Chapter 73 Dominic

The first thing I do when I get back to Moonlit is find Isabella. I’m waiting for her on the stone steps of her house. Only a few days have passed, but the world is turning upside down. Everything has changed because I met her, because of our kiss, the tenderness and the instant love between us. But even if fate dooms my family and duty, how can I cease loving her? Unless my heart is carved out like Henry’s, it seems that nothing can stop what’s already in motion. The Moon is coming back. And the Burtons can do nothing to reverse it.

Isabella, my Isabella, is coming this way, walking against the wind up the hill. She seems a lot better than last time we met. Her wolf is awakening inside her. Her cheeks are flushed and she seems glad to see me. I just wish that she won’t have to suffer anymore and can become the person she’s supposed to be.

“Bella. How are you?” I smile at her.

“Dominic! Why are you are here?” She stands right in front me. Her sweet scent is tantalizing me.

“I just wanted to see you.” I pat her head gently. “Where have you been?”

“I went to the local theater. Umm… There’s a show that I was invited to play a role in.”

“You like to dance? That’s great news! Congrats!” What I really want to say is that I’m proud of her.

“Thank you. It’s going to open soon. Do you want to come? I think I could manage to get you a ticket.”

“Of course. I’ll be there.”

Her silver hair is faintly glowing, shinier than before. “How are you feeling recently? Your pain…”

“Much better, since…” she blushes more, “since my heat ended. How about you?”

“I’m great.” I look down into her poignant eyes. She’s incredibly beautiful. An uncontrollable urge bursts out from inside my heart. I pull her close and kiss her lips, fervently.

She responds by kissing me back. Our tongues are tangling and dancing together. I miss her. I just want to stay with her, for every second of my life. I can’t live without her now. We kiss and kiss, without realizing how much time has passed. I kiss her cheeks, then the side of her neck while she’s gasping for air. I lift her up, and her legs wrap around my waist. I take her into the backyard of her house, in a meadow surrounded by tall pine trees. We lay down while kissing passionately, as if our lips can’t be apart.

“I’m ready.” She says in a low voice.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes… I want you. I want you inside me.” She breathes the words into my ear and spreads her legs.

I can’t hold it anymore. I want her body so bad. My hand reaches down to her panties. I pull the thin cloth aside and insert myself into her tight flesh. Her water instantly flows out with my first thrust. It lubricates me and makes me want to thrust harder and faster. A light scent of blood comes out along with it, and she lets out a pained sound.

“Slo..w…slow down a bit,” she says, as her face glows with a soft redness. I slow my movement while kissing her chin. When I feel her flesh tightening and becoming wet again, I try to thrust faster. Her body is demanding it. She lifts her dress up as I thrust in deeper. I can feel that she’s ready to come soon, she’s even stopped moaning. I kiss her lips as her orgasm reaches its peak, and I immediately follow. She’s dripping all over me and her legs are shaking. I hug her tight.

Her skin ripples with a sheen. She’s not a girl anymore, but a young woman. I feel her change while feeling mine as well. We are one being, instead of two. We look into each other’s eyes and feel each other’s breath.

“I love you,” I say to her.

“I love you too,” she says to me, “Promise you’ll come to my play.”

“I will.”

I head home to Nicolas’ mansion after I take her back into her house. Bella is my woman now, and I will protect her no matter what. It’s time for our family to end its obsession with the Dark Lord. I can sense that the road ahead is oppressively dangerous. But I need to do what must be done.

The house is exceptionally quiet and empty. I ring the bell. Doug comes to the door with a grief-stricken face.

“Young master.” He nods at me.

“Where is Henry’s body?”

“We’ve buried him in the backyard. I’ll lead you there.”

He seems healthier. “Thank you. And Doug?” I’m thinking it might be time to inform him of his true identify, as their Moon is coming back. His body should be able to handle the burden just fine. “Let’s talk later.”

I look at the gravestone carved with Henry’s name. I was one step too late. I shouldn’t have left him before. It must have been the cunning humans who lured us out with the gem burn. They have to pay for this crime.

After giving the White Star herb to Dr. Lupin, I order him to make the medicine quickly and give it back to me. Then, I go to Doug.

“Where did Father go?”

“He’s in the city of Morrow, young master.” Why is he in the human capital? As I’m thinking on it, Doug hands me a file.

“What is it?”

“It’s a file I found on his lordship’s desk. I think you should read it.”

“Doug, you shouldn’t have flipped through Father’s files.”

He holds his breath and looks at me with an expression that I’ve never seen on him before.

“I know what I am, young master. I am not a Burton! I’m a fucking werewolf!” He shouts at me.

I close the door behind me. “Do calm down, Doug.”

“And ‘Doug’ isn’t even my real name!” He cries, “Why did you do this to me? I thought you were my family.”

I’m surprised that he finally knows the truth. “Look, let me explain. There was nothing I could do. When I first met with you, the false memories of Doug Nelson had already been inserted into you. The humans made you, as an experiment. I had no idea they would do such a thing. It looked like Father had struck up a partnership with them. I couldn’t talk any sense into him. So I figured that you could live a better life here, instead of wandering around outside. You would've been killed a million times over, with your condition like it is!”

He cries on the floor.

“I’m sorry. I really didn’t know what to do but to include you, here, as a butler. I couldn’t let you face everything while your race was being destroyed.”

“The most worst part is, the memories are flooding back to me now, and I can’t even make it stop. It’s too painful. I remember, I stood by my king and my friends. I even had a daughter. But that’s all gone, in the past. Ironically, they feel new to the current me.”

I just don’t know what to say. “Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.”

He stands up from the floor and wipes away his tears, “I think it’s time for me to resign.”

“I accept any decision you make. I’ll talk with Father, no need to worry about him.”

Then, he leaves me. My heart is being weighed down. He is a good and loyal man. He doesn’t deserve to suffer like this, only because he’s a werewolf. We have to put an end to these inhumane conditions and go no further.

I open the file that is labeled top secret. Inside, is a profile that belongs to Robert Jones, and another belonging to Lily Evergreen. The name flashes in front of my eyes, and I instantly understand what my father intends to do. I have to leave for the city of Morrow at once.