REBORN LUNA

THE FESTIVITY

Twigs snapping, in a muddy ground with stones that are stepped on and thrown. A night in the wild forest has noisy footsteps. Under the crescent moon above.

"Alice, Alice, "

Calling that name repeatedly in a soft voice. So that other shifters who are living nearby can't hear him.

The Beta name is Bagalto Marasigan.

is in haste to find his princess. He had to find her before the other shifters got her ahead.

"Grandpa,"

Finally, the little girl shows up.

"Alice, are you alright?"

Bagalto Marasigan looked around first and sniffed to confirm that no one had seen them this time.

"Come here, sweetie; it's alright, everything is alright; come to grandpa."

As the little girl walks naked to her grandfather. Wounds and mud covered her face and body. But, even though she was in human form, three sharp blades shines on her right hand.

Bagalto kneeled down and cried. He was surprised by the sudden deformity in his granddaughter; as a human-wolf, it is so early for her to deform her body. Most shifters got a sickness as a sign at the age of fourteen. The sickness will not be at ease until the first deformity happens when they reach the age of eighteen but, except for Alice, who is just 10 years old now and has no idea what she is doing, her innocent life might be in danger.

Arriving at home, Bagalto immediately bathed the girl, and after that, he brewed tea to calm himself down and think about what he was going to do, to keep his grand daughter safe. He can't stay at home for a long time, because the shifters in the border camp need him as their general.

"Grandpa,"

The little girl shows up again, but this time she is coming from her room.

Bagalto got her blended cocoa and milk from the cow. It has been her regular milk since her mother died. Then the little girl gave her grandfather a sweet smile while holding a glass of milk. Bagalto's heart melts in that way.

The old maid came in the kitchen and said

"Master, I am sorry I fell asleep."

This maid is a human who has lived in Bagalto's house since fifteen years ago.

"Starting today, your eyes will be on Alice while I am not around. The back yard, make sure that it is locked. Don't intercept anyone out there."

"Noted Master,"

The old maid nodded at him. She knew that this family was human-wolf. Same with her she was surprise for the early development of wolves in her age.

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Six years later, in the Capital City

The sky appears more clear than blue as the sun is rising. Today's big celebration is keeping the city's busiest location busy.

The city hall was attended by two royal carriages. The carriage was being watched over by a few shifters, indicating that an important person was inside.

It would receive sideways glances from onlookers.

When the Marasigan family was spotted on the first carriage, a sense of contempt could be seen in their expressions, but otherwise they carried on as normal.

A young woman riding the second carriage was wearing enormous, flowing gray clothing. Her hair was twisted in an intricate layout and fastened back. She has stunning beauty. possesses pale skin referred to as "a large snow.

However, they were unaware of her hands, which could have made shifters doubt the girl. Despite having little hands, she constantly wore thin gloves over them. Because when she gets hurt, five sharp claws that shine like a blade grow right away on her distinctive nails. This gal is not an ordinary human wolf.

Alice Marasigan is now seventeen years old. She and her grandfather were the only individuals who were aware of her gifted hands and skills. After she accidentally killed the old maid in the house two years ago with her bare hands. The two had been keeping that a secret until now. If Alpha discovers this, she may be sentenced to death.

In the city, Alice Marasigan is a smaller female shifter, or petite, unlike other female shifters. But only one glance was enough to make them recognize that she used to live in the highest rank of the pack, as a princess or a daughter of the official, and it was the Marasigan Family.

Alice Marasigan shifted her head as she gazed outside. A fleeting light flashed in her eyes for a moment before her face returned to a calm expression. Then she stared outside again.

The roads were decorated with various lanterns, and the bustling, crowded streets were filled with shifters and humans.

Today was the Alpha's birthday celebration; hence, a festive atmosphere filled the road, and Alice Marasigan had to prepare herself.

Honestly, Alice hates the city. If not for avoiding trouble, she would never want to come here.

"Halt!" said a male shifter. Then the horse stopped.

"We're here," one shifter announced, then hurriedly went outside to help Alice climb out of the carriage.

Alice Marasigan walked down the steps in a deliberate manner, followed by her assistant Lea. Her clear brown eyes glanced towards the enormous palace, and a fleeting cold light flashed. She shifted her attention to the old man, who had just stepped out of the first carriage.

Her grandfather, Bagalto Marasigan, used to be a general of the first rank of the pack, the previous Beta in his younger age. Now that he had retired from his post, he left everything to his son. Although he had reached old age, his oppressive and commanding aura still lingered.

"Grandfather," Alice said.

Bagalto Marasigan smiled in response, saying, "Let's head inside."

Alice Marasigan nodded and fell behind her grandfather. Her steps were slow but certain.

Inside the city hall, two young men were deeply engaged in a discussion without regard to everyone else. Other people who want to curry their favor cannot even get close to them. Both of the two were well-known in their respective fields; however, their personalities were completely opposite, which made shifters wonder.

"I don't want to create trouble for my father." One of them grinned.

"Is that so?"

"Well, those girls are annoying." He frowned a bit.

"Besides, I heard that there is another stunning beauty that will come here." the other one said.

The two continued their banter without a care for those officials who wanted to get close to them. These two are Yam and Wakim; they are both twenty years old. Wakim was Yam's desk study partner, so they became even closer when they reached adulthood.

Wakim Bostamante, a young genius on the battlefield Now he was assigned to be a teacher to challenge the newly recruited shifters before they became officially tagged as soldiers for the kingdom. Right before, he reaped quite a lot of victory, including their war with the vampires.

Yam Socorro is the third prince from the third-ranked official and the son of Omega Danus Socorro. The Alpha was not particularly fond of him because he was an utterly useless prince. If not for his friendship with Wakim, he would never catch the Alpha's eye.

At that moment, an announcement from the eunuch reached their ears.

"The Marasigan family has arrived."

Both of them bowed their heads as a sign of respect to the previous Beta of the pack, and two people came in sight. The number of family members in the Marasigan family was rather pitiful. Compared to many other ranked nobles who came with more than ten people, these two definitely stood out.

Yam Socorro sighed.

"Why should she wear a veil? and her hands are always covered with thin gloves? Is that one of the previous beta requirements? With such fair skin and a slender body, I'm sure she is incredibly beautiful. Too bad, she's too young to be my mate."

It was not only Yam who had those thoughts; many other young men also sighed in discontent. However, they could not possibly ask an unmated female to remove her veil as a sign of respect. All they could do was grumble in silence.

Wakim ignored his friend's lament as he observed the girl. He took notice of her clumsy steps, her stiff greeting, and her timid behavior. For a noble pack member, she was truly an eyesore.

Such a show of uselessness, and yet the Marasigan family still brings her with them. It couldn't be helped that the Marasigan family only had four members, and it was better that two of them had come since the other two were still on the battlefield.

"What a clumsy girl, right, Wakim?" Yam asked, as he felt something was weird about Wakim. He had never seen Wakim pay attention to a woman before.

Wakim looked back. "What is it?"

"Have you taken a liking to that young girl?"

Wakim rolled his eyes. "No, I'm only interested in what kind of family could produce such a talented general. But they are truly lacking in educating a female one."

Yam didn't answer. He instead shifted to other conversations inside the hall. But Wakim's gaze remains on the girl.

"Hi, Sire."

A young boy smiled as he greeted Bagalto. He is now offering a drink to Bagalto Marasigan

"I am one of those who admire your courage. I know the story about your successful fight outside the City. I am happy to be near you today."

A young boy said Bagalto took a bottle of wine from the tray he was holding. Then he said:

"I am old, my body is weak for alcohol, and I want to eat nutritious and delicious food. So if you have time, you can visit me at my home."

After what Bagalto said. The young boy blushed his cheeks as if he were stunned for a moment after hearing those words from the legendary warrior of the pack.

After the small talk, the young boy came to Alice.

"Hi, Princess.."

He felt shy as he bowed his head in greeting. But Alice smelled the scent of death from him. "Is he a vampire? "How did he get in here?" Alice's deep thought

Alice smiled and tried to ask him:

"Have we met before?"