The clock on the wall of my room had just hit 11 PM and I was watching it with a numb feeling in my chest. I was dressed in something warm and had my phone in my hand. It was time to leave. If I started leaving the house by now, I would no doubt be at Hulu forest by 11:30 pm. I peeled my eyes off the clock and placed my phone in the pocket of the hoodie that I was wearing. I walked out of my room and down the stairs. I was not scared of Jacob and although meeting him in the forest alone by night was very sketchy, I could take care of myself. Plus I wanted to see the look on his face when I told him that we went ahead and signed the merger anyway.As soon as I touched the doorknob of the front door to open it, someone stopped me. “Hey, you’re heading somewhere?” My heart skipped a beat and I tried to calm myself by taking in steady breaths. It was Serenity. “I–um, I’m headed out for a jog.” I pulled a few strands of my rogue hair behind my ear as I lie. “This late? And it’s freezi
I stared at the vampire king for a few seconds and the wind blew a few leaves on the ground. In the distance, we could hear a wolf howl. The moon still sat in the sky and my nose hurt a bit because of how cold it was. “So what do you say, she-wolf?” Jacob walked close to me and extended his hand for a handshake. He had a smirk on his face that annoyed me but I knew that I had not much of a choice. “Work with me or go to jail?” I looked down at his pale hand and I reluctantly shook it as I swallowed. “Okay, you have a deal. I will try to get the others on board. We would hack the gateway and allow your sleeper agents in Beacon.” My voice was strained and I felt a heaviness in my chest.“Great.” He chortled, and then we broke the handshake. “I will be watching.” He then ran his hands through his hair. Right before my eyes, his body began to turn to black ashes. Within seconds, he was gone with the wind.I exhaled sharply and looked around but there was no sign of anyone. I then pulled
My hands held the steering wheel as I drove us to the prison. It was my first time going there so I used a GPS. Serenity sat in the seat next to me, she looked like she was lost in thought as she stared out the window.It was her car that I was using. She insisted that I should be the one to drive, saying that she was not a very good driver. She may have been right or she just wanted me to do the driving because it was a long drive.The windows were down and the wind blew in the car, causing my hair to be blown back. I kept my eyes on the road while my mind went so many miles per hour trying to figure out what to do or what Harper or her mom would say to us. My stomach was crying for food, reminding me that I skipped breakfast. But right now, food was the last thing on my mind. I did not even know how much time I had to clean this Jacob mess before Zayn and the others would come back. Zayn had told me that he could come back any day from now and that had me on edge.“Right there,” S
After thirty minutes of explaining nothing but the truth to Zayn, we sat in silence as he tried to process it all. He had a small frown on his face and kept tapping his foot on the hardwood floor. He cupped his chin in his hand and kept staring at the door.“Zayn…” “Just a few more seconds, Lara, please.” He breathed out a sigh after pleading with me to give him more time to think. After a few seconds, he finally looked at me. “You didn’t have to lie to me, you know.”I looked down at my hands on my lap. “Yeah. Yeah, I know,” I replied in a breathy way. “I’m sorry.”I then felt his arm wrapped around me as he pulled me closer to him. “I’m not mad at you. I’m just sad that you felt the need to keep me out of the loop about something as…complicated as this.” I looked up at him and he gave me a small smile. “You’re too good for me,” I said under my breath but he heard me clearly.He scoffed lightly and brought me much closer to him. Since Jacob’s blackmail, I finally felt hope and comf
It had been two weeks since I told Zayn everything that happened with Jacob and me; about him blackmailing us into hacking the gateway so his sleeper agents could enter into Beacon. We brought Azula, Julia, Bunny, and Hamish into the fold by telling them about everything. It was shocking news to Julia and Hamish because they were not with us the night that we helped cover up the murder. But they made it clear that they were standing with us nevertheless.Even Serenity who I was not too sure of at first, made it known that she had our backs. So in the end, what did we all agree to do? We followed Zayn’s plan with our fingers crossed, of course. His plan was to do absolutely nothing, that we should ignore Jacob and continue with the merger. And that was what we did. We trusted what Zayn said, that Jacob did not have a shred of proof or evidence and that he was bluffing. Well, it looked like it was true because it had been two weeks, the merger was officially over and all the demon p
This was the hugest event that I had ever been to. I thought the outside of the building was grand, but the interior was breathtaking. Everyone looked so regal and important. There was a live band playing beautifully and catered dinner. Even the waiters were wearing suits. The decor of the place was very classy and impressive. I did not feel like I belonged there. Yes, I was the future queen of the demon people but deep inside, I was still an omega. I was still a low-ranked werewolf. And that made me feel out of place. There were demons and werewolves everywhere that I looked. And the great thing about it was that nobody was alone. There was no awkwardness and everyone was sociable.“You good?” Zayn noticed my timidness and held my hand. His calloused hand wrapped around my hand and it shook away my nerves away. Reminded that Zayn was by my side, I now stood with my head held high. “Yeah, I am now.” I gave him a small warm smile. We walked side by side as we followed Ashton to wh
It was like time stopped. My mouth became dry like sandpaper and my heart was pounding in my chest. I tried to speak but could not as one of the officers placed handcuffs on my wrists. He made it tighter than I was comfortable with but this was no time to complain.Everyone was looking at us and there were gasps and indistinct murmuring from the guests. When I blinked, it was like I was pulled from my shock and right back to the harsh reality of what was happening. The other officer had handcuffed Zayn and the lady introduced herself as a detective and began to read our rights to us. “Excuse me? Excuse me?!” I heard Ashton’s voice. He came running with Zoe by his side. “What the hell is going on here?” “Your friends are being arrested, that’s what’s happening. Now if you want more information, sir, kindly follow us to the station,” The detective informed Ashton, and Zoe started crying. The officer gently pushed me forward and I started walking. They did the same to Zayn and we wer
I blinked rapidly for a few seconds and the detective repeated her question. I rubbed my thumb over my nails as a way to distract myself from how anxious and nervous I was. “No, you promised me,” I spoke and she squinted her eyes as a way to show her confusion.“What?” She blurted out. “You promised me. You told me that if I answered your question about the October 28, 2020 picture, you might answer mine.” I reminded her, and she smiled. “I want to know how you got that picture.” She clicked her tongue and adjusted herself in the chair she was sitting in. “First of all, I did not promise you. But nevertheless, I am going to answer your question.” I smiled lopsidedly. “Thank you.” I had a very strong feeling that the person that handed in the picture was Jacob. It had to be. All of this was his work. He was taking revenge. “This picture…” Detective Stone held up the image. “And along with all the other pieces of evidence we have against you and your friends were handed in anonymou