CHAPTER 106 LENA. I hated that I had to leave. But this was an ounce of my pride that would have been chipped away. Since I walked out of his door, all I could feel was this searing pain that shot up my chest. I couldn't contain it. Leaning against my car, I held onto my chest and closed my eyes, bringing myself to take deep breaths. "Lena." My eyes flew open and there he was, standing there, dressed in nothing but a pair of dark jeans, ripped in unholy places. My eyes traveled down his waist, down to the Calvin Klein band. I straightened and blinked twice to clear off the fog gathering over my head. "Damon. What are you doing here?" "I couldn't just let you leave," He replied and curled a brow. Taking a few strides towards me, he placed a hand on the window behind me and caught my chin with the tip of his fingers and brought my face towards him. He stared into my eyes. "You're my woman, Lena. My mate. Why would I watch you walk out and not follow after you?" I
CHAPTER 107 LENA. I cruised to a halt in front of the house and pushed the car door open before stepping out, only stopping when I saw my father standing at the porch with a quite dissatisfied look on his face. "Where have you been? I was expecting you back home so we could talk properly." I stopped in front of him and sighed. "I'm sorry, Dad. I just— Trevor." He pulled me into a hug and planted a soft kiss on my hair. I relaxed into him, feeling the warmth of his affection engulf me. I needed to hug my Dad often. "I'm really sorry, Lena. Neither of us expected it." I pulled away and looked up at him. "How did it happen?" He shrugged. "We don't have a detailed story but he went missing for three days and it had everyone worried. Lance sent a search team to look around for him and his body was found three days after—" He grimaced. "It was so terrible. He was at the cliff, his car was intact. Everything else was but his life." "Do you think he might have been lur
CHAPTER 108 LENA. "You should stop touching me, Damon!" I swatted his hand and rolled over to the other side of the bed. He moved towards me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "But I can't. Why should I?" "Because I am trying to read a book," I glared at him and moved out of the way again. "You're doing all of this here! My Dad is going to come upstairs and expel you!" He burst into laughter and looked at the door. It was locked. He looked back at me. "He's not going to do anything." I sat up and looked at him with raised brows. "And why do you think that?" "Because he doesn't want a playboy touching his daughter." "Well, it is already quite clear to him and pretty much everyone in Town that we are mated together. So what's it if we make out a little and maybe...have sex?" I went silent, staring at him like I was going to melt. Those words had sent several signals down my body and now, I couldn't even control myself. Another touch and I was going to be pu
CHAPTER 109LENA. "I don't like that boy. There's something off about him. Dark and brooding." I laughed. "He's just hot, Gamma Fred, and has a record for breaking hearts." "Still doesn't change the fact that there's something off about him." He stopped in front of the haystack I'd trained on. "According to Master Choi, he thinks the portal is likely to open any moment from now. So he wants you to sit outside here and wait for it to direct you." "Would I be needing anything else?" I asked as I took a seat on the haystack. "I'll be right back." And he did come back with a large rucksack and dumped it on the floor beside me before taking a seat. "Master Choi told me he doesn't know what will be waiting for you behind that portal so he asked me to pack supplies for you. Food, water, clean clothing and toiletries for you. In case there's a body of water there." I laughed. "From the looks of it, no one even knows what's waiting for me out there?" "I thought we k
CHAPTER 110 LENA. It stood at about nine feet tall, almost reaching the second strata of the canopies the trees had made. I couldn't even tell its width because it was so large, almost the size of a Godzilla. What in the moon goddess' name was this? Its skin was made from scales, strong enough to be forged into a sharp blade and thick spikes jutted out of its spine. It had a relatively small head, compared to the large body I was seeing and its eyes were a fierce shade of yellow. A thick, scaly tail swished from one side to the other, cutting through threes like a chainsaw. I watched in shock, laced with wonder at how sharp the tip of its tail was. Sharp enough to cut through thick tree trunks. It roared again, the sound coming from deep within and sending leaves flying in different directions and branches bending in unnatural positions. I didn't need anyone to tell me that staying put was equivalent to saving my life. I told you. It's going to kill you in one movem
CHAPTER 111 LENA. I jumped over rocks, careful not to topple into the water. Over the last two weeks in training, one thing I had mastered was balance. But these rocks were so sharp that I was scared it would slice through my boot and tear my feet. But the boot I had on was so strong, made out of virgin leather and unable to wear out. I hadn't listened to its life span when Gamma Fred began to fawn over it after handing it over to me. It had been a gift from Alpha Lance and I had later learned that it was worn by the high Rankin warriors. The water running over the stones were really clear and my eyes caught a few fishes underneath the water in the dark. I was nearly coerced into bending over and dipping my hand into the water to play with the fishes but it was risky as hell and there was a possibility of me crashing my head and splitting my skull against one of the jagged rocks. I stopped on a flat stone and looked up at the great waterfall before me, blinking when tin
CHAPTER 112 LEAH. It had been a week since Lena left. The school building had been renovated and the attacks had lessened. Alpha Lance had marked it safe for school to begin but there were securities back on duty. Life was starting to go back to normal but a whole lot of people were missing and grieving so the school was mostly empty today. Luke was beside me and he was talking to Dylan. The excitement that used to begin a school day had vanished and the school was scantily filled with students talking like they had to trek from the other pole to attend school here. I also felt the same way. I felt weak, tired and frustrated at everything that had been happening. If anyone told me this was how depressing an apocalypse was, I'd have laughed them off. There were no zombies running around. Just one demon traumatizing a Pack as powerful as this. It was ironic. It had been a week since Lena left for the other realm and she was yet to return. I didn't really bother myself
CHAPTER 113 LENA. The sound of humming in my ear brought me back to consciousness and when my eyes fluttered open, I realized I was still in the water. The sun had risen and gleamed on the water, causing it to sparkle. I heard the chirping of birds and the critters of animals from the other side of the river. This looked like it was going to be a beautiful morning. I sat up, water dripping from my body and my hair. The upper part of my dress was dry and I could hear the swooshing sound of the waterfall as its splashes further wet the dry parts of my clothes. Pushing to my feet, I waded through the water, stopping for a brief moment when I caught a movement in the water. Frowning, I pushed forward and looked down into the clear water to see the body of a snake, floating on its belly. I was suddenly reminded of the encounter from last night and sighed. Things were slowly starting to fall into place and today was another day to continue my journey. I pushed through t