Episode 3

A woman with golden blonde hair, a smile both enchanting and shy at once; her aura shone bright amid the throngs of people on the dance floor. She moved with an adorable, clumsy grace that made me laugh, and even from a distance, her scent—exciting and perfect—reached me. Then she opened her eyes, and with my sight, I saw the blue depths within them...

"Demetrius... Something's happened..." Matthias speaks, but I can't take my eyes off her.

"That woman..." I point towards the dance floor, and he searches.

"Which one... There are so many people there."

"The one in the blue dress with blonde hair..."

He looks forward and can't see her—why does she only appear to me? I look ahead, and something catches my eye: her gaze is filled with fear, and an odd sensation chills my body, raising goosebumps all over.

"There's something wrong..."

I leave the VIP area, head outside, and the locale, a scent unlike any I've smelt before makes my wolf stir within me—on the edge of my subconscious, it whispers: "Our Luna..." The sensation is so overwhelming it makes me nauseous...

"Demetrius..."

"I don't know..." I try to reach out to her mentally, but all I see is red. I feel her emotions—she is terrified—a feeling I can't comprehend... I descend the stairs, inhaling deeply as I search for her scent, trying to reestablish our mental connection, but there's no response. As the Alpha Supreme, I should have dominion over all beings, but not with her...

Matthias and Virginia move down with me. Many bow as they see me, others clear the path, and I catch her scent again, just a glimpse of her exiting through the club's door.

"Demetrius... What is happening..."

Virginia speaks, but I am at a loss myself. I step out of the club, her scent stronger outdoors. I smell fear—her fear—and suddenly, her pain.

"There's something wrong, Matthias..." I say to my Beta, who stands alert, his companion by his side.

I strengthen our mental connection, feeling her overwhelming fear and agony. Searching for the source, I detect the scent of death...

"He's here..." Virginia speaks and bolts into a transformation, prompting me, Matthias, and three other guards to transform as well.

We run together, and the feeling in my chest burns. I must control myself to prevent succumbing to the darkness of fear...

As we reach an alley, we hear a male voice screaming...

"No... No... You..." Virginia reaches us first, and as she closes in, the specter vanishes like the last time.

She growls out loud in frustration.

"Noooo..."

I come to her side and see the woman. She isn't dead; her heart still beats, albeit feebly, while Virginia stays beside me, Matthias steps out of the alley.

I pick her up, her scent of coconut intoxicating, and my wolf howls in my head... LUNA... LUNA...

"She's still alive, take her to the family clinic as fast as possible."

I speak, and Virginia, transformed back, hurries with her to our waiting car.

Transforming back into my human form, Matthias approaches, offering me fresh clothes.

"Here, sir, again we're close by."

"Yes, but she's not dead. She's frail but alive," I say, heading towards another car waiting for me.

"What happened, Demetrius?" he asks.

"I don't know, I've never felt anything so strong. Her emotions were mine, yet I couldn't see what she saw."

"Maybe she's a human..."

"She's everything but human. Her animal is there—I felt something powerful—but I don't know what it is."

We arrive at the family hospital, and Virginia appears, finishing dressing.

"Where is she..."

"The doctor's finishing all procedures," she reports.

Her scent fills my nostrils, and I force myself to stay put.

"Alpha..." a woman speaks as she enters the room. "I'm Rafaela, the doctor, and the lady you brought in is stable. She is weak but will do well; she just needs to rest, and she'll be fine as soon as she wakes up."

"May I see her?" I ask.

"Yes, sir, this way..."

She leads me to the room where the woman rests, my Lycanthrope stirring within, dizzying me. As I enter, I'm struck by the sight of the most celestial and perfect being.

Her golden blonde hair, skin as white as snow, beautiful freckles, perfect body, and her scent... Ah, it's perfect...

I sit by her side, smooth her hair, adjusting a few stray strands, feel her heartbeat as if in sync with mine. I notice a burn mark on her wrist, a blemish on the other, cursed specter...

Virginia and Matthias enter the room, watching me.

"I can hear your thoughts, Matthias..." I say, because I heard many questions in his head—why am I sitting, touching her hair? Even I don't know...

"Alpha, the doctor said about the burns and the blemish—they're treated, and in time, they'll heal," Virginia informs.

"What is she..." Matthias wonders.

"I have no idea," I reply when something else grabs my attention—a thought that's neither mine nor my friends'. I look at the woman before me and stand abruptly...

"Demetrius... what is it..."

I see a wolf, flames engulfing its form. It's not my vision—the darkness and the fiery wolf approach me. My wolf becomes so agitated within that I grasp the edge of the bed to avoid falling... her scent is overpowering, the vision of the flaming wolf so omnipotent that I kneel down, my wolf cowering in silence.

"Demetrius..." I hear Matthias speak, trying to sever the connection with the woman in front of me, but it's like quicksand, drawing me in deeper by the second, and I collapse.

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