.Selene points to where the familiar faces were. Everyone’s head turns to see what it was that was causing her distress.“Those people they’re vagabonds, right?”She says when the others finally saw who she was pointing at.From where they were, the three individuals were hurrying towards the woods, crouched and keeping to the shadows.“That’s Grandma Thena. What’s she doing here?”Helena blurts out with wide eyes, then turns to the others for confirmation.“She’s with Tara and Taffy.”Marco pointed to the two youths following her. A teenager their age and a younger one who was around ten or twelve.“Grammy.”Helena called out, han
Selene screamed aloud, flailing her hands in panic. She was gasping for air the minute she found the strength to get up because of the sheer terror and pain.In seconds, several of the teenagers, together with Alfred, came running inside the room. Each of them had their fangs bared and claws out, ready to fight only to find an empty room.They frowned, sniffing within the room, but there were no traces of anything, not even a hint that someone was there. They turned to their lady in confusion and worry, seeing Selene covered in sweat and gasping for air.“Miss, are you okay?”It was Alfred who stepped forward, kneeling beside the bed. He was close enough to check but far enough to avoid leaving any imprint.It was then that Selene finally opened her eyes, realizing she was not in the forest. Yet images flash back from her mind, intensifying the pain lingering within her skin.Each claw, teeth, the feel of her flesh tearing apart reverberated through every part of her. Only when she lo
Though everyone’s attention was on the rising pack, one specific group remained unbothered. Lucas’ Cerulean mountain pack continued investigating and searching for any clues of Penelope’s whereabouts.Somehow, they were getting some hints and trails after some help from certain individuals that Lucas contacted from outside.But even with their focus remaining on the task at hand, some of his followers couldn’t disregard the news circulating within the town.Right now, they were scouring the area near the bus stop where Penelope was last seen, traces of those faint glows lingering within the place.One of his guards ended up stopping the minute he came close to Lucas.“Alpha, aren’t you worried that Alpha Duncan’s pack keeps getting stronger by the day?”Joel couldn’t hide his discomfort, his once confident stance faltering at the idea.That got the others to stop what they were doing, their attention all shifting to their leader in an instant. Each of them had the expression of uncert







