Fated For Lycan's Luna
Chapter 166

Chloe

It felt like the first time we met.

It's as if I've been transported back to the very moment we first crossed paths. If only my childhoodhadn't been tainted by that dreadful poisoning, which left my dear wolf, Aurora, so gravely ill that Ilost the ability to shift.

This is the sensation I've longed for, the one I would have experienced had I grown up free of thataffliction and met Blake in my true form.

Our wolves, Eron and Aurora, would have instantly recognized one another... their souls intertwiningas if the Moon Goddess herself ordained it.

Throughout the night, we ran side by side... there were no words needed to be said, both our heartswere soaring, and our souls felt whole.

For the first time in my life, I felt complete.

Thus, even though my countenance remained stoic and I did not show it in my face, a profoundlonging swept over me as I glimpsed the first rays of dawn.

"Morning has come," I softly muttered and couldn't help but release a sigh. I ascended a hill and,with my heart feeling heavy, shifted back to my human form.

Blake did not say a word and followed suit. Standing quite far frome, he offered me the privacy todon my clothes. Once we were both decent, we stood there, locked in a silent gaze, neither of usneeding words to convey what we felt.

I did not want to admit it but in my heart, I was reluctant to let him go. After a while, I heard Blakecall my name. "Chloe... Tonigh--" "CHLOE..." Blake's sentence was interrupted by Vanessa who wasloudly calling out my name. Blake and I were startled.

"I... I should probably go before Vanessa sees us,” I stammered, breaking the heavy, awkward silencethat had enveloped us.

Blake's eyes, like pools of unspoken emotions, remained locked onto mine. It seemed as though heheld a multitude of words within him, words that he chose to keep buried beneath the weight ofunspoken sentiments. Instead, his gaze softened, and he tenderly extended a hand, his fingertipsgrazing the delicate strands of my hair.

"Alright," he whispered, leaning closer until his lips brushed gently against the tips of my hair,leaving a sweet, lingering kiss. Before I could fully process the intensity of that moment, Blake hadvanished into the shadows, leaving me alone, my heart aching with a bittersweet longing.

"Chloe!!!" Vanessa's voice, filled with both relief and concern, echoed through the quiet hilltop. Sheapproached me swiftly, her eyes scanning the area frantically.

"Hey! There you are!" Her breathless words tumbled out as she ran towards me, her voice betrayingtraces of anxiety.

Ever since the tragedy that befell the Red Moon Pack, Vanessa had been grappling with her owninner demons, particularly when it came to me. Whenever I deviated from my usual routine, shespiraled into a panic, fearing the worst.

"I'm right here, Vanessa. No need to worry," I assured her, my voice a soothing balm to her anxiety."Y-yeah.." She mumbled, her initial fear giving way to relief as she scurried to my side. "Well, it's notlike 1 was actually worried or anything...” She attempted to deny her concern, earning a soft chucklefrom me.

"Anyway," she continued, "What are you doing here? You left with Bla--- I mean, Alpha Sabre lastnight. And why is your face so flushed?" Her eyes widened with curiosity, her voice growingincreasingly suspicious as she eyed the creases in my clothes. My face blushed crimson as I playfullysmacked her on the head.

"What are you insinuating?" I hurriedly denied, my tone light as I deflected her prying questions.Blake and I agreed to keep things a secret, so there is no need for Vanessa to know that I have beenwith him the entire night.

Besides... it was not like we did anything suspicious... my mind reverted to that memory of his kiss. Ishook my head slightly before saying,

"Anyway... Why were you looking for me? It's still so early." I skillfully changed the subject beforeglancing at the horizon, where the first rays of dawn were beginning to break through the darkness."Oh, it's because of Caleb,” Vanessa suddenly recalled the reason for her frantic search. Her wordshung in the air, heavy with a sense of impending dread. "He mentioned something about that quiet,nerdy student of yours..."

"Esha?" The moment Vanessa uttered her name, my heart clenched with worry.

Esha, the timid student I had been mentoring in the ways of healing. Just a few days ago, I had senther to the nearby town to hone her abilities, keeping her safely away from the chaos that ensuedwhen Blake arrived and supposedly “attacked” the pack. She should have been far from harm's way."What happened to her?" I pressed, my voice trembling with anxiety. Vanessa hesitated, herexpression a mix of confusion and concern.

"Well," she began slowly, "I don't have all the details. But when Caleb summoned me near the clinic,I heard raised voices, and then there were screams...” Her words hung in the air, incomplete, as Icouldn't wait any longer. I dashed towards the direction of the clinic, my heart pounding with dread.As I reached the clinic, the sight before me shattered my heart into pieces. The usually pristine andorderly sanctuary for healing was now a scene of utter chaos. Equipment lay scattered on the floor,vials shattered, and an eerie silence was punctuated only by distant, muffled shouts.

I stepped inside, and my heart sank further. The clinic was in disarray, but that was not the worst ofit. A confrontation was unfolding, and the words that cut through the tension were sharp andhostile. "How dare you come to this clinic! Thief!"

Esha, my shy, timid student, was tightly holding a scalpel in her hand as she aggressively pointed ittowards Arthur who was staring at her with shock.

"Don't you dare move an inch...otherwise I-I'l... stab you with the biggest needle in this clinic!!!"Esha added while swinging an injection on her other hand.