#Chapter153VolcanoEliana Tessa CastellanosI found Harmony on the bottom of the stairs. When she saw me, she decided to close the café for today. She never did that in the past ten years that I have been with her. Not even for all the fun that awaited her outside. But I didn’t mind. I needed a company of a friend right now and I needed to be away from here. From him. Well, for now. But I don’t know if I can stay here for much longer.When she gave me a spare change of clothes, we hit the road on her car. He didn’t say anything. But I felt his eyes on my back as I came out the house, until we turned around the corner.I place my head on the window the whole journey. I kept blaming myself once again. Why do I keep hurting the people that I care about? That I lo-My own thoughts stopped me when I realised what I was thinking. That can’t be. I can never.A soft sigh leaves my lips and I close my eyes, listening to the low humming of the engine, my heart in internal t
#Chapter154Soft GlowEliana Tessa CastellanosI returned when the sky turned dark, only to find the Lycan leaning over the back door of the house. My footsteps halt as his eyes fall onto my wet body. Those dark brown orbs darken even more as he takes me in. His eyes scanning my body and a deep growl follows soon after.He takes slow predatory steps towards me and when I’m in arms reach, he grabs my waist and pulls me to him, slamming my damp body against his. A breath passes my lips upon the current sizzling through my body. I try to pull myself off his strong grip but end up losing the battle as he nuzzles his face on the side of my neck, burying his head on my hair which was now grown past my shoulder.I don’t know why but it made me forget about everything that was on my mind as I relax in him arms, leaning my weight on him. It’s like when I see him, all the self-blame and self-hate vanishes. When he pulls me to him, he makes me believe I was not a sinner.I hear
#Chapter155Roaring FlamesEliana Tessa CastellanosIt was a routine now. I would avoid him during the day and pretend that he didn’t exist. But being him, it wasn’t possible. He would always find a way to be around me, with his arms on me, showering kisses over my head, sending soft sparks. I would always end up having one sided argument with him. Because he would just smile or chuckle at me when I got angry. Although, I felt annoyed most times, I loved seeing his smiles. It made him look so carefree. Happy even.And at nights, I would fall asleep in his arms. A peaceful one. He would hold me as if I would escape right out of his arms when he was deep in sleep. I wasn’t going to though. Well, not anytime soon. Just the thought of not seeing those brown eyes or his mesmerising smile, makes the fire in my heart go haywire. His scent, his electric touches, his soft lips peppering kisses over my head. I was starting to get addicted to them. To him. This Lycan that
#Chapter156Igniting the fireEliana Tessa CastellanosHe sits on the sofa and places me on his lap while I just sit quietly, leaning my head on his hard chest that was thumping quite rapidly. But I liked listening to his heartbeat. I liked being in his embrace.One of his arms comes around my waist and his fingers intertwines with my own and sits on my lap. His thumb caresses the back of my hand ever so lightly, sending jolts of sparks all over. While his other hand plays with my hair that had grown further in these past few days.He would kiss my forehead once in a while. I knew his eyes were on me, but mine was set on the calm sea outside that just seemed to be waiting for a storm. Every now and then, I would inhale loudly, taking in his scent, unconsciously nuzzling my head further into his chest.He chuckles at this and his chest vibrates against my face. A smile tugs my lips so, I turn my head on his chest, smiling with my lips pressed on him. But he stops chuckling
#Chapter157Flowing Like lava-01Eliana Tessa Castellanos With the glass still on my hand, I turn around on the chair to face this stranger that stood in front of me. He was a good few inches taller than me and was quite built. His sandy blond hair was neatly combed back, enhancing his sharp features. But his eyes were what stood out.That piercing blue orbs of his.I knew he was strong. The Alpha blood in him was very strong. So was his dominance. Yet he was not completely one of them. Nor was he one of us. So, what was he then?“They are closing soon. If you are looking for a place to enjoy the night, I suggest you join the rest at the beach.” I lean my elbows on the counter, ignoring his question. I know I sound strong. My voice was laced with dominance of my own. I was not going to show any weakness to this man. This creature that I don’t know of yet.But his face becomes emotionless as he starts to move towards me. “I would rather not go to that place. I want to
#Chapter158Flowing Like lava-02Eliana Tessa CastellanosHis sadness pours right into my heart and it tightens against my chest, somehow knowing his feelings, but still not knowing it. “Why do you say so?” I manage to whisper.“Because that’s the reality I’m living.” He scoffs. Was he getting tipsy?I eye the almost empty bottle in front of us and sigh. I doubt it affects him though. “What happened to you?” I ask unable to stop myself again.“She left me again.” He leans his head on his hand that was now propped on the counter and tugs his hair, messing it further. But what he said hits me. Again?“Again?”“Yes again.” He chuckles. “Stupid, aren’t I? I had her right in front of me twice. Twice. But both times I failed to see it. I failed to listen to my heart and my soul. I failed her and now she’s gone again.”He tugs his hair while his face scrunches in pain. He closes his eyes and his chest rumbles with a deep growl. “I’m sorry.” He looks at me with o
#Chapter159Tame her flamesChristopher ConstantinouAlthough I didn’t want to leave Eliana by herself, I had to go to the airport to pick them up. As soon as they got the news, they insisted that they come over. Hence, the time of their arrival. The princess told me not to say anything to Eliana in fear that she would run off again. Her orders so I was obliged but I also didn’t want Eliana to run off across the world again.No, I was not going to let her this time. Not ever. After making sure that the security was extra tight and when I knew everything was secure, I waited by the one of the many cars lined, awaiting their arrival. But with every passing second, I was starting to grow impatient. I knew that Eliana was incapable of sleep without me by her side.Who was I to say anything? I, myself, was incapable of sleeping without holding her in my arms. I needed to feel her against me. I needed to know that she was with me. That she was safe. I needed to feel that e
#Chapter160Burning desireChristopher ConstantinouI fist my hands and hold my anger as I turn to leave. I couldn’t just stand here and listen to her talk about how much Eliana had been suffering anymore. I needed to hold her. I needed her back in my arms.Soon everyone follows me out of the house, but it seems like Alastair was already by the car. “Christian, looks like Miss Castellanos did go to the club.”As soon as he says it, I open the door to the driver’s seat. At the same time, Amara, Lucas and Aya takes the back seat while Elias opens the door to my other side. “We are coming with you.” I nod my head and we all speed down the road in search of my runway mate. She better not have left me again. I hold the steering wheel tightly. The whole journey to the club was filled with empty silence.I jump out of the car and burst the door open. Her scent still lingered in the air, but I didn’t feel her presence anymore. She was long gone. But what angered me was the pr
#Chapter237Forged (4) (Special)Aries BlackwoodLike a magnet pulled by its other half, I walk towards her. “This is where she offered herself to save your soul. You didn’t even know her, yet she was so keen on being with you. I had asked her why she was so willing to love someone that doesn’t even know her existence?” Then she looks at me with a sad smile on her face. “You know what her answer was?”I shake my head, my eyes still on hers as I try to control these emotions wanting to pour out of me once again. “She told me she could hear your soul. That she could understand your heart. Said she would womb your sin and find a place where you both can be together in this loop of infinity.She was willing to sacrifice herself just to hear you laugh. I warned her. But my daughter is too stubborn for her own good.” She too shakes her head and chuckles softly. “I told her that just because she wants to be with you, doesn’t mean that you too would want the same. And you know what sh
#Chapter236Forged (3) (Special)Aries BlackwoodI open my eyes to the darkness.Pitch black darkness was all I could see. And I doubt if my eyes were even open at this point.But then I see something glimmer distance away and so I reach towards my only source of light which guided me to a land, painted in red, soaked in blood. Piles and piles of dead bodies covered the entirety of the land and there he stood, a boy with a sword pierced right through his heart.He holds his ground until no heart beats the land. Then he too falls on his knees. Swinging his sword up and onto the ground, he holds his wounded body upright as if proving the land that he was invincible even in death.And as something in that blood-soaked golden hair spurs my curiosity, I inch closer towards him, studying the lines of his equally bloodied face but his piercing blue eyes stops me from going any closer. For I see a replica of my own eyes. For I see myself in him. Baffled at the image of my younger se
#Chapter235Forged (2)Althea SilvermoonA group of rogues that wished to live in a pack again.With no place to return, no place to call home, they had chosen to remain on this barren land until their bare bone was the only proof that they once lived. And as my father’s words chanted itself over my head for the uncountable time, I had healed the hurt and guided them home as promised. Maybe that’s the reason they could bear to be with me. For they only saw me as their saviour and nothing more.I sigh softly as I feel the warmth of the flames. The only proof that I lived was the light rise and fall of my chest. Although alert, the only melody I was interested in listening to was the soft crackling of the wood as it sacrificed itself and burned into ashes.Thump.All of a sudden, I hear my heart thump loudly.Once. Just once.But it was enough to break me out of my empty thoughts. Lifting my chin higher, I place my palm over my heart to feel that lost sense once more. Sadly,
#Chapter234Forged (1)Althea SilvermoonMy feet digs deeper into the scorching golden sand as I make my way further into the land of dunes. The sun sits hot on the crown of my head, and my forehead beading with sweats, trickles down, dampening the white cloth covering my eyes as I advance further into the land with no direction. With no aim.I don’t know how long or how far I had travelled. I have passed through lands, crossed the ocean. I have even travelled across the universe with Alex always by my side. The essence of my life now engraved on the entirety of the vast universe.Had it been a century? A millennium? Or had it only just been years?I look up to the sky, feeling the sun hard against my face and I exhale tiredly.I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore.The only thing that I knew was that I was once again back on this deserted land, occupied only with silence and the occasional howling of the wind. But my soulless body preferred its silent words anyways
#Chapter233Free (Special)Third personShe sits frozen still while the rest of the world moves on. Chaos finally gone along with both darkness and happiness. The land sits silent, too quiet to be called alive. And when everyone thinks that she will never come out of her grief, she stands herself tall, although tiredness evoking of her, she moves even though forced.With face as empty as her heart, she carries herself forward, towards the edge of land and Alex comes forth from her shadows. Taking her in the strong hold of his arms, he descends, wings spread wide, down to the land where flowers bloomed beautifully all around. And when he lands, Althea moves out of his hold, her eyes solely to the front as she gracefully glides through the narrow path. Ignoring all eyes on her, she continues to move forward to where her mother sleeps within that vast tree, her pale skin now as white as the snow covering the mountains. She stands before her mother and the man, she once loved as
#Chapter232The goddess of life (2)Third personShe whispers the name of mate as pain becomes too much for her to bear and in a silver flash, appears a man, wrapping his arm around her defeated shoulders, holding her tall. And with a swing of his arm, he dismisses the darkness floating the land, as if it was nothing but a heavy mist.He stands dressed in white and like the goddess, he too holds the brilliance of heaven, the halo in his silver hair, and supremacy on his silver eyes. But those silver orbs remain on the girl, searching for the light, the innocence she once radiated with.He had failed to protect his little girl, one whom he loved before heaven.“My sweet, little Althea.” But Althea looks back with hard eyes, blaming him for her loss as she pulls Aries tighter in her arms, in fear that he too was against her being with Aries. “What has this world done to you, my little Althea?”She keeps her glare on him even though, Randolph, her father, held the softest gaze of
#Chapter231The goddess of life (1)Third personShe lowers her head a little. And finally, the Lycans and wolves could see the light in her eyes that now shines through the world, as those silvers torches the darkness around.But on the other hand, her coal back eyes become one with the so-called darkness. Hatred, it holds all. Slowly making the silver dull which only holds the pain, the sadness. It grieves its loss and gradually the light in them too starts to fade along.“I will destroy this land that does not hold your breath. I refuse to reside in a universe that does not accept your heart. And I will never ascend to heaven that does not house your soul.” Gruesome words roar throughout the land as the war halts, as if time froze still petrified of the rise of the dark goddess. One by one, the creatures starts to dissipate as the darkness touches its core. Until there was none that lived apart from the man called Vyncent. Staggering on his feet, he moves forward, wounds
#Chapter230The dark goddess (2)Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonThe wind blows hard as a loud roar echoes the field. A divine beast soars through the blue sky with his silver wings, beating on his back. The girl chuckles softy as she looks upon the beast and stretches her arm forward. And he lands inches away from her and strides with power, his marvellous wings spread high, until his furry head touches the small palm of the girl. “Would you like to join me on this journey, Alex?”He grunts softly while nudging his furry face against the palm of her hand, making a sweet giggle erupt out of the girl. The goddess walks towards them with a small smile on her face now as she looks at them both. Then her eyes shift on the silver of his wings and she steps forward. Gently stroking the soft feathers, she seems to be deep in thoughts. “I better prepare for the worst then. Who knows when you might need some kind of harmony in your life? I’m sorry to burden you with such weight,
#Chapter229The dark goddess (1)Althea Zoella Castellanos SilvermoonThen I hear the loudest roar of all, every other feeling in the air dull compared to it. I sit numb as I look up at the sky, but my vision far from it. My pitiful lips torn apart, pulled away from one another. It was me. My grief. Echoing to the heavens.Then I’m pulled into a land, heavily filled with green, blooming beautifully with tulips that stretched beyond, meeting the peaceful blue horizon. Then I see a girl dressed in white, her perfectly sliver hair blending into the pureness that she exuded. She sits on her knees as she hovers over the pond. Hesitantly, I move forward, pulled by the curiosity that held the girl’s keen eyes tightly to the pond. I stand just behind her and look over her shoulder at the clear colourless water. But instead of both our reflections, I see a man. One that looks very much like Aries with his golden hair now shorter, trimmed and his face void of the light stubbles. He loo