I
SEVENTEEN YEARS AFTER:
“Grazzie Ella have you seen your brother, Drazzie Drae?”Draeko asked his daughter who was in their mansion’s living room, reading an English pocketbook. Grazzie became an avid fan of some famous writers whose genres are fantasy and paranormal, especially those werewolves, vampire, and dragon stories.
Grazzie removed her brownish eyes from her book and looked at her father. “Dad, as usual, Drazzie is on our beach in Matabungkay, having his diving and surfing activities. Did he not tell you yesterday? He left at around five in the afternoon.”
“Oh, I remember he told me that he is going out of town. Alright. Would you want to come with us? Your Mom and I will be visiting one of our friend’s hotel; the TY’s hotel in the city.”
“Oh, why Dad?”
“We will discuss a possible business partnership.”
“Okay. I will come. Anyway, I am getting bored in here.”
“Good.” Draeko smiled as his daughter ran to her room to change.
As they entered the Ty’s Hotel, they immediately spotted Mr. Jervin Ty and his wife, Mariella Hidalgo-Ty together with their son, Jerum. Jerum was born two weeks after Grazzie and Drazzie were born. Grazzie, Drazzie, and Jerum are schoolmates.
Jerum automatically waved his hand when he saw Grazzie. His wide smile was uncontrollable so with the sudden brightening of his eyes. Since first-year high school, Jerum started to really get a huge crush on Grazzie, although the latter seemed to have been treating him only as a friend. But Jerum never loses hope that when they grew older and more mature already, Grazzie would eventually fall in love with him.
After an hour of discussion for a possible business partnership on a new project hotel in the city next to Albaya, the Villadela and Ty family came up with a good partnership agreement.
II
At the Cold Mountain Pack, Alpha Lumaro is having a serious conversation with his son Leelum, who is turning twenty years old in just a couple of months.
“My son, it is time for you to find your mate, your future Luna. Soon, I will be transferring to you my Alpha’s throne,” Lumaro said gently but it shocked Leelum. The latter believe that he is still young to be a married man.
“But Father, I am just turning twenty-two. I am still young,” Leelum said, evidently not agreeable with what his father had just told him.
“Leelum, I was Twenty Two when I became the new Alpha of our Pack. It is time for me and your Mother to relax a bit. But be rest assured that we will always be behind you to guide and guard you.” Lumaro tapped his son’s shoulder while smiling.
Sighing, Leelum looked at his father and nodded. “Alright, father. From now on, I will start to search for my mate.”
“Oh, I heard you are always with Theria Luz. Do you feel something for her? Can’t you feel the mate bond with her?” Lumaro said looking at his son with curiosity.
Leelum shook his head. “I am sorry, Father, Theria Luz is just a friend for me. I do not feel anything for her, except for a sisterly affection.”
“Okay, I won’t argue anymore. Anyway, it is better if your mate is a werewolf too and not the daughter of a witch.”
Theria Luz is the daughter of Thutaara and her husband Gabby Closh.
“Yes, father. I am hoping to have a werewolf mate too.”
Suddenly, Lumaro’s eyes lit up. “Son, I have this feeling that your mate is not here but in the human world. Do you remember Grazzie?”
“Grazzie? Of course Father. She is the daughter of Aunt Grazziena and Uncle Draeko. I met her and her twin brother, Drazzie when I was twelve years old and they were just seven years old that time,” Leelum said with a certain excitement in his voice. Grazzie was very pretty when she was just a little girl, what more now? Leelum thought.
“Son, Grazzie and Drazzie will be celebrating their eighteenth birthday two months from now. Our whole family has been invited to attend the celebration. We will visit them again.”
“Oh, I am excited to see the twin siblings again.” Leelum’s excitement was so evident that Alpha Lumaro secretly smiled.
Days passed so fast and the family of Alpha Lumaro is travelling now to the Albaya province. In just a few hours, they will be setting foot again into the human world.
When their airplane landed at the Albaya province’s airport, Draeko, Grazziena, Grazzie and Drazzie, are already waiting at the departure area to fetch them.
It was Grazziena who outright saw Luna Leslie, who is in between two gorgeous men, Alpha Lumaro and soon-to-be Alpha, Leelum.
As Grazziena waved her hand at Leslie’s family, the latter waved her hand back, and then Leelum’s sense of smell suddenly heightened. A sweet chocolate scent suddenly hit his nostrils and like in a slow-motion movie, his eyes were locked into two beautiful deep-seated brown eyes of a young woman, besides his Aunt Grazziena.
Alpha Lumaro’s family approached the waiting family of Grazziena and Draeko and when Leelum extended his hand to Grazzie with sparkles in his eyes, Grazzie was mesmerized. She automatically accepted the offered hand of the young gorgeous man and her face reddened as he murmured simply, “Mine. Mate.”
Finally, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Cold Mountain Pack found his mate.
Alpha Lumaro, Luna Leslie, Grazziena, and Draeko who heard what Leelum had said, looked at each other and almost simultaneously smiled with happiness.
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Author's Notes:
Hello dear readers; thank you for reading this book until its end. ARIGATOU and God Bless.