Chapter 3

Xyris P.O.V.

I wake up with the feeling of uneasiness. It seems that someone is calling out to me in the midst of the forest. Sa kabila ng antok ay pinili ko ang bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga at dumako ang tingin ko sa nakabukas na bintana ng silid.

I sigh. Too much for a goodnight sleep, not that I need a lot of sleep anyway. Nature is my source of strength; sleep is just nothing but my way to let the night pass, a mere excuse to escape the reality.

Marahan akong bumaba sa kama at naglakad patungo sa bintana kung saan tanaw mo ang matingkad na liwanag mula sa bilog na buwan.

Someone is calling me for me. I close my eyes and let the mournful voice of a man lead me to the right direction. The moment I open my eyes, I am completely in a different place far from the cozy hotel room where I slept a while ago. My eyes turns to the direction where the whimpering sound is coming from.

A wolf. And from the looks of it, he is gravely wounded.

I walk towards the wounded wolf and I let my presence be known to it. Small little fireflies starts to gather around the place as my presence became notable to the nature around me.

The wolf seems to notice my presence and from the looks of it, he feels threatened. It attempts to scare me by letting out a growl as a warning however due to its weakened state, it just came out as whimpered. I gave him an amuse look. Aren't he the one who called out me for help?

Umupo ako sa mabatong bahagi ng dalampasigan katabi nito. The wolf is broken not only physically but so its heart and soul. I hand carress his beautiful yet bloodied grey furs, allowing me to enter the trance of his life.

I let out a deep sigh upon seeing the fragments of his memory. "Ain't it unfortunate to be mated to the only sister of the Alpha of Duskfall pack."

The wolf only whimpered at my words. I can feel his pain. He is deeply wounded but I'm afraid that his physical wound won't be the one to bring him his death.

The woman he love cannot feel the bond they have and when he attempted to basically kidnap her, this happened. I thought my reason for going in this island is to have a relaxing vacation and run away from the faceless threat that's pursuing me since I was a child but now I think there is more to this island than my hiding place.

The tradition of this pack has been ongoing for a long time and it's very selfish for them to continue it even after knowing that half of their soul is bound to suffer forever.

Unfortunately, there are people in this world that would always choose power over happiness and love. I put my hand on the forehead of the wounded wolf. Erasing all of his pains and memories about his mate.

My brows furrow in confusion when I feel a small struggle inside his heart as I try to heal his broken soul. I let out a bitter smile. As much as I love to heal him completely but his wolf seems to love the woman so much that it refuse my attempt to broke the ties that connects him to the woman. I tried to reach more deeper to his wolf to communicate with it. Luckily, it seems that the wolf accepted my healing hand after that. When I open my eyes, his wounds and injury is barely visible.

The wolf stands up on its four paws and looks at me with confusion. Probably wondering who I am and what is he doing in this part of the island.

I leaned down a bit and look at his deep brown eyes. "I believe you are the Beta of Red eclipse pack. You should prepare to get back now. Your pack needed your strength."

He continued to eyed me with uncertainty but I can tell that it starting to feel at ease and comfortable with my presence. He bows down a bit to show his gratitude before taking on his paw. Running back to the direction of the hotel where I also resides.

Instead of going back to the hotel like I originally plan. I decided to pay a visit to the woman that causes his pain and downfall.

Unfortunately, some people cannot realize the weight of their actions unless they carry it themselves. I don't believe for 'an eye for an eye' saying for it will only render all of us blinded with hatred and pain, however at some situation it is applicable. Specifically in this situation.

"You are not that even beautiful for him to commit suicide." Wika ko habang inoobserbahan ito.

She seems to be in a deep part of her sleep, completely unaware or probably not caring at all about the life threatening situation of her mate few minutes ago. A ritual to block the matebond? It would be very interesting to test its power and limit.

I touch the woman's hair as I start to cleanse her from her soul, removing the effect of the spell in her body and awaking the matebond deep within inside her wolf.

I let out a contented smile upon seeing her stirred on her sleep. "The ritual may be powerful to block the mate bond but it will never enough to break the red strings of fate that connects you to the other half of your soul. "

I smirked. This is going to be a very interesting show to watch. I'm looking forward on seeing that surprise look on your face when you meet your mate again.

I let my body scattered into small golden butterflies and flew towards the open window. I can feel another presence walking towards her room, an indication that despite my power to be one with nature, someone from this pack can differentiate and identify my presence.

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Nagising ako sa mabining ingay ng paghampas ng alon sa dalampasigan at huni ng ibon sa paligid. A warm smile makes it way to my lips upon tasting the saltiness in the wind. This day will be very promising for a swim and a cup of coffee.

Agad ako dumiretso sa banyo to freshen up a bit bago pumili ng susuoting swimsuit, kumuha rin ako ng isang shawl na gagamitin kong pantakip.

Bago tuluyang pumunta sa dalampasigan ay napagpasyahan kong magalmusal. I take the empty kiosk in the cafe located in the ground floor of the hotel and order a sandwich and black coffee for breakfast. I'm not sure if you will agree to this but morning isn't a morning for me without strong smell of black roasted coffee.

I'm already halfway in finishing my food when someone takes the seat in front of me. I raise my eyes to meet the deepest brown eyes I ever saw in my lifetime. Recognizing him as the wounded wolf that I helped last night made me smile. His human form is quite a pleasure to the eye.

"May I know what could be a beautiful maiden like you doing alone in this place?" Tanong nito. His eyes is gleaming with happiness. Far from the broken wolf I meet last night.

"Well, I'm trying to take a time off from reality." I bite my lower lip in a flirty manner and let out a smile. "But now that your here, I guess it will going to be more than that."

Napailing ito sa iginawi ko. I am literally flirting with him but it seems that he liked it as well.

"Great! Do you have any plans for today? I can teach you surfing while we are in here?" Alok nito." I knew a good place where we can surf privately without any disturbance." I can hear a tinge of naughtiness in his voice.

Hindi ko maiwasang hindi magtaas ng kilay. Now that surprise me, I never thought that the broken and almost lifeless wolf I save last night is a Casanova.

Lalong lumapad ang pagkakangiti ko rito. "Sure, exploring this paradise alone would be boring. However, is it safe to trust a complete stranger?" Balik tanong ko rito. Aiming to get his name.

The guy chuckles at my question. "My apologies, it seems that I'm too distracted with your beauty that I forgot to introduce myself. Name is Brandon." He gave me his hand which I gladly accept.

"You can call me Xyris." His large hand framed my small one while his eyes never left mine.

I can sense that his curiosity on wanting to know how do I look familiar  but I assumed he failed to identify me as the woman that helps him last night. We continue our breakfast as we talk about few things about the island and discuss about the activities we can try while we are here.

His mate is stupid to reject him, well she did not really reject him since her wolf cannot identify the bond but still. Despite of his flirting and stuffs I can sense that he is completely harmless.

After finishing our breakfast we both decided to take a time and watch people on the beach before going on surfing. He encircled his arms to my waist as we walk towards the door of the café. We are already halfway to it when the door suddenly opens. Revealing the woman from last night which is Brandon's mate and the man that I saw while snooping around the mansion yesterday.

The woman stops immediately upon noticing us. Her eyes met his and at that moment, I can literally feel the wind went stiff inside the café. Brandon seems to looks oblivious what is happening but the other guy seems to notice it immediately.

"Mate. .." The woman whisper and then from his eyes, her eyes turns to his hand that's in my waist and went up to my face.

I can't help but notice the combination of hurt, betrayal and anger on her eyes while looking at us. On the other side, Brandon's forehead furrows at the woman's word, totally confused of what she mean with the word that is forbidden in this pack.

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