Killian's POVThe moment I dropped the phone and stood to my feet, Shedrack followed me with an accusatory look in his eyes.“The record room? That wasn't part of the plan. Why can't you get it yourself, I mean you are strong enough to survive whatever comes after.” Shedrack folded his arms and squared up in my face. I knew he was only being protective of his special friend whether he decided to say it or not. I was just done with explaining myself.“If there will be any hint of information that talks about Hannah Martins, it's going to be inside of those record rooms.” I said, choosing to move out of his way so I could prepare for the backlash. There had to be security of some sort, they weren't stupid enough to leave their most prized asset—which is the information they hold of really powerful people that got away with dubious shit. “There is more than one record room?” He stood toe to toe with me again.“Okay, dude if you don't back t
Killian's POV Sirens blew out into the night. I watched his eyes widen.“What have you done…” Shedrack grabbed at his hair going straight for the only window in sight that looked into the clinic. Of course you couldn't see shit, just the red flashes from the alarms on the inside.“If you can fight, come with me. If you can't, find somewhere safe—” I thought of the word ‘safe’ and laughed to myself.“This is funny to you, huh? You just do whatever you like because you are strong and shit, then the rest of us can go fuck it, right?” Shedrack yelled, coming back to me. All I could do was sigh. Out of all of them, he was the only one who was actually untouchable because his mother is crazy. It would be self harm doing anything to him. I could expose his family secrets to him just to take him off the moral high horse he loved to ride.But what would Katie think of me then? I barely got to her good side. “Shedrack, do
Katie's POVWe stumbled out of the clinic, the sick green interior and the dingy smell of wetness still hung over my head. It felt like a heavy veil clothed upon my skin and I wanted to rip it off so bad, I fell to the ground gasping for air.Roman came out a few seconds later, I don't know what held him back but he took a bit longer.“Come on, get up Katie. The fight isn't over, now isn't the time to rest.” Roman gingered. I stretched my weak hand to him, allowing him to drag me up on my feet and pull me in the direction of the side of the building. Before we got there, Shedrack appeared.“I can't find Ryan! I can't find Ryan guys and I have no memory of him or when I last saw him.” Shedrack panicked. I could see in his eyes that he has been crying for a bit.“I am so glad you guys are safe.” He cried, hugging Roman tight but he didn't hug him back, then he embraced me next. The dread returned in Shedrack's eyes. “Ryan…”
Katie’s POV “I am coming with you.”“No, you are not strong enough. You—”“I said, I'm coming with you.” I touched his shoulders.“Alright, stay alert.”I watched him go ahead first wondering if he even realized that I had compelled him. I studied his back, there were tears which meant they got him too but how did he get rid of the poison?“Aren’t you coming again?” He turned around and asked. “Yeah yeah, I am. I just got lost in my head. Let's go.” I nudged him to keep going, this time I followed closely behind, making sure I left my ears open for any suspicious movement.I don't know how possible it was but the smell inside was even worse than I remembered it and I soon figured out why. The smell of blood and something else that I couldn't put my finger on filled the air. I watched the shadows like a hawk, waiting for one of them to pop out, instead, Killian walked out of the corridor just after th
Katie's POV “Don’t fall asleep now…we still have to get out of this hellhole.” “Till then.”I muttered, drifting into sleep anyways.~~~~~A pain on the side of my head was enough to wake me up from my slumber. A slumber I was aware I had embarked on from a good stand point but had no idea it got better in my absence. Because tell me why I woke up to a cool non-dingy like air and in Killian's arms. It was the best feeling I have ever thought of having. He carried me bridal style out of the tunnel and into the fresh air of Monaco.It was hard to tell where exactly what I was seeing aside from the reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake. Even the boat wasn't powered up enough to shine its bright light around.“Oh you are finally awake…” He smiled down at me in his arms and I just wanted to snuggle in harder. He was shirtless, the top part of his overall was dipped down and tied by the base.“Guys,
Katie's POV “I need a break…” I sighed.A migraine began to reach around my skull like a gym head back. I stared at my odds. Another walk by the boat while we try to unscrew or break through or sitting with an unconscious body of Jessica with the possibility of waking up anytime. ~~~~~Jessica's POVI have never desired death so much in my life.Where am I?I looked up at the open sky refusing to believe what I was feeling. Cool breeze that didn't smell like spewed guts and bleach simultaneously.My body felt heavy and stuck to whatever was beneath me. Thank heavens it was comfortable, I just knew I would be dealing with a bad neck pain in a worse case scenario.I filled my lungs up to the brim with the clean air. It should have brought a smile to my face if only I could feel it. It was cool. I survived. I needed to smile. I survived what was the most hellish fever dream of my life. If the center of my leg didn't feel like it was cooling off, I would have swore it was all just a ter
Roman’s POV“Take as much time as you need…” Shedrack rubbed my back and I could feel my features instantly soften.I took in a deep breath, preparing myself to relive the trauma once again. Every attention was on me, staring at my lips, my face, waiting for the first word to fall out.“First off, can I just say anyone who has faced those slippers one on one, you are eligible to sign up for after combat therapy. Because those creatures were surely manufactured from some of the surest depths of hell. I can't be told otherwise. Their breath smells like the pit of everything wrong with this world and till this very moment, I don't even know what they really look like.” I said to them.Katie had the most understanding face out of everyone and I knew why. While she was still unconscious on Killian's back while he gave her a piggy ride, he and Shedrack filled me in on how she was attacked by a slipper who threatened to kill her but at the end got killed by Ryan.“So at first I thought the w
Katie's POV “I am sorry but I can't…” She sighed.“What do you want to hear then?” She asked, staring at me with tired eyes.“Everything.”“Come on…that's going to take like the whole night and it's already a new day.” She complained.“Then make it breathe. I'm not saying I want to know everything about you. I just want to know things like why you kept it away from us, since when and how are you so fucking cool?” Roman nudged her.“Or you could just compel me to forget what I saw…” He suggested, winking at me.I don't know how he manages to cook up this much excitement from but it was definitely eating off me. I needed a bed to sleep all my worries on.“Shut up. And you don't know about it for a good reason.” I added, shaking my head. I was trying my best to stall the answer until Lucy gave me a good go ahead to say it but then again, she wasn't exactly telling me not to say anything to him. My gut feeling also wasn't pricking me so I figured what could be the harm.I cleared my thr
Killian's POV “I actually like her.”I blurted out. The car went silent, only the sound of a live engine and the dull voice of the radio presenter filling the air. The rest of it was pure silence and awkwardness.“Fuck…” I said out loud. Not to the fact I just confessed my feelings for Katie but because It felt good. It felt good to admit it out loud for once that I found every moment with her thrilling.“I don't think you know this but you weren't exactly subtle about it on the trip, you know that, right?” Stephen asked, looking at me through the front mirror. The same mirror I used to flip him my middle finger.“Well you try having a mate you are destined to be with where you can't control how you feel, what you feel and when you feel it. And when your other comes as close as ten inches from you, you can smell their soul. It's that deep.” I said defensively. I hated how it seemed as if I lacked self control when that was like my greatest fort.“Killian, are you saying Katie is you
Katie's POV I exited the room since that wasn't where my bag and toiletries were. My face was flushed and the memory I had closed the door on, burned alive in my head. I wouldn't stop playing. The moist feeling between my legs told me what to do to make it all feel better. I almost pressed down on the door handle out of a last minute decision, only to decide against it. Self control, self control, self control… I reminded myself as I walked into the next door. Jessica looked better. Her skin wasn't as pale and she was in another hoodie and sweatpant. The only difference between what I wore usually and what she was wearing now was that she had sweatpants on. I gave her a weird look through the mirror as she took care of her hair while she just stared back awkwardly.I was ready to give her some hate till I remembered that she had gone through an operation just the previous day.“This is probably a good time to ask how you are feeling?” I broke the silence. “Less pregnant and in pai
Katie's POV How did we get here…Killian was asleep beside me on the bed and the time was reading 4:03 PM. Honestly, I had thought I would sleep longer considering how much of it I knew I needed. I turned to look at him again, his thicc carved eyebrows were more relaxed now, his face appeared more calm without those stress lines popping out. His lips were parted but not too wide enough to slip a finger pass. I thought I had the whole thing figured out.I had decided that I was going to continue whatever game this was—generally, he has been super nice to me. And In return, I was also going to be super nice back to him. I wasn't going to put as much energy he was putting in, I would only mirror back whatever he gave to me because I wasn't still sure why he picked so much interest in my life even before we knew we were mates.This morning changed everything I knew and felt towards him—In a good way also.I never thought I would need to say it out loud but I think I have unconsciously f
Killian's POV“You guys think I joined this willingly?!” Esther cried. Katie stared down at her with disgust before bending down to her eye level.“Ma’am, asides the fact I do not give any fuck about what you think…I also plan on finding out myself every single detail from you even if it takes my last breath.” Katie said with so much hate that left me appalled. If I didn't know better, I would say she sounded just like me. It was exactly something I knew I could say.I felt Melissa's harsh gaze on my side profile but I refused to look her back in the eye. There was no way I was giving her the satisfaction of being right about not allowing Katie to get attached with the whole revenge scheme.This was until she came to my side by the window.“Are you seeing what I am saying or do you want her burning down the whole pack before you believe me when I say you cannot let her anger supercede her. You think I didn't know what I was talking about?! Look back, look at her!!” She forced me to t
Ryan's POV “Ryan…he was the only one who wasn't healed and still managed to escape without getting killed by the poison…” Katie revealed.“And you just thought of telling me about it now?!” I heard Killian yell.Fuck…I have been caughtSlowly, I tried retracing my steps back up the stairs. I barely stepped on the last one when I heard my name being called.“Hello Ryan…didn't know you fancied snooping around, I would have also had you tied down.” The look in Killian's eyes was far from friendly. I didn't even make it back behind the door of the room I was sleeping in when he swept me off my feet.“Got you.”~~~~Katie's POV I could tell I needed a good sleep when I saw Killian dragging Ryan by the collar down the stairs like a thief. My body didn't react, my mouth wasn't agape nor did I feel any emotion. I was completely numb. I think using my ability came at a cost. I felt numb on the inside like I was a plain white sheet floating across the river to Florida. The way I made sense
Katie's POV And she did just that. Her groaned out so loud, my attention immediately went to Jessica and Melissa who stood by the corridor watching the ordeal take place.“Are you ready to answer the question?”She nodded her head eagerly. Her face contorted to show how much pain she was in and it only made me smile. Images of myself sleeping off in the waiting room two months ago as I waited and pleaded for a meeting with her but was instead awarded with some petty excuse from her secretary. I refused to feel bad for what I did to her.“So answer it.” She struggled to sit right since her hands were tied behind her. There was not much space or freedom to move with Killian behind her and myself in front of her. “Your mother…Hannah. She was the best in everything. I was second best. No matter what I did, she was just…better. I didn't know how she got away with barely surviving on her little finances and still managing to Ace all the classes. She quickly became the professor’s pet. I
Killian's POV “HELP!!!”She screamed so loud my ears felt the need to bleed. I had the heavy urge to punch her to sleep again but that in itself wasn't time effective which meant I needed to design another device to make her shut up.“You didn't have to scream so loud like you are that innocent.” I continued to drag her towards the center of the living area. The look on their faces, especially that on Melissa. She didn't look like she was happy to be seated in our midst. I rolled the roller chair out and placed it in the center, putting her before it and sitting on the chair.“You don't need to cry now. Damage has been done.” I said while trying to catch my breath. Pulling her body across the room with my strength at its reserve phase, proved to definitely be a lot more difficult a job than I thought it would be.“You pulled me by the fucking hair, down a polished wooden floor. Do the math why my skull hurts and I need to cry!” She screamed at me. Her voice cracked like that of the i
Melissa's POV“So…how long has it been—” I checked my time, “ten minutes…wow.” We have been sitting around for the last ten minutes waiting for the both of them to return since they went to make sure that Katie’s abilities worked. I could see that it was going to take more than just some finding out when the time started running past 5 AM.“I didn't want to seem like I was bringing the impatient one but thank God someone said something. How long does it exactly take to ask a question?” Shedrack asked, standing up on his feet and going to turn on the TV that had been turned off since I arrived here.“Guys just give them some time. I am sure they have other things to sort out asides Just knowing if her powers worked alright.” Stephen muttered over his laptop screen that was seated between his legs.“There has been a functioning TV all this while and no one thought to turn it on?” I asked, looking at the smart TV displaying Netflix.“Because no one asked. And besides we were all busy tr
Killain's POV “Okay…just one more time.” She agreed. I could hear her heart beating like a fair maiden soft drum, but the intervals were so short, it made me worried why. I took a brave step forward. Yes, that's what it was, a brave step. No one was so confident in someone else with this kind of ability but there was a huge part of me that trusted her. Cade trusted her and that just happened to push me into whatever madness this may turn out to be. I cleared my throat and it happened to get her attention as she raised her eyes to mine. She blinked, going down to look at my hand and then my eyes again. I see her swallow hard. “You can ask any question, as deep as you want. Nothing is off book. Just don't ask me to kill myself because I would find a way to kill you instead.” “Killian!” Cade yells at me but I ignore him. It was something that wouldn't leave my head. I just felt the need to say it out just to put it out there. “I figured…” She chuckled nervously. See?! You made t