Chapter 3

Catherine's POV

"Father... Alpha Wyatt..." I looked at his strange expression and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Catherine, you're banished now." Troy said seriously, "You no longer belong to the Black Moon Pack."

"I am banished?" For a moment, I was lost for words. After learning that I would never have a mate in my life, I received another piece of bad news. I was banished by my father, by the Alpha of my pack.

This meant that I couldn't live in the Black Moon Pack anymore. Without the protection of the werewolves, I would become a rogue.

After a while, Beta returned and left my luggage at my feet.

"I don't think you realize your current identity." Beta disdainfully looked at me lying on the ground and said, "From now on, you're not the princess but a rogue."

Afterward, Eden left me there and went away with the guards.

I lay on the ground covered with fallen leaves and cried for a long time, with sorrow going deep into my heart.

They've all gone back, leaving me stranded beyond the border line. I've officially become a homeless Rogue.

Since Elena became the new Luna, she had always abused me when my father was away, and my father never believed me.

From then on, I was like a stranger at home.

I tried my best to keep a low profile and live cautiously. What I wanted was just to find my mate and then leave home.

However, my hopes were dashed now.

I wondered, "What should I do...?"

Perhaps because I was too tired from crying, I felt that my consciousness was occupied by someone else again, just as last night. Vaguely, I seemed to hear a voice, which was faint as if it was wrapped in plastic cloth.

I sat up in horror and looked around, but I found nothing except for the rustling of the leaves.

Suddenly, the voice seemed to pierce through the plastic cloth. In the next second, a low and gentle female voice sounded in my mind.

"Hello, Catherine! I am your wolf."

"Hello, Catherine! I am your wolf."

The greeting was echoing in my mind, but I couldn't get it at first.

When I realized that I had heard the voice for real, I subconsciously blurted out, "W-What?"

"Hi! Are you there?" I tried to call to my wolf in my mind.

"Yes, always. You can call me Eva." She replied.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard her voice. "Great, Eva. Although I don't know why you came so late... I mean, I thought I would never be able to shift in my entire life. Anyway, I am not that afraid now."

"I didn't mean to be late." Eva's voice was a little low. "It's because I have been trapped in another place before."

"Where are you trapped?" I was puzzled.

"You will know later." Obviously, Eva didn't want to talk more about it.

Eva paused and continued, "You'd better go back to get your luggage as soon as possible and find a place to stay before dark. I can sense that there is more than one rogue in this forest."

"Don't worry. We're one of them now." I wanted to shrug, but I could only shake my fur as I was a wolf now.

"Believe me, you are no match for them," Eva said slowly, "Because you are pregnant."

"What did you say?" I almost let out a howl in surprise.

I paused for a moment and asked, "Are you serious? I know what happened to me yesterday, but it has only been less than a day. How is it possible?"

"I know it is unbelievable. But Catherine, trust me. You are carrying babies. They are gifts from the Moon Goddess," Eva whispered.

Five years later

"Miss, stop peeking at us, or I'll get angry." A cute boy said as he looked at the female werewolf who was leaning against a tree nearby to have a rest.

The boy was my son, Noah Wyatt. His serious look amused those rogues around us who were resting.

"Noah, relax." I gently stroked my son's hair and held my daughter closer to me.

Five years ago, I became an rogue after being kicked out of my pack by my father, the Alpha. Later, I found myself pregnant.

Fortunately, a friend of my mother, Mabel Erich, lent me a hand. However, I couldn't join her pack because of my father.

With Mabel's care, I gave birth to my twins, Noah and Hedwig.

"Mommy, are you tired? You can take a nap, and I will watch you with Noah." Hedwig looked at me with her big eyes.

Noah and Hedwig were very cute.

Noah was older than Hedwig. Young as he was, he was more mature than those of his age. He had a clever face with wise bright eyes.

As for Hedwig, she looked lovely with fair skin.

Because of them, we could easily get help when we met other rogues.

This time, I teamed up with some rogues to participate in the mating gathering in Shadow Forest.

Not all rogues were born lone wolves. Some of them were forced to become rogues because their packs had been wiped out.

They longed to return to the packs and live a stable life.

There would be a lot of wolves at the mating gathering every year. Thus, many rogues came here to see if they could meet their mates or persuade an Alpha to take them in.

For the past five years, I had been living far away from New Jersey, away from my father's pack. I had so many bad memories there.

This time, I came back just to look for the missing necklace given by my mother.

In addition, Noah and Hedwig were old enough for school now.

Although I had a job in Pennsylvania, I still hoped that Noah and Hedwig could study in a werewolf school. After all, they were both werewolves.

However, no werewolf schools would accept rogues' children. For this reason, I had to join a wolf pack. Although I was a single rogue with two children, I believed that some packs would take us in because they wanted more cubs.

"Mommy, can't we rest a little longer?" Hedwig took my hand and asked in a cute voice.

"Hedwig, this forest doesn't belong to any pack. It is not safe, so we need to leave as soon as possible," I kissed my daughter on the cheek and said.

"Mommy, you're so pitiful. You took care of us all night and didn't sleep at all." Hedwig had a concerned look on her chubby face.

"Hedwig, since you know what Mommy did for us, don't make Mommy angry again. Get it?" Noah stroked Hedwig's head and said like an adult.

"Sure! I'll be good!" A sweet smile spread across Hedwig's face.

I felt both happy and guilty as Noah and Hedwig were so thoughtful.

We walked forward for another half an hour and finally left the strange forest. Looking at the familiar scenery in front of us, I couldn't help but give an exclamation in my heart.

'It's been five years, and I'm finally back.'

I looked down at the two children and felt as if I had a dream.

"Let's go to Mabel's place now." I stood at the roadside with a suitcase in my hand. Soon, I saw a car coming over.

The car pulled over in front of us. A middle-aged man got out of the car and greeted me with a smile. The man said, "Are you Catherine? I am Carl. Mabel asked me to pick you up. You won't be able to pass the pack's inspection without my car."

I nodded with a smile and said to Carl, "Yes, I am Catherine. Thank you!"

Carl gave a hearty laugh and put my luggage in the car.

At the sight of Noah and Hedwig, Carl immediately showed his affection for them. "You two must be Noah and Hedwig! You look so adorable."

Hearing Carl's praise, I couldn't help but look at Noah and Hedwig.

Indeed, Noah and Hedwig had good genes. They were like two peas in a pod.

Noah was handsome, and Hedwig was sweet. Moreover, they had one thing in common: both their features were perfect.

I couldn't help but touch my face. I always felt that the kids didn't take after me.

It seemed that they inherited their genes mostly from their father.

At the thought of their father, I broke out in a cold sweat.

That man had become my nightmare.

"Mommy, what are you thinking about?" The two children were so lively and energetic that they kept talking even in the car.

Fortunately, Carl liked children. He was listening to Hedwig talk about what she had seen in Pennsylvania.

I breathed a sigh of relief and looked out of the window.

Suddenly, I saw a familiar face on the billboards along the road.

It was Gina.