Episode 2

My father is a werewolf, 120 years old, named Maximiliano. My mother is a witch, 105 years old, named Safira. My father was 65 when he found his mate; honestly, I never imagined I would reach that age to find mine, though it might be due to my gender.

Maximiliano.

Safira.

Yes, they look young for their age, but what can I say?

I am the fourth of five siblings; my older brother is the alpha of our pack, the Waning Moon. His name is Camilo, and he is 50 years old. He was lucky to meet his moon soon after he transformed. He has two children, one who is 30 and another who is 25, both around my age.

My second and third brothers are twins, although they don’t resemble each other at all. Their names are Lucian and Lucios; like their birth, their names are almost identical. They are both 40 years old. My brother Lucian found his mate at 22, while Lucios didn’t find his until he was 30. Both have three children each, which is ironic.

Then there’s my sister Melina. She is 22 years old and, like me, hasn’t found her mate.

I must say I am the only hybrid in my family; all my brothers are werewolves, so I am the only odd one out. My three older brothers are alphas of their own packs, and my sister is engaged to be the moon of the Blood Moon pack, where my first love happens to be. We all have childhood loves, and he is mine.

We are known as Donceles, a term used to conceal our origins because can you imagine what would happen if humans knew what we were? They would hunt us, just as they did centuries ago. According to legend, a wolf rebelled against his pack and was cast out. He began to wander in his wild form. One day, starving, he stumbled upon a flock of sheep and, without hesitation, began to devour them. The shepherd hurled a silver-tipped spear, managing to injure him. When he approached to see if the wolf was dead, the creature had already transformed back into human form, and shortly after, he died. The shepherd then told a doctor how he had killed the man, and out of fear, the doctor reported to the king, which led to a hunt. But the king realized he could not fight against them due to their strength and speed, so he began to take measures and discovered that only silver could kill us.

Thus, we evolved and learned to hide.

Our pack is located in Italy, and my brothers' packs are there as well.

Let me tell you a bit about myself and my childhood love.

When I was born, my father handed over the control of the pack to my older brother. By that time, his eldest son—my nephew—was already 5 years old, and his wife was about to give birth again. So, my father decided to entrust complete command to my brother, and my parents started to travel, of course, with me in tow. When I was 10, we went for a visit. My parents had some friends in North America, so we spent a year there. During that time, I met my father’s friends’ eldest son, Estefano, who was 14. My father thought it would be nice to arrange a betrothal between him and my sister, who was just 7 at the time. The alpha, Jackson—so named—agreed to the betrothal, but only on the condition that if his son did not find his mate by the time he turned 30, then the arrangement would proceed.

So it was settled, but at that time, for some reason, I found myself attracted to the young man. He was a natural warrior, and we became the best of friends. One day, out of the blue, I asked him a question.

… I remember …

William: Estefano, what would you like your mate to be like?

He was munching on an apple when I asked, and he chewed thoughtfully before replying.

Estefano: Hmm, I don’t know. I like beautiful women, but for my moon, I’d want her to be a blonde with breathtaking curves and big boobs to massage.

He said this with a teasing grin, which made me blush, but before I could ask anything further, he continued.

Estefano: "But if it's an omega, forget it. I don't like male omegas at all; they only serve one purpose, which is to spread their legs. But well, you'll understand that when you’re older, right now, little one, we need to go train."

He smiled at me, grabbed my cheeks, and pulled me by the arm toward the training field.

...end of the memory:...

But my heart ached, and I didn’t know why. All I knew was that Estefano's words had left me feeling down. Still, months later, we returned to Italy because there were issues between the packs. So here I continued my life; we communicated through phone calls, but our friendship changed quite a bit when my transformation happened. When I met Kiran, I realized that our friendship was no longer possible, so I stopped answering his calls and any other means of communication with him. After school, my brothers consumed all my remaining time of the day.

They trained me until I lost my original omega body; I am taller than all of them, my body is much more athletic, and I also learned to conceal my scent, a skill I alone possess thanks to my mother’s teachings.

When Estefano turned 25, his father passed the pack leadership to him. We were all invited, but I decided not to go, blaming it on university.

When I turned 23, I started an open relationship with my brother’s beta. In a moment of carelessness, my heat hit, and I didn’t have any suppressants available, so the only one who could help calm my desires was him. I seduced him, and he went into heat too, and well, that’s where it all began. He knows we can’t have something serious because, even if he doesn’t want to admit it, he’s waiting for his destined partner just like I am. But for now, we’re having some fun, ha ha.

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