Valdoria, a fractured continent once ruled by gods, now split into five mystical regions, each influenced by long-standing rivalries.
The five regions are powerful and independent on his own but greed isn't limited to only humans, the creatures that dwell there especially the werewolves has this insatiable desire to take over every other region.
However, Zephyros Isles the eastern region find so much value in their mate bond. They believe that as s long as they have a mate they will be contented .
Their ancient tongue usually asks this question : Do you know the best part of being a werewolf ?
You probably thinks it's about that Strength, speed, and heightened senses that come naturally, and shifting between human and wolf form which is as effortless as breathing or probably you think it's about Wounds that heal in hours, sickness that's a foreign concept, and mind-linking that allows silent conversations no human could ever understand.
But then, you might be wrong.
Is there anything better than that assurance that you must be loved? People do crazy things to keep a lover who sometimes end up leaving , but a werewolf doesn't need to go through that hassle for love.
Before your birth, the moon goddess already paired you up with your soulmate, usually called your mate. So the moment you come into the world, your connections are entwined but Invisible untill you turn the ripe age of eighteen.
Then even if the whole world despises you , there's always that one person that'd look deep into your eyes and confess how much they can't live without you. And say you mean the world to them.
At least, that's how it's supposed to be but fate doesn't really play by any rules. Infact, it defaulted so much in the life of Raine anthony, the last and illegitimate daughter of Gemma Anthony, a powerful Gemma in Aevaris, the capital of Zephyros Isles
She was born as a dusk wolf.
Dusk Wolves are rare and often feared werewolves born during an eclipse. Aevaris elders believe they are touched by both the light and darkness, making them unstable and unpredictable. Some myths even say they are cursed by the Moon Goddess, while others claim they are destined to bring balance between warring packs.
Unlike normal werewolves who shift at will, Raine struggle to control her transformations. The first time she attempted, She flickered between human and wolf form unexpectedly, and ended up getting stuck in a painful half-shifted state.
Her scent constantly shifts, it's usually not steady which makes it difficult for pack members to know of her existence. Right from her birth, she's been hidden, locked away and disowned by her own father.
The moon goddess was probably not satisfied with the curse she placed on Raine that she also made her mute. She could hear but there was no means for her to voice out her own thoughts. She couldn't tell if she was born that way or it came suddenly but what she was sure of was that she'd never tried to speak before.
From the moment she was born, her father has never visited.
But her waitress mother who often do room services for extra cash always told her he was busy and would come see her one day.
So she hoped, loved and grew up with that anticipation buried in her heart.
She was a child that should never have been born and probably the only one in Zephyros Isles that defied the mate rule for at eighteen, she was still unable to shift or scent her mate.