Willa's POV When I woke up it was already late at night. I was in a cozy bedroom. Granny was sitting on the chair by the bed. "Granny!" I jerked up in bed, only to have darkness consuming the world again. Head rush... "I asked him if we could live in the forest, but he refused." Granny came and sat on the bed, taking me into her arms as my head spun fast. Turned out the Alpha gave us an old two-story house downtown. Close to everything, furthest to the border. Granny wasn't happy because we always lived by the edge of the pack. It was easier to escape when cases like with Liam happens. Meaning if I let my secret out, we'd have the least chance to make out of the huge pack before they kill us. "The alpha gave you the first week off, to settle down." Granny stroked my hair and took away the glass. "From training? I can train, it's fine." I shrugged. I didn't want to get special treatment, because it only meant attention.

Taran's POV I was the cursed wolf, the one that moon goddess couldn't pair with a mate. I had accepted my fate a long time ago. I found my mate today. Sometimes we hunt under the snow mountain where few people went to. All of a sudden Cerberus picked up a scent and started running crazy. Cerberus was my wolf. He finally stopped after dashing into a meadow, and I saw the cutest girl I had ever laid my eyes on. She was in a red cloak. [Mine!] Cerberus growled impatiently. It was the first time I lost control over him in years. But I understood why. He had been waiting for his mate even when I had lost all hope. But the horrified look on her face froze my blood. She was afraid of me. Of course she was afraid of rogues, and that included me. Cerberus felt hurt when she charged at us and I barely managed to pull him away. I fled the pack, not sure what to make of it. I wasn't supposed to have a mate.

Willa's POV [Why did you come back?] I asked granny as she companied me in the direction of the pack. [I saw a man through the mind link. Why didn't you tell me about him?] Granny walked slowly beside me. She saw him after all. [I can handle him if he wanted to hurt me. I didn't want you to worry!] I burst into laughter. [He's weird, stay away from him.] Granny suddenly warned me. Weirdly handsome and enchanting! [Why weird? Just because he came to the sea at night?] I came to the sea at night. Well, I guess I WAS also weird. [He has the aura of an Alpha, but something was off about him.] Granny said slowly, drowning in deep thoughts. [An Alpha?! Maybe we can join his pack next!] I almost jumped for the excitement. [I just told you to stay away!] Granny shot me a glare. I grunted in frustration. [Relax...He didn't even want to let me know his pack's name, I can't get close even if I wanted to.] I

Willa's POV I decided to stock on the material of my potions. Granny made me potions for two whole weeks and we were short of the materials. Cattail seeds, barley, and lemon leaves, all common stuff. I was turning on my last corner when I saw from the corner of my eye that a dark shadow flickered through the small woods on my left. Leave it be. I needed to steer clear of trouble as much as I could! I took a deep breath, trying to resist the urge to go and check, and it was that deep breath that got me in trouble-- I smelled blood. I guess smelling blood in a wolf pack was not strange as the sun rising up from the west, but it smelled close, and curiosity got the best of me. Just take a look, and if anything serious happened, I'd just call for help and leave. I promised myself as I took the right turn-- Which was the wrong turn obviously. The moment I set foot into that alley, I not only smelled more blood but al

Willa's POV Al's last words made my heart leap so high that I worry it might jump out of my throat. My world turned colorful again! I still couldn't carve, but this time it was because I was too excited. In the end, I just curled up in bed with the pillow cramped between my legs, smiling to the wall like a moron. I was still cheered up the next morning when I made myself a simple breakfast. The sting was gone after the best sleep I got in a very long time, and the idea of sneaking out to the sea suddenly became fun again! Before I could get out, I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door to Alpha Kirsch, wasn't sure whether I hide my frustration well with my deadpan. How did he manage to be there every time when I JUST thought about sneaking out?! "Good morning, Alpha." I bowed a little, "To what do I owe this pleasure?" He frowned a little. "I was asked to watch over you." Said Alpha Kirsch reluctantly, dar