An Enemy Called Mate

XANDER

I glanced at Ziva and smiled, “I should leave now.”

She nodded, and I walked out with Lance. Hastily, I grabbed my weapon as Lance continued to speak.

“Alpha Darwin and his warrior are at the pack’s border. I think they intend to invade our territory.”

I snarled, “They wouldn’t dare. This is my territory, and if Darwin thinks that he can conquer and get rid of me, he is a joker.”

“You mean our territory,” I heard Alexei say from behind. He grabbed his weapon too, and spoke with his head held high, “We fight together, we conquer together.”

We reached the pack’s border quickly. Just like Lance said, Darwin intended to invade our territory. We could see his men moving towards the border.

They were led by Darwin as they used guns that fired silvery bullets. We surged forward too, clashing against Darwin’s men.

Guns fired, and silvery bullets ripped through the air, striking true and finding their mark in the flesh of Darwin’s warriors. They howled in pain and rage, their bodies contorting in mid-air as they were struck by the silver rounds.

As the battle raged on, I faced Darwin. We exchanged blow for blow, but I managed to dodge a few blows from him.

Soon, I heard a powerful cry. Oh no…

There were more men from Darwin’s side. They shot our men, and I watched them drop dead one by one. What is happening?

Darwin let out an evil chuckle, as he wiped off the blood under his nose. “Do you think I will let Ziva have the Crystal Moon that easily? Haha, if only you knew that its power was extracted to work for me. That’s just an empty fragment, fool!”

“Alpha, we have been surrounded!” Lance spoke through the mind link. I clenched my fists, as anger stirred in me.

ZIVA

I watched Mum and the sorceress perform some rituals on the Crystal Moon.

“It’s time,” the sorceress said to Mum. Without hesitation, Mum touched the Crystal Moon, but nothing happened.

“I can’t feel it,” Mum spoke, her tone filled with disappointment.

“It can’t be,” the sorceress gasped, while I stood there, confused by their actions and discussion.

“What happened? Is there anything I can assist you with?” I asked, wanting to help.

Mum shook her head quickly, “I can’t feel any connection towards it. It seems like the power has been extracted. It’s a trap to make us believe that we possess it, but we don’t. It’s just an empty Crystal Moon now.”

“Is there anything we can do to revive its power then? Or can we restore its power?” I asked.

The sorceress lowered her head, “Nothing can be done, and this war will lead to this pack’s destruction.”

I paced to and fro, hoping there was something I could do to stop this war.

“How can this be happening? We planned everything and worked through it.” I sighed, “I should have been more careful and attentive. If I had not fainted after touching the Crystal Moon and before Anji took it, maybe this would have not happened.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

The sorceress raised an eyebrow as she asked, “You fainted?”

I nodded, “Yes. I touched the Crystal Moon and I felt a sharp pain like I was hit by lightning. Then, I became dizzy and fainted.”

The sorceress’s face lit up with a smile. Hastily, she skimmed through the pages of a book and read out loud, “Feeling a jolt of pain, like he was hit by lightning, he became dizzy and fainted. Thus, the Crystal Moon had chosen him as the next guardian with its power connected to him.”

After reading, she exhaled and held my hand, “You have been chosen as the next Crystal Moon guardian just before its power was extracted. Thankfully, you are connected to it which means that we can still work with it. However, you will be the one to activate and restore its power before it kills the opponent.”

“Nonsense!” My mother yelled as she pulled me away from the sorceress. She turned to me, her words tinged with emotions, “Activating and restoring will not only kill the opponent. It can hurt your pup and even yourself.”

“Pup?” The sorceress uttered, stunned by what Mum said.

“Yes, she is pregnant. So, she shouldn’t be involved in this,” Mum defended.

“Are there no other options to restore and activate the Crystal Moon’s power without hurting my pup? I want the pup and I want the pack’s safety. I want the Crystal Moon to be restored to the right hands, is that possible?” I questioned.

The room fell into silence, and I knew what it meant. There were no other options. However, if I am unable to stop the war, every pack member will be killed or enslaved, including Mum and myself.

Also, Mum wished to make up for the terrible things she did for Alpha Darwin, and this was what she wanted – The Crystal Moon in the right hands, and a peaceful place for all werewolves.

I grabbed the book from the sorceress and glanced at the pages. It was a simple task to activate the Crystal Moon, and it should be done quickly.

“I will do it,” I told them. I received a wide smile from the sorceress and furrowed brows from Mum.

“No, you won’t.” Mum disagreed, shaking her head. “I won’t allow you.”

Hastily, she took my hand and placed it on her head, “Swear, swear that you won’t get involved in this.”

“Mum…” I called, pulling my hand away from her grip. “This is the only option. There are a lot of people here and I will never forgive myself if something bad happens because of my greed.”

“It’s not greed, Ziva. It’s self-love, and what about me? You said you wanted us to leave together. You deserve a happy life and I do. We can even leave right now,” Mum replied with a shaky voice.

I embraced her, and muttered, “I promise, I will be fine and we will triumph.”