*CAIN ARIUS*“Still no news, huh?” I asked looking at a desolate Michael who looked at me from the other side of the table sitting helplessly in my office.“Alpha said that the elder from the Aegon Mountain will arrive today and check up on Sofia, the others, and the Moonstone, so let’s just hope that he finds something beneficial,” Michael said massaging his forehead as he leaned back against the chair. It was clear that the last few days since Sofia had become vegetative had caused a great impact on him and his health.One could easily notice the change in his weight and the tiredness, worry, and sadness reflected from the dark circles under his eyes that encased tired orbs that constantly stayed in a droopy manner.Seeing this state of the man who was once full of vigor I felt guilty for some reason and sighing I apologized, “I am really sorry for Clay’s behavior and for his noncooperation. We have been trying to get him to speak about the night before Sofia fell ill or the morning

*CAIN ARIUS*“Were you just about to leave?” I asked as I saw Asa standing outside her best friend Kate’s shop with her and her mate. When there gaze fell on me I noticed that they didn’t seem as phased bye like the others usually were and I liked it. Giving them a nod with a smile I received the same from them back.“What are you doing here?” Asa asked looking surprised and I watched that her movements caused the shopping bags in her arm to shake and I was moving too take it from her when she shook her head and told me that she would be fine.Insisting on carrying the bags I took it from her arms when I heard whispers rise from around us.‘Look its Cain and Asa, I heard that they are madly in love with each other seems like the rumors were right.’‘Yeah and now that eh sis in love he doesn’t even seem that scary, don’t you think?’‘Oh! If I have to be honest then

*ASA TRINE* As soon as I felt Clay standing next to me I wanted to move away from him but despite everything in me, I couldn’t. This place just felt so right, by his side, that is, that my body seemed to realize it and didn’t shift on its own accord. There was some form of conversation that was taking place in the room between Grandpa and Clay but even as I looked at the others to try and understand the situation I found my eyes shifting back to him. He was just too beautiful to not notice. I watched as his lips curled into a snarl and he shouted something the sound of which only seemed to cause goosebumps on my body and before I was aware of what was happening, I felt his touch on my skin causing the sensation to increase, making me gasp. I looked around while I felt my body being tugged towards the door and as I was passing my eyes met with that of golden angry orbs. Something in my heart thudded at the familiarity in them and I felt a voice in me telling me to break free fro

*CAIN ARIUS*Another fucking dawn away from my mate’s warmth!The sun was barely in the sky but it had already started shifting colors to a sad light blue. The birds were chirping as they flew around doing their business as I walked across the dew-covered grass. However this morning there was a unique stillness in the air, no soft breeze blew past me to gently wake me up and I had to keep on rubbing my eyes to get rid of the sleep.I really hadn’t wanted to come here today to Elder Morris when I found Asa stuck to my side in a fetal position holding onto my shirt between her thumb and index finger as she slept like a baby. She had stayed with Leia the whole of yesterday only coming back home around midnight to tiredly retire and fall asleep in a swift second.I missed her.For some reason, I felt as though even if she was there with me and by my side every day she was slowly and steadily drifting away. It made me scared to imagine any other possibilities that might have caused this to

*CAIN ARIUS*Sighing I entered Dad’s office tiredly as I slumped down on the vacant chair in front of his desk and informed him, “I, myself placed the moonstone in the water carefully in the temple so you can rest assured that it will be safe. Besides that, I have also stationed a guard to guard the Moonstone twenty-four seven in a rotation. They are all the best and most loyal guards but even then neither of them is aware of the Moonstone being placed inside the bowl or the purpose of it, all they know is that they have to guard it well.”Listening to my rant I noticed Dad look slightly more relaxed than before as he stopped his pacing movements from in front of the window and came to a halt behind his desk. Leaning his hands over it he tapped his fingers and asked, “Are you sure that everything was perfect?”I had never seen him this stressed before. There were winkles visible on his clear skin and his eyes had sunken in. Today my father looked especially weak and helpless. Not used