New beginning

Atasha’s Point of View

I could barely sleep right now knowing Elijah Montreal was lying beside me. I was facing sideways and I was beyond nervous. I was afraid that once I fell asleep, I would wake up with my hands and feet tied once again . . . just like what happened in the forest during the full moon.

I couldn’t put my guard down and let him take advantage of me once again! But my eyelids were heavy, seem so tired that I was slowly falling asleep.

Atasha, wake yourself up! Elijah might take advantage of this situation. Do not give up! I was thinking aloud but then I heard Elijah’s quiet snore.

“Oh, he is deeply asleep?” I muttered to myself.

I was a bit irritated for some reason.

“Elijah? Are you awake?” I asked softly.

I was testing if he was really asleep so I tried to ask him again. He didn’t respond, still snoring on his position. Alright then, perhaps I could sleep now without worrying that he would tie me up and do things like what he did in the forest . . .

“Elijah? If you’re listening, don’t do any weird things, alright?” I said and yawned.

Finally, I surrendered to my sleep hormones and slowly, my eyes shut.

I found myself in a dream . . . I was with my family. Astrid and I were playing outside on the Bermuda grass, sharing laughter. We were so happy, thrilled and living that day to the fullest. I couldn’t contain the happiness inside my chest as I watched my twin sister jumping up and down, holding me in the hands while we spun around, and giggling as if nothing would ever tear us apart. Suddenly, the rain poured and we had no other choice but to go back home.

I woke up to a cold atmosphere embracing my whole body. I could hear the downpour from the outside as it produced a loud noise from the roof. I grabbed the duvet but a lot of it seemed to be taken by Elijah. I eagerly pulled some of it for me to cover myself up and keep me warm.

“You’re a future Alpha, Elijah, give this duvet to your future Luna,” I muttered to myself.

I then felt his chest from my back, as I was still sleeping in a sideways position. My breath hitched when I felt his right arm resting around my waist, and his crouch touching my rear as he moved closer to me.

“Elijah, what are you doing?” I asked. He didn’t answer and I could only hear his soft snore. “Are you awake?”

Again, he did not say anything. His warm breath lingered on my skin and I could feel a little bit of his upper lip brushing against my nape. Panic went through me, heart pounding so aggressively inside my chest which caused my breathing to be ragged. I couldn’t hold this position anymore and needed to shift my weight to the other side. But I couldn’t face him as it might be so awkward.

So in the end, I slowly stood up to sit down on the bed but I was startled when Elijah immediately grabbed me on my waist.

“Where are you going? You can’t escape from me.” He groaned in his husky and bedroom voice.

I found myself lying backwards on his chest. It was truly uncomfortable for me to lie on his body. I breathed heavily and gathered all my courage to slowly turned around, making sure he would not wake up but as I tried to do so, his hand snaked into my waist and now, I was lying on top of him, hands on his chest and eyes widened as I stared at his sleeping face.

“Elijah?” I called his name to see if he was already awake.

But he was still snoring. I sighed and had no other choice but to keep in this awkward position. I slowly moved my feet back to the bed while his hands were still wrapped around my waist.

I looked at him for a moment. Gradually, I couldn’t help but to feel sleepy again. I surrendered and just slept on top of him, head resting on his broad chest as we breathed in rhythm. His body alone was warm enough to keep me comfortable on this rainy night.

“Good night, my mettle, Elijah.” I uttered and closed my eyes, feeling his body warmth slowly embracing my entire body.

***

The sunlight beaming from the window hit my face which made me wake up from a deep hibernation. I scratched my eyes and let out a sigh as I looked at the window where I could see a lot of trees, and birds chirping on it.

I was about to stretch my arms and looked upwards, but then a gasp escaped my lips when I saw Elijah’s face close to mine.

He slowly opened his eyes and smiled. “Good morning, mettle. How long have you been staring at me, while I was sleeping?” Then he gave me a wide grin.

I rolled my eyes, and was about to get up from his chest when I felt something that poked me from behind.

“Elijah, what is that?” I exclaimed.

He then replied, “Don’t mind it. It’s normal to us, male werewolves, every morning.” He chuckled.

To make the situation worse, he wrapped his arms around me to prevent me from getting up and so I felt his sex pressed even more to my rear, and I could really confirm how hard he was right now!

“What are you doing?!” I said nervously.

My breath caught and felt the anxiety in my stomach when he planted soft kisses at the back of my neck. It was warm, soft and enticing and it brought shivers all over my body.

“I just want to give some good morning kisses to my future Luna. I’m trying to practice as a good husband so you better get used to it. Alright, baby?” he asked. His hands then slowly rubbed my thighs and his kisses got deeper and deeper which made me feel a familiar sensation building up deep within me.

His sinful lips brushed down to my shoulder, and clavicle. I swallowed hard as I felt the tension rising through my body.

I gasped when I felt his hand traveled down my belly button and gently stroked it. He traced circles on it and then went down to the lower part of my belly. I couldn’t stop myself from letting out a soft moan when he started touching me, down there, with his fingers that resulted in me feeling a bolt of heat in my body.

I shut my eyes, bit my lower lip and surrendered to this thing he initiated. My toes curled, my hips unintentionally following the same motion he was doing and letting out soft moans under my breath.

“E-Elijah . . .” I caught my breath and arched my back. I felt something inside of me that wanted to burst out.

It was as if that was Elijah’s cue, he rubbed his fingers against my sex in a fast way. I bit my lower lip, trying to suppress my moan but couldn’t hold it anymore when I felt something was ready to erupt inside of me. And when it happened, I felt the bullet of sweat forming on my forehead and found myself catching my breath.

“Elijah, I need to go to the toilet,” I said, panicking when I realized what had just happened. I rose to my feet and ran to the bathroom so I could pee.

When I was doing my business, I gathered all my courage to go out of the bathroom and found Elijah still lying on the bed without any shift on. My breath hitched when my eyes scanned through his physique. I had to admit that it was, indeed, a gorgeous sight in the morning.

Now I finally understood why Clarence was head over heels to him. In fact, most female werewolves were drooling over him. I guess, it had something to do with Elijah Montreal’s irresistible sex appeal.

The curve of his muscles, broad chest, his six- pack abs, and the v- shape line from his abdomen . . . all of it was so firm that it seemed like those were begging to be touched.

This was the only time that I got to see his body clearly. I wasn’t able to concentrate looking at it back in the forest, and it was night by that moment. I gulped as the more I scanned his body, the more I felt a bolt of unnamed emotion inside of me that wanted to devour him . . .

Shit! My thoughts were supposed to be pure!

My gaze went to his sex, which was undeniably enormous right now that he was only wearing a tiny piece of boxer shorts.

“Mettle, are you hungry? Do you want to eat?” he asked, his tone strangely seductive.

I looked away, panicking as I was afraid that he caught me gawking at him. “Y- Yeah . . . I’m so hungry right now! I want to eat that—” I palmed my face.

What the hell were you saying, Atasha? You wanted to eat what?!

“Okay then. Let me check the White witch’s kitchen and see if there is something I can cook for breakfast,” he said and stood right away.

I watched his every move and gasped when he went straight to the kitchen without wearing anything except for his boxer shorts.

I followed him, eyes pinned on his firm ass that seemed to be so inviting.

“Hey, how about you wear comfortable clothes first?” I asked nervously.

“I’m fine with this, Atasha. I am more comfortable wearing nothing except my boxers. You have to get used to it from now on,” he replied.

I shook my head and swallowed so hard. Yeah, it seemed fine with him to flaunt his almost naked body . . . but did he ever think if it was fine with me?

Atasha Greene, this will be the view that would greet your eyes every morning . . . seeing the shirtless Elijah while preparing food for you . . . walking around with only his boxers on, and flexing his firm muscles whenever he does household chores . . .

I better get used to this thing and act normally, I uttered to myself even though in reality, I was already squealing from the inside.

“Do you want eggs?” He asked as he started preparing the food.

“Yeah, I love eggs . . .” I said that made him chuckle a bit.

“Hmm, how about a sausage? Do you like them big, don’t you?” he asked curiously.

I gasped and panicked a bit for some weird reason.

“Yes, I like sausage . . . the big ones are alright,” I said and coughed a bit.

Instead of letting these weird thoughts whirl through my head, I volunteered to help so I could be useful. He asked me to slice some vegetables. I tried to slice some, but all I could do was sigh as I couldn’t even do it properly.

“Hey, mettle. Let me teach you how to properly hold the knife.”

He stood up behind me and helped me how to properly hold the knife. I badly wanted to concentrate on what he was teaching me but the fact that his body was pressing against mine made it so difficult to even comprehend all the things he said. My knees quivered every time I felt his crotch poking and brushing on my rear.

Oh, my Goddess Selene . . . this was very frustrating!

“Hey, are you listening!” he asked.

“Yes, I’m sorry. Just . . .” I closed my eyes and breathed heavily. “Just let me do it by myself please,” I said. He then let go of my hand.

Dang! I was sweating bullets even though it was a cold morning!

After preparing our breakfast, we went to the dining table and ate our food peacefully. There was a huge glass window on the side of our table, and we could see the greenery from here. I glanced at Elijah and saw him smiling while his gaze checking the view from the outside.

How I wished we also had Zach and Veronica here. That would’ve made me happier . . .

My mind started to wander . . . I wished that eventually, Leo and Clarence would also live a happy life, and would find it in their hearts to believe in me and Elijah, that our plans were for the betterment of many. I just wanted all of us to get along, that’s it. But I guess it would be impossible for now, knowing that Clarence really loves Elijah and saw me as a threat, and Leo trying to pursue the plan he made himself.

“Elijah, can you please tell me what happened that night?” I asked curiously, referring to the masquerade party.

He glanced my way. In an instance, the expression on his face became serious. He sighed and told me everything that I missed that night.

After that heavy conversation with him, I couldn’t help but feel bad for his father. After witnessing his son declared that he found his Luna in front of his allies back in the Crimson Moon territory, another woman declared that she was the next Luna of their pack in front of many people who were supporting Alpha Gregory. It brought confusion, not only to the people of East land, but also to his comrades, and a conflict between him and his trusted Beta who hoped that the Alpha’s son would wed his deserving daughter, which was none other than Margaux.

“Where did Clarence go after that incident?” I asked.

He grabbed his coffee and sipped on it.

“I believe that the Chief Bishop took care of her. She was put in detention for spreading false information,” he said in a serious tone, closed his eyes and massaged the temple of his nose.

My eyes widened as I heard those words. Even though she did nasty things to me, part of me was still concerned about her.

“How long would she be detailed?”

He then slowly opened his eyes and let out a sigh. “I’m not sure about the Chief. It depends on him. But what I heard was that the Chief was so upset about what happened. The Alpha walked out as he saw Clarence making such statements. Some said that she was out of her mind,” he explained.

He then changed the topic, telling me that he saw Leo that night and that he felt something was odd so he followed him back to the theater. He saw him holding a tiny bottle that had a green liquid which he assumed came from a witch.

“I believe I saw that thing before. It was being used by the witches to have someone fall asleep. Then they will no longer be awakened unless the spell was broken.” he further explained.

He then told me that he escaped the next morning to find me as he no longer knew what happened between me and Clarence.

“I was beaten up by Clarence. I can’t fight back or dodge her attack when she brings up the bad things that I did to my pack mates,” I said and tried to hold my tears as I recalled everything that happened.

“Everything that happened in the forest, it wasn’t your fault at all, Atasha. You only tried to protect yourself and me . . . If they didn’t wear any mask and put on a different scent to their bodies, there’s no doubt that you will recognize them,” he explained, looking at the window and sipping on his coffee again. “I will never forget what they did to you, Atasha. I will make sure that we’ll get our revenge.”

I took a deep breath and massaged my neck. “I don’t want to take revenge—”

“The only way for them to recognize their mistakes is to show how strong and powerful you are,” he said as he glared at me with sheer determination.

“Do you think I can do this?” I asked, a bit hesitant about his plan.

“Yes, hundred percent. Mettle, I know you can do it. Let’s show them, alright?” he said and smiled at me.

Our conversation went back to Leo. He told me that Leo was still supporting us to be together and that he would like us to succeed.

“I’m not sure what he’s planning but he’s fine with our plans,” Elijah said, now he was standing in front of the window.

I was almost done with my food when I recalled something. I told him about the tales I read from a book back when I was studying in their mansion. It was about the prophecy in which a cursed wolf would be a threat to the Montreal bloodline. I was contemplating whether Leo’s plan had a connection with it to destroy Elijah’s family.

“Do you think Leo knows about that prophecy? That there is a cursed wolf that will end Montreal's ruling?” I asked curiously.

I couldn’t help but think that Leo might have thought that I was the cursed wolf in the prophecy and I’d end Montreal's bloodline . . . or was it just me being paranoid?

“You’re not cursed!” Elijah exclaimed, as if he was able to read what exactly whirled through my head. “If you are the cursed wolf the prophecy was referring to, then I should have died a long time ago.”

“Elijah, my hand partially shifted when I was in the forest, trying to protect you against my pack mates,” I told him. “So, I was given a little glimpse of hope that maybe I was not cursed at all.”

“Don’t worry about it, Atasha. We don't know how those tales would affect us in any way. We’re not even sure if that is true but I will still keep an eye on Leo, alright? He’s just merely speculating things.” He sighed and shook his head. “If he thinks that you are the cursed wolf from the prophecy then I’m not,” Elijah explained. “I also do not believe any prophecy. The future of Montreal is in my hands and not to anyone,” he stated. “Cursed or not . . .”

I began to realize how heavy this situation was for me, thinking that I shouldn’t become a reason for Elijah’s downfall. With that, I should try harder and prove my worth, not just to him but to everyone who thought I was cursed.

I then stood up to my seat and breathed firmly.

“Elijah, let’s begin our training!” I exclaimed with full determination.