"I'm tired."She stared blankly at him but inside her heart was in broken pieces. How badly had he been hurting all these while, while she played heroine in Julien's film."I'm tired of everything. I'm tired of trying to correct my past mistakes, I'm tired of trying to change, I'm tired of trying to be good enough, I'm tired of seeing you wait for me so patiently because you trust me so much, I'm tired of myself, I'm tired of my life, I'm..."His voice was broken and each word, like a broken chard pierced her heart deeply. This wasn't Lorenzo, this wasn't the man who would burn the world to do whatever he thought was right, this wasn't the man who stayed sane even when the whole world was against him, this wasn't the man that loved his pack even when they repeatedly tried to kill him."This isn't you." She whispered hoarsely, her vision blinded by tears, "this isn't you."His cheeks trembled in her palms, the tears streaming down continuously. He looked terrible, miserable, tired."I

Hours later,Getting to the pack house, he marched in. He wasn't the same, he wasn't the former Lorenzo that was hard and cruel and ruled with an iron fist but he also wasn't the Lorenzo that could be pushed around, trampled upon and ignored; he was Lorenzo, the Alpha, the King and he intended to remain so."I want everyone out now!" He bellowed, standing at the entrance.His voice resounded through the large hollow house, penetrated every nook and cranny and echoed on the walls.The fourteen remaining pack members couldn't stop their feet from rushing to answer the command of their Alpha; Choco and Valerie, Vince's twin siblings were with Antonio and Valentina.It had been a long time coming, it had been so long since they had felt such power rushing through their veins, filling their heads and blinding their senses to obey it's powerful command.They soon all stood at attention in the large hallway, their hearts racing with adrenaline. They had forgotten. They had forgotten it all,

Julien wasted no time in following her, hopping in his car and speeding after the dust she left behind. He was following her but all of a sudden, her car was no where to be seen, not at all. In his confusion and worry, he suddenly remembered. They had installed trackers in the cars, all the cast and crew, just in case one got lost in the strange filming location.He switched on the GPS tracker and almost hit the blue car in front of him out of shock. Raphaela's car was just in front of him, how on earth was she suddenly hundreds of miles away!? He restarted the GPS again, perhaps there was a malfunction but it still showed the same location. And what was she doing in the middle of nowhere? He suddenly remembered her last visit to him before the filming began, how she had vanished into thin air after speaking to him. He shook off his bewilderment and premonition and decided to go with his instincts, follow the GPS. But her current location was a bit far, miles away, he slammed the gas

"Golden lights, golden lives;Warriors today, princes tomorrow;Your legacy lives on in our hearts;We part today, we meet tomorrow;Free of pain and worries to follow;May your joy never end;Beati Bellicosi."The whole pack of thirty two which included the eighteen remaining adults, ten children, Vince, Lorenzo, Raphaela, Antonio and Valentina; payed their last respect to Othelia and Finch and the traitor who shot the poisoned arrows, Maxi. Finch was killed by Antonio also and the two traitors were only being honored because Lorenzo had requested so."We all make mistakes in life" He had said, "but at death, we all become dust again however good or bad we have lived."And to Antonio on the two killings, he had said, "Our new era is not to be stained with blood."The atmosphere was sad but light also. Othelia, a good woman and mother, was dead, a cause for sorrow; two men had gone the wrong way and lost their lives because of it, another cause for sorrow; their Alpha, whom everyone h

Loud chatters and sounds of cutleries hitting plates resounded in the wide pack dining hall. It was over thirty minutes after the mating ceremony of the alpha and Luna and they were all in high spirits. Different delicacies filled the tables to gluttony point, there was just more than enough. The hall itself was beautifully decorated in silver of course, the architecture was superb and the lighting and soft music playing added an out of the world feeling to the moment. Everyone was happy. Vince sat with Antonio and Valentina, opposite them, his little siblings at his sides. Healing wasn't something that happened in a jiffy but after watching Alpha Lorenzo almost die, he realized how fragile life was and how he could lose his loved ones at anytime. So he decided, instead of wallowing in anger and revenge, to allow himself give the love he couldn't give to his mother anymore. He would live his life to the fullest, his mother would want that. The two big masquerades sat at the head of