rouded in obscurity to the world. Only supernatural beings are privy to its location. Surrounded by towering walls atop inaccessible cliffs, it stands as one of the safe

ns have dwelt there since they were banished from the celestial

by the most fearsome and ruthless Alpha to have ever lived, a reason in itself why no one dares to approach the place. He is called the Cursed Alpha because he has never

e and wealth with which it is furnished, there lies an enormous bed where a man rests in deep

time? Why do you disappear every full moon?" The burly man who had burst into the room was now heading for a corner, clearly intending to find someone

rong and imposing man sat up in it. His hair was blond, his eyes gr

'm exhausted from the long journey

s he approached the bed with slow steps, his face etch

orm into a human for quite some t

s side, bombarding him with a flurry of questions. "When

with slow and weary steps, while his brother Enril followed him, still star

for you to rouse me so early?" Aren as

elders demandi

; Aren would not speak of what happened until he decided it was time. Nevertheless, he was overjoyed that Aren had finally ma

how it is; the elders are insistent on holdin

und my mate," stated Alpha Aren f

her here?" Enril as

or a moment before re

he's your mate then?" his

ents, and she can smell

xteen," Enril reminded him seriously. "Aren, tell me right now

eing his brother's baffled expression. "I know what you've just said is true,

nowing Aren never lied to him. "W

she is yet," Aren re

is little Luna. He needed to watch over her and protect her from a distance. He had wa

Enril, seeing his silence. "Is tha

er. "Yes, the very moment I first smelt her scent ju

ing him, asked, "Really? Are you pulling my leg?" He

n it all happened, replied, "I don't know... I assumed it would be som

u turned into a human? Astonishin

id nothing more than smell her and-poof!-I was a huge human. And d

? Turn into a human and we'll sort

m to know yet; I could put her in dan

nril not understand the part about not endangering his little Luna and

you're acting like Oto. Have you

N

ough thoroughly. You must protect your Luna so that the enemies don't disco

Aren replied,

hrough with

es

deal with all the problems and schemes of the elders. For years they had been asking Aren to let them perform the ceremony to find

r other half? Why would you let them go thro

th my Luna by my side, they won't be able to find me a mate with

r, you're very clever. This way they won't be ab

t there somewhere, which is very dangerous," Aren remember

he

who she is," he paused, then added,

of hurting his older brother terrified him; he was the only family he had, and he didn't know what he'd do without him

Aren aske

my powers, not since Mum died. I might erase your entire mem

you sugge

your

t power? I don

it. But you have a great power, and with it, you can ensure they can't read you

atively. He has vague memories of what he is being told bu

lop this power? No one

do. But on the other hand, he believed that if his older brother could develop the immense power inherited from their parents, perhaps he could break

an't let them find out where she is. And tell them

. Everything would be easier if you showed yourse

no; doing that would pu