332 La Nuit Noire (5)

Author's note: this is from Sergio's point of view

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I was staring at the most beautiful woman I ever saw in my life and my head was buzzing.

'Mate!', my wolf broke his silence after more than a decade. 'Mate! Mate!'

As much as I was pleased to hear his voice again, I had to disappoint him. 'I don't want a mate.'

'You are an idiot.', my wolf growled. 'If you mess this up for us, I will never talk to you again!'

As she got closer, I was hit with subtle, yet fragrant, scent of moonflower that made me dizzy.

'How appropriate…', I thought.

Moonflower is an alluring flower that opens its delicate white petals only at night. It's beautiful, yet toxic with hallucinogenic properties, and I wondered if I'm imagining all this.

Seraphina introduced her as Calista. Beautiful name.

Calista. Alista. Lista. Ista. Sta. Ta. A…