55. Another loss

I flung myself on the sofa tiredly, that had been an unexpected turn of event. I kicked my shoes off and pulled my jacket. I was dropping it on the sofa when Caleb stomped in.

"Oh, thank goodness, you are alright. Where the hell did you and Kisa go?!" He barked. I raised a brow at him, reminding him who he was talking to. "I'm sorry, Luna, I was just worried."

"Kisa and I went alone, after the whole screaming the house down scenario," I sneered at him, making my disapproval obvious. Caleb scoffed, rolling his eyes away disrespectfully and folding his arms.

"I'm sorry, Luna, but I'm afraid what is happening between us is none of your business, please, don't interfere."

"So you really don't want her as a mate?" I smirked.

"Danielle will come back."

"Great because she found her second chance mate, and he was more than happy to welcome her," his eyes flew open, "what? Shocked? Well, you better be because Kisa is no longer a member of our pack, she is now fully mated to the phoenix who surprisingly have a human form. The man is smoking, if you'll ask me…"

"How could you let him take her! She is my mate!" He roared at me.

"Excuse me?" I asked scoffingly, "you rejected her, dude, what do you want from her? To continue feeling pain and living in rejection? You screamed at her to get a second chance mate and she did, he was happy to take her."

"She is not supposed to be with anyone else! Kisa is mine!"

"Caleb, you rejected her!" I shouted back, getting irritated by his selfishness.

"I never wanted her, doesn't mean anyone else should! Kisa is mine!"

"This is insane," I said incredulous, sitting up right, "you don't want her, but you also don't want her to be happy with someone else? Caleb, that is selfishness!"

"It is none of your concern, you bitch! You must have manipulated her into mating with a bird! You disgusting witch!" His beast was going feral.

"Caleb, do not insult me or…"

"Or what?!" He roared, he was shifting. I knew Caleb had gone mad. I stood up just in time to get out of the way as he threw himself at me, shifting in mid-air. Caleb's heavy wild dog barked viciously at me, crouching down to attack.

"Caleb, sit!" I commanded. His dog collapsed on the floor, whimpering as he tried to fight my command.

‹Kisa! Kisa if you can still hear me, Caleb has gone mad and is trying to kill me!› I shouted through the link. I knew she could hear me, being the Luna of all weredogs, even the powerful fire one had it advantage.

It was cold silence for a while before she replied, her fox replied with her, their voice speaking in a cold blunt unison. ‹Kill him.›

Two simple words, yet it weighed the whole world. Caleb was my friend, I couldn't kill him, but he was selfish and cruel, even attacking his queen. I was still contemplating, not paying attention to my surrounding, when he jumped on me, his dog slamming me down. I had to use my hands in quick reflexes to hold his jaws apart.

"You stupid dog! Anyone who touches me dies." I shouted with clear panic for him. I pushed him off, hurling him across the room. I stood on my feet fast, Caleb stood too and rushed to me, to finish what he had started. I waited for him to get closer before I jumped, I landed on his back with the force of an elephant, smashing him down to the floor and destroying his spine. Caleb howled in pain, yipping and whimpering. I jumped off him with narrowed eyes.

"Stay down, you dingbat," I growled, but it wasn't my voice, it was the voice of Arc. I felt his presence in me, his aura radiating from my body.

"A body of fire

A body of the sun

A body of water,

Wind, the moon, lightning, and stone

A form of metal

A skin of ash

Touch not my anointed

And do my prophet no harm." The voices whispered everywhere, I knew what was coming next. With a vicious roar emitting from my chest, the roar of my angry mate, the marbled floor grew abruptly into metal, bursting through the dog in every single corner.

It didn't end there, his dead body turned black and scattered into ash. Caleb was dead and ash. Arc's present left me, left me to stare at the horrible sight. I fell on my knees as I broke into a sob, I didn't want this for my friend, he was never a bad person to me, but maybe that was all for pretence. I later cleaned the whole place up and went to bed, tired of the whole thing.

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Three days later, I was ready to be on my way, I took three days to rest and just collect myself. During my stay there, I listened on the news about the earthquake that destroyed a city in Texas, five bridges falling all of a sudden in Asia, and then the twister that nearly destroyed Kansas City. I knew it was Esme, she was doing her job well, and it was about time I did mine.

Finally, I was at the bottom of Mount Everest, looking up at the huge work for me. I couldn't quite teleport there, the magic at it peak was powerful enough to stop me. So, I stood there gawking like a fool.

"Now, what is a pretty lady like you doing here all alone? I wouldn't fancy you for a mountain climber," I looked to my right to see who was bothering me, "hi, I'm Gustin, Gustin Flight." He flashed his impeccable white teeth at me. Gustin was an incredibly tall man with black hair and blue eyes that shone like sapphire. Muscles, he got it all, even the abs popping through his tee shirt and beauty. I smiled back at him, not really in the mood to talk. "So, what are you doing down here? You are not planning on climbing, are you? A snowstorm is going to hit this place in ten minutes, and an avalanche is sure to follow."

"I need to get to the peak, it is important I get there before sunset today." I replied bluntly.

"Oh, come on, don't tell me you would rather spend the night shivering up there than with me? Don't need to brag, but I am pretty hot." He dragged a whistle and wiggled a brow at me. Not only was his pick-up lines a mess, he was no where close to the hot men I had encountered. Phoenix and Arc would mop the floor with him, even Chlorie and Drew was a hard wall to scale. I raised my hand and flashed my expensive and priceless wedding ring at him, smirking when he gasped.

"Why are the good ones always taken," he muttered, "are you here with your husband?"

"Stayed home to care for our four years old daughter," I glanced at him to see his eyes grow wide. Gustin broke into a cough.

"Sorry, pretend I didn't try to hit on you, okay?"

"Whatever," I said with a dismissive wave. He tapped me, making me raise a brow at him. His touch set my instinct on alert. "What?"

"Can I, at least, get a name?"

"Juno, what are you?" I found myself asking.

"Pardon?" I eyed him from head to toes, trying to ascertain what he is.

"You don't smell like a werecreature, certainly not a dog, or you would have known who is standing before you. You're not a vampire, neither are you a warlock…"

"Wait, you are not human?" He gasped.

"My name is Juno Bridgestone, wife of the king of earth clan." Immediately my introduction stopped, he threw himself on the snow, bowing before me.

"I am so sorry, I had no idea it was you, Your Highness, I plead forgiveness, and please don't tell the king." Well, as the king of the earth clan, Arc ruled over all earth paranormals and so did I. We just prefer to stick with the weredogs since they are more obedient.

"Rise," he stood up immediately, "what are you?"