Eden knew Alexander and his friends were always talkative about their identity as werewolves. But, like a normal person, Eden tried not to believe in this supernatural story. Eden denied what else, Alexander and his men never revealing their form as a wolf in front of Eden. (Except, Eden's first meet with Alexander. Alexander showed Eden his claw. But Eden thought it was just a special effect of makeup to prank her.)
Alexander's lovely demeanor… Oh, she means annoying acts all long the week made Eden forget he was a wolf. How Alexander treated Eden was like how humans treat their kind.
"Come here; I'll show you something." Alexander offered his palm, Eden with a doubtful accepted his hand.
Alexander smiled and invited Eden to go outside. They walked around Alexander's home. A red carpet extended through the corridor. The interior of this residence amazed Eden, marble pillars with many sculptures, Gold chandeliers, paintings, and many other luxury decorative items.
"Oh… your house is immense! But why is this mansion looks so deserted? Are you living here alone?" Eden asked as they looked around the mansion, peaceful and too quiet.
"Yes… No, I mean, no, I get alive with a lot of my men. They are living in the back of this main building—a housing area for my pack member."
"Huh?? So… this is not a house, but a palace??" Eden was stunned.
"Well, you can say that. There are training courts, preserved forest, and even a lake in this area." Alexander presented how rich he was.
"It's all yours?"
"Yes, but I prefer to tell that it's all belongs to my pack. I'm nothing without them. The Lupo family has always been the alpha from generation to generation. I had been an alpha when I was ten." Alexander folded his fingers into hers. They were holding hands downstairs.
"Why? Where are your parents?" Ten years, it means that Alexander was only a kid, right?
"They died." Alexander's jaw stiffened; his face looked sad. Eden's heart suddenly felt tortured, as she could feel the same sadness in Alexander's heart. Was it what the mate-bound feeling looked like?
"I'm sorry to hear about them, Alex," Eden whispered. She wanted to hug Alexander to share the pain and burden, but… Alexander threw his sight. He tried to avoid looking weak in front of his mate.
What a quiet and tense minute. Eden could not speak, and Alexander continued moving forward without a word. They arrived at an enormous chamber in the basement. The wet and cold air touched her skin. Eden glanced at the end of the room. Many portraits hung on the wall.
"Alpha to Alpha. He is my dad. He is my grandpa, he is my great-grandpa, and forth."
"Wow, what a complete family tree." Eden was smiling; it was so hard to know our ancestors at this complete formation.
"Hey, Alex. Why was she a woman?" Eden pointed at the first Alpha portrait in the painting.
Alexander approached Eden and stood beside her. Alexander looked at the face of the first Alpha of Tourmaline pack. A woman with gray hair, blue and green eyes colors. In a glance, she was similar to Eden.
"Edith Grey, the first alpha. I don't know either why she can be an alpha." Alexander stroked his nape. Usually, alpha was a man. But their first alpha was a woman.
"Grey? Wow, we had the same family name." Eden muttered.
"Yeah, I just realized your name is too common." Alexander had to hide his hatred against Miguel Grey -he had the same family name as Eden.
"Tell me more about your kind, Alex. What are you guys capable of? I want to know more about you." Eden slowly accepted Alexander's existence as a werewolf.
"You are curious little bunny!" Alexander pinched Eden's cheek.
"Ouch!"
"We are just shape-shifter creatures. Our first shape is the human form; the second is the combat form; the last is our wolf form. We are born strong and agile moves. It's a gift from Moon Goddess. Our God, because our strength depends on the moon. The more rounded the moon, the more powerful we are." Alexander took Eden to the outside. Eden was listening to Alexander's story about his kind.
"Sometimes, The Moon Goddess gives us an extra gift. Like my Grandma, Chloe, occasionally she can see the future. She can tell fortune; she is the one who tells me about you. We'll meet at the museum, in front of the wolf statue. And Selena has a charming grace that can catch everyone's attention."
"Do you have one too?"
"Yeah." Alexander nodded.
"What is it?"
"Power, I was born with the enormous strength that must be contained by magic." Alexander showed Eden his tattoo, the tattoo rounded on his sturdy arm. Eden nuzzled it gently, a chain of words written with an old symbol.
[When the time comes, let the power devour the darkness.] Eden could read the symbol easily in mind. Eden shut her mouth; why could she know that ancient language??
"Hey, why are you stunned?"
"No… nothing." Eden smiled.
"OK, now time to prove that I'm a werewolf," Alexander said.
Eden followed him to the outside of the mansion, on the side yard. Alexander blinked at Eden before taking off his clothes, making this girl clumsy. Eden waited at the side of the training courts, a large yard with dangerous track and ring.
Alexander had off his clothes one by one and threw them to Eden. Eden's face turned red when she saw his athletic body. Oh,… his acts remembered Eden about her lustful dream.
Alexander was naked; Alexander's body shook as power overflowed through his body down to the smallest veins. A few moments later he enlarged, hunchback, and overgrown with rough hairs. Eden's eyes opened wide. Her jaw fell when she saw Alexander's transformation into a wolf.
"A-Alex?" Eden moved backward. Her body was trembling in fear.