Chapter 1-Accidentally Bumped Into a Girl
2 p.m.
A girl running barefoot. She wore a plain white dress that was below the knee length. Her long hair on her back was messy and slightly wet mixed with sweat.
"Chase her!" The sound of several men chasing after her could be heard in her ears. Princess Raquel continued to run to avoid being chased by the Las Delmora hostel guards.
Her ragged breaths raced with the beating of her heart. She continued to run while enduring the pain of his blistered feet from rubbing against the asphalt.
When she was desperate to cross the road, a car accidentally hit her.
BRUK!
The car suddenly stopped because the owner realized that he had hit someone. Edmund, the man who was still half drunk was shocked. His body was shaking violently. He was very afraid that this collision would bring him back to prison.
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24 hours ago
"Excuse me, Princess. King Malaquias will be here soon." A grown woman told Raquel.
Raquel suddenly turned to Jess. "Why would my father suddenly come?" She was somewhat surprised to learn that her father who was none other than King Malaquias would be visiting Las Delmora Cathedral.
The middle-aged woman who likes to be called Jess was silent for a moment. Then Jess replied. "This is one of his agendas which will go to the Cathedral in every corner of the village to provide charitable assistance."
Raquel looked out the window. Several women dressed in white uniforms with black headscarves walked neatly into a cathedral in front of the Las Delmora dormitory. The dormitory where the nuns live and also where Raquel grew up since she was 5 years old.
Raquel secretly smiled brightly. Finally the day she had been waiting for arrived and she wanted to meet her biological father. Raquel had not seen King Malaquias in a long time. It's been 1 years.
"Jess, I'm so happy to hear this news. I miss my dad so much. I want to see him." Raquel couldn't stop smiling. Her eyes curve like crescent moons when she laughs or smiles.
Usually, since she was a child, King Malaquias always visited the Las Delmora Cathedral as well as visited his dormitory to take time to meet Raquel secretly. Because, no one knows other than the housekeepers like Jess and Edgar that Raquel is the real daughter of the werewolf king from another his luna.
"Yes, Princess. However..." Jess's words were about to stop for a moment. She hesitated to say it.
"What's the matter, Jess? What are you going to say?" asked Raquel curiously. She grabbed Jess' shoulders and looked at her seriously.
"However, the King arrived together with Queen Rebeca." Jess told Raquel.
Raquel let go of her hands that had grabbed Jess's shoulders. Her face turned sad when she heard that name.
Queen Rebeca is the legal wife who becomes the eternal Luna of King Malaquias. She didn't know that the 5 year old child she was about to kill had grown into a beautiful oriental-looking girl. She is Raquel.
Raquel turned to face the window again. She pursed her lips. Right now, she was very upset that her chance to meet her father would not exist. Because, there was Queen Rebeca who came along.
However, an idea popped into her head. Because of her intelligence, Raquel always gets unexpected ideas.
"Jess?" said Raquel. She turned around again to look at Jess who was cleaning her room.
Jess turned to Raquel. She immediately approached and whispered something in Jess' ear.
Hearing a whisper from Raquel, Jess was taken aback for a moment. She answered nervously. "Princess, that way is not allowed."
"I'm asking you for help, Jess. Please grant me this request." Raquel grabbed Jess's hands to beg for her wish to be granted in order to meet her father.
An hour later, a typical Spanish violin accompaniment was heard around the Las Delmora Cathedral. The violinists lined up neatly along the fence in the Las Delmora area. They all welcomed the arrival of King Malaquias and Queen Rebeca albeit with a simple welcome.
Meanwhile, Raquel was in the ranks of the nuns. She slipped into their ranks to sing in the Cathedral later so she could meet her father. This was what she had whispered to Jess earlier. She asked her caretaker for help to lend a spare nun uniform to the others.
The accompaniment and welcome ceremony is complete. King Malaquias who was hand in hand with Queen Rebeca walked to enter the Cathedral.
Raquel's heart skipped a beat. She was very happy to see her father.
All the guests had filled all the empty seats in the Cathedral. In the front row, King Malaquias sat with his wife and other important ranks. The first program will be singing a hymn that will be performed by the choir of the nuns, and Raquel will be among them.
If the other nuns were girls who turned into gray wolves, but not Raquel. The difference was clear when she stood parallel in the midst of the nun. Because, she was the only werewolf girl who had white fur when she changed. The werewolf girl was very beautiful. It made all eyes turn to her. They wondered where Raquel was from.
King Malaquias was astonished. He saw Raquel looking at him and then smiled. Of course the King was very familiar with his flesh and blood. That's why he was afraid that many would peel Raquel's identity as his child, whom he had deliberately alienated from the kingdom.
Jess who saw the uproar of the guests became very worried. Especially when King Malaquias deliberately glared at Jess. Looks like he gave the code to Raquel's nanny to take her daughter away from this Cathedral.
However, it was all too late. Queen Rebeca recognized Raquel. She knew that the girl was his husband's biological child. Queen Rebeca was angry. She immediately stood up, and cursed King Malaquias. "That's your daughter, right? You know what would cause it if she turned into a werewolf in front of 77 more people?"
King Malaquias panicked. Of course he knew the answer to his wife's question. According to the royal fortune teller since Raquel was born, she was a cursed princess. When Raquel turns into a werewolf in front of more than 77 people, then his Pack Manowi will be close to destruction.
The event that day was not continued because of this incident. King Malaquias was furious with Raquel. The girl felt hurt, then at night Raquel secretly decided to run away from the dormitory to the city.
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Flashback off
Edmund was trying to make himself aware. Without hesitation, he got out of his car to look at the person he hit.
After descending, Edmund's net caught a white girl lying helplessly on the street. Blood dripped from her forehead. Edmund was suddenly taken aback. He was starting to get anxious.
The man immediately came to her, he checked the pulse of the girl.
"Still beating!" said Emund to himself.
Edmund looked around, the street was deserted. He didn't want anyone to see this happen. If anyone saw him, he could have been reported to the police and returned to prison. Edmund didn't want that to happen.
"Damn it! How is this? What should I do? I don't want to go back to the prison which is such a bad place!" Edmund spoke to himself stricken with fear.
Then, he decided to carry Raquel into his car. He planned to take Raquel to his house.