《His Luna》 Omen ¡°Grandpa, are there really monsters?¡± said the little child, while holding a pretty pink-haired doll, ¡°Nana told me that if I was naughty, monsters wille and get me, are they true?¡± The old man chuckled, and halt from mixing his fresh fruits, ¡°Well, it really depends, monsterse in different physiques, if you do ask me, they are true, but not all monsters are bad,¡± ¡°But why do they call monsters if they are not bad?¡± The old man sighed and sat on his granddaughter¡¯s height, ¡°People brand unique creatures as monsters, regardless of their true nature,¡± He looked straightly into her eyes, ¡°Remember this, my child. You will always have the capability to see other people¡¯s true nature, you will always, and always see within their eyes,¡± ¡ª¡ª ¡°What¡¯s her condition? Tell me!¡± Lincoln, the pack leader, was so worried about Jasmin, her wife, who is inbor right now; even though he is the Alpha, he wasn¡¯t allowed inside the room where Jasmin was giving birth. ¡°My lord, please be at ease; all the best oucheuse is inside to assist our Luna, so rest assured that they will help her deliver your baby,¡± Donovan, his loyal servant, told him, ¡°Come and sit in your quarters,¡± but the Alpha refused to listen, Donovan knew this day will happen, that the little kid he took care for the longest time is bing a father, he can see in Lincoln eyes the mixture of love, worry, and excitement. Donovan¡¯s heart is filled with pure joy. He can see the changes in his kid; he treats him as his own. Donovan was Lincoln¡¯s grandfather¡¯s closest friend. When the old man died, Donovan chose to take care of Lincoln¡¯s father; when Lincoln¡¯s father died during the attack, instead of leaving the pack, he stayed and bore the responsibility of raising Lincoln. ¡°How was Jasmin, my dear nephew?¡± Jovani, one of the pioneers of the pack, arrived, together with his servant and wife, Elisa.Original from N?velDrama.Org. Elisa is the youngest daughter of Benedicto; she arranged marriage to the son of Pacito and Gregoria, one of the most powerful ns throughout the city. Although she is the least favorite, Elisa¡¯s family was forced to take the ce of her sister, Janine, who loves someone else, and their parents wanted her to live her life to the fullest, even though she has to stand in ce of her sister. Elisa bears in mind that she has to be stronger, so no one can ever do again what her parents did to her; she grew stronger and more mature; she despised her family and epted the greed of her heart and Jovani. She knew Jovani didn¡¯t love her; he just wanted her body and her face, which can be shown to the public; she was a trophy wife; she didn¡¯t know how to love, how to care, and how to fight for someone you cherish, which Elisa saw with the Alpha and Jasmin, she is genuinely worried about the couple. ¡°She¡¯s still inside, giving birth to our child,¡± he answered, still restless. He is both worried and afraid. Three months ago, they went to one of the eldest in their n, a babilu, who foresees the future, and babilu confirmed that Jasmin was carrying was both a blessing and a curse. After that incident, a rumor had spread that maybe, Jasmin was carrying a twin of the opposite sex, who they believe is an omen. Lincoln¡¯s family once had a twin, and bad luck followed them until their graves, up until their generation. So, having a boy and a girl as the twin is an omen, a taboo, a sin that must be eradicated to save the future generation; but, Lincoln fell in love with a farmer¡¯s daughter, and the moment she said yes, he promised her the world, a world that is full of pure happiness and security Lincoln didn¡¯t want anything to happen to Jasmin; he loved her more than his own life. ¡°Don¡¯t upset yourself, Lincoln; Jasmin can do that; after all, you promise our n that you and Jasmin will be able to produce a child that can rece your position as the Alpha, even though she is a human,¡± Lincoln looked Jovani straight to the eyes, giving him a dead look, ¡°Uncle Jovani, we have to talk about this matter, I know that you care about the n, but you can¡¯t own my decision; I still have all the rights to govern my people, please know where to stand your feet,¡± Jovani seemed to be offended by what Lincoln said, but he chose to remain hisposure, ¡°Lincoln, I am one of your trusted family members, I am just worried that Jasmin will bear a child that will bring us bad luck, you know what I mean, Lincoln, many wolf and human had tried, but they failed and executed, I don¡¯t want that to h¡ª¡± ¡°I know what I want, and what I need, I am responsible for all my actions, and I will always be, thank you for your kindness and care, but I h¨C¡± Lincoln halted when one of the oucheusese out, ¡°Divina! How was my wife? Is she fine?¡± Fear crept into Lincoln¡¯s heart when Divina started to cry, ¡°My lord,¡± she said with a shaking voice, even Jovani and Elisa stepped in to know the reason she was weeping, ¡°My queen had given birth to a twin, a boy,¡± their face lightened up, ¡°And a girl,¡± ¡°Que horror!¡± Out of so much aghast, Elisa shouted, ¡°Jasmin bore an omen!¡± Everyone gasped; fear and restlessness ate their hearts upon hearing the news; all the excitement they¡¯d been bearing in their heart immediately disappeared. ¡°I already told you, Lincoln! That human will bring no good to us!¡± Jovani angrily said, ¡°You have to kill one of your children to stop the curse!¡± ¡°No!¡± Lincoln said, and storm out, he went to his family, where he found Jasmin, crying, the moment Lincoln saw tears falling from Jasmin¡¯s eyes, he felt that his heart was pierced with million needles, ¡°My queen,¡± he kneeled down, ¡°I love you,¡± ¡°Lin, I can¡¯t, please, I can¡¯t lose any of my children, don¡¯t kill them, please,¡± Jasmin pleaded with his husband; she hugged them like anytime someone would take them away from her. ¡°My queen,¡± Lincoln can¡¯t utter any words; he can¡¯t put into words how heartbroken he is; his wife must have been feeling worst than him. ¡°You have to kill one of them, Lincoln! You will put our n in great danger!¡± he immediately covers Jasmin¡¯s naked body, ¡°You know that having a twin of the opposite sex is an omen! It¡¯s a forbidden act! Those children will kill everyone; it¡¯s written in our ancestor¡¯s guide!¡± ¡°Who the hell told you, you cane inside; that is a punishable sin!¡± Lincoln shouted, trying to remain his calm self, ¡°Get out, while I can still hold myself; I don¡¯t care whether you¡¯re my family or not, you are disrespecting my wife!¡± ¡°Lincoln, I beg of you,¡± Elisa stepped in, crying, ¡°Please, be the Alpha for us, we can¡¯t lose everything we have, even our lives, just because of your selfish act, kill one of them, kill the girl, the boy should be the next in line to your position,¡± ¡°How dare you say that to my face,¡± Lincoln¡¯s body is starting to heat, and at any second, he might not get a hold of himself anymore. ¡°Please,¡± Elisa begged before dragging Jovani outside their quarters, ¡°We beg of you, on behalf of the whole n.¡± Silence echoed in the whole room; Jasmin was sobbing, still, holding her children; he calmed himself before caressing Jasmin¡¯s peach-ck hair, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my queen. I will not let anyone hard our kids,¡± ¡°Then how?¡± Jasmin asked. Her heart is crushing, just thinking that her daughter will have to grow up without her presence, and she will not have the chance to teach her daughter what she needs to learn. Jasmin wouldn¡¯t be able to know Vera¡¯s favorite food, color, fruit, movies, or music; all those rights will be forbidden to save Vera from great danger. ¡°We will hide her in the mortal world, and then, we will let them believe that we kill our child,¡± ¡°You¡¯re sending my child to the mortal world as early as now; you¡¯re not keeping her; you¡¯re killing her, Lincoln! No!¡± Jasmin started to howl, like a mad person. ¡°No, no, my queen, let me through,¡± Lincoln is trying to calm her, ¡°I know someone who will surely take care of her, and when the right time hase, you too will meet again,¡± ¡°And who is that person that you can even trust to take care of our daughter?¡± Jasmin was still crying, refusing to listen to Lincoln; her heart was in great distress like it was tearing apart. ¡°A couple I saved when I was still a crowned Alpha, I promised them, that as long as I am alive, I will be their protector, and in return, anything I ask to them will be given, they are the kindest people that I have met from your world, my queen,¡± Jasmin was still doubting. Still, she chose to trust Lincoln; she nodded, ¡°Then, we shall grant her a name and a blessing of protection and wisdom; what do you want to be her name, my queen?¡± Jasmin looked at her daughter, with eyes closed, she caught her smiling, ¡°Vera, we will name her that, for she brought heaven joy to us for a short period,¡± she turned to their other child, ¡°And this kid will be named Max, which means Exalted, and strong, for he will stand up for the others, and will remain still, amid any dilemma,¡± Lincoln caressed Vera¡¯s hair; she got her hair from her mother, ¡°Vera, my daughter, I¡¯m granting you protection,¡± he wounded himself and dropped it to Vera, ¡°This blood will serve as my protection for you, that no one will ever know that you are different among the others unless it¡¯s someone who loves you unconditionally,¡± He turned to their other child, who is sleeping peacefully, ¡°And you, Max, my son,¡± he dropped another blood to Max¡¯s forehead, ¡°This will serve as your guide to be a strong leader and a great protector; your leadership will be known,¡± The couple kissed each of their children¡¯s forehead, cheeks, and feet. And with that, the twin¡¯s paths separated. Interesting Twenty-four yearster ¡°Goodbye, Ms. Vera!¡± Vera¡¯s students bid their goodbye after hearing the bell ring, indicating that it¡¯s the wrap-up of their day, ¡°See you tomorrow! Take care!¡± They shouted in unison; she taught her students after an incident happened to her former student. The whole ss could not bid their goodbyes, and these students felt so bad about it, so in return, Vera taught them to greet them every morning and bid goodbye before going home. ¡°Take care on your way home, kids,¡± Vera reminded the children before they actually left the room; she was left alone; she was always thest person to leave the ssroom; Vera was used to it since she is a teacher of children, she always has to make sure that whoeveres first to their room will be safe. After fixing her things, she made sure the windows were all closed, the faucet from their mini bathroom was shut, and there was no trash; she went out of the ssroom and headed outside the campus. It was a bit silent since most of the students had already gone home, the sun was already setting, birds were everywhere, flocking to the ssroom¡¯s roof, and most cleaners were almost done with their cleanings. High school buildings have still sses ongoing, and most of them finished around six in the evening; most students have extracurricr activities, like sports, hanging out with friends, or music lessons. Some of the students still have private lessons. Especially those students nning to take an entrance exam to college universities have to double their job in studying, so there will be a high chance of passing the exam. ¡°Going home?¡± Avida said when she saw Vera, ¡°We have our teacher¡¯s day program tomorrow; you know that you have toe, right?¡± Vera chuckled, ¡°Count me out. I don¡¯t do that shit; you know I¡¯m not a fan of those cheesy events. Besides, I have some errands to do by tomorrow,¡± ¡°Come on, Vera,¡± Avida kept on asking Vera toe since Vera had never gone to any kind of teacher¡¯s event since the day, she started working with them. Avida was Vera¡¯s first colleague and friend at the said school, she seemed nice, but she once tried to ruin Vera¡¯s name for the whole school just because Vera was performing well than her. She didn¡¯t want anyone of her colleagues to surpass what she could do. ¡°Nah, got to go,¡± she said before she hailed a taxi, ¡°To Fluffy,¡± she was pertaining to her favorite coffee shop; she wanted to end her day with a coffee. The moment she arrived at the caf¨¦; she was weed by the smell of coffee beans. This warm air will make you feel calm, not to mention the soothing background music, there are few people than usual since it¡¯s summer, and most of the people are in the ice cream parlor, but not her, she¡¯ll be sure to drinking coffee, even if she¡¯s in hell. ¡°Oh, Hi, Ms. Vera!¡± Vera¡¯s favorite barista greeted her, ¡°The usual?¡± Vera nodded and gave her a wink before sitting on the hair stool chair, ¡°So, how was school?¡± ¡°Pretty fine, but the sry? Pretty bad,¡± they bothugh at her snide remark, ¡°I¡¯m nning to apply somewhere, nning to take corporate workloads, for a change,¡± ¡°Well, that-¡± she halted when a man approached her, ¡°Yes, sir, what can I get for you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have the banana coconut coffee,¡± the man said, then handed Alisha his card, ¡°It¡¯s to go,¡± Alisha nodded and started doing Zachary¡¯s order. Vera fished her phone from her pocket when she felt its vibration; Sydney, her best friend¡¯s calling ID, showed up, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± ¡°You¡¯re not answering since yesterday. Does that mean you¡¯re breaking up with me?¡± Vera burst out inughter upon hearing what Sydney said, ¡°Don¡¯t break my heart, please, cause if you do, I¡¯ll break yours, literally,¡± Vera tried to stop herself fromughing so hard, ¡°All right, I¡¯m not breaking up with you, dumbass,¡± ¡°Good, now where¡¯s my gto? I¡¯m sure you didn¡¯t forget that, right?¡± Vera¡¯s eyes grew to widen; she totally forgot it, ¡°Uhm, yeah, about that, there¡¯s no gto here; I¡¯m actually at the shop,¡± ¡°Ohh, I see,¡± she felt another vibration of her phone, ¡°I sent you a photo, go look,¡± ¡°Okay,¡± she opened the photo she had just received, and Vera couldn¡¯t help but continueughing; it was Sydney, in front of the gto shop, where Vera should be buying what she promised to buy, ¡°Look, I¡¯m sorry, I totally forgot,¡± Alisha put down a coffee cup, ¡°I¡¯ll call you when I got home, my coffee¡¯s done,¡± Vera didn¡¯t even wait for Sydney to answer, she just ends the call and grabs the cup. ¡°Wait,¡± the man earlier stopped her, ¡°I think, that¡¯s my coffee,¡± Vera¡¯s brow creased, ¡°But I think this is mine, I came first, so obviously, I¡¯ll be the first to get the order?¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s mine, I have to go, so I¡¯ll take that,¡± he was about the grab the cup, but she avoided his hand, and the man¡¯s face immediately filled with annoyance. ¡°What the hell do you want?¡± ¡°This is mine, so, I think I have to go first-¡°Vera was interrupted by Alisha, ¡°Yes?¡± she answered.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. ¡°What are you doing there? Here¡¯s your usual,¡± Alisha said, then winked at her before attending theers. Vera felt like all her blood gushing from her heart, her hands immediately sweat and felt her face heated out of so much embarrassment, she slowly handed the cup to the man, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir.¡± She said and bowed a little to him as a sign of her apology, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry,¡± The man didn¡¯t answer and grabbed the coffee and instantly left the shop, while she was still embarrassed about what she did to the stranger, but the fact that there was no way they would be meeting again calmed her down. The next day, instead of attending the annual teacher¡¯s day program, she prepared herself to go around to look for corporate work that was suitable for her; she had all the list Vera ns to go, with a curriculum vitae on her bag, and some cash, she started her day. ZACHARY BLACK ¡°And that¡¯s all the financial report for the month of March, Mr. President,¡± Jason, the financial manager, proudly said after he finished his report. ¡°Is that so?¡± Zachary, the president of thepany, said, ¡°You¡¯re missing something with that little report of yours,¡± ¡°What is it, sir? Jason frowned, wondering where and what he missed, ¡°What did I miss?¡± He had no idea that Zachary already knew what he did behind Zachary¡¯s back because Jason made sure he always left no trace, but that was his biggest mistake. ¡°This,¡± he dropped a piece of paper in front of the panel, ¡°That paper contains the information that will ruin not just your name but your whole family, so if you will not drop the act and beat around the bush, I guess, you didn¡¯t care,¡± Jason ran instantly when he realized he was fucked up; he grabbed the paper and saw all his under-the-table transactions. From photos of himing in from a bank, setting down in a VIP room, doing secret business with another corrupt politician, and thetest, him, stealing thepany¡¯s money worth one hundred million, everyone gasped and murmured their own opinion about the truth they just heard. ¡°Sir, no, this is a frame-up; I came to them to¨C to help you grow yourpany by looking for investors and clients!¡± He replied. ¡°As far as I remember, your job was to supervise the financial of the employees, and if my memories serve me right, looking for investors is not part of your job description, and if you really know me, you would not do that, you know how investors make their own way to have at least a minute with me, so I don¡¯t have to walk around and look for some fucking investors,¡± ¡°Sir, I can-I can exin,¡± he pleaded. Zachary stood up from his swivel chair and put his pocket inside his ck ck, ¡°I have given you enough time to stop with your schemes, but you didn¡¯t, so,¡± he fixed his necktie and buttoned his suit, ¡°I¡¯m expecting your resignation letter before I go home tonight,¡± With that, he storms out of the room, where his secretary, Julian, is waiting for him, holding a folder containing the person who will rece Jason. ¡°Good morning, Mr. President,¡± Julian greeted him; Zachary just nodded, still walking to her office, ¡°I have here the qualified person who can rece Jason¡¯s position,¡± he said, then handed the folder to Zachary. Zachary¡¯s brow creased, and his lips curled up when he saw a familiar face, ¡°Interesting,¡± he muttered as Zachary read the curriculum vitae; Zachary didn¡¯t know if he shouldugh or just think that it was a in coincidence. ¡°Shall I continue processing her?¡± Julian asked and handed Zachary a pen he always uses when signing for new hire employees. Vera Luna Everleigh ¡°Yes, hire her as soon as possible, let her start on Monday,¡± Annoyed ¡°Fuck,¡± I muttered after turning off my rm, it¡¯s freaking five o¡¯clock in the morning, and I have to wake up. This was my first day as a corporate employee. After I graduated, I came looking out for work and got epted to a private school, where I teach elementary students. Still, after two years of working there, I got tired, not of teaching but of the school system, and I think education in that school is really not for me, although I love kids and teaching them. I feel bad that I have to leave them, but I chose where I will grow, to experience something else, and luckily, I got epted by a great and bigpany, I know soon, they will make some choices and pick the right one like what I did now, but let me do it for myself. I stood up and made my bed since I took a bathst night; all I have to do now is to wash my hair, it¡¯s freaking freezer, and I don¡¯t think, even with a heater, that I will be able to stand the icy water, nope. I wore the pair of suits I bought yesterday after I received the call that I got the job, ¡°Nice, it suits me,¡± I said as I was looking in the mirror, ¡°Time to go, Jane, but remember, you are beautiful, you are loved, and you cherish,¡± I said, this is my daily routine, every morning. I arrived at the building, forty minutes before the working hours started, enough for me to tour myself; there were few people around the hall, some of them were having breakfast alone, some were with colleagues, and some of them started working. I also greeted some of the utility employees; I then got back to my table and started to look around read files, trying to cope with what thest manager had been doing before he left, and I saw nothing like the whole desk was cleaned up, and I have to start from scratches. I opened theputer and saw some files, but it ain¡¯t got anything on it, although it has dates and months as the file name, it¡¯s empty, what the hell is this? ¡°Good morning; you must be Ms. Vera?¡± I instantly stood up from sitting when I heard someone talk behind me.Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Yes,¡± I said and gave him a slight nod, he seemed familiar, ¡°I¡¯m Julian, Mr. ck¡¯s secretary, this is your first day, so I must teach you the basic information you have to keep in your mind,¡± he sounded and looked very strict like he never smiled the rest of his stay in the earth, ¡°I believed the HR exined the sry, rules, overtime, asional events, and others before you signed a contract, so I only have some few things to say,¡± ¡°Yes, sir,¡± I answered instead, ¡°I¡¯m listening,¡± ¡°The former manager was kicked out from thepany after stealing money that¡¯s worth one hundred million,¡± I can¡¯t help but gasp; that¡¯s arge sum of money! ¡°And for some reason, he deleted all the files, brought all the necessary papers we actually needed, as his way of petty revenge,¡± I looked around the table; that¡¯s why it feels like this desk was cleaned up or something; it really does, that man really does. ¡°So, I will help you with that; for now, you can help yourself, and scan through this, give me the output needed,¡± Julian said and handed me a thick folder containing the files he wanted me to do, ¡°I¡¯m not in a hurry, so you can give that to me, by tomorrow morning, that¡¯s all. Have a good day,¡± I didn¡¯t have the chance to talk, the heck? I looked at the papers he handed me, crap, the first day, and I think I have to do overtime. Hours had passed before I could make half of the papers in front of me; I couldn¡¯t even talk much with my new co-workers; I was too busy doing this for the first day of my job. ¡°Ms. Vera, youing with us?¡± Anika approached me; she¡¯s one of the juniors in this department, she¡¯s the first to approach me earlier this morning, then one followed by one, then again, I didn¡¯t have to introduce myself, since Julian announced before I came this morning. ¡°I¡¯m finishing this up, you go ahead, but on your way,¡± I grabbed my bag and handed Anika a five hundred bill, ¡°Can you be my angel and grab me some iced coffee and a sandwich?¡± Anika nodded, ¡°Of course, then we will go ahead,¡± I smiled and resumed my work, it¡¯s not easy, but it¡¯s fun doing this, rather than doing lesson ns, games, checking exams, quizzes, attending faculty meetings, and so on. Well, like I said, I love teaching kids, but nah, I wanted to try new things other than teaching. ¡°Mr. President!¡± ¡°Ah, fuck!¡± I almost shouted, who wouldn¡¯t? Liberty, the girl in front of me, suddenly stood up and shouted, along with the other employees, so I stood up and looked where they were looking. A man wearing a three-piece suit is standing at the department entrance, oh, I see, he is our president, I wonder if he¡¯s k-I halted, my heart immediately dropped when I discovered who the hell is my boss. The man from the coffee shopst week! He looked at me, and I swear, I saw how he hid his smirk with that devil look face, ¡°You must be the new financial manager,¡± he said in his monotone voice, ¡°I want to personally wee you, here to mypany, wee, Ms. Vera, I¡¯m Zachary ck, the owner.¡± I tried my best not to roll my eyes, ¡°Thank you, sir,¡± ¡°Well, in mypany, I have several rules that the HR might or might not mention, and one of them is to think before you act,¡± he looked at me, ¡°Am I right, Ms. Everleigh?¡± I gave him my most fake smile, ¡°Of course, yes, sir,¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I thought, so, I¡¯m afraid I have to give you this,¡± he said; Julian handed me another thick set of papers, ¡°Consider this as my warm wee, will that be fine with you?¡± he said, trying to hide his victorious smirk. ¡°Of course, I would be d, the fact that you personally handed me this one; I do think these papers were so important to you,¡± ¡°Yup, so be sure to give me that tomorrow morning,¡± he said before storming out of the department; everyone was looking at me, worried about what will happen, I just gave them a causal smile, before sitting on my chair again, I gave Zachary devil my deadliest look, ¡°You asshole,¡± I was a bit shocked when he suddenly stopped and took back his nce at me; I just smiled and nodded at him. That devil! ZACHARY BLACK ¡°Where is my father?¡± I asked Areito the moment I stepped out of my car, ¡°Did you tell him that I¡¯m here?¡± Areito chuckled, ¡°I don¡¯t have to tell your father that you arrived; all he has to do was to smell you from afar, my lord,¡± ¡°You still don¡¯t know how to ride my jokes; I¡¯ll go to dad then,¡± I saw my father, reading in his private room; I¡¯m visiting him once a week, just to know what he¡¯s doing. ¡°Hey, Dad.¡± He grabbed the apple on the side table and started to eat it, yet his thirst and hunger couldn¡¯t be gone with just a piece of shitty apple. ¡°Son,¡± Daniel called him, ¡°How was your mission?¡± ¡°No updates, for now, Dad, but I¡¯m doing everything I can to find her,¡± Dad stood up and went to his coffee table; he made two cups for the both of us, ¡°Son, you have to hurry up; time is ticking for you,¡± I sighed heavily, I have been looking for my mate for quite some time, but there is no trace of her. My family has been living in the world for seven hundred years, yet, there is no trace of her, ¡°I¡¯m trying, Dad.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t let you lose all your power; I promised to your mother before she died that I would take good care of you, your power, your ability as vampire and werewolf will surely be gone after the next full moon, and if that happen, other races who loathed us will kill you, you will the easiest target by that,¡± ¡°What do I have to struggle with this much? I mean, why me, right? There are many other half-blooded other than me, so why though,¡± I asked frustrate, ¡°Why does it have to be me?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been asking that for the longest time, but you know that I can¡¯t answer that, maybe, for the reason that our family is paying for a great debt our ancestor made,¡± ¡°That¡¯s bullshit, Dad, but how can you exin that in able for me to gain my full potential and capacity, I have to kill her, without killing her with my own hands, who the fuck will offer their lives just because they were your mates? Mates are supposed to grow together and build their own families,¡± I don¡¯t know, son, but for now, all you can do is to look for her before the second full moon,¡± ¡°But Dad, what if I¡¯ll just train myself? I¡¯m not saying that I wanted to be a human; it¡¯s just, a what-if,¡± Dad¡¯s face turned serious, ¡°Zachary, there is no win-win situation with that; if you can find her and convince her to offer her life to you, then you will have the means to revive her, but if you fail to do so, either you will die or she will, there is no end game with what you were thinking,¡± ¡°Damn it, where the fuck is she hiding?¡± Dad chuckled, ¡°Go, find her,¡± Pervert ¡°Vera,¡± I turned my gaze from myputer to Yana, she was holding a pile of documents, in her left hand and was busy fixing her thick graded ss, ¡°Sir Julian handed me this and instructed me that President entrusted you with this paper,¡± Entrusted my foot! That man! But instead of ranting, I just nodded and gave her a faint smile, ¡°Put it on my desk, I¡¯ll scan that after these files,¡± I said and continued to encode the numbers, but Yana wasn¡¯t moving after she put the files on my desk, ¡°Yes? You need something?¡± ¡°Uh,¡± she looked at the files, ¡°He wanted you to submit itter tonight,¡± I closed my fist and breath to control my mouth to speak, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll finish that,¡± after I said that, she nodded and came back to her desk. It¡¯s been two weeks since I started working here, and this was not the first time I¡¯m dealing with this shit; this Zachary folk is not as it seems like the television and reporters were portraying him. She¡¯s an asshole and unprofessional. Is he still mad about the coffee incident? If yes, that¡¯s an absurd reason to do this to me. I scanned the papers; it was files and bills from years ago! What¡¯s the use of it? Why should I track this down again? I¡¯m out of it; I stood up and brought the papers with me; talking to him is not my option, but this is enough. I went straight to the elevator, going to the top floor where his office is located; I knocked three times but did not wait for him to answer and just opened the door. ¡°Grandpa,e on, tell grandma that I can¡¯t make it tonight,¡± he stopped when he heard me enter his office; Zachary shot me a nce, ¡°I¡¯ll call you backter; my pet was having an attitude,¡± I raised my brow with what I said, is he referring to me? This jerk is getting on my nerves, ¡°Yes? Do you know how to knock?¡± ¡°I did; I think you have some hearing problem, that may be the reason you didn¡¯t hear me, anyway, I¡¯m talking to you now by force,¡± he walked toward his swivel chair and sat, ¡°These files,¡± ¡°Yes? I told Julius to deliver that to you. Are you through with that?¡± so, he wanted me to scan all these shits?Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°I know, but these files were ten years ago; they should be shredded or disposed of; why are you bothering me to encode this, when in fact, we won¡¯t be needing this anymore?¡± He stood up and grabbed his pen, ¡°Those papers will be needed for the uing meeting, I have an investor from twelve years ago, who just came back to business, and he wants to close a deal with mypany, that¡¯s why I¡¯m asking you to do it for me,¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m not invalidating your reason, since you¡¯re the owner of thispany,¡± he nodded, like a child, and gave me a victorious smile, ¡°But then, as far as I remember, Julius made it clear that managing the finance department and making sure that every penny within this premises will be audited, and this encoding thing is not my job, we have our encoder in the department for a purpose, these papers were wasting my time, this was not my job! I have tons of work to do, and you can¡¯t just give it to me! I can¡¯t even do my job properly because of these!¡± ¡°Why can¡¯t I? Hmm?¡± He covered the distance between us; he¡¯s smirking, ¡°I am the boss here, meaning, I have all the ess, themand, and the decision of this building, and why,¡± he touched the tiny strand of my hair, ¡°Why are you questioning my decisions?¡± ¡°Because you are a human, you¡¯re not always right, so am I,¡± He chuckled and looked the other way, then looked back at me again, ¡°Human,¡± he mumbled, ¡°Do I look like a human to you?¡± ¡°Well,¡± I stepped back, ¡°My mouth will always get me in trouble so that I won¡¯t answer that question,¡± I put all the documents on his ss table; there, I saw a frame with a picture of two, which I assume was married couple. Thedy was holding a baby, ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m leaving it here, so don¡¯t bother to ask Julius again for these because I won¡¯t be epting non-rted papers,¡± I walked towards the door, ¡°Have a good day,¡± I said then left his office. Created with Sketch. My day was well spent; I was able to do my job fast and hassle-free, Zachary didn¡¯t say anything after this morning, and I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the proper reaction, I¡¯m a bit bothered if that will cause me to leave my job, but I was standing for myself, I didn¡¯t do anything wrong. However, this man isn¡¯t finished yet; I¡¯m here in his office again, waiting for him to end his call; it¡¯s past five in the afternoon, and most of my colleagues have already gone home, but here I am, waiting for this asshole to finish talking with some unknown creatures over the phone. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll call you when we¡¯re on our way,¡± he said; my face lit up when he ended the call and put his phone on his table. I am sitting on one of his sofas, near the ss door; his office was way too more extensive than what I expected before I was able toe here, it¡¯s three times bigger than my apartment, well, I¡¯m not materialistic, I¡¯m just admiring his office. ¡°Well, you areing with me tonight,¡± he said as if I was not given a choice to disagree. ¡°Where? And is that job-rted? It¡¯s past working hours; I should be home by now; this office is not my life,¡± like I said earlier, my mouth will get me into trouble; it won¡¯t stop until I say what I need to say. ¡°You will be meeting my family tonight, and I want you to dress fine before them,¡± he reached his table and turned off hisputer because the light went off, then he grabbed his suit, ¡°You wille with me, and I¡¯m not giving you a choice to reject, consider it as part of your work, and I¡¯ll add it up to your sry, don¡¯t worry,¡± he grabbed my hand that¡¯s resting on my thigh, ¡°I¡¯m not interested with your nor your body, you would be the human that I¡¯ll be fantasizing,¡± The fudge! This perverted guy! Crying shoulder ¡°Are you fucking kidding me, Zachary?¡± I blurted out the moment I saw his house. Is this even considered a house? This structure is a freaking castle. ¡°No, why would I? Such a waste of time,e on, my Abuelo are already there, I can smell them,¡± I chuckled, ¡°Are you some kind of dog that you can smell from here?¡± ¡°Hey! That¡¯s offensive!¡± he said, but I shrugged it off and went inside with him; I was walking behind him; of course, this is not my house. The house was like from the Renaissance period. ssy, although I feel something was off the moment I stepped in, my question is, why the hell am I here? Zachary says it was work-rted, so why am I here? ¡°Good evening, my lord, mistress,¡± a middle-aged man greeted us the moment we stepped into the hallway, a chandelier with so much stone was above us, giving us the noble family vibes, there are ss windows everywhere, and some wait, are those wolfsbane? ¡°Where are they?¡± Zachary asked; the middle-aged man followed us, ¡°I can¡¯t feel them,¡± If we are not with someone else right now, I will beughing in his face. ¡°They in the middle room, my lord,¡± He answered like it was a serious question. I¡¯m amazed at how they interact with each other like it¡¯s on a daily basis. We passed through a long red-carpeted floor before we were able to see the stairs; I was walking carefully, while him, walking carelessly and noisy, I didn¡¯t even want to make a sound using my shoes, but it was useless since the house was so quiet that I can hear my breath. ¡°Don¡¯t hold your breath. You¡¯ll die,¡± I can sense the humor in his words, but I decided not to react to him picking on me; I¡¯m just tired from my whole day, ¡°You¡¯re not speaking, are you okay?¡± I kept on walking beside him; his walk slowed for a bit so that I could cope with him, ¡°Hey,¡± We passed through another, I think seven rooms before I decided to talk, ¡°You got me a ton of papers, and by now,¡± I nced at my wristwatch, ¡°I should be on my bed, resting, because I have to deal with your outdated files again, for I don¡¯t fucking know why, but here I am, walking with you, on your mansion, telling me this is a job rted, which I beg to disagree, I don¡¯t need to eat with your Abuelo, because I have nothing to do with your family, I want to go home, so don¡¯t ask me if I¡¯m okay because I¡¯m not, I¡¯m tired, stupid,¡± He was looking at me; the shock was evident in his eyes like he had never spoken like that in his entire existence; he was about to say something when a loudugh echoed through the hall, and that¡¯s when I realized that the door next to us was widely open. And there, two middle-aged people, four in their twenties, and seven in their thirties or forties, and three children, looking at me, bbergasts, like I disrespected their father. ¡°What a scene,¡± the middle-aged man said, ¡°Come here, youngdy, we have so much to talk about,¡± Like I said, my mouth will always bring trouble to me, for sure. No matter how, when, and where. Damn it. ¡°Ms. Vera? Are you okay, girl?¡± I came back from my reverie when I felt Danica gently tapping my shoulder; I saw her, looking at me, confused, ¡°Uh, you have been holding that paper for a while, are you not tired? Are you okay? Do you want me to help you?¡± ¡°Uh,¡± I smiled out of embarrassment, ¡°No, I¡¯m uh, I¡¯m fine, you can get back to work, thank you, Danica, I¡¯ll just have my coffee,¡± I said and immediately went to the pantry; what the fuck is happening to me? I couldn¡¯t get rid of the thoughts of what had happened to Zachary¡¯s house three days ago; after that day, I didn¡¯t dare to talk with Zachary again; I did all the possible ways to avoid him. I just epted all the papers he was giving me, all the useless tasks he was asking me to do, and all the meetings he kept asking for my presence. I don¡¯t want to deal with him; I¡¯m too ashamed to do so. ¡°Ms. Everleigh,¡± I almost spit my coffee after hearing Julian behind me, I put down my cup and wipe my lips, to at least look presentable, ¡°I¡¯m sorry to startle you, while you have your break,¡± I nod, ¡°Not a problem. Do you need anything?¡± I¡¯m praying that it¡¯s not rted to Zachary because I don¡¯t want to see him now. He¡¯s a freaking asshole! ¡°Yes, actually, Mr. Zachary needed you right now, and he instructed me to bring you to his office; whether you like it or not, my job will be at risk if I don¡¯t give what he asked me to do,¡± I gritted my teeth; this fucking man is something; I sighed, ¡°I¡¯ming. Let me get the papers he asked me this morning,¡± ¡°He asked you to do some papers?¡± he asked, confused, ¡°Why didn¡¯t I hear about that?¡± I shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± I grabbed the pile of documents and walked with Julian, he¡¯s not a friendly guy, he¡¯s serious with his work like he was even paid not to talk, I don¡¯t know, maybe, I don¡¯t even care. All I want is my job. We arrived at the president¡¯s floor, like usual, it was quiet, all I could hear was our shoes, walking on the hall, this floor was restricted, and you can onlye, if you are asked to, that¡¯s how jerk he is. He left me when we were already in front of his office door. I knocked three times before I entered, I roamed my eyes, and he wasn¡¯t around, so I sat, even if I wasn¡¯t invited, I can¡¯t just stand there, I¡¯m still tired, jeez. I didn¡¯t dare to hold anything from his office; I¡¯m afraid that he will have it against me too. I fished my phone; when I felt its vibrate on my pencil skirt, I had one pocket to put my phone inside; I also put the files on the center table, and an unregistered caller ID shed on my screen, ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°I heard you¡¯re working on a greatpany,¡± the moment I heard that voice, my body tensed up, shaking; I wasn¡¯t able to utter any word, ¡°How was it to use your body to get all the things you¡¯re having right now? Was it fulfilling? Hmm?¡± ¡°How did you get my number,¡± that was the only thing I could ask, ¡°How the hell you were able to contact me, huh?¡± I heard his fuckingugh from the other line, enjoying my reaction right now, ¡°My dear, Vera, I still got you in my hands,¡± I gritted my teeth and closed my fist; my eyes started to water, out of so much anger, ¡°Don¡¯t you dare cause any trouble in me, you dickhead,¡± ¡°I¡¯ll call you again, when you get home, in your little pink bed,¡± he said, then the line ended, I can¡¯t move an inch, I was frozen in my spot, and my tears start to stream from my eyes, this is not fear, not sadness, this is anger, I am mad with them, with my oh so-called family, I hate them. ¡°What the fuck do they want? Can¡¯t I just cut my string with them?¡± I muttered. I couldn¡¯t care less; whoever saw me this, I can¡¯t even wipe my fucking tears, I hate them! I hate them! I wish I could kill them right now! I had¨C I halt when I felt a warm arm embrace me. ¡°Ssshh, hush now, it¡¯s alright,¡± I shouldn¡¯t be crying more, but my heart melts when I felt his warmth, ¡°Zachary,¡± ¡°Cry, I¡¯m here,¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. Past ¡°Are you alright now?¡± Zachary¡¯s soft voice echoed in my ear, I can still hear that asshole¡¯s voice, with his sinister smile, trying to grope me. ¡°I¡¯m uh, I¡¯m fine now,¡± I said, but who am I fooling, my hands were still shaking, not in fear but in anger, nightmares started to sh in my head, all the memories I¡¯ve been dying to forget. ¡°Who was that?¡± I looked at him, ¡°You¡¯re talking to, before your outburst,¡± I couldn¡¯t talk back, like I should, to defend myself, I must look stupid in front of him. ¡°My dad,¡± I briefly answered, I want him to feel that I¡¯m not ready to share any side of my life with him, well I guess, he felt that his eyes were asking so many questions, but he just nod, that made me feel relief, I smiled a little bit as my thanks. ¡°Alright,¡± he stood up, and offered his hand to help me stand up, which I immediately grab, whether I like it or not, I needed that support, ¡°You can stay here if you¡¯re still not okay, or you can go back to work if that¡¯s alright with you,¡± he went to his rack and grabbed his suit, ¡°I have a meeting to attend, you can stay for a while,¡± I just nod and sat on thisfortable sofa, he didn¡¯t say a word and just left the office, I gritted my teeth the moment I remembered the call. How the fuck was that man able to reach me again? I cut my contact with that family, years ago, I didn¡¯t even consider that as part of my life. shback ¡°Mamita, why is Grandpa sleeping for days? What¡¯s taking him so long to wake up? Is he having a very good dream?¡± little Vera asked, she was sitting on her mamita¡¯sp, while her hair was fixed, her grandpa always wanted her hair in a pony. ¡°Hmm, well, sweetheart, Grandpa is not feeling well, that¡¯s why he¡¯s sleeping to save energy because you were naughty,¡± Vera¡¯sugh filled the room. She loves her grandparents so much, even though she knew she wasn¡¯t theirs, but they treated her with so much love. ¡°But my birthday is four days from now, will he still be sleeping? I thought a normal sleeping time would be eight to ten hours?¡± Vera curiously asked, she wanted to know why her grandpa was stillying on his bed. ¡°We have to prepare for your birthday, don¡¯t worry, I know grandpa is preparing something big for you, so you have to act like you have no idea what he was pulling this time, can you do that, sweetheart?¡± Vera nodded excitedly, ¡°Of course, mamita! I can always keep a secret! That¡¯s me! The secret keeper, Vera!¡± ¡°That¡¯s my baby, I love you, sweety!¡± her mamita hugged her, and she felt the warmth from her body. (Four monthster) ¡°Mamita! Where are they taking Grandpa?!¡± Vera shouted, she came back from school, only to find out that he was unconscious, ¡°Why are there doctors everywhere?¡± her eyes were in tears, worried about what will happen, even though she hasn¡¯t got what is happening around. ¡°Vera,¡± a tall man towered over her, ¡°I am George,¡± he introduced himself, but she was too preupied, she can¡¯t even find her grandmother, ¡°My mom, which you considered grandmother was rushed into the hospital with my dad,¡± ¡°Can I go with them?¡± she asked, hopeful, ¡°Can you please bring me to them?¡± He kneeled down, smirking, ¡°Of course, but first, you have to do something for me, will that be alright? After that, we can go to your mamita and grandpa,¡± She immediately nodded, ¡°Okay, just make sure you will keep your promise,¡± ¡°Sure,¡± he offered his hand, which she epted, and that was the most regretful decision she could ever make as a child. (Six yearster) ¡°Let me go!¡± said the eighteen-year-old Vera, ¡°Uncle George! Let me go! You¡¯re embarrassing me!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, you bitch! Come here, and I¡¯ll show you who¡¯s the real me!¡± George was raging mad, after discovering that his parents did not give him any inheritance of any of their properties nor money, which made him very mad.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. ¡°What did I ever do to you?!¡± thedy was so confused why she was treated this way, ¡°What the fuck!¡± she kept on resisting, trying to stop George from dragging her, this was not the first time heid his hand on her, he always abused her. George brought her behind the school, and he immediately throw a hand on her, pping both of her cheeks, causing Vera to fall down, she tasted the blood from her lips, but she doesn¡¯t care, she was both confused and mad. ¡°What the fuck is my problem, huh? You¡¯re really asking me that? What? what have you done to my dad when he was alive? Were you fucking him? Huh! That would be the only reason he¡¯ll be giving you all his assets!¡± Vera was frozen to her spot, she didn¡¯t know that, she was their orphan, and she didn¡¯t expect anything aside from having a loving family which she received from the old couple. ¡°So what now, you fuck my father while I¡¯m away? You steal everything from me and my family, you bitch, I¡¯m going to kill y-¡± ¡°It¡¯s not my fault,¡± Vera muster all her courage and looked at George, ¡°It¡¯s not my fault that I¡¯m the one who¡¯s there when they are sick, it¡¯s not my fault that I valued them more than you do, it¡¯s not even my fault that they love me more than they do to you,¡± his face redden, out of so much madness, ¡°You did this to yourself, you pushed them to write other person¡¯s name than you,¡± With that, she immediately run, and she never wanted to see him again, all her bruises, wounds he inflicted on her, nothingpares to how he treated her like trash, through his words, and degrading her life, and pushing her to question her existence. Encounter ¡°My lord,¡± I came back from my reverie upon hearing a familiar voice, I saw Jovani, walking in, I smiled and approached him, ¡°How was my dear nephew? You seemed bothered,¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m just thinking about the coronation, I feel like something is odd, and I don¡¯t know why, but nothinges to my mind about why I feel this way. ¡°I think I know why, Max, that was also the reason why I personally came to visit you, however, I did not expect that you are thinking that too,¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked, confused, my coronation as an official Alpha is seven days from now, but an odd feeling kept on pushing its way into my thoughts. ¡°I have talked to Kadiya,¡± Kadiya is our pioneer, she came here first, she is here before any one of us, she also has the power to have a glimpse of the future, except for Jovani, she¡¯s the one, whom I trust. ¡°How did the conversation go?¡± ¡°Remember that you have a twin, right?¡± I nod, my twin, whom I saw, the bearer of the omen, she said to be killed by my own parents and left me afterward, ¡°Kadiya gave her word to me, saying that your sister, is alive, by this, your parents have lied to you and to the whole tribe,¡± ¡°My sister is alive? Where is she? Have they seen her? Bring her to me,¡± I immediately said.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. ¡°Max, hear me first, this is the fatal part,¡± he said with full seriousness, ¡°Your twin, which is the bearer of the omen is alive, it only means one thing, disaster. Your twin will bring us disaster, and even death; you are our next Alpha, you are always been, you have to stand up and avoid this to happen,¡± My forehead creased; I am indeed, confused with how he said it, yes, my twin was believed to bear the bad news, but death? I don¡¯t think so. ¡°I know, we mentioned to you about the insignia,¡± I nodded, ¡°Insignia is the only way to stop the omen, you and your sister have an equal part of the insignia,¡± I¡¯m still listening to him, ¡°However, the prophecy requires a full andpleted mark, it will be only epted if it¡¯s bearer is a single person and one of you is that, the insignia may not be appearing for now, but it will, soon, in no time, your duty was to keep the omen away from your people, that¡¯s what an Alpha is,¡± ¡°What are you talking about? I have no intentions of hurting my sister, she¡¯s my only family,¡± I saw how Jovani¡¯s face curled, as if, I said something offensive, ¡°Max, we may not be rted in blood, but we treat you as our own son, you are a part of our family, you have to do this, not just for us, this is especially for your people, and for your next generation, we are all relying on you, this whole n, which your father had loved and treasured for a very long time,¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me,¡± He nodded, ¡°You have toplete the insignia, you have to eradicate your sister,¡± ¡°Lincoln, what can we do for you?¡± said the old man, he was holding a torch, and he was informed by Lincoln¡¯s messenger that he will be needing him tonight, ¡°Is that your child?¡± Lincoln nodded, ¡°She is my treasure, Vera,¡± the old man looked fond to Vera, and she immediately make her way to the old man¡¯s heart, ¡°I want you to keep her while my wife and I be away for a war,¡± ¡°What? no! I don¡¯t know how to raise a child! My wife and I have a son, and having a sweet child like her will be the death of us,¡± ¡°Please do me a favor, I know that you will keep our daughter safe, she will bear a heavy responsibility once her insignia appeared, but for now, take care of her, for us,¡± the old man was still not convinced, however, remembering how he greatly owes Lincoln his life made him agreed, ¡°Please,¡± He sighed and carefully epted the child, ¡°I will take care of her, but please,e back for her,¡± Lincoln nodded, he gave Vera ast glimpse and a forehead kiss before leaving the old man¡¯s sight. He looked at the child who is peacefully sleeping in his arms, ¡°Your parents will be back, for now, I will take care of you,¡± ¡°Fuck,¡± dream again, I can¡¯t remember how many times I have dreamed about it, but it was blurry and the moment that I opened my eyes, everything drifts away from my memory, but I will surely have a fucking heavy head for the whole day, which I hate, damn it. I have no choice but to stand up, I have a job to do right now, I will prove to that man that I¡¯m no longer what I used to be, he won¡¯t be able toy his finger on me, ever. I did a warm shower to lessen my headache, which I sessfully did, I chose to wear my pencil cut knee length skirt, and a white sleeveless button-down shirt, I tied my hair neatly and paired it with leather boots, and my white handbag. I gave myself a final looked before storming out of my apartment. It usually takes, forty minutes for me to reach thepany, but today was undeniably stressful, the traffic was way too long than my patience, I arrived seven minutes before my working hours, I immediately settled myself, and uttered a small prayer before I started my day. I didn¡¯t see Zachary throughout the day, which is in favor, I can be myself and did a great job, I was so productive, that I still have a couple of hours for myself. ¡°Vera, have you heard the news?¡± Amara, one of the gossipers in my department said, she was holding a cup of coffee. I took a brief gaze at her and resume typing again, ¡°What?¡± ¡°Sir Zachary¡¯s office was a disaster! Some said that some burrs entered their house and took a lot of things,¡± That¡¯s the time that I stopped what I was doing, and remember how big was Zachary¡¯s house, don¡¯t they have tons of security? I¡¯ve seen them when we were on our way inside, that burr must have been so professional. ¡°And?¡± I resumed. ¡°Omg girl, are you not concerned?¡± she asked like it was a big deal for not being concerned. ¡°Look, I have things to do, and besides, Zachary was old enough to deal with you, he even has differentpanies, don¡¯t you think he can handle himself better than most people?¡± Amara rolled her eyes and walked out, I finished my job and was about to go out when some of my co-workers asked me to join them, I have nothing else to do, so I decided to loosen up for a bit and epted their offer. We went to a bar fifteen minutes away from thepany, the whole ce was so crowded, blue, red and orange lights dominates the whole ce, we were supposed to just eat and end the day with a videoke, but the whole pub was fully booked since today is Friday. ¡°Are you a light or heavy drinker?¡± Jana asked as she offered me a shot ss, I just shrugged and took it. I drink asionally, but that doesn¡¯t mean that my alcohol tolerance is low, I can keep up with them, I¡¯m sure of it. ¡°How¡¯s your working experience with us, so far?¡± she asked, guess I have to answer it. ¡°Good, for now, doing normal tasks every day,¡± ¡°Zachary likes you,¡± I choked with my own saliva upon hearing what she said, she chuckled and handed me a tissue, which I epted, ¡°Well, I¡¯m not just an ordinary employee to thepany, but most people were not aware of that, I¡¯m Zachary¡¯s cousin,¡± I looked at her with disbelief, ¡°You what? Are you drunk?¡± because that will be the only possible answer to what she was doing right now. ¡°Come on! I¡¯m not even tipsy, Zachary likes you, I mean, you caught his attention, he¡¯s doing all that shits because that¡¯s the only way he sees for you to notice him,¡± ¡°You crazy woman,¡± but she justughed and drink another ss, I stood up and grabbed my bag, ¡°I¡¯ll just use thefort room,¡± Jana just nodded and grab the man beside her, then suddenly kissed the guy! What the fuck was that! She¡¯s a little witch! She must be drunk, she would not dare to stay that is she¡¯s sober. I was on my way to thefort room when I felt that someone was running in my way, I nned to dodge, but it was toote, my bag fell from my hand, and felt a pang of pain to my shoulder like I was pushed to a thick wall. I immediately stand up and looked for the person who hit me, there I saw a girl, nearly my age, giving me her dead look, she was wearing a revealing maxi dress, her hair was loose, paired with ck boots, which I saw somewhere. ¡°Watch where you going bitch, or I will kill and eat you, dumbass,¡± she threatened me. ¡°zilda! Come home! Max is looking for you! I¡¯ll be fucked up!¡± Thedy in front of me cusses and in just a snap she was nowhere in my eyes. What the fucking hell did just happen? Saved ¡°Yes girl! You came! I thought you were a pussy who eats their own promises! Guys, zilda is here!¡± Danica, one of my slutty friends said, she was throwing a party at her cousin¡¯s bar, I¡¯m no dumb, I know she wanted to save money, but want to look filthy rich. ¡°I came all the way here to prove that I am better than you, bitch!¡± the gangughed, but she seemed to be offended by that, but who the hell care? I can kill her right away if she got on my nerve! The waiter served our drinks, were staying at the top t, or well-known VIP slot, I can see from my ce the entire bar, most of them were on the dance floor, acting like a dumb wild animal, low-ss bitches; I wanted to enjoy, but thispany is giving me boredom. I shouldn¡¯t havee here. I¡¯m roaming my eyes when I caught someone interesting, a fucking hottie, I want him. I can smell him from here, even with the mixture of alcohol and cigarette smoke, his minty sweat is dominating, I want him. I stood up, and without a word, I followed him, he was exiting the bar, and I want him inside me. I was looking at him while trying to grab him, but the ce was too crowded for me to be able to grab him immediately, fuck, this is frustrating. ¡°I was about to grab him when someone fucking bumped into me, I¡¯m ready to eat whoever the fuck is when my eyes saw someone familiar, well, the bad thing is, he saw me too. ¡°Watch where you going bitch, or I will kill and eat you, dumbass,¡± she looked surprised at me, but I don¡¯t give a fuck. ¡°zilda! Come home! Max is looking for you! I¡¯ll be fucked up!¡± Damn it! Without anyone noticing, I flicker in front of this stupid idiot, I can¡¯t let Carv take me home with him, it just proves that I¡¯m outside, my father must have discovered that I¡¯m not in my room, damn Sinatra, I¡¯m going to fuckingsh that bitch, I told her to make sure that none of them will know that I left tonight. However, Max will be Max, he always has a soft spot for me, whatever I did, I just have to apologize, then we¡¯re good again, he can¡¯t be mad at me, he fuckin loves me, jeez. I wouldn¡¯t want to stay with that boring guy if he wasn¡¯t the crowned Alpha. But first, I have to go home and make sure Carv will be the liar here. ¡°You okay, Vera?¡± I came back from my reverie when I heard someone lightly tapped my shoulder. ¡°Y-yeah,¡± I answered, unsure if I am really okay, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± ¡°We have to attend an annual reporting, there will be some changes with the job orders,¡± she looked at her wrist watch, ¡°It¡¯s about to start,¡± I nodded and stood up, I grab my mini pad, just in case I have to take notes for the meeting. We are all gathered in the function room, if I¡¯m not mistaken there are three departments inside the room, it¡¯s been just months after I started working here, so, I¡¯m not sure what to do and the agenda of this meeting, but since it said to be an annual meeting, employees must be used to it. The meeting revolved around thepany¡¯s development, and also the uing events and other charity services, and one of them caught my attention. ¡°We came up with the idea of reaching children who do not have ess to education, for the preparation of our newest campaign, with that, will there be anyone who is willing to participate, anyone can volunteer, regardless of the position you are handling right now,¡± Miss Le said, I immediately raise my hand to grab her attention, ¡°Oh, you want to participate, Vera?¡± ¡°Yes, miss,¡± I love teaching, it just so happens that I want to prove to my past that I don¡¯t need any of them to seed, ¡°I can do it with or without a partner,¡± She nodded and wrote my name on the board, ¡°Who else?¡± no one raised their hand other than mine, so, I guess, it will be just me, ¡°Will that be fine with you? We will be covering all the expenses and pay you the same sry,¡± I nodded, ¡°Yes, miss,¡± ¡°Okay,e to my office after the meeting for the further details,¡± she stood up and grab her things, scattered on her table, ¡°That¡¯s all for today, dismiss,¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯ll be alright,e on, I¡¯ll hang up, I¡¯m driving, okay, okay,¡± I bid goodbye to my closest friend, Arie. Today, I¡¯m going to the vige I was assigned to go to, I¡¯m so excited that I didn¡¯t even sleep a blink, for the past months of working a corporate job, I can¡¯t deny the fact that I missed my old job, which is teaching. I left the city, around four thirty in the afternoon, I just finish my job, and I immediately packed my things, good for how many days, just in case. It¡¯s seven forty-five in the evening, and my maps said that the vige is three hours away from where I am. Good thing, I have some stocked gas behind my car, I didn¡¯t know this vige is way too far, on the other hand, I¡¯m sad, that they are so far from civility, that even education can¡¯t get through with them, I guess, life is really that unfair. ¡°Oh, oh,¡± My phone suddenly showed its low battery icon, and in just a second, it died, ¡°Goodness, how am I going to know the ce without my tracker?¡± I grab my bag and looked for my charger cord, I¡¯m not sure if I was able to bring it with me, ¡°Fuck,¡± Good lord, I don¡¯t have a cord for fuck sake, of all things, why should I forget that freaking important thing? Dumb brain, it¡¯s no use. I sighed, ¡°I have no choice, then,¡± I grabbed the two-hand carry bag from the passenger seat, and slung my bag to my shoulder, I got my car keys and wore my sneakers. the road is so dark, it has some unfinished pavements, and tall old trees, the wind was so chilly, and there is no one around, except for some crows, roaming around, I switch on my shlight and started to walk, ¡°If I walk now, I¡¯ll be there before sunrise,¡± I¡¯m not a fan of scary things, I have been through a lot of some real demons, and a mere ghost won¡¯t scare me, I¡¯ve been through hell. So walking alone in this dark ce is nothing. Jeez, I should have asked someone toe with me, but then, I¡¯m not used to bothering other people if I can do it alone. I¡¯d been walking for around half an hour when I felt something odd, I didn¡¯t know what it is, but my mind kept shouting Danger, I looked around, there was nothing, maybe my mind is just ying with me, but then, my stomach was hurting, like it¡¯s twitching, fuck, I might throw up in this case. ¡°Look what we got here,¡± I froze, I heard a voice from behind, I immediately turn around and look for that voice, but there was no one, but I can¡¯t be mistaken, I heard a voice, a human voice. ¡°Hmm, fresh blood, we must be lucky to find one,¡± another voice spoke, ¡°This must be exciting,¡± ¡°She¡¯s feisty, for walking down here, alone, with only just a tiny light,¡± ¡°Who the fuck are you?¡± I answered instead, I can hear the wind gushing near me, like someone is running just in front of my face, it was more chilly, and my feeling of being in danger ovee my rational thoughts. In an instant, three tall men stopped ten feet away from me, I can hear their sinisterugh, like they saw someone they can y with, ¡°Well, you wouldn¡¯t want to know, were nobody to our race and tribes,¡± ¡°However, enough with the talk, we are famished, and thank you for bringing yourself to our delicious dinner, we are delighted and honored,¡± My heart is pounding, I didn¡¯t know, I still have some fears left in my body, I thought, I drained for the past years, ¡°No, you can¡¯t kill me,¡± ¡°Oh, says who? We can, and we will,¡± they suddenly disappeared in my eyes, that scares me more than I knew. ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for you guys,¡± a voice near my ear spoke. In an instant, I saw one of the guys being choked by the new guy, he was thrown to I don¡¯t know where, ¡°You can¡¯t just run away, and scare humans, that¡¯s unfair,¡± With my shaky hands, I pointed the light to them, and that was the time I got to see them right in front of me. Red eyes FangsThis belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. Huge scratches Veins to their necks And the guy who¡¯s choking them looked just like a normal human, like me, like any other else, but his presence is shouting authority, he¡¯s a nobody, he is someone you should offer your respect. The man looked at me, with dead eyes, ¡°These are called rogue vampires, and they are nning to make you their dinner since it¡¯s hunting season,¡± he was having a casual conversation with me while fist-fighting with the three guys, who seemed no match to him, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°V-Vera,¡± I answered, still looking at them, afraid that if I blink, they will just grab me and drain my blood. ¡°Nice to meet you, Vera, I¡¯m Max,¡± he nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll just finish this up,¡± Wolves Village ¡°Are you not aware that this kind of ident might happen if you¡¯re walking alone here, at this hour, with your tiny shlight?¡± I scratched my forehead and smiled a bit, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this to happen, I checked my car before I went here, and I don¡¯t know what might be the reason why it broke,¡± ¡°What¡¯s this, by the way?¡± he pointed out the bags he was carrying; Max must be that strong; he was holding it as if he was taking a rim of paper, ¡°And where are you going?¡± ¡°Thepany I was working for a new program, and one of these was reaching viges without ess to education; I was a teacher before I entered corporate work, so I initiate to be sent here, and those,¡± I looked at the bags, ¡°Those are my materials for teaching, it¡¯s heavy, I¡¯m sorry,¡± ¡°No big deal, it¡¯s not that heavy,¡± I can¡¯t actually talk right now; I¡¯m still shocked by what happened; however, with Max¡¯s presence, I feltfort; we talked about random things; it was a friendly chat; I just realized that we were in the vige when I heard kidsughing and gushing water. ¡°I think we¡¯re already here,¡± I stated a fact; he just shrugged and gave me a meek smile, like he didn¡¯t end those unknown creatures¡¯ lives a while ago; he helped me go down since the pavement was not thoroughly done, it¡¯s like, the construction had a stop there for a long time. There are less than a hundred houses, the trails were made off a rock, it was surrounded by tall grasses and trees, it was a hidden gem, kids were everywhere, running, I saw some houses with smoke on their chimneys, it six o¡¯clock in the morning, it must be their breakfast, there are some farm animals, like pigs, cows, and chicken, dogs were also everywhere, same as cats. ¡°I¡¯d like to stay longer; however, I have some duties to attend to,¡± Max stated; I was startled; I almost forgot that I was with him; maybe he realized it; he chuckled and carefully gave me my materials, ¡°Nice talk, I¡¯ll see you around, Vera,¡± he fixed his in shirt, that got crumpled from carrying my bags, ¡°Nice eyes, by the way,¡± I smiled, ¡°Thanks, Max. See you around,¡± and he bid hisst goodbye with a smile before leaving. That¡¯s when the realization hits me, those creatures, what are they? Are that vampires? I mean, I only rely on facts; however, what happened today is unexinable. There is such a thing as vampires? Do they really exist? How about Max? What is he? Is he one of them? My legs started to wobble, I felt safe when Max was still on my side, but now that he was not, I could immediately feel the tension and the fear inside my chest that made my uneven breathing. Maybe Max was one of them; his visuals couldn¡¯t lie, he was like my age, but his round brown eyes, and thin lips, paired with grey hair, were surreal; he¡¯s one of them, I¡¯m sure of it. But, who will b- ¡°Pardon, mydy?¡± I immediately looked at the voice I heard; a middle-aged woman approached me; she was holding a bucket containing raw fish and vegetables, ¡°You¡¯re not from here; may I know why?¡± ¡°U-uh, yeah, uh,¡± I raised my bag containing the materials, ¡°I¡¯m from one of thepanies from Vildorwick; I¡¯m here to endorse the program to rural areas without ess to education,¡± Her forehead creased, ¡°But, we don¡¯t have a penny to ess or buy you,¡± she stopped as if asking what I was holding; her eyes became fascinated when I put out a book. ¡°I¡¯m not asking for money. May I have a word with the vige head for further information?¡± she nodded and walked me to one of the houses.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. People were looking at me, children halted from ying with mud and making kites, adults stopped doing theirundry, and some came out from their houses while carrying spats in their hands; I bet they were cooking. Yeah, that¡¯s it. Their eyes were a mixture of confusion and awe; maybe, people from the urban ces rarely stepped here, and that¡¯s very obvious. Thedy and I stopped in front of the cottage house; there were plenty of flowery nts, most of them herbal; I knew it from my grandma; she loves nting herbals, and I¡¯m used to it. ¡°You can go inside,¡± I nod and bid my thanks before entering the cottage. Inside, I saw a very simple style. There aren¡¯t anything fancy; there¡¯s just a bed in the middle, some crafts on the table, nearby thefort room. ¡°Good morning,¡± I greeted the vige head, who was busy writing something on a creamed colored paper, using his ink; she halted when she heard me, ¡°I¡¯m Vera; I came from Vildorwick,¡± nodded and gave me a small weing smile. ¡°Have a seat, our special visitor,¡± she offered me the small throw pillow in front of her; I gathered all my materials and sat in front of her, ¡°What made you go so far? Can we offer anything to assist you?¡± I nodded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m here to teach children, we have a new program for ourpany, and one of it was to reach rural viges with no ess to education,¡± ¡°I will not stop you from your good intention; however, do you know what kind of vige you have gone to? Are you aware of our kinds?¡± My smile faded as a shback from what happened earlier crept inside my mind; I was frozen. Am I in trouble again? Are they rogues again? ¡°I know that before being able toe to our vige, you will encounter different and unbelievable species. Have you met them?¡± Her voice was soothing, like a mother talking to her child. I nodded as I knew what she was talking about, ¡°They are rogues,¡± my eyes widened. ¡°A-are,¡± my lips and throat went dry, ¡°A-are you o-one of them?¡± I was hesitant to ask, afraid that I might be correct, but I was craving for an answer in the back of my mind. ¡°No, we¡¯re not one of them; we are far different from them,¡± she stated, which made me sigh in relief. ¡°Then what are you?¡± I asked again; I didn¡¯t know that in order to do my duties, I had to undergo this mind-blowing discovery of species. She stood up and walked towards me, she then started to remove her shawl, then her traditional dress, and she was left with nothing but her undergarments, my eyes widened when she suddenly shifted from an olddy to a huge wolf! What the fuck! ¡°Wolves,¡± my forehead creased, still shocked by what was happening before my eyes, ¡°We are wolves, Vera,¡± I did not know that the vigers would wee me with so much warmth. Sinitra gave me enough time to absorb everything. I¡¯m still afraid of Wolves and vampire rogues; who would have thought that I, who always rely on facts, would witness these events? For my twenty years of existence, I have never believed in such things as vampires and wolves. I have seen them in movies and read them in books, but that¡¯s all; it all ends there. However, I can¡¯t deny the fact that they are brilliantly unique; I mean, the fact that this world really doesn¡¯t only use and home for humans like me, there are creatures, like this vige, that exist. ¡°Vera!¡± I immediately turned around, only to see Andriana holding a coloring book in her left hand and a red crayon in her right hand; she seemed very excited to show me her output, ¡°I colored this one, take a look!¡± she proudly presented her first coloring. A garden was full of red roses. ¡°Wow, this was fantastic, Ana; you did well for a first-timer,¡± Iplimented her, ¡°You can be a great painter or artist when you grow up,¡± She smiled brightly before running back to their bungalow; her mother gave me a small smile; I nodded and continued looking at the bonfire again. This was my first night here in the vige, I was not prepared for the cold breeze, and I haven¡¯t packed myself a nice nket to keep me warm, but they let me borrow one of their traditional clothes, it¡¯s really warm that I forgot having a nket and just sat in front of the bonfire, while everyone was having fun. My days went as I expected; I taught the children how to draw, I gave them a coloring book, and they can make it pretty as they want, and I¡¯ll be checking it tomorrow. My n for tomorrow was to teach them to read, then write. I also nned to teach some of their parents, I¡¯m still observing how many parents haven¡¯t know how to do the basics, so I can teach them to do it; that¡¯s my only agenda foring here. I just need to present the ideas we might need in establishing this project. ¡°Vera,¡± I flinched when I felt something cold near my face; I turned my gaze up and saw one of the kid¡¯s mom was holding a cup, ¡°Here, take this; it will help your body heals your swollen feet,¡± my forehead creased when I looked at my ankle, it was really swollen. I wonder why I didn¡¯t feel it. ¡°Thanks,¡± I mumbled and looked in front again; I heard her sitting beside me. I don¡¯t know how to open a topic; I didn¡¯t know her, and the same goes for her.¡±Thanks foring to our vige,¡± she started; I muffled my breath and smiled; that was a good one; I didn¡¯t expect to hear it from her, ¡°But, Vera,¡± I looked at her as she hung her words, ¡°Be careful, do not trust easily, even yourself,¡± My forehead creased; what was she saying right now? I can¡¯t understand, ¡°What do you mean?¡± She looked at me straight in the eyes; I was taken aback, ¡°I can feel them, Vera. They are everywhere, waiting their time to devour you, one mistake, and you¡¯re gone, they know you are here, they knew what you¡¯re up to, their eyes were everywhere, so be careful,¡± I didn¡¯t have the chance to ask her; when I heard my name being called from behind, ady in her fifties, smiling at me, walked in my direction. ¡°Sinitra wants to have a word with you. Are you free?¡± she asked and helped me stand up; I nodded and nced at thedy I was talking to, but her mysterious aura was long gone; she was now smiling like she had a great time talking to me. What was that? Was she teasing me? I didn¡¯t bother to think about it and just went to Sinitra; I knocked three times before entering her cottage; she was sitting in her bed again, and in front of her were unfamiliar artifacts-like nes and bracelets. ¡°Sinitra,¡± I greeted her; she nodded and offered me to sit beside her, ¡°You need to talk to me? ¡°I wanted to give you something,¡± she said, then grabbed one of the ck-colored bracelets near my sit and softly held my arm, ¡°This is an amulet,¡± my forehead creased, ¡°A protection for you,¡± ¡°For what?¡± ¡°For kind, like us, and the ones you encountered,¡± ¡°Why would I need this?¡± ¡°This,¡± she looked at me right after she finished putting the amulet, ¡°You have a very good scent, Vera. You might not be aware of it, but that scent will attract more rogues and wolves, either will kill you or will make you their ally, but this amulet will help you seal that scent,¡± My heartfelt so light; upon hearing that, my lips curled up, forming a smile, ¡°Thank you,¡± ¡°You¡¯re always wee, Vera; after all, you might be one of us,¡± Traitor UNKNOWN ¡°Where have you all been, stupid?¡± thedy said, chuckling, seeing her brother and cousins with wounds and fresh blood on their faces and clothes, ¡°You guys are a mess, not lucky enough to hunt your dinner?¡± ¡°Shut up, brat,¡± the man hissed and went to the sink to rinse the blood; it was not their victim¡¯s blood, it was their blood; they almost died while fighting with the man. They stumbled while looking for their meal. He stopped when he remembered something; the woman¡¯s blood was both familiar and odd, it was so delicious that he wanted to drink until itsst drop, but there was something strange with that. Her eyes were different, and she could conceal her presence; the man didn¡¯t know if it was unintentional. Also, the man who saved her they have the same blood scent, but the smell of his blood is dominating as the woman. Are they rted to each other? ¡°Wait,¡± thedy stopped and immediately went to her brother, who was cleaning himself, ¡°What¡¯s that smell? That was fucking delicious,¡± thedy¡¯s pupil dted; she was too thirsty with the new scent she discovered; however, her brother wasn¡¯t answering, that made her annoyed, ¡°You selfish bastard! I¡¯ll tell this to dad!¡± she shouted and run. So, I¡¯m not the only one who can smell that? I have to meet those two again, they are undoubtedly rted, and the man, he¡¯s familiar; I have seen him somewhere.Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Bro, your freaky sister got dinner for us,¡± one of the rogues excitedly informed the man; while looking at the opened room, two unconscious humans were lying on the floor, half-naked, while the other man was already dead, eyes widely opened, and two holes on his neck. ¡°Jeez, she always brings douchebags with her; can¡¯t she bring delicious woman? These humans were intoxicated; their blood won¡¯t be that good,¡± ¡°That¡¯s her way of hunting,¡± the man meddled, ¡°Just be happy that you still have food in front of you, don¡¯t be a pussy, and eat,¡± ¡°Weren¡¯t you eating with us?¡± said one of the rogues, and grabbed a handful of hair of one of the unconscious men and immediately bit his neck; he winced upon tasting the bitter taste of his victim¡¯s blood, ¡°This will just lessen my hunger, I haven¡¯t tasted blood that will suffice my thirst, damn it,¡± ¡°Well, train hard; for you to hunt a good one, you¡¯ve been avoiding practice; that¡¯s why you always end up with low quality and awful food,¡± The man answered him with augh, then went out of the room, he went straight to his room, but just before he entered, he felt a pang of pain in his chest, blood started gushing from the stab, and he slowly went up to his stares, only to see his father, with a raging expression. ¡°You, irresponsible dumbass!¡± he smirked upon hearing that; he didn¡¯t see thating; his father usually does it when they are sleeping; he must be outraged this time. ¡°You shameless fool! Why didn¡¯t you attend your own engagement party?!¡± The man was coughing; he held his stabbed chest without removing the little sly smile on his lips; he wasn¡¯t enjoying himself; he just had his reasons, ¡°I told you, Dad, I don¡¯t want to get married, do you badly want to have grandkids? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll getid tonight,¡± His father became more furious with that, ¡°You know that this n needed them, and you! You will ruin our family! What can I expect from a bastard, nothing,¡± ¡°Well,¡± he wiped the blood from his cheeks, ¡°Sad to say, his bastard is your only hope, as of the moment, so, if you will excuse me, I¡¯m tired and I want to rest,¡± ¡°You fucking fool! You will regret this!¡± H E N R I C R O I X ¡°Dude! You came; you¡¯rete to the feast,¡± Nico immediately said when he saw me entering his hideout, it was two o¡¯clock in the morning, and I wasn¡¯t able to finish my n since someone kept on bothering me, and I couldn¡¯t just let it ruin my mood, ¡°Go and feast on the table,¡± In front of us are tons of blood, it¡¯s sweet blood, it must be from children from middle-ss families, their blood was always the best, that¡¯s why vampires¡¯ and wolves¡¯ eyes were really on them. ¡°Be thankful that I still came,¡± I snatched his shot ss and drank it; the burning sensation passed through my throat, ¡°Fuck, this is a good one; you hunt a great one,¡± I stated. Initially, werewolves were not blood drinkers; however, since we have this kind of org, with delinquent wolves and rogues, we got used to drinking blood, and this became our drugs; I¡¯m not thirsty for blood like most vampires, however, not being able to drink this, makes me ufortable, like, I¡¯m missing something. ¡°Well, I have all the time to observe before I hunt, unlike you,¡± my forehead creased, ¡°You have no time for this enjoyment since you¡¯re too busy pleasing your father,¡± I stood up and went straight to him and choked him; my nails started to dig into his neck, his eyes were turning red, and his fangs began to grow, ¡°One wrong word or move, and you¡¯ll die, your father won¡¯t be able to see his fake perfect son again,¡± When I saw that he was nearly losing his worthless breath, I threw him; I heard him hitting the wall, creating a crack; most of his friends were just looking, and some helped him stand up, which he rudely declined. ¡°Come on, Henri, we all knew that you can¡¯t please your father, and instead of you, Max still got the position of bing the Alpha,¡± ¡°Well, he is supposed to be in that position since he is the son of thete Alpha,¡± ¡°But your father technically became his parents; lord Jovani must be thinking that you¡¯re notpetent enough to be in that highest position-¡± I didn¡¯t let him finish his sword and cut his head from his body without hesitation; the crowd was too shocked to speak. Most of the eyes widened because their favorite bastard would be long gone. I roamed my eyes, ¡°I will eventually hold that position; I¡¯m not yet prepared to face the reality of life, and I still want to continue being free from any responsibilities,¡± they all bowed, afraid that if they looked me in the eyes, will be the death of them, ¡°Don¡¯t take it as if, I¡¯m not fit for the position,¡± These motherfucker will never learn their lesson without any proper demo; poor Nico, it must be hard for his dad to ept that his only son had hisst drink tonight. Bitten I woke up weirdly; it was three in the morning; I¡¯d been trying to go back to sleep, but it was no use, so I grabbed my shlight and nket and went for a walk. This is my second night in this vige, and everything is going ording to n; the children are way too fast learners than usual, which made me happy. Children like that must have ess to education; they have a good foundation in learning; it¡¯s just that they don¡¯t have government ess and don¡¯t usually roam to ces like this. In the future, we might know that excellent engineers, architects, genius scientists, great teachers,wyers, and many more professionals might be from this rural vige. You just have to give them a chance. ¡°Ahh,¡± I winced when I felt a pain in my chest; I couldn¡¯t breathe; I held my chest hard and tried to breathe; it was like there was a needle that was slowly losing its thread, ¡°Fuck,¡± I mumbled, as the pain was fading, ¡°What was that?¡± This was the first time I felt that kind of pain, even if it was just for a second; I suddenly had the urge to look at the moon; as I was looking at it, I almost forgot the pain and looked at the shining moon. I haven¡¯t had the chance to see the moon as bright as tonight. Oh, there was one time. However, it is one of the most painful moments I have been trying to forget. ¡°Grandpa! Mamita! Look what I¡¯ve got!¡± I¡¯m running toward my grandparents while holding different kinds of flowers, my young heart and eyes were overwhelmed with happiness, as I run through the flowers. They brought me to a garden full of flowers in the middle of the forest, it was my twelfth birthday, and instead of throwing a party, I asked them to bring me to the most beautiful yet hidden ce. Well, it¡¯s eleven fifty-eight, two minutes before my birthday, but basically, it¡¯s already my birthday, my most awaited day. ¡°Wow, you picked the prettiest flowers, Vera,¡± Grandma smiled brightly; she also had some flowers in her hands, Grandpa was asleep for a very long time, and yesterday, he woke up and immediately nned for my birthday. ¡°Mamita, why is the moon so bright tonight?¡± I asked; I was looking at the shining moon, it was the only source of light for us, but it was more than enough to see the surrounding. The ce was not just a field with flowers but fireflies and trees; I could also hear the gushing water; there must be waterfalls nearby. ¡°Something good will happen; that is my belief when the moon is shining so bright,¡± she sat in front of me, ¡°Do you know that your name means heavenly?¡± ¡°Really?!¡± I excitedly said. ¡°Yes, that made you closer to Luna,¡± she softly said. ¡°Who¡¯s Luna, mamita?¡± I curiously asked her. But mamita just chuckled, ¡°Luna, it¡¯s one of the famous names that mean,¡± she pointed out the peach-ck sky, ¡°Moon, you are closer to Luna, it is located where you are, you are always bound to be a Luna, like that moon, you don¡¯t need anything to shine, you will shine on your own, even without us,¡± she was smiling, but I can¡¯t fathom, if that is a happy smile, ¡°You have the same name as hers,¡± I nodded. ¡°Why are you saying that, mamita? Will you be gone for long?¡± She just smiled and kissed my forehead. Four months after that intimate Celebration, Grandpa breathed hisst breath, while Grandma, I hadn¡¯t seen her since I ran away; I heard nothing from her; I didn¡¯t even know if she was looking for me. I knew that she left me when Grandpa did, and nothing hurts more than that. My uncle was too greedy to realize that he had no family left with him. He was just all about money. Mamita and Grandpa already gave him his share of their wealth, but he spent it on various unworthy things. The time that we met him again was at the police station. He was involved in a sexual assault case, where a teenage girl reported being harassed while doing her work, they were about to put him behind bars, but mamita was well-known for being charitable and kind to our ce, which made the victim withdraw from its report. My family, it¡¯s not perfect; still, they are the family I grew up with; even if they left me here alone, I¡¯m just wondering why I haven¡¯t met my parents. I looked at the amulet Sinitra had given me; I had never been to a rural vige like this; this was also the first time I taught children that were not attending school, and this was also the first time that I was weed warmly to a foreign ce, and I was also given a gift for protection. I grabbed my phone from my pocket; there was no reception in this area, which is understandable. Today is my second andst day in this area; I have a positive output of my work here; I may have to leave some of my materials for the children to use; I¡¯ll maximize my day until the afternoon since I only walked from my car to here.Original from N?velDrama.Org. My eyes widened, and I felt a shiver when I felt another pang of pain in my chest, ¡°Fuck,¡± this time, it wasn¡¯t just for a split second; it was eating my breath, ¡°F-fucking hard,¡± to breathe. I couldn¡¯t even finish my word. With that, everything went ck. Different ¡°What happened? Is she alright? Why does she look so pale?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know, Sinitra; we just found her unconscious in the middle of the woods,¡± I heard some familiar faint voices nearby; what was happening? Where am I? Why do I feel like I¡¯m lying in the clouds? Thest thing that I remember is that I was almost out of breath, then everything went ck. ¡°She must have been exhausted from the days she stayed here; she wasn¡¯t able to rest due to lots of requests and lessons,¡± I slowly opened my eyes, and a familiar ceiling weed me; I felt a little dizzy, and my chest still ached, but unlike before I passed out, I tried to breathe again; it was more okay. ¡°She¡¯s awake!¡± excitement filled the room; I could see something glowing. My forehead creased. What was that? What was that shining thing covering their body? They have different colors. Some have green, some have white, yellow, red, and ck? Is that, Is that their life energy? How the¡­ How the heck am I able to see their life energy? ¡°How do you feel, Vera?¡± Sinitra held my shoulder, ¡°Vera?¡± ¡°W-what happen?¡± I asked, still looking at them; some of them were too bright, primarily children and some parents; however, some of them were too dark that it gave me goosebumps, ¡°Why, why are you all here?¡± ¡°The children found you two days ago, unconscious, in the middle of the woods; what happens to you? Why are you there? The guards were checking, and you are there; where have you been that you end up in the middle of a dangerous ce with this?¡± Sinitra worriedly asked and handed me a key, ¡°What¡¯s this key for?¡± My forehead creased; a key? I can¡¯t remember that I had something in my hand before I passed out; I carefully got it from her hand, ¡°Uh, I was reminiscing before I lost consciousness,¡± I said; I don¡¯t even know why I lied about the key, I looked at it as if memorizing its part. I¡¯ve never seen such a beautiful key; it¡¯s filled with different colors and stones; in the middle, it was coincidentally my birthstone. Emerald. ¡°You have been sleeping for two days,¡± my eyes widened when I heard that. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m just hearing things or what I heard is what she really said.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. ¡°W-what?! two days?¡± some vigers left when they ensured I was awake; they must have been worrying about seeing me, sleeping for two days. I roamed my eyes and noticed that there were some herbal nts on the coconut cup; I rubbed my forehead and felt a rough-like texture; it must be one of them. ¡°Vera,¡± one of the elders called me, so I looked up, ¡°Your eyes, I think your eye color had changed,¡± she softly said as she caressed my hair. Her eyes looks something different. ¡°Sorry?¡± I answered, ¡°My eyes?¡± instead of answering, she gave me apact mirror that was made of bamboo, I immediately grabbed it and looked at it, and my eyes widened upon seeing that my eyes actually changed! My eyes have initially been brown, and now, it¡¯s blue! ¡°Vera, calm down. We still don¡¯t know the possible reason for the change, drink this first,¡± Sinitra said, as she handed me a cup of tea, it smells chamomile, but a distinct smell like a rotten flower filled my nostril, I looked at the tea-it looks delicious but the smell isn¡¯t, Sinitra must have seen my expression, I heard a chuckle. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s an herbal tea, it does not smell so nice but it is really effective, that will soothe your body ache, and replenish your energy, lying in the same position for two days is no joke,¡± she softly said and handed me the key again, I can¡¯t remember why and where did I get this. She¡¯s right, I can feel my body-stiff, aching, and heavy. I drank it without saying anything more, it taste like shit, but Sinitra is true to her words, and after a while, my stiffness and body ache magically disappear, but after that, I felt the exinable thirst and hunger, which was filled with foods the vige could offer. But something is wrong, it¡¯s not filling me up. What the fuck is happening right now? New target G L A Z I L D A C R O I X ¡°Yeah, suck it, baby,¡± I smirked when I heard the man moaning like a crazy animal; I assume he wasn¡¯t aware that I could hear him; with the loud musicing from the enormous speakers of this exclusive bar, he¡¯s gripping a handful amount of my hair while guiding my head to reach the bottom, which I quickly did, he¡¯s not that big, for fuck sake, ¡°Ahh, fuck, this bitch is so good at sucking,¡± I halted and stood up; he was still biting his lips but confused why I stopped, ¡°This is getting boring; my jaw was not feeling good to continue sucking,¡± I shouted since this dumbass human couldn¡¯t hear me from here. He stood up and grabbed my butt, cing his lips near my ear, ¡°Do you want to go? Somewhere, we can be alone?¡± I smirked and shrugged, ¡°Let¡¯s stay for a while; let¡¯s see if you can make me cum!¡± I heard his brief chuckle and kissed my neck; Ifortably sat on the sofa and let him do the job. This exclusive bar was made for this, making out and sex; I saw most couples grinding like beasts, half-naked women, and fully clothed men with their zippers down and shafts shown. I saw Beatrice, one of my pack mates, doing a threesome; I¡¯m so proud; I taught her well, and those two fuckers were enjoying her so much. ¡°Ah, fuck,¡± I mumbled; out of shock, I felt three fingers entering my pussy; I immediately looked down there; the man was slowly pushing his fingers in, ¡°Do it; however you like,¡± I said nonchntly, I saw how his pupil dted, and wet his lips using his tongue, ¡°Ah, shit,¡± I mumbled, I thought, I¡¯ll be lucky to cum tonight. Still, even after he inserted his shaft, I didn¡¯t feel anything except a bit of pleasure; I could even do better than him. However, with respect, I let the man finish himself; his face is shouting so much pleasure; of course, I am the daughter of the pioneer of East mersswan and the next Luna. After the wedding, I have everything in my hands; of course not, I¡¯ll have everything but freedom. After this fucker¡¯s release, I cleaned myself using the wet tissue in my pouch, which I always bring just in case for this moment; after I made sure that I was clean, I stood up and started to walk out. I heard the man calling my name, but I didn¡¯t stop to look at him; ahh, so boring. I was about to go out when I felt a great shiver all over my body, followed by a foreign yet, addicting scent. My eyes widen, and my wolf inside is growling. I roamed my eyes; where was it? Where is the scenting from? I need to fucking know! The sparkling lights weren¡¯t helping me; now that I¡¯m searching for something, bar lights are fucking annoying! Damn it! However, the scent still lingers in my nose and where it passes. I halted when I saw something; no, it was someone, a well-built man; I could only see his bare back, that was him, it was his scent. I immediately walked in his direction; I heard people mumbling curses; when I hit them, they were in my way; what did they expect? I walked in a fast phase because the man was walking out of his ce, but I grabbed his arm before he could. Now that I¡¯m close to him, his addicting and intoxicating scent is filling not just my nose but my mind, I can cum, by just smelling him, and the fact that my wolf inside keeps on shouting to mate with him, my wolf was naughty, huh? You wanted to have sex with him, huh? I stered my sweetest and flirty smile on the man, ¡°Hi, can I join you?¡± I said and took a quick nce at the shot ss in front of him, ¡°You seemed lonely,¡± I added. My smile faded when he tapped my hand holding his arm, ¡°Get lost,¡± he coldly replied and continued walking again, but I didn¡¯t let him and get a hold of him again; he looked so annoyed right now that it made him look ten times hotter, that I didn¡¯t control and bite my lips, in so much arousal, ¡°You¡¯ll get killed with this attitude of yours, miss,¡± I mumbled. I smirked, ¡°Well, you can kill me,¡± I answered seductively and sexily slid my hand from his arm to his hands, ¡°Aww, what the fuck? Why did you hit my hand that hard?¡± He looked at me with deadpan eyes, ¡°You want me to kill you, yet you can¡¯t stand that light tap? Get lost before I actually kill you,¡± ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± I must be crazy; this was the first time I asked for a man¡¯s name; I usually don¡¯t care about names since having sex with them would be the first andst time I¡¯ll be seeing them. ¡°Will that make you go away?¡± he sounded like he was challenging me; what a fucking sexy man we got here. ¡°We¡¯ll see; it depends, on your answer,¡± I didn¡¯t try to hold him again; I just stepped forward to get a better view of my food, ¡°I¡¯m zilda,¡± ¡°Zachary,¡± he briefly answered back, ¡°Now get lost,¡± Instead of leaving, I sat on the high stool next to him; he didn¡¯t bother to look at me and drank his beer again; his visual was so good that I started craving him. His cursing jaw is a must-die for; his lips are too sexy and moving, and his eyes look irresistible; I wonder what he looks like in bed. I¡¯ll make him mine tonight; I want a taste of him. I cut my index finger and let the blood drop; I put pressure and wiped it on my lips; I used my tongue to spread it to cover my whole lips. Using my wolf strength, I grabbed his nape and kissed him thoroughly on the lips, I thought he would push me to stop myself from kissing him, but he did not; I looked at him; his eyes were mixed with soulless and sarcasm. Itsted for a split second before I withdrew myself. ¡°What a lunatic way,¡± he mumbled, but enough for me to hear; I smirked, but it faded when I immediately felt a burning sensation in my chest, ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m talking about,¡± he said in a matter of fact tone, I held my chest, I didn¡¯t know, this is how painful this method was, I never tried it, until now, I only heard it from the other wolves, from other packs, ¡°You foolish thing,¡± he said before leaving, I even saw him putting a paper bill on the table. The drink mixer looked at me a shook his head, ¡°Why would you dare to do that?¡± I heard him say while mixing another drink, ¡°Marking someone to be yours? How could you think of that method with your life in line?¡± I heard him again, Fucking Francis, that¡¯s why he sounded so familiar. ¡°S-shut up,¡± I whispered; the burning feeling was spreading all over my body, and I don¡¯t know what to do with this, fucking hurts like hell! ¡°You are marked as Max¡¯s, and you¡¯re trying to mark other men for your own sexual pleasure? I can not believe you, zilda,¡± I didn¡¯t let him say another word and got up, ¡°Get a hold of yourself, bitch,¡± I mumbled to myself. My vision was bing blurry, and the noise was too much to bear.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. Blood bearing is one of many ways to mark someone; you want, my blood to be on his lips, once it¡¯s fully absorbed, the marking will take effect, and slowly the marked prey would feel thirsty, that neither water nor blood can suffice, then he will start to crave for your scent, he will be like a wild animal, if he won¡¯t be able to taste your blood again, for the next twenty-four hours. However, I didn¡¯t see thising; I did not know that my n would backfire on me; I can¡¯t breathe, damn it, I need my mate right now, I need him to fill me in, I need him, or I will die at this rate. Transforming would be a waste of energy, and I don¡¯t have that for now. The sky was pitch ck, and the air was warning of heavy rain. Damn it, I need Max. I can¡¯t be able to stand on my own; when I stepped out from the exclusive bar, that¡¯s when I felt my legs wobbling like a pussy, fucking weak. That method will be the death of me! Fuck, fuck, fuck. I cough, followed by a steel-like smell; I¡¯m coughing fucking blood. This is bad, damn it, I only wanted to have fun. Fuck it, damn! I didn¡¯t have the energy to bnce my feet anymore, which caused me to fall to the cold pavement, my breathing became ragged, and my ck mich draped embellished tulle dress had some drops of blood, I could see it since it was shining with the fucking moon. ¡°There you are,¡± my wolf was shouting, upon hearing that voice, ¡°What mess did you get into again tonight, hmm?¡± I turned my gaze up, ¡°Max,¡± I mumbled. He gave me a soft smile and helped me to stand up, he was about to speak when I held his nape and kissed him fully on the lips, but this time, I didn¡¯t feel a burning sensation; my wolf was slowly falling into slumber, she¡¯s calming down, but not me, I locked eyes with him, he is both confused and aroused, I smirked, and ready to transform, I gave him a sloppy kiss before grabbing his shaft, shocked was visible into his eyes, ¡°Fill me in, right now,¡± Bracelet ¡°Thank you for all the help and learning you brought here, Vera,¡± Sinitra said, while walking me to the entrance of their vige, ¡°Make sure toe again, you are always wee here,¡± I smiled and nodded, the viger citizen was with me, as I¡¯m bidding goodbye to them, I extended for another two days, due to what happened in the woods, my eyes were still a mystery to me, I thought it would change overnight, but it didn¡¯t, it remains the same. I have to see a doctor, once Ie back to Vildorwick, something must have happened to my eyes. Although my eyes were perfectly fine, my vision was still clear, and I didn¡¯t feel any headache, or what, I was observing myself, and it waspletely fine, still, I had to seek professional advice for this. ¡°I will find time toe back here, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll let you know, if our projectunches, I¡¯ll be sure to invite every one of you, so please be healthy, especially you,¡± I held Carm¡¯s hand, she¡¯s the one who warned me, three days ago, she must have a reason for doing that, and right now, I chose to believe. She gave me a knowingly smile, and nodded, ¡°I will make sure to stay healthy and wait for you toe back, I¡¯ll be looking forward to seeing you again, Vera,¡± even her way of calling my name was different. She¡¯s a shining star, literally shining, her life force was mixed with gold and silver. She looks way too pure, she¡¯s a mother, I knew it, she¡¯s carrying a child inside her, I didn¡¯t know if everyone knew about her pregnancy, however, I respect if she tells no one, she did not even tell me. ¡°Go, and be safe,¡± Sinitra said, followed by a soft smile, I grabbed my bag, and the other vigers helped me with my other bags. I came here carrying seven bags, but now, I only have three, and this contains, the output of their learning. I will use it toe up with a n that will surely help them. We walked for almost an hour before we arrived at my car. It¡¯s a bit messy, leaves were in the hood of my car, and there are also some prints of animals and some poops from the birds, I open the door, and instruct them to put the bags inside. I opened the back of my car and got my tools. I open the hood and start to fix it, I have a little knowledge about fixing this, just a bit, and if this won¡¯t fix my car, then I have no choice but to walk again, until I find phone service, and ask forpany assistance. I didn¡¯t have the chance to try it the first night I came here, since it was too dark, and those rogues attacked me. Luckily, that little knowledge helped me, my face lightened up when I heard the engine starts, what a lucky dumbass we got here. ¡°Vera,¡± Arthuro, one of the vige guards called me, he gave me a small smile, and handed me something, I carefully grabbed it in his hand, ¡°We don¡¯t have any money topensate or pay you for your kindness to us, thank you for believing and teaching the children in our vige, and to my son, who always craved for new learning,¡± I nodded and tapped his shoulder, he¡¯s a six-foot man, but his expression was as soft as the clouds, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your son will be sessful someday, I can see it in his eyes, he¡¯s determined and flexible, he will do great,¡± He slightly nodded, ¡°You gave him the thing that I cannot give to him, a proper education, even though I, don¡¯t have the privilege to have it,¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. I took a nce at the ss she gave me, it was a miniature of me, made in ss, smiling, and holding a book, sitting on a beautiful chair, it looked like a queen¡¯s chair, what I noticed was that my eyes were already blue there, and I have a crown, I looked at him, confused. He must have seen that, ¡°You will be a queen of your own world, a hero to your own people, and an educator to fools who aim to be great like you, blue eyes, suits you better,¡± my lips curled up, and my heart immediately filled with warmth. ¡°Thank you,¡± After that, we bid goodbye, I thank them, for their kindness. I traveled for six hours before I finally reach the border of Vildorwick, I smell the scent of freshly baked bread from the famous pastry around downtown. They were my favorite. Around nine o¡¯clock, I arrived at my house, the guard helped me carry my bags, up until the elevator, I clicked the ninth floor, which was where my apartment was located. I got this from working too hard, I paid cash, from my sry, and grandpa¡¯s allowance to me when he was still alive. I saved it, and I didn¡¯t know that I would use it to buy my own t. I fished my key card and inserted it into my door. I put all my bags and immediately go naked, to have a long, warm bath. I feel really sticky, due to the long ride. I was browsing on my phone for a good song when it rang, I excitedly smiled upon seeing the caller ID. ¡°Hey,¡± I greeted, as soon as I answered the call. ¡°OMG! Guess what?!¡± her high-pitched voice echoed through my ear, I just shook my head at that, I¡¯m used to it. ¡°You¡¯re back? Yeah, I can see that since you¡¯re using a local number,¡± I burst her excitement bubble, I heard her loud gasp, feeling betrayed. ¡°You bitch! Let¡¯s meet and I¡¯ll teach you some good manners! Learn from the master! You better get your fat ass here, favorite caf¨¦, I saw a cute guy,¡± I rolled my eyes, andughed, ¡°Yeah, be there at forty, order for me, see you,¡± I said and ended the call. I guess, I¡¯ll be rescheduling my hot tub, jeez. I took a quick shower, I chose to wear a ck pencil-cut skirt, and a in v-neck shirt, paired with white sneakers, and a rattan sling bag. I applied a small amount of makeup, to make it look more natural, I let my long wavy hair just be that, after blow drying it, I took a quick nce at myself, and put in my favorite body spray, before getting my car key. I drive for like twenty minutes to get to our favorite caf¨¦, we have been going here since middle school, and everyone from there already knew us. We are these students who brought hard-bound books, then we will stay there until we finish reading our books, we usually drink four to five drinks from their menu; so if someone asks what each of their drinks tastes like, they should call us. I parked my car, and went straight to the caf¨¦, the smell of freshly made coffee filled my nose, ahh, how I miss that. It¡¯s been ages since Ist went here. I got so busy with my career, that I forgot to pamper myself. As soon, as I arrived, I didn¡¯t have to roam my eyes to search for Sydney, we had this reserved seat for us, I straightly went to our seat, and I saw Sydney, still oblivious of my presence, ¡°Hey,¡± ¡°Fuck!¡± she shouted and held her chest, people were looking at her, which made me chuckle, she gave me her deathly re, ¡°You fucker, I told you to stop that habit of yours!¡± ¡°What habit?¡± I fired back and sat at the empty chair, I saw one barista,ing this way, I¡¯m sure he was here to personally take our orders, ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°That, walking without feeling your presence,¡± she said and rolled her eyes, ¡°What if that someone has a heart attack? Huh? You will be a murderer!¡± Iughed with that remark, ¡°Then what should I do? Shout from my end to your end? That would be embarrassing, Sy,¡± The barista greeted us, we caught up a little before he got our order, and gave us a pimpcir, it¡¯s a silver circle bell, that would vibrate if our order was ready, and we had to pick it up at the counter. Sy and I had a great time catching up, we have never seen each other like forever, after college graduation, she had to go abroad to pursue her master, and worked there. ¡°Like what the fuck, right?¡± Iughed while she was telling her exaggerated story, I know her, she always exaggerates a story, I mean that¡¯s her feelings and thoughts, I can¡¯t just invalidate it, ¡°I mean, wh-¡± she suddenly stopped talking, so, I looked at her, ¡°Where did you get that?¡± she said, while looking at my arm, I looked at it and saw my bracelet, it was that one Sinitra had given me, ¡°Didn¡¯t you know what it means?¡± My forehead creased, ¡°It means protection,¡± ¡°You little dumb! You¡¯re so gullible! That¡¯s not protection, that¡¯s an invitation for bad luck! Don¡¯t wear that!¡± the moment she removed the bracelet, I felt like I¡¯d been keeping my breath for so long that I had to breathe it, my body felt like I fell down to cloud nine. I looked at the bracelet; it¡¯s color changed, from white to ck. I had to blink twice, just to see if I was really seeing this in front of me, or if my eyes were just ying with me. What the fuck did just happen?! Killed ¡°What now?¡± a man said, as an acknowledgment of the presence of a pack member, ¡°What now? I¡¯m kind of stressed right now, I don¡¯t want to add anything to my ss now,¡± ¡°They already met,¡± the pack member said. The man immediately looked at him, trying to see if he was being pranked or what, but he showed no sign of ying, he grinned, ¡°Then, we have to start working now, the end ising,¡± ¡°No,¡± the man looked at him, ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°The prophecy said that one remarkably opponent will appear and hinder the destiny, that someone will try to break what is bound to happen,¡± The pack member¡¯s forehead creased, ¡°What? When will that happen?¡± He looked at the member, ¡°No one knows.¡± The pack member shrugged, ¡°All right, then, let¡¯s just wait, anyway, I have to go, Malina informed me that a certain vige was in danger,¡± He immediately exited the room and drove his car, he could just transform into his wolf, but he thought it would be a waste to mess up his newly bought polo dress. ¡°How crazy,¡± he mumbled as he drove his car, the moment his car stepped into the vige¡¯s territory, he started to feel odd, ¡°Something must have happened here, hmm, interesting,¡± his lips curled up, excitement filled his chest, ¡°I can warm up from here, it¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve got into a fight,¡± He parked his car, one mile away from the entrance, the pavement was the mixed smell of blood and sweat, by a glimpse of it, he knew something was up to the old and almost forgotten vige. From his spot, he can see the vigers doing their daily tasks. His forehead creased, ¡°This is a werewolf vige, how did the chosen one manage to stay here without being devoured?¡± he could hear from his position the growling wolves of the vigers, and they were craving not for animal meat, they were craving for human blood and meat, ¡°What¡¯s happening? Have they adapted the lives of vampires?¡± He was confused, but chose to set aside it; he changed his appearance into a petite teenage girl, and he wound himself to make it more realistic, it did not take a minute before the vigers roamed their eyes to their surroundings, looking for the scent they just smell. ¡°Pardon, mydy?¡± he looked at the wolf, he hid his smug smile, fresh blood, she came from hunting, it¡¯s human blood, he mumbled, ¡°Were you lost?¡± ¡°Y-yes, I¡¯m looking for my mom, I didn¡¯t know where she went,¡± this is what he loves about his line, he cannot just shapeshift into his werewolf, but to other figures also, this makes his missions always handy, ¡°Can you help me?¡± he made sure that his eyes were puffed like she was a desperate teenager. Thedy smiled at him, ¡°Of course,e, I will introduce you to our vige leader, she will help you go home,¡± Why does she feel like soulless? Like she was just a walking corpse? I can¡¯t hear her heartbeat, nor her blood flow, even her breath, I¡¯m looking at her, confused, was she one of them? But what is she doing here? He thought. They stopped in front of the cottage house; there were plenty of flowery nts, most of them were herbal; he can still smell the sweet scent of the chosen, she must have beening from here, of course, she wouldn¡¯t have been wearing that fucking bracelet, if she wasn¡¯t from here. ¡°This is our vige leader¡¯s home, I will leave you here,¡± thedy said, he nodded, not looking at her again, but he heard her footprints, walking away from him, but before she fully set a gap between them, he felt her eyes on him, so he looked at her, she was smiling, ¡°Take care,¡± she said, and turn her back at the man, without saying another word. I shrug it and enter the cottage, Inside, I see a very simple style. There isn¡¯t anything fancy; there¡¯s just a bed in the middle, and some crafts on the table, near thefort room, ¡°Excuse me,¡± I said, to the woman sitting in front of me. ¡°Coke inside,¡± she was smiling at me, I was taken aback for a while, but after seeing her fully, what the fuck is this, ¡°May I help you, youngdy?¡± she softly said to me. ¡°I¡¯m lost,¡± I answered, I was really confused right now, ¡°Can you help me?¡± he asked a tricky question. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m the mother of all lost children,¡± my eyes grew widened upon realization, ¡°Where did youe from, w-¡± she stopped, she must have realized it now, while she was looking at me, fear and anger strike her eyes, ¡°What are you doing here, wolf? How did you manage to go through my barrier?¡± I chuckled, ¡°You¡¯re good, it usually took minutes before my target realized that the knife was in front of their chest,¡± She angrily stood up, and set a good distance between us, ¡°Who the fuck are you?¡±Original from N?velDrama.Org. I came back to my original form, while cracking my bones, ¡°Ah, that was fast, you sure are great, what are you anyway? Wolf? Nah, you¡¯re not, you should be dead by now, the moment I stepped in,¡± ¡°I¡¯m a witch, a powerful witch,¡± she dered, as if she was a president, inaugurating herself to the crowd, unfortunately, I¡¯m the only audience she can get before she die. Poor. ¡°I can¡¯t feel it,¡± I teased her, I know where I¡¯m good at, and that¡¯s provoking, many wonders will happen to someone who is provoked, ¡°I can¡¯t feel you, as a powerful witch,¡± I fished my phone in my tiny pocket, and read my notes, ¡°You must be Fenry? Am I right?¡± her expression became in raged upon hearing her old name, she must have been that woman, ¡°An exile witch, because you dared to try the forbidden magic,¡± ¡°Stop it, before I kill you!¡± she yelled, like I really pushed the button, ¡°Stop it!¡± ¡°However, it backfired on you, that makes you look like an old hag woman, and obviously, you lost half of your power, am I right?¡± ¡°Where the fuck did you get those lies?! I did not do it! You¡¯re no different to those who used me of the wrongdoings,¡± ¡°I¡¯m just interested in one thing,¡± I said and sat on a nearby chair, ¡°I mean, are you really able to use it, or what?¡± She became more furious, ¡°You will regret stepping on my t-¡± I didn¡¯t let her finish and just tapped her chest, she just went frozen there, her eyes were so confused about what might happen to her, she couldn¡¯t talk, yeah, I know. ¡°Yup, you can¡¯t,¡± I answered her, that question was visible in her eyes, ¡°Okay, for now, I have a few questions, you have to answer, truthfully, ¡°For my first three questions, you can blink twice if it¡¯s a yes, then blink once if it¡¯s a no, okay?¡± she was not responding, that made me a bit annoyed, ¡°If not, then,¡± I stood up and went to her set of jars, ¡°I know what¡¯s inside this, hmm, what might happen if, this break? Hmm? I bet you¡¯ll die,¡± I saw fear in her eyes, and I smiled satisfactorily, ¡°Okay, we should start, right?¡± Of course, she can¡¯t answer, I chuckled and unsealed her mouth, and she breathed heavily, ¡°Why do you have to do this? I don¡¯t even know you!¡± ¡°Well, you mess with one of us,¡± I was referring to the chosen one, ¡°Okay, enough with the chit chat, I have to ask you this, I pull out the bracelet Esm handed me, ¡°You gave this to her?¡± She looked at the bracelet, ¡°H-how, how did you get that?¡± ¡°Answer me,¡± ¡°I give it to her to serve as protection,¡± she said, I chuckled. ¡°I told you to tell the truth, didn¡¯t I?¡± I tilt my head, followed by the crushing sound of her jar. ¡°Nooo!¡± she dramatically said, her nose suddenly gushing with blood. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s continue,¡± I said, unbothered by her stinking blood, ¡°You give this to her, am I right?¡± she had no other choice but to nod, ¡°Do you think we¡¯re stupid not to know that this brings bad luck?¡± she wasn¡¯t speaking, I can hear her teeth gnashing, ¡°What¡¯s your reason for doing so?¡± ¡°I want her body,¡± she said, I¡¯m just looking at her, ¡°I marked her as mine, I will take over her body; that vessel is the rarest vessel I could ever see,¡± she was describing as if she was dreaming, ¡°She¡¯s shining, she¡¯s with outmost power without her even knowing, and I will have that body, I will acquire it, and I will rule over all of you!¡± ¡°Well, how can you do that, if you¡¯re stuck there?¡± I said, ¡°With these jars, to make you breathe? Will you still be able to make it?¡± Sheughed, a sinisterugh, ¡°Do you think, that bracelet is the sole mark that I gave her? I may have lost half of my power, but I know how to mark someone I want,¡± ¡°Well,¡± I stood up, time¡¯s up, I need to go back, ¡°Last question,¡± she was following me, while I was looking at the photos hung on the wall, ¡°What did you do to the original vige head?¡± She smirked, ¡°You must be the top of your ss,¡± I gave her a ¡®duh¡¯ look, ¡°I caged her into the realm of madness, and only I can make her out there alive,¡± ¡°How did you manage to cage her there? It¡¯s a different realm,¡± I asked, purely out of curiosity, you must have a great amount of power to execute that spell, is she gaining back her power? ¡°Only I, know how to do that,¡± she said proudly, I just shrugged; I knew what she was implying right now, it won¡¯t bother me if she think it will. ¡°So, she¡¯s still alive, right?¡± I just want a confirmation before I make my next move, I can¡¯t just do it without anyone to me if something bad happens, right? ¡°She will die soon, if she won¡¯t be out there, as soon as possible,¡± is this bitch threatening me, in exchange for someone else life? She smirked as if she won the battle. ¡°I see,¡± I walked towards her direction, and stopped, behind her, ¡°Well, I guess, she won¡¯t make it alive, until I can get her out of there,¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± her voice started to shake, she must have realized what was bound to happen to her today. ¡°I hope you enjoy thest sunrise and sunset that you saw, and thest human blood that you took, even thest soul you devour, I hope you enjoy that,¡± I pull out my katana, ¡°Because that will be yourst,¡± ¡°Why the f-¡± ¡°Well then,¡± my katana immediately cut her head from her body, ¡°Dream on, bitch,¡± Warning ¡°Sydney! You can¡¯t just do that!¡± I yelled at her, ¡°That¡¯s mine!¡± she showed no remorse for what she did, in fact, she looked furious right now, ¡°Why would you do that? Are you crazy?¡± She drank her hot coffee, before looking back at me, ¡°What did I tell you? Don¡¯t ept any gifts from anyone, right? That¡¯s why you almost got killed, Vera! Weren¡¯t you listening to me?! Huh? I keep repeating not to do that again! You stubborn biatch!¡± ¡°I was a kid back then, and this bracelet was a gift from someone I hope I help! You can¡¯t just rip off that of me, that¡¯s mine!¡± I¡¯m not mad, I¡¯m just flustered, she sometimes does that, especially if it¡¯s about these items. ¡°You know my grandma is a shaman, right? I knew all the kinds of amulets, but it¡¯s not for safekeeping, Vera, someone else, wants your body again, didn¡¯t I tell you that you have a rare aura?¡± I sighed, out of frustration, not because Sy was wrong, it was the other way around. She witness how I actually almost got killed, someone gave me a ring, saying it was a gift for helping him, turns out, it was some kind of amulet that marks someone if they wanted to take over someone¡¯s else body. ¡°Come on, Vera, once is enough, don¡¯t let your life be at stake again, listen to me,¡± I looked at her, worry and relief was visible in her eyes, I sighed and nodded, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s chat go shopping, I¡¯m stressed out, let¡¯s go,¡± The mall was seven minutes away from the caf¨¦, I didn¡¯t have anything to buy, since payday is far from today, I can¡¯t just spend money on clothes or things that I won¡¯t use, I just apanied Sy, she kept on insisting to buy me clothes, but I also keep on rejecting her; I won¡¯t let her pamper me again, like what she has done from the past years. It was almost nine o¡¯clock in the evening when she dropped me at my apartment, I bid goodbye and went home, I have work tomorrow, so, I decided to have a quick shower and wore my silk nighties, with my skincare, and blow-dry hair, before I settle to my bed, I grab a book to my shelf and pour a ss of milk. I started to read, but what happen today bugged me, Sy had no reason to lie to me, I have known her for years, however, why would Sinitra give me such a dangerous amulet? I halt upon realizing something, her aura, the color of her aura, it¡¯s abination of purple and ck, she was covered with ck smoke, and her entire face was covered with gray fog. No one knows, except for Sy, about my gift, so, I don¡¯t have a reference about the colors, I didn¡¯t know what each color signifies, I even bought a book to know, but my mind was split into two different opinions; however, what I saw the night of going to the vige was surreal, rogue? They are true, I wasn¡¯t believing, not until I saw them not just before my eyes, but running after me. Then, someone who like them saved me, and even helped me with my bags, he seemed kind, Aaron, his name was oddly familiar, like I have seen him or heard his name somewhere, I was surprised myself, that I let him apany me without hesitation. I looked at the book I was reading, I identally saw this in an antique shop, and decide to buy it, it¡¯s a bit torn off, but I can still read the pages, so I bought it, it¡¯s kind uh, interesting. My eyes grew widen when I saw a familiar topic. Colors of life That¡¯s the chapter title, what the heck? This is freaking amazing! I was just thinking about it at the moment! Woah! Yellow, one of the mostmon aura colors, it was said to be the color of a helper, someone who always got someone¡¯s else back, a shield behind, people with this aura color were usually loyal, yet dangerous foes. Red, people with this aura color usually take everything under them, they are born to be a leader, they are bound to be the head and not the tail, and they are people who believed in action speaks louder than words. Gold is one of the rarest aura colors, people with this aura usually have protected by the divine, they are guided by a holy one, and their souls were near to perfection, molded by so much pressure and tough times. ck, has always been a picture of misfortune, however, people with this aura often is being close to death, their time on the earth was limited, and they are selfish and stubborn, it will take forever to change that. Gray, people with this aura are always skeptical; trust is not for them, even with tons of facts, and evidence before them; they always see the ss half empty, but they are great allies, they are prepared to offer someone their lives. White, most people have this aura, it was well known to be a bnce aura; they are neither good nor bad, they aren¡¯t giver nor receiver. They are just bnced, standing in between, they don¡¯t often go to a battle they may be exposed to; they always work behind. Blue, must be the rarest aura color, this signifies royalty; abundance, and wisdom, they tend to have an old soul; they are wise and strong-spirited. They are not easy to sway, however, death is always next to them. I sighed, I guess being royalty doesn¡¯t always bring good. My aura was white, so, I¡¯m one of those living with a bnce life, jeez, the perks of seeing my own aura.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. My gaze switches from the book to the window, and when my curtains are suddenly hit by a strong wind, I stand up and immediately closed my ss window, I forgot to close it earlier, since I hang my clothes. I was about to go back to bed when I felt the utmost pain in my chest. ¡°Ahhh,¡± I mumbled, I could not breathe, this was the worst pain I could have ever experienced, my body couldn¡¯t take the pain that I actually fell on the floor. Your body is mine I heard a female voice in my head, followed by a sinisterugh, am I hearing things? Am I hallucinating? Fuck! What¡¯s happening?! It¡¯s mine, it will slowly be mine, Vera. ¡°Ah, fuck, w-who, who are you,¡± I tried to look around my room, but there was no one but me, am I going crazy? Herughter echoed in my head, which make it more painful, I don¡¯t know, what I should grab first, my head or my chest, my head feels like pooping anytime. Find your mate, before I find you, Vera. Either of us will take your body. Identity ¡°Vera, are you okay?¡± I came back from a reverie when I felt someone tap my shoulder, I nodded before sitting back at my table, I still feel the pain in my chest, but not like the other night. It¡¯s been two days after that night, but there is still some residual pain in my chest every time I¡¯m breathing; I know it was not a dream, my book was in my bed, my unfinished ss of milk was still there, where I put it, even my clothes were the same after I woke up. Fearing that it might be something serious, I went to see a doctor, but they saw nothing, and that made it so frustrating, people kept on saying that I should just rest, but I can¡¯t, I mean, I rest up, I did what they advise me to do, but it¡¯s not working, the pain won¡¯t go away. I tried to focus on my work; Sy had to go back abroad for some important matters, and we even had dinner before her flight, my supervisor was offering to take a week of a break since they feel that I¡¯m not all right and politely took it down. I feel a bit dizzy today, maybe because I haven¡¯t been able to sleep and eat peacefully, no one could answer me fairly, and everyone insist that I should just take a break. ¡°Ms. Everleigh,¡± I heard a familiar voice, I instantly turned up my gaze, only to see Julian, standing in front of me, I haven¡¯t seen him around for a while, ¡°Your supervisor had informed me that you were a filling a vacation leave, is that true?¡± I immediately waved my hand, ¡°No sir, I didn¡¯t, I uh, I have a lot of work to do,¡± I said and smiled at him, he was looking at me, and after a few seconds, he nodded. ¡°Alright, let me know if you need anything,¡± I gave him a slight nod, before returning my gaze to myptop. I sighed and tried to focus on my work again. It was past one-thirty when I felt my stomach grumbling; I was taken aback and looked at my wristwatch, I must be too preupied that I haven¡¯t noticed what time was it, I pull out my bag and looked for my wallet, I left my phone since I will be back after eating, and I¡¯m not expecting any call nor text from anyone. I went straight to the cafeteria and looked for something to boost my appetite, I¡¯m craving something that I don¡¯t know, my period must being any day of the week, ugh, I hate this feeling. I was about to order when I smell the dish, it made me feel dizzy, and nauseous, what the fuck. I immediately run to the nearestfort room and vomit. I sat on the floor, feeling weak, trying to catch my breath, ¡°What the hell is happening to me? I can¡¯t be pregnant, I don¡¯t even have a boyfriend,¡± I mumbled to myself, I haven¡¯t eaten any, so, I don¡¯t know why I feel this way. I sat still for I think a couple of minutes before I stood up and went to the elevator, I might have to breathe some fresh air. I went to thepany garden, it¡¯s a park near the building, but it was also owned by Zachary, I mean, the president. This ce is where employees can rx if they are having a rough time at the office. This park reminds me of the woods where I spent my birthday, I¡¯m wondering what this park looks like at night, I haven¡¯t been able to do overtime, since, I got to finish my work on time, and actually, I have respect for my time, like, if it¡¯s time to go home, I will do it, especially, if there are no urgent papers to do. ¡°You¡¯re having your lunch sote,¡± I startled when I heard someone talk beside me, ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°Zachary, I mean, sir,¡± I blinked twice, faking a cough, ¡°I uh, I didn¡¯t notice the time, so I uh, had myte lunch,¡± I lied, I didn¡¯t even eat nor drink anything. He didn¡¯t look at me, but he looked confused, ¡°Are you okay?¡± I slightly nodded, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re on your break too?¡± I tried to lessen the awkwardness that I¡¯m feeling, I mean, I don¡¯t like him as my boss, and I saw him nod in my peripheral vision. He loosen his necktie, he seemed a little sweaty, and uneasy, I can feel it. ¡°I, uh, I will go ahead,¡± I didn¡¯t wait for him to answer, I stood up and went back to the office. I finished all my target deadlines for the day, I kept myself busy, to forget the time, and I seed, my day became fast, one of my colleagues have to tap me, and ask if I¡¯m leavingte than usual, and I said yes, I have to finish my work for today, this was the consequences of not being able to finish my paper works in this past few days. Damn it. It¡¯s past ten in the evening when I sessfully finish my work, tomorrow is my day off, so I can sleep until noon. I stretch my body and arm, I can feel my back sore, and the headache starts to fill my head, fucking migraine, I mumbled to my mind. I turn off myputer and wore my jacket, before grabbing my bag, I went straight to the exit and was about to go to the elevator when I notice that Zachary¡¯s office lights are still on. He¡¯s still here? I haven¡¯t seen him the whole day, so I th- oh, I saw him earlier, at the park, although, he looks bothered, or I must say, in pain?C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. I stood there for a minute before I decided to turn off his light, he must have forgotten to turn it off, or what, I saw it, I might just turn this o- ¡°Zachary?¡± I was taken aback, he was kneeling down, he¡¯s sweating all over his face and body, and he was just wearing his white sleeves, untucked to his cks, ¡°Hey, are you okay? Boss?¡± he wasn¡¯t responding, he was just whining, silently. ¡°G-go a-away,¡± he mumbled, it was almost inaudible, ¡°G-go, g-get o-out!¡± he tried to yell at me, but failed to do so, he was just clenching his chest. ¡°Hey, hey,¡± I tried to hold him, but he was just distancing himself, ¡°Zachary, what is wrong? Let¡¯s go to the hospital!¡± I said, panicking, I pull out my phone and was about to call an ambnce when he suddenly stood up and aggressively grabbed the phone in my hand, my eyes grew widened upon seeing him, and the realization hits me. He is not Zachary! H-he, who the fuck is he! Bloodshot eyes Sharp fangs Almost popping veins on his face and neck w-what the fuck! ¡°I told you to stay away, didn¡¯t I, Vera?¡± Unfold That¡¯s a dream, that¡¯s a dream, that¡¯s a dream. I keep muttering these to myself, as if, I¡¯m chanting a spell. What the hell was that? Did I see things right, or I¡¯m just hallucinating? No, that¡¯s not possible, I¡¯m fucking wide awake, that¡¯s real. Oh my god, what did I witness? I¡¯m still standing outside the building, the lights were dimmed since it¡¯s past office hours, so I don¡¯t think there would be any soul, except for the guards. I tried to catch my breath again, I halt when I saw Zachary, casually walking on the opposite side of the road. I don¡¯t know what got into me, my feet automatically followed him. He stopped two blocks away from thepany, and enter a shop, a pet shop to be exact, my brow furrowed, trying to figure out why he went there, hested inside for a couple of minutes, and he went out, with a rabbit on his arm. He starts to walk again, and I followed him, I made sure I have enough distance from him, I can¡¯t risk my safety, I don¡¯t know, I just want to know, what he will do with that animal. He¡¯s into animals? What the heck? His actions were odd. He went to a narrow pathway, I stopped walking, thinking twice if I should still tail him, but my curiosity take over on my system-that followed him. There, I saw him devouring the rabbit he just bought! My heartbeat doubled, my eyes grew widen and I can¡¯t seem to hold my breath properly. What the hell! What the hell is this?! I saw how his eyes flicker, from raven ck to shining gold, itpliments the moon, his fangs grew longer than what I saw earlier. I step backward until I found myself running from that pathway. What the hell did I just witness?! NO, That wasn¡¯t a dream. I tried to convince myself, but it was no use. I locked my door, at run to my room, sat at my table, and open myptop. I start to search for the unbelievable things I just witness today. My keyboard cking and my uneven breath were the only sound inside my room.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Vrykkas, or bloodsucking monsters, were discovered in the 10th era, they are known for killing humans by sucking blood-I blinked twice, andughed at myself, not because I don¡¯t believe, but because the fact that I almost lost my life today made it odd. What¡¯s with me, that I want to know what kind of creature is Zachary? I looked at the screen mirror again. Contemting between two unbelievable creatures. He is either of the two and since I don¡¯t have any idea what I¡¯m getting into, I nned to make myself safe. He is either a vampire or a werewolf; I think I know what. THE NEXT DAY, I came early to thepany, and start to work even, working hours will start, at night o¡¯clock, and I timed in at seven. I want to finish my pending tasks. I busied myself to the tasks and even made a handover job duties, I made sure that there will nothing be left behind, I want to end this day, without me, getting afraid about my life. At eight o¡¯clock, employees starts to fill their chairs, the empty hall became crowded. I stretch and stood up, and went to the pantry to make myself a coffee. The hot liquid that went through my throat filled and rx my system, no wonder why coffee is a god of the morning. ¡°Vera, you seemed busy today, you got in, earlier than usual,¡± Allian asked, as she was making herself a coffee. She¡¯s one of the best story-makers in this department. She has the ability to ruin your reputation, or worst your life. ¡°Yeah, I have tons of things to do,¡± I replied. ¡°Hey, I saw youst night, with our president..¡± I stopped myself from abruptly looking at her, as her voice sounded like her mind-dirty. ¡°I can¡¯t remember we joined together for anything,¡± I tried to sound as nonchnt, as possible, even though my heart is about to burst, remembering what I witnessedst night. ¡°You knew each other? I bet you do, you followed him until I can¡¯t see the both of you,¡± she leaned on the coffee table, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this news is exclusively for me, I won¡¯t tell-¡± ¡°Allian, first of all, of course, we knew each other, secondly, we are bound with employee and employer rtionship, and third, don¡¯t start making false news about me, or I¡¯ll shut you up, myself,¡± With that, I exited the pantry, with a mug in my hand, I focused on my tasks, and do everything, as smoothly and fast as possible. I can see and hear Allian, trying to get sympathy from the other employees, which I obviously don¡¯t care about. I didn¡¯t take my lunch and spent the rest of the day at my workce, some of them ask me to join them for lunch, which I declined. My day went like that, my rm rang up, it was six o¡¯clock in the evening, and it was time to go home. I already emptied and clean my desk. I grabbed my handbag and put out my resignation letter. I went straight to Zachary¡¯s office, I knocked, and saw him, in front of piles of paperwork. His gaze turns up on me, confusion and shock briefly crossed his eyes, he removed his sses and leans on his swiveled chair. ¡°Ms. Everleigh, what brings you here?¡± I want tough at his remarks, does he really don¡¯t remember what happenedst night? ¡°I¡¯m filing my resignation,¡± I said, and put my letter in front of his desk. His brow furrowed, ¡°I have found a more suitable job for me,¡± I said, of course, that¡¯s an excuse. ¡°Ms. Everleigh,¡± Zachary stood up, I have to look up, because of our significant height difference, ¡°Thispany isn¡¯t a fast food chain, that you cane and go, do you think this is a joke?¡± ¡°No, and I¡¯m not even kidding, Mr. President, I want my resignation to be effective immediately,¡± I want to congratte myself for not stuttering. ¡°Hmm, I see,¡± he sat at the edge of the table, and now, we are at a short distance, our faces were just a few inches away, ¡°You saw mest night, didn¡¯t you, Vera?¡± I met his eyes, it¡¯s now back to pitch ck color, I tried to avoid his gaze, but he held my chin, and force me to look at him. I gritted my teeth, ¡°Yes, and I can¡¯t work for someone who might be the death of me, I don¡¯t even know you, and what are you,¡± I heard him chuckle, of course, that¡¯s a lie, I know what he is, I did my full researchst night. ¡°Based on the bags under your eyes, you didn¡¯t sleep, even a blink, you must have done your research the whole night, what am I, Vera?¡± I bite my tongue to stop it from speaking, but he held my face, and my hair, I don¡¯t know what was happening to me, and I found myself looking and drowning at his pitch-ck eyes, with some hair strands on them. ¡°Tell me, what am I, Vera, I know you already know,¡± I didn¡¯t answer, ¡°Tell me,¡± his voice has traces of annoyance, ¡°Tell me, I won¡¯t repeat myself again, tell me, Vera,¡± ¡°You¡¯re unbelievably fast, you have this surreal face, and-and what I sawst night,¡± ¡°What did you see?¡± he asked again, I felt something on my stomach, what is this? Is this danger? Anxiety, this better not be a feeling of excitement. ¡°Killing the rabbit, by sucking its blood,¡± ¡°Hmm, what am I now?¡± I met his gaze one more time, and this time, I wasn¡¯t that scared like the first time, ¡°A vampire,¡± I saw his lips curled up, into a boyish grin, ¡°And a werewolf,¡± Accident ¡°Where are you taking me?! Let me go, you monster!¡± I was trying to get out of Zachary¡¯s tight grip, the employee¡¯s jaw drop upon seeing Zachary with me, and it was fucking annoying, how I see in their eyes, forming a rumor, and I know, it was going to be a dirty one. I didn¡¯t hear a single word from Zachary, after I told him what I think he was, he went ballistic and instantly grabbed me whenever he thought of me. ¡°I said, let me go! Are you deaf? Let me fucking go!¡± but that just tighten his grip on me, and my wrist started to get numb, I thought we were going to his car since we were in the parking area, but my eyes instantly twirled, as my vision starts to be blurry, and the wind ps on my cheeks. In just a snap, I¡¯m standing in the middle of the woods I wasn¡¯t familiar with. I should be afraid right now, but curiosity and excitement filled my chest. This is not the usual Zachary I¡¯ve been seeing in the office. His familiar eerie aura, golden eyes, and his intoxicating scent were all in front of my eyes. ¡°Ahh, I can¡¯t even smell fear on you, little vixen,¡± he said, near my ear, so I tried to shove him off, but he was nowhere to be found. ¡°Where is this ce, bring me back to where I can ask for help,¡± instead I heard a mockingugh, along with the breeze. ¡°Am I stupid to you, Vera? I¡¯m just wondering, being a vampire can possibly visible, especially if you¡¯ve seen it before your eyes, but how,¡± he stopped in front of me, the first three buttons of his polo were unbuttoned, and he wasn¡¯t tucked in, ¡°How the hell did you came up with the fact that I have a werewolf blood?¡± How will I say this to him? That I can smell him, like the scent I smell on Aaron the first time I met him when I didn¡¯t even know for myself why I can smell it. ¡°I¡¯m waiting, Vera,¡± his rasped voice echoed through my system, which made me shiver, ¡°Have you encountered some, before?¡± ¡°What is it to you, huh? You don¡¯t have the right to ask me questions I don¡¯t intend to answer. We only have a professional rtionship, and I don¡¯t have to answer personal questions,¡± I talked back, I want to get out of this ce. This calm, yet dangerous feeling is way too different from him, walking around the office, wearing his nonchnt expression. ¡°Well, at this moment, I have the decision to let you live, or to end it right now,¡± he said, my breath became uneven, and a drop of tear unconsciously fell on my eye. Zachary¡¯s lips curled up, forming a smug smile, ¡°Well, who¡¯s scared now? Hmm?¡± I grabbed his hand and his long nails were visible, I didn¡¯t think twice and put it straight to my neck, shock strikes his eyes. ¡°Then kill me, I don¡¯t need anyone to pity me, you now have the chance to kill me, do it, and don¡¯t think too much, you don¡¯t even need to choose either to kill me or not, just choose violence, I don¡¯t intend to prologue my tiring life,¡± I look straight into his eyes, his lips were now in awe, ¡°Kill me, Zachary,¡± However, my eyes became blurry again, and my body starts to feel numb, is this death? How could be this so painless, is living really that painful, that I selfishly want to embrace this feeling of numbness? In just a snap, I felt everything block. ¡°You fierce vixen,¡± I WOKE UP, feeling different. I roamed my eyes, I¡¯m in my room, yes, I¡¯m in my room, in my bed, did I just woke up? Weird.C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. I stared at my wall clock above the door, five seventeen o¡¯clock. I stood up and went to shower. I want to start my day with a warm shower, I felt sore, and my body is aching, maybe because of yesterday. I finish my bath and choose my clothes. I wore a ck pencil skirt, paired with a satin white blouse, grabbed my white sneakers and ck sling bag, let my hair away from my pony, applied a minimal amount of makeup, and exited the house. I didn¡¯t bother to eat, since I don¡¯t usually eat breakfast. I took a cab and went straight to the office. When I arrived, all eyes were on me, which made me stop walking furthermore. I met their eyes, with confusion. ¡°What?¡± I muttered and roamed my eyes to them. Their eyes were all concerned like they saw someone who came from a divorce yesterday and made it to work today. ¡°Are you fine now? Why did youe for work?¡± Rabiya asked, she put down her coffee on the nearby table and attended to me, ¡°You should have rest more, Vera,¡± My brow furrowed, confused about what they are talking about, ¡°Okay, stop messing around, my head feels like spinning, so, stop messing, try again, because, I won¡¯t fall for that, I¡¯m just here yesterday, you guys are overreacting, isn¡¯t it normal to have workloads for a day? Come on,¡± They all look at each other like they¡¯re using some kind of telepathy, ¡°Stop acting, Vera, you¡¯re the one who¡¯s messing around with us,¡± Ain annoyingly said, and rolled her eyes, before sitting on her table. ¡°What the hell are you all talking about? I was here yesterday, the whole day, I have a lot of workloads, and I finished it yesterday, around nine, I grabbed a snack, and went home, you can¡¯t mess with my memory, stop that prank,¡± Rabiya looks like she is about to cry, ¡°It must have been traumatic to you, that¡¯s why you¡¯re having mixed out memories, Vera.¡± ¡°What?¡± okay, now, I¡¯m confused what¡¯s happening. ¡°You weren¡¯t here yesterday, Vera,¡± I chuckled, ¡°Then where am I?¡± ¡°You got hit by a car three days ago, and you¡¯re in critical condition, the president personally brought us that news, three days ago,¡± ¡°President?¡± Rabiya nodded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m talking about the CEO, Mr. Zachary Hunter Cullen,¡± Zachary? My head starts to spin again, why does his name have this effect on me? Damn it! Burning Red FOR THE past two weeks, I¡¯m working, like usual, but there is something odd about what I feel, like, I¡¯m missing something. I tried to trace where I was brought when I got into an ident, but no one, I mean nobody knows where I was admitted. However, I can¡¯t believe I was just really admitted to a hospital, I mean, I woke up from my bed, yes, I felt sore, and my body ache so much like I went from a marathon. Did my memory is messing with me? I can remember everything, except that day, I allegedly got into an ident, another thing, when I¡¯m seeing our President-Zachary, my head is aching so bad, I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s just a coincidence, or what, I avoided him after three days of seeing him every day. ¡°Vera, are youing to the team building?¡± Yana approached me, like usual, she was carrying a pile of documents. ¡°Isn¡¯t it mandatory?¡± she chuckled and nodded, I rolled my eyes, ¡°I don¡¯t have a choice then,¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ll love it there, I mean, every year, we were conducting team building at different venue, but this time, I heard, it will be a more isted one,¡± ¡°Where?¡± I curiously asked. ¡°Hmm, if I¡¯m not mistaken, it will be on Pacifio north, isted woods, in the middle of the border line of south and north pacifio and Callio,¡± ¡°When do you n to finish that up? Do you have time for gossiping, without even finishing your task? What an absurd employee,¡± we don¡¯t have to look behind to know who was, we chuckled and rolled our eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to youter, Vera, I can¡¯t let the employee of the moment get mad at me, it will be the death of me, oh my god,¡± ¡°Are you insulting me, because you didn¡¯t get the award? Ohe on, you really thought, you¡¯ll get it this year? It is always me, Yana,¡± ¡°Well, Allian, I don¡¯t need any award, I don¡¯t use my legs to get those, at least,¡± Allian¡¯s face instantly went red, ¡°How dare you, fucking bitch!¡± some of our colleagues were looking in our direction. Yana shrugged, ¡°Just stating a fact, I¡¯ll go ahead,¡± Allian angrily stomped her feet, and look in Yana¡¯s direction, if looks could kill, we will be all dead. I didn¡¯t bother to look at Allian again, I just tried to focus on my job, which I seed, I finish off my day, and cleaned up my table before I exited the floor. I was about to push the close button when I saw Julianing towards the elevator. ¡°Ms. Everleigh, for a while,¡± I nodded, and hold still with the button, I thought he was alone, I was taken aback when Zachary swiftly enter, without a sound, ¡°Ground floor please,¡± I obeyed without a word. I made sure that there is enough space between me and Zachary. My head is starting to spin again, I bite my lip and held tight on the edge of the elevator. ¡°You seemed pale, Ms. Everleigh, are you fine?¡± I almost screamed when I heard Julian speak, without looking at me, ¡°Your breathing was uneven, I can hear it from here,¡± he¡¯s right, I realized I¡¯m breathing too loud, like some kind of a high school loser. ¡°I¡¯m fine, thanks for the concern,¡± I tried to speak casually, setting aside whatever I feel. ¡°Something¡¯s wrong?¡± I bite my lip and closed my eyes to stop myself from looking up to the man who just spoke right now. ¡°Nothing, sir,¡± I answered briefly. ¡°Hmm, there is something wrong, you want to get check?¡± I gritted my teeth, and for some unknown reason, this man is getting on my nerves, I can hear his gnashing teeth, yet mockingugh, behind that fa?ade question. ¡°Thank you, but I¡¯d rather stay home and rest, after all, it¡¯s Saturday, and I have two days to rest,¡± I heard the sound of the elevator, indicating that I reached my designated floor, ¡°If you will excuse me, I have to go first, have a great night,¡± I said, and gave him a final nce, before exiting. I saw him, smirking. What an asshole. Instead of going home, I went straight to my favorite caf¨¦, where I¡¯m meeting Sy, I saw her beside the tall tree, my lips curled up, forming a smile, and excitedly went inside. She was busy browsing her phone, and the thought of startling her made it more exciting, I was four steps away behind her when she suddenly turned her head and look behind.C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°Vera, you came!¡± she stood up, and hug me tightly, ¡°It¡¯s been a while, we both became busy, how are you holding up?¡¯ I smiled and sat in front of her, ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± ¡°I got you your favorite, I hope you don¡¯t mind?¡± she jokingly smirk at me. My brow furrowed, and chuckled, ¡°When did I mind being treated? I always love eating without any expenses, you¡¯re an angel in disguise,¡± I mumbled, but enough for her to hear. ¡°Shut up,¡± we bothugh. We catch up for a while before we decided to call it a day, when I got home, I took a bath and decided to wear a ck camisole, and red dolphin shorts, I saw my curtain, getting wind up, since my ss door was open. I shrugged and lock it. Summer is almost ending, and fall is approaching, I hated winter and every time, falles on, I¡¯m starting to feel groggy, like everything around me, is bullshit, it¡¯s like having PMS for months, and whoever wants to feel mad for no reason? Not me dude, not me. I grabbed a book on my shelf before jumping to my bed. I want to take this weekend as my rest. I don¡¯t know, after the said ident, I didn¡¯t even remember happening, I always feel tired, well given that I have a job, to begin with, but it¡¯s a strange feeling, like my energy was being drained, even if I¡¯m just sitting, or even eating when I wake up in the morning. In the middle of reading my book, I suddenly feel thirsty, I¡¯m about to stand when the wind pushes the curtain, my brow furrowed, how the fuck does a wind escape from a sealed door? The heck, my mind is messing with me again, I closed it, right? I sighed and stood up, I was about to close the door when the moon caught my attention, it was shining like a diamond, in the middle of darkness, it wasn¡¯t entirely a full moon, most likely, a waxing gibbous, it was both fascinating and interesting. I shrugged that feeling and close the door, I was about to take a step when I felt my legs weaken, which cause me to fall. I wined at the sudden fall. ¡°What the actual fuck?!¡± I angrily looked at the mirror, and when I felt something, there I saw something terrifying, a familiar feeling of fear embracing my chest, that leads to a chest pain, and made my breath uneven. That red burning pair of eyes, in the darkness-staring straightly at me. Scar ¡°Okay, for groupings, you will all get a paper from this box,¡± Rein said, after pulling the small blue box behind his bag, ¡°Each paper contains the number, of course, those who have the same numbers will be on the same group,¡± ¡°We will be all grouped into seven, each group has eight members, you will be with your group for the next three days, do you understand?¡± Jena asked like she was some kind of strict proctor. We just nodded in response, some shouted their yes answer. We¡¯ve been at the team building site two hours ago, and we already build our tents, and did the groupings, so far, we rested for a bit, but the traveling hours are hell, we took a twelves hours trip with only two stopovers, and I¡¯m not a fan of long rides. We started the groupings, I got into group four, along with Rabiya, Ally, Allian, Anika, Yana, Caleb, and Jace. Each group has their own tasks to do, like preparation of the food, continuing building tents, washing the dishes, and we are now preparing for a bonfire since the sun is about to set. This was my first time attending a team building since I always refuse to be part, of my previous job. ¡°Do you know the legend about these woods?¡± Rabiya spoke, while were collecting tree branches, to use forter activity. ¡°What¡¯s that? It was our first time here,¡± Caleb jokingly answered, which made Rabiya scoff. That wasn¡¯t funny, Caleb, shut up,¡± Rabiya answered back, ¡°Anyway, it is said to be a cursed ce, it was twenty years ago, when a couple found a child in the middle of the forest, some said he wasn¡¯t just found, it was handed to the old couple, that child was said to be an omen, so the parents have to send her away, until she turns into the age, where she will get her power, as the offspring of the tribe leaders,¡± ¡°Why would they send the child who will inherit their position and wealth? I mean, why is that child turned into an omen instead of a blessing?¡± Jace joined Rabiya while fixing his shirt button. ¡°Well, I heard that in their tribe, having twin off spring with different sexes means bad luck, and the elderly from their tribe entirely believed it, so either they kill or take away the child, I heard the girl was taken away,¡± I broke the branch I saw since it won¡¯t fit on the sack I was holding, ¡°Then, the tribe leader¡¯s wife, which is the Luna, was said to be a witch, that whoever tries to go here and find an evidence to their child¡¯s existence will be killed,¡± ¡°Wait, why did they choose to take away the girl, instead of the boy?¡± Anika asked, she joined uste, good thing, we have spare space for her. ¡°The boy is the next leader, they called it Alpha,¡± I almost choked when I heard that, a familiar word, however, I didn¡¯t know why it has such an effect on me. I¡¯m not interested in those fictional stories, I mean, yes, I read fictional novels, but not a fan of legends and stuff. ¡°How did the Luna make sure her daughter will be safe, and also, can a witch be a Luna? I heard, most Luna came from humans,¡± this was the first time, Yana spoke, since we went here, she seemed upied, and I don¡¯t want to bother her. ¡°Hmm, if you wake up in the middle of the night and heard a bell, you shouldn¡¯t follow the sound, it¡¯s a trap, that will drive you to go into the middle of the woods, and you will face a monster, that said to be an eating soul, meaning, you will die when you follow that sound,¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°And who the fuck will wake up, just to follow that sound? What kind of crap is that?¡± Allian spoke, and of course, what do we expect? I promptly rolled my eyes, and follow them silently, I still feel drained, and I nned to consult a doctor, about this, there is surely a reason why I feel this way. After picking enough amount of wood for the bonfire, we decided to go back, while walking, my attention caught something in the mud, it was a shining object, my brow furrowed, and tried to pick it up, however, I didn¡¯t know it was buried to the ground, and it causes scrape on my forefinger, ¡°Aww,¡± I mumbled, my colleagues didn¡¯t notice that a couple of blood drip to the ground before I was able to stand up, and wipe it with my thumb finger. We came back when the sun is fully set, and we have to hurry up, to make a bonfire, Jace seemed to have experience making it since he volunteer to do it, Caleb helped him, and my group mates had the time to wash their faces and change into a morefortable, thick clothes, the whether in this woods is chilling-well, for me. Two groups prepared our dinner, most of us, voted for rice, and different sea foods, and hotpot. The team ate gracefully and cheerfully, they are having the time of their life, it¡¯s both a break and travel for most of them, as for me, I didn¡¯t regret that I join, although, it¡¯s required, this ce feels like a refuge to me, I suddenly felt the urge to breath freely, from all the things I have on my shoulder. After dinner, they decided to have a getting to know each other, well, they said in a deep manner, I have nothing to do, so I just sat and decided not to join them, I just want to hear their stories. They yed the answer true, the title said it all. ¡°Oh,e on, me? Ugh,¡± Katrina, one of the pioneers of thepany, ¡°Okay, shoot,¡± she defeatedly said, so people around her cheered, ¡°Uhm, my husband cheated on me-with another guy,¡± I heard different reactions from the team, ¡°However, I already knew it, before we got married, and had a son, I let him go with the guy,¡± ¡°How about your rtionship with your son?¡± Diana asked she¡¯s a mom too. ¡°We¡¯re co-parenting, and I already moved on, every time I see how happy my ex-husband¡¯s eyes are every time he¡¯sing over for my son, made me realize that I made the right decision,¡± ¡°Okay, next!¡± Jena shouted, trying to break the heavy atmosphere, ¡°Ohh, Anika, the buzzer beater,¡± she jokingly said which made everyoneugh, I chuckled, upon seeing Anika¡¯s red face. ¡°Uh, what should I say..¡± she mumbled, but since she was near me, I heard her, ¡°Well, I¡¯m uh, I¡¯m bisexual,¡± she said, the whole team looked at her. She looks up, ¡°I mean, that¡¯s the truth about me,¡± ¡°It¡¯s not even a secret, we knew that!¡± Anika¡¯s eyes widen when she heard Liza. ¡°Huh?! How?! I didn¡¯t tell that to anybody!¡± she said, with a trace of panic in her voice. ¡°Duh, you¡¯re not the only Bi here, you must be trying to hide it to avoid criticism and stigma, but hell, this is a free and advance country, you can be a puppy if you want,¡± Everyone agreed, and I saw how Anika¡¯s eyes became teary. After that, everyone had their turns to share a piece of truth about them, and I won¡¯t deny, I learned a lot from them. ¡°We haven¡¯t heard anything from Vera,¡± I was startled when I heard my name, and that¡¯s when I notice that they are all looking at me, ¡°You want to share anything, Vera?¡± I blinked twice, and scratched my forehead, ¡°I¡¯m not nning to join and share anything..¡± they are still looking at me, I sighed, ¡°But uh,¡± I¡¯m not sure if I should share this with them, ¡°When I was around fifteen or sixteen, I was usually got picked by other kids, there this one time, that I got really hurt, I didn¡¯t know what happens, some students said that I just choked the kid, that she almost died, I transferred to a different school, and after that incident, I had this,¡± I pulled out my left arm from my coat, and rolled up my sleeves, ¡°This scar, I didn¡¯t remember when and where I got this, it just appeared there,¡± It¡¯s a bow and crescent moon-like scar, it¡¯s been a while since I told anybody about this incident, that happen, years ago. I turn up my gaze, but as soon as I met his eyes, I halt, his eyes, flicker, from ck to gold. What the hell was that?! Lies ¡°Vera,¡± I heard a faint voice, that voice is way far from me, but for some unknown reason, I can vividly hear it, like it was behind my ear. I nned on ignoring it and getting back to sleep, but I heard a bell. My eyes open, and I¡¯m gasping for air like I haven¡¯t breath for a while. I sat and roamed my eyes. I looked at my wristwatch, it was eleven forty-seven, I only slept for an hour. ¡°What the hell was that sound?¡± I heard another sound of the bell again, my team was sleeping, I¡¯m sharing the tent with my four other colleagues, and they are sleeping, like dead. I chuckled, ¡°Ah, fuck,¡± I mumbled again, the sound of the bell was now echoing through my head. I sigh and stood up, I grabbed my coat and wear it, before walking out of the tent. The whole ce is silent, our tents were in a circle form, and in the middle of it was the bonfire, we called it a day, around past nine, since everyone is tired throughout the day. The bonfire looks good, Caleb must have put some extra wood for the fire tost after dawn before he sleeps. This ce is safe, well, as the tour guide said, and there is some patrol outside the woods, no soul can enter the premises around seven in the evening, to keep everyone who¡¯s inside safe.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. I silently walked, I trod on the leaves, and they crunched and crackled under my feet. I¡¯m trying to look at what¡¯s in the wood. It¡¯s pitch ck, and even my phone¡¯s shlight won¡¯t pass through the darkness, a couple of trees were lit. However, the moon is shining so bright, and I can¡¯t deny that its beauty and shine made me feel the urge to go inside. I fumed, my curiosity will someday bring me to my death. I shrug off that thought and start to walk inside. I stumbled countless times, I halt when I notice that there are tons of fire flies around me, my lips curled up, fascinated with what beauty wasid in my eyes right now. I love fireflies, it brings mefort. My grandparents, who raised me, loved this, and I learn to love it, mamita said that fireflies are a bringer of good fortune and good omen, I didn¡¯t know that omen can also be good. I loved catching it and putting it on a bottle, they¡¯re glowing, making it feels magical. It¡¯s been a while since I saw these glowing bugs, maybe because, I¡¯m not prepared to associate myself, because it will open some painful memories, that I want to forget. Going to the woods again-in this ce, I mean, brings back different kinds of emotions, I barely knew that I still have inside. I lift up my hand, and fireflies start tond on it, I chuckled, and didn¡¯t intervene their brief rest on my little palm. ¡°How could you be all so magical?¡± I looked like crazy here, talking with the insects. They all start to fly off from me, I look in front of me, and that¡¯s when I notice, that in front of me, there is a big and tall tree, and the fireflies start tond on it. The three glows, and I saw from here, how majestic it is. ¡°Wow,¡± I can¡¯t help but be in awe, I stepped after another until I reach the tree, it¡¯s more beautiful up close than from my spot earlier. ¡°So beautiful,¡± I caress the tree, it¡¯s rough, and there is some small grass on it. I was about to take another stop to look up closer when I heard footsteps from behind, I immediately looked behind, only to find out that I wasn¡¯t alone, and regret my decision to fill in my curiosity. My eyes widen, and my breath became uneven, upon looking up. A big and tall man, no, no, he¡¯s not a human-he¡¯s something else! ¡°OKAY, for today, we will be having our first activity, treasure hunting,¡± Jena announced. She and Rein are the facilitator of the team building. ¡°Are we talking about real treasure?¡± the groupughs at Caleb¡¯s question. ¡°Of course, so the embark would be fun, since you were already divided into groups, we will exin the mechanics, so we can start,¡± I was just looking at Rein while holding a piece of paper, ¡°We have prepared the ces where you can and can¡¯t enter when you see a red g, it means you have to stop from there, because it is either trespassing our dangerous, however, and the other hand, when you see a green g, it means, obviously a go, and a safe ce to look,¡± ¡°Are we digging or what? Count me out if yes,¡± I chuckled upon hearing Allian¡¯s sentiment, others look at her, with furrowed brows, yeah, it wasn¡¯t just Rabiya and Yana, it was the majority of the department who probably hates her. ¡°Of course not, we can¡¯t dig, the treasure is just around the corner, this game will try to measure your nning and teamwork, on how to achieve the goal, you may start,¡± he looked at his watch and smile at us, ¡°Now,¡± Most groups run to the woods, ¡°Okay, what¡¯s the n now?¡± Yana excitedly asked, ¡°We don¡¯t?¡± she said and looked at us. ¡°We can group ourselves into pairs, so we can look for the treasure fast,¡± I suggested, they all nodded, agreeing to my suggestion. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s pair up, Yana and Allia-¡± ¡°What? No! I don¡¯t want to be paired with her, I¡¯d rather do it alone than to be her partner, pair me with Caleb or Jace!¡± I chuckled, ¡°You¡¯re with us or not? Don¡¯t be over dramatic girl, I don¡¯t even like you, not even pretty, height? Nah, talent? I¡¯ll withdraw, no offense, okay?¡± Yana brutally pped her with her witty answer, I nearlyugh. ¡°Oh, stop it. Okay, me and Anika, hmm,¡± Ally looked at Rabiya, ¡°Okay, Rab and Caleb, you will pair u-¡± ¡°What the hell, why are you pairing Caleb with such a dumb girl?¡± Allian, once again interrupted the groupings, Ally rolled her eyes. ¡°One word, Allian, then you¡¯re out, don¡¯t test me,¡± Ally looks mad, Allian rolled her eyes, and crossed her arms on her chest, ¡°Okay, and Vera, go with Jace, is that alright with you Jace?¡± ¡°Yeah, no worries,¡± I can see jealousy in Allian¡¯s eyes, but she chose not to open her mouth again, I didn¡¯t know, Ally could shut up. I mean, Ally looks very delicate and Uhm, kind, well, that¡¯s good for her. She can confidently protect herself. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s do this, okay,¡± she put her hand in the middle, and we put ours too, ¡°One, two, three, let¡¯s go!¡± We now moved, Rein and Jena nodded at us, we went to different sides of the woods, and Jace was with me, of course. ¡°Vera,¡± I halt, when I heard Jace call me, he was looking at my wrist, ¡°What happen to your wrist? Are you alright?¡± He looked concerned, so I looked at my wrist, I had a wound there, ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing, I got a minor identst night,¡± I casually said, and smiled. Treasure ¡°Do you know where we should start?¡± I chuckled and looked at Jace, we have been walking for ten minutes, and we haven¡¯t still figured out how we should start looking for the treasure. ¡°No, I have no idea,¡±C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°Why don¡¯t we start with grounds with fewer leaves and branches?¡± he suggested, my brow furrowed, as I looked at him, he seemed to get what I think, ¡°My family has usually gone tripping and camping when I was a kid, my grandpa taught me a lot of things about camping,¡± I shrug, ¡°Okay, we can do that,¡± as he said, we start with the spot where there are less leaves and branches, and after ten minutes of walking, we saw a cave. What might be that? ¡°Do you want to go in?¡± I shrug, ¡°We can drink cold and clean water inside,¡± I chuckled, Jace seemed to really know a lot about this, ¡°Is this your first time camping?¡± I nodded, ¡°I barely attend activities like this, I mean, I don¡¯t want to get tired, also, I¡¯m not enjoying it,¡± I turned to him, ¡°You must be really going here every summer?¡± ¡°Yeah, but I prefer going here when falls, most insects go out at night, and you can only enjoy it when it¡¯s fall,¡± ¡°You¡¯re close with your family?¡± however, upon seeing his expression change, I regret asking. ¡°Hmm, no, I¡¯m not, well, I grew up in an abusive household, my mom is an alcoholic, and she will surely beat us, once she finishes her bottles without sleep, so, my mom, uh, re-married, and that guy turns to be abusive too, I have two other siblings, I pack my things, and nned to live with our grandparents, however, my mom didn¡¯t let go of my siblings, so I have no other choice but to leave them behind, I grew up with them after that,¡± I nodded, ¡°Are you okay now?¡± I asked. It seems that he didn¡¯t expect my question, but it was just a brief silence until I heard him sigh, ¡°Well, I¡¯m working out to be fine,¡± he removed the leaves falling from his shirt and hair. ¡°How were your siblings?¡± ¡°I¡¯m still trying to reach them out, my mom left, three months after I left the ce, some say they went abroad, but some say they just rent another ce to stay, I haven¡¯t heard from them, since then,¡± ¡°How about your dad?¡± he looked at me, and tilt his head as if asking what I just meant to what I said, ¡°I mean, your uh, real dad?¡± ¡°Oh,¡± I let my shoes get wet in the cold water of the cave, at least, it gives me enough calming effect, ¡°I don¡¯t know, my mom never mention anything about him, so I don¡¯t really have any idea,¡± I shrugged, and he offer his hand when we were walking on a narrow part of the cave, I smile and ept it, however, the moment, his hand touches mine, I felt electrified, I immediately withdraw my hand, which made him confused. I waved my hand in front of me, ¡°I can manage, watch your steps,¡± instead, I said, to which he responded abruptly. ¡°Thanks,¡± he muttered, and I just nodded. ¡°Wow,¡± I can¡¯t help but be amazed, the cave was surrounded by a different kind of rock formation, some of it was melting ice, and it was reflecting with the blue cave water, ¡°Beautiful,¡± I mumbled like I¡¯m seeing the real treasure in front of me. ¡°It¡¯s beautiful inside, isn¡¯t it?¡± I nodded, not looking at him, ¡°Come on, it¡¯s prettier when near,¡± We stayed for almost thirty minutes, I didn¡¯t want to go, I¡¯m still fascinated with nature, and I haven¡¯t seen anything like this, I think, I need to go out often to see this kind of peace. ¡°I think we should be going,¡± I instantly looked at Jace, my eyes widening, ¡°Yeah, I think, uh, one of the teams already found the treasure, we should head back,¡± I scratched my nape out of embarrassment, ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± He chuckled. ¡°That¡¯s fine, let¡¯s go?¡± I nodded, but just before we exit the cave, a heavy rain abruptly fall, ¡°Oh, shit,¡± I heard him cuss under his breath. ¡°Let¡¯s wait for it to stop, it will stop afterward, it¡¯s just one heavy fall,¡± I said, and sat again, like what I suggested, the rain didn¡¯tst for ten minutes. The cold weather made me shiver, ¡°You¡¯re right,¡± I chuckled and gave him an I told you to look, I silently and carefully walk to exit the cage, when I felt Jace¡¯s grip on my shoulder, ¡°Vera,¡± he was frowning, but his eyes were darted behind me, so I followed his gaze. We exchanged nces, and a smile formed on our lips as we pulled off the box. ¡°We found it!¡± THIRD PERSON¡¯S POINT OF VIEW A hooded man was walking down a dark path, he entered an underground room, and use his drop of blood as a passage to the secret room. When he arrived, there are twelve other people in the room, they all stood up and bow to the man before they all sat down. ¡°What must be the agenda of this sudden meeting, my lord?¡¯ the man, whose spot was on the first right corner. ¡°Our tribe has been standing still for the past four hundred years, however, due to the sphemy of thete alpha, our tribe meet the end of the rope, and now that they are long gone, their son, continued their legacy, however, should we always follow blindly?¡± ¡°But my lord, isn¡¯t it our ultimate rule? The continuation of the bloodline from our ancestors, should be followed, right?¡± ¡°The Alpha, is he a pure-blood Everleigh? Does he have a blood of Karusa tribe, a witch bloodline, the tribe who helped the humans in half of our n? Isn¡¯t that unfair?¡± The man stood up, ¡°Can you soundly sleep at night, knowing that any minute, we, and our wives, husbands, and even children will be bound to be killed? I beg to disagree,¡± ¡°What must we do now, my lord?¡± The man took off his cloak, ¡°We must eradicate the curse before it destroys any of us,¡± he smirked, and looked at his fellow, ¡°We must rece him, either by killing him, or dethroning him,¡± Dream After we found the treasure, we immediately went back to our ce, Jace was right, everyone was already back, and seems like they are waiting for something. ¡°They¡¯re here!¡± they all shot ncing at us, ¡°OMG! I knew it, that¡¯s why we can¡¯t find it,¡± Jace handed the box to Jena and Rein, we nodded and get back to our team, they were all excited, Caleb is almost jumping, perhaps, imagining how much we will be receiving. Well, I¡¯m not that excited, I mean, we identally found it, while were chatting, I looked at Jace, he shyly smiled at me, and motioned me to look in front, which I did. ¡°As you can see, we already have a winner, group four! Let¡¯s give them a round of apuse!¡± we all pped and congratted everyone. It was quarter eleven, and we decided to eat early lunch before we proceed to the next game, we talked about many things, first, everything feels awkward to me, I¡¯m not used to going to social activities like team building, but most of my colleagues help me to adjust, well, it was unaware, I haven¡¯t mentioned to anyone about anything. ¡°Okay, shall we all go to the next challenge?¡± Rein spoke, standing on a mini tform, ¡°Alright, now, like the first one, green and red g, we have hidden a key beforehand, and the first group who will be able to find the key, will win!¡± They all cheered, and I was just smiling, wow, another finding game, this is our first day. ¡°Okay, you can start, and has to be back after half or an hour, good luck, team!¡± we start to dismiss ourselves and went to our respective teams. ¡°Should we pair up again? This wood is freaking huge!¡± Caleb said, with exaggerated, ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯m sure they were looking everywhere,¡± ¡°Of course, Caleb. We were grouped for a purpose, you bird brain,¡± I¡¯m a little shocked after Rabiya shot Caleb with her savage reply. ¡°What?! Who¡¯s bird brain, huh?¡± Of course, Caleb would be freaking mad. ¡°Stop guys, we have to start searching, let¡¯s just go by team,¡± Ally suggested, we all agreed before entering the woods. ¡°How and where do we start looking?¡± ¡°Yeah, I mean, we can¡¯t just search for some possible random ces, right?¡± ¡°My god, this is a team building we should go as a team, are you all stupid?¡± Allian finally, after a half day of not speaking, suddenly intervene. ¡°Well, teamwork, without propermunication and a concrete n is in vain, so shut up, and just listen, because that¡¯s what you¡¯re good right?¡± I chuckled at Rabiya¡¯s words for today. This team is really something. In the end, we decided to go by pair again. This time, I¡¯m with Ally, we cheered for each other before we all go in separate ways. ¡°If you will hide the treasure, where would that be?¡± Ally asked, as soon as we enter, ¡°If that¡¯s me, I¡¯d probably hide it somewhere up the tree,¡± ¡°Why would you hide it there?¡± my brows furrowed. I mean this is woods, who wouldn¡¯t try to look at the trees? I¡¯d surely first go. ¡°I mean, there is a lot of trees over here, who would be that crazy to look in every tree branch, right?¡± well, she kinda has a point for that one, ¡°If that¡¯s you, where would you hide it?¡± I didn¡¯t respond for a moment, thinking of any ce I would hide a small item, such as a key, we pass through ake, and thought of a silly answer, ¡°If I were that one to hide, I¡¯ll hide it under a rock, under theke or river,¡± Ally made a face, ¡°That¡¯s funny, why would you do that?¡± ¡°This is team building, meaning, we aren¡¯t in survival mode, one or two out of then people would even think of washing their faces and hands-on river orkeside, because we have our own water back to our tents, unlike if you¡¯re trekking, or in survival, would you think of searching to under the water?¡± ¡°Hmm, no, I would think that there¡¯s no point in hiding it there, who would have known, that can go, along with the water, then everything will be in vain, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°No one knows,¡± I looked at theke, ¡°I¡¯ll just wash my hands and face there, would you like toe?¡± I asked Ally. ¡°Nah, I¡¯ll just look around here, just catch up, okay?¡± I nodded, and she starts to walk, I went to theke and washed my face, I dipped my hands until my arm, the cold temperature makes it rxing. I fix my ponytail and wash my face again, I decided to dip my face and closed my eyes in anticipation of the cold water. I opened my eyes, but in my shock, I saw a shining object, I pulled off myself, and looked at the water again, you can¡¯t see it from here. I submerge my face again, there I saw the key. My lips formed an unnecessary smile and grab the key in my right hand. As soon as I had it in my hand, I felt a force pulling me through the water, I tried to pull off myself, but the force holding my head was too strong, I can feel my breath is almost at its limit, my chest starts to feel pain, from the decreasing supply of air. I hysterically pull off my head, but my remaining energy wasn¡¯t enough to do it. I didn¡¯t know what happen next, everything just turned ck. I woke up, did I just woke up? Or I¡¯m dead? I got drowned in theke, didn¡¯t I? I felt something on my chest, and I immediately sat and gasp for air, until my chest feels pain from sudden air, ¡°Hah! Hah!¡± my breath was still uneven, and I clenched on it, trying to subdue the pain. After countless trials, I finally feel fine, I roamed my eyes, and I saw nothing-no, there is ady in front of me. My eyes were still a little foggy and blurry, I can¡¯t tell if she was smiling or not. ¡°Vera, what a pleasant day to see you,¡± the foreign voice spoke, it was from the olddy, ¡°You have been keeping on the enemies way for too long, they won¡¯t let you continue it,¡± ¡°Vera!¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± I tried to ask, even if my throat is still aching, ¡°Where am I?¡± ¡°It¡¯s time my dear, you have to wake up what¡¯s inside you, your tribe-no, your n needs you, your twin needs you right now,¡± ¡°Vera!¡± ¡°What do you mean? You must have been mistaken, I don¡¯t have a n or a tribe or whatever, and I grew up alone, I don¡¯t have a twin,¡± I tried to stand up, but I¡¯m too weak to even set my foot to the ground properly.Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°You have to wake up from a deep slumber, Vera. Everyone needs you, your mate needs you,¡± ¡°Vera!¡± ¡°Okay, let¡¯s just drop that act, I¡¯m sorry, ma¡¯am, but I don¡¯t feel well,¡± I halt, when she walks towards my direction, my mind says pull off, but my body, wouldn¡¯t bunch. ¡°They wille after you, Vera. The moment they found you, it won¡¯t be just your death, it is every soul in your bloodline¡¯s death,¡± ¡°Vera! Wake up!¡± ¡°Look, I don¡¯t have time to-¡± ¡°Take care of yourself, Vera,¡± she then held my hand, my eyes widen, and I¡¯m stuck in my position, while the glowing light from her palm transferred to me-no, not just to me, but to my eyes! ¡°Vera!¡± In just a blink, my eyes open, to a familiar ce, is that a dream? Am I now awake? ¡°Thank god, you¡¯re okay,¡± My brow furrowed, and searching for the owner of the voice, I was astonished to see a familiar face, his hair was dripping wet, as his clothes were. ¡°Z-Zach?¡± ¡°What were you thinking?! Why would you drown just your head huh? Are you stupid?!¡± he shouted straight to my face. I didn¡¯t have the energy to shout, his white shirt and ck pants were all wet now, and he didn¡¯t mind that even his leather boots were still and almost on the side of theke. ¡°Are you fine now? You were fucking bewitched, who are youst with? Are you alone?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m with Ally, but I told her I¡¯m just washing my face,¡± ¡°That bitch!¡± he mumbled. ¡°What? Who?! Ally?! She knows nothing!¡± I should feel awkward, I always feel it, the moment I woke up from an alleged ident. He looked at me, ¡°Of course not, stupid,¡± ¡°Tell that to yourself-¡± I was forced to stop, and cough, water stilling out from my mouth. ¡°What the hell,¡± Zach cussed under his breath, yet still, his hand is caressing my back, while I¡¯m still coughing. I lean on his chest, he can nag meter, but I just don¡¯t have the energy right now, I might faint at any minute again, ¡°You¡¯re okay?¡± his body is too close right now, he¡¯s my boss, I shouldn¡¯t be acting this way, but my body can¡¯t stop it. I don¡¯t know what had gotten into me, I softly held his face, and I felt his warmth, I chuckled, ¡°I thought, vampires were cold-blooded creatures, I¡¯ve seen it in movies and read it in books,¡± He rolled his eyes, ¡°That¡¯s them, and they are fictional, I¡¯m real, dimwit,¡± I chuckled, ¡°To answer your question,¡± I looked at his golden eyes, it reflects, ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you foring just in time,¡± Beautiful ¡°As you can see, our president is here, to foresee the team building, however, dude to sudden circumstances, he wants us to leave this ce,¡± I can¡¯t look at them properly, even though, they didn¡¯t know what happen by theke, my conscience is eating me, with the fact that it was because of my stupidity that leads to the interruption of this team building that happens once a year. ¡°When are we receiving the prize?¡± Ally excitedly asked. Jena looked at Zach, who was standing in front of me, Zach nodded, And Jena smiled, ¡°We will be giving the prized today before we go home,¡± Rein opened the box and read inside, ¡°Alright, group four will receive,¡± I¡¯m not even into the prize, but why am I nervous? I chuckled, I saw Zach take a nce at me, ¡°Seven-seater for a three days trip!¡± I heard and saw how disappointed the other group was, upon hearing the prize, it was indeed worth the search, my teammates were ecstatic, hearing that, I tilt my head and realized something. ¡°But¡¯ we are eight? Whos¡¯ noting?¡± Caleb speak up what¡¯s in my mind. ¡°Uh, wait, there is-a ring?¡± Rein¡¯s hesitant voice made me chuckle, even though he, wasn¡¯t sure about what he read, jeez, these people, ¡°Uhm, who wants this ring in exchange for your uh, seat?¡± I saw how they avoided everyone¡¯s nce, acting like they didn¡¯t Rein. ¡°I¡¯ll take the ring,¡± I finally said, Ally¡¯s eyes were almost teary, I chuckled, ¡°I¡¯m not a fan of travelling, you can give them my spot,¡± ¡°Okay, then, here is your prize, Vera,¡± Jena then gave me the ring, I tried not to jump, oh my fucking pierce. I just got a rare piece of jade ring, ¡°Thank you for being considerate,¡± I just smiled, not bothered by anything, and just looked at the ring. We all went to our tents and prepared ourselves to go home. We helped to dissemble the tents and made sure we didn¡¯t litter. The bus took us one by one-with Zach¡¯smand. I was thest one to drop off, since, most of their house was just around the corner, ¡°Take care, Vera,¡± said Jeff, as I took off the bus, I nodded and smiled. When he drove off, that¡¯s when I notice a ck Ducati. My brow furrowed, when it stops in front of me, the car window rolled down, exposing Zach. ¡°Zach? I mean, Mr. President, what are you doing here?¡± I was taken aback when he got off from his car and went in front of me. ¡°What happen to theke?¡± he wasn¡¯t sounded curious, he was more looking for confirmation, ¡°Why did you end up, almost drowning?¡± I shrug, ¡°I don¡¯t know, I just felt a force from my head, and I can¡¯t get off the water when I wake up-¡± I looked at him, hesitating, whether to tell him or now, ¡°I just, I saw you, and that¡¯s all,¡± ¡°You sure you can¡¯t remember what happen back there?¡± I nodded, he looked at me for half a minute, before he convincingly nodded, ¡°Alright, get inside, it¡¯ste,¡± I looked at him, why is he acting like we¡¯re close or what? I didn¡¯t talk and just nodded, and turned my back to him. I fish my keys and fill out my keyholes, I took ast nce at Zach, who¡¯s still standing behind me, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going home?¡± ¡°Just get inside,¡± hismanding voice made me sigh, and went inside, I didn¡¯t look back again, and locked my door. After a minute or two, I heard a car engine driving.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. I put down my things and sat on my bed, I grabbed the velvet box inside the bag, ¡°This is freaking amazing, and no one wants it? I really exchange my seat for a three days travel, for this? Hell yes, and I would do it again,¡± I chuckled as I realized that I¡¯m looking like an idiot now. I shook my head and decided to wear it, I pull off my towel and went to the bathroom, I took off my jumpsuit, and my shirt along with my bra, I was left with my undies. I put fluoride toothpaste to my brush and starts to brush my teeth while looking in the mirror. Is that really a dream? Did I just really drown in thatke? Without even really getting fully on the water? I didn¡¯t notice anyone who could possibly drown me in theke, and what was Zach doing there? What is he talking about? Bewitched? Is he freaking kidding me?¡± After brushing my teeth, I bun my hair and soak myself in the tub. The warmth of the water, makes me feel sleepy, I closed my eyes, but as soon as I did, memories, start to flood my mind, like it was shut for a moment, and now it¡¯sing in one, I immediately opened my eyes, and gasp some air, I look at my wrist. My eyes widen upon seeing, little by little a tattoo-like mark appearing on my wrist! I stood up and went to my vanity, I grab cotton and try to remove it, but it was no use, it was still there, intact, like glue. I was still standing, thinking of what to do, but my view became blurry, and in just a moment, I feel a burning sensation in my both eyes. ¡°Ahh!¡± my legs weakened, and I can¡¯t feel it already, I heard a loud thud, and my body ache for a while, but the pain in my eyes takes over, ¡°Fuck, fuck!¡± I can¡¯t describe the pain, I wanted to pull off my eyeballs and put it in cold water. Ah! Fuck! Damn, it¡¯s fucking painful! Sudden warm arms encircle my body and lift me in the air, ¡°Hey, hey, hush love,¡± but I did not have the chance to identify that person, for I am in pain right now. I keep on mumbling curses until I notice the pain starts to subdue, a tingling sensation starts to embrace my body, my eyes start to see the surroundings again, and there, I had identify the warm body I feel earlier. Both adoration and fascination were present in his eyes while looking straight into my eyes. ¡°Beautiful,¡± Glazilda ¡°That was damn fast,¡± I smirked, while looking at the front door of the bar I went, it¡¯s been a week since Ist went here, Max wouldn¡¯t let me be alone. Preparing for wedding is so boring, but my dad wouldn¡¯t let Max do it alone, I want to enjoy, my single life days is about to end, yet I didn¡¯t getid by the man I want to fuck? I won¡¯t let myself be buried with that married, without even enjoying him, I confidently walked through the entrance, the bouncer don¡¯t need any ID¡¯s or proof of any identification, of course, who wouldn¡¯t let a zilda Croix inside? No one in hell would dare to do that. ¡°Zil, it¡¯s been a while since Ist saw you, the regr?¡± Levi, one of the bartender approached me, as soon as I sat on the high stool, we both knew each other¡¯s pack, he is like me, I wink at him as my answer, he chuckled, and proceed on mixing my drink. I roamed my eyes, and found some men looking at my direction, their eyes darted on me, of course, my voluptuous body wouldn¡¯t dare to make me look hot and attractive, my ear starts to sense a dangering from behind, I immediately met his eyes, there, he was smirking, with a tequ on his right hand-what a joke, approaching a woman, with that kind of drinking? ¡°Hi, want to go on my ce?¡± he sounded and smell fucking alcohol. I rolled my eyes, ¡°No, I don¡¯t go with-¡± I gave him a one full nce, ¡°Cheap looking man like you,¡± ¡°You feisty woman, I like you that way,¡± I chuckled, this man is really drunk. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t, go away, before this be yourst night,¡± I¡¯m not in the mood to shed blood on my hand right now, so, I just simply threaten him, he holds his life right now, I spare him. ¡°I wonder what you look like at the top of me, while moaning, with my shaft inside you?¡± I gritted my teeth, upon hearing that, his face lighten up when I stood up, ¡°So, you¡¯reing with me now?¡± I seductively smiled at him, ¡°Of course, darling, let me just take this shot,¡± I said before I took a shot ss, and put it down loudly, ¡°Credit thatter,¡± I said, Levi chuckled and just nodded, he knew I will be right back, ¡°Why don¡¯t we go outside, darling?¡± The man bite his lips, and nodded at me, he looks bewitched, I took that chance and pull him off to the crowd, I grab his nape and kiss him wildly, until we reach a dark alley, his both hands were travelling through my body, my kiss went down from his lips, to his neck, to his shoulder. He undressed me, which I let, his eyes sparks in so much lust upon seeing my body. ¡°I want you to cherish this night, and learn a lesson from it,¡± I mumbled, but he was too preupied with his lustful ideas, and just nodded, ¡°As if this will be yourst,¡± I continued, I grabbed his shaft from his pants, and starts to massage it, he¡¯s moaning like a wild animal, ¡°Do you like this, hmm?¡± He locked eyes with me, ¡°Yes, suck it, darling,¡± he said on his ragged voice, ¡°Suck it until I cum,¡± ¡°You¡¯ll cum-¡± my lips curled up, forming a smirk, ¡°But not on this,¡± for a while he seemed confused, my eyes start to change color, from blue to pitch ck, along with my true form-a wolf. ¡°M-monster!¡± his tongue were tight up, that he can¡¯t talk properly, and with the presence of alcohol? I highly rmend for him to just stay in ce, and let me kill him silently, ¡°No, please, don¡¯t kill me, please, I beg you! Please! Spare me!¡± he cried out, but toote, seeing me on my true form, only mean one thing-death. I didn¡¯t listen, he was weeping, trying to dodge me, but there was no use, I already killed him, the moment he stepped outside the bar. With one jump, I grabbed his head, and using my mouth, I heard the wonderful sound of his spinal, cracking, along with his body, in just a snap, this poor perverted man was dismembered. ¡°Fucking blood,¡± I muttered while dressing up myself again, after I woke my boots, I ponytailed my hair, and came back to the bar I was, earlier, ¡°Another fire shot,¡±C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Levi nodded, with a smirk on his face, ¡°Came back already? That was fast?¡± I rolled my eyes, ¡°His member was so tiny that I got bored, and proceed on eating him,¡± it was the literal thing that I did, ¡°Jeez, he really thought I would let him fuck me? No way, he wasn¡¯t that good at kissing,¡± ¡°He¡¯s not here,¡± Levi suddenly said and slid my drink, and lean on the ind table, ¡°There are only lucky nights where he stays here for roughly twenty minutes, then, he¡¯s gone even before you realized it,¡± I shrugged ¡°When did hest came?¡± ¡°Hmm,¡± he acts like he is thinking, ¡°A month ago? I¡¯m not sure, I¡¯m not paying attention,¡± ¡°You¡¯re not paying attention, but you knew I was looking for him? Is that a joke?¡± I said and rolled my eyes. ¡°It means, I was paying attention to you,¡± I gave him a mockingugh, ¡°Ohe on, you know I don¡¯t fuck creatures like you,¡± His humorousugh echoed in me, ¡°You¡¯re talking like you¡¯re not part of the society,¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t like you, I¡¯m the future Luna, there is a vast difference, I rule, and you do not, Imand, and you obey, you see the difference?¡± ¡°Of course, your highness,¡± he said and yfully bow to me, I just rolled my eyes and continued looking for the man I¡¯d been eyeing for. I came here to forget, I like Max yes, but I don¡¯t like him to the point that I want to get married to him, but my father mentioned that it was already a prophecy, before I was even born, I was born to be a helper of the Alpha. However, I don¡¯t see myself marrying Max, I grew up with him, I knew him, better than anyone else, but liking him wasn¡¯t enough, I¡¯m only neen! My father always reminded us that, he knew what was best for us, but I know, it¡¯s just a fa?ade, his daughter marrying an Alpha makes him more powerful than ever, he doesn¡¯t even care about us, I never felt loved by him, he never became affectionate, unlike my mom. What a suck life, I wish I can live by myself, far from my father¡¯s expectations and the pack¡¯s discrimination. I halted, I felt a sudden heat from behind, and my eyes widen, realizing who ising for me, I put down my ss and look behind, there, I saw the man I didn¡¯t want to see tonight, his eyes were raging mad, his jaw is aggressively moving. ¡°I told you not to leave, didn¡¯t I, zilda?¡± ¡°Max..¡± Luna What is happening to my life? Why do my eyes have this color? I can not believe what I¡¯m seeing, my eyes were now color gold, damn, my eyes were brown! ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, Vera,¡± I came back from my reverie, when I heard Zach¡¯s voice, beside me. ¡°You can¡¯t tell me that, my eye color just changed, Zach! It wasn¡¯t normal! Do something!¡± I don¡¯t care if he¡¯s my boss or what, I¡¯ll deal with himter, but for now, I want to know how the fuck will I fix my eyes! ¡°What will I do? Even I, have no idea what the hell happened to you, I asked you what happen back in theke, you weren¡¯t being truthful to me!¡± he was now raising his voice on me. ¡°Why would I? I don¡¯t personally know you; how will you expect me to be truthful?!¡± I can¡¯t control my emotions right now, my tears start to flow, and his face changes when he saw me crying, ¡°It all started when I saw you in that state,¡± I look at him, straight into his eyes, ¡°Are you punishing me? I promise I didn¡¯t intend to see you, I was not afraid, I was just shocked-¡± I halted when I realized what I just said, my head tilting, ¡°Right, I saw you that night, I saw you bing your real you, and then-I can¡¯t remember anything, why am I remembering it now?¡± Zach¡¯s brow furrowed, ¡°How did you do that?¡± ¡°Do what?¡± I¡¯m totally confused right now, confused about what¡¯s happening, ¡°How did I remember that? Is that really what happen? I thought I met an ident?¡± my heart starts to beat rapidly, and little by little, puzzle pieces start to create a vivid picture, ¡°You-you made this, you made me forget,¡± ¡°It¡¯s for your own safety, Vera. I can¡¯t let any human being discovered about us, especially me, and my n, we must stay hidden, I have no other choice,¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t even ask me! I hate you!¡± my eyes start to moist again, am I going crazy? I¡¯m a human, right? Why is this happening, odd and absurd ideas start to linger. I stood up, and grabbed my phone to the side table. ¡°Who are you calling?¡± he said, while looking at me, ¡°Vera,¡± There is an odd feeling when he¡¯s calling my name. ¡°Sydney, my best friend, she¡¯ll apany me to a doctor-hello? Sy, I need your help, this is really important, can youe over-what the fuck, Zach! Give me back my phone!¡± I shouted while trying to grab my phone in his hand. I don¡¯t care if I¡¯m being hysterical here, I need to know what¡¯s happening and how to avoid it, as soon as I can. ¡°Vera, calm down, please, will you?¡± ¡°No! no! Give me back my phone, I need to know what¡¯s happening! Give it fucking back to me!¡± Both hands held my shoulder and shake me, ¡°Vera! Calm down! I will exin everything, just tell me the truth, what happened that day!¡± ¡°No! no! You¡¯re a liar! No! get away from me!¡± I heard a loud bang on my door, ¡°Vera! What happen!¡± I instantly stood up, and run to the door, when I opened it, I hugged Sy, ¡°Hey, easy, hush now, love,¡± she kept on muttering things to calm me down, ¡°What happened, tell me, I will help you,¡± ¡°Sy,¡± I broke off my hug and looked at her, her eyes widen upon seeing my eyes, ¡°My eyes, it suddenly turns blue, I can perfectly see, and I don¡¯t feel anything bad, but my eyes, why did it turn this way? Please he-Sy? Why are you crying?¡± ¡°V-Vera,¡± I grabbed her hand and pull her inside my apartment, ¡°This is fascinating, seeing it face to face,¡± ¡°What are you talking about, Sy? It¡¯s not fascinating, please, help me, what should I-¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Vera, why did you-Sydney?¡± Zach was now behind me, my brow furrowed, when he called Sy, as he knew him, to address her like that. ¡°Vera, why don¡¯t you first get me something to drink? I run from my house to here, at least be a decent human, and offer me something to drink, we will deal with your wonder and gorgeous eyester,¡± I didn¡¯t say anything and just went to my fridge and get her anything to drink, when I came back, Sy was almost bowing, and Zach raised his hand. Sy won¡¯t make any eye contact with him, what the hell is wrong with her? How does she know him, and why does she act like he¡¯s far superior to her? ¡°Sy, you can sit and rest here,¡± I told Sy, she nodded, and immediately settled herself, ¡°What can I do with this?¡± ¡°First, tell me what, when, how, and where did it happen, so I can identify which solution we should do,¡± I nodded, ¡°Okay, you¡¯re aware that we went to the pacifico woods, right?¡± she nodded, ¡°We were doing our second game, and then, I just wash my face and hands on the nearbyke, then I suddenly felt a force, pulling me into the water, when I open my eyes, an olddy was in front of me, she was wearing a medieval dress, like, she was some kind of sorcerer, like what we¡¯re watching on movies, then she kept telling me odd words,¡± ¡°Odd words, like what?¡± she asked again. ¡°About tribe and my twin needing me, and she keep on mentioning about me, having a mate, and he does need me, and my enemies will be in front of me in no time, then I woke up, Zach was there, and uh,¡± I looked at Zach, thinking if I should say it, but Sydney told me to exin her in details, ¡°Then, I felt like, Zach was something, like we have a connection, until now,¡± ¡°Damn it, this is fucking fuck,¡± I heard Zach curse under his breath, he seemed pretty annoyed, and keeps on walking back and forth, and he continued at that pace, ¡°That olddy is fucking dead meat to me,¡± he keeps on saying. ¡°Sy, what is he saying? I¡¯m really confused right now, please enlighten me,¡± Sy held both of my hands, ¡°Vera, please, believe in every word that you will be hearing,¡± I nodded, Sy would never lie to me, ¡°Your barrier has been dried off, and your enemies will start to notice your scent, and they will be alling for you,¡± ¡°What? Who? Who¡¯s the enemy?¡± ¡°Your eyes, Vera. Your eyes are the gateway of your calling, you¡¯re called and exist to be a Luna, and your mate, he needs you right now, or he will die,¡± Truth ¡°What? Mate? Death? What the fuck do you mean, Sy? Please let me understand it!¡± I gritted my teeth, I can¡¯t understand a single word from her, it makes me feel so dumb, in the middle of these two people-I mean, one person and a creature, or whatever. ¡°Vera,¡± Sy held both hands, ¡°I need your presence here, this is a vital situation, and I need you to focus on me, do you understand?¡± I shook my head, ¡°No, I don¡¯t understand, no! How the hell would you expect me to understand all this?! It doesn¡¯t even make sense!¡± ¡°Vera, I know, I can¡¯t exin everything overnight, but please, can you trust me on this one? I promise I will exin the things I knew, okay?¡± ¡°Sy,¡± I looked at Zach, who is more confused than I am right now, probably. ¡°Zach,¡± he turn his gaze on me, as if, I pulled him out of his reverie, ¡°Can you please leave for now? I want to be alone, this is all unbelievably absurd, can you please give me some time alone?¡± I saw how Sy froze for a second, Zach looked at me and nodded, ¡°We understand,¡± she turn his gaze to Sydney, who was still not moving, ¡°Let¡¯s go, Sydney,¡± ¡°Yes, my lord-¡± she blinked twice, ¡°I mean, Zach,¡± she looked at me, the concern is visible in her eyes, ¡°Vera, let me know if you¡¯re ready okay? Just.. just call me, I¡¯ll be here, okay?¡± I nodded, and she hugged me, before following Zach outside my apartment. I weakly sat on my bad, looking at my wrist, the weird tattoo was still there, I wasn¡¯t hurtpared to earlier, I sighed, and went to my ss window, I stepped out to my veranda to breathe some fresh air, my mind is in chaos now, I don¡¯t know what to think. Is this really who I am? Am I not normal? Am I apart from people? I¡¯m bewitched? After a vampire, then a vampire with werewolf blood, and now-witchcraft? Why am I being dragged into this situation? I looked at the moon, it shines brightly, and I could see the mountain¡¯s peak from here, I blink again, and my eyes start to feel a tingling sensation, it wasn¡¯t hot nor cold, it tingles me when I opened my eyes, I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere, the moon serves as the spotlight. I silently walk to the mirror, a small voice was echoing in my ear, pushing me to look at myself on the mirror, I stopped in front of my full-length mirror. And to my horror, my eyes had something on it, my pupil starts to change its color, from brown to green, forming in a circr motion, shapes like a key, outside this was six circles, with different shapes inside. It was brown, then gold, and now, it¡¯s blue! What¡¯s this? I lift my left hand, following the light that reflects on the mirror, the moon; it¡¯s from the moon, and my eyes were being lighted by the moon. I need to know the answers, I need to know why I¡¯m bing like this, I need to know who the hell really I am. ¡°Vera?! Oh my god! You¡¯re really here! Come in an instant!¡± I smiled at her, as she pulled me inside her garden, the helper closed the gate, and followed us, as we enter the house, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you visit me for such a long time?! I¡¯ve been looking for you everywhere!¡± ¡°Calm down, Aunt, I¡¯m fine now,¡± I muttered, ¡°How are you? Where¡¯s your husband?¡± Aunt Fatima, was my Uncle George¡¯s ex-wife, they were separated, ten years ago, because of his verbal, emotional, and physical abuse towards her and their two children. ¡°He¡¯s working, Liberty is staying in a boarding house, she¡¯s in college now, Michael is at school now, he¡¯s a senior high graduating,¡± she adoringly looked at me, I was her favorite before she had her own child, she became the mother I never had, ¡°How¡¯s life treating you? Do you have your own ce? Are you working now? Who are you with?¡± We both looked when we heard a knock, ¡°Madame, here are your snacks, where should I put this?¡± the old servant looked at us, her wrinkled face frowning, then lighten up upon realizing who was in front of her. ¡°Vera?!¡± she didn¡¯t have the time to control herself, and her voice was in so much shock, ¡°My child!¡± Iugh, and stood up to reciprocate her embrace, Aunt Fatima shook her head, with a smile on her lips. ¡°It was nice to see you again,dy Arry,¡± she was once my grandfather¡¯s head housekeeper, to our old house. He serves from my great grandparents up to my uncle. We treat her as our family, ¡°You look younger than thest time I saw you,¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you say that, I know that I aged now, it¡¯s been a decade since Ist saw you, I have to leave with your Aunt, how¡¯s George treating you? Are you still with him?¡± I shook my head, ¡°No, four months after you all left, I run away from home, basically, I was homeless for months, before I found a good job for me,¡± She tapped my shoulder, ¡°We should catch upter, I hate interrupting an important matter, go and enjoy yourself, I¡¯ll leave you two here,¡± I nodded and gave her an embrace again before she exited the room, ¡°I didn¡¯t knowdy Arry was still working with you, Aunt,¡± ¡°Of course dear, she¡¯s like a family to me, I¡¯ll bring her wherever I can,¡± she looked at me, and I saw how her eyes moist, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I had to leave you alone in that hell, it must have been hard for you, but believe me, when I had the chance, I tried to look for you, but I can¡¯t find a single trace of you,¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about the past, Aunt,¡± ¡°Anyway, you haven¡¯t answered my question earlier,¡± I chuckled, ¡°I¡¯m staying at an apartment near the capitol, and yes, I¡¯m working right now, it¡¯s also near my ce, about life-¡± I looked at her and sighed, ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m here, life must have been ying with me,¡± ¡°Why? What happens? Did someone hurt you? Tell me!¡± she looks like she was ready to fight anytime, once I dropped a name. ¡°Hey, easy,¡± I let a smallugh, ¡°I¡¯m here to ask something,¡± She nodded, and turn her attention to me, ¡°What is it, my dear? Ask me anything,¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Do you know who I really am?¡± Childhood Twenty years ago ¡°Fatima! Come here!¡± I stood up, from my chair the moment I heard my father-inw calling my name. They must be back from hunting. I went straight to my inw¡¯s room, there, they are sitting and looking at something, ¡°Dad, mom, what¡¯s that?¡± I asked out of curiosity and stepped to them, ¡°What?! Who¡¯s child is that?!¡± ¡°A very good friend of ours asked us to take care of their daughter, she will be with us for the meantime, we will take good care of her,¡± Mom said, her face showing so much adoration towards the child. ¡°What¡¯s her name?¡± I asked, as I look at the child, I was mesmerized, there is something to the child¡¯s eyes that makes me want to hug her, ¡°She¡¯s lovely,¡±C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°Her name is Vera, indeed, she is lovely, like her parents,¡± Dad said. ¡°But where are her parents? Why did they leave her here alone? I mean, she looks like a newborn baby, they could have at least wait before she can fullyprehend,¡± Dad looked at me, ¡°We owe them our lives, Fatima, we weren¡¯t alive today if weren¡¯t for them, they are in great danger, and the couple wanted to make sure that she will be safe,¡± ¡°With their work?¡± I asked again, ¡°Are theywyers? Police?¡± I was taken aback when Vera held my finger with her small hand, her hazelnut eyes locked into mine, and my lips instantly curled up, forming a smile, ¡°You¡¯re so lovely,¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t she?¡± I nodded, for the past two years, me and George-their son, was trying to conceive, but for some reason we can¡¯t, we were both healthy and with no signs of infertility, ¡°Do you want to hold her?¡± ¡°Uh, I don¡¯t know how. I don¡¯t want to hurt her, Mom,¡± I mumbled, I heard them chuckle. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she will be fine,e and hold her,¡± I never had a child to hold, I¡¯m a little nervous yet excited, I hesitantly lift her up from mom, careful not to hurt her in any possible way, the moment that I held her, and see her face to face this near, there is a sudden connection, ¡°She¡¯s lovely, isn¡¯t she?¡± ¡°Yes, Mom,¡± I answered dreamily, so this was the feeling of holding a child-majestic and beautiful, ¡°She¡¯s so beautiful,¡± ¡°Remember this Fatima, she is special, way more special than you ever imagine, she is a diamond in the pile of bronze, she is the star in the middle of darkness,¡± I turn up my gaze when I felt her hand, ¡°Vera, is set apart, you should know that,¡± Fifteen years ago ¡°Vera, my dear!¡± I gasp when I saw here down wearing the dress I gave herst week, I couldn¡¯t help but smile, she¡¯s so cute! ¡°Where¡¯s granny? Hmm?¡± ¡°Good morning, Aunt Fatima! mamita is out in the garden, and Grandpa came out early to hunt,¡± she halt, and lift her tiny arm into my face, ¡°What happened to your face? Does someone hurt you?¡± I put my hand on her little hand, ¡°No sweetheart, I just got into amon ident, uh, slipped on the floor while cleaning,¡± Vera¡¯s hazel eyes met mine, and there, I felt the feeling again, her nce wasn¡¯t a simple nce, it was like she is reading not my mind but my soul-prating like magic. ¡°You should take care of yourself, Aunt, don¡¯t let Uncle George hurt you, don¡¯t worry when I grow up, he wouldn¡¯t be able to hurt you anymore, okay?¡± My eyes moist, for a kid of her age, it was a promise I kept, sounds pathetic, but I hold unto it-for years. Twelve years ago ¡°Where the fuck are you going, huh?! Going out with your man again?! Is that why you won¡¯t want me to fuck you?! Because another dick is pleasuring you, huh? You slut! A whore!¡± George shouted, followed by a p on my face. My cheek was already numb after a couple of ps from him, I tasted the steel-like liquid, it must be my blood, it wasn¡¯t the first time this happen, I just get used to it. I am tasting my own medicine, I had all the possible chance to leave him but I can¡¯t for a reason- ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t hurt her!¡± I heard Vera¡¯s voice, she is full of sweat, and her uniform was already torn, my brows immediately frown, ¡°Why would you hurt her?! She¡¯s pregnant!¡± she shouted, tears streaming down her reddish face. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare step one more step, this is a marital discipline, your Aunt is cheating on me, and I am disciplining her, you don¡¯t know anything about this, since your parents-¡± ¡°George! What the hell! Stop that!¡± I abruptly pushed him to stop him from talking, but he didn¡¯t like that, he grabbed a handful of my hair and pped me again! ¡°You are not going out of this house, not until I said so! I won¡¯t tolerate your cheating! I can¡¯t! mom and Dad must know about this, I will beat the shit out of them!¡± ¡°George, are you freaking kidding me?! Why would I cheat on you?! Are you out of your mind!?!¡± I run to Vera, who is about to bawl, I feel her body stiffen, she is trying to hold her tears. ¡°I will never let you be happy, Fatima! You pushed yourself on me! I won¡¯t ever let you be happy, not a second! You will share the hell I am right now, remember that!¡± he shouted before exiting the room, he even spit in front of the door. Ten years ago. ¡°Aunt, where are you going? You¡¯re leaving me in this hell?¡± Vera¡¯s crying face left me dumbfounded, with bags on my hands, ¡°Aunt, please, mamita and Grandpa left me, and you¡¯re even leaving me? Why would you all do that to me, why are you abandoning me? You¡¯re technically killing me! Uncle George will kill me!¡± I dropped my bags and put both of my hands to her face, ¡°Listen, baby.¡± She shook her head, refusing to listen to me, and Ipletely understand it, ¡°I have to get out of here, I promise, I wille back as soon as I can, and get you out of here, do you understand?!¡± ¡°No, no, please, don¡¯t leave me here, I¡¯m a good girl, wasn¡¯t I? I always follow your words, I always do what you asked me to do, I always do, please Aunt Fatima,¡± My tears start to roll down my face, and with full heart, I deeply sigh, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, Vera, I have to save myself for now, I promise toe back and get you out of here, for the meantime, take care of yourself, promise me,¡± ¡°Aunt..¡± she sounded like she lost her hope when our eyes met, I remember the first time that I held her in my arms, the same eyes that sent me to heaven for being able to raise a child like her, ¡°Promise me, Vera!¡± She nodded, and look down, ¡°I promise, please,¡± she held tight on my hand, ¡°Get me out of here as soon as you can,¡± I quickly nodded, ¡°I will hold onto that,¡± Craving I am now holding onto the only thing that my parents left me with a ne that is undeniably the same as the mark I saw on my eyes that night, Aunt Fatima made it clear, I am not blood-rted to them, and that¡¯s why he keeps on telling me that I brought misfortune to them. My grandpa died when I was a kid, my granny had just gone missing one day, and the marriage between Aunt Fatima and Uncle George was ruined; he made me believe that all of these were my fault, that my life was equivalent to misfortune. ¡°Mom, Dad,¡± I mumbled to the air, ¡°I hope you¡¯re doing fine now,¡± unlike the other kids who were sent to a different family, I don¡¯t feel any negative feelings towards my parents, they made the right choice by choosing a good family to leave me, and Aunt Fatima told me that they have the most sensible reason to leave me, they didn¡¯t leave me because they want-they didn¡¯t have the chance to choose. What happens to my family? This question became a portal for my emotions to arise, I sat down at the bus station, and tears streams down my cheeks, I know I¡¯m used to having myself, I have been like this for nine years, I have been living-no, I have been surviving the day, I haven¡¯t been able to live, there is an instinct inside me, that always reminded me to be alert, and restless. I¡¯m still a normal person, right? I lift my hand and looked at it, I have been like this; pointless, I don¡¯t trust easily, I prefer to be alone, I hate to draw any attention, I loathe selfish people-but I am one of them. Is this the reason why? Is it because I don¡¯t know where I am rooted? Is it because I don¡¯t have anyone to ask to rify who the hell I am and where I really came from? The next day, I am lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, contemting if I should go back to work, the memories of me, shouting and pushing Zach-my boss, out of the house makes me feel guilty. Would he still let me work for hispany? I still have a life to run, and I need work to earn money for that. I sigh, have no choice then, I have to try. I took a quick bath and blow dry my hair, I just wore a white button-up blouse, paired with a khaki pencil skirt, and a stiletto, and toplete my look, I chose a ck handbag. I put on a minimal amount of makeup, I just want to look natural. I took a cab, and went straight to work. Looks like they weren¡¯t expecting me to show up today, I don¡¯t know what Zach said, or Julian, I have no idea, if they announced my termination, or what. ¡°Hey, Vera? We thought you called out sick for three days. You¡¯re okay now?¡± Yana approached me while holding a cup of jasmine tea, I can smell it from here, I looked behind, for I heard a footsteping, but there was no one, I tilted my head, trying to figure out if I just hearing things, but my eyes slightly widen when I saw Aine walking to us, I look around, I can hear unnecessary sounds. ¡°Vera, are you okay?¡± I heard Yana again, but I wasn¡¯t able to grasp the overwhelming sounds I¡¯d been hearing. What the hell is happening right now?! ¡°You should rest, you shoulde back after your sick leave,¡± The sound of the copier machine, the spoon touching the mug¡¯s lid, the different footsteps, the elevator, the humming, the whispers. I shook my head, trying to pull myself together, what the hell is happening?! ¡°Vera?¡± my abrupt action to look, made Ally and Yana taken aback, ¡°Are you alright? You look pale,¡± Why-why can I see their what¡¯s that? I stopped seeing aura, months ago, but now, I can see it again, I sniff, when I smell something different, ¡°What¡¯s that smell?¡± I couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Is that garlic?¡± Ally chuckled, I frowned while looking at her, ¡°I bought garlic rice on my way to the office, You have a quite good sense of smell, Vera,¡± she said making me freeze and look at her desk, seven cubicles away from us, ¡°I¡¯ll heat it on the pantry, I¡¯m famished, I¡¯ll leave you here!¡± ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re fine?¡± I nodded, trying to straighten my thoughts, ¡°Okay, let me know if you need anything, all right?¡± I nodded again, I heard her sole walking away from me. I carefully sat on my swivel chair, everything was too overwhelming for me, how long was I able to do this? When did this happen? How can this happen? Am I going crazy? I tried to look normal, I just put on earplugs, to focus on my work, I see, Zach just called out my absences as sick leave, I wasn¡¯t fired then? Jesus, my life is a mess, fortunately, my day ended as I strive to end, I was packing my things when Ally approached me, and I was taken aback, her aura differs from her external view. ¡°Vera, you want to join uster?¡± she asked, with bread in her hand, ¡°We¡¯re going to karaoketer, the one near the station, join us, it¡¯s been a while since we got together,¡± ¡°I, uh, need to do something else,¡± I was trying to dodge the offer without offending her. However, she seemed to not ept my refusal, and smirked at me, ¡°I¡¯ve heard that countless times! You can¡¯t avoid me now! Let¡¯s go!¡±Original from N?velDrama.Org. I just let her drag me, along with our colleagues to a karaoke bar, as she said near the station, this bar is famous for having such a good and wholesome ambiance, most customers here were families, and friends who hadn¡¯t seen each other for a while. ¡°Should we eat first or sing?¡± Caleb asked as soon as we entered the bar, ¡°Ally?¡± he turned to Ally, they¡¯ve gotten close? That¡¯s cool. ¡°Hmm, let¡¯s just rent a room, then order ramen while singing with drinks of course,¡± they all agreed and proceeded to rent a room. I tried my best to remain calm, I didn¡¯t know what was happening, but something wrong was happening to my body, I felt like I wanted to explode, I didn¡¯t stop blinking, trying to keep my hands to myself, my hands and lips were trembling, my eyes starts to get blurry. I can smell their sweat, blood, even their saliva, annoyance starts building up on me, as I turn my gaze up, I feel something itchy on my teeth, what¡¯s that? I looked at my hands, the trembling doubled, and I started to feel it, my nails, they were growing unbelievably fast! I suddenly want to scratch it somewhere-soft. Human, I want to see human blood-no! this can¡¯t be! What¡¯s happening?! Why am I craving these disgusting things?! Help me, help me, no. This can be happening, am I turning into a monster? Why? Why now? I have lived a good life, Zach never bit me, why am I turning like this?! ¡°Excuse me, but I have to take her for now, enjoy the rest of the evening,¡± I heard, followed by a hand dragging me out of that room, ¡°Breath, Vera, breath,¡± With that, I released a deep and heavy breath, I wasn¡¯t breathing the whole time. Is that why I felt like my head is about to explode? I stopped upon realization, but was forced to walk again, ¡°Zach? What are you doing here?¡± My voice wasn¡¯t loud enough for him to hear, but I was shocked when he briefly turned his gaze on me and to the road again, ¡°Who¡¯s car is this?¡± ¡°Mine,¡± he opened the door and slightly pushed me inside, ¡°Get in,¡± ¡°Where are we going?¡± I asked, confused, but for some unknown reason, I suddenly felt secure, My aggressive thoughts earlier vanished into thin air, I could breathe properly, and my heartbeat was back to its normal pace, I could see clearly, ¡°Where are you bringing me?¡± His brow furrowed, while he maneuvered the car, ¡°Getting you out of the possible mess you¡¯re about to jump in?¡± ¡°You mean-¡± ¡°Yes, me, arriving even a secondte, would lead to their death, on your own hands, Vera,¡± Mate ¡°Where are we?¡± I mumbled, as I was looking at the ces we had been passing, ¡°This seemed to be far from the city?¡± I should have been scared by now, that¡¯s a normal response, but I wasn¡¯t. I don¡¯t feel even a bit of fear. ¡°Making sure you will not expose our kind,¡± ¡°Our what?!¡± I eximed and looked at him, who was not even fazed by what I just done, ¡°Kind?! What the hell do you mean?! Stop babbling nonsense! I want to go back, drive me back home, I¡¯ll just keep myself at home!¡± ¡°Do you think, you can do that by yourself? Don¡¯t make meugh, Vera, You were different, the moment you were born, you weren¡¯t a real human, like you were iming you are,¡± My eyes started to moist, ¡°How could you say that to me? How could I possibly be one of you guys?¡± ¡°You have met someone like me, right?¡± I met his eyes, ¡°Werewolf?¡± I slowly nodded, ¡°When?¡± ¡°When I was sent by the vige for the uing project of yourpany,¡± I answered, still looking out the window. ¡°Where were you sent? I can¡¯t remember I sent you to a vige outside my territory, is that why I can¡¯t feel your presence for the past three days?¡± My brow furrowed, ¡°Feel what?¡± ¡°You, for some unknown reason, I can feel your presence, then after some weeks, I started to hear your breath, even what you feel, this is kind of weird too,¡±C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°Then why-¡± I stopped, hesitant if I should tell him, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you save me when I was in danger?¡± I heard him sigh, ¡°Like what I said, I just suddenly felt this one day,¡± ¡°If.. if you knew I was in trouble, would you save me? You wanted to kill me when I first saw the real you, saving me will only expose you, right?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t intend to kill or scare you, Vera,¡± His voice suddenly softened, ¡°Do understand that it was an animal instinct, I¡¯ve been living like this for the rest of my life,¡± I turned my face to him, ¡°What am I, Zacharias? Am I like you too? Will I have to eat humans too? Bloods? Raw meat? Well, raw fishes and meats were tasty like sushi-¡± I heard chuckled, ¡°I mean, uh, am I still a human?¡± His intense eyes met mine, ¡°You can answer your question, Vera, what happened tonight proves that you are no longer part of the mortal world,¡± ¡°Where do I belong now?¡± I lift my hands, there were still traces of blood, from my nails earlier, ¡°Will I have to iste myself from the others?¡± ¡°No, you just have to know how to control it,¡± he said like it¡¯s an easy thing to do. ¡°How do you know Sydney? I didn¡¯t know he was associated with people like you, does she know the real you? Does she? You¡¯re putting her in great danger! What if your instinct kicks in again?! You will kill her!¡± ¡°Calm down, will you?¡± ¡°How will I calm down? Knowing that she¡¯s-¡± ¡°She knew, okay? So lower your voice, I can hear you even if you¡¯re whispering, no need to shout at me, you sly girl,¡± I heaved a sigh, ¡°W here is this ce?¡± that¡¯s when I noticed that we were already at a familiar ce, ¡°Is this where we held the team building? This looks simr to pacifio,¡± ¡°You¡¯ve noticed?¡± I nodded, ¡°We¡¯re here, but the team didn¡¯t get to reach here, this was the most secluded part of the woods,¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because I said so,¡± I scoff, ¡°Are you some kind of owner of this ce-¡± ¡°Yes, I bought this, not a long time ago after I found this ce,¡± My face straightened, and looked at him, waiting for him to say that he was messing around, ¡°I¡¯m dead serious,¡± ¡°Okay,¡± I closed the argument, ¡°Why here?¡± ¡°I can properly stop you here if ever your body will do something without the tolerance of your mind,¡± ¡°I¡¯m human-¡± ¡°You are not, Vera. Learn to ept that from now on, you are not from the very beginning,¡± he motioned me to sit on the big rock, I also heard the swift sound of flowing water, there must be falls nearby, ¡°I¡¯ve been living for seven hundred thousand years, but this was the first time that I encountered someone like you,¡± ¡°Like me? Like what?¡± ¡°The average wolf will transform in their true form at the age of sixteen, the time when both natural and special abilities manifest will be at the age of eighteen, and no one ever had to go through past that age without that timeline, it may be a little early or a littlete, maybe a month or two, but you, you reach this age without undergoing any of those,¡± ¡°Should I be happy that I didn¡¯t manifest those? Dude, I would freak out,¡± I mumbled, ¡°How about you? Co-habitat between wolves and vampires were considered taboo, right?¡± I read it, while I was looking for answers about his real identity, ¡°I mean, why was it considered taboo? People have the right to choose who to love, your heart can¡¯t be dictated, you can¡¯t choose whom to love,¡± ¡°You¡¯re funny,¡± he scoffed, ¡°And stupid,¡± ¡°Whatever-¡± I stopped when I noticed something on the water. Fireflies! ¡°It¡¯s beautiful..¡± I mumbled, looking at them like I was bewitched by their beauty. ¡°For vampires, fireflies signify disaster,¡± his voice was as if he wasn¡¯t bothered by that, ¡°It was said that when thousands of fireflies appear from the darkness, blood will drip from the moon,¡± ¡°Do you believe in that?¡± I asked back, still-looking at the fireflies, some were already in my hands, which made it more magical, ¡°Does beauty really resemble death?¡± ¡°My opinion wasn¡¯t important,¡± he said, ¡°I always have to follow the rules-¡± ¡°Rules are meant to be broken,¡± I cut him off, and look at him, ¡°What? I mean, you don¡¯t have to always follow it, you will enjoy life if at some time in your life you experience breaking it, won¡¯t you?¡± He was looking at me like it was thest thing he would expect to hear from me, but that look ended up in a shortugh, ¡°You¡¯re unbelievable, before we came here, you were bawling, rejecting the fact that you were different from those humans,¡± I sigh, ¡°What can I do to be human again?¡± ¡°Again?¡± he chuckled, ¡°You weren¡¯t in the beginning, and only death could make you be a human, well, the probability rate was like seven percent,¡± I looked down, my heart and my mind were in chaos, This night was unbelievable to even think that it actually happened, and Zacharias, whom I thought was of monster, wasn¡¯t really different from me, I was too. My parents, are they looking for me? Are they wondering too, what I am doing right now? Are we looking at the same sky? Breathing the same air? Counting the same sum of stars? What do they look like? What¡¯s the sound of their voice? Theirughter? Do they weep? ¡°Emotions were really confusing,¡± my immediate response was to look at him, ¡°I never felt these various kinds of emotion,¡± from the fireflies, he turned his gaze on me, ¡°It was indeed fascinating,¡± ¡°Even if you¡¯re a vampire or a werewolf, there would still be room for emotions,¡± ¡°Shared feelings were one of the most distinct signs of a wolf or a vampire meeting their mates,¡± I became speechless for a while, ¡°When I saw you with an insignia on your hand, and you changing your eye color, I thought for a second that you were my mate,¡± I heard him chuckled, ¡°I even shared with your emotions, but you didn¡¯t felt anything for me, the shared feelings, the insignia,¡± ¡°That insignia, is it supposed to appear for your mated one?¡± He chuckled, ¡°Yes, it is, but mine doesn¡¯t, so it means, we weren¡¯t the fated ones, maybe you have met yours, without knowing it, so don¡¯t think anything sexual, I¡¯m just helping you, because it would not just hurt you, but our kind, just if ever, you identally expose our kind,¡± Finder鈥檚 keeper ¡°My lord,¡± Sydney offered her greetings to Zacharias when he entered the vi, ¡°I have gathered all the men you asked mest time,¡± Sydney said, still bowing. ¡°Arise,¡± Zacharias¡¯s menacing and emotionless voice sent a shiver to Sydney, ¡°I want to ask you things I¡¯m bothered with,¡± ¡°Anything you want to know, my lord,¡± ¡°About Vera,¡± Sydney almost chocked upon hearing her name, ¡°She started to undergo the shift when she got back from the Vige and had an unsessful transition of body,¡± Sydney heard Zacharias grit his teeth from annoyance, ¡°I already deal with the witch who tried to steal her body,¡± ¡°Can you confirm that she was not my mate? Why do we share the curse?¡± Zacharias confusingly asked Sydney. ¡°I¡¯m still looking for further information about it, but for now, I beg for your mercy and look after her in the meantime, for she may or may not be your mate; however, her blood was utterly provoking, and this can lead to her being in danger,¡± ¡°Are you asking me to be her bodyguard?! What kind of profanity is that?!¡± In just a split second, Sydney could barely breathe, her feet were now a few inches from the ground, and she was holding her neck, ¡°Don¡¯t ask me to do absurd things!¡± ¡°M-my l-lord!¡± Sydney couldn¡¯t utter a word correctly; she was almost out of breath, ¡°N-no! T-there i-is a re-reason! I h-have a p-point! I p-promise!¡± Zacharias put her down, then sat; he sharply sighed, ¡°Then make it!¡± Sydney catches her breathe, ¡°Her body is special,¡± Zacharias¡¯s brow furrowed, ¡°That witch was well known for stealing extraordinary kinds of bodies; it may be a witch, a wizard, even a wolf, or vampire if possible, there was this one time, one hundred years ago, she stole a body of a human child, and drained the life force of the whole vige. She can drain both life forces along with their abilities,¡± Zacharias muttered curses, ¡°How about Vera? What did that bitch get from her?¡± he asked while massaging the tip of his nose. ¡°For some reason, Sinatra has failed to absorb anything from her, but because she had a powerful spell for the process, it unlocks and broke some of the barriers Vera has,¡± ¡°What barrier? Who the hell put a barrier? And why the hell would someone put that to her? Does someone curse her?¡± ¡°That might be from her parents before she was sent to the mortal world, a protection barrier so that no one can identify who she was,¡± Sydney looked at Zacharias, ¡°With this, there is a higher chance that Vera wasn¡¯t simply a little wolf, she mighte from a noble family who wish to protect her, and the spell that keeps her safe was about to break,¡± ¡°Then, won¡¯t that be good? We can find her real identity?¡± Sydney shook her head, ¡°No, my lord, Vera will be put in a great danger once that happens; the rogue will surely hunt the scent of her blood; you know it better than anyone; you¡¯ve got to taste her blood, and we both know that you barely and inches away from killing her that day,¡± Zacharias gritted his teeth, remembering the night-the first time in his existence that he lost control over his own body and desire, ¡°You have to know first how to break this curse; I can¡¯t let someone be my witness, especially her. I want answers two days from now, or else I will personally kill her-¡± ¡°You can¡¯t kill her, my lord,¡± Zacharias¡¯s brow furrowed, ¡°Based on the books I have read, this shared curse was blood link; you can feel what she feels, you can be wounded through her, and death wasn¡¯t excluded to that, it means that when you kill her-you will die with her,¡±Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Damn it!¡± Zacharias silently cussed, frustrated with his current situation; he couldn¡¯t ept the fact that his life now depended on a feeble wolf. ¡°My apologies, my lord,¡± Sydney muttered, careful with her words; she could see how furious Zacharias was now, and she couldn¡¯t make any possible mistake at the moment, or it will cost her life. ¡°Let me know when you have a concrete exnation and solution to this goddamn problem,¡± Zacharias said, ¡°Anyway, what happened to the rog-¡± Zacharias halted, upon the sudden feeling of fear and danger, ¡°What the fuck?!¡± Zacharias eximed and held his tightened chest, ¡°What the fuck is happening to me-damn it! Vera!¡± In just a snap, both were running to a single ce-Vera¡¯s home. ¡°Are you sure she¡¯s at home?¡± Zacharias confusingly asked while both of them were running; Sydney could catch up with him, for she was in her wolf form. ¡°Yes, my lord! I can feel her presence!¡± Sydney said, focusing on the aura she could feel, ¡°My lord!¡± Zacharias gave her a glimpse, ¡°Cel¡¯s presence is vanishing!¡± ¡°Shit, there must be witchcraft behind this shit!¡± itsted for three minutes before they were able to reach Vera¡¯s house; upon entering, they felt strong magic barring the whole house, ¡°It can¡¯t be Sinatra; you killed her, didn¡¯t you?¡± Sydney nodded, still looking at the house, ¡°Yes, my lord, I have yed the witch who wants to take over her body; this is a new set of magic, my lord; I never felt this powerful,¡± ¡°Vera!¡± Zacharias shouted, looking for thedy, ¡°Come on!¡± Zacharias shouted, losing his patience as the pain started to prate through his bones. In just a snap, they were both in front of Vera¡¯s room; without thinking twice, Zacharias mmed the door, and there-he saw a person whom he couldn¡¯t identify, for that creature was wearing a cloak covering his whole face and body. They heard a sinisterugh; in front of them was Vera-floating in the air, unconscious. The life force of Vera was visible to their eyes. ¡°I told you, Rogue! Find your mate before I do! Now,¡± the manughed again, ¡°Finder¡¯s keeper!¡± First Hunt ¡°Are you sure that she¡¯s safe now? I can¡¯t feel anything from her!¡± ¡°My lord, you have to calm down, she almost died through the process, thus her senses. I assure you that it will slowlye back-she¡¯s awake,¡± I slowly opened my eyes, my view was blurry, all I could see was two blurred faces near me until it started to focus, now, I could identify the images. It was Sy and Hunter? ¡°What do you feel-Sydney, her heartbeat is fucking slow! Do something!¡± Hunter seemed confused and furious. But why? ¡°Celeste is fine, my lord. You have nothing to worry about, her vitals will be stable in just a few minutes, give her body its time to adjust,¡± I was about to speak when my eyes suddenly became blurry, I then felt an ufortable and hot sensation, ¡°M-my eyes!¡± I eximed as I felt its burning sensation, ¡°Ahhh!¡± ¡°Sydney, what the fuck is happening?!¡± ¡°She is possibly under her transition,¡± ¡°What transition?¡± I think I lost consciousness for a minute before I slowly opened my eyes, but something was wrong with my eyes, my vision, my vision was-I touched my face, I wasn¡¯t wearing any sses. ¡°W-why?¡± I muttered, confused about what was happening. ¡°Your e-eyes,¡± Hunter said, I looked at him, then to Sy. What confuses me more is that I can even see their wless skins like I was using a magnifying ss.Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Her transition has started, she was awakened,¡± Sydney muttered, She then handed me a mirror. to my surprise, my eyes, my hazel-colored eyes were now deep blue, like the ocean covered with emerald green shade with a touch ofvender. It¡¯s the color of a gxy. ¡°Fascinating,¡± Despite the shock, I was still able to adore what I was seeing right now, I touched my face again-my eyes to be specific. ¡°How is this possible, Sydney? I have been living for hundreds of years now, and this is the first time that I have encountered this kind of thing,¡± ¡°She is indeed different my lord,¡± I can¡¯t understand what they are saying, ¡°What the hell is happening?¡± I muttered, but I halted, my voice-my voice changed a bit, it became, deep. not so deep, but this wasn¡¯t my voice yesterday, wait, is that yesterday? ¡°Vee-¡± I almost vomited when I smelled Sy, she blinked twice, I thought she was going to feel offended, but she halted and starts to burst intough, that made me he confused, ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry!¡± ¡°Why the fuck do you smell like that, Sy? Like a rotten dog?!¡± I eximed, ¡°You always smell like vani! Not this! What the hell happen to you?!¡± She was still chuckling, ¡°I always smell like this, Vee. You just can smell it, I¡¯m a wolf, that¡¯s why,¡± I nodded, ¡°I see-¡± I blinked twice then looked at her then to Zacharias, ¡°W-what did you just said?¡± ¡°That I¡¯m a w-¡± A sudden feeling of blood gushing through my vein caused me to be dizzy, then my throat suddenly feels dry, like I was thirsty for no reason. I was confused with the mixture of pain and confusion. ¡°She has to eat,¡± I immediately turn my gaze to Sydney, she gave me a knowing smile, ¡°You have to eat, Vee. You¡¯re hungry,¡± ¡°But my stomach aren¡¯t growling-¡± ¡°It¡¯s your throat that is hungry, Vera. Not your stomach,¡± ¡°What do you mean-¡± I mouth starts to drool, a smell of a delicious and savory food filled my nostril, I roamed my eyes, only to fund out that Sydney was holding a pocket knife, and her arm is bleeding, ¡°Sydney! I tried to step forward, but immediately halted and cover my mouth using both of my hands, my eyes grew wider, and my eyes starts to get foggy, because of the tears that is building up. ¡°You have to eat, Vee,¡± ¡°No, no, this isn¡¯t happening,¡± I mumbled. ¡°Then let¡¯s hunt, if you can¡¯t eat from your friend, then let¡¯s go out and do something about your problem,¡± Zach¡¯s voice dominate my thought. The next thing I knew, we were running on the same speed, the view is a bit blurry, and air is gushing through my face, it¡¯s like a Christmas breeze, my mind is in chaos. I can hear the chirping birds, screech of the car tires, gushing falls, even the wind, and the small insects. ¡°I will answer some of your questionster on, but for now, you have to fill that hunger, so you can have a grasp control of yourself,¡± If I didn¡¯t knew what Zacharias is, running while holding my hands will be casual, but no-he is not a fucking human, he is a fucking half-blood creature, and what terrors me is that I can cope with his running speed, and I don¡¯t even feel tired. We suddenly stopped behind a huge rock near the waterfalls, then I heard a muffled sound, I tried to look in front, and saw a deer-that intensify my thirst. ¡°You can start eating, Vera,¡± the coldness of his voice somehow and unbelievably gave something warm inside me, ¡°I¡¯ll watch you here,¡± I nod and try to move as quickly yet silent as possible, the poor deer was having the time of its life, eating grasses, I find the right que before I jumped and catch it. I can feel somethinging out of my mouth, I didn¡¯t think twice and starts to devour the animal. I felt an unfamiliar feeling of contentment. After I finished devouring the deer, I stood up, feeling nothing. I slowly lift up my hands and looked at my bloody hands, my tears starts to flow. ¡°W-what the hell is happening to me? W-why, why did I be like this?¡± my muffled voice is an evident that I am confused right now. ¡°I can¡¯t fully answer that, Vera. Maybe the spell that Sinitra had gave you awoken the spirit inside you,¡± ¡°What do you mean, that I¡¯m not a human being from the very beginning? Why? Am I a vampire? A wolf? What kind of monster am I? Did my real family abandoned me because of this? Because I¡¯m a monster? And what did Sinitra did that made me like this? What does she want? Even I myself have no idea what my real identity now, I¡¯m questioning my existence right now!¡± I starts to sob, and sat on the floor, my heart is aching, but what makes it ache more is that I feel empty, nonchnt, like I woke up and all my human feelings were washed away! ¡°I will try o answer as many question as possible, but for now, you have to rest, congrattion on your first hunt,¡± That was thest thing that I can remember before I heard him snap, and everything went ck. Tattoo ¡°The transition must have started when you turned seven years old, that is the ideal age for you to start, for hundreds of years, I have never encountered someone who just went this transition,¡± ¡°What does this kind of transition do?¡± I¡¯m a bit calm than earlier, my cravings were lessen and we are in the middle of a fucking forest, I can¡¯t smell any human lurking around-I scoff, humans. Did I just ept the fact that I¡¯m not a human anymore? ¡°During the transition, your primary ability will start to manifest, then your blood rank, and your tattoo,¡± ¡°For what?¡± I asked, while looking at the owl waiting for its prey one-hundred meters from where we are sitting. ¡°Your blood rank, this signifies what kind of wolf you are, most of the time, your ability will awoken based on the blood line that you have, but sometimes, there are handful of events that gods and goddesses choose one member of the family to bear their seal, it rarely happen but it does happen,¡± I nodded, ¡°About the tattoo, it manifest when you met your mate, like the tattoo that appeared on your wrist, your mate and your tattoo will both appeared on the same part,¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you said that you weren¡¯t my mate, right?¡± He nodded and chuckled, ¡°How about the vampires? Aren¡¯t you a vampire too?¡± ¡°Yup, well,¡± he seemed hesitant to continue, ¡°I was a product of forbidden love hundreds of years ago, my father is the former Alpha of one of the famous tribe in his time, and my mother; she is the heiress of her n, they met in one of the school¡¯s after party, they were both young and you know, wanted to explore in love, amidst of the heavy responsibilities and rules that their ns and tribe has set, that didn¡¯t stop them to continue their love, and I am the result of that, the moment their families discovered that they produced a child, the war was set to happen, that¡¯s when my mother disappeared, and she is nowhere to be found, the war did not happen, but after that day, the gap between two creatures widen,¡± ¡°Up until now? Your mother if still nowhere to be found? Even a little information about he whereabouts?¡± He shrug, ¡°No one will ever find her if she wants to, her ability is to hide anyone¡¯s presence, including their scent, memories and moves, there is no exemption with her power, so up until now, no one could ever find her,¡± ¡°Your dad didn¡¯t try? They are mates, right? They can feel each other¡¯s feelings?¡± ¡°Like what I¡¯ve mentioned, there is no exemption, even my dad, and my father didn¡¯t try to, he knew my mother; so he is just waiting for her toe back,¡±C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. I became quiet after that, I suddenly felt this jealousy that Zach at least have his father with him, unlike me, I don¡¯t have any idea that I am not who I think I am, up until today that I went through transition. ¡°Vera,¡± I looked up and met Zach¡¯s eyes, ¡°I know your parents have a valid reason for not staying by your side,¡± I shrugged, ¡°You wouldn¡¯t know that,¡± I answered and y with my fingers, ¡°Zach, is it hard?¡± He looked at my with his forehead creasing, ¡°What?¡± ¡°You know being one of a kind, being apart from your kinds?¡± He didn¡¯t answer at first, ¡°Hmm, well, when I was a kid one of the elder¡¯s son and daughter tried to bully me, but then they discovered that I am an Alpha in the making, they didn¡¯t showed their face after, their parents even personally went to our town just to apologize for their offspring¡¯s wrong doing, sometimes, having a powerful background cane at handy in times like that,¡± I chuckled, I don¡¯t know why I feel at ease, I think the fact that I knew someone out there knew what I am, and asure that I can freely express myself. ¡°Thank you Zach, I never expect that you have this kind of side, because you¡¯re always frowning and act like a jerk inside the office, well; I experience it outside working hours,¡± He chuckled, ¡°Well, a human pose a threat on my identity, I won¡¯t let you do that,¡± ¡°No one will fucking believe even if I said so, and worst they will sexualized what I have said, you know that people nowadays are obsessed and has a thing with your kind,¡± ¡°Well, why did you?¡± I looked at him, he was already looking at me, there is something in his eyes that I can¡¯t fathom, it was intense, with mix emotions, ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± I muffled. ¡°Well,¡± I don¡¯t know what urges me that I held both of his cheek and bring his lips into mine, it was a fiery kiss. I felt his hand crawling from my neck to my nape. Itsted for seconds, until I can¡¯t no longer breathe, he was looking at me, and I can¡¯t do so, the embarrassment starts to eat my system. ¡°Fuck,¡± he muttered, so I looked at him. His face is shouting pain, I followed his eyes, he was looking at his glowing wrist, ¡°Fucking hurts,¡± he muttered again. My eyes grew widen, when a familiar tattoo appeared on it, it¡¯s not because there is a tattoo that appeared, but because the tattoo, ¡ªIt was the same tattoo on my wrist! Prophecy ¡°My lord,¡± Donovan entered Max¡¯s room, he saw him looking outside the window, thinking so deeply that it did not notice Donovan¡¯s presence, ¡°I knocked a couple of times and you have not answered, I thought you went outside,¡± Max snapped out, and turn his head to look at Donovan, ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t heard, I¡¯m sorry,¡± Max said. ¡°What seemed to bother you, son?¡± this time, there is a trace of concern and curiosity with Donovan¡¯s tone, he put down the tray he was holding, ¡°Is this about your uing wedding? Are you unsure about zilda?¡± Max smiled a bit, ¡°No, it¡¯s not that. You know that there is no feelings in this marriage,¡± He sighed and turn his gaze back to the window, he can see the trees dancing with the wind, ¡°However; as an Alpha, I have to make sure that my people will be have a free and convenient life,¡± ¡°What¡¯s good about marrying zilda, Max?¡± Donovan asked and sat down to the chair to Max bed, ¡°Is it because Jovani said that this is a long-time agreement between your parents?¡± ¡°This is the only request they left,¡± Max sighed, ¡°I mean, I did not have a chance to be with my family for a long time, my parents died when I was a kid, and my sister,¡± he greeted his teeth as he remembered Jovani¡¯s words about his sister¡¯s disappearance, ¡°And those fucking blood fucked up animals took my sister, and she hasn¡¯te back after that,¡± Max has been trying to locate her sister for years, and still failed to do so, he promised to his parents grave that he will look and take care of her even after they are gone. ¡°We are still unsure about that part, Max. you don¡¯t really know if the blood-sucking n really took your sister,¡± Donovan tried to said, with great cautious with his words, trying not to offend Max. ¡°But many of the pioneers saw that with their own eyes, I don¡¯t think they will gain anything by lying,¡± he halted, ¡°Aren¡¯t they?¡± Donovan give him a squeeze on his shoulder, ¡°Max, you know that I took care of your father since he was a kid, he is like a son to me, and I looked at you not just an Alpha, but my grandson too. I¡¯m not against your decisions, all I am asking you is to be more keen in trusting, yes, I know that they are the pioneer, of course, they will always wish for the better of this tribe, because this is where they belong and their kids, but do you? Do you think they think of you as one of them?¡± Max gulped, because he himself knew the answer to that question, but he chose to avoid and pretend like it was nothing, ¡°They don¡¯t have any choice but to ept me, whether they like it or now, I carry my father¡¯s blood, I am their Alpha,¡± he greeted his teeth. ¡°For now, Max, that is for now. However; since you will soon get tied to on of their people, and soon, everyone is expecting an heir from you, do you think they will remain quiet? I refuse to believe so,¡± Max sighed, while looking at one hybrid family of wolves, circling around their kids, whileughing heartedly, ¡°I hope mom and dad are still here, so I can ask them what to do,¡± ¡°About your sister,¡± Donovan changed the topic to what he really came for, Max looked at him, anticipating another words from him, ¡°You are twins, can you still feel her?¡± Max nodded, ¡°Yes. It¡¯s getting stronger, our bond is getting stronger. I refuse to believe that one of us should die, just because our parents bore us together,¡±Original from N?velDrama.Org. Like what Jovani said, that an insignia will appear to their body, once they reach the full potential of their abilities. ¡°Based on my source,¡± Max¡¯s forehead creased, ¡°A familiar scent starts to caught attention of different races, and it seems very familiar,¡± Donovan nodded, ¡°It¡¯s the same scent that your twin sister have,¡± ¡°Then, have you found it?¡± Max¡¯s voice got a bit higher than usual, ¡°How was it then?¡± ¡°I¡¯m still looking at it, you will be the first person to be updated with this matter,¡± ¡°So, she is still alive,¡± Max said dreamy, his face lit up, but still with hint of concern. He was not sure what kind of life, his sister had; he was hoping it is good, like what he had. ¡°I believe so, but I can feel that she is somewhere around, and we have to hurry, so that other greedy race wouldn¡¯t find and use her for their own profit,¡± ¡°Donovan, I remembered something, something that my dad mentioned just before they were murdered,¡± Donovan was looking at Max, waiting for his next words, ¡°He said Luna¡¯s blood is special, I mean, I know that she is special, but it¡¯s like a big deal to my father. However; Donovan, was it true, that bearing a twin with opposite sex is an omen?¡± Donovan sighed, ¡°It¡¯s hard to oppose the tradition, Max. you will often get lose to that debate, almost all of them believed that it is an omen,¡± ¡°My father is the Alpha, why can¡¯t he do anything-ahh! Fuck!¡± Max eximed, and he tried to grasp his left eye, Donovan immediately assisted him, and he was trying to figure out what happen. ¡°My eyes, it¡¯s burning hot!¡± he eximed, ¡°Donovan! My eyes is scorching hot!¡± ¡°Call the holy physician!¡± Donovan said, trying not to panic, everyone oblige and attend themand, ¡°Max, you have to rx, okay? Rx,¡± Minutes had passed, and the pain subside, Max can now open his eyes, ¡°T-the pain subside, but, but it still hurts a little, a bit blurry,¡± Max muffled, he tried to adjust his eyes, and bore to Donovan, ¡°I-I don¡¯t know what happen,¡± Max muttered, his forehead creased as he was looking at Donovan¡¯s terror expression, ¡°What is it?! Why is your face like that?!¡± ¡°Max, your eyes..¡± Donovan said, ¡°Your insignia has appeared!¡± Donovan eximed, ¡°The Prophecy is happening!¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!