I
When Leslie arrived at the Police Station, she saw Lumaro inside the prison cell. He was sitting on the floor with cross legs while the other prisoner also sat cross legs in front of him. They were chatting.

“Lumaro,” she called on him as she holds the prison bar.

Lumaro moved his head up and saw Leslie outside the prison cell. He stood up, still mighty and handsome and Leslie could not help to still admire the wolfman.

“Leslie, what are you doing here?”

“I learned that you were brought here, so here I am. I will get you out here,” she promised to Lumaro.
Lumaro looked at her sadly. “Thank you, Leslie.”

Leslie nodded and excused herself from Lumaro. She approached the desk of the officer of the day and she said something to him while showing him something on her mobile phone. Leslie knew that Governor Draeko already ordered the release of Lumaro as she already received a text message coming from him.

The Police Officer nodded and called on Lumaro. “Mr. Lumaro, you are free now,” he said while opening the lock of the prison cell.

“Leslie thank you. I better check in again at the Sampaguita Hotel and then I will fly back tomorrow to my country.” Lumaro said after they went out of the police precinct.

Leslie looked at Lumaro sadly. “Is there a way for me to become a werewolf too Lumaro? I am willing to embrace your world if I need to just to be with you.”

Lumaro was stunned and Lumao happily wiggled his tail inside when they heard what Leslie has said.

But Lumaro shook his head. “I don’t know Leslie. I am not sure if you can live in my world. It is too different from here.”

Leslie’s tears fell down. “Why do you always reject me Lumaro? Am I not good enough?” and then Leslie ran away from Lumaro. She cannot take it anymore.

"You always hurt our Mate Lumaro despite the fact that all she showed you were love and care. See, she even helped you out of the prison cell, but instead of being grateful, you even had the temerity to drive her away," Lumao, Lumaro's wolf got very upset with what he did to Leslie.

"Lumao, you don't understand; she will just get frustrated in the end. She will still miss her life here and will eventually come to her senses and then she will leave us anyway. So, there is no good reason to accommodate whatever we feel for her now. I am just sparing her from further frustrations," Lumaro said as he tried to explain his side to Lumao.

But Lumao disagreed, "No, Lumaro, you are judging her; without giving her the benefit to prove herself and her love for us."

And suddenly Lumaro fell silent and into deep thoughts.

II

Days passed and Grazziena noticed something; the more that Draeko let her feel how much he loves her, her wolf was changing gradually every time she shifted at night. Her wolf, Grella was becoming prettier.

While Lumaro on one hand, felt too broken and sad, which his Alpha father noticed at the time that he arrived in their packhouse after his trip to the human world.

His Alpha father was too sad to know also that his son did not find his mate yet until now.

Days passed and Lumaro’s sadness grew more, even his wolf Lumao remained to be silent for how many days, already. Every night Lumaro dreamed of Leslie but he could not decide if he would return to the human world and embrace whatever they have for each other.

Time ticked and days passed by and it has been two months already since the time that Lumaro left Albaya. Leslie’s longing for him became more unfathomable and unbearable for her. She also noticed one thing, since Lumaro left, she has not gotten her monthly period. Leslie's eyes grew wide upon remembering this thing.

Frantic, Leslie sent a message to Grazziena, who is now her best friend. Mariella already despised her when the woman learned that she and Grazziena are already friends.

“Grazziena, will you help me, please? I need to confirm something.” Leslie requested from Grazziena, who readily agreed with her.

“Where are you, Leslie? I am here at the University’s canteen.” Grazziena replied to Leslie's message to her upon reading it.

“Let us meet at the University gate Grazziena please.” Leslie's words seemed to be with urgent concern that Grazziena felt worried about her.

She immediately replied and agreed to meet her. “Alright Leslie, see you in a minute. I am going there now.”

They both hurry to go to the University’s gate after seeing each other's messages on their mobile phones.

"Leslie, what happened?" Grazziena asked with worry when she saw Leslie approaching. She arrived at the University's gate first before her.

Leslie's eyes suddenly became red and she was about to cry. "Grazziena, I am afraid that I am pregnant. I need to confirm it."

"Oh, my, Leslie," Grazziena hugged her and pacified her. "Come, let us buy a pregnancy kit and check or we can directly go to the clinic?"

"Let us buy a pregnancy kit first Grazziena," Leslie suggested and so they went to a nearby drugstore and bought a pregnancy kit.

They returned to their University and went directly to the ladies’ comfort room.

When Leslie got out of the cubicle, she was already in tears while holding the pregnancy test kit showing two red lines in the middle. "Grazziena, it's positive; I am indeed pregnant. I need Lumaro."

Grazziena immediately locked the door of the comfort room and hugged Leslie. "Shh, don't worry, we will find a way to let Lumaro know this. He has the responsibility toward you and your baby. I will find a way, Leslie. Calm down, it might not be good for your baby if you keep on worrying. I will be here to help you."

Leslie nodded as she hugged back her friend. If Grazziena is not around, she did not know what to do in this kind of situation.

Grazziena, who even though still feels remorse towards Lumaro, set aside what she feels and in her wolf way, tried all her might to reach Lumaro.

That night Lumaro could not sleep; from nowhere he could hear the crying of Leslie and then another voice was trying to penetrate his mind.

“Lumaro, Lumaro, please, please I hope I can reach you.” Grazziena was murmuring trying to mind link Lumaro. She just tried hoping that Lumaro could hear her. She did not know if it will work, but she will continue to try. She focused on imagining herself talking to Lumaro.

Lumaro sit-up when he grasped a bit of Grazziena’s voice. He strengthened his senses and opened up his mind for Grazziena while thinking about her. “Grazziena,” he murmured.

Grazziena’s eyes lighted up when she heard Lumaro. “Lumaro, goodness you heard me! Come back for Leslie, please. Leslie is carrying your child and she needs you.” in full concentration, Grazziena said aloud.

Lumaro was shocked. He stood up and searched for his father. He needs to return to the human world and be there for Leslie and their baby.

Lumaro told his Alpha father everything that happened to him in the human world.

“Father, I am sorry, but I need to return to the human world to get my human mate. I am sorry if I am going to be a failure for you,” Lumaro said with his head bent down.

“Lumaro, my son; if a human has been destined to be your mate by the Moon Goddess, it means, she will be the only one who could make you, if not the strongest Alpha, at least a strong Alpha. Go my son, get your soon-to-be Luna, bring her here. I wanted to see my grandchild,” Alpha Roilo said. He wrapped his son into his tight, reassuring embrace and looked at him. “You are going to be a great Father and a great Alpha Lumaro, I am sure of that,” he then said again.

With sparkling eyes and with tears of joy, Lumaro nodded to his father, and like the kid that he was once to his father, he embraced him back and leaned his head on his chest. “Thank you father,” he murmured.

"Go, and never come back here without your human mate. What is her name by the way?" Alpha Roilo tenderly asked his son.

"Leslie, her name is Leslie Father and she is such a wonderful woman."

Lumao, Lumaro’s wolf, suddenly alighted and felt like doing a somersault knowing that, soon they will be seeing and will have a reconciliation with their true mate, the future Luna of the Cold Mountain Pack. “Ahh, Leslie, we are coming for you,” Lumao said with delight which Lumaro heard and brought a wide smile to his lips.