Lahat ng Kabanata ng Betrayal under the wolf’s moon: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

My eyes furrowed as I stared at him. "Of course, you know her. She's Lira, my… mirror.”She shot me a small smile, but there was something in her eyes that told me my words weren't really necessary.Nathan shook his head vigorously. “No! I know her, from somewhere else. She… those eyes are too familiar. How am I just seeing this?” I parted my lips, exchanging a glance with Luca. "Nathan… you're probably mistaking her for someone else…”"He's not!” Lira was the one who cut me short.I turned to her, so did Luca and Nathan. “He's not?" She nodded. Lira smiled faintly, then turned to Nathan. “I rescued you,” she said. “After Alexa burned the village. You were dying under a collapsed beam. I was the unknown lady covered in a shawl to pull you out before the fires reached you.”Nathan just stared.“You… you were that woman? How? She was older, you're just…”“I am a lot of things, but yes. That day, I was the her.”"How?” Nathan blurted out, almost yelling."Let's say I'm some sort of sha

MIRA'S POVMy heart was racing in my chest, and I couldn't control it. I turned, and from a little distance away, Nathan was running towards me.“Mira, are you okay?" He asked, panting.I didn't respond. Instead, I turned to Luca who was behind him but not close to me.I didn't think twice. With my chest hammering like a powerplant that had run out of gas, I walked towards him.“Mira…” he started.My palm slapping across his face was what stopped him. His face turned, only slightly. He didn't reach for his chin, neither did he wince. He just kept staring at me with those eyes that I'd fallen in love with.“Mira…” he took a step closer. "Hit me again, if you must. And again, and again, until your anger is satisfied. I don't mind. I'll take it all.”He held my gaze, and I kept looking into his eyes, hoping to find something—anything—that would pacify this pain in my chest.I found nothing.Enraged, and devastated, I made to walk past him without a word. However, he held my hand, and pul

NARRATOR'S POVThe look in Alexa’s eyes was pure fear, like no one had seen before. Zephyr smiled in satisfaction, releasing her neck.She backed away, gripping the wall so as to gain balance. She held her chest, rapid coughs coming in quick succession as she choked. Her eyes watered up.“Who would have thought the Alexa could shed tears?” Zephyr said, his hands disappearing back into the sleeves.Alexa remained bent over. “Why are you doing this to me, Zephyr? I'm your sister. You're supposed to help me."His smile faded away, a stern frown appearing on his face. “And when I help you, what happens next?"Alexa didn't respond, so he continued. “More innocent souls die? Your greed makes you hurt someone…hurt people who did nothing wrong to you? The question should be, why are you doing this? What did these people do to you?”She took another step back, her face contorting with fury. "Who are you and what have you done with my brother? You're not the Zephyr I know.”"Oh really?”She str

NARRATOR'S POVHorror filled Alexa's big black eyes. "No… no! I… it wasn't me. I didn't… I didn't do it."She stared at the blood on her hands, the sight making her tremble. "No! No! Daddy…"Zephyr was in shock. He took a step back, grabbing something for support. Was this a dream? No! Not a dream! Was this some sort of created hallucination? Was this why his parents had asked him to stay in?He should have just listened to them. He should have remained locked up in his room, but how could he ignore the screams? How could he still sketch in his pad when his hands were trembling, and he could only think about what was going on in his parents' basement?Who would have thought that this was what he'd find?No! This has to be a hallucination. They promised they wouldn't die.He swallowed, a very huge lump forming in his throat. Groping for the door in the dark, he turned to leave.Alexa panicked, not internally. “Zephyr, please don't leave. You can't leave me here. You have to help me.”

Luca's attention was fixed on me. “Did you see something, Mira?" My tongue felt tied, like something within me was warning me to not disclose what I'd seen. I listened. Shaking my head, I said, “No… not really!” He didn't seem to believe me, so I looked away. I'd seen a lot, a whole lot. It clearly wasn't just a dream, this had to be a vision of some sort. But I wondered, what was I supposed to do with this? How was seeing everything I saw going to help me in the battle that was drawing near and near each day? I'd known Alexa was cruel and heartless, but I had no idea she'd been this way all along. I used to think she'd been traumatized as a child or something. I used to justify her actions with thoughts like that. Maybe she wasn't really a bad person, something bad probably just happened to her. Now, I realized that was wrong. The only thing bad that has ever happened to her is herself. I shuddered just thinking about it. She's the devil herself, she’s the one supposed t