Valencia swayed a little and Dominic instinctively shot out a hand to steady her. “Are you okay?” He asked her, searching her face that was confused. His hand touched hers and as if it was something alien she placed her hand around his chin and raised him up in the air. Dominic was taken off guard by her sudden attack but he recovered soon. Valencia would most certainly see him dead so he decided to pacify her. Meanwhile, Caleb who was watching from the side just realized how powerful the beautiful girl he had been planning to knock out was and blurted, “I…I am sorry, miss….mam…” Caleb felt that there was no way he would walk out of the situation alive. That made her look at him and she shook her head, her hands losing their strength momentarily as Dominic fell to the ground. Realizing his foolishness to have attracted her attention, Caleb tried his best to run away while whimpering and cursing.  Meanwhile, Dominic

“Sent where?” Both the alphas chorused in unison. Caleb flinched a bit at the way both of them spoke in their commanding voices but tried his best to answer, they weren’t going to let him free either way and it looked like he didn't have the luxury of going back to his previous boss as well. Now, he could only answer to the best of his abilities and hope that they would show some mercy on him. Thus he began narrating, “I am not sure of the place but it was somewhere far away. We were blindfolded and we were taken someplace that looked like a cave from the inside. The journey had taken hours and it was a rocky road based on the constant bumps that we felt throughout the ride.” The alpha was about to say something but Valencia signaled him to stay put. She knew where this was going. Rituals and worship could only mean that a witch or a mage was behind all this. However what stumped her was why a mage would be involved in creating werewolves, if

Freyge handed the little scroll to the archon who only looked at him in confusion once before opening the soul. “Congratulations on passing the little test. I get called for little problems such as finding a missing family member or pulling a prank on someone. As such, I try to weed out those who really require my help against those who just waste my time. Based on the previous message that I had received, I was informed of some mage trying to tarnish the reputation of my community. I would like to very much hear about it but I have certain pressing matters to attend to. As such, if you can visit me in the next 48 hours, I should be able to help you. C.H” Valencia read the small message sent through the scroll loudly for both Freyge and Dominic to hear.  Looking at both of them quizzically, she drummed her fingers against her knee, “What mage is trying to tarnish the mage community’s image? And how do you know who he is?” Dominic rushed to her an

Despite all his protests, Valencia didn’t bat an eyelid and Dominic had no other option but to follow her. As it was dark, Valencia took advantage of the fact and drove towards the nearest station and filled up the tank to the full.  The guy at the station eyed them weirdly as the bike was a little out of fashion but before he could say something, Valencia drove off after Dominic managed to throw a wad of notes at her. Valencia throttled the engine and zoomed through the forest not even letting Dominic get a firm grip on the bike. He wasn’t sure what made Valencia suddenly behave differently. She had been all serious before leaving her home but then the moment they left it was as if something changed. “Will you please let me know what has gotten into you?” He asked her though his voice drowned due to wind rustling past them. Valencia was driving the bike through the dirt paved road that was riddled with roots, rocks, and uneven land. Ther

They hadn’t moved in the last few minutes and awkward silence was around them once again. Thus, Dominic cleared his throat and asked her, “Are you…okay?” Valencia nodded her head and pulled her hair away from his face. Her fingers brushed his lips and that was when Dominic’s eyes met hers. They were emerald green as always, shining with a fervor that she couldn't quite put a finger on. She hesitated and answered, “Yes” Dominic tried his best to straighten his legs as much as he could and said to her, “the hunter might come early morning to check if any of his snares caught a prey…so…it might do us good to rest a little.” Again, Valencia just answered with a small “Yes.” She didn't say anything else. It was as if her mouth refused to speak. He extended a hand for her to use as a pillow and turned his head away, closing his eyes to fall asleep. Valencia saw the dozen cuts his hands had received all the while when she was jumping around. That mad