THE RED MOON IIDeath is inevitable - Love is lord over all - Fear is a consequence of mortality, but facing your fears can make you feel immortal either way; dead or alive.Avery knocked twice and entered. Hoots and his fiance had left, and Wahika dismissed them earlier after Avery left. "You're late," Wahika said, picking up her stick."I had to do a lot of things. You made my heart pound at intervals. I could remember that you told me we should go during the day, why are you going at night?" Avery asked."The letter said it would lead the way. I felt going during the day would reduce the risk of dying. But right now we are hooked." Wahika responded."What about now?" Avery glared at her as she put some books in others, carried the biggest book, and opened it."It is dangerous." She flipped the pages of the book. "Come check this out." Avery moved closer."What is that?" Avery asked. There was little space between Avery and Wahika."Today, the red moon is out." She continued flippin
THE SWITCHER"Why did you shift back when I asked you to?" Beatrice asked. "You should be with your people. When you're in human form, they won't accept you." Beatrice told her what she should expect when she is taken as a stranger."Avery is in Arbedour right?" Danika asked."Yes," Beatrice answered."Then I will be friends with her. She is the only human in Arbedour. I will be her best friend. That's how I'll love to spend the rest of my years." Danika said. She made Beatrice emotional as they landed on dry land. They both made their way to where Avery, Wahika, and Nicholas were.It was a surprise to see either of the parties at a weird time and on uncommon ground. After the greetings came suspicion. But none of that matters as Danika stares at Nicholas. The last she saw Nicholas was when she left Arbedour before the marriage between Avery and Nicholas."Do you know me?" Nicholas asked.Danika turned back, staring at Beatrice. When she noticed Nicholas was talking to her, she beat h
HORRORS OF THE NIGHTThis was a moment Wahika will love to repeat. She was listening to what she was saying, but in a flash, it seemed she misheard what Hoots' fiance had said. Hoots was not left behind, he inclined his ear, tilting his head to his fiance's mouth, hoping she'd say the same thing she said earlier. Danika was scared her cover might get blown up, her hand was enveloped in Hoots' fiance's tightened grip."You're causing heat. Remove your head." Hoots' fiance said.Immediately, hoots removed his head to see if his fiance was awake. He was glad his fiance was awake, hale and hearty. To clarify their thoughts. Wahika glared at her."When you held her hand, what was it you said?" Wahika asked."When?" Hoots' fiance slightly tilted her head to look at Wahika."After you held her hand, you said some words. Can you still remember?" Wahika asked."No, I can't," she replied.Danika sighed, "what's wrong with her in the first place?" She asked."It is a very long story. But, who ar
HAPPY OR SAD?Scared; An understatement of how Danika is feeling right now. Hoots had managed to curb part of the fear, but Hoots was no match for the multitudes of people carrying sticks with the fire burning red. The guards told them all to leave her alone, at first they were reluctant, but as time went on they all left."You need to leave here," Hoots held her hand. "Maybe you should go with Wahika to the hall." Hoots suggested.Danika glared at him. "They will have my head. Have you forgotten how the alpha is?" Danika asked, she had forgotten that she is Daisy and not Danika."You know the alpha from somewhere?" Hoots asked. Danika felt speechless, is she caught? "Only those who know the alpha so well can find out about this." Hoots clarified his thoughts.Danika just glared at him. "I'm a good guesser. With the way I look at you, you'd be a hunter." Danika said."Close enough, I'm a butler." Hoots replied."Ooh, but it was close,""Yeah, it was." Silence overtook them before Hoot
PLEASE, DON'T DIECharles ruminates and plots how he is going to leave the hall. He has not heard about the beast, the red moon, or the sea monster. Charles thought about his wife at home. “My lord,” he called. Devon stared at him.“Yes,” Devon responded.“I need to go home. My wife is sick and I need to be with her as soon as possible,”His work was done with Devon. Devon permitted him to go home. He ran hastily towards his house in the forest. “Wait for me. I’ll save you from any harm,” he said and hastened in his step.Charles` wife was busy feeding the dog when she heard the thudding of the ground, she didn’t mind at first, but when it drew nearer she knew something was wrong somewhere. As she wanted to go out to check what that was – She heard a loud hum, and what followed was half of the house gone. She was frightened at the condition of the house. When she looked up, she saw the beast and hid. The dog ran over to the beast, stood underneath the beast, and barked. Charles's wif
IT IS ALL CONNECTED.I woke up with the sweet scent of a man - My man. I felt his arms, protecting me like a child. He kick-started a brand new day with a smile. I paused to see his silhouette against the morning sun. As beautiful as it seems, migraine was the deal of the day. I grabbed my hair, trying to ease the pain from last night. I remembered what happened, but the memories were opaque."Hey, can you rest a little bit more?" His husky voice sent care into my ears, laying me back to bed."What happened?" I asked him."You almost gave me a heart attack. That's what happened." Nicholas stood up. "I don't know how a lady would risk her life for someone she barely knows." He picked up the jug and poured the content inside a cup until it was almost at the brim. Carried it and placed it gently on the stool beside me.I can only glare at him; too short of words he stole a glance at me - At once I knew what the stare meant. I sighed. "Are the beasts dead?" I asked him.He sat down at the
LET'S LIVE IN THE MOMENTCharles stared at his wife. She was soundly asleep with some scratches she got from the other night - He patted her head. Mensaviv crouched as he entered the room Charles was in. "How is she?" He asked."She is fine, I guess," Charles responded."About that night. What actually happened?"Charles changed his sitting posture, comfortably staring at Mensaviv. "There was a book the alpha brought out. It contains what would happen if they didn't kill the beast and the sea monster. Then I remembered my wife, and I felt she was in danger - I had to do something.""So, you turned?" Mensaviv gave him a stern look, and Charles was not capable of keeping eye contact - he nodded. "You shouldn't have!"He summoned his strength to say something. "We are talking about my wife here!""You can always remarry. But, you can't live twice, Charles. Imagine if your cover was blown. Both you and your wife would be gone! You need to keep your cool in situations like this." He paused
THE UNEXPECTED VISITORIn the past few hours, Nicholas had been acting weird - not weird, but it seems he is going to be away for a very long time. He sounded protective when the old man barged into me."I'm okay Nicholas," I said, but I did not only hear my voice, I heard someone else's - the old man.In fictional novels, I have read about vampires and their abilities to hear anything no matter how far. It seems I'm in that kind of situation right now. The old man gave Nicholas a stern look. I don't know who the man was, but one thing I'm sure about is that the old man knows Nicholas somehow - some way - anyway.There are questions I need to ask the man if we leave this place without him saying anything. My curiosity took a better part of me as I opened my mouth to say something. "Do you know Nicholas?"I can feel Nicholas staring at me. Yes, he would be confused and might ask me later about the question I asked the old man. What matters right now is to find out if the man knows anyt