Lahat ng Kabanata ng Betrayal under the wolf’s moon: Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

NARRATOR'S POVMorning came, and with it came fresh hope. Mira was up early, stepping out for a run as the sun rose. Her mind was a little bit quiet, free from the myriad of voices that plagued her day in, day out.By the time the morning sun began to burn the skin, Mira had literally run round the whole village, the number of laps uncertain.Finally, she came to a stop at the field, barely panting. Her hair was in a scattered bun, strands sticking to her face due to the sweat dripping from her skin.It turned out to be the training field, and Theresa was at the field.She looked the young lady over, her face expressionless. “Don’t tell me you exhausted all your morning energy on a run.”Mira shook her head. “Oh no! I don't feel tired. I feel pumped up, and ready.”Theresa arched her brows. “Oh! Is that so?”Without warning, her fist flew out directly towards Mira's face. Time slowed, Mira's first thought being how to evade the speed at which the punch was coming for her.A smile brok

“Get up, Mira!” Theresa said, offering her hand with a tone softer than minutes ago. Mira's chest rose and fell, her eyes open but staring at nothing in particular.For a long time, she said nothing. Eventually, her eyes zeroed in on Theresa hovering above her, with an outstretched arm, and face shadowed by the brightness of the sun.Mira shook her head. “I think I'll just lay here for a bit.” Theresa backed away. “That brings our training to an end then.” She adjusted the strap of her swords by her side. “I’ll see you at breakfast.”“Sure.” Mira drawled, her mind seemed to be far away.Theresa began walking away, then stopped. She turned back to Mira on the floor, and Lira standing by the corner. “We meet at noon to further discuss our plan and attack strategy.” She stated. This gained Lira's attention. Her brows raised, but the older woman was already walking away. When she had disappeared out of sight, Lira closed the distance between her and Mira.“Are you sure you're don't wan

IN MIRA'S UNIVERSEThe brown eyes staring back at him didn't look like his. The reflection as a whole was strange, like he was staring at an alien and not himself.His beards were overgrown, too occupied with everything that was happening to even think of shaving away the unnecessary hair. His jaws were clenched tightly, like someone had put a lock over them in that position.His collarbone was very defined, even through his shirt, but it wasn't the pretty type. More like the gruesome reminder that he had truly lost himself. His muscles were leaner, he had lost so much weight.As if that wasn't enough, there was a huge black hole in his chest, right where his heart was.Thane sighed, the sound carrying the weight of the whole world.It was easy to place blames on Alexa for everything that had gone wrong, but the truth of the matter was that this… everything … was his fault.He had wanted more, and went ahead to ruin the only good thing he had in his life. He had let her go, and every

The first person Thane turned to, was his sister. The latter's eyes was widened, just as shocked as her brother.“There's a secret room in the library?” Theresa asked.Guess it was just the two of them who knew.Mira watched them, leaning back into the chair. “How do you know about the room, Thane?” She returned their question.“It was our… safe space.” He responded. “My sister and I.”Mira nodded, totally understanding. “It was our safe space too.” She mumbled.Although her face portrayed calmness, her mind was far from it. Just the thought of that room was enough to break open the cage she'd locked up so many memories in. These memories weren't the good, bittersweet type. They were the type that made one want to scream and ask ‘why?’.Everything had been perfect, until it wasn't.But now wasn't the time to lose her mind over spilt milk.“That room holds a lot of memories,” Mira spoke up. “But it also holds the one thing we've been looking for our entire lives.”“How is the seal ther

It clicked like a light switch, from darkness to light, from confusion to rage.“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” I snapped, turning to him.I heard him chuckle, the sound doing nothing to calm my racing heart.“What?” He slurred. “Did I hit a nerve?” I could hear the smirk from his voice, his amusement by this situation that was far from funny.“Luca,” My voice softened despite myself. “What has come over you?”The room was still dark, but somehow, my eyes had adjusted to it. I saw the twinkling in his eyes, and that confused me more than anything else.“You think I've changed too?” He asked.“I don't think, I can clearly see it. Luca, this… this negative self-centered person is not who you are. You…”I barely saw it coming. All I felt was pain as Luca gripped my arm roughly. I yelped, instinctively trying to free myself, but his hold was stronger.“Luca… Luca, you're hurting me.” He wasn't listening.“Don’t lecture me now. You have no idea, you have no fucking idea who I am.