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 95 LENA. The roads today were filled with cars and pedestrians walking. It hadn't been this way for almost two weeks. For the first time, I felt like I was living in Willow Town. It had been more of Ghost Town since I could remember. I caught a few students in cars. Some were walking in groups and chattering and I could imagine Willow Town safe once again. Without that demon killing people and all of that. No news of anyone dying had come in for the whole of yesterday and if it wasn't relief I felt, then I didn't know what. The more people died, the more guilty I felt for not being capable enough to protect them. We were all headed towards the Town Hall and when my father parked by the side of the large fence, I realized how filled this place was going to be today. "The whole of Willow Town?" "And some delegates," My father said as he killed the engine and stepped out of the car. I followed suit. "People from other Packs are also here." "Why?" I asked
CHAPTER 96 LEAH. I'd been talking with Luke when Trevor joined us. He looked really upset. "What's wrong, Trevor?" Luke asked. "Something happened?" "There's something off about Lena these days," He said and I agreed. "She's been moving differently." "Yeah, you're right." I replied and folded one arm over the other. She was speaking with Dylan and he said something that made her go from laughing to sighing then taking out her phone. I wonder what he had said to make her look that way. Well, I was going to ask him when he finally got here. "There. That fucking bastard." Trevor hissed. It was Damon and he was staring at Lena. I stared at Damon for a long time, wondering why he was looking at her that way. There was something off about them and then they started talking. "What do you think they're talking about?" I asked when Damon finally got to us. He handed us our bottles of water. "As you can see, it's none of my business, Leah. If you want to know, you can
CHAPTER 97 LENA. I stepped away, feeling a blush creep up my cheek as an overwhelming feeling of self-awareness overcame me. Sure, a whole lot of people had seen me kiss Damon— my Dad included. But I couldn't bring my face to look at anyone. I had no idea why. I hated attention so much and Damon had just turned everyone's attention towards us with just this kiss. What had he been thinking when he asked me to kiss him? Had he done this to claim his ownership of me or something because it felt like it. "The announcements have begun," Damon whispered beside me but he didn't take my hand. I wanted him to take my hand so I didn't feel alone. But I wasn't some sick puppy, begging for love. I could stand for myself. The person I saw immediately I looked up was Leah. She was staring intently at me but she tore her gaze away when Luke said something to her. She also said something that made him kiss her. "Do you think she still likes you?" I asked Damon as we drew close