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
CHAPTER 98 DAMON. No fucking way. Of all the imaginations I had conjured about her, this definitely hadn't been it. I'd been taken by surprise, along with everyone else and I couldn't even talk to her because she was already walking through the crowd that had parted for her. Trevor's father was smiling but I didn't miss the question in his eyes. And as for her father, he definitely didn't look shocked. I wondered if all of these had been planned. Leah, seeing that Lena as gone, pulled Luke towards me. She was the last person I wanted to see. "Hey, Damon!" She said chirpily in her annoyingly sweet voice. Luke tipped the imaginary hat at me and smiled. If only he knew what his mate was up to. "What's up?" I shrugged. "Surviving the day, I guess." Lena had mounted the podium and was speaking. I wanted to hear what she had to say. But Lena didn't seem to want to keep her mouth shut. "So you and Lena, huh? I definitely didn't see that coming." "Leah, let's listen
CHAPTER 99 LENA. The last hour had been daunting for me. From stripping before these people to probe a point to making a speech before everyone and defying my father. Alpha Lance stood before us, smiling at me as he stepped onto the podium. "I know you're worried and all of that but trust me, she'll be trained properly." I didn't miss the look on my father's face. He was afraid. I understood his fears but this was my destiny. I couldn't run away from it. If he was afraid of me dying in the process, I wasn't. All I wanted to do was save my people even if it meant losing my life. I couldn't say that to him though. He was going to have my head on a platter. "I..." He sighed again. "She's never been to combat classes. Time is limited. How would she be able to learn what it takes to go into the other realm?" Alpha Lance placed a hand on my father's shoulder, giving him a comforting look. "We have to be realistic right now, Hales. If she doesn't do this, we are going to
CHAPTER 100 LENA. Damon was quiet for the whole drive back to my home. He'd come out with his car today and when I asked him why, he kept quiet. "I was attacked yesterday," He finally said. "I don't know, but I think someone I knew did it." I whipped my head to look at him. "Attacked?" He nodded and swallowed. His knuckles tightened around the steering wheel. "Kind of a trap. Nothing you should worry about." I scoffed. "You don't tell me stuff like this and expect me to magically not worry about it, Damon. Tell me. Everything." He sighed and rolled his eyes before nodding. "If you say so, mama. I was driving my bike back home last night and didn't see a line of spikes ahead of me. My tires hinged into it and the next thing, I was tumbling down a hill." It wasn't the demon. Heck, why would an entity with supernatural powers set up something like that for Damon? "Someone did that," I muttered underneath my breath. Damon shrugged. "I guess I have a hater now