Descendants of the Moon

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lept like this? I picked up my phone and looked at the screen. Four missed calls, two from Mr. Rowland, my most eligible

rl?! Mr. Rowland has been wa

here lately, especially when I woke up from those weird dreams I have been having since three months a

my feet, I searched for my slippers and wrapped the pi

clothes, I wore a short, black linen skirt and a white v-necked blouse, packed my hair up in a ponytail, applied a l

my way and in a few minutes, I was hurrying into

en, hurrying past her toward the i

you are here," a clearly upset Ellen said follo

he thinks I ru

roll her eyes this time.

ou for kee

I had a

t my desk in his usual well-ironed suit, I hardly see him wear anything else. I flashed

on," he said

t had this terrible headache." I set down my pause and the c

ease,

d it off with a smile. "I

handsome and masculine in his early fifties and had charming eyes. He never spoke about his wife or children, even though he and I have gone beyond the client relationshi

He was my first customer and has remained the most loyal customer ever and had paid exorbitant prices to have the jewelry I made. At first, I had thought he

for us today?" I asked

I like so much, it's exquisite.

"O

allery and handed it over to me. I took it and looked at t

autiful," I s

t it at the upcoming Auction Fair but

t's going to c

you? You always think smartly. The sto

meralds, that's a great choice. You shou

pay half of the money get it over here and have you look int

t decision you

t. Once he was out of sight, Ellen poked her head in as I looked at the picture of the emerald and diamond

he doe-eyed

we made an earl

nt of me. Her face was curious. "So, he

rmation is completely not necessa

in this amount of money

up in your head. Mr. Rowland h

his gut, I will sup

You want me to get married to a man old enough to

better than that

me turned out to be douchebags. But Mr. Rowland was different. He wasn't even asking me out, he has never asked me to dinner or lunch, or breakfast. He just

conversation," I said and shooed

I? Unfortunately, we are

at her. "I

and went over to hers. She sat on her chair and spun herself a

ed that I grabbed a coffe

I forgot about

ck. "I will order

d never had time to study, she was doing what she liked. She was fascinated by jewelry and could tell a fake from the real with only a fe

but we blended so well. It couldn't have been better with anyone else. Ellen was also very protective of me and look

ime, started an online jewelry store which she lost interest in when money wasn't pouring in as much as she had imag

our last hunt for precious stones. I started my own company a month later with Ellen as my partner and so far,

y she was serious with the store. Even though Ellen was bold, she

rlier, leaving me to lock up. I didn't want to face the horrendous after-work traffic, so I decided to stay a little longer and work on the jewelry M

s beginning to roll out of the clouds. It's a full moon and I liked the moony nights so much, the moon has always fas

night shadows go away because I was scared of the night. I rounded up, locked up, and got in

tting to my house, I have to drive past a major road with thick and heavy trees around it. I didn't like those routes but since it was a bright

l gauge, it still indicated a full tank. It has been like that for two days now and it hit me then that the fuel gauge must have been faulty, so I managed to pull ov

to disturb Ellen on her blind date. I got out of the car and looked up and down the road, there was no other c

I was tempted to give Ellen a call. Ellen would leave whatever she was do

udden snap of a twig behind me and I turned quickly to look

Not

home. Turning on my phone again, I started to dial Ellen, but a low growl behind me distracted me. I turned again,

ing on the gravel. It was definitely a wolf, and I can't run farther before it would catch up with me and tears me apart. I s

stead, the coarse gravel tearing the skin on my elbows and knees as I landed with them. I quickly turned to face up. The wolf lunged at