CHAPTER 115 LENA I was on my feet again. My eyes were closed and I placed my hand on the door, taking deep breaths as I cleared my mind of every thought. Patience, Virtue, Sound mind. This meant, all I had to do was wait and not expect any results immediately. It was harrowing but I could wait. I kept taking deep breaths, walking down a lane I had never been to before and feeling a sense of purity around me as I moved. I harbored no evil thoughts. Not even the vengeful ones I had towards the demon that had been tormenting the whole of Willow Town. All I could feel was peace. Uncommon peace. The first sound I heard was a loud creak. My eyes flew but I remained in one position, watching as latches began to fall to the ground with loud clatters. Another sound came and this time it was the door moving. I immediately grabbed my back with one hand still on the door and slung it over my shoulder with the quest of walking in before it closed again. Soon, the doors finally
CHAPTER 116 DAMON. I noticed Leah had been making moves today right from the moment I walked up to her and the boys. I'd seen the expression on her face when I mentioned Leah and even in the car, I could tell her mood was sour from her body language but did I care? No. I had more important things to worry about. Like my father harassing me and hurrying me up to get everything ready for his revolt. How funny was that? Falling in love with the savior of Willow Town, knowing fully well I had been the one wreaking havoc the whole time. Every night, I stayed awake, toiling with my identity and wishing that for once, I was a different person. Wishing that for once, I could love without anything holding me back. All my life, it had been that way. Nothing I ever got was for free. There was always something negative waiting for me in the end, something to spoil my happiness. Lena was my happiness and my father forcing me to keep killing her people made me feel like I was the sh
CHAPTER 117 LENA. Nothing prepared me for this. Nothing fucking prepared me for this. I looked around me, searching for any sign of life but all I saw around me were ice bergs, frozen waters, ice caps and fucking ice! But I wasn't freezing cold. I'd willed my body not to feel the cold and as I stood, looking for a way to locate a fucking place to walk through, I remembered I had a map in my hand and it was to direct me. I grabbed it from the side of my backpack, where I had slipped it into and pulled it open, only to realize that the paper was empty. Cold shivers ran down my spine and I stared in shock, all excitement leaving me. I had less than eighteen fucking hours! Slipping to the floor, I slipped my fingers through my hair. All my efforts were wasted. All I had to go through to retrieve map was futile and when I stood to my feet to check if there was a way for me to go back to the temple to retrieve the original, the door was fucking gone. Fucking gone. "S
CHAPTER 118 LENA. My job was done here. I was able to find my way back to the ice cap and retrieve my belongings. I stashed the Moon Phoenix heart into my backsack right after I gently wrapped it around a foil. I was confused now. Not knowing where to go next. All I did was follow the same lane I had come through but I was met by nothingness. The ice caps were still there but there was no door leading to the temple or the courtyard. Nothing at all. I stood, confused and weary. I had walked a lot in a space of two days and I wondered what time it was now. As I wandered around, I stopped when I felt a sensation on my skin. I looked down to see that I was sweating. How was that possible? Hypoglycemia? No fucking way. Sweat broke out of my forehead and began to run down my cheeks. I panicked, wondering why I was suddenly sweating. I closed my eyes and tried to calm the fuck down because hell, I was almost having a panic attack. The sound of splashes wafted into my
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
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 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 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