~Dexter~ After making sure Tiffany was safe in AJ's arms, I slipped back into the woods to find my mate. I had an inkling that she didn't go through the portal, instead she'd walk on foot. I didn't have to remove the ring to know which path she went to, I am merely using my instincts. I stopped a few meters away when I saw her leaning on a tree, with her head on her knees, crying. I might not fully understand why she's so hellbent on making Tiffany return to the circle but I could feel her emotions. My steps hesitated as I walked to her side and sat down beside her, noticing my presence, Regina lifted her head and her gaze fell on me.“Are you here to ask for your part of the deal?” A frown glistened on my face. Yes, I know I don't do things for free, but I'm actually here for her, and not to ask for what I wanted in return, knowing Regina she won't believe me and so I said, “Of course, we'll kill time being together, once you are done crying you'll do whatever it is I ask of you
~Tiffany~ I stepped out of the room feeling nervous, this was the first time coming out of the room in the evening without waiting for them to bring my food in. The guards assigned to my room stared at me in confusion. I know they had many questions, but I offered an explanation before they could ask.“I want to eat in the dining room today,” they both nodded at my words and led me to the dining room. I expected the room to be filled with noise, cutlery clinking and people speaking, but it was the opposite. The room was quiet and no one was there. I made my way to the table quickly as I sat down there. The door flung open and the maids came in to serve the food. “Don't worry, I'll wait till Axel comes in, I do not want the food to be cold,” I said to one of them in a calming tone, not wanting to sound rude. She smiled at me and left with the other girls. The dining room was silent once again, I played away time hitting my cutlery to my plate, humming a song. The door to the dini
~Tiffany~ During the break, I hunched down next to Curio, and we both looked in the direction of Old Meanie ‘Cathbad’. The elder man was following the rigged route in search of something, most likely to torment me. As my thought drifted back to what had transpired with Ava yesterday, I let out an indignant sigh; I'm just glad she's not here because I wouldn't know how to control my small-time rage.I felt Curio's gaze on me, “What happened, Little one?" he asked. I have no idea what spell he casted; all I knew was that immediately he asked, I poured out all my heart content.“I really don't get why they do not want to look from my perspective, why are they so judgemental?" I huffed as I stared at Curio, hoping he wouldn't be like them.“I know how you feel, little one, anyone in your shoes would feel the same way. Like, why can't they see that this is all new to you and that you are trying your best,” I smiled at him. At least, from my vantage point, he understood.My brow furrowed
~Tiffany~ I felt tense as I made my way into the Pack's bustling kitchen. I decided to take on Curio's advice, to try and change their perspective about me and most importantly earn their trust. I took a deep breath and walked past the door with confidence and a friendly demeanor.Did I just say confidence? I'm literally freaking out as the kitchen staff paused their work, turning their attention towards me. I could see how tense they were because their bodies stiffened and guarded. After a while, they greeted me in unison, regarding me as the future Luna even though skepticism remained evident in their eyes. I smiled warmly, trying to ease the tension in the air even though I'm freaking out internally, “Please, continue with your work.” I said.“I'm here to have an open conversation with y'all, so let's get to know each other.” They all looked confused, but then they continued with their work without even battling me an eye. My heart sank slightly, but I remained more determine
~AJ~ The meeting room was filled up with elders, everyone had a worried look on their face and of course, it was for a reason so alarming. The Wendigos has started lurking around our vicinity, trying to break the barrier protecting us from humans and other creatures and thus making it hard for my people to get out of the pack as they wish. I was more worried than them because I know the reason why those filthy creatures are there and it's because of my mate. They already caught a whiff of my Mate's scent lingering outside the barrier and the more they stayed the more they multiplied. I wonder who the heck is making those creatures, why create an army for my mates' destruction?“Humans are being killed every day. It's getting hard for us to cover these incidents, sooner or later the council will get a whiff of this, what are we supposed to say? How are we going to protect our people from the outside world?” Ray voiced out in frustration. There was an uproar in the room after Ray
~AJ~ My eyes were bloodshot as I leaped in the air with lethal grace, I attacked the wendigo, my movements were blurry as I kept striking blows at those bloody wendigos who had the audacity to break through the barrier. My body filled with the fucked up sticky purple blood, but I cared less, all the anger from earlier was being directed on them. I can't count how many I've killed, they just keep popping out of nowhere. I had asked Curio and Cathbad to help build another barrier, since they are druids, the barrier they would create would be stronger than the one made by the witch. I dug my claws dipped into one of the wendigo necks and ripped its head off. They slowly became contained, I had an inkling that a witch or wizard is creating these forbidden creatures. I went to help my men finish off those remaining creatures, not giving them a chance to escape while Curio and Cathbad were giving the barrier a final touch. Sweat trickled down my face as I spat on the ground, sticky pu
~Jessica~ I clenched my fist when Zara started telling me everything that happened on the infirmary while I was helping the rest of the pack, fighting off those fucked up creatures, and now that I was gone for a little while, that foolish little witch had already gotten the favor of the women in the pack.“Everyone's now talking about how powerful and nice she is. It's really amazing for her to take away the pregnant woman's pains,” I hissed in annoyance and that action caused Zara to shut her mouth.“Are you on her side now, Zara, I thought we were together uh?” I lashed while the latter's face turned sour in guilt.“It's not what you think it is,” Zara tries to explain herself.“Then explain yourself, Zara. You can't keep jumping from one person to another, you must be loyal to one person,” the guilty card works very well on people like Zara. Honestly, she acts like a pest, but she's pretty useful and I need her by my side, till I achieve my goals. “I didn't mean it that way. I'm
~Jessica~ Two days have passed since the incident with the wendigo, the pack has been somewhat busy, but I had my watchful gaze on Tiffany. Her routine is already familiar to me. She goes to the infirmary after practice and meets the women in there. I was lucky enough to overhear her tell Elaine yesterday to prepare food for Ana, the pregnant Vampire she saved from the attack. This was my perfect chance to plot my plan. Entering the kitchen, I greeted the people in there, “Good morning, Jessica,” they greeted back. “Oui, Elaine you look so pretty this morning,” I remarked. The old woman in her fifties has been in the kitchen for as old as I can recollect and she seemed to be close to Tiffany which was perfect.“And you look so mature and beautiful, I'm proud of what you've become Jessica. You remind me of my younger self,” She smiled, trying not to stain my cheeks with flour.“Aren't you going to feed me?” I feigned a pout, Elaine is so sweet but that's not why I'm here. I'm her
~Tiffany~ I just didn't know how to feel right now with Zayne in front of me. He looked so not him and I could see he was ashamed to look back at me.Tension hangs in the air as I confront the aftermath of his betrayal. What he did hurt me? I felt betrayed but it wasn't as much as what I'd felt when I knew Dad was the mastermind of all this.Dad's dead but that doesn't mean my nightmares are spared. He still haunts me at night and I'm glad Axel is here to go through all this with me.When I heard Zayne was still alive and that he was in the dungeon, I felt scared remembering what he did to me and relieved he was still alive. Axel said it's better I dished out the punishment myself rather than him which I'm grateful for. Now that Zayne was in front of me, I certainly had no punishment for him. I knew why he did this even though it was selfish and stupid but it was a way for him to protect me or so he thought. I exhaled deeply, my lips pressed in a thin line before I opened my mo
~Axel~ It's been two weeks since the battle and my Mate has not woken up. I've been in the room all day, hoping she would at least blink her eyes or move any part of her body. The door opened and Father walked in, he's been the one handling pack issues. We haven't had the time to talk about what had happened before the battle or after. He deserves an apology for my uncalled attitude.“I'm sorry–” I paused my words before taking a deep breath.“I'm sorry for accusing you about the siragon. I was wrong and I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions without investigating,” I apologized, my gaze still focused on my mate.“It's not your fault. I was acting obsessively about the Siragon. Everyone thought my brother was the one who killed his mate but I didn't believe it. I knew something was off when that wizard came out alone with blood on his body, I should have investigated well then maybe this mess wouldn't have happened. Somehow I'm glad it did happen because you found your mate.”“Yeah,
~Axel~ The fight was such a bloody one, I had tried to reach up to my mate but that fucked up demon which escaped from hell and those bloody wendigos rushed at me. I had to fight them off, they weren't strong but their numbers helped a lot. When they all disappeared into thin air, I knew that the battle had ended. My mate had killed her father and she rose triumphantly in the air, I could feel how weak she was. I needed to get to her side before she collapsed, she landed in my arms when she fell. I panicked immediately and rushed out with her in my hands. I needed to take her to the pack ASAP, so Jackob could check what was wrong with her. I just hope it's nothing serious. ‘I will take care of the mess and the wizard,' Dexter mindlink to me but I ignored him. My focus was only on my mate and nothing else. When I got to the pack, I saw Dad and some elders there waiting, the anxiousness on his face was washed away, but I did not care.All I wanted was for my mate to be safe.I drop
~Maggie~ “You are a disappointment to the clan and I regret the day I gave birth to you,” My voice was low but loud enough for everyone outside to hear. I shook my head as I stared at Zayne, the boy who was once softhearted and cheerful turning out to be someone who I did not recognize.“I did it for us. You were not planning to do anything when the vampire kidnapped Tiffany and now that I did something you are disappointed in me, what a life,” He snorted, I could not hide my disbelief.He just didn't get what he did, he doesn't even know the consequences of his actions.I bet Alfie told him what he wanted to use Tiffany for.“You think you are helping, You are only doing it for your selfish reason. Also, go check and see what damage you've caused to Tiffany.” I did not want to speak much, I wanted him to see for himself what Alfie was doing to Tiffany. He rushed inside and we followed suit, Regina was torn and hurt. I understand her despair, I could feel it too.I bet she's alrea
~Axel~ 24 hours had passed and yet no news about my mate. Today is the day I was going to fully make her mine but then some bullshit psychos decided to enrage me.“Oh, my!” Maggie let out a cry which elicited a growl from my mouth, we were stuck at her place. She and Gina were trying their best to locate my mate and her fucked up Dad. He's been missing too since yesterday with that lowly Wizard.How can I make an exemption for him as a suspect?Damn, such a fucked up mistake. I should have not let him in.“What?” I sneered at her, of course, she wasn't at fault, but her son was the reason for all this.“Could someone please check the sky for me, tell me how dark it is. I need to confirm something first,” She said in a scary tone which still made me agitated, but Dexter went out to check.“Damn, it's really dark. Like Dark Dark, normal humans can't see at this rate and the moon is Dark, just the outline to know that it's the moon. Something like an eclipse,”“Oh, no!” Her lips tremble
~Tiffany~“Now, where should I start from,” Dad smacked his lips as if he had forgotten where to start from. “Right, let me start from the gruesome part. The part where that Filthy blood-sucking animal came to claim your Mom, my Elisa as his Mate. That day, I had never felt this vengeful anger in me, your mom and I were playing in the garden with you, talking about how life in the future would be with you beside us. You were four then, our pretty little princess Hecate bestowed on us. I loved you even before I set my eyes on you, you made your mom happier, she smiled when you were in her stomach even though you made her weak, always sick. I could not bring myself to hate you because you made her happy and when she held you, my heart fluttered as tears of joy streamed down her face. I cried too because she cried. That's how much I loved your mom.”“All of a sudden he comes to our doorstep, snarling his teeth calling your Mom, My Elisa, his mate. I tried to fight him off, but you
~Tiffany~ Darkness enveloped me, a deep unsettling void where time seemed to lose its meaning. I was floating in a sea of nothingness, unaware of where I was or how I got there. It was a disorienting sensation, like being adrift in a dream without a clear beginning or end. It was far different from what I'd seen when I was in my past. Then suddenly, I felt a sharp, jolting sensation– Cold water splashing over my body. It was a shock to my system, my senses screamed to life as the cold seeped into my skin jolting me awake. Gasping for air, I bolted upright, my heart racing in my chest. I blinked rapidly trying to shake off the remnants of unconsciousness into my head.“Ha, finally, you decided to be awake,” I heard the one familiar voice I wasn't expecting. It is too similar, I guess I'm still in a dream. I shook my head, trying to get back to reality. Probably because I felt my mind was messing with me because of what I had figured out earlier– I'm talking about Zayne. His bet
~Zayne~ I stared at the unconscious brunette-haired witch, many thoughts ransacked my head but the one dominating was me wishing Tiffany and I could be in a different situation. It hurts me to see her being chained to a chair, but if this is what would make her go back to her senses then I have no choice but to do this. My mind wandered to the night I was proposed to this deal, I was in my studio painting aggressively as usual and there he came in out of the blues and unwelcomed. He says, “Tiffany needs to come home, if you love her enough to make her go back to her right senses then bring her back home before the next full moon.” It was crazy but I accepted because it was the right thing to do and I don't regret it. I jolted back into reality when she stirred, hearing her groan made my heart ache and I felt worried for her. I rushed to get a cup of water, “Tiffany,” I called, concern laced in my tone. “Zayne… Please help me,” Tiffany said immediately she found herself being
~Jessica~ “Don't you forget what to do tonight?” The black wizard reminded me again for the umpteenth time while I snickered.“You don't have to keep nagging. I know my job, now get out before I get pissed off,” I hissed. Even though I hate working with these people, they were the only ones who could help me achieve my goals. I know that the feeling is mutual, he also gets his shares from working on this.He wants the witch to himself while I want her out of here, if possible dead. She is a pain in my ass, so that isn't too much to ask. He scowled at me giving me the ‘don't you dare fuckin hurt her’ look. I rolled my eyes as I watched him leave, tch so annoying. ~~~ I took a deep relieving breath as I entered Tiffany's room, the maids were in the room preparing her for what's going to happen tomorrow which will eventually not take place as long as I lived.‘I have to do this because it would be in my favor.' I reminded myself as I fought hard not to use my claws on the maids and