Chapter: Chapter 126Stella’s POVThe hinges burst open more loudly as I swung the front door open. I got in and came quietly believing I would get in without being noticed.I was wrong."Stella!" Megan burst forth in some part of the house. "Stella, where were you?"She came across the passageway like thunder. She came out of the kitchen, fluttered and scared, and her eyes were fearful.“There you are,” she muttered and the next moment her face grew as cold as death. "What were you thinking?"I froze.“I just stepped out for a little bit,” I said. “I needed air.”“Air?” she repeated sharply. “Air? You disappeared. You left without a word. Your phone went straight to voicemail. Jimmy and I drove around the block twice.”Jimmy emerged from the living room, jaw tense. “Three times, actually. Megan almost drove onto the sidewalk.”“That is not funny,” Megan snapped.Jimmy lifted his hands. “I was not joking. I thought she fainted somewhere.”I lowered my eyes. “I said I am sorry.”“No,” Megan said, voice tre
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Chapter: Chapter 125Ferguson’s POVI entered the estate still buzzing with anger. The car belonging to my mother was in the drive-way. She had beaten me home. Good. I wanted answers.As I opened the door I was confronted by her, as she appeared in the sitting room, already flustered, but holding a handkerchief in one hand.“Ferguson,” she said softly. “You should not have rushed home like that. You are still tired.”I didn’t bother removing my coat.“You went to see her.”Her face fell instantly. “Yes. I did.”“She is still recovering,” I said, each word sharp. “She is confused. She is scared. She barely remembers anything. Why would you go to her now?”“Because I could not sit here wondering if she was alive,” she said, voice cracking. “You do not understand what it feels like. I needed to see her with my own eyes.”I closed the distance between us. “And what if your face triggered something too sharp for her mind? What if she panicked? What if she connected you to pain before anything else?”“She did n
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Chapter: Chapter 124Stella’s POVThe day felt stretched, thin and fragile like old paper. Every sound in the house carried too clearly. Every silence felt suspicious.After the call earlier, my chest still felt tight. My Other Mom. Ferguson’s mother. Why did her voice crack something deep inside me?I kept replaying it.The warmth.The sadness.The way she said she missed me.Someone does not miss a stranger that way.I was tired of being confused.I entered the living room and sat on the old couch and aimlessly went up and down my phone. My thumb was floating above the contact of Ferguson. It was labeled simply:FJust the letter.Just that.Why?I tapped it, but did not call. Instead, I opened the message history. All empty. Deleted. Cleaned.I stared at the blank screen till it became blurred. Essentials of a pang of pain doubled in me.Then I suddenly saw an image in front of my eyes.A hand gripping mine.There were two eyes and they looked at me as a miracle and a disaster.And a promise made like
Last Updated: 2025-11-10
Chapter: Chapter 123Stella’s POVThe house was quiet again. Megan was in the kitchen blaring away chopping vegetables so that nothing seemed wrong. Jimmy had been in the living room feigning to watch television. And I was sitting on the eve of my bed attempting to breathe the unfamiliar tightness in my chest.The flickers now had ceased but the tension had not. I was too tight and my skin on me, and I thought my body was privy to something my mind was not providing me.I then picked up my phone, and went through the contacts that I barely knew. Most names meant nothing. Some felt like strangers who had once been important. I stopped at one.My Other Mom.The name alone confused me. My real mother had been gone for years. Who was this woman? Why would I save her like that?Before I could think further, my phone lit up.Incoming call: My Other Mom.My heart jumped.I hesitated, then answered.“Hello?”A familiar voice. Warm. Gentle. Sad. “Stella, darling.”I froze.“Is that you?” the voice asked softly.“I
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Chapter: Chapter 122Stella’s POVI got up before the sun came up, with my heart aching for no identifiable cause. The room was quiet. I waited for my head to clear, but the fog refused to lift.Something had followed me into sleep. A feeling. A smell. A sound.I also pressed the blanket aside, and sat up slowly.My body felt strange, heavy and hollow in some places. It was as though I had lived the same life and it was wiped out with a damp cloth and all you can see left behind was a stain.I rubbed my arms, and attempted to warm myself.I remembered my parents.I remembered Megan.I remembered Jimmy pulling me out of that nightmare years ago.But there was something else. Something new. Something wrong.A flicker.A pulse.A shadow of something I could not explain.I got up and strolled towards the mirror. My image looked at me, exhausted yet complete. Something in me was somehow wrong. But not the type of broken that transpires as a result of trauma. A different kind. A secret kind.Images flickered at
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Chapter: Chapter 121Megan’s POVBringing Stella back home felt like carrying something delicate. A step in the wrong direction and she might bend, or break, or disappear again. I kept on checking her, checking her breath, checking her eyes, checking the manner her fingers were curling in her lap in the passenger seat.But she no longer had a bewildered expression, nor was she so scared as before. Maybe because she knew she was with me. Maybe because she remembered me. That thought alone almost made me cry again.As I drove into the driveway she gazed about her with her eyes on the little house, as though she had never seen it. Maybe she had. Maybe she had not. Her memories were sewing together, sloppily making, like threads, awaiting to break.The porch light was on. And a man sat on the steps and elbows on his knees, striding between his hands as though he had been sitting there all hours.Jimmy.As soon as he spotted the lights in the cars, he stood.The second Stella stepped out, he froze.Then her br
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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