When Darkness Holds Light

Chapter 2

'Mate!' My mind screamed. I bit my lower lip and forced myself to stay quiet. At the same time, my wolf quivered as if she was about to come out.

'No, Ylva. Although he is our mate....

...he is not the one for us,' I thought as my eyes slowly filled with tears.

How I wished that my visions were wrong.

How I wished that I could run into Alec's arms and hold him.

How I wished I could put my head on his chest and hear the beating of his heart.

'Happily being with him for a few years... will it be enough to compensate him for killing me?' I thought as I stared at his face.

However, when I felt my wolf inside of me, my heart was instantly filled with anger.

'No,' I thought. 'Not in this lifetime. I will never let him hurt me and Ylva,' I decided with my hands fisted like stones.

At that moment, Alec looked into my direction as if he noticed something and started approaching me. My heart immediately beat like crazy.

'Please work... please work!' I panicked as I held the flower with both hands.

Fortunately, after a few seconds, Alec stopped approaching me as if someone called him. Then, shortly, I felt him walking away.

I sighed in relief and stared at the flower that was almost crushed.

Zanita, the purple flower, could mask one's scent for a short time. It was a precious thing that I tried so hard to get. And now, it has become trash with only one use.

'At least, it saved me,' I took a sigh. 'Alec didn't see me before I found him,' I thought before looking at the direction Alec went.

At that moment, my heart was feeling a kind of sadness that I could not describe. I knew that seeing him the first time would be hard. However, I never imagined it would be this. I felt like my heart was slowly being torn apart and being shattered.

It was at this moment when I heard a low chuckle before a low and mysterious voice said, "What's this? An omega who is hiding from her mate who happens to be her alpha."

"Interesting."

CHAPTER THREE

ADELIA

My eyes widened at the figure that I saw.

He was a man even taller than Alec. His black hair was cut short and neat, and he had eyes that were as dark as midnight.

Silence surrounded him. He was standing in front of me and my eyes could clearly see him. Yet, I could not feel his presence, like he was not there and all I was seeing was merely an illusion.

Dangerous. He was a very dangerous man. And my heart could not help but beat even faster.

He was terrifying. The man was so powerful that he could kill me with a flick of his finger. His dangerous eyes were focused on me, and I knew that if I made a single mistake, I would immediately lose my life.

All of my senses were greatly alarmed as my body acknowledged the great danger in front of me.

Yet, my mind was surprised and my heart excited to see him.

Because... he was the one I was looking for.

Lewis Talascar. The Alpha of the Pack of Talascar. The most mysterious pack in the whole werekind. .

The alpha whose powers would save the werewolf royalty from the hand of the evil god, and the one who would play a crucial role in the survival of the werewolves during the great war.

'Too bad... in my vision, I died before the end of the great war,' I thought to myself as I stared at the mysterious man in front of me. 'I was not able to see whether we would win the great war... or whether the werewolves would end up completely disappearing in this land.'

Lewis quietly looked at me. There was not an ounce of emotion in his gaze and so I had no clue what he was thinking. Thankfully, after a couple of seconds, he said, "You're looking directly into my eyes. Are you not afraid?"

'Afraid?' I thought to myself.

Alpha Lewis was known for his cruelty. Even though only a few werewolves saw him in person, every werewolves were aware that Alpha Lewis was a killer who already killed hundreds, if not thousands, of beings.

'...yes... I am afraid...' My body started trembling. I gripped my hands together but I did not look away from his eyes.

'...But, I have to take this chance,' I decided before gathering my courage and telling him, "I am naturally afraid of you, Alpha Lewis."

The surroundings suddenly changed and became even more suffocating. The dark night became even darker. If it was not for my werewolf eyes, everything would look pitch black to me. Cold sweat started dripping on my body and my heart felt like it was about to burst... especially when I saw Lewis taking slow steps towards me.

I saw him walking towards me and yet I could not hear his footsteps. My entire body was frozen in place, until I saw him leaning forward until his face was only a few inches away from mine. His dark eyes imprisoned mine, and I felt like death started to approach me.

"So, this little omega knows me," he gently said. His voice was so soft, and yet, I was even more shaken after hearing him.

It was like I was standing at death's door, and I was being suffocated by the aura of death.

But, I was ready to gamble with my life. Thus, despite my trembling voice, I replied, "Not only do I know you... I also know... about your power... and your plan."

Complete silence followed my statement. Lewis' expression did not change. He was still looking at me calmly, making me even more frightened.

"Oh?" He merely said and my whole body started feeling so cold, making my lower lip tremble.

"How?" He softly asked, and I knew that if I answered one wrong word, the darkness surrounding me would immediately take my soul away from my body.

I closed my eyes, having no more courage to stare at his terrifying eyes. But I took a deep breath before telling him, "Because.... I saw it."

"The future.... I saw it. What will happen in this land... The enemy that will attack us. How you fought a god to save the prince. I saw it all," I told him with my eyes closed. Maybe because I was talking about it in my mind, the painful memories of the visions I had flashed through my mind.

Humans were suffering. Werewolves were being killed and tortured. Mates wailing for their fallen mates... and dead bodies of comrades on the ground, their blood making the ground red.

My body once again trembled. But this time, it was from the pain the visions have given me.

"The future?" I heard Lewis say. "Little omega, tell me why would I believe you?" His voice was still very gentle. However, I felt as if my neck was on a gallow, waiting to be executed. If not for his curiosity on how my answer would be, he would not even spare me a second.

'Well, there is only one thing that can convince him,' I thought before taking another deep breath. Then, I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him.

A flash of surprise appeared in Lewis' eyes as he saw me. He looked into my eyes deeply for a couple of seconds before he said with a hint of amazement, "Eye with star."

I summoned the power of my wolf and it had manifested in my eyes. Like Ylva's eyes, at that moment, my left eye contained the symbol of a star.

"My wolf..." I started to explain to him, "...has the power to see the future. She possesses the eyes of an oracle."

"Hmmm. I see," I heard Lewis say. "But... Why are you telling me this?"

My eyelashes fluttered as I stared back into his eyes. Ever since I have seen the future, I have thought long and hard. How would I be able to prevent the disasters that would come our way? How would I save the beings I hold dear, especially Ylva, my wolf?

How would I be able to change our ill-fate and destiny?

I meticulously planned. And in the end, I decided that the only way I could accomplish this was to get the help of this powerful and dangerous alpha in front of me.

'This is it. I have nothing to lose... because if I don't get his help... we will end up dying again...' I gripped my hands as tight as I could before straightforwardly telling Lewis,

"I told you all of this... because I want to join hands with you."

CHAPTER FOUR

ADELIA

The corner of Lewis' lips tilted and a magnetic smirk appeared on his face.

"You want to... join hands with me?" He asked, his eyes started twinkling with amusement.

"Yes," I directly told him. "You are the only one who has the power to help me and I have the necessary power and information that can help you reach your goals."

"More than that... I know that you don't have a mate. So, there is no reason for you to directly refuse my offer of cooperation," I added before biting my lower lip.

"Oh? But, don't you have a mate of your own?" Lewis asked before a dangerous glint flashed on his eyes.

I closed my eyes and felt my heart painfully clenching. The mere mention of Alec was enough to feel pain in my heart.

"It's true that I have a mate," I softly told Lewis. "However... if I end up with him, in the future...."

"....he will kill me... and absorb my wolf."

Lewis did not say anything and for a couple of seconds. A deafening silence surrounded us. The dark aura around him even became darker... and even more terrifying. It was clear that he was not pleased about something. I nervously waited for his reply.

Thankfully, Lewis did not make me wait long and say, "So you want me... to be your mate instead?"

"...I...actually..." I started to say but could not continue. His simple question made me very flustered. I bit my lower lip before saying, "Not... exactly."

"So... you can't let go of your mate?" Lewis asked in a dangerously low voice, making my heart beat faster.

"No. I can't be with someone who would harm me and my wolf," I firmly answered. "But... I'm not asking you to be my mate."

"What I want from you is protection. You know who my mate is. Right now, only you can hide me and protect me from him," I added before looking at him with determined eyes. "In exchange, I will tell you about the visions I've seen so far, and the vision that I will see because of the changing future," I added.

Lewis kept his silence as he looked at me with close scrutiny. His stares made me feel fidgety and it was getting harder to breathe. However, I stood still and allowed him to look at me. I tried my best to show him a brave front. But that was only until I saw his hand approaching me.

My heart started to hammer in my chest and my face became pale. I felt frozen in place as I stared at his hand coming nearer to me.

'He is going to strangle me? Will I die?' I thought fearfully.

A few seconds later, however, Lewis' hand did not touch my neck. Instead, his fingers took the tip of a tendril of my hair and played with it. I blinked in surprise and looked at him in question.

"Your suggestion is tempting," he started to say and hope sprouted in my heart. "But I'm not satisfied with it," Lewis said and I felt my world coming apart.