I
The next day, Lumaro has been awakened with Grazziena watching him. She was looking at him with an unfathomable expression.
“You are awake already Grazziena? Oh so sorry, I woke up late.” Lumaro immediately stood up and shot the woman with a caring look.
“Lumaro thank you. I never thought that you will be there last night.”
“I just thought you might need me in case you decided last night to tell Lumaro everything about you.”
“He despised me Lumaro. I saw how he feared my wolf form and how he suddenly got mad. Those were all his expressions.” Grazziena narrated as tears swell from her eyes.
“Grazziena at least as early as now, you know Governor Draeko’s real feelings. His love for you was not true; it was superficial.” Lumaro stated trying to show sympathy but at the same time trying to brainwash Grazziena to hate Governor Draeko back.
“Lumaro, I guess, it is time for me to visit the witch that you mentioned. I will beg for her forgiveness if I need to. I want her curse to be lifted from me. I want a normal life Lumaro.” Grazziena cried.
Lumaro shook his head. “Grazziena, the curse might be removed from you, but the fact remains that you are a wolf because your real parents are wolves. But at least, if the curse will be removed, your wolf will be as beautiful as you and you can shift and return to your human form only when you want to and not every midnight.”
“Then I will come with you in Mt. Reveree Lumaro; let us leave soonest, while we are just in our school opening. I will be back here soonest too to catch up with my studies, the moment that I will be cured by Thutaara.” Grazziena firmly said.
Lumaro smiled. “As you wished Grazziena.”
They told Grazziena’s parents of their plan. Grazziena will just prepare some documents and then they will buy tickets to go to Lumaro’s Country.
Aling Lumen and Mang Ruben agreed. Both of them wanted Grazziena to be cured of the witch’s curse. They also heard what happened last night between Grazziena and Governor Draeko and they themselves felt so sad about it. They knew very well how much Grazziena loves Governor Draeko.
“Grazziena, prepare your things; I will return first to Triple K Hotel to check out my luggage. Governor Draeko might hunt me down there as he saw me transformed also into a wolf last night. I saw a small lodging house nearby, it is called Sampaguita Hotel. I will stay there in the meantime. When you are ready, go to that lodging house, and then we will go directly to the airport. I can buy tickets for us.” Lumaro’s instruction to Grazziena, to which the latter nodded and agreed.
II
Quickly, Lumaro returned to the Triple K Hotel. When he entered the hotel, he saw Leslie waiting for him at the reception lounge.
“Lumaro, let us talk,” Leslie said following him until they reached the booked room of Lumaro.
They both entered the room.
“Leslie, forget about what happened to us. It was a mistake.” Lumaro murmured but Leslie heard those words like a bomb.
“Lumaro, didn’t you ever care for me? I was a clean woman when you got me. I love you Lumaro.” Leslie stated with tears now flowing from her eyes.
Lumao, Lumaro’s wolf, suddenly growled. He was in pain too upon seeing Leslie being hurt and crying.
Lumaro’s heart has been hit suddenly with pain too but he disregarded it. “Leslie, it will not work, we have different worlds. Grazziena will be coming with me to my country, to my village. She will be my Luna eventually.”
With that, Leslie shook her head. “No Lumaro, I can adopt into your world; I promise you that.”
“I’m sorry Leslie, but my decision is final. I also gave my word already to Grazziena; we will both help each other.”
“When are you going to leave?” Leslie asked sobbing.
“Tomorrow Leslie,” Lumaro replied. He patted Leslie’s shoulders and apologized again.
Leslie turned her back and ran away; tears freely falling down her cheeks.
When Leslie got out of the hotel; she called a cab.
“Where to Madam?” The cab driver asked when Leslie has been seated already inside the cab.
“At the Governor’s mansion please.”
Leslie is going to tell Governor Draeko of Lumaro’s and Grazziena’s plans.