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ARTEMISIA

A loud bang woke me up from my slumber and I sat up on the bed. I rubbed at my eyes and I let out a moan as my temple throbbed.

My eyes were puffy. I didn't need a mirror to see how horrible I looked at the moment and it seemed as though I had cried myself to sleep.

Gazing around the room, my brows creased as I noticed the curtains were drawn apart. Because, most times, I often slept with my windows covered.

Perhaps, it was Julie. I was certain she had been in the room whilst I was asleep.

I lurched as the door went ajar abruptly.

"Julie!"

"What now?" I murmured with a glare.

"We are under attack." She said breathlessly.

"A-attack?" I stuttered, sitting up straight on the bed.

"Ye…"

The door unhinged before she could finish her statement.

I tilted my brows as I gazed at her, then at the people who had barged into the room.

Five men stood staring back at me.

Why was it all the time I had a problem with Sin that we'd be under attack?

Without answering my question as it was known to me alone, out of the five that barged into the room, two surged forward.

"They are just women!" One of the attackers, a lanky man with blond hair and a blotchy face, guffawed.

"Which means they are weaklings." Another added. He had a buzzcut and stubbles on his cheeks.

The five men burst out laughing.

As I gazed at them more, I was certain they were werewolves.

Aside from the dark aura oozing out of them, they each had an inkling inscribed on the hand before their wrists. Just like the weird design on Sin's back.

He had said it was the mark of his pack.

I noticed the mark in the two that moved towards me, and I was sure it would be in the rest as well.

Maybe from another pack. I didn't think the ones that Sin had fought with would ever dare come back considering what had been done to their leader that had personally come to attack me.

"How about you have a taste of what these women can do?!" Julie snarled.

I gasped as Julie yanked my hand suddenly and shoved me backward, and then crouched in front of me.

Frowning, I gaze at her and at the stance she had taken.

She sounded like she was ready to kick some ass, but I know Julie. She was all mouth which seldom put her in trouble.

Also, she was lucky to get away with most of the things all the time.

"Stay behind me," Julie ordered, her eyes didn't leave the men who were now in front of her.

"Step back, Miss. We are here only for the lady. No one needs to get hurt and we don't need to fight as well." The teenage boy in the group said.

His slate grey eyes darkened as he gazed at me and I shivered.

I shouldn't be scared of them. They didn't even look as powerful as the ones that came before. Those ones had a witch with them whilst this, they had none.

I was scared shitless. At the same time, I didn't want to show it.

They wanted me.

I was not surprised. I was wanted as well the last time. I believed I was used to it now, seeing as I was the one to fulfill the prophecy.

But I thought all the werewolves would be happy as there was only a moon available for the entire universe.

They should be happy I was assigned the task of bringing it back. Rather, they weren't. They preferred to capture me rather than see me help them.

During one of the pack meetings, it had been stated that opposing packs weren't as affected as the Blue Moon pack.

Again, since they saw the effect the moon had on the Blue Moon Pack, they were attempting to evade it so as to take over the pack if they succeeded in conquering it.

The Blue Moon Pack werewolves were at their worst. They were mostly powered by the full moon.

Even though they weren't entirely weak, they wouldn't be able to face an opponent who was slightly stronger than them.

Presently, it was the witch that was doing all the fighting. It was a good thing they had such people in the pack.

"We don't want to hurt you."

I was snapped out of my thoughts by another growl from Julie.

I gazed around as I didn't see her in front of me anymore.

Then, I followed the startled look on the face of the intruders in front of me.

Slinking back, I shrieked.

My heart palpitated and I stuttered as I sighted a panther.

"J-Julie?"

She gazed at me with large green eyes and purred.

"Oh my goodness, Julie! How is this you?!"