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The initially slow steps now began to accelerate Erland. Until finally, he reached the side of the house, observing what the evil creature was about to do. Erland was deliberately hiding. But when he looked at the second floor of the building beside him, Erland looked surprised. He didn't know that anyone was living in Abirama's house. As far as Erland knows, Abirama only lives alone. From where he was hiding, Erland could see the figure of the girl on the second floor. 

"Who is he, huh? Are Abirama's relatives?" Erland muttered to himself. Erland decided to just observe what would happen. However, when he looked up at Shanaya's room, his heart was beating very fast. His blood rippled when he saw the girl above was opening the bedroom window, looking around while smoothing her hair that was fluttering in the wind. Erland felt a strange flutter when he saw Shanaya's face. His body even seemed to be electrocuted. In Erland's daydream of Shanaya's whereabouts, a creature he has often encountered so far begins to knock on the side door of the house. Erland suddenly looked at the straw creature that he had often seen so far. Erland suddenly got angry, he finally came out of hiding and walked over to the scarecrow. Erland's body turned back into a wolf.

Erland's arrival was caught by the scared crowd. They looked at each other with hateful eyes. Ever since Erland and the Scarecrows have been enemies. It's just that because there was an agreement from their previous ancestors not to attack each other and enter their respective territories, Erland and the creature just stared at each other from a distance.

"Do not disturb him!" Erland said while moving his tail. The Scarecrow who couldn't speak was about to desperately go upstairs where Shanaya's room was. But Erland immediately pounced on him causing both of them to roll on the ground. They almost got into a fight, but finally, Erland released the creature with a threat.

"If you bother him, I'll tear your body apart! Got it?!" Erland said. Miraculously the scarecrow compiled and inches backward back into place. Erland was still standing where he was until he confirmed that the creature was gone. Without changing into a human again, Erland looked at Shanaya's room. One corner of his lips tugged, then he left the place. Erland returned to his house while running. Erland's house is near the forest, which makes his movements easier because it will not be seen by other villagers.

Erland's habit of patrolling almost every night around the village has been done since ancient times, especially since he was a child. Erland, who doesn't need a night's sleep, is very lonely if he has to spend time just at home. Therefore he often wanders every night, into the forest or patrols around the Village. He had memorized all the residents in the village. Old people, young, even toddlers. Not infrequently Erland's habit of often circling the village every night helps residents secure their territory from wild animals, animals that often damage fields, as well as other creatures such as the scarecrow, of them. But not all things Erland can interfere with. Because some traditions that are passed down from generation to generation must be respected by the descendants of their previous elders, he can't regulate them at will. Like the case with the scared crowd that always acts every full moon. Just like Erland who has to eat the heart every full moon like tonight. Erland's father is still doing activities in the backyard. His wife had died when he gave birth to their youngest son. Which ended in the death of both. So now there is only Erland and his father only.

Erland is a werewolf. Not only Erland, but his father is also a werewolf. Their families occupied the land hundreds of years ago and they lived side by side with the residents. It's just that Mrs. Erland is an ordinary human. Erland's pregnancy and also his sisters are different. Erland, who was born in the form of a normal human, allowed his mother to survive. But during the birth of the second baby, she lost a lot of blood. Because the baby is not human. He had instantly turned into a wolf while in Erland's mother's body. As a result, she couldn't stand the intense pain. Finally, he died during the birth of his son. Unfortunately, Erland's sister also died in the birth process. Now Erland only lives with his father. For werewolf pairs or commonly called Mate will only fit once. So Erland's father wouldn't marry again. A werewolf or werewolf is an immortal being who is believed to have a half-human and half-beast soul. They have a form like humans, but they can also change their form into wolves under certain circumstances. A werewolf has two thoughts in his head, namely the human mind, and also the wolf mind. They are like two spirits attached to one body.

While Mate or partner is a match or eternal partner that is owned by each wolf tribe. Every werewolf is destined to have one mate in his life. They know their mate from the scent of their partner's body. When a werewolf loses his mate, the werewolf will become fragile. And for the werewolves to lose a mate is worse than death. Erland's father used to fall in love with a human girl. Erland's mother was not a werewolf. It's just that it can be changed very easily. Every human who wants to become a werewolf only needs one small bite or a scratch for him to turn into a werewolf. But Mrs. Erland was never bitten or scratched by her husband. Erland's father didn't want to see that woman suffer. Because for him being a werewolf is not easy. Now and then he would continue to feel pain when he couldn't contain his hunger to eat a human heart. They do have to eat human hearts every full moon night. It was a habit that the Erland family and almost all the other werewolves used to do, but not anymore.

Erland and his father prefer the heart of the animal alone. Such as tigers, goats, cows, buffalo, or pigs. That was the reason why Erland loved going in and out of the forest. He was hunting deer or some other animal. That's how he's been eating all this time. The difference is, that the human heart will make its strength even more powerful, than the heart of a deer or other animal. But Erland had been taught by his father not to eat human hearts no matter what. The human soul does not want to hurt others, which makes them survive until now. That's what sets them apart from other packs.

"you're home?" asked the father of his son who just walked into the house. Erland who had entered the house suddenly remembered something, he turned around and met his father.

"There's something strange about me," said Erland enigmatically.

"What do you mean because you are a werewolf? Of course."

"That's not it, Father!"

"So?"

"That woman."

"Woman? Which girl do you mean?" asked Erland's father suspiciously.

"I don't know, I don't know either. I feel bad when I see it." Erland looked at his father.

"Did you feel this way when you met Mother first?" The father just glared at his son. His mind was spinning all over the place. Digest why the question came out of his son's mouth.

"Who is she?"

"Eum, a girl at Abirama's house."

"The girl at Abirama's house?" asked the father thoughtfully. Then he looked at his son suspiciously. "You... Like it?"