LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POV"J-Joseph? I thought you weren't real..." I said as he approached me.He showed me the palm of his hand, then smiled. "I told you, I want you, Luna. Whatever may get in between us won't matter. I'm only interested in getting to know more about you, no matter what the cost may be."My eyebrows furrowed. "But... What about Andrea? Are you just going to dump her like this?" I genuinely asked. I don't think that she will ever forgive me once she finds out about this.Joseph pulled his hand back toward him. "Don't make me repeat myself, Luna. I don't give a f*ck about who that Andrea is. My wolf only wants you to be mine and no one else," he answered with a stern look.Mr. Asterbelle clapped twice just to gain our attention. "That's enough, both of you." He gazed upon the man beside me at the same time that he threw the same type of gun that I was holding. Joseph managed to catch it through its barrel. "I believe I already informed you ahead of time that your only task

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVI held her head, then rubbed my hand on her hair while the other one was roaming on her cheeks to remove the blood, but it was already dry, so it didn’t come off. This can’t be happening. Her lips were already black, and her entire face was pale. It was like her blood was sucked out of her."What did you do to Yve? How did this happen? Why did you have to kill Yve for the sake of this damn trial?" I consecutively asked. The tone of my voice got hoarse as I was agitated, and I don’t think that anything can calm me down right now.Hysterical laughter resonated throughout the room. It made me crazy!I quickly stood up as I carried Yve’s head with the use of her long strands of hair, which made her head almost touch the ground. "Open this door!" I coldly ordered.There wasn’t anyone who responded, which totally tested my patience. The surroundings turned red, the same color as the blood on Yve’s face, at the same time that sirens flared."Open this door!" I yelled. My

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThe awkward aura that surrounded Joseph and me still hasn’t faded, even after a whole day has gone by. Luckily, we were separated once more, as I was required to move on to the second task that I had to finish within the same day. I was kind of expecting to see the same man who assisted me on the previous mission, but somebody else greeted me."Have you been counting on how long it has been since the last time that we encountered each other, Luna?" King Dawn mumbled as he stretched his arms sideways, as if to welcome me with his attempt to embrace me. "Your second task is simple. All that you have to do is to spend a night with me," he said with a grin on his lips.I felt my cheeks heating up for a second, realizing how much men these days keep trying to get closer to me physically. "Then what? You’re going to steal my blood away and do whatever you desire? As much as I want to clear all of these tasks that I’m supposed to do, I’d rather choose to fail all of thos

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThe scar that King Dawn encarved on my forearm wasn’t that visible to the eyes of other people unless they looked up close. It still aches from time to time, but it wasn’t as bad as how it almost killed me before.Just like he said, no one from the Dark Shadow Clan actually recognized me while I was on my way out of the main building. Even Jazpher didn’t bother to greet me when we crossed paths, as he was about to enter the lobby. The guards that were standing by at the gate didn’t bother to interrogate me about my identity or the purpose of my visit.I took one final glance at the building with the king’s face in my mind when, all of a sudden, I caught a glimpse of Yve, who was crouching beside the plants on which she was spraying water. As if we shared the same brain, she randomly looked behind me, where I was located.Our eyes met, but there was no expression on hers, as if she didn’t know who I was.I bit my lower lip in realization that even my dearest friend

DR. JOSEPH’S POVEverything inside me was tearing apart. My consciousness was still intact, and yet, my whole body got taken over by my wolf. There was no way for me to stop what he wanted to do to Andrea, no matter how much I desired her safety and security."Away..." I muttered in between my loud gasps while I was pulling my hair as strongly as I could.I didn’t expect that Andrea would suddenly turn her hand to hold my wrist the same way as I did. "What’s the matter? P-please don’t injure yourself like this. It’s hurting me as well to see you suffering…" she said. "Yes, I may have no idea about what you’ve been through lately, but I know for sure that it’s been difficult for you. You’re still only a human after all. You don’t have to shoulder all of your problems on your own; you always have me by your side, so can’t you at least depend on me too?" Her hand reached for my cheeks, which somehow made me flinch.My bones began to crack as I transitioned to a heinous-looking beast. I at