387-When Your Mate Is Heartless
I was shivering when I raised my hands and instantly put them down, even
when he was right in my face now.
He raised his claw to attack me, and thatâs when I fell behind out of fear. He was
grunting when he crawled on top of me.
It was too dark on the road. Since the house was an abandoned one and was
known to be a witchâs house, there was no population even for miles around.
He let out a howl before launching an attack. As he raised his hand to hit me,
the world seemed to have gone numb. Nobody said a word. We both stared into
each otherâs eyes silently. I noticed how red his eyes were.
Enter titleâ¦
He was a Lycan, a humanoid wolf. His body was big and broad.
He stared at me in silence for a few minutes, even before he jumped off me and
sprinted away. I couldnât see Thiagoâs face, but I felt him in his eyes.
I stayed on the road, even minutes later.
âI knew he was around,â Nia sounded much happier when gushing over her
ability to sense him in the surroundings.
âI wonder what made him come back,â she proceeded to talk while I got on my
feet to get back to the mission at hand.
âI know I should have been happy to see him around, but the fact that he had
turnâed into a full lycan just shattered my heart,â I whimpered when trying to
talk. Tears blurred my vision as I snorted and walked on the empty road. I was
sobbing so loudly for at least five minutes that I forgot I had to be somewhere.
A monstrous howl in the distance shook me awake. I cleared the tears with the
back of my hand and bolted back to the academy. They must still be looking for
me. The sad part was that I didnât get to find any spell books that could help us.
What were we going to do now?
While running back into the academy again, I was welcomed by a horrifying
sight. Many of our students have been left wounded while the others were trying
their best to survive.
The loud music had caused them severe headaches. Seeing me enter the
academy brought smiles to their faces. I felt guilty for returning empty-handed.
After making it to the floor where Corbin and Lazio were, I let out a sigh to see
them alive and kicking.
âEnya! you are back!â Lazio yelled, rushing over in my direction and scanning
my hands.
âYou didnât bring any spell books,â he asked, looking anxious.
âThere were none,â I whispered, lowering my face in guilt.
âWhat? How are you going to fight them then?â He almost seemed to be
scolding me. He stepped back and grasped his hair in his fist, walking back and
forth.
âWhat is going on there?â I asked him, looking at the she-wolf they were trying
to drag into a room.
âThe fear and noise are making them go crazy. Her mind was so distracted that
when she tried to transition, she couldnât reach her wolf. It irked her to the point
that she decided to run into walls. Things are going downhill pretty quickly. If we
donât find a solution soon, it will be all of us banging our heads against the wall.â
Lazio explained her condition in a sad tone.
I couldnât even look at her. The way she was howling and struggling to break
free from Corbinâs grasp to harm herself was heartbreaking.
âI saw him,â I whispered, getting Lazioâs attention.
âWhat? saw who?â he asked, hunching over to look at my face even more
clearly.
âThiago!â I said his name under my breath.
âReally? Where?â The shine in Lazioâs eyes reminded me of their friendship.
They used to be so close before everything went south.
âHe has transformed into a full Lycan,â I announced, wearing a brave face even
when I was dying inside. This night was not supposed to be for this kind of
news. I lost most of my confidence after seeing him.
âOh, shit!â Lazio sighed, âdid he attack you?â He then placed his hands on his
waist and watched my face with full attention.
âThatâs the thing; he didnât. Even when he could, he just didnât,â I murmured, and
tears sprung down my eyes.
âWhy did he come back then? Isnât it weird how he and the witches arrived at
the same time?â Lazio continued to express curiosity, as Thiago would have
never returned after the transition. We lost him. This new him was nothing like
him. It was Theo who wouldnât care about anyone, so why did he return? Why
not attack me?
âHe left because he found out about my mother being the witch who cursed him.
When he heard me talk about sacrificing the witch, he ran away. The fear of me
sacrificing myself made him run away. Now! I donât know why his lycan is back,â
I said as I missed Thiago deeply.
The fact that he ran away because he would rather suffer than watch me suffer
reminded me why he always had a special place in my heart.
âHm! He is lucky that you still talk about him with so much love and affection. I
guess that is the secret of love. Lose them, and you will know their worth,â
Lazioâs little scoff confused me. He wasnât suggesting that I donât show love to
him, was he?
âI have shown love to you, Lazio. It is just I donât feel the same from you
anymore,â I retorted when felt like being questioned over my love for him.
It was indeed true that my feelings changed for him, but it was because of his
own behavior. There are times when you donât love someone too much. The
intensity of love fluctuates with the way they treat you.
âThat is not important right now,â was his response, which made me shake my
head at him in disbelief.