MIKE I watched James closely, and tried as hard as I could dispel the feeling of doubt that thickened my stomach. But, it wasn’t enough. I needed answers to some of the questions that had risen up in my head. I slowly massaged my wrists as I wondered if James could read my mind. I don’t know why I had that sudden thought. “I know you didn’t just come here to sit beside me,” James said dryly. Was I correct? Had he read my mind? No, that was not possible. There was no way he was going to read my mind in this situation. No freaking way! If he could, he wouldn’t ask me that question knowing fully well. That he would be exposing himself in the process. “I do really want to ask you a few things,” I said at last. He turned to me then, his expression morose. “I will answer your questions, but before that, I want to apologise” I frowned slightly. “For what?” He shrugged. “I have been the worst partner during our mission. I never listened to your view on things. You brought me ove
MAYA My brain was literally shutting down on itself. I have no idea what to do. Marcus hand my mouth clamped painfully and I had no idea no to set myself free. These were the issues. I tried as much as I could to shift my weight, but Marcus wasn’t letting that happen. He was must stronger than I was and the position I was didn’t give me room to fight back.I also had to think about Ian. Ian? Where was he? Oh, my goodness1 If he had gone out to pee, then I hoped he stayed there longer than normal. I couldn’t afford for anything to go wrong with him. Marcus was so dangerous, and there was no telling what he would be able to do when pushed to the wall. I was so scared for me. But, if Ian was to come in and see us like this, it would be a problem. Oh, moon goddess! I wish things weren’t as difficult as this. I don’t wasn’t all these to keep happening. Please send in your hope once more. I want things to work out for good. “Are you praying?” Marcus asked coldly. He laughed an evil
MAYA I couldn’t believe the scene that was playing out in front of me. Marcus had found Ian? He must have tortured him. I gasped in shock as I ran towards him. He looked so lost at first, and that actually broke my heart into two. What was I going to do to solve the issue that was fostering on its own. Marcus was endangering the lives of people that I care about. Unable to take the pain anymore, I grabbed Ian close to my heart, holding him so tight. I felt his hand tighten around me and I sighed in relief. I just wanted him to be safe and free from everything trying to oppress him. I wanted to hide him from all of these, and never have him feel any form of pain. I may not love Ian romantically, but I had learnt to care for him, and he was a special person in my circle of friends. I couldn’t ignore this no matter how hard I tried. He was there for me when Mike kicked me out, even though he had to create an unnecessary drama about the whole thing. But, he had been there. He had be
IAN I pulled my hands into fists by my sides in pure rage. I couldn’t believe he would tell me that right to my face. Maya may be a stubborn brat, but she was my friend. Her crazy obsession with Mike was not going to change that at all. She was an important part of my life, and she would always be one. “Go home, kid,” Marcus said easily. “Who are you calling a kid? I have warned you. Don’t ever try to hurt her anymore. You don’t understand who she is. Are you dumb? We need her to be a part of us, and your nonsense is going to push her away from us. It’s no wonder why she is hardly opening up to us. You are the one complicating things, and making her lose faith in the rogue. You…” Marcus spat on the ground, and Ian stopped his utterances in shock. He had never realised how barbaric Marcus really was until that moment. Ian bubbled in rage, and he was finding hard to control it. What Marcus just did was a pure slap on the face. Rogues mostly did that to Mike’s pack to make them f
CHLOE My eyes flickered to the banner on top of the school building, which read, Spadeville college. The drama made it difficult for normalcy to return. There was not one single soul in school this time, and the CCTv were all destroyed. But, I couldn’t turn back now. I actually didn’t want to. I was here to take the Argent’s arrow, and I would do so. There was no way I would be returning without it. My father has given me such a strong responsibility, and I couldn’t fail him. I quickened my steps as I opened the gate slightly, walking into the empty compound. There was beauty in doing these things on your own, and I wanted to sap it as much as I could. My bag was swung on my left shoulder as I moved with poise. This hall, had gotten all of my laughter, and insane happy moments, but honestly I didn’t want to dwell on that, but more on what I had come here for. Instead of taking the route that would lead to the college’s offices, I took the backdoor, and it led me to a series of
MAYA There is so much emptiness inside of my heart, and I really didn’t want it to be this way, but it is what it is. I always felt like I was the odd one out, and I couldn’t be happy no matter how much I tried. Now, it has grown worse staying with Ian. Despite how kind he was to me, my mind wasn’t with him. He was a contradiction. I placed my blue head gear around my hair, as I walked down the stairs. Hopefully, he would have gone out by now, because I’m definitely not in the mood for conversations. Unfortunately, Ian was pacing through the small space. What could be the matter? I have not seen him so worked up as he was at that moment. Was it because of what I had told him last night? Was he thinking of kicking me out since I have brought nothing but trouble to his doorstep? Hopefully, that wasn’t the case. “Ian,” I called out when I got to the foot of the stairs. I noticed he was sweating profusely which wasn’t normal. What could be wrong with him? He still haven’t notice
MAYA I looked at the man that has stolen his way into my heart with a sigh. The fact that he had stopped himself from hitting me spoke volumes. Mike was still so in touch with his values, and somehow I knew we would never get to the point where he physically assault me. He is that great, and brave. “I’m here because of you, Mike,” I said softly. He scoffed as he rolled his eyes at me. He looked so cute acting like he didn’t care about what I was doing. I don’t know if I’m getting crazy, but I thought it was a perfect time for me, and I really liked it. I was breathing in the same space with him. Despite how he had kicked me out, he was still standing there, and not screaming to incite attention. This made me feel better. Maybe, there was hope in our relationship. I don’t know, but I was willing to be hopeful in this situation. I was willing to put my guards down, and reach out to the man I have fallen in love with. “Mike,” she said softly. He turned around and glared at he
MAYA I shrugged. “Come on, now. Is this some sort of a police interrogation?” I asked calmly. He shifted on his sit. I walked easily to the sitting area and sat down at the corner. I had to act as relaxed as possible so he wouldn’t notice that I was lying through his nose. He would have to remain oblivious to everything that I was saying. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to sound that way. I’m just a bit worried about everything that is going on so far, and I want you to be safe from evil eye,” he said softly. I smiled. “I know that there is a lot going on out there, Ian. And, I wouldn’t do anything stupid. I have to make sure that I am on my best behaviour always. I just went for a run. That’s just it,” I lied smoothly. He sighed. “I believe you, dear.” I frowned. The way he had said it was so strange. It was like he wanted to say something else too. I licked my lips slightly and noted he was staring at his slippers. “Ian, when you left in the morning, you were acting strange,
MIKE There was one thing for sure, I don’t have the courage to do anything I want, and that wasn’t right. I wished I could just go over to Maya’s place, but the truth was that I couldn’t face her. After all the wild talks in my head, I had not been able to get the courage to do anything. “Mike, why are you sitting here by yourself?” I looked up and noted that James was staring at me like he knew all of my secrets, but the truth was that he knew nothing. I should be the one looking at him that way, because he had become a shell of himself, and it was not really because the pack had failed to accept him. There was something else that was going on, and I had no idea what that was. I just knew I couldn’t afford for anything to go wrong this time. “What? Say something?” James said softly. I sighed as I looked away from him, towards the pack members. They were busy doing their things, and I saw Ginny, she was looking restless. I had a feeling that trapping her wolf inside her fo
I stood there in the cavern, my heart racing and my mind struggling to comprehend what was happening. I had no idea where I was or how I had ended up in this strange, otherworldly place. All around me, the walls of the cavern rose up high, towering over me like the jaws of some great beast. As I took in my surroundings, I realized that this was no ordinary cave. The air was thick and heavy, with a strange energy that seemed to pulse through the rocks themselves. The walls were covered in strange, glowing moss that cast an eerie blue light over everything. I looked down at the ground and gasped in amazement. It was as if I had been transported to another planet entirely. The soil was a deep shade of purple, and strange plants grew up out of the ground like twisted, alien versions of earth flora. The air was filled with the sounds of strange creatures, their calls echoing off the cavern walls. I took a step forward, feeling the weight of my fear bearing down on me with each passin
MAYA'S POV. I found myself in a strange room, completely disoriented and confused. My heart pounded in my chest as I tried to make sense of my surroundings. The room was small and cramped, with peeling paint and dusty corners. It looked like it hadn't been used in years. The only light came from a small window high up on the wall, casting an eerie glow across the space. I tried to remember how I got here, but everything was a blur. I couldn't recall any details, just a sense of unease that had been growing inside me for some time. As I looked around, I noticed that there was only one way out - a heavy wooden door that looked like it had been there for centuries. I approached it tentatively, feeling a sense of foreboding in the pit of my stomach. As I reached for the handle, the door suddenly shut with a loud thud. I jumped back in fright, my heart racing even faster now. I tried to open it again, but it wouldn't budge. I pushed and pulled with all my might, but it seemed to be l
MIKE I was seated at the back of the meeting room with the elders as we planned how we were going to get food supplies. The last time had not being favourable for us. It still made me so angry how everything had turned on its head. I didn’t like it one bit, but there was nothing I could do to change the dynamics. “This issue has been persistent. We are werewolves, and our strengths grows with food. Think about what would happen if we don’t have foodstuffs in the coming week. We would be too weak to go to battle and our enemies would have a greater hand over us. I don’t think that any of us wants that at this point,” one of the elders pointed out. We all agreed to that. Despite my earlier resolve, I was thinking of a way out. The strongest of us could get the food items instead of all of sending the weak links. It won’t be nice if we endangered more of our members just to satisfy out cravings. “Elder,” Adams said. “I think the best thing is do is laying low for some time. The w
THE BEAST Its big disgusting foot moved through the wild as it sought to take a creature into its worm-infested mouth. It was as thorough as ever owing to the many things that had come out of it loins. The animals and insects fled as he came around because it was a gruesome sight to behold. There was no-one who could have been there to understand what all these meant. It was an inexcusable thing, disgusting to say the least. His hands like big bloated wounds brushed the trees as he was in search of just one person: James. It was the only reason that the beast had come to Spadeville. He wanted nothing more than for James to be his snack. The beast could not stand to be in the same space with James. And, he was going to completely destroy him till the end of time. There was no way that James would escape this predator. The beast moved like he owned the place, and then with two of its fingers, it grabbed a baby goat, and that was enough to destroy it all. It was as brutal as br
MAYA My hands slowly touched the bucket handle as I pulled it into the room. There was a ting of nervousness as she stepped into the room. I sniffed in a cobweb, and in response, I coughed continuously and sneezed. I felt like I was in a bubble though I wasn’t really in one. Yet, the feeling was quite intense, and sporadic. My hands flickered upwards as I slowly cleaned the spot till it was enough for me to move forward. Dropping the bucket down, she stepped further into the room. It looked like a room reserved for queens. It was so beautiful and amazing.Yet, caked in dust. The cobweb was like a mask around it, but it didn’t completely dampen the beauty of the whole room. Instead, it made everything seem like it was worth so much. It looked completely beautiful and intense at that very moment. I stepped in further into the room, and took in the spaces. Everything was so nice and hectic at the same time. It was so crazy how much beauty was stored in the midst of dust, and I cou
Maya nervously approached the front door of her small apartment building, knowing that Ian was likely waiting for her on the other side. She took a deep breath and pushed open the door, immediately spotting Ian standing in the entryway, arms crossed and a stern look etched onto his face. Maya's stomach twisted with fear at the sight of him, and she paused uncertainly, unsure of how to approach him. Ian's eyes bore into her, and Maya felt like a mouse caught in a trap. She could see the disappointment and anger in his expression, and it only made her feel more guilty for having snuck out of the apartment. She swallowed hard and tried to muster up the courage to speak, but no words came out. "Where have you been?" Ian asked, his voice low and dangerous. The stern look on his face intensified, making Maya feel even more intimidated. She tried to think of something to say, some excuse that would make him go easier on her, but her mind drew a blank. "I just wanted to take a walk," Ma
IAN I have been watching them for so long, and they didn’t seem to be heading anywhere. When would these idiots go in, so I can find out the truth about all these? I hated all these, and I hated Maya and Mike the most. They had the guts to keep playing me and I wouldn’t let it slide. I was going to make sure that they got the tip of their medicine. I would make sure that nothing good comes out of their lives. My fingers slowly encircled the tree branch in rage. I watched as Mike spat some words and pushed Maya to the ground. It was shocking, but I didn’t care. It should all be an act. They were both trying to stay safe. With great pains Maya and Mike mumbled some words, but he angrily worked out to the chair, and sat down painfully. I felt the pain and sadness all at once. I felt like everything was really going down on him, and there was no way out for him. It was the worst thing that could ever happen to someone, but I honestly didn’t feel bad, but relieve at it all. Maya wa
MAYA I pulled him towards me to face me squarely. He glared at me, and despite how intimidating he looked, I wanted to kiss him so bad. I wanted him to see how much he affected me till my roots. I wanted him to understand the feelings that I had inside of me. “I want you to try to put everything that you may be feeling right now at the back of you, and please listen to me,” I said softly. He scoffed. I placed my hands on either side of his cheeks as I tried to make him face me. There was this fear in my heart that I was trying to pull down, and I was failing to do so. How could this keep happening? There is no way I would make this keep happening. I’m going to do all I could to make him see reason. He needed to see my love for him, and how much I cared for him. He needed to see that I didn’t wish him any evil, and I was so in love with him. This would be my hope, for him to see the truth and understand where my heart was. I just wanted everything to be ok, and that no evil was