[Nivera’s POV]I had never felt so alive as I did presently. It was like I had been born all over again, but actually, that wasn’t a lie as I had indeed been reborn. I felt revived, strong and for the first time; free.At Lucien’s house, there were many sachets of blood which he had stored in the refrigerator, and I tore them up one after another, gulping them all down as soon as they touched my lips. They each tasted differently, but still had that ultimate satisfaction that probably only a hybrid could understand. As satisfied as I felt, I wanted more; I yearned for more. It was the only life I knew now after all.I looked at the corner where I had dumped all of the sachets earlier, and saw that I had finished them up.“No, no, no,” I muttered, rummaging through the refrigerator like a lunatic, looking for at least, a drop of blood to satisfy my hunger. I needed it badly.Lucien had said he was going to have a discussion with Celeste and he wasn’t home. He had told me to wait for hi

[Nivera’s POV]From outside, I could hear the jubilation going on. They all seemed so happy and excited that the Alpha King was getting married to Malia, whom they all desired to be the Luna. It was as if they didn’t even remember that just yesterday, an Omega called Nivera had almost been their Luna, but died. In fact, it didn’t even seem like anyone remembered me, and it was too soon for them to just move on happily with their lives like it was an animal they had slaughtered and not a werewolf like themselves.There were no posters of me in the streets, no one held a funeral ceremony in my honour, they didn’t even have the little decency of burying me in the sand at all, and there was no such thing as a one-minute silence to observe that someone had truly left the Pack.I was boiling with so much fury and it was erupting, but I didn’t even try to hold it back. Anyone in my shoes would have felt the same way as well; I wanted to rip their hearts out all at once, and I didn’t care if

[Lucien’s POV]Before Celeste had left, she had handed over to me a towel filled with ice, which I now used in pressing against the back of my head which ached badly. The pain from falling hard on the ground should have gone by now, but it persisted.Ryle snickered as he turned up the volume of the television which had a wrestling program going on. Apparently, he had moved in with me on Celeste’s insistence against my wishes, and had been watching shows to build up his fighting skills so he could have revenge on Tyler.“Weren’t you supposed to be a powerful vampire? How is it that a newly born hybrid defeated you so easily?” he asked in a scornful manner.“For someone who just lost his family, shouldn’t you be grieving somewhere? How is it that you have the time to sit here and annoy me?” I retorted.A frown appeared on his face as I had reminded him of something he had been desperately trying to forget. He couldn’t even respond to me; he just wallowed in deep sadness, but no, I didn’

[Tyler’s POV]I was extremely furious and I just wanted to do something terrible to someone… anyone. For the first time ever, something that had never happened to me had happened and it just felt like a thousand hyenas were fighting in my chest. The Crescent Pack had lost a war? How? Why? It had never happened before, and I was hundred percent sure that my ancestors were looking at me from above, shaking their heads in disappointment.“So, this is what is left of all the warriors I sent to the battleground?” I thundered, furiously.“Unfortunately yes, your highness,” Jerry responded.I laughed hysterically, pacing around the training grounds where they had all gathered.“What happened? We had a carefully thought-out plan. It was a technique that had never failed, and I was positive it will not fail this time. The Half-Moon Pack’s warriors aren’t even up to a quarter of our men, so what went wrong? Have all of you become useless? Haven’t you been taking the training seriously? How can

[Malia’s POV]Slowly, my eyes opened and I woke up to see the Alpha King staring at me with wide eyes, and I spotted his lips grow into a smile the moment he saw I was awake.I forced a smile at him, shifting uneasily in the bed I could tell wasn’t mine, and as my eyes darted all over, it was clear that I was in the infirmary and that was when I remembered suddenly being overcome by extreme dizziness and I could recall collapsing as a result of it.“You’re awake, my Luna,” the Alpha said, squeezing my hands warmly.Although weak, I managed to sit up and he helped me out, then tucked away a strand of shiny auburn hair from my face.“I’m sorry to have caused you so much worry, Tee. Tell me, how long was I out?” I asked.“Just a few hours, but it’s all good. The worry you caused me only lasted for a few minutes and it has been replaced with great news,” he said, with more excitement than he had possessed in the last couple of years.“What do you mean?” I inquired, filled with curiosity.