Aries

Chapter 2

After saying the dreaded words, Cain left me to greet his friend like everything was normal. If anything, he left with an ear-splitting smile, without even pausing to see whether I followed him.

I sighed and gazed up. The moon which was smiling until now unfurled a shine of mockery. Did it know something I did not? Who knew? Perhaps, it knew everything. The moon was there even before life began and has seen the stories and tales no one would have thought possible. To it, my story might be just another wildflower amidst the rose garden.

My phone pinged and I fished it from my pocket. Alpha Ethan and his mate have returned. Please assemble at the Dew Clearing at 10 PM for the Mating Moon ceremony.

After reading the message, I sighed. Mating Moon was a ceremony that was unique to this pack, North pack and Autumn Pack. When the Alpha chose his/her bride, they would organise a night hunt. Other major packs had a barbeque night or an all-night dance ceremony.

The one who sent was Gamma Lyanne. There was a group on the phone where she could communicate with the young members and humans of the pack. To others, the pack link worked just fine.

Slowly getting up, I looked at my clothes and groaned at the sight of paint that was still there, bright and bold. Tying the lace of my sneakers, I glanced the lab. Soft lights murmured a song for the night. Seeing that, I called Cheryl.

She picked the phone on the third ring. "Lyra! I am just wrapping up. Aurelia had already left. You come and see if there are any changes."

"Okay." I cut the call and changed my direction towards the lab.

Just as I entered the main entrance, pressing my thumb to the biometrics, Cheryl came out.

"Security is high," Cheryl said. "It requires either your iris scan or mine."

"Perfect," I said. "I will go and log out for the day."

Nodding, she said, "Cat is calling me. I have to run. Bye!"

Shaking my head, I pressed the elevator, but the damned thing was still on the seventeenth floor. Grumbling, I took the stairs and walked where the computers were. 

Seeing Livvia's computer still awake, I sat in her seat and went to the website. From there, logged out. But the tab that was opened was far too interesting for me to resist.

The tab contained information about Warriors of Moon. They were a group of twelve people who protected the Royal family. It was said that there was not a single soul who could beat them. Sadly, no one knew what happened to them after what happened two years ago. It was like they disappeared the face of the earth. But then again, no one apart from the Royal family knew who they were.

As expected, the article did not contain any more information than I already knew. But it did say that more than half the population thought they were nothing but a myth. Who would believe the whispered rumours of the palace? After all, last time the common people sighted them, it was more than a hundred years ago.

It just said how four out twelve Warriors represented Amaris, other four Kamaria and last four Chandra. This did perk my interest, but the lack of information made me gave up on it. Why was Livvia searching about them, anyway?

Shrugged, I checked the security Cheryl had done and went to my lab and checked it all the samples were perfectly placed. Once I was satisfied with the way, I switched off the main for all the computers and left the building.

Usually, my walk from the lab to my house or the packhouse was tranquil, but today, it was noisy. Wincing, I saw my watch showing the time at 9 PM. Cursing, I nearly ran to the packhouse.