"So be it!" Upon letting out those words, he took a sword from one of his warriors and drew it to me. My agility reacted fast, I bent over backward, 70 degrees to be exact. The sharp blade almost touched the tip of my nose. My legs spread apart, my knees in a half squat position, and my hand quickly grabbed the dirt as it touched the ground. Fvck! That's the only weapon I had aside from my claws. A fist of dirt!I stepped backward to steady my balance, he stepped forward to attack me more. The wolves surrounding us snarled and growled. As the sun was setting, the moon was up. The goddess must be bored again. She had to watch our fight. "Can't keep up, Moore? What happened to the werewolf that was feared by all? Is he dead?!" his taunt was screaming but I was prepared for this sh!t. I wasn't born yesterday. I glared at his red eyes, clenched my fist tight. Just another step and... "Ahhh!" he stepped back as he winced in pain. "Damn it! My eyes!" he touched his eyes that were covere

Hamil POV..We had been hiding from our attackers, the cave wolves in this tree cave for quite a long time. I could feel Riona's anxiety as time passed by. As I glanced at Zenia, she was also staring at me. Our minds linked, my eyes narrowed at her upset tone at the back of my head."We must fight them now!" she roared in my thoughts or should I say her wolf roared at me. I saw how her eyes change colors, her wolf would like to transcend."Just in case you forgot, we're super outnumbered. Three versus the whole pack or probably packs!" I roared back as my wolf met her scowl."How long are we going to stay here then? Till they find us? I don't care if I'm going to die. As long as I'm going to die protecting our kingdom and the Chosen Maiden!" she kept throwing word punches in my mind making my head throb like thousands of needles poking my temples."Nothing bad will happen to Riona, I will make you sure of that!" I let out a silent growl. Probably a bit loud that Riona glanced at me,

Matthew POV.."Riona?!" My heart raced like wolves rampaging to war when I saw Riona pass out. But what made me curious or should I say confused was Hamil's expression.Was he dead worried like me? If so, why?He had no deep connection with my mate except for being friends. D*mn that word. Yes! They were friends but they spent more time with each than my mate with me. They were here in this land for almost a month. I had to admit, I was feeling a bit suspicious at the moment. Jealousy seethed at my actions, I shot Hamil a warning look."Lead them. Go with Zenia. I will take care of Riona!" Hamil was flabbergasted at my sudden tone but he still followed. Zenia nodded at us before she walked beside him. I carried Riona bridal style, placed her head closer to my chest, and spoke to her in her thoughts hoping she could hear me."Sweetheart, I'm here. I will protect you from now on. We won't be apart again!" As Hamil led the path going to his house, Zenia rummaged the area with her wo

Matthew POV.."Riona, please stay with me. Open your eyes, sweetheart!" I clasped her hand tight while staring at her in her sleep. At first, she was just murmuring. She was mumbling some words even my wolf hearing couldn't understand. Then I saw her body shake a tad bit as her murmurs became audible."Matthew!" she whispered my name in the middle of her rest.Beads of sweat formed on her forehead, she wasn't feverish but hot. I took a closer look as I leaned my body forward and saw the tears in the corner of her eyes.Was she dreaming? Probably!"Matthew!" I heard my name once more. I planted some kisses on her cheeks and the tip of her nose. My hand wiped the sweat on her brow."Sweetheart, I'm here. I love you so much, Riona Grey!" I told her in her unconscious mind if that would make her stay with me, I would never get tired of speaking to her. "You're mine. You only belong to me!" I continued whispering while I showered her some kisses on her face and the back of her palm.I

Matthew POV.."We're all going back to the kingdom. It is safe for the time being. Send my message to Victor and my Uncle Baron to return to the palace today. The war has ended... For now!" I announced to all of the werewolves present at that moment and they all nodded in agreement. Most were jumping for joy and excitement."Hrmm! Alpha King, are we going to celebrate?" one of the rogues, the youngest, I could guess hesitantly asked. "Perhaps! As you can see, it's the end of the war...temporarily. But we can celebrate and pay respect to our members who have lost their loved ones in the war!" They all nodded in response. I felt my mate's warm hand intertwining with mine and as I gazed at her, our doting eyes met. "Let's go home, Matthew. I miss our home so much!" he whispered in my ear. "Let's go!" I gave her a peck on the cheek before turning my sight to Hamil and Zenia. "Do we have any means of transport here except for shifting?" I sternly asked. I still could not forget that my