It wasn’t until the incoming headlights hit my eyes did I finally look up from the phone I have been engrossed in for the past one hour or more. I can’t say how long I have been sitting here so a guess was the only thing I could take.
It seemed rather strange that I was sitting on the stairway outside, right under the fading shades of the evening — something I have never done since I arrived here. But prioritizing my safety and mental health from the big reveal I got from the closest person I have here had me doing that. And maybe I did enjoy it as surfing the net on my phone was good company.
I need no one to tell me the headlights that penetrated my eyes beforehand was from Garrett’s car which just stopped moving a few feet away from where I was seated. I was quick to notice that he was a bit early than usual. If my observation was correct, his recent schedule has gone through a change. He comes back to the packhous
Ronald closed his eyes as soon as he heard the door close behind him, knowing from the scent who was coming in to join him in his study. He probably might have gotten offended for being interrupted while meditating, but the fact that he personally invited the entrant beforehand was what nullified any idea of him raging.Despite the entrant being his luna, he couldn’t help but feel that he didn’t want to have her in there with him. To say he was disappointed with her was an understatement. In as much as he hated feeling that way, there was no way he could fight off the thought from his mind. It was an internal battle for him and her presence only worsened the situation.Her footsteps faded and he ascertained that she was just close to him. What he did next was to get up from his seat without turning to face her yet. He could tell already how hard the situation was going to turn out for him.With his back still
At unease, Garrett continued to pace about in his room. Despite being completely clad, he had no idea if he was going to go out of the room or do something else at least. It was more like a dilemma because his anxiety had kicked in again on a wrong day.Today was his day, but finding a perfect way to celebrate it was the big problem he was facing right now. Talk about trying to gather his thoughts. The main deliberation he was having was whether or not he should talk Adaliah out on a date, which seemed a little too late to think of because he hadn’t even informed her before today. And knowing how girls work, it wouldn’t be ideal enough to ask her out on short notice.‘Maybe if you manned up now, you might eventually get the chance to know if she is going to agree to go out with you. Stop making silly assumptions!’ was the word of advice — which apparently came out raw — he received from Derek. But he wasn&
If the scene playing out not too far away from me was a movie, I would have to call it a bad scripted one, mostly from my perspective. I might have harbored thoughts of Garrett kissing his ex, which is rather alright as it hadn’t been too long since they separated after I came into my picture and my jealous instincts still considered her an intruder, but never did I expect such a scene to play right in front of me.I wasn’t sure how I should feel, however, the only thing I could do now was to make excuses to justify the play out of the scene. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten out of my room yet. Maybe, just maybe, I shouldn’t have listened in to their conversation which would have most likely prevented me from witnessing this bullshit from them. The deed has been done already, and I couldn’t be any less regretful that it actually happened.‘Stop it, Lia!’ my subconscious kicks in, stopping me from the se
Five hours and more have gone by since Garrett almost ruined my main reason for being here. And more than five hours since I’ve been mad at him. An almost perfect moment got ruined all because he lost control of himself. It was justifiable, yes, but what wasn’t was that he almost had me marked.I wasn’t ready to be anyone’s possession yet. And neither did I want anyone having access to my thoughts and feelings for the next one week. Because I was starting to have genuine feelings for him does not mean he would make me his without my consent. I wasn’t even ready for something that would give away my purest intentions.Wait, did I just admit it? That I was having feelings for Garrett already? Damn, I really did. I think it’s for real, though, even with the terrible acts he had portrayed today.I’m not even sure if it’s a bad thing that I was getting into him already. I’
Been pacing about my room all day, with the hope that I will get my head back on track to do what I should have done a long time ago.I can’t explain how I am feeling now. And what could have triggered it in the first place if it hadn’t been that I read the worst thing found out the truth I have been looking for, or because I feel so betrayed. I can’t tell the exact thing that is making me feel so messed up but I know I’m not feeling too great.It took a single moment of truth for me to be ruined internally, mentally, and emotionally. Everything about my being had been crumbled all day. I still can’t believe I was dumb enough to believe that everything I planned for since coming here would go on so smoothly. And now that it is obvious that it isn’t going well, I can’t get out of here because I’ve been bound to this place in some way.I feel like shit. In short, I am shit. A
“I know I messed up—”“Of course, you did,”Garrett frowned at his sister after her sudden interruption. It got him pissed off that she had to, especially when he had a serious explanation to give out to her.It wasn’t until he realized who he was dealing with did he decide to calm down. Monica wasn’t the type of person to stay angry with as it would be him alone suffering the aftereffects.With a sigh escaping his lips, he decided to continue from where he stopped, hoping she wouldn’t do the same annoying thing she did not too long ago. “So, I said I messed up—”“And I just affirmed that you did.”The look on her face after she did that again made it seem like she didn’t do anything odd. And this only infuriated him more than he already was.“Monica
“Come in,” my voice wasn’t telling any confidence when I announce that. I’m not sure if I did the right thing by getting armed now, but there was no way to explain who is standing right outside. Whatever the case may be, the fact that I’m as troubled as hell was enough for me to seek protection from the only thing I had for that. When the door starts to creak open, I take in a silent deep breath to calm my nerves. Did that work? No, because it only made me more nervous than I already was. Was it a total coincidence seeing the alpha at a time like this? At a time where I found out the truth about myself? I would want to believe it so, but I’ve never had a reason to have a discussion or any of sort with him. The only thing I can believe now is that he has found out who I was and was ready to exterminate me like he did my pack. Garrett’s father, the alpha, had the usual neutrality on his face as he walks into my room,
Not one, but two shots went right through his left shoulder, sending him down to the floor almost instantly. I didn’t make a target before releasing the shots, as I had acted out of impulse. But I was lucky I didn’t hit his most vital organ which was his heart as I still have questions to ask him.I still have the pistol pointed in his direction, but the trembling of my hands only worsened. It was almost like I have no candid reaction to what I have just done even though I had no choice but to do so. It was a pure act of self-defense, but who would want to hear that?He was still alive, that, I could tell as his groans filled the air. The look of surprise that flashed on his face when he sat up to realize he was bleeding profusely was something I have no explanation for. I’m sure he couldn’t believe that a supposed regular gun with regular bullets would affect him, but he would be more surprised to know it was not.
Life was slowly seeping out of him right before my eyes, with silent grunts escaping his lips. Just like that, his ability has completely vanished from his hands as he put them down slowly. The hand that went through his chest is pulled back slowly to reveal a hole right there with a lot of blood dripping from the open wound. I wouldn’t know what to call that because it was akin to doom in my opinion. When he goes down to his knees, I get a clear picture of who committed the act on the elder. “Monica?” I whisper because I cannot speak out loud. But it was more than likely to get the attention of the dark-haired lady standing behind the elder. She was the last person I would expect to be here. Not even in my wildest dreams would I see her lending a hand in such a situation. We might have let her in on a bit of our plan but I never imagined she would follow up in some way. Her gaze was aimed di
I burst the doors open, and the first sight I catch is that of two lifeless bodies on the ground. They looked like that of the guards I had seen when I had arrived here hidden in Garrett’s car. But what I know is that their being down was not my doing. I might have been in a clash with those agents but I did not extend it to this point.What was left for me now was to figure out which direction that monster had run through. He would be long gone by now, which I am sure of after using some time inside beforehand. If I had my hyper sense, I would have traced his scent but that cannot be possible at this moment.I can rely on my instincts now and so got down from the balcony of the building. The woods on the side of the main route wasn’t as thick as the regular woods so I could see through it. Nothing caught my fancy, though but it meant I was not going to acknowledge that path. After thinking for a few seconds, I proceed to go with
The dark power being exhibited by the elder was thought to be aimed at his fellow elders who already have accepted that he was going to harm them. But it went past them when released, going straight into a dark area of the room behind them. Others would have thought it was crazy but the elder had something in mind that he wanted to accomplish with that.The force he had shot into the dark area yielded a result as before it crashed into the place, out came a being from it who rolled on the floor to get away from the impending doom. And when that happened, the elder got his hands ready for another shot of his abilities.“She’s here...” loud gasps escaped the lips of the other two elders that he initially should have attacked as they observed the intruder that he had lured out of the dark area.It was a lady. And this became a full discovery when she raised her head to look at them while she remained knee-
From where I had thought I made a surprise lethal attack, I widened my eyes in shock at what I was seeing. My attack had been stopped, but not just by any means. It was through the same way I had thrown out mine — a gifted ability.Time seemed to freeze at the very least. My head seemed to be throbbing as a bad headache was at the point of developing. I just couldn’t comprehend the sight and I swear I could burst my head open from having to.The crazy thing about the event was who had stopped the beam I had shot out of my hands. Literally, it was to the very person I had in mind which only happened out of impulse after surviving an attack just outside. Because I could tell it was the Western Border elder’s men that had almost finished me off yet again, I wanted to retaliate, not considering the later consequences. But who would have thought it would yield the unexpected of events.There was something da
The moment Garrett ‘barged’ into the inner room of the building alongside Luke, four pairs of eyes rained on him. Belonging to the supposed occupants of the building, the gazes screamed anger, more than likely to pressure a vulnerable being.Something about the way they were stern-looking said they were in the middle of an important discussion and they were clearly not pleased with the fact that they have been intruded upon. But Garrett, who was the culprit of their frowns, pretended like he saw none of what they were displaying.“What is the meaning of this, Garrett? Didn’t the guards tell you we are in the middle of a meeting?” one of the four told the nonchalant young man, exuding much of his angry reaction toward him in the process.“They did,” Garrett said as he finally walked to their fronts, “but I can assure you that what you are having now won’t be as importa
It was stuffy in here, so much that I was finding it hard to breathe. Imagine being put inside a space that doesn’t fit the size of your body but you have to squeeze yourself in it so you can stay at least comfortable. And to add to that discomfort, a load of clothes is used to cover the whole of your body.Just as it seems ridiculous right now to think of was the same way I had frowned upon it when I was told it was the way I would be positioned before I could go out with the boys as planned. Luke, whose car was being used to transport us to our destination, had directly told me I would be going with them in the bunker, adding that it was the only option to take so I won’t be caught on the way. I would say he was following Garrett’s way of stating I should stay hidden.The only reason I agreed eventually was because I didn’t want to end up walking to the place. It was much of a distance away from the Green Woods pack
I guess whatever you run from keeps coming back to you. Like an addiction or so. You tell yourself you do not want to do it anymore, you do not want a part of it again. But at the end of the day, you find yourself in it again.That is just like my chronicles with the Green Woods pack since I escaped from it a few weeks ago. For two different reasons, I’ve had to come back. And those two reasons were really worth the risk. If one has a connection with the topmost body, why wouldn’t it come easy to penetrate a place you should be dreading?This time around, it took a lot of mental convincing that I needed to be here. Two days ago when I had been here with Garrett for the books, what had happened after that was something I wouldn’t want to be repeated. And I’m talking about the two events that nearly got me killed.The main reason I accepted to be here was that I have nowhere else to run to after my
We ran like our lives depended on it... because they did.How Garrett got the strength to hold on to his unconscious friend without his speed being affected surprises me. Funny enough, he was still in his human form, which makes me rather curious as to how he was doing it.Something tells me he chose not to transform because he knew I would be unable to keep up with his speed. If it had not been for the weight on him limiting his speed, which I’m sure is intentional, then there would be no catching up with him for me.I was right ahead of him, straining my ears at the same time to know if I would hear anything or anyone on our tails. But all the while, I’ve got nothing.The reason we were running right through the woods after escaping my now dead grandma’s house was that the backyard of the apartment was connected to the woods. She had her apartment right among those in the outskirt
Asides from the keywords, I would sum up Luke’s explanation to be a load of jargon. Terms I was finding difficult to understand. But I did grab the main point of it all. An anonymous source was destroying evidence of my pack’s existence.Garrett suddenly asks Luke, “Did you get the rest of the data to serve as proof that the council hasn’t been doing their jobs right?”“Yeah,” Luke nods, “I have it saved in my drive. The drive is right here with me,” and he taps the cross bag that he has with him while speaking.I notice Garrett staring at me so I stare right back, but he takes his gaze off the moment I do so.“Have you made any progress with the books?” Luke speaks up after about a minute of silence has reigned in the air.Garrett was quick to respond. “Yes,” he says, “My father documented in thi