Lahat ng Kabanata ng Betrayal under the wolf’s moon: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

The day passed in a blur.I was barely part of anything going on. I just stood there, my mind circling back and forth in an oscillating motion of painful thoughts.I remember Theresa addressing the villagers, Thane introducing his warriors and briefing them on the plan all over again. Then, there was this training session which I just watched absentmindedly. Breakfast, which I barely ate.After this, I knew I wouldn't be able to pretend for much longer. So I quietly excused myself, finding the smaller field Theresa and I used for practice. She was busy with everyone else, so I didn't expect her to find me here.I found a comfortable spot under a tree, and sat there. It didn't take long for my mind to take control, and I was back in the loop of pain.Theresa found me.“What are you doing here, child?”I jumped lightly, shaken by her sudden presence. “Theresa… I…” I swallowed.Put on a smile, Mira. You can't let them see your pain.“I just needed some sun. It… uhhh… helps with my medita

His heart was lodged carelessly in his throat, pounding loudly, yet making breathing impossible.Thane was scared.The sun had finally risen, but not before his warriors had taken their different positions, hidden and ready to attack. The patrol guards at the gate had recognized him immediately, but what they had called him, had broken his heart.“Coward!” The bravest one had pulled out his sword and pointed it at his neck. “Things got hard, and you ran away.” The guard sounded genuinely pained, like Thane's action of "running away" had cost him a lot.The thought made his heart squeeze even more.“I didn't run away.” He had said, voice calm despite his raging insides.He was alone, unarmed in order to appear believable. If the guard decided to attack him, there were slim chances that he'd win. Hence, he had to stay calm.“Liar! That's what you did. Do you have any idea the many villagers that looked up to you? And how you failed them?”Oh! He knew. He knew it too well.“I'm here to m

Like a thread tugging at her spine, Alexa could feel it. The pull was strong, she didn't need a seer to tell her what it is she already knew.The seal had awakened.The moment she'd been waiting for since forever was finally here. The seal had awakened.Alexa turned from Thane, her cloak sweeping behind her like a storm cloud. However, she barely took two steps forward when Thane appeared in front of her, blocking her path.“Move!” She ordered, voice dripping low.Thane’s stance remained solid. “No!”Alexa tilted her head to the side. “Thane, get out of my way.”He drew his blade. “To get the seal, you have to go through me.”She paused. “You think you can stop me?” she asked, her tone almost amused.“Why don't we try and see?” he said. “I’ve been waiting for this for ages.”Her eyes narrowed. “Waiting for what? The moment you realize you are no match for me?”Thane didn’t answer.She took one step forward, her eyes darkening. “Thane, step out of my way, now you still can.”He didn't

Slowly, his eyes fluttered open.The pain hit him like he was colliding into that wall all over again. Thane groaned loudly, pushing a huge stone off his ribs.The sound of a bone crushing filled the air, followed by another loud groan.“Fuck!” He cursed.He was bleeding, probably had more than a few broken bones, was as weak as he'd ever been, and needed time for his wolf to heal him.But he didn't have time.Thane sat up, his chest rising and falling rapidly as his breaths came out in ragged gasps. His heart was pounding loudly against his ribs, the ache almost unbearable.His body desperately needed to rest, but he'd be damned if he gave himself a privilege like that.Slowly, he pushed himself up, groaning through the entire process. The throne room was empty, a mistake Alexa was about to regret.Thane ignored the pain as much as he could, willing himself to move. His legs didn't feel like his, but what did he expect with the force in which he collided against that wall.Spitting o

MIRA'S POVAlexa is dead!I know, I'm just as shocked! Mother is blown out of her mind, yet this is the moment we've all been waiting for. We don't know what it means for us yet, we don't know if we should be terrified or excited, but eitherway, we're as ready as we can be.But now we've found a well-deserved break from everything, I'd like to thank you, Mirabel.Believe it or not, none of this would happened without you. This victory, is all thanks to you. You saved us that night. We were walking around, totally unaware that we were about to lose our lives. You came in, accidentally, and fixed everything. Now I realized it was truly fate that you came to our universe. Nothing was left broken in your wake, and I can't express my gratitude enough.Did you hear what Mother said to me the morning of our attack? “Come back home. With, or without the seal.” I'd wanted to cry my lungs out, and hold her forever. Those words, they made me realize that I'd been imagining a hatred that didn't e