~KAELZira had guts.My hands still trembled with anger. My wolf twisted and churned uncomfortably. My mind was an endless storm with no hope of clearing soon.The scent of coconut and strawberries lingered in my nose. It was Zira's scent and since we bumped into each other, I could not get it out of my head.Up until today, Zira and I had succeeded in avoiding each other blatantly. We both knew the unsaid rule of staying away from each other but today, she had broken that rule.Yet she was not the one I was angry at. I was angry at myself. For some reason, I could not get her stormy gray eyes out of my mind. The way her eyes moistened when she stared at me back there caused my heart to ache and for the first time, I could not understand what my wolf wanted. Or perhaps, I refused to understand it.I stood in an empty corridor which had an extremely large window that could pass as a wall. I stared out at the crescent moon that shone brilliantly in the sky. It was supported by millions

~ZIRAThe Moon crest was gone.I staggered back a few steps at the realization. My heart began to hammer violently against my chest. My intake of breath became short. All the color drained from my body and all I could do was glare at the empty stand."I failed," I muttered under my breath. My wolf sank to the pit of my stomach and I felt as if my world had come to an end.The Blackstones got to it first. "They have it," I muttered under my breath. They stole it right from under our noses. How could I let this happen? How could I allow them take it away from us? How was I going to face the goddess? What would I tell her?She gave me just one task and I failed. How could I have been so stupid? What is going to become of my family? Why did I not see this coming? Seeing as desperate as they were.Oh, my goddess! Mom was still out there and alone. They would try to go for her first! They would try to kill her instead of my father. Things were changing. This was not how it happened in the

~ZIRA"The Moon crest is missing."The moment my dad announced it, I watched the facial expressions of the Blackstones closely so that I would be sure they had it. In conclusion, it was either they were very good at lying or they truly did not have it.I threw a glance at my mother and she stood quietly beside my father, mirroring his expression."What?" Uther broke the uncomfortable silence that had floated in."It was stolen," Father added.Uther stepped forward and shook his head at my dad. "You can't be serious. How could it be stolen when you're the only one who knows how to get to it?" He demanded.From the shock in his voice, a part of me wanted to believe that he did not have it. Or he was probably playing us again. If there was one thing I had learnt from their deceit, it was to expect anything. I was not going to be surprised if I found out that they were keeping it safely somewhere in their custody."Apparently, I was the only one who could get in but after what I saw in th

~KAELThe weight of his words registered in my brain and my wolf came alive with anger. I glared questioningly at Arden as I tried to understand what he was up to. He had a dirty smile on his face as he began to approach Zira.I suddenly remembered that our dad had encouraged him to bed or seduce her so that he would keep his place in her heart.Zira stopped and stared at him with wide eyes. "What do you mean? What perfect opportunity is it? What are you— " she began before stopping abruptly. Then she sent me pleading eyes that I understood as the words ‘save me.’As Arden approached her, she took tentative steps backward, in an attempt to escape him. Yet Arden reached her anyway and began by gently tucking all her stray hair away from her face.She stared up at him with wide eyes and I saw the way she gulped. She tightened her grip on the Moon crest piece and tried to retreat backward again but her back hit the wall and she ran out of room to escape.My wolf stirred with anger insid

~ZIRAAs a knife had sliced through my heart, I felt it cut into two and fall to the pit of my stomach. I turned a stunned look at him.Kael scoffed. "You're not my enemy? You think just saying that is going to justify everything your family had done to us?" He roared.And I flinched at his tone. My wolf sank at the harshness and I did not know how long I could keep standing before him."I don't know what you think we did but I can assure you that I only have good intentions," I retorted firmly.Kael broke into laughter. It was a pained laughter and it echoed throughout the room. My wolf twisted at the sickening sound and my heart only went out to him.Kael was hurting and I could see it clearly. I wanted to comfort him but I knew that he would not let anyone in."Go to fucking hell with your good intentions! Can your intentions und