A Half-Blood

Val's eyes stared for a long time at the paper he was now holding. His brows furrowed. He didn't expect that behind Elyna's simplicity, the girl still had other surprises that he only found out about that day.

"Our Luna is a descendant of vampires. What's worse, she is the direct child of Duke Georgio, the current King of the vampires. This explains why Luna can't change shape and gets sick easily. Noble vampires get sick easily if they go out during the day," Zen said seriously. He doesn't even call Elyna 'Puppy' anymore. Their problem is quite serious here. If the vampire race were to smell that their 'princess' was in the hands of werewolves, they could attack and ignite an interracial war like the one that happened thousands of years ago.

But that alone wouldn't be enough to make Val stare at Elyna's test results as if he had lost his world. Everyone knows how vampires marry between siblings to keep their offspring pure. Vampires always give birth to at least two children in each generation to maintain that tradition. Elyna, as a half-vampire, also has a half-brother who will later replace Georgio to become the next vampire king.

Tritan Georgio.

A vampire known for his extraordinary strength. His cruelty is even famous among creatures like them. Tritan is sadistic, except to his people.

Reportedly, he is obsessed with his half-sister, who disappeared more than 120 years ago.

When Elyna said that she had grown up, Val did not expect that she would be THAT mature.

"I still don't know why Luna disappeared at that time. I also don't know if she didn't know that she was a 'princess' or if she was just hiding her identity all this time. However, letting her stay in our pack will be difficult, Val. Preventing a war between races is one thing. However, half-blood with vampire blood seems like it will be unstable when her power awakens someday," Zen explained with difficulty. Vampires and werewolves have opposing powers. From the start, Zen was confused as to why a child could be born from a werewolf mother and a vampire father.

BUZZ!

BUZZ!

Val glanced at his cell phone angrily. His emotions were stimulated. His inner self urged him to fight against the vampire noble who might take his Luna.

And the sound of his cell phone made him furious at a time like that.

"WHAT?!"

It was very rare for Val to lose his control like that. His voice sounded scary, and the person who called him was also quite aware of his alpha's anger.

[I'm sorry, Alpha. Luna's classmate contacted me and said that someone bullied her in class by destroying the clothes in her locker and writing inappropriate words on her gym clothes. We've asked Brian to help investigate the perpetrator. We're lucky Luna isn't fluent in reading yet. Because of that, she doesn't really understand why everyone is worried about her.]

Hera's voice was heard there. Val massaged his forehead in frustration. Hera's voice sounded a little nervous after hearing his shout.

"Take her home. There's something I need to talk to her about," Val said after he managed to calm his emotions.

[Um, and Alpha,] Hera whispered fearfully.

[The one who helped Luna and gave her new clothes was... someone from the vampire race who introduced himself as Tritan. Forgive our negligence, Alpha. We found out too late that there was a vampire in the same class as-]

CRACK!

The cracking sound of the cell phone sounded scary to Zen's ears, who was standing next to Val. Val's brown eyes shone. He was furious now.

"I'm going there."

Val came out of his room with a scary aura, making his pack members bow when Val passed them. Zen followed behind him. He had to guard Val when his brother's emotions were unstable due to the influence of his werewolf powers.

The two of them got into the car in a hurry, leaving the roar of the car that sounded scary to the ears of the werewolves who were in that place.

***

"Why are you guys looking at me with such hatred? You should be lucky I didn't kill you right away when you dared to drag me away while I was with my sister," Tritan said calmly. He wasn't intimidated at all, even though he was surrounded by Hera and Jake, who were on standby as if they were ready to attack Tritan if he moved even a little.

Oh, don't forget Eir. Even though Eir didn't like Elyna, as a member of the pack, she also had an obligation to help when Val had given them a stern warning.

"Why did you enter our territory? This academy wasn't created to teach vampires like you," Hera said coldly. Tritan smiled mockingly. He then looked at them with a condescending gaze.

"You dogs have no manners. I'm free to go wherever I want, just like how we let you go to our territory."

"Ha. Then let us be your food?" Eir pressed annoyedly. The vampires did free them to enter their territory. However, in that place, they would only turn a blind eye if the cruel vampires considered them as food.

"Don't be ridiculous. Get out of this territory. Then, don't you dare approach our Luna again."

The smile on Tritan's face disappeared as Eir continued her words. Tritan looked at the three of them with a cold gaze. The cold gaze made the three of them alert and prepared for the worst. They did not know Tritan's true identity. However, from his aura alone, the three of them could guess that Tritan was someone who was at least a noble among the vampires.

"You dare to forbid me? Trash creatures like you shouldn't even be allowed to touch my sister. Do you want to die?!" Tritan snapped. Luckily, they were in the quiet backyard of the academy. Otherwise, it could be dire if a human saw the terrifying form of an angry vampire.

His pale skin seemed to emit a strange light that made their spines stand on end. His red eyes made them choke. Also, don't forget the nails and fangs that appear when he's angry.

Moreover, the strength of the noble vampire could not be underestimated.

"You dogs really like to test my patience, huh?"

And sure enough. Among the three of them, none could move anymore when Tritan had shown his true form. They were locked by their shadows, which now came out like they were alive and tied their bodies.

"You guys-"

SMACK!

Tritan didn't have time to react when a claw hit his body. If it were an ordinary vampire, his hand might have been cut off right then and there. But Tritan was a noble. Even if he reacted late, he only suffered a terrible claw wound that healed itself shortly after.

Tritan looked coldly at Val, who had just attacked him, then at Zen, who was standing behind him.

"I can't believe my sister could be with a weak dog like you. No. Now that I've found her, I won't let her stay with weak creatures like you," Tritan threatened seriously. He was still confident even though he was outnumbered at that time.

"Try me," Val replied seriously. In that place, Val was the only werewolf who was not affected by Tritan's power.

The two almost fought each other if only a soft voice hadn't interrupted them.

"Val?"

Tritan smiled sadly. His sister had called someone else's name when he was also there. Val then approached Elyna, who had previously gone to look for Eir and Tritan, who had disappeared from gym class.

Elyna tried to rely on her intuition to find the two of them. But strangely, she ended up finding Val and Zen, who shouldn't have been at the academy.

"Val? Do you have business at the academy? Why are you all gathered here?"

Everyone wore stiff smiles. Maybe because Elyna immediately focused on looking at Val, she failed to catch Tritan's rush to hide his true form from Elyna.

"I came for you."

It was only when Val moved to hug Elyna that he finally felt his uncontrollable strength calm down. Val loved how Elyna hugged him back. That small action proved that Elyna was still there just for him.

"For me? Is it because of my dirty clothes?"

Elyna looked surprised. But when she saw the worry on Val's face, she finally smiled happily for her.

"Thank you, but I'm fine. Moreover, I'm more worried because I ruined the clothes you bought me."

"It doesn't matter even if you ruin everything. I'll buy you new ones no matter how many."

Elyna's heart warmed when she heard Val's answer. Elyna pressed her head against Val's broad chest. But after a moment, she looked up again as if she just remembered something.

"Ah! The lesson!"

Elyna then looked at Eir and Tritan, who were trying to hide their true emotions.

"Eir, Tritan, the teacher is looking for you two! Especially you, Eir. He said that he won't pass you in his class if you skip class again."

"Ugh. Then... I'll go."

Eir pretended not to see Val when her brother stared at her with furrowed brows. Eir left there quickly, leaving them still holding grudges against each other.

"Then, I have to go too. Elyna, we'll go back together, right?"

Like a skilled actor, Tritan looked friendly and sweet when he was in front of Elyna. His eyes only returned to being cold when he passed Hera and Jake, who were closest to him.

"Thank my sister who saved your lives today," Tritan whispered. He walked first, which was almost followed by Elyna if Val hadn't immediately held her hand.

"Stay away from him," Val ordered relentlessly. Elyna wanted to ask why, but seeing Val's worried face for some reason made her guts shrink.

Elyna then turned around to see Tritan, who was still waiting for her.

"You can go first, Tritan."

Tritan wanted to do something, but he was afraid it would make Elyna afraid or even hate him. Tritan finally left with a heavy heart. His hands were clenched tightly. He would never forget what happened that day.

After Tritan left, Val's big hand began to gently stroke Elyna's hair. Elyna, who received the touch, reflexively leaned closer to Val's body and then hugged the athletic body. Elyna unconsciously spoiled Val, and that made him slowly calm down.

Val carried Elyna carefully. He ignored Elyna's surprised scream and instead moved to kiss Elyna's forehead gently until the girl's face turned completely red.

"Let's go home. Hera and Jake will tell your teacher thereafter."

"Okay."

Elyna wanted to ask what was wrong. But to calm his alpha, she finally gave in as Val took her to the car, which immediately left the academy grounds as soon as they got in.