Killian's POVStanding in the hallway of Stephen's apartment complex contemplating on the right first words to say to him was something I couldn't blame on the little alcohol I had consumed in one hour. It was a stipulation of the many thought scenarios I have had on what I would miss out on if I didn't fix the damage I made. It has been at least thirty minutes since I arrived at his apartment building and lurked in his hallway but never had the full courage to knock on his door.“Hello…” “Hello…”I was forced to greet the old lady who had gone back and forth between the elevator and her room twice in search of something she definitely hadn't found. I knew she was getting weary of me from the way she kept staring at my hands as if she was expecting me to pop up with some kind of gun and rob her of her little penny purse.She stopped someplace down the hall and turned around.“Excuse me, young sir, but are you looking for someone or do you just enjoy awkwardly standing around people's
Stephen's POV “You got to be fucking kidding me…” Killian was walking out of my next-door neighbor's apartment. The apartment belonged to a weird old lady everyone knew not to mess with. There were always rumors that circulated around where everyone thought she was a witch hiding in plain sight but no one, who lived in this apartment complex could do anything about it.There were few high rising apartment complexes that allowed the coexistence of werewolves and humans in the same building due to security risks. According to the law, we had to live on the outskirts and that was where this building was located. So it was first a surprise to see Killian all the way here after he had complained about how long the journey was to the outskirts the last time he was here. According to him, this journey was so long that he accidentally got sober and drank himself into a stupor during the same journey. It could have been a far-cry exaggeration for all I cared. But for now, I accepted him into
Katie's POV It was one of those days—which was almost every—that I didn't really want to face school. Usually, I have to mentally prepare myself to face it all. The bully, obvious side talks that are usually loud enough for me to hear, and the taunting on some intense days. I was ready for them all but today, I was far from ready. I was drained from the whole escapade with Joanna and Donald, and I knew it wasn't going to end there. Whenever they don't immediately lash out at me for the opposition, they always had something planned that was way worse than my move.I was already ten minutes past my usual time of getting up. I could hear the bells ringing out and calling for me to get up before no bone in my body corresponded. I ended up just laying there until I heard some steps aiming down my hallway before throwing myself out of bed and into the shower. In the same spot, I brushed my teeth and washed my hair. I picked my most comfortable and most worn sweatshirt, a beanie, and headed
Katie's POV I stood up and stormed out of her office. “Katie!!” “Katie!!!”I ended up stopping halfway through the hallway before turning around. Thankfully it was empty by this time and everyone had found their way to their classes including the ones who were late, except for me of course because everyone always had a problem with me or the other.I gave her an expectant look, waiting for what more she had to say other than more punishment for rudely walking out on her, though she deserved it a hundred percent and I would do it again just to make a statement.“Please see the school counselor and I want to see a checked slip, twice a week, every week until the end of the term.” Fuck, if only glares could kill, her head would be hanging from the ceiling with stab wounds all over her body.I gave her a thumbs up, the best I could afford because one more shit from her could have easily turned it into a middle finger. I got into class without any excuse from the teacher or apology and
Katie's POVI have never been so happy at someone's arrival like I was right now as Prof Evan opened the door. I grabbed my backpack off the desk and ran to the door and into his arms. He held me with a hand while looking above my head at The art teacher.“I was looking for you.” He said to me,“I had detention and—” The rest of the words just logged there in my throat. I didn't know exactly how I could word them without it being used against me.“I am just glad you are here.” I let him go soon as I realized it was also another compromising position. I cleared my throat and it broke their silent stare off.“I will take it from here.” Evan told him and closed the door behind him. “Did he touch you?” Evan asked in a grave deep voice that sounded a lot like a death threat. I shook my head, biting down on my bottom lips so the tears pricking my eyes wouldn't fall and prove otherwise.“No. He didn't but he got so close I actually thought—'' He held my shoulder in a strong grasp. “Shush…not
Katie's POV “I know a hospital…and a person who owes me.” And by a person, I meant Esther. She was the one who was supposed to perform the autopsy on my mother's wolf to find out what happened to it but hasn't been around and has been avoiding my calls. What I knew for sure was she worked the night shifts and sometimes the morning. Aside from that, she was my mother's old friend from when they were both in healing school clamoring for the number one spot before my mother's scandal became an issue.“Well???” Roman and Shedrack exclaimed at the same time, bringing me back to the present.“Well, she is a great healer, one of the best this pack has. And Jessica is rich, right? I think with the right money and influence—” I looked to Shedrack, and he shrugged it off, nodding. “We could get her to do something or at least show us someone who could get rid of it safely. It is the only other idea I can come up with.”At the moment, Jessica will come from the top part of the hill that looks
Katie's POV“And Katie?”“Yeah??”“Come with the witch, we would need him.”The line goes dead. I'm clutching my phone in my right hand. The view of the pack, though beautiful, doesn't register in my head as it played his last instruction like a broken record.‘Come with the witch, we would need him..’Did I really need to tell him? I turned on my phone. At least he was right about one thing, it was already damn late. Some more minutes and It would be 10 PM. That is already late enough for the Whitlock household, plus it would seem weird that both of them would be coming in at the same time. I shook my head, the cold air slapping both sides of my face with a kind of vigor I didn't like, it was definitely a sign that I had been standing out here for a longer time than necessary.I walked back to the Jeep parking point which you could easily call our cluster point. Everyone was positioned just around the Jeep with Judy Ryan seated on the bonnet, he jumped down and walked towards me.“He
Katie's POV I did well to avoid Jessica in school as she did to me. Now that I knew what she was going through at the moment, I saw differently. From the way she sat down in class to how she spaced out with her locker door ajar and stuck in her left hand. She spaced out a lot for someone who used to be so intentional with everything she did. It made me wonder if my time of trouble made me look any different to someone else. No matter how bad I felt for her, I refused to sympathize with her or catch the flu that every empath caught. I knew how it would end for one and I didn't like it. We got through the history of creatures of the dark without a hassle. There was no one to banter with in class since Jessica was out of it. Leslie on the other hand, I noticed had been observing my every move. She didn't physically confront me like she usually did, and when she came close to an altercation, she sounded more dismissive than insulting. It made me wonder if Jessica had spoken to her abo
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