Chapter 80: Chapter 80

**Derek’s POV**

I am Derek, a well-known business tycoon, a popular personality in different fields, and someone that every woman will wish to be their lover. But I never settle for anyone because I do not believe it is worth it.

I have the looks, the money, the body, the reputation, and the fame. I do not think that settling down with any woman is something that I should do since it is simply not me.

I remember that night. I was so drunk, and I am so stubborn not to get a driver and recklessly drive. That gave me a life lesson. I thought that was my last party, my last night, and my last time to have fun because I can still remember how severe that car accident was. I can only feel pain; my blood is dripping all over my body. I thought that was my end, and I would be sent to hell.

But I saw a man and a woman talking about something that I cannot remember anymore. The only thing that matters is that I am alive and kicking—maybe not kicking since the doctor said that it is a miracle that I am still alive and that I survived that thing.

I thought that I would never be capable of walking again, but miracles do happen, and the doctors can’t believe how fast I am recovering. I have no close relatives, and I am not planning to give them my hard-earned money, so fuck them all from thinking that I am as good as dead.

But something inside of me is restless because, after that incident, the womanizer in me thought that a good sex after that accident and the whole recovery sounds like a good plan, or maybe not because my manhood isn’t responding anymore! And I thought I would never get hard again—not until I met Cassie.

Yes, damn, I sound like a pervert, right? But I am so sexually frustrated, and we started in a bad way by having a bad relationship as boss and secretary. I never thought that slowly I would be captivated by her charms. She is not like any other woman that I have met.

She is a brave, strong, and independent woman. She is someone that I cannot get by simply winking. I cannot understand why I always dream about her; I cannot understand myself for always thinking about her. Am I getting crazy? That car accident might give me permanent brain damage!

I tried to avoid her, but the more I resist, the more loneliness I feel every single damn day! The world-renowned bachelor, who is a dream for every girl, is falling in love with a mere secretary and a single mother!

But I also remember the day that, because of my mistake, she left my company, and I thought I would be fine without her, that I could, but I was wrong.

I suddenly stop going around; I have no will to live; I don’t like moving anymore like I was stripped of the sole reason that I should be alive.

My body declined so that I looked like a patient, and I only got better when I met Cassie again and we forgave each other. I tried to scout her again because I miss her so much. I realize that I love her and cannot live without her, but she was already with a colleague of mine. That pale idiot Dale—damn, it was too late, but at least I am free to see her again.

"Hey, let’s go; we are still planning to purchase flowers," Dax said as we were heading to a well-known flower shop. Yes, Cassie's birthday is next week, and we are preparing for that.

Dax, yeah, at first I thought of him as a rival with Cassie’s heart, but I am really turning crazy when I am confident, and I think I can adjust to a polygamous relationship! Fuck, I am the one who dominates a trio, not the other way around! This is pure ridiculousness. If I can turn back the time and tell all of these to my old self, he will not believe what is happening to me.

But I don’t regret it even a single bit; hence, loving Cassie is so worth it. She is a rough gem, and we saw her, and we want to own her.

We went to the flower shop, and we coordinated everything for the grand birthday celebration. We wanted her the best.

"I think this will be my contribution," he said. Dax is trying to give me a couple of bucks, but I refuse. I am so rich beyond imagination that I don’t need it.

"I appreciate it, men, but everything is settled; don’t bother worrying about it again," I said to him, tapping his shoulder.

He sighed, "You and your rich ass." I know, I am a damn rich guy. And I am planning to spoil our soon-to-be wife and son with my money. Finally, I have a reason to spend my money!

That was a long, tiring day, and I thought that calling Cassie was a great way to end my day. I only need her voice because I did not manage to see her today.

"Hello? Derek, do you see the time on your clock? she said, and I can imagine how annoyed she is, maybe because it is already so late.

"I am so sorry; I did not see you today, and I miss you so badly, so maybe I can have a better sleep if I hear your voice," I said to her as sincere as I could.

"Yeah, both of you and Dax call me this late; what are you doing the whole day? Even Dax went on vacation leave?" she asked me, and that is the sign to drop the call. I can’t risk our hard-managed surprise because of my big, bad mouth, right?

After all that, I can feel the sleepiness now, so I want to have a good night's rest, but I think that the full moon is so bright now. I suddenly feel very itchy. My throat, too, is itchy, like it is so damn weird that I want to growl like a wild wolf.

"Damn! Why is it so itchy? Did they make me eat shrimp again?" I can’t tolerate the itchiness anymore. I went inside my shower room, but it did not help because I only felt hot. Like I am burning!

I suddenly feel a sharp pain, and it is so painful that I drop to the floor. What the hell is happening to me?

"AH!" I shouted in agony as I felt my bones breaking like something wrong was happening to my entire body!

I close my eyes, and as I open them, I can see everything so brightly, even though the light is off. I can feel like I am walking on four feet, and it is so weird.

I pass through a mirror the size of a body. And I almost jumped scared when I saw a humongous black wolf in front of me. I growl, and I realize that the reflection does too. I saw that I have no hands but paws.

And that is the last thing that I remember when I pass out. The next morning, I am butt-naked on the floor. I have a very bad dream. That fucking dream is ridiculous. I can’t imagine myself transforming into a wolf. But that dream is so damn realistic that it made me so confused.

I am so in denial, and I don’t want to see the CCTV footage because what if last night was not a dream? What if it is real? Is this my karma? Am I a monster now? Damn! Can someone tell me that it is just a nonsense type of nightmare?

But I almost fainted again when I saw the CCTV footage and realized that everything was real. I am so scared that I don’t want to go outside. I have a meeting today, and I have so many things to do! But I am a monster now!

My phone rang, and I thought I should not answer it because I am so damn worried that I will hurt someone with these changes. But what happened is that Art has been calling me persistently. I've finally answered it now.

"What?!" he said, raising his voice unintentionally.

"Did it happen to you also? You are the only person I was with yesterday; it is so impossible that that is just a dream," he said to me. I finally felt calm, but I was still anxious. But does it mean that he is also?

"Bro? Wolf?" I asked him with two words, and I hope he gets what I mean.

"Yeah, I shifted into a gray wolf last night," he said, and I could hear his voice trembling.

"Let’s meet at the same coffee shop, bro," I said to him.

We went to the same coffee shop where we talked about stuff related to Cassie. But today is a very different day, as I realize that we have the same problem. I thought I would be crazy. This is something that can only happen in books and some movies with certain themes. Is this sci-fi or fucking what?

Dax went near me, and he is wearing a hoodie; I am too, so we look so weird now, but at least the barista knows us, and we are in a corner, so I think we are safe here.

"What do you think happened? Did we fucking get cursed? I mean, I can understand it if it is me and my karma. I was a womanizer before, and damn jerk like a man, and I will really understand if it is only me, but it also happened to you." This is barely a coincidence anymore.

"No, maybe I share the same karma. I also made mistakes in the past; maybe it is a part of my duty, but I also killed several people before," Dax said, and he looks equally guilty as me.

"I see you both are here," said a familiar voice to us. We saw Damon standing in front of us. He looks like he knows what is happening to me and Dax. Does it mean that he made us like this?

"Please don’t think of me negatively; I didn’t do anything about it. If I am, then maybe it is only natural that I already hide someone, but before we talk about it, it is dangerous here. Let us move to a safe place first," he suggested, and I and Dax agreed.

We went to Dax’s house; Angel is not there, so we think it is safe there. "I choose to talk here since there are runes here that protect us from outsiders. I never heard some converted in a very long time, but I have no idea that your smell will be like this," Damon said, which made us more confused.

"Can you explain it to us more clearly? I think my head will burst because I don’t know what is happening to us," Dax said, and we can see in his eyes that he is as scared as me.

"Please calm your heart first. I am not the one to decide to talk about this with the two of you, but I don’t want you two to be crazy," he said to us. "Both of you are werewolves now."

He finally dropped that news that made me and Art freeze. "We are monsters now," I asked him.

"If being a werewolf means being a monster too, do you think this world will be dominated by humans? And if being a damn werewolf means being a damn monster, that means I am a monster too," he said to us.

"You are?" I asked him, and that gives me a hint, because if he is a werewolf, then...

"Is she a werewolf too?" I asked him. Damon nodded.

"She is our Luna, and please, as I unfold everything, I want you to remain open-minded, and please don’t have a violent reaction first, because I want to tell you two everything that I know, but promise me that you will not tell Cassie that I said all of that." So we promised.

And we learned about her past, and even though it is still hard to think about and accept this sudden news, we can finally breathe as we think that we are not monsters. It shakes us to the core, but at least we can have room to breathe after being so worried.

"Then how did we become werewolves?" I asked Damon.

He sighed. "I said that being a converted werewolf, because it is so rare for a female werewolf to have a male human mate, you know what mate means, right? It means that it is your other half. But on the other half, you both mentioned that you were in the same accident months ago, with the same miraculous event and the same dream. I can only suspect that our goddess injected you with werewolf souls from someone’s werewolf with an untimely death." Because it really makes sense. We survive that death by miraculously fast recovery!

"Does it mean we will never be humans again?" Dax asked him. And with his face, we already know the answer to that question. Then should we talk it with Cassie?