I held her in my hands as I whispered sweet nothings to her ear, trying to soothe her, while hoping that whatever they had given to her doesn’t end up harming her. Maya was now my ultimate focus. My parents should be dead by now. Though, I was devastated beyond words, but with her, I had hope to live. I was happy to be able to live my life on my terms. I was happy to be able to see Maya again. And, I hoped I wouldn’t lose her too. I stepped out of the room, and heard the awful shrill of the siren. At that same time, my ear buzzed. The head council informed us all to meet at the warehouse at the outskirts of town. I had to get there at once. At the verandah, I noted that the police were already trooping into the party in numbers. I wouldn’t let them catch me. Most of the boys had fled the sight with their intense strength making it difficult for them to be caught so easily. Some touts and biker gangs were in the process of having an all out war. I quickly ran out of there taki
IAN “Ian calm down,” Marcus pleaded above the noise. I pushed my red hair off my face in anger. How could I possibly calm down? Everything was going to hell, and this stupid war shouldn’t have happened. I had told Chloe the very same thing, but it had literally gone out of her ears. There was nothing I could do to sabotage the situation. “Come on, man. You have to chill. Being this way isn’t going to help your cause in the very least.” “How do I do that? Don’t you understand that this isn’t good for us? There is a Cold War out there, and it will sabotage all our plans.” I snapped. “That’s how you see it,” he said easily. I gave him a look. “What do you mean by that?” He smiled slowly. “Come and have a sit.” I groaned. I wasn’t in the mood to relax, and pretend that all was well, because nothing was alright in any sense of the world. Everything was so messed up, and crazy. “Just...” “Just sit down,” Marcus mumbled. I reluctantly sat back on the green chair. Marcu
MIKE The night was still young, but the turmoil was still deep in our loins. There was only so much that could be done now, and I was worried for my people. I wanted them to have everything. I wanted them to have peace, and not have to deal with all these, but now, we couldn’t make that happen. “Do you think they would listen to a word we say?” Adam queried as we moved through the dark, cold night. My eyes were roaming everywhere, and I tried to pick any strange movements, but nothing was untoward. “I really don’t know what they wish to do. It’s only left for us to try.” I said calmly. Adam kicked at an undergrowth, spilling mud on me. I frowned slightly, annoyed about the whole thing. I didn’t want to be dealing with all these now, but I was a fighter, and I couldn’t relent. “Left to me, I wouldn’t plead before them. It’s crazy that we have to this to the people who killed your parents, Mike. I don’t think I would ever be able to have the courage out there. I just can’t s
MAYA Sometimes, life was really a pain. And, right now, it was just completely devastating to be alive. I didn’t understand why it felt like I was losing everything there ever was. I was stuck in this place. It was suddenly more pleasant than the first time, but not less forlorn. The pack boys had done their best to make this place good. I was presently lying in my bunk. It was nice and afforded as much privacy as can be, but it wasn’t the same as being in a home. I didn’t understand how things went from bad to worse. I didn’t get anything at all. I hated the fact that my carelessness caused everyone this. It was so crazy. I wish I had been more responsible. I shouldn’t have gone to that party. I knew what Chloe was capable of doing, and yet, like a fool, I had gone there. I couldn’t believe how stupid I could be. This was just not the Maya I wanted to be. I was so useless and stupid, and now, everyone was paying for my mistakes. “Are you awake?” Someone called from out of t
I’ve been trying to sleep for so long, but it gets harder the more I try. I couldn’t stop thinking about what Jean told me. She was in an on and iff relationship with Mike? How was that even possible? The little I knew of Mike, I felt he was honest, and he wasn’t someone that did things on impulse. I wanted to believe that he was true to himself and his feelings, but what I was seeing now isn’t what I thought it was. “Oh, moon goddess! What do I care?” I whispered into my pillow. I shouldn’t care about any of these things. It would literally do me no good. I was the one who was creating distances between us. So, it was only natural that he would seek closure with his ex. “Get the hell out of my sight woman,” a voice rang out. I frowned slightly. What was that? That voice belonged to Mike. I was so certain about it. Why was he in such a bad mood? Did Jean break his heart for the billionth time? I gritted my teeth as my head bore deeper into the pillow. I’ve officially
MIKE Those eyes had so much hurt in them, and that made me feel more guilty than I could have been. She must have heard everything, and jumped to conclusions concerning the same, and that shook me to the core. I had no idea what to say now that things has escalated to this extent. I only hoped things got better from here. “Baby, what are you looking at?” Jean whined. I glared at her, and then moved forward as quickly as I could, pushing her aside. She screamed at me to stop, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t feed into her sickness more than it was necessary. It was already costing me so much as it is, and I didn’t want it to get worse. The figure ran as she could. I chased after her. “Maya, please stop!” I cried after her. The waves of her hair was my only answer. She ran like her life depended on it, but I was equally fast. I was gaining ground just as fast, and I was determined not to let her get into the warehouse till we had our talk. I couldn’t bear her misunderstanding me
IAN The chugs of beer lay in front of me and the boys as we squabbled jokes like dice between us. It was suddenly needed because we haven’t figured out were the werewolves were. We were in the dark. “Can I come in?” A feminine voice sounded. We stopped our laidback mood, and got alert immediately. Hopefully, the bitch hadn’t figured out that she had been played right into our hands. That would suck big time. “Don’t say a word. She is mine,” I said softly. “Yes, you can dear,” I said calmly. The door swung open, and Chloe stepped in. She was looking like a whole mess. Her hair was all over the place, and her clothes looked like it had been into dry mud and back, plus I could see some blood clots around her. “You look terrible,” I said, rising to my feet. “Thanks for the compliment, Ian,” she said sarcastically. I walked over to her, and then helped her to a black seat. Thankfully, Marcus wasn’t around. I signalled to the boys to leave. Chloe didn’t like too much crowd,
MAYA I sat at the centre of the table with the pack members, eating grilled pork and chicken legs glumly. This wasn’t how I wanted to spend my college year. I wanted to be happy and bubbly as they come, but now, that wasn’t ever going to happen. The worst was that no-one around the table was happy. Everyone had some inner demons they were fighting. The war wasn’t healthy at all, and we have lost a few more people along the way. I also heard that the werewolf hunters weren’t giving up. Chloe’s dad had sent a couple of resources to track us, and we have no choice but to stay as low key as possible. “Stop stabbing into your food. Try to eat more,” Mike said in the middle of nowhere. I looked at him across the table. He was seated beside Jean who had made it a point to glare at me through the course of this meal. I need to have a talk with her because this was getting out of hand. Mike was swallowing one of the pork, and chasing it with a glass of wine. Why did he need to ask me a