Grandpa was stunned when he entered the courtyard. Sana, Augustus, and Sandilo were sitting with blank expressions. His heart sank and he asked in a shaking voice, “What happened? Why are you all looking so upset?”“It is all my fault, Grandpa. I shouldn’t have hidden the truth from Vivian…. Now she is gone…” Sandilo croaked out...“Oh! So, she found the truth?” Granpa said in a startled voice.Sandilo pursed his lips and nodded his head…“Don’t worry son, She will understand and forgive you eventually…”“That is never gonna happen… never…” Sandilo said in a choked voice…“Nonsense… Where is she? I will talk to her… I will explain to her that we forced you to hide the truth from her…”“There is no use of doing anything, Grandpa… She has left..”“Where

Augustus found Sandilo at the top of the mountain. He was kneeling on the ground. His eyes were glued to the sky as if he expected Vivian to drop from the sky at any moment.His heart ached as he saw Sandilo's blanched face. He felt like a total failure. He couldn’t save Vivian. He didn’t even know how to console his son.He took a few deep breaths to calm himself before slowly walking towards Sandilo. He placed his hand on Sandilo’s shoulders wordlessly. He opened his mouth but he couldn’t form any words.The moment Sandilo sensed his father's presence, he lost control over his emotions. He grabbed his father's legs and burst out sobbing, burying his head into his legs.“Father… that man… that b******! Took Vivian in front of my eyes but… but I couldn’t do anything… I am so useless... I couldn’t even protect my mate…” He managed to choke out between sobs.Sandi

“Do you see that large black crescent….”“Hmmm…”“That is the spaceship Vivian is probably in.”Sandilo’s lips trembled as he gazed at the spaceship. How he wished that he could just pass through the screen and emerge into the spaceship.“Isn’t there a way we can reach the spaceship, Grandpa?” Sandilo asked hopefully.“I am afraid not… Not until my friend arrives here with a spaceship…” he replied in a disappointed voice.“How long will that take, Grandpa?”“Ummm… quiet long…”“How long is quite long?” He asked in an irritated voice. “A month…”He staggered slightly and barked, “Gosh! A month… How can we leave Vivian alone with that man for a month?”“I am sorry son but…”“But, what gr

Vivian sniffled and continued her rant, “ Oh, Sandy… you have no idea how much my heart ached to hold you one last time before I died… I wanted to…”Vivian felt like her heart would burst at the intensity of the emotions she was feeling. She burst into loud sobs burying her head in Olcan’s fur.Olcan moved away causing her to stagger. She looked up at him with a hurt expression. The next moment, his claws started retracting and the fur vanished.She was too stunned to react. She watched him as he took his human form. Her face turned red and she closed her eyes, embarrassed to see him naked.The moment Vivian said that she wanted to hold him, Sandilo’s control snapped. He took over Olcan, not caring that he had no change of clothes.He pulled Vivian into a tight hug the moment the transformation was complete. The fire that had been burning him all this while was calmed by her touch. He moaned as he molded

Sandilo felt a tickling sensation in his nose, he turned in his sleep and sneezed. Vivian giggled as she watched him rub his nose and doze off again.She inserted the grass stalk in his nose again and twirled it gently. He grunted something and turned to the other side again.Sandilo woke up with a start when Vivian was about to twirl the stalk for the third time.“Who the F***! is that?” He roared, his face red with fury.The stalk from Vivian’s hand dropped and she crossed her arms puffing her cheeks.Realization dawned on Sandilo as he took in Vivian’s upset expression. He started apologizing instantly, “I am so sorry, love… I didn’t realize it was you…”Vivian just pursed her lips and looked away.Sandilo kicked himself inwardly.  F***! Did he have to screw everything up so soon? Damn! His temper. His eyes darted around the room looking for inspiration to cheer Vivi