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After the blissful encounter, Cyril carefully helped Hazel cleanse her body, then carried her to bed. He made sure Hazel had no need for clothes. Hazel lay naked on his bed, the two embracing each other as they drifted into sleep.

As night fell, in the forest several hundred feet from Graymeen Manor, dozens of figures appeared in the dim darkness. Their blood-red eyes shone, with the central figure among them radiating an unsettling brilliance from his heterochromatic eyes.

“Hazel has accepted the mark; she’s no longer pure,” Hawthorne squinted his eyes. Inhaling deeply, his keen sense of smell detected the changes in Hazel’s scent, revealing that she and Cyril had mated. His heterochromatic eyes dulled at this realization, and his slightly trembling hands betrayed his deep distress; he couldn’t lose Hazel.

“We’ve sacrificed the king; we must reclaim the queen,” Hawthorne’s face darkened.

The next morning, Hazel lazily woke up in Cyril’s arms. Wrapping herself in the bedsheet, she returned to the bedroom, putting on a pair of shorts and a light-colored shirt. Hazel felt sore all over, her heart pounding since the previous night, a strange unease settling within her.

Downstairs, Hazel saw Alpha Trnald and Eunice intimately leaning on each other. She greeted them with a smile.

“Good morning! Have you guys had breakfast?” Hazel hoped she and Cyril would be like this sweet couple in the future.

“Good morning, Hazel. You look great, especially with your mark,” Eunice chuckled. “Seems like you two had a fiery night. We plan to return to our Pack after lunch and set off.”

Alpha Trnald, arm around Eunice’s waist, nodded at Hazel and casually glanced at Alpha Cyril coming downstairs.

“Are you going back with Alpha Eric?” Cyril asked.

“Yes, after this battle, our wolf pack suffered some losses. Eric and I will take the remaining warriors back together; it’ll be safer.”

“How many wolves are left?”

“About 50.”

“The journey is dangerous. How about I send some warriors with you? The Iron Star Pack is still quite powerful.”

The Northern Continent was the heart of the vampire kingdom, where the first vampire was born. In the distant Genesis era, after God expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden of God, they immersed themselves in pleasure in the wilderness. Under their union, their first child was born, the third human in the world. Adam named his firstborn Cain. As Cain and his brother Abel grew up, Cain became a farmer, and Abel tended sheep.

Once, Cain and Abel both made sacrifices to God. Abel slaughtered his sheep and offered it to God, while Cain, being a farmer, could only offer fruits and vegetables. God, receiving two vastly different offerings, was displeased with Cain. Cain shifted his dissatisfaction onto Abel and cruelly murdered his brother.

When God asked where Abel was, Cain lied, claiming ignorance. But God knew that Cain had killed Abel and cursed him, making it so Cain could never touch sunlight for the rest of his life.

Cursed, Cain fled.

To avoid God’s discovery, Cain began avoiding sunlight, fleeing and hiding wherever he could.

Finally, Cain arrived at the Northern Continent. Cursed to neither live nor die, he became an undead, relying on blood to survive. Prolonged bloodsucking left his blood cold and viscous, enhancing his combat abilities.

In the cold Northern Continent, Cain possessed healing and mesmerizing powers. He often lured humans, turning them into vampires. Gradually, the Northern Continent amassed a vast vampire legion, and Cain became the vampire king.

Cain’s blood was pure and potent. In his dying moments, he ordered his servant to craft a crown, instructing the servant to extract his blood and infuse the ruby within the crown. This way, future vampire kings could access Cain’s wishes and memories through the ruby.

Due to the cold weather in the Northern Continent, wolf packs there were relatively weaker. Some even became slaves to vampires, willingly submitting to their rule.

Alpha Trnald and Alpha Eric held significant power in the Northern Continent, but they couldn’t entirely fend off vampire attacks. Combined with the recent war, most of their warriors perished. Hence, Alpha Trnald and Alpha Eric intended to ally and return to the Northern Continent.

“I want to go with you to the Northern Continent,” Hazel suddenly spoke.

“What?”

“Hazel, what are you up to again?” Cyril’s face darkened as he stared at Hazel, anger evident in his eyes.

“I just feel a calling, a call from the other side of my blood.”

“I want to figure everything out.” Hazel clenched her fists, feeling the immense pressure from Cyril.Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

“You’re too vulnerable, could be killed at any moment,” Cyril disagreed.

“But Hazel’s strength in the war was evident to everyone,” Luna Eunice approached Hazel, gently stroking her hair.

“If there’s any danger on the journey, as Luna of The Iron Star Pack, I’ll have to step up,” inspired by Luna Eunice, Hazel strengthened her resolve.

“The Iron Star Pack can’t have a Hybrid Luna who might lose control at any time.” Hazel reluctantly voiced her true thoughts.

“If Hazel stands by my side, she needs the trust and obedience of all the wolves. The biggest controversy now is Hazel being a Hybrid. Most wolves despise Hybrids, considering their blood impure and weak.”

“Hazel…” Alpha Cyril saw Hazel’s tears swirling in her eyes, feeling sadness in his heart.

“Go. I’ll be with you and protect you with all my might.” Cyril’s golden eyes sparkled, determination evident in his gaze.

In the evening, Cyril gathered the elite force of The Iron Star Pack, totaling 20 wolves. Parrish, Rankin, their partners, and familiar faces to Hazel-Elmer, Marcus. Her brother Theo, serving as Beta, also joined the journey to the Northern Continent.

The deep sky, filled with starlight, the moon quietly appearing above the distant forest. A large group of crows flew out from the treetops, wings fluttering sharply. The quiet forest rustled, as if foretelling the darkness ahead.

“The journey to the Northern Continent is perilous; may the goddess protect you.” Fran and Gerard came to bid farewell to Hazel, worry evident on their faces. Fran tightly held onto Hazel.

“We’ll be fine.” Hazel smiled, hugging Fran and Gerard.

“I will protect her, Fran.” Cyril affirmed beside them.

“May the goddess bless you.” Fran and the remaining wolves in the pack gathered behind them.

“Depart!” Alpha Cyril led the way, shifting into wolf form, running into the dark forest at night. Alpha Trnald and Alpha Eric followed, one by one, all the warriors shifted into wolves and disappeared into the dark forest.

In the misty night, the pale remnants of the moon held no warmth. A group of wing-flapping black bats flew by, skimming over the dark, dense treetops.