Eleanor has bitten more than she can chew. She needed to be out of here, but first, I needed to go see Iris.I had heard from the guards that those that escaped were also seriously hurt last night including Iris. She had fought with the criminals last night and ended up in a bad state. This made me all the more annoyed with that damned Eleanor.I couldn't even protect the woman I claimed to love, and I was busy dozing off over whatever Eleanor had drugged me with. She also seemed pretty pissed off at me when she was meeting with father earlier. I needed to know why she was mad at me, and what I had done. If anything, I should be mad. She left just like that, after we shared such a passionate moment, but that was not the main problem for now.I do not know if she is already aware of her sisters mate condition or not. She was also really worried about the missing girls and I needed to assure her that all would be fine.So, I went to her quarters to wait for her. A few servants walked pa
I could feel that our hearts were the same. Two people denied of love and scared to fall in love. She was definitely afraid. She has known betrayal, and she was uncertain about me. But I was absolutely sure that I loved this woman and wanted to be with her. If I could carve my heart out, I would hand it over to her without a second thought."I am worthless without you." Right now, I was expressing my all but Nicolas just had to come ruin it with his stupid face."Leigh!" He called out to me and I was furious. Iris backed away upon hearing his voice and she was completely flushed."Sorry to interrupt your lovey dovey moment but we have work to do. Clarrise also just called." He informed in a formal tone. He was probably still a little upset about the whole Eleanor stuff and him seeing me with Iris now would definitely get him confused. I seriously need to explain things to him as soon as possible. He was the only one I could talk to and I didn't want him to see me as a failure just lik
As we walked out of the crazy woman's room, I couldn't shake off the irritation. Her tantrum was just another reminder of her manipulative nature. Always seeking attention and doing degrading things.Nicolas's concerned gaze met mine. "You okay?" He asked and I'm nodded, my expression neutral.But Nicolas wasn't convinced. "What did you mean back there?" he asked, his voice low.I raised an eyebrow, curious."When you talked about Eleanor's honour," Nicolas clarified. "You seemed... angry." He said.I sighed, the tension building inside me."Let's get out of here," I said, gesturing towards my room.Nicolas followed, his eyes never leaving mine.As we entered my room, I shut the door behind us, ensuring our privacy."Sit," I said, nodding towards the couch.Nicolas complied, with his eyes still fixed on me."I'll tell you everything," I said running my hands through my loose strands. "But I'm a bit embarrassed to share." I confessed honestly."You know you can tell me everything right
~ Iris POV ~"Iris, if I choose you over everything else, would you choose me too?"When Leigh asked me this question, I honestly did not know how to respond. I couldn't help but wonder if he was serious or not. Choosing me would be denying his birthright. It would mean going against everything and everyone."Will you really choose me above everything else?" I asked because I wanted to know if he understood the gravity of the words that he was saying."I am worthless without you." He said and for once, I wanted to be greedy. To ignore all the voices screaming in my head that this only spells trouble. I was going to choose him. I have always chosen him from the start. This wasn't a choice, it was only me admitting it. That I felt more than I should feel. Even more than I had felt for Archie in the past."Leigh I..""Leigh!" Another voice interrupted my own. I glanced over Leigh's shoulders to see Nicolas approaching. I backed away as I was completely flushed right now."Sorry to interr
I stood in the hallway, phone pressed to my ear, as Amelia's panicked voice pierced through the line."Oh, Amelia, I'm so sorry," I said, trying to keep my own voice steady."They are going to kill him. Oh goddess, they are going to kill him." She wailed."Don't even think about that," I interrupted, firmness creeping into my tone. "The Troy Pack will handle this. They won't let anything happen to him or the others. We have to trust them." I said with the complete faith I had in Leigh's words.Amelia's sobs intensified."I feel so helpless," she whispered."You're not alone," I said, pacing down the hallway. "We're all in this together. We'll get through this as a team. We just have to be patient and wait. He will definitely be rescued."I paced back and forth as I spoke until I came to a halt."Amelia, listen to me," I said, my voice calm and reassuring. "The Troy has the best trackers and fighters working on this. We'll find him and bring him home."Amelia's breathing slowed, and I
With tears streaming down my face. Chad's words echoed in my mind, but I refused to believe them."Gina can't be gone," I whispered, shaking my head.Chad knelt beside me, his hands on my shoulders."Iris, I'm so sorry," he said softly. "It's true. Gina didn't make it."I pushed his hands away, standing up."No, no, no," I repeated, pacing around the room. "This can't be happening."Chad followed me, his voice calm and soothing."Iris, please sit down. You're shaking."I collapsed onto the couch, burying my face in my hands."How?" I asked, my voice muffled.Chad sat beside me, his expression gentle."Gina's head injury caused internal bleeding," he explained. "A blood clot formed in her brain, putting pressure on vital tissues."I lifted my head, confusion etched on my face."A blood clot?" I repeated.Chad nodded."It's like a bubble of blood that forms when vessels are damaged," he said. "In Gina's case, it compressed her brain stem, cutting off vital functions."I felt a wave of g
I woke up with a throbbing headache. It was earlier than I wanted to wake up, but the pain wouldn't let me sleep. I got out of bed and took a painkiller from my dresser. As I swallowed it, I noticed Anne sobbing softly in her sleep.My heart went out to her. I knew she was still hurting from Gina's passing. I walked over to her bed and gently shook her shoulder."Anne, wake up. It's okay," I whispered.Anne's eyes fluttered open, filled with tears. I sat beside her and wrapped my arms around her."It's going to be okay," I repeated.Anne buried her face in my shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably. I held her, letting her cry. We stayed like that for a while, the only sound Anne's quiet sobs.Eventually, I lay down beside her, closing my eyes. The painkiller started to work, and my headache faded slowly. Before I knew it, I drifted off to sleep.The next sound I heard was the ringing of the alarm, signaling the start of our day. Only this time, there was no yelling as everyone was mourning.
In our embrace, my stomach grumbled and I pulled away as I blushed in embarrassment."Are you hungry?" He smirked."I was on my way to the cafeteria anyway." I muttered."Do you want to eat with me? I can ask someone send something over." He asked awkwardly. He was inviting me over to his room and I was nervous as I didn't even know what to reply."Umm, maybe..." His phone rang, interrupting my words. He sighed as he saw the caller ID. It was Nicolas."You can go ahead if you have work to do." I said and he smiled."I'll see you later then." He kissed my forehead before turning away to leave. I blushed harder as I never expected that our relationship would blossom into something like this. If only I wasn't a low born, then maybe we could be free to love out in the open like a normal couple.A couple? I can't believe I just mentally referred to ourselves as one. I giggled uncontrollably at the thought that Leigh and I were actually a couple now. My tummy was doing back flips at this po
~ Iris POV ~The first thing that I was aware of was the sound around me. A low unfamiliar hum, like a distant buzzing in my ear. Then voices, muffled and indistinct, like words spoken under water. I tried to open my eyes, but they felt heavy, glued shut with heavy weights. It took a lot of effort, a desperate struggle against the thick pressure that seemed to surround me to finally peer them open.Finally, a sliver of light pierced the darkness, and I blinked, the sudden assault of bright light in my eyes making me to wince and recoil, shutting my eyelids once again. I heard a gasp, a soft, feminine voice, and then a flurry of movement. “She’s awake.” The soft voice said."Get the master quick!" another voice, sharper and more urgent commanded and I could hear clattering around as people moved about. I struggled to open my eyes again to see the people making the sounds, but the light intensified, blinding me again. I squeezed my eyes shut, groaning softly from the sudden sting
So he was dead? Everything he selfishly desired were gone just like that. I moved closer to him as I transformed to my human form. I held his lifeless body as I sobbed. I just couldn’t control the tears as they streamed down. No matter what, and no matter how I claimed to hate him, Chad was still my brother. The one I wished so badly to be close to as a child that I never doubted him. Even as I grew up, I still secretly wished to be accepted by him and father. I was bitter, and full of hatred, but I had never imagined that I would end up killing him with my own hands. I sobbed even harder, holding his lifeless body closer to me.“I hope in your next life you can have a better heart and stop thinking so negatively that you feel you would have to deceive and use others.” I said with a broken heart as I shut his eyes with my hands. I could hear the ringing of my phone at the corner, probably fell there when my clothes ripped as I transformed. I laid him carefully on the ground as I
The air crackled with an unseen energy as Chad transformed. His veins bulged beneath his skin, each muscle rippling with raw power. This was not the frail wolf he used to be, but a monster advanced by cursed medicine and as he would call it, ‘science’.The wolf let out a guttural roar, a sound that seemed to shake the very ground beneath our feet, and he charged at me with a deadly strike.I rolled, dodging the initial attack, I retaliated, a flurry of punches and kicks aimed at the beast he had become, but it was like hitting a wall of granite. He sidestepped, his movements fluid and graceful despite its size, and retaliated with a swipe of its massive claw. His body seemed to be adapting to all my attacks and countering them as he grew stronger with every strike.I barely managed to deflect the blow, the air whistling past my ear as his claws raked across my arm. A sharp pain exploded through me. I gritted my teeth, adrenaline surging through my veins.My men were also being ove
“No one is leaving!” he sneered. Chad stood before us, transformed. His aura exuded a kind of unnatural power. A power that seemed dangerous.“Step back.” I instructed my men. His dangerous aura was pulsing, and his eyes gleaming with malice."What have you done Chad?" I demanded.Chad's maniacal laughter echoed off the walls. "I've evolved Leigh," he sneered. "Beyond human limits. I am a new being that even the so called moon goddess cannot touch." He laughed hysterically.Gina's voice trembled. "What have you taken? Surely it is defective. You didn’t get the divine blood."Chad's smile twisted. "My masterpiece. A pill designed for perfection. Defective? Yes. But potent? Of course, and that so called divine blood will enhance its powers.” He laughed.“You are crazy!” she spat at him. "Oho! No little bunny. I’m not crazy, but I am a new specie created with my own hands. Enhanced strength, unmatched intelligence. I am the perfect being." His eyes blazed. "I'm unstoppable.""You'r
“Iris?” I called out softly but she didn’t seem to hear me as her eyes seemed completely empty. I rushed to Iris's side, embracing her warmly."Iris thank the goddess! We're here to save you. You hear me?" But she pushed me off, her eyes blazing a golden glow.Unfamiliar intensity surrounded her. An energy I couldn’t recognise."Iris?" I called out again but she didn’t respond to her name.What's wrong? This....she seems so unfamiliar like I’m looking at a different person entirely.She turned to Chad, anger flaring up in her burning gaze."Chad Troy,” her voice echoed in the room and it sent a chill down my spine. “you have tampered with divine blood," she declared. "Do you confess to your heinous crimes?" She sneered.Chad's lab men trembled. "She.. she’s evolved" one stammered."I think something went wrong. What are we going to do?” Another said as he trembled.Chad glared at them. "Silence! The blood we’ve got...check it." He said panicked, but before he could move, she moved
We navigated the tunnels leading to the secret lab. Indeed , Chad was a dirty little bastard through and through. This secret lab was just below his normal lab. Who could have thought all those research he was always mentioning, the same one father was so proud of, was a sick experiment he was carrying out while putting innocent people in danger.I would seriously like to see father’s face right now just so I could laugh at him. His perfect son, the one he loved the most was such a monster. Gina led the way since she knew the route. Suddenly, we were attacked again by those mutant deltas.“Its like they know where we are.” Nicolas said as he loaded his guns.“Obviously. That bastard probably has cameras installed in every corner.” I hissed as we fought our way through. We fought off the hoard as we moved forward, but the mutant soldiers closed in on us like a suffocating air. Nicolas and I formed a protective shield around Gina, our guns blazing as we cut through the enemy rank
~ Leigh’s POV ~“He said that he thinks....Iris is in danger."“What does he mean by he thinks Iris is in danger?” I said as fear gripped my heart. “He said...”“Forget it. Let me speak to him myself.” I grabbed the phone from Nicolas at once and dialed Travis again.“What do you mean?” I said as soon as he picked up and I put the phone on speaker.“I was out with Iris to go see her sister, but she said she had something to do and she’ll meet up with me...”“So?” I said impatiently.“Let me finish talking, fuck!” he said already getting irritated. “I was waiting for her but then she called me and I couldn’t quite make up anything tangible when I picked except that she was yelling Chad’s name and I know that brother of yours is a prick.” “How did you let this happen? She was in your care!” I yelled at him.“Don’t fucking yell at me cause I’m not your minion. What was I supposed to do? Tie her up?” he yelled back.“You guys should calm down.” Nicolas tried to meditate. “This
"No...please...stop," I whispered, my voice barely audible.Chad's laughter echoed through the room as he leaned in close to my ears. "You'll be my greatest experiment Iris. You should feel very honoured," he whispered softly as his eyes held a vicious gaze. My world darkened slowly, my thoughts dissolving into despair."Chad...why?" I struggled to utter, my voice barely audible."Science," he replied, his voice distant and cold. "Progress. Humanity's advancement requires sacrifice. I have sacrificed a lot. My time, my energy, a lot I have given.” He said as if in pain. “Surely, a little sacrifice from your path is not comparable to the time I have had to spend on each failed experiment. I’m the best researcher in the land, but all those drugs....they are nothing compared to the discovery of your blood.” He laughed hysterically. My gaze locked onto Chad's, “Your humanity...where's your heart?"Chad's smile twisted. "My heart beats for innovation. I simply want to make my kind bett
“You are pitiful Chad.” I spat on his face. “I can’t believe I trusted and had faith in you. But you did all these evil things just because you are jealous of your brot.... Ack!” I groaned in pain as he punched me in my guts and the pain sent a shiver to my brain. I gasped as I was running out of air. “Don’t you ever call me jealous. I have everything.” He shrugged. “And the only thing that loser has is his pure blood. I should be Pack master, not a motherless freak like Leigh.” He sneered. I struggled for air as I tried to speak. “You claim you have everything, but you also want the one thing he has. You are selfi... selfish.. I know... you would never be as good as Leigh. Nothing can beat the goddess’s gift. Your so called pills will fail you.” I sneered as I looked him straight into his eyes. He smirked and grabbed my hair again before banging my head hard on the iron wall behind me. I felt my consciousness leaving my body as blood dripped down from my the back of my head.