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(Aurora's POV)

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My nails pinched into my flesh as Julia and I watched the wolf kill the other two guards Uncle Theo left to protect us. We got a big trouble and I had to calm down.

When the car door to our side was violently opened and Julia screamed, I kicked open the door on the other side dragging Julia to escape out. However, the man blocked our way quickly.

It was an adult wolf and he smelled foul and unpleasant. His claws still carried the blood of the driver and his eyes locked on us evil as he licked the blood that splattered in his face when he had just cruelly killed the driver. One thing was strange, I couldn't distinguish if he was rogue from his scent even though he looked very like that part.

I hadn't turned into my Wolf yet and Julia was an immature wolf still in training. This would be a tough fight and I hoped we could win or at least hold on until someone came to help us.

"Don't struggle, little ones." He walked towards me and Julia with a nasty grin. "Serve me a good time quickly and I'll leave your dead bodies complete. I'm still in a hurry to join the mission from the chief."

My eyes widened as I realised he was not alone. Mission? What were they going to do? And how the hell did they sneak into Mystic Town?

I hissed but as I prepared to attack, and next second another claw immediately pierced his chest, causing him to fall with an incredulous look.

"Forgive me for coming late, Your Royal Highness." Seeing the familiar face of my father's guard, we let out a sigh of relief. But what the outlaw said earlier still worried me. They must be planning something evil and I had to tell Father!

"Where is my father? I need to see him now!" I asked anxiously.

But the guard avoided my question just trying to take me away. "Your Highness! This is no place for you! Please follow me to the safe house."

Nearly at once, I sensed things went wrong. I had Julia trap him and I immediately ran towards the Regalia Mansion.

However, when I was alone standing at the gate, the gruesome sight in front of us made me shiver.

Blood was painting the slippery ground wet. Dead bodies of my people were seen covering the grounds. Until then I realised that night, our pack got attacked. Brutal Attack.

Tears filled my eyes as my eyes recognized the familiar and broken bodies. Billy the baker who always baked the fluffiest bread to coax me when I cried, Beatrice the florist who always greeted me with her bright smile, Mrs. Brooklyn who was strict with my schoolwork but always tucked me in at night...The people I cherished were all now lying here, lifelessly. This scene was enough to kill me thousands of times.

I walked like a numb dead until I kicked at a harmonica. My heart clenched as I recognized it was the gift I sent to Vega. The boy was an orphan but a talented musician and I always took him as my little brother.

My hands were shaking as I picked up the harmonica covered by blood, and my tears dropped down like a dike broken.

Those bloody beasts! They didn't even spare the underage kids. He was only fourteen!

What had we done wrong to deserve such a cruel slaughter?!!

Why?!!!

Hatred converged in my heart and I vowed to find out the enemy and kill all his beasts. I tried to link my mind with my father just like I did thousands of times along the way, but again, it didn't work.

An unspeakable panic spread through me. No-no-no!

"Aurora!"

Hearing Julia's voice certainly gave me some comfort. She arrived a little later because she had to help me block the guards. Thankfully, she was here. Unharmed.

"Julia, over here." I waved in her direction but the moment I met her again, I sensed something was disturbing her mind. Although Julia's mind had always been a complex labyrinth, that moment was different.

"Aurora, we need to go. Regalia Wolf Pack is under attack. You need to come. I think it is the best solution if we go back to the safe house. I think it is that way. No, that way. Let's go."

"No! I need to find my parents. I sense something evil has come to them. I need to save them!"

"Save them? Aurora, you have not even shifted to your Wolf form. Even at the age of seventeen. How are you going to save them?" Julia grabbed my hand and forced me to follow her, "I will protect you. Stay close to me. Uncle Theo wants me to take you to the safe house right now."

The tone she used to talk to me was strange and the way she looked at me was a bit cold but at that moment, I didn't realize it. My mind was focused on worrying about my parents. I had lost so much and I couldn't lose them anymore.

"You go first, Julia. I'll meet you there later when I find my parents."

Letting go of Julia's hand, I ran the opposite way from where Julia was planning to take me. I was running towards the scent I thought I felt coming from my parents.

"Aurora!"

Ignoring the call coming from my best friend, Julia, I ran faster than I ever did in my life, sensing danger was coming towards my parents.

Running into the woods, I had no mood to care about the bruises the branches left on me. All I had in my heart was to find my parents sooner.

As long as Alpha and Luna were alive, our pack would have faith to unite against the enemy. We still have the hope to win!

The scent of my father was getting closer. I could smell the blood but meanwhile, I could also feel his heartbeat. He was alive!

Before I could excitedly call out to my father who was finally in my sight, I witnessed something gruesome.

A horrific scene that would taint my mind for the rest of my life.

In the center of the woods, a large grey Wolf cruelly tore his head off.

I felt my heart getting ripped into pieces as I watched my father's head roll to the ground and blood spurted. It stopped to look in my direction and his eyes were still wide open, as if telling me to run.

"NO! Daddy!"

A heartbreaking scream came out of my mouth, scattering the crows that had been waiting on the branches. The big bad Wolf heard my scream and turned to look at me. Those blue eyes! They were very familiar.

'Aurora, you need to run as fast as you can. Run! We are losing the war. I can't –' The distress-sounding voice heard in my head came from Julia. I felt my blood frozen when I felt the sharp pain in my chest.

And that pain probably came from Julia. I could not breathe. I felt suffocated.

"Julia? Julia! No! Please, no!"

Tears burst out when I sensed our link disappearing as that only meant one possibility. I lost my best friend forever. I shouldn't have left her alone.

Remorse and pain rushed my mind, I wiped away my tears and looked up with only hate in my eyes. This damn big bad Wolf. He must be the leader of this attack.

I had to kill him!

However, when the big bad Wolf came closer to me, I couldn't help but take steps back feared by his strong aura. For the millionth time, I cursed my inability to take my Wolf form to fight back.

"Please, Wolf. Help me to shift. Help me fight!"

I slipped down on the wet grassy ground covered with broken body parts. Struggling to stand up, I was frozen to see that grey Wolf shifted back to his human form. I balled my fists as I recognised that face.

Logan Charming! The Cursed Prince and my damn fiancé.

I felt anger boiling in my veins, but I could only turn and run away, knowing well that I could not fight him only in my Human form.

After all, he was already recognised as the strongest creature in this world. A feared one.

"Aurora! Stop!"

Dropping his calling behind me, I ran with all my might. Though I couldn't shift, I never lost to any wolves in speed. The whole border was already heavily guarded by his men and there was only one place that I might find a silver lining.

I gasped as I stopped and took a look down from the cliff. The river was rushing and at some point, it started to rain heavily in the sky. Beans of rain hit me but except for escaping, I felt nothing.

"Aurora, please stop. You need to listen to me. I can explain." Logan Charming had caught up with me.

"Explain? You killed my parents! I saw everything. You murderer!" I scoffed as I turned around to look at him. Seeing that face again brought back the image of my father's tragic death. I gritted my teeth.

"Aurora, do not take any steps further. You'll fall down the cliff. Come to me. I can explain." He seemed to care about my safety. Hmph, another trick to fool people. I wouldn't let him fool me as he fooled my father.

"Shut up and get away from me. I hate you, Logan Charming." I looked at him with hateful eyes, "Listen, Logan Charming, I reject our engagement and I will kill you even if I come back to be a ghost. I'll bite you to death!"

"No! Aurora!!"

Ignoring his heart-breaking calling, I closed my eyes as I jumped down the cliff facing the night starry sky.

I didn't know if it was the right decision. But there was only one thing I was sure of.

That I would definitely want to kill Logan Charming with my hands if I survived the fall.

I prayed to the Moon Goddess for her protection and to give me one chance to fight for justice.

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Three Years Later.

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(Charming's POV)

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As the moon rose high in the darken sky, I looked up hoping that what I feared most did not happen. I was not a religious person to begin with. But from what I have learnt, Werewolves are protected by the Moon Goddess who watches over her creation.

Well, I guess I could be one of her creations. A defect creation for sure.

Looking up at the sky, I whispered a little prayer, "Moon Goddess, wherever you are, if she is alive, keep her safe. Bring her back to me."

"Who are you talking to, my Prince?"

Oh, I had forgotten about the women I had sex with last night. Two very sexy-looking women were standing at the door of my balcony. Not wearing a single piece of cloth.

"Do you come here often, my Prince? Exclusive penthouse it is. Are you going to take us to your castle next?" her bronze skin shimmered under the small light coming from the room. She looked at me hopeful that I would make her one of my permanent women to f*ck each night.

Not a chance. The relationship was not my thing.

"Leave. Both of you. Take that chance."

"But my Prince, the night is still young," the other one giggled and took steps closer to me. She was good with her hands that went down to my hardness.

I moaned with desire and lost myself to those women touching me. Again.

I closed my eyes and saw a glimpse of that horrible night again come back to my mind. The scene where Aurora was determined to jump off the cliff came before my eyes. She got it all wrong.

A misunderstanding that might have cost her life.

I had ordered all my men to search for her. Everywhere around where she had fallen down. For days and many nights, the people of Mystic Town gathered to locate her body. But nothing was found.

They all said she had died, and it hurt my Wolf deeply. That hurt was making it hard for me to fulfill my sexual desire. It was as if no woman out there could truly satisfy my needs.

A hole felt in my heart. And I have tried to fill it up to feel whole again.

Since Roman Regalia's death, all the supernatural creatures started to fear me, and I was the one elected to be their Alpha King. Out of fear and not out of respect.

And I felt myself getting stronger at each full moon cycle. The craving for Human blood heightened at the full moon cycle. That time was near. Too soon.

The Supreme King of the Humans as well as all the supernatural creatures had also agreed for a Human Prince like me to sit at the throne for Alpha King of the Werewolves. A ridiculous thought at first.

But my Father had convinced them that I was able to restore balance for all beings. A belief that was not mine.

My friend, Hector laughed at the idea, particularly when he had seen the other side of me when I turned into the hideous monster that killed mercilessly. A secret that my Father tried his best to keep hidden from our Supreme Council.

The monster in me controlled my body and made me do things that I refused to do. I could feel it was getting stronger. I could feel I was losing myself.

My pain and headaches had gotten more intense. Every full moon, I had to hunt to keep myself alive and pain-free. I had become a true monster, a cursed one.

"My Prince, what are you doing?" one of the women I was f*cking asked me as I thrust deep inside of her not caring if it would hurt. The other woman was already unconscious by our side.

"I'm sorry. I'll make sure your family will be cared for" Those were the words I would say before I suck their blood dry, making them lifeless. Some of them would survive but most otherwise.

I hated myself. I hated the curse.

But I knew there was no hope for me.

I don't think the Moon Goddess would give me a second mate.

That night three years ago, I lost my cure forever.

*****

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(Aurora's POV)

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"Congratulations to be one of the NightShades, Rory."

I wiped the sweat off my forehead as Luke walked towards me while applauding. He was the one who happened to save me at the bottom of the cliff three years ago. And Rory is my new name now.

I was no longer interested in being Aurora Regalia. She was dead to my people and dead to me.

I trained myself day and night, not daring to slack off a bit. Just to win a chance. A chance for me to get what I wanted most.

Revenge.

"Thanks, Luke. Could not have been where I am today without your help." I smiled and walked towards him while holding a set of knives in each hand, "Fight me."

My Wolf answered my calls when I fell down the cliff three years ago. It heard my call. Roxy was her name. I thought I was crazy hearing voices in my head.

The shift came like a flash, and I needed time to get used to it. Fortunately, Luke found me on the ground where I had fallen down. He hid me where no one could find me.

A hidden cave that I never knew existed in Mystic Town.

"Focus, Rory. I can see your mind is wandering somewhere else," he said after taking control of one of my knives.

He was fast but I was faster. It did not take long for me to get my knife back while we were both on the ground. His strong body was on top of mine. The closeness of our warm bodies touching each other was making me breathless. Luke was indeed a good-looking Werewolf but he was not my mate.

Though my wolf Roxy still expected someone as our own mate, I was sure it would no longer be my focus in life.

Even after I killed Logan, all that would be left of my life was to run away.

As the moon rose high in the pitch-dark Woods of Purple Mountain, my eyes gleamed with what others called it to be an eerie luminous of grey shades.

My transformation into my Wolf form then began, cracking my bones and muscles shifting beneath my skin. It was no longer a painful experience for me.

Luke got up and transformed into his Wolf. A large brown-coloured Wolf with yellow eyes. A well-known Rogue Wolf that led the NightShades. It was a delightful sight to watch him shift.

I no longer feared the pain of the body contorted and twisted as I morphed into a white Wolf with sharp fangs showing my strength.

Legend said I was special. A white Wolf was a rare type and said to be powerful. I hoped I would be powerful enough to bring Logan down. I heard he was getting more powerful out there pretending to be the righteous Alpha King.

That thought angered me. As I jumped on Luke to bring him down, he pulled my arms to put me down again. 'You are slow. Focus, Rory.'

'Who are you calling slow, Luke?' I kicked his knee and rolled him over to the side. We fought each other trying to make one of us call the fight to end. I love to win.

I ended our little game by kicking his abdomen, making him fall off into the river. A moment later, he got out of the water in his Human form. Naked. Hot and sexy.

I smiled in my Human form while seated on a large rock formation waiting for him to walk closer to me. "I won and I would like my prize now"

"Prize?" he chuckled and stood in between my legs. I loved the way he caressed my lips with his thumb. "The prize is what you seek for many months. A way to get closer to Logan Charming and fulfill your destiny to kill him. Do you like this prize?"

The smile froze on my face, and I asked him to repeat his words, "Come again?"

"You heard me. We got a way into Rivera Castle. And you, will be sent on this assassination mission."

No amount of rhetoric was enough to describe how excited I was. After the tough days of three years, I finally got what I wanted.

I made a slight smile as I looked up at the moon. I was grateful to the Goddess for keeping me alive. So that I could earn this chance to kill my enemy in person.

'It's time to take your blood to atone for all the sins, Logan.'

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(Charming's POV)

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Out in the city of Rivera, in a crowded place. There I was standing at a corner of a building waiting for a cold-blooded creature with skin that would glow like sparkles, to meet me.

Fine! I was exaggerating. They don't sparkle. They just have nice skin with a natural glow. A creature that would not have a heartbeat or warmth to touch.

F*cking Vampires! Hated them but in my desperate times, I needed their help.

"Charming. Pleasure to meet you." His hair was perfectly in its position even if a tornado hit the town. Fair and smooth skin that was said they would not be eaten by time. Endless beauty remained in the same age as when they were turned into creatures with fangs.

No! I was not jealous. Being a furry large animal that could eventually grow old, and die was not a bad option.

OK, I was just kidding! Life was never meant to be fair.

"Do you have what I need?" I asked while avoiding any direct eye contact. I did not want him to mess up with my already messed up mind.

The myth about Vampires' ability to glamour their way through your brain was accurate. And sometimes I wondered if they glamoured their way to make others think or see them as the most attractive creatures among the supernatural beings.

"Full moon tonight. Are you not supposed to be locked in your golden cage, my Prince?"

If only I could kill this idiotic Vampire, I would do so a long time ago.

"Clark, give me the damn potion!" I hissed my words to him in anger.

"You can't go on like this, Logan. You need to find a true cure for what you are having. This potion is just a temporary fix to ease your pain. It is not the solution" Clark got closer to me to whisper, "If it is not for Hector asking me for a favour, I would not give you this potion. It has its side effects."

"Stop lecturing me. Here's the money. Bring me another batch the next time we meet, Clark. And next time, don't be late."

"Charming, don't take so much of it. You'll get addicted and your condition will worsen."

I heard him but had chosen to ignore his warnings. Without the potion, I would be in excruciating pain beyond words to explain. And he was right, I needed to get back to my golden cage before midnight!

A little secret of mine that only my family and close friends knew what was wrong with me. And the cure to my curse was long gone in this life.

It was another full moon. The darkness locked inside me was growing even stronger.

I didn't know how much longer I could hold on. .

*****

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(Aurora's POV)

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After a few days of preparation, I finally embarked on my journey of vengeance.

A trusted contact for the NightShades had arranged for me to be a maid at the Old Royal Palace of Rivera. Where Logan was said to be living with his pack of Werewolves.

A maid? Never had I thought I would be one in this life.

My mission was to end King of Rivera's life. King Lance Charming was an easy target for me. I could get that mission done by the end of the week. But I have another mission on my own.

That would be to poison Logan and kill his father in front of his own eyes.

It was said Logan had taken over as the new Alpha King directly after my father's death. He told everyone my dead father was attacked from within and he was there trying to save them. People believed his bullshit but I would never forget what happened that night.

He killed my father and pretended to be the good one huh? I would tear his mask off, showing the world what kind of beast he was. He wasn't qualified to be this king!

I would make him feel the pain of losing his own father as I had felt when he ended my father's life. Blood for blood.

I had to disguise my looks to become a maid. The colour of my hair changed from red to black. I kind of like the look I was seeing in the mirror.

With coloured lenses, I changed my eye colour from grey to brown. My fair skin was covered with a tanned cream to make it more looking like the people of Rivera.

Sitting in the car, I swallowed the pill before I arrived at Rivera. Luke gave it to me and said it could change my scent from being tracked. But the effect could only last for a week at most.

The Palace of Rivera was enormous and magnificent, and several guards were manning every entrance of the palace.

The one for the workers and maids like me was an entrance at the side of the palace. I waited patiently in the car for the guard to check on my documents.

"Rory Romania," the guard called my new name. I nodded and gave him a smile. "Are you from Rivera? Which town is that?"

"From Hilla. Quite a long ride for me to reach the palace" I had answers memorised in my head anticipating those who would check on my background.

"Hilla. A small town" he then made a call to someone before allowing me to enter. I gasped seeing what was behind the large gate. The palace was magnificent looking. Well-kept and strong.

It would not be easy for me to get out of the place after I ended Logan and his father's lives. Most likely I would get caught.

I did not care about that. I wanted justice for my family!

"Rory Romania, you're assigned to the Stardom Court."

The voice of the supervisor pulled me out of my thoughts. The Stardom Court? How could it be? The contact clearly told me I'd be placed at the Central Palace to facilitate my approach to the King.

"Are you sure you're not wrong?" I asked hurriedly.

"How dare you question me?" The Supervisor gave me a disgusted look while touching his bulging purse, "Does an omega like you even think you're qualified to serve the nobles in the Central Palace?"

Disgusting scum! He was bribed to give someone else the position that should have been given to me. How dare him!

I tried to argue but was pushed to the ground by the guards, some of the maids around me covered their mouths snickering, "I heard that the Stardom Court is the most remote place here. Once you are placed there, you will never have a chance to meet His Majesty. She's really unlucky."

I gritted my teeth and wanted to fight back but I had to calm down when the royal warriors passed by. It was too early to reveal my strength. I could only lower my head and follow the guide to the Stardom Court.

The room I was given was smaller than the bathroom at my destroyed home in Mystic Town. I rolled my eyes and laid my back on the bed. I needed to think while I rested. The original plan was disrupted, and I needed to find another way to approach King Lance.

The task time wasn't limitless. I need to act as soon as I can!

That night was a full moon, my wolf was somehow restless, and I had to go out to find a place for running. Just before I was ready to shift, I heard a horrible roaring and a strange scent appealed to my Wolf.

'Roxy, what is it?' I asked my Wolf for I did not understand what it was I felt.

'Follow that sound. It is pulling me close.'

'What? What is pulling us closer?' I was curious but Roxy didn't explain a lot. I decided to trust my Wolf.

Following that, I walked carefully into the night, and then an old metal door appeared before our eyes. It seemed to be a hidden dungeon. Creepy.

It took me a moment to open the door. And as I slowly stepped down the stairs, the tantalizing scent got stronger. Roxy got excited and even wanted me to shift.

I didn't have the mind to listen to her, because I had come to the bottom and saw the bloodied-looking man being locked inside a golden cage.

I didn't need even a second to recognize that face. Logan Charming, the man I swore to kill.

I should have been happy to find my enemy so quickly, but my heart was quivering as my wolf Roxy told me something that was enough to crumble my world.

'He is our mate, Aurora.'