Chapter: Chapter 18Genevieve's Point of ViewMy back hit the bed’s headboard as I tried to move away from him. Nowhere to escape. No place to hide.He came on top of me; his weight held me down as he grabbed my hands and held them above my head.“When was the last time I tasted you?” he asked.“Let me go! Let go of me, you beast!” I cried as I fought against him, trying to free myself from him. But unfortunately, he’s a man, and he’s way stronger than me.“It’s been so long, Genevieve. I’m starting to forget how you taste,” he said.“Please, don’t do this,” I pleaded repeatedly, but my pleas fell on deaf ears.“I know you miss me too. You’re just pretending. We were married for many years—you can’t move on so easily.”He let go of my hands and held my face. He leaned closer as he tried to capture my lips, but I didn’t let him as I shook my head vehemently. I randomly threw punches at him—my punches were weak, though, and could barely hurt him.“Why are you playing hard to get now? Or have you forgotten
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Chapter: Chapter 17Genevieve's Point of View"Is that not Fred? Your ex-husband?" Kayla asked.Just then, my phone beeped as a notification popped up. I checked it and realized it was from Fred. The text read, "I need to talk to you. It's urgent!"Reading my expression, Kayla already knew the text was from him."What does he want?" she asked with pure disdain in her voice."I don't know. He only said he needs to talk to me," I replied.I studied his expression, and from our angle, he looked worried.Instead of going to meet him as he had requested, I dialed his number, and he picked up on the first ring."What do you want to talk about?" I asked in a cold tone."Genevieve, I'm sorry," he apologized.Kayla urged me to put him on speakerphone, and I did."Your apology is not needed. We are free from each other's claws now. Let's move on."I wanted to hang up, but his next words stopped me."Kelvin... he's dying," he said."What? What happened to him?""I don't know what happened to him. He just started vo
최신 업데이트: 2025-11-17
Chapter: Chapter 16Genevieve's Point of ViewA frustrated groan escaped my lips as I reached for my ringing alarm clock, turned it off, and went back to sleep. But just as soon as I turned off the alarm clock, my phone began ringing."Who's trying to piss me off?!" I grumbled.I reached for my phone, and without checking the caller ID, I pressed it against my ear."Hello?""Girl! Don't tell me you're still in bed!" Kayla's angry voice boomed from the other side.I sprang up at once. Sleep deserted me as my eyes zeroed in on the alarm clock, and I gasped loudly."10:30 a.m.?!" I exclaimed.Kayla scoffed in disbelief. "I knew it. You are definitely still in bed.""Listen, Kayla, I slept—""Hold it," she interrupted me. "Save your excuses for when I see you. Now... get your ass off the bed and freshen up! You have twenty minutes!""Yes, ma'am," I replied.She huffed dramatically and hung up.Just when I was about to get off the bed, Enzo came in.My breath caught in my throat, and I swallowed hard when I t
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Chapter: Chapter 15Genevieve's Point of ViewI could feel Enzo's gaze on my back as I chopped some tomatoes. He'd been asking me the same question over and over again since we came back from the orphanage."Babygirl, are you sure I'm not dreaming?" he asked for the hundredth time.I rolled my eyes and let out a tired sigh. "Just go and rest in the living room and stop bothering me," I hissed."I just want to be sure this is not a dream." He pulled his shirt up and stretched out his arm. "Pinch me."I narrowed my eyes and placed my hands on my waist. Then a wicked idea suddenly crossed my mind as I stared at his naked arm. I let out an evil laugh."Sure," I said.I grabbed the hot spatula, soaked it in a bowl of water until it was cool enough not to hurt someone's skin—just hot enough to wake up a sleeping man."Close your eyes, gentleman.""I'm not a gentleman, babygirl," he said in a flirtatious tone.I groaned in frustration. "Just close your eyes!" I snapped.He laughed but closed his eyes anyway. I
최신 업데이트: 2025-11-15
Chapter: Chapter 14Genevieve's Point of ViewEnzo faced me with a pleading expression.“Babygirl, can you trust me just this once?” he asked.“Why can’t he say it in front of me? I want to know who’s after my life,” I argued.“I will tell you once we get home. I just want to confirm something privately with him,” he explained.I wanted to argue. I wanted to stay and hear who was intending to kill me, but we’d just talked about trust, and I shouldn’t start doubting him because of this.“Okay,” I said and went out. I met Cora outside; she rushed after me as I stormed toward the direction of the children’s playground.>>>>>>>Third Person's Point of View“Speak! Who was it?” Enzo asked after he made sure Genevieve was out of hearing.“It’s your father, sir.”Enzo clenched his jaw, his eyes darkened, and the anger brewing in him could set the orphanage ablaze.“Don’t tell my wife about this, no matter how hard she pressures you!” he said.“Yes, boss.”Just as the man was about to leave, Enzo called him back
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Chapter: Chapter 13Genevieve's Point of View"Why do you look so surprised? You didn't know about this?" Mrs. Peter asked with a surprised frown. I guessed she was expecting I'd already know about it.I didn’t respond; I was simply staring at the building in awe.Mrs. Peter laughed at my expression."Did Mr. Enzo tell you why he came here?" Cora asked her."Yes. He said he did something wrong and he's too ashamed to face his wife, so he came to hide here," Mrs. Peter answered.She chuckled as she shook her head in disbelief."I can't believe I lived to see the day when the almighty Enzo Raffaele Fabio would be scared of facing someone—to the extent that he had to run away from his home."I blushed at her words but didn’t say anything."Where is Mr. Enzo now?" Cora asked again."He's at the playground. The kids just returned from school, so he's with them.""Alright, Mrs. Peter. We shouldn't take too much of your time. I'll show Mrs. Enzo around," Cora said."Yes, yes," Mrs. Peter said, facing me. "You s
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Chapter: Chapter 137Stella's POVThe condo had finally settled into a tense kind of silence. Jimmy was still pacing from the earlier shock of his father suddenly showing up.In the kitchen, Megan was crossed, clearly thinking of a million things she was not saying. And I was sitting on the couch acting like I was going through my phone although I was not seeing anything on the screen.Everything within me was tight. Heavy. Loud. I kept replaying the moment Jimmy’s father walked in.His face. His voice. The memories that slammed into me so fast they almost tore me apart.But nobody knew. Not yet. Not ever, at least not now. I needed time to think. I needed space.I couldn’t still wrap my head around the fact that Jimmy still forced his father to stay here, the walls felt choking.I had just drawn two breaths of relief, when the front door burst surprisingly open.Ferguson rushed in and was gasping as though he had climbed the building all the way without pausing. His eyes scanned the room immediately, des
최신 업데이트: 2025-11-18
Chapter: Chapter 136Stella's POVWe spent hours unpacking. Clothes, boxes, kitchen items, anything that could make the condo feel less like a safe house and more like somewhere people lived.Megan barely spoke to me unless she had to pass something across the room. I woke up lying on the couch. I had a pillow under my head laid to me by somebody. Megan was fluttering about me, in her anxiety.Jimmy was pacing in the room and shaking his hair. His father was standing directly in front of the kitchen island and was coldly observing me.“Can someone hand me the scissors?” Jimmy asked.Megan pointed at the counter without looking up. “There.”I picked them up and held them out to him. “Here.”Jimmy accepted them slowly. “Wow. Teamwork. Look at that.”Neither Megan nor I reacted. He sighed loudly.“Okay, fine. You two can keep pretending you’re made of stone. But we’re supposed to be in this together.”Megan finally spoke. “We are together. Some of us are just tired.”“Tired?” Jimmy asked. “Or avoiding someth
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Chapter: Chapter 135Ferguson’s POVI had been standing in the shadows across the street for nearly half an hour, watching the condo building with a stillness that would have unnerved any passerby if anyone had bothered looking.But nobody ever did. People were never free enough, never put into concentration, never preoccupied with how nice it is in the state of happy ignorance, to make notice of a predator lurking in the shadows.My eyes never left the top floors.She was up there.Stella.Safe, for now. Confused, for longer than she deserved. Hidden, because everyone except me believed the truth would break her. Maybe they were right. Maybe they weren’t. But I knew one thing without question:I would rather she break with the truth than remain whole in a lie.From this distance, I could faintly sense the emotional shift inside the condo. Megan’s worry. Jimmy’s tension. Stella’s fear, sharp and fragile like cracked glass.They were talking. Possibly arguing. She must have asked again, why she was here, w
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Chapter: Chapter 134Stella’s POVThe drive was longer than it ought to have been, although nobody said a word. Jimmy continued to peer at the mirrors and Megan continued to look at me as though she was anticipating that I would fall to pieces.Even when we finally arrived in the underground parking lot of the new condo, my chest was knotted with questions that I had been holding back.Even the ride of the elevator was silent. Too quiet.When the doors opened, the hallway was spotless, almost hotel-like. Soft lights. White marble floors. Everything echoing faintly, like a place meant for someone important.The condo door beeped as Jimmy unlocked it. When it swung open, I stopped.It was beautiful. Spacious. Modern. Warm lighting. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. It felt too expensive. Too private. Too intentional.Like someone had prepared it.For me.My heart thudded painfully.“Whose place is this?” I asked, stepping inside.Megan dropped my bag next to the sofa. “Do not worry about that n
최신 업데이트: 2025-11-17
Chapter: Chapter 133Claudia’s POVI had always hated when people whispered around me.Whispers were for the weak. Whispers were for people who still believed their secrets mattered. They never did. Power mattered. And that night, power tasted sweet.I stood in my living room, watching the city lights spill through the glass walls like molten gold. My heels clicked against the marble floor as I paced, the soft rhythm echoing in the open space.The reporters at the hospital had not accomplished exactly what I wanted, not fully.But Stella had run. Fainted. Panicked.Good.But Ferguson had reacted too quickly. Faster than I predicted. That part irritated me. He always ruined the fun.I replayed the short video someone had sent me earlier. A bystander had recorded the whole scene. Stella stumbling. Her knees buckling. People gasping. Jimmy rushing toward her. Megan shouting her name.A delicious surge of satisfaction washed over me as I watched it again.Her fear had always been my favorite part.Then Fergus
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Chapter: Chapter 132Stella’s POVI woke to the voice of a whispering person. I believed that it initially was a segment of a dream, something indistinct and tender, but the voices became clearer as I awoke.The room was dim. There was one lamp which lit up on the bedside table. Megan was sitting on the chair next to me, and her knees were pressed between her hands. Jimmy was standing at the window, with half the curtain drawn aside as though he were looking out.Both of them turned their heads at the exact same moment I shifted.“You are awake,” Megan said softly.My throat felt dry. “What… happened?”“You fainted,” she said. “You scared the hell out of us.”I closed my eyes again briefly, trying to remember. The flashes came back in pieces. The reporters shouting. The panic in my chest. The feeling that something was grabbing me from the inside, pulling memories forward then shoving them away.The name.Claudia.Even thinking it made my heart pound.“I am sorry,” I whispered.“You do not have to be sorr
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WYMOND, THE CURSED BEAST
No one has seen him,
No one can tell what he looks like,
No one can tell if he's human, wolf, dragon, elf or vampire.
We've only heard his very deep, hoarse voice that doesn't sound so humanly.
We only know he's a ruthless beast,
And that beast is the king of all supernatural creatures -he is King Wymond.
He is an abomination -a mistake made by the moon goddess.
There are rumors that he is immortal -are there still any immortals in this age?
He walks the lands every night and kills any soul that crosses path with him or it,
He never lets anyone see him and doesn't attend public meetings.
He's always inside his palace, with those two big gates locking him away and isolating him from the world.
Weird!
How did he ended up becoming the king then?
Every five years, girls who have come of age (18years to 25years), from different species (werewolves, vampires, witches, elves and dragons) are taken to his palace.
We don't know why they are taken there,
And we dare not ask why, because asking why is death penalty.
And strangely, all the girls taken to the palace always come back alive, but they end up losing their memories of what had happened in there.
No one has enough courage to investigate and find out what's going on -investigating is like walking into the valley of death.
These are stories my grandma always told me when I was a kid, I don't know if they are real or if she was saying those things just to scare me.
But I still couldn't help but wonder if it's true,
Why does those girls end up losing their memories?
Could there be a deep secret behind those closed, big gates?
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Chapter: Chapter 103Arabella's point of view. (EVERGREEN PACK _ BEACH SIDE)"I do" Alpha Jarek said readily, with a fulfilled smile glowing on his face.It's so obvious how much he loves mom, everyone could see how eager he was to have mom as his wife and few people sniffled at his over excitement. "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife" Old Sebastian said.Oh, yeah, Wymond made him officiate the wedding.He turned to Alpha Jarek and nodded towards mom. "You may kiss your bri..." Alpha Jarek didn't wait for him to complete his words, he hurriedly reached out his hands, held mom's face tenderly and crashed his lips on hers, which caused everyone present to roar in laughter. Arthur gagged beside me and quickly turned his eyes away from them."I can't fuçking watch that old man sucking off mom's face" he said with a disgusted expression.I reached forward and smacked the back of his head, he hissed loudly and threw me a glare, but I care less. "Mind your language, my baby can hear
최신 업데이트: 2022-09-19
Chapter: Chapter 102Arabella's point of view. (FOUR HOURS LATER)It took Renee and Daphne four whole hours to get me ready, they tried different makeups and gowns on me, all in the name of searching for the perfect look for me.And finally they found the perfect look, but that's after four hours and several trials."Now that's perfection!" Daphne clapped her hands.I rolled my eyeballs and sprang up, then checked myself out in the mirror and nodded in approval."Thanks darlings" I thanked them."Now to the ballroom!" Renee said in a funny french accent which made us laugh. ★★★★★The guards standing by the door pushed it open and all heads turned towards me, everyone's smiling happily and clapping their hands. I saw Daphne, Renee and Emily giving me thumbs up from their seats, which helped boosted my confidence and morale.Wymond's standing at the front with old Sebastian holding a knife and a small bowl next to him, if any human was here, they'd think we're having a wedding -the scenery seemed like a w
최신 업데이트: 2022-09-19
Chapter: Chapter 101Arabella's point of view. "No, no, that's not cute""It's cute, she's my niece and I know what's cute on her""But he's my godson, my godson, get it?"Niece? Isn't that Daphne and Renee's voice? What niece and godson are they fuçking talking about?"Ladies, ladies, please, it's not a niece, it's my nephew -why are y'all fighting over what's mine?" Arthur? Why is Arthur here? Wait, where am I? My last memory was back in the abandoned warehouse where we ended Oak's life and I passed out, yeah, maybe all these arguments are happening in my dream.I guess I've had enough sleep, it's time I wake up and... eat, I'm starving so bad.A tired yawn left my mouth as I stretched my stiff limps, I'm so tired as if I just had a very long sleep, then I snapped my eyes open, only to come face to face with about five pairs of eyes staring at me. Mom, Arthur, Daphne, Renee and another girl who's almost the same age as me, or maybe she's a little bit older than me but I don't recognize her -they wer
최신 업데이트: 2022-09-19
Chapter: Chapter 100Arabella's point of view. (Flashback)I had just finished telling Wymond about the maid whom I saw earlier, and how I have a feeling that she's Ingrid, I told him about investigating about the maid but he stopped and promised to handle it himself.Then we decided to retire to bed, but we were disturbed by a loud thud and sprang up at once, our heads snapped towards the direction the sound came from -the window.We heard someone whimpering and sniffling, Wymond hopped off the bed and walked towards the person, I followed quietly behind him thinking it's... I didn't even know what I was thinking then, but whatever it was, it was scaring me.But my mouth dropped open when we got close and I saw who it was."Ingrid?" I called.She raised her head, I was taken aback by her appearance. There were long red marks on her left cheek, there were also red marks on her neck as though she tried to commit suicide by hanging herself to death and her whole face was red as tears flooded every part of
최신 업데이트: 2022-09-19
Chapter: Chapter 99Third person's point of view. "That's our head doctor, professor Landon" Jones said, pointing to a man who seemed to be in his forties.King Wymond frowned as he narrowed his eyes and carefully studied the doctor who was injecting an old woman, he felt like something's off with the doctor but wasn't sure what it was.He tried to read the doctor's thoughts but couldn't, which made his frown deepened and he came to a conclusion.He moved his gaze from the doctor and looked around at the vampires who were affected by the plague, some were coughing non-stop, some had dark spots all over their skins and it seemed as if their skins were decaying.King Wymond opened his hand and a syringe needle moved from a tray into his palm, there's a bluish liquid inside the syringe, King Wymond quickly broke it in two parts and sniffed it, then cringed in disgust as he inhaled a very bad smell.He threw a disgusted glare at the doctor."I don't know if that guy looks like your head doctor, Landon, but
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Chapter: Chapter 98Arabella's point of view. "These are the herbs our doctors prescribed, they don't cure the plague, but at least the plague's effects was reduce... " Jone paused, sighed and shook his head in disappointment. ".. but the herbs aren't working anymore, no matter the amount we use, the plague just kept worsening everyday" he said.Wymond picked a herb and sniffed it, a frown appeared on his face at once."Who's the head doctor?" he asked."He's at the health center" Jones replied."Take me there" Wymond commanded and Jones nodded in agreement.He (Wymond) glanced at me and signaled me to follow them, I rolled my eyeballs as I grumbled coherently. I didn't wanna go with them, because I wanted to confirm something. *I don't wanna look behind and realize you're not following me, you wouldn't wanna know what I'm gonna do to you, baby* he warned me through our mind-link.*It's not as if I'm gonna do anything to help there**I just wanna be seeing you* he replied. *But...**No buts, baby!* he
최신 업데이트: 2022-09-19
Chapter: An Heartbeat For A Stranger. Ashley's point of view.>The Next Morning“... I'll be there right away, sir”My eyes snapped open when I heard Monique talking to someone on the phone, but they quickly flapped shut when they couldn't handle the bright light in my room. With furrowed brows, I slowly opened my eyes again, until they adjusted to the brightness. “... just five minutes, sir” she said.Five minutes to do what? I couldn't help but wonder.“Yes, sir” she spoke up again.Not wanting to guess what's going on, and also didn't want to be in a suspense, I hopped out of my bed and dashed out of my room barefooted as I headed straight for Monique's room where her voice was coming from. She was just done with her phone call, and was packing up what seemed to be a shawl in her luggage when I entered her room. I don't know if she knew I was there, or maybe she knew, and she's purposely ignoring me because she didn't even look in my direction… After all, our fight last night was pretty intense. Anyway, I cleared m
최신 업데이트: 2023-11-13
Chapter: Friend Or Stranger? Ashley's point of view.>Ashley's Apartment“Wow, I just created a masterpiece!” I heard Ben's excited voice from inside our apartment, immediately I reached the door.Monique scoffed mockingly, “Your masterpiece is nothing but pure poison” she badmouthed.My lips subconsciously curved into a smile because I already know what's going on inside, Ben must have created a new recipe and Monique doesn't think it's safe to eat it.“Poison?” There's a brief pause, and I could imagine he's trying to find the right words to use. “I wouldn't create a new recipe if I wanna poison you, that will be an utmost insult to my talent” he snarled.“You… You… Bastard!” Monique exclaimed.Knowing it's about to go down between them, I took that as my cue to step in, or I will definitely have a lot of cleaning to do after their battle. I quickly grabbed the knob, pushed the door open and stepped in.“Hey, guys, I'm home” I announced my presence, halting their movements. Monique was already lunging at Ben
최신 업데이트: 2023-10-18
Chapter: I Hate Drugs. Third person's point of view.>Ashley's Relaxation Center– he was still leaping a bit, though. But just when he was about jumping through the only window in the room, his body stilled as his ears caught Ashley's conversation with her friend on the phone, then he felt guilty for wanting to leave without thanking her for saving his life. He quickly retreated from the window and sat on the bed. Reaching in the inner pockets of his jacket, he pulled out his mobile phone and dialed a number, then waited impatiently for the receiver to pick up.“Hello?” the receiver finally picked up after a few rings.“Nathan” he called quietly.There was a brief pause. “Boss?” the receiver (now known as Nathan) called in a surprised, and somewhat relieved tone. “Where are you, boss?” he asked.“I'm f
최신 업데이트: 2023-10-18
Chapter: A Confused Mind. Ashley's point of view.>Ashley's Relaxation Center“Where's your wallet?” I nodded at his pants pocket, hoping to find some identification that could lead us to his family or friends. “Maybe we can know who you are if we check your ID” He stared blankly at me for a moment, then sighed and slowly, or perhaps I should say reluctantly, searched his pockets. I felt a glimmer of hope as he searched his pockets. Perhaps we could know who he was if we checked his ID. But as he searched his pockets, his expression grew more despondent.But every glimmer of hope that arose in me, flew out the window the moment he spoke.“I don't have any IDs on me” he said, displaying his empty pockets. My mouth stayed slightly opened, and my brows raised as I gave him a dismayed look. He doesn't even have an ID on him – Oh no, this is bad. “You don't know your name, so, definitely, you don't also know where you used to live. And now you don't have an ID, then how do we contact your family?” He remained
최신 업데이트: 2023-09-20
Chapter: The Unnaturally Beautiful Man. Ashley's point of view.>Ashley Relaxation Center“Jeez, business is too slow today” I grumbled mentally as my eyes glanced at the wall clock right above the entrance door. My café was eerily quiet this morning, with only the soft hum of the air conditioning breaking the silence. The clicking of the clock seemed to echo in the space, annoyingly reminding me of the passing time. My eyes narrowed as some wicked thoughts crossed my mind – could it be the man I saved last night brought bad luck to me? Is he the reason people aren't trooping in like every other day?But I quickly shook those thoughts off and scolded myself for being paranoid. Tiredness from last night kicked in, and I released a yawn, not getting a good sleep last night is telling on me because I'm feeling quite sleepy right now.As I leaned against the counter, my mind wandered back to the injured man and I gasped in worry. I had completely forgotten to check up on him, what if he's up and thinks he's gotten kidnapped?
최신 업데이트: 2023-09-16
Chapter: A Brokenhearted Charlotte. Third person's point of view.>The Anderson Family Mansion– her name was Charlotte Albert.Sitting beside her, was a woman in her early fifties, with gentle eyes and silver-streaked hair, who's trying to console her. This woman is Amelia, her would-be mother-in-law. “Last night was supposed to be our engagement party, Amelia” Charlotte cried. “I was so excited because it was meant to be a very memorable day for us, and he…" she choked on her words as tears endlessly streamed down her porcelain skin. “Yes, I know, Charlotte, I know, but don't cry,” Amelia consoled her while patting her back tenderly. “I'm sure Daniel has a perfect reason for standing all of us up”“A perfect reason? I'm now officially a laughingstock, what perfect reason can he possibly have, Amelia?” Charlotte ret
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