***CALISTA'S POV***Malik was still bashing us, with his cuss words, and a sudden rainstorm suddenly began. The rain began to pour down in heavy torrents.The thunder roared in my ears, and I could feel the electric charge of the lightning bolts in the air. It all happened all of a sudden, and I contemplated that this has to surely be the action of the gods. Probably the god of thunder and lightning battling out with his rival.In a couple of seconds, the trees started collapsing, to the heavy thunderous windstorm, and a great volume of water flooded our feet. It seemed like the thunderstorm was also accompanied by an earthquake because I could hear the sounds of the earth quaking in the distance.Melinda and I scurried back into the cave, at the instant.I looked back, and I could still see Malik standing at the mouth of the cave, he was probably using his sharp senses to size up the carnage that was happening. His scent was overwhelming, but I pushed it aside, and I focused on savi

The storm outside continued to rage on, the wind howling through the trees and the rain coming down in a torrential downpour. I could hear the sound of thunder in the distance, and I knew that we were in for a very very rough night.Malik stood up, and he placed his bloody hands on my chest, and my face, but I violently hit his hands away. "Get your filthy bloody hands off me." I howled."You're crying?" Malik said in a curious tone."Why won't I cry?" I roared. "You just brought an end to my only source of joy, and you expect me to move on like nothing happened, aight.""Hmm. This is not the time to think with your heart. Think with your head instead. That's all I'll say for now, at least you saw with your eyes, how she kept stepping on my toes." Malik said in a cold tone. He had no remorse at all, for the evil act he just carried out, and that was making me fume, with anger."I don't give a fuck about what Melinda has done for you, because for every meter Melinda has run for you. I,

***CASSANDRA'S POV***It was already late in the night, and the moonlight was shining through the windows of my office, leaving an illuminated glow on my table.I was still relaxing in my chair, picturing in my head, how I will have a clean sweep, against all the packs on this continent, with my war machine in the person of Ubuntu; how I will have an empire that spawns beyond the eyes can see; how I will become the mighty Empress akin to Alexander the Great, that'll be worshiped and revered by all. Yeah, that'll surely be a marvelous sight to behold, and I seriously can't wait to achieve this. And when I succeed with this plan, I'll make sure I find a way to kill my war machine, Ubuntu. I can't afford to keep a glaring threat, so powerful as him, so close to my grand throne.Zelina ran into my office, with his face crumpled, and a sense of urgency creeping over him. "Ubuntu is here." He announced."What!!" I exclaimed. "Wait, why the fuck is he here? Ain't he supposed to be…" I wonder

CALISTA'S POV****Ten Years Later***Woah. It's already ten years, and everything just went fast like a flash. I couldn't believe that it was just ten years ago, since some nefarious calamities befell me left, right, and center.But, I'm grateful. It's been ten years of peace, ten years of love, and ten years of vitality. I am a better person now, and all the hurdles I've had to step over, have shaped me into the best version of myself. Just like the gold extracted from the earth has to go through fire to be called gold. I've gone through fire, I've survived it all, and all I can say is that I'm a better betwr person, right now.I just can't be grateful enough for everything that has happened to me in the past ten years; the good, the bad, everything that came with living the life. I enjoyed them all, the good and the bad — I think that's the two sides to life, and I've also come to terms that bad things are also part of life, and how I handle them when they come knocking at my door

We were cautious enough, to not reveal our true identities to them, as we know that they may not accept us, and they might feel threatened by our existence. We are different from them in every way, and the fear of being ostracized or even hunted was always at the back of our minds.The thrill of being able to transform into a powerful creature was something that I cherished, but I also knew that it was something that I had to keep hidden from the rest of this village, and I also entreated Malik, and Meghan into doing so.Every day, we had to remind ourselves to keep a low profile, not to draw attention to ourselves. It's a hard task, as our nature often betrays us. We have abilities that are beyond human comprehension, and now we must use them sparingly — it was a brutally hard task to keep up with, but we managed to keep up with it, for ten good years.I remember the first time I transformed, it was an experience unlike any other. The sensation of my bones stretching and shifting, th