CHAPTER 81 LENA. Time must have stopped. Because why was the only thing I could hear coming from the trickling water from the faucet? I turned towards the monster, only to see that it had frozen mid air, sabre like teeth aimed at me and it's shadowy feathers mid air. Still shaking, I stretched out my hand to poke this creature, only to realize that my hand went through it. It was fucking porous. A shadow. I took several steps back, hitting my back against the wall as I studied the creature with in horror. It was definitely what had been killing people. This was my chance to kill it, right? I could end it here and now. But how the hell was I going to do it? Your body didn't go into time stopping defense mode for you to fight this. It is for you to run! I jolted from the door. "Run? But I can—" You can't. Not when you have not fully harnessed your powers, Lena. This creature is too powerful for you. Or for anyone. So leave. Tell the whole school
CHAPTER 82 LENA. All we heard from where we stood were crashes, growls and inhuman screeches. Leah held onto Luke who was obviously scared but putting up the brave boyfriend look for her. He looked at me. "We should get going, don't you think?" "Yes, we should," Principal Gregor rushed back to us. "I already alerted the army and they will be here in no time to stop this. Since it's just one creature, we can escape to the safety of our homes. It's already being announced that no one is to step out till this demon is subdued." We all nodded and followed after him. Vice Principal Agatha was already several meters away from us, running like her life depended on it. Well, didn't it? We kept running, joining the other students that were rushing to their various vehicles. I stopped and my friends turned to me. "Why the fuck are you stopping, Lena?! We gotta go?" My eyes scanned the area for any signs of Damon or his motorcycle. "I need to find Damon. I haven'
CHAPTER 83 LENA. News came back to us that we were now free to go back to our homes. The guardians and hunters were still stationed in their positions if anything bad happened and from what Trevor had heard from his father, only three out of the ten hunters deployed to the school to help the students and try to bring down the demon had died. Students had also died. About seven of them and they had all been taken to the morgue. It messed with my balance. Hearing that these people had died when I was literally here, our saviour. I didn't even know what I was. "Lena, I'll drop you off." Lean said as she stood to her feet and wrapped her arm around Luke's. You suddenly want to drop me off after ditching me twice? How nice. But I didn't say those words to her. I would have turned her down and sent Damon a text to come pick me but nothing felt right at the moment and I didn't want to see him yet so I agreed to let Leah drive me home. I slipped into the b
CHAPTER 84 LENA. I spent the rest of the day playing video games with Jason and letting him beat me. He was more of an emotional gamer, crying and calling me a cheat each time I beat him. So I let him win this time. After that, I had spent time with him in his room, playing Lego with him Nd when he finally fell asleep after dinner, I decided to retire to my room. I Bad spent most of my time doing other things because I didn't want to sit and wait for Damon to visit like I was some hopeless romantic. When I finally got to my room, it was about eight o'clock and I believed be wasn't going to visit again. Curfew time was up and anyone seen outside was going to be locked up. I'd even sent him a text, asking him not to worry about visiting me but he was online. I decided to watch a movie to pass time. From the looks of things, no student was going to attend school tomorrow. There has been a lot of damage to the school's building plus who knew of this demon was go
CHAPTER 85 LENA. "Do you think this is ever going to end?" I asked after we sat in silence for a few minutes. He turned his head to look at me. "What are you talking about?" "The deaths. It started all of a sudden. Will it end the same way it started?" Damon leaned back against the roof and placed both of his arms behind his head as a form of cushion. "Maybe. Maybe not." "Why do you think so?" He turned his head to look at me. "Because demons don't stop until they get what they want? I've read a few things about demonism and they are unstoppable, no matter what." "You know, I was scared today," I said, finally picking up the courage to speak to downtown about my experience back at the girl's rest room. "Why?" "I saw the demon today. It was during the speech after Mr McMahon's death and I—" I couldn't tell him about the voices. Not yet at least. "I went to the restroom. I heard noises coming from the cubicle and I thought it was someone else in th
CHAPTER 86 LENA. I couldn't process anything that was happening around me as I was focused on soothing the searing pain that tore through my body as I tried to shift. I let out a half cry, half howl as I turned. White hairs sprouted out of my body and my claws shot out, digging into the wooden floor and cracking wood. I felt the anatomy of my mouth change as my fangs came out and the last thing I heaed before I broke through my window was the sound of my father calling my name. I woke up feeling pains in every part of my body. I was back in my bed and when I saw the scratches on my body, I immediately sat up. My father was seated on the edge of the bed, looking worried. Aunt Raya stood by the door with a smile on her face and Jason sleeping in her arms. "You scared the hell out of us, Lena," My father said as he leaned over to stroke my messed up hair. "We didn't realize you were going to shift and fully turn tonight." I took my time to look around my room. My
CHAPTER 87 LENA. One minute, I was battling with concentrating on his face while speaking and the next, his mug crashed to the floor and he had me up against the wall, kissing and grinding into me as he caught both of my hands and placed them over my head. I was overcome by the intensity of it because I hadn't been expecting it. But I wanted it. I fucked with it. He coarsed my lips open and finally, his tongue slid in, swirling around mine as his other hand slid down my waist. He pulled me by the waist, letting my hand go. Lifting me off the ground with surprising ease, he carried me over to his couch and lay me gently on it before finally pulling away and staring into my eyes with a smile. "Fuck," he sighed and placed his head on my chest. My arms curled around his back, reveling in his broadness. "You're mine," He looked back up at me, his eyes glazing over. "You're mine, Lena. Do you know that?" "Of course, I am yours. And you are mine." He climbed out of the c
CHAPTER 88 LENA. "I can't kiss you, Damon." I said as I pushed his helmet into his chest. "Why?" He asked and placed the. Helmet on his left thigh. I looked towards the house, scanning for signs of anyone. "Because I don't want my Dad seeing." "Uhm, you're eighteen, remember? And it's not bad if you have a boyfriend." I sighed. "Fine. Just a quick kiss and I'll be gone." He took my hand and pulled me to him, not budging even when I fought him. "And when are we going to see next?" "Whenever we can. We'd make calls and text most of the time—" He pulled me into him, capturing my lips in his as he kissed me softly. When I tried to pull away, he gripped my waist and pulled me back. He continued to kiss me till I gave him a hard push. He laughed. "You're scared of your Dad, huh?" I looked back. "No. I am not. I don't just want to answer any questions," When his face fell, I sighed. "Yet." "Fine. I get it. I'll see you whenever I can. I can come tonight."
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