Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Healer's Betrayal: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

The phone rang once, then twice. I was about to drop the call at the third ring when I heard him pick it up.“I thought you'd never call, cupcake. You seem to have forgotten about me so quickly.” He said with a small laugh.“Hi, uncle,” I murmured.“Is everything okay? You sound down. They didn't try to hurt you, right?” He asked, concerned.“Something's going on with the pack. Seems like they're under some kind of attack from the Shadowhowls. They nearly got me a few days back,” I started.There was a pause before he started to speak again.“My best guess is there was a kind of deal between Shadowhowls and Derek's pack… things didn't go as planned. I'll need you to find out what sort of deal was made between them.”“What do you need the information for, though? Isn’t it unnecessary."“Your enemy's enemy is your friend, cupcake. It won’t hurt to have an ally that hates this pack as much as we do. Get me as much information as you can.”“Yes, Uncle.” I tapped my finger lightly against

Alpha Derek yawned as I checked his IV.“How's it?” He asked.“Still the same; nothing has changed. You're still not going to survive your sickness; I'm just prolonging your life,” I said bluntly.“You don't have to be so honest,” he sighed and looked away. I stared at him. I somehow found myself looking at him with pity instead of anger. I didn't like it. He didn’t deserve my pity.I instinctively touched my pocket, my fingers closing around the small cylindrical tube.“I won't give you false hope. I'll tell you how things are, and that's just what I did. Derek stared out of the window, and I inched towards his drip, sliding out the tube in my pocket. Swiftly getting an injection, I sucked up the contents and stuck it inside his IV. He turned his head away from the window, but I was already adjusting the flow, acting totally natural, the syringe in my pocket already.“I just want to be able to attend Reid's coronation ceremony without acting up or passing out. It's in two days…”“If y

Summers stood staring at the entrance. Beautiful ornamental plants lined both sides of the path. You can stand there for as long as possible and won't even notice how quickly time passes because of the beautiful plants. Summers wore a purple floral dress. Her hair was done in long beautiful curls, cascading down her back in waves; a silver crown atop. There were chairs and tons of expensive food and refreshments, which probably cost a lot to make, but everything was left untouched.It was her birthday party, yet she had a blank look on her face as she stared at the pathway, desperately hoping to see at least one person at the other end. But she had been staring at the pathway for close to 3 hours now.Her parents were at a corner, staring at her, totally lost, not knowing what to do. Nobody Summers invited showed up for the party. She waited in hopes that at least one person would show, but no one did. She badly wanted to cry, but she didn't. She just stood there staring at the path

I woke up the next morning with a dull ache radiating from my wrist. The purple bruise had deepened overnight, spreading across my skin. I held it to my chest as I sat up, wincing at the sting.Memories from last night flooded back. I groaned and buried my face in my hands. What was wrong with me?I forced myself out of bed, pulling on a simple dress and running my fingers through my tangled hair. I needed air.I needed to think.And I needed to stop thinking about the way his eyes had dropped to my lips.The garden was quiet when I arrived. The morning sun was beginning to peek over the trees, casting soft golden light across the dew-covered leaves. I walked slowly to the patch of earth where Theo and I had planted the medicinal seeds a while ago.I knelt, my bruised wrist protesting slightly as I leaned forward. Tiny green shoots were pushing through the soil. I stared at them for a long time, my mind drifting.New life.That's what I was supposed to end. Derek's life. The life of t

I barely slept that night.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Reid's face, the way his eyes had dropped to my lips, the way he'd pulled away like touching me would burn him. I tossed and turned, my bruised wrist throbbing with a dull ache that matched the one in my chest.When morning finally came, I’d barely slept at all.I sat up slowly, wincing as I flexed my wrist. I swung my legs over the side of the bed and walked toward the mirror. The person staring back at me looked tired. The shadows under my eyes were darker than usual, and there was a hollow look in my gaze that I couldn't quite hide.Today was the ceremony. The moment Reid officially becomes the Alpha of the Bloodmoon pack.And the moment Axel would make his move.I pressed my palm against my chest, feeling my heart race beneath my fingers. I should have felt excited. This was what I'd been working toward for months. Years, even. Every lie I'd told, every mask I'd worn, every moment I'd smiled at Reid while planning his f