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
CHAPTER 114 LEAH. After school, Damon was the first person I walked over to. He was standing in front of his car, one I'd not seen before as I was used to seeing him on his motorcycle. Whenever did he not look attractive? He looked more like he was working for a top modeling agency as a supermodel and I hated the fact that Lena got everything she wanted. Even the ones she didn't want were always topnotch. He leaned into it and took out his phone. He started to scroll, smiling and it made me wonder what he was smiling at. "Hey!" I greeted when I got over to where he stood. He slipped his phone into his pocket and looked at me. "Hey, Leah. Wasn't expecting you to be out this early." "But you were waiting." I beamed. "Not really. I wanted to run a quick errand and be back in fifteen minutes. Thought you were going to be with your boyfriend for a while?" The way he called Luke my boyfriend sounded so dismissive. Like he believed I was coming onto him? "Yeah, I was
CHAPTER 127 (Epilogue) LENA. "Do you think this is a good idea?" I asked Damon as I slipped into a simple gown. One I usually wore when going to important meetings. Damon, who had slept over, all thanks to my Dad who gave him the permission, was still on the bed typing away at his phone. He looked up at me. "What's that? The meeting?" I nodded. "Yes." He climbed out of the bed and placed his phone on it before walking over to where I stood and cupping my cheeks. "Yes, love. It is an absolutely good idea. An opportunity for me to make it up to everyone and I don't think I can do it without you. So get dressed and let's go to the council meeting." "Okay?" I nodded. We arrived late. The meeting had started about an hour ago and just as we stepped in, everyone turned to look at us. Master Choi was at the door. He smiled at me. "You did it." I looked at Damon who shook his head. He didn't want me telling people what happened. It was our little secret and I was going to keep it f
CHAPTER 126 LENA. We were back in Willow Town. Directly in front of the tree close to the portal. Damon decided that closing it for good was the best idea. And I agreed to it. As soon as it was closed, I turned to him with a bright smile on my face. "I still can't believe that this is already over. It ended as soon as it began." "It wasn't easy anyway." Damon replied as he parted a branch for me to pass through. "I thought I was going to die for real. Metheus he...he makes me so afraid." "But he's gone now," I took his hand in mine and we intertwined fingers. "He's gone for good." "And I am happy." He sighed and looked at me. I pushed back a lock of his hair that fell over his face. "I am so happy, Lena. I am happy to be here with you. I want to help now. This is my way of repaying my sins." "It wasn't your fault," I said to him as we burst out of the woods. I smiled, seeing that my car was still there. It was almost dawn and I could tell from the way the skies
CHAPTER 125 LENA. "She is the weakest of them all," He snarled, his feet leaving the ground as he floated into his air and commanded darkness. "I thought we were bringing some challenges. But this one? She's going to be dead before this ends." "Don't listen to him, Lena. He's trying to make you afraid of him. It's what he does." This was definitely harder than I thought. I was just coming out from the shock of seeing everyone that had died in the attack and having to let them go for good. There was this pain and burning hatred in my chest and it was all directed at the man standing before me. He was evil, menacingly cunning like the Devil and I saw why Damon was so afraid of him. I would be too. But I wasn't. All I wanted to do was avenge the death of my mother and everyone else. I had vanquished all of his demons, had his sons all locked up in abyss and it was just me and him against the whole fucking world. He was strong, I had to admit that. None of
CHAPTER 124 DAMON. Wyverns. I hated them with everything in me. They were the bane of my existence and my father had used these creatures to traumatize me a whole lot of times. I didn't even want to think about it. But Lena was standing beside me and she didn't look the least afraid. "They are an illusion, Lena," I informed her. "Created in his mind and brought to life like a hologram." She nodded. "That means we go for him?" I nodded. He wasn't here yet but that was the memo. "Yes." From the tower, we could see the Palace. There were several entrances on each floor and I knew which he was going to step out from. More wyverns flew out through the dome of the castle, flapping their dark, veiny wings and screeching into the night air as they flew around. One swooped down to our level and I ducked, pulling Lena along with me. "Their talons are sharp enough to kill you." "Not if we kill them first." "My father, remember?" She nodded. Just as we mo
CHAPTER 123 LENA. My smile didn't falter. Not even when uncertainty creeped in. "Trap?" I burst into laughter. "That's nice. What type of trap though? A bobby trap?" I burst into laughter when I noticed how their frowns deepened. "We have no time for that. You're going to calmly walk to us and you're going to surrender. Unless you want us to force you." Slowly, my arms spread out. My eyes darted over to the other side of the wall. It was just Damon there. Just as he shook his head at me with panic in his eyes, he was pulled off the wall forcefully. I frowned and darted my eyes back to the men before looking back at the fort. Damon was in combat with Stefan. What the fuck? Something was wrong and Damon was unaware. Closing my eyes, I felt my powers bubble up from my insides. My eyes opened and I didn't miss the shock on the men's faces. A smirk curled up my lips and I drew close, feeling frost coat on my fingers. One of the guards broke out of the others and
CHAPTER 122 DAMON. We both took a seat on one of the tree logs and maintained an awkward silence. She probably didn't care but I did. I wanted to tell her that I missed her and that I wanted to kiss her full on the lips. That I wanted to touch her and sink my fingers into her hair. But she didn't seem to be in the mood for all that. If there was someone more determined than Stefan, then she had to be the one. She placed her backpack on the floor and zipped it open before grabbing a bottle of water and a croissant. She looked at me and raised it into the air in a way of asking me if I was going to eat but I shook her head and smiled at her in appreciation. Nodding, she sank her teeth into the croissant and began to chew slowly as she took a look around. She gulped down her water and kicked at a stone. I knew she was avoiding me. I knew she was avoiding getting into a conversation with me. Sighing, I leaned against the tree trunk close to me and watched her while she a
CHAPTER 121 LENA. Everything on my mind right now tethered towards ending all of this and defeating Metheus. I couldn't process anything other than that and even if a tiny bit of me still felt something for him, I decided to process those feelings first before saying anything. "So what do we do now?" I asked as I kick started the engine. "Uhm, we should see your father before doing anything else. He's missed you." I gave him a hard look. "If we do not do this now, I don't know when we will. Someone else is going to die." A look of hurt flashed in his eyes but it was gone as soon as it came. He nodded. "I wasn't planning on killing anyone after that but you're right." "Where are we driving to?" I asked as I slowly backed away before making a turn in the middle of the road. "And know that if you lead me down the wrong road and try to kill me, I'll rip you apart before you blink." He's not going to harm you. "I don't care!" I snapped back at her, not minding
CHAPTER 120 DAMON. We were seated in her car now. It had taken a lot for her to let me sit in the passenger seat. What hurt the most was how she avoided me when I tried to touch her. It felt like she was repulsed by me and it hurt really bad. It wasn't her fault anyway. I had brought this on myself. I had hurt her terribly and I knew she wasn't going to ever forgive me. Hell, I wasn't going to forgive myself for putting her through too much pain. Her fingers were wrapped around the steering wheel and her knuckles had turned white from having to grip it tightly. Once again, it was my fault. I wasn't even going to blame her for something I did. I wanted to reach out to her. I wanted to touch her so bad. I had planned a lot for her return. I had made a lot of collages of both of us and we had even set up a surprise party for her when she returned. I had set up a date for us both together before I took her back to my place. But today of all days, tragedy struck and I cou
CHAPTER 119 LENA. Why did everything seem to turn sour on my return? From finding out that Gamma Fred had died to meeting Alpha Lance who had lost all hope in this cause and seemed not to care. He had looked like he was waiting for the downfall of Willow Pack and now...Damon? It had to be a dream. I shook my head and tried clearing my head but he was still standing before him, shock written all over his face and for the first time, I saw who he really was. For the first time, it clicked. It all started to make sense. The dark aura, the confusion that had come with him. It was all starting to manifest right now and I couldn't find my Damon anymore. I didn't see the boy I was in love with. All I could see was a murderer. A beast. A fucking killer and a demon. I tried to speak but my words got caught in my throat. My eyes darted over to the dead bodies. The amber glow of the streetlights around it burnished against the pale skin of the dead bodies, making them look ethe