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 89 LENA. I stepped out of her house, still slightly confused. If this tome contained enough information, maybe I would be able to figure things out. My father who was pacing around and looking at the gnomes turned to look at me. He smiled and walked towards me. "Did she tell you anything helpful?" I looked down at the book and rubbed the top before sighing. "Not so much. She just handed this book to me and told me to follow what's in it. Probably contains important information." He looked down at the book and then behind me before slipping his hand into his pocket. "Very well then. We should head back home. It's getting late." Nodding, we both walked towards the main road where my father's car was parked. I spent most of the drive home reading through the pages of the book and digesting every detail. It was going to be a long read, seeing that it was painfully detailed. When we finally got home, my father got a call about a meeting being held at the town hall again. He
CHAPTER 90 LENA. By the time I was done dressing up, I could barely step out of the bathroom. My body seemed to be immobile as I contemplated on stepping out of my bathroom. He has seen me naked! I hadn't expected it to happen that way. Shit. Shit. Shit. Closing my eyes, I reminded myself several times that Damon was my mate and there was nothing to be ashamed of. If I thought that was enough confidence boost, then I was fucking deceiving myself. Well, fuck it. What was the worst thing to happen even if he saw me naked. I pulled the door to the bathroom open and walked back to my room. Damon was on my bed, laying on his back with both of his arms underneath his head as he stared up at the ceiling and swung his legs from the end of the bed. He bent his head towards me and sat up with a smile on his face. "Why did you bail like that?" "Because you saw me naked? And why didn't you even send a text that you were going to break into my room like that?" "Because y
CHAPTER 91 LENA. "Lena, you should take a break," my father said from the door of my room. I'd been sitting there for a while now, reading and taking notes. I didn't want to leave any information out. I was getting more insights and also confused. "You've been reading that book for a long time now. Come have lunch with us,," I twisted in my seat and turned to look at my father. "I really want to but I have to finish this. It's my destiny to save Willow Pack from this demon. I don't have much time left." "I brought lunch," Another voice came. It was Aunt Raya. She was bearing a tray in her hand. I sighed and smiled at her before pushing my seat back and standing to my feet. "Thank you, Aunt Raya. Really." "Now you can eat and read at the same time. Let her be." My father sighed and ruffled my hair. "Make sure you don't get too absorbed into this. I don't want to lose you." "Oh, she has to be absorbed to actually be able to do anything. You know that, right?" "Sad
CHAPTER 92 LENA. The roads were empty, eerily unusual but I knew the reason. As I rode down the path that led the woods, I looked around in search of any of the guards. I was well known by everyone, all thanks to my father who was a member of the cabinet, friendly with everyone and had also lost his wife mysteriously. I didn't want anyone calling home and I also did not want my father going sick with worry. I left my phone at home. Frogs croaked in the distance. It had rained quite heavily last night and the atmosphere was still damp. I finally slipped out of my bike when I got to a rough and stony path, as I continued to wheel down the path. "All you need is a clearing. Doesn't have to be in the woods. It can be on a hill, a mountain or the sorts. Just somewhere you are surrounded by nature and can be alone." The book had said and I was planning on following it. Finally, I stopped in front of a running stream. It was the only natural water body running in Willow Town a
CHAPTER 93 LENA. My journey back home was smooth. There were no signs of any dark energy moving around. I'd have felt it. I bumped into one of the Guardians on Patrol and unfortunately for me, it was Derrick, my father's close friend. He was in charge this afternoon and after about two minutes of scolding, he finally let me go. By the time I wheeled the rickety bike in, I caught sight of my father standing in front of the porch with hands akimbo and even from where I stood, I could feel the weight of his stern look. He was mad at me. "Shit." I cursed under my breath and continued to wheel the bike in, my brain going overdrive as I tried to find a lie to tell him. Mostly one he wasn't going to find out really fast. Him being angry meant it wouldn't be hard for him to find out my lies. "Hey, Dad!" I greeted in the chirpiest voice I could muster as I climbed up the porch steps. "You're rarely outside. What's up?" "I should be asking you what's up, Lena," He said curtly.
CHAPTER 94 LENA. Well, he left and now, I had to deal with my Dad who was already pacing about in my room. "Are you going to tell me what's wrong?" I lay on the bed, typing away at my phone. I'd been sending strings of texts to Damon but had gotten no reply. He was still mad at me. Maybe a call could solve all of this. I just had to make my Dad leave early. "Lena?!" I dumped my phone on the bed and sat up. "Fine. So I was reading through the book. The Pack Witch asked me to uhm, use the book as a guide. It lead me out of the house," "And you didn't care to inform me?" He asked. "You know how dangerous it is out there, right?" "I was really careful, Dad," I groaned in an exasperated tone. "I know it's dangerous out there and I know how much you hammer so much on it. But trust me when I tell you. I had it under control. I was safe." "Still doesn't matter. You were only lucky today. When will you be going?" "Tomorrow," I replied and threw the duvet over my h
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