LUNA ASTERBELLE’S POV A sticky hand held one of my legs as I was about to go out of the basement. In an attempt to kick it away, I caught a glimpse of a woman’s hair. "Lizzy?" I uttered her name before I bent down to grab both of her arms for me to carry. "Lend me your assistance out here for a while, Dawn." I ordered him at the same time that I lent him Lizzy’s right arm, which he carefully wrapped around his shoulders. "Is she a friend of yours?" Dawn asked along the way out, and I simply shook my head as a response, which made him curious. "If she isn’t, then why are we helping her?" I breathed in heavily. "Lizzy is just someone I recently knew from the dormitory. She might be friends with Yuki, so my conscience wouldn’t allow me to just leave her behind there. There’s no guarantee that the wolves are totally lifeless now; they might have been pretending to be dead," I answered him. "You’re hiding som

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POV Out of all the people that gathered here, Dawn was the only one I could think of, even though Shin was in the midst of transferring Lizzy's blood to me. My entire world spun when he finally lost his composure—Dawn aggressively pulled Shin away by his collar, then kicked his knees with his brute force. I couldn't stand straight; it was like my vision was impaired. I tried to hold onto something, but my hands only managed to catch the air. Everything turned red at the same time that I sensed my nails and teeth getting sharp. "N-no…" I whispered to myself, afraid of what I might cause if I'm unable to control myself and lose consciousness while I'm in here. I immediately turned the other way, which Nero blocked. "You're craving for blood, right?" he asked. My eyes failed me. I seriously thought that it was the beta who was in front of me who questioned me, but realizations quickly hit

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POV Eman has been trying to say the same thing over and over again: that I should leave King Dawn's side and never obey any of his words. I couldn't comprehend what's been driving him to say those things to me, but I'm sure that he must have his own reasons. He kept on repeating his statements that all led to one thing—betrayal. "Did you have a misunderstanding with King Dawn before?" I questioned him before he could've said anything else. He placed his hands in his pocket, casually walking out of the abandoned building, which I followed. Since there wasn't much light around this area, I could barely see where we were. I depended on my ears to determine where Eman went. "The truth would soon unveil, Luna. Just don't forget that I warned you today. If you can't avoid him a hundred percent, then just be cautious of whatever the King would plan out for the upcoming war,

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POV I struggled to stand back up when my back smacked to the ground full of flesh as soon as my wings got burned by Althea's flames. My muscles didn't stop having cramps while the rest of my body was aching. I could feel that I was on the verge of death, and yet, it seemed that the moon goddess wouldn't allow me to just die at this point. "W-why won't you kill me now that I'm vulnerable?" I asked her, my voice stuttering. Althea bent one of her knees, and then she placed the glowing stone above my forehead. "I was just testing you, Luna. I never planned to kill you. How can I take the life of my son's mate?" she responded as she assisted me in rising on my own two feet. I made sure that the stone wouldn't fall from my forehead, so I picked it up and gripped it tightly. "Can I ask you one thing about Jerome?" I seriously uttered, and she nodded to let me continue what I wanted to say. "I

LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POV Out of all the people who gathered for this event, I was probably the only one who had doubts about Yve's response to what Dawn ordered her to do. Back when we still had our peaceful lives without those wolves bothering us, Yve always told me how much she despised vampires, since they sucked blood out of nowhere and she imagined them to be merciless. So hearing her say that she'd rather stay as a half-blooded vampire made it impossible for me to believe. "Are you sure about that?" Dawn asked for clarification, his fingers pressing deep into her skin. "This is the only chance for you to be mortal and return to the human world where your safety is guaranteed," he added to persuade her. Yve nodded as she attempted to get out of Dawn's grip. "Let go, King Dawn," she demanded with little to no emotion. Dawn ignored her request as he held her even tighter than he had earlier, then he gest