I have told myself many times that I’ve never really felt like I belong in this world. But I never thought of it this way.I hate that what the woman had told me struck me so badly that I felt that it was true. It's like she pointed out something that I couldn't admit to myself. Because the truth is, I really feel like the world has outcast me. It appears that the world is forcing me out and leading me to my demise, only to abandon me.But I'm not built that way. If the world makes me sick, well, I'll do everything until the world gets sick of me.I tried to brace myself. After arriving at the restaurant for my duty, I did my job. I was hoping to be fine, but no, I barely forgot my problems, especially the last words I said to Hades.He's been good to me. He didn’t do anything bad to me, but I think those are the only words that will keep him away from me. He's a good person. It’s just that his brain has some malfunctions."Fajra, someone's looking for you," my co-worker called me whi
Lucas unexpectedly arrived in the most uncomfortable situation. He seemed shocked to see me there, but more shocked to see his friend, Knight. I thought that he must’ve really declined the idea of visiting his old friend that they were this shocked.I smiled wickedly at Lucas when he sat beside Amos. He’s staring at me like I'm some sort of weird creature, as always.He cleared his throat before saying something. "Nice to see you here, Mr. CEO."Knight didn’t even look at him. He’s just holding the glass of rum, and the way he holds it looks like it’ll explode in his hand at any moment."Come on, young man. Loosen up. The night isn’t even starting. " Amos said while pouring the last bits of rum.I stared at Knight, trying to sense what they were up to."What’s wrong with him?" I asked the two.They just stared at me. Amos, with a slight grin on his face, and Lucas, who defensively avoided my eyes. I rolled my eyes and jugged my rum."So were you still waiting for someone or what?" I a
"Athena! Come the fvck down! "I heard him grunt while he was slightly slowing down. I spread my arms and felt the wind."This is fun, Knight!" I laughed.I felt him touch my buttocks. I giggled and shouted at the top of my lungs."I am free!" I screamed."Fvcking come down, Athena. I swear! "I laughed more at his warnings. As if I’m scared of him. We passed by the wide field. The wind became stronger. My hair is being swayed by the wind, dancing and enjoying the moment. Suddenly, it felt like a movie. A classic piece of music is playing in my head, and I'm feeling a little emotional as I look out the window at the beautiful scenery.I’ve never felt this way before. For some reason, I feel free. I feel like I can do anything that I want. Even if I’m pretending, I can be anything that I want in front of him.I became silent as I watched the moon. I smiled and let the emotion fill me. The car slowed down until it fully stopped.Knight snatched my arms and pulled me down. His angry face
"You are a curse!""But I love you. Isn’t that enough for you? ""Love ain’t enough. At least with this narrative that we have. You fooled me! You are a liar! I hate you! ""Come back!"I gasped for breath when I opened my eyes. What was that? Did I just dream of a movie or something? And who are those people?"Ugh!" I groaned and palmed my face.I slept soundly. Maybe also because of too much liquor intake that day. I did all that I could to fix myself before going out of the room. I wasn’t able to roam around the villa last night because I was too sleepy. I just found a room and settled myself.So when I got out of the room, I was still a bit confused about the routes or whatsoever. I smelled the appetizing scent of something, so I followed it.I heard some rustling noises from somewhere and followed it.When I peeked at the arch, I saw the image of Knight, topless and looking fresh.I stood there, watching him with my curiosity. He’s back? Did he go back last night? Where did he go?
We went by the shore after our breakfast. Actually, I had to find something to do so I could drop the jealousy topic. So while he’s taking a bath, I decided to go to the shore and settled for just walking and damping my feet. He came as well, after he took a bath.He’s now wearing a muscle tee paired with board shorts. His hair is still a bit damp."You don’t want to swim?" he asked.I removed my gaze from him because I realized I was gawking at him. I shook my head before answering."No, I don’t know how to swim. You’re forgetting that I grew up in the city," I said."I can teach you," he offered.I shrugged. "No, I’m fine. Maybe some other time. ""Yeah, we’ll come back here."My eyes stopped. I didn’t know how to respond to that, so I decided to just walk away from him. As expected, he followed me. With my small strides, he trailed me."When did you aquired this villa?" I asked without looking back at him."Not too long,""You take your women here?""You’re the only one I bought he
"Damn whipped!" Lucas uttered it silently yet with diction.I turned my gaze to Athena, who was going to the kitchen to get a drink. I can’t help but notice her all the time. Damn it."Shut the fvck up, both of you." I uttered, trying to be careful not to be heard.Amos laughed and shook his head while Lucas was still looking at me so amused. I swear, I’m gonna kill this bastard if he doesn’t stop acting like this.I jugged the rest of the rum before I glared at the both of them. I lifted a finger and pointed them out."Stop with your bullsh!ts, both of you.""What?" Lucas asked defensively, trying not to laugh."Stop throwing shades or else I’m going to fvcking slit your throat." I said, full of grim.Lucas avoided my gaze and even grabbed Amos’ arm and held it like a kid. I clenched my jaw in frustration."And you, old man. Are you trying to play with me, huh? Can’t you keep your sh!ts to yourself? " I sneered at him.He smirked. The fine lines on his face showed up."I’m just tryin
Call. That woke me up.I saw that darkness had reigned on the outside already. After the situation with Knight and I in the living room, we ended up here in his room. I awoke from a deep sleep, and my heart is still palpitating quietly.Knight is sleeping soundly beside me. With my sleepy eyes, I reached for my phone at the bedside. I saw that it was a call from Erin. My heartbeat increased its rate. This is unusual. Erin would never call me, especially since she knows I’m out with our victim.With a worried mind, I answered it quickly."Why?" I asked."Athena,"Hearing her crying voice made me even more nervous. I glanced at Knight, who was still asleep. I removed his arms above my stomach, trying to be careful. I succeeded. I sat on the bed while looking for the pieces of my clothes."What happened? Tell me," I said, sounding so eager but still careful not to wake Knight up."I’m sorry to call you right now. But Milo... " She sobbed.I palmed my face after wearing my underwear."Wha
I looked at myself in the full length mirror. I wore the red flowy dress and scanned myself without any emotion. Big day today.I feel sick today, honestly. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve skipped some of my meals because of too much overthinking or that I only have a tiny bit of strength left in me today.I sighed. I pursed my lips and wore my red lip stick as usual. This is for good luck. I need big luck today. I badly need one.I ignored it, seeing my phone ringing and lighting up beside me. I don’t want to take calls today. I’m having internal turmoil. I need to be on character, or else, I’ll be fvcked up and all of our plans will go to waste.This must’ve been the biggest scam I’ve done so far. And I’m afraid that if this succeeds, we’ll do more. With all the chaos that’s going on around me, I don’t think my conscience is working well with me right now.For almost half an hour, I sat on the bed, in front of my full length mirror, while spacing out, while the only noise that cou
--Athena’s POV--"Athena! Athena! Wake up! "With a cold sweat, shaking, and a pounding heart, I woke up. I looked around to see where I was. I’m quite relieved to see the trees and hear the chirping of the birds. I might have fallen asleep here in the tree house."You’re having nightmares again?" Knight asked with a worried tone.I avoided his eyes and I sat properly. I’ve been dreaming a lot of weird things lately. It all started when my life was taken from innocence. I thought it was just a normal dream at first, but as I got older, I noticed how frequently I dreamed, not to mention how those dreams are connected, like they're a story."It’s much worse today," I whispered."How come? Did you dream of flying dragons now? " He laughed.I gawked at him. How would he react if I told him that it’s not just flying dragons but wolves that fight with swords that could kill only them? I shook my head and decided to just keep my mouth shut."We should go now. My father will look for me, "I u
--Someone's POV-"How about you? Are you not going home yet?" Grandma asked the well-groomed child.They are walking on the pavement. It's not winter yet, yet the cold can still be felt."What is your name again?" Grandma asked the child."Knight," he answered.Grandma smiled at him sweetly. "Nice to meet you, Knight."The child simply smiled."So when are you going to go home?""Mom will pick me up. I'll call her. " He said."Why? Where was she? ""She's busy with our company."The grandmother nodded. "And how did you end up with those children?" She's talking about the children who live in the slums."I'm bored. I wanted to make friends. ""With them?"The child shrugged. "What's wrong with them?"The grandma stopped and smiled afterward. She tapped the child's head."Right, nothing's wrong with them."Grandma was surprised when the child suddenly reached out for her hand. She looked down on him."Grandma, can you tell me about the ending?"Grandma contemplated. With the child's doe
--Someone's POV-"Get out of here, filthy old woman."The old woman stumbled in the middle of the street when the owner of the store pushed her. She even threw her bag that's with her. The old woman was speechless. She didn't even fight back or even speak."Grandma!"The old woman smiled when she heard the children approaching her. She was struggling, so these children helped her."You didn't have to push her!""Shhh, son, you don't need to bark at her." The old woman lectured the child.The child just pouted and went with the grandmother. They found their place next to an alley. They settled there."Have you eaten?" The old woman asked."Not yet.We didn't find a side line today, grandma. "The old woman smiled in a motherly way. She rummaged through her bag and brought out the few pieces of bread in there. The children celebrated and shared it in the dark night."It looks like it's going to rain, Grandma. There is no moon today. The stars are few as well. "The grandmother patted the
--Knight's POV--"Alpha, they're here."How many moon rises have I witnessed? Several winters have passed. Many lives have been born, but here I am."I'll go after you." I said to Lucas, the beta of our pack."Grendel's pack has arrived as well."I quickly turned to Lucas. He's smirking. I furrowed my right brow and reached for the bronze goblet on my table."Is he with her?" I asked."Of course he came with his Luna."I chuckled and nodded. "Good for him.""He'll meet you after the ritual. He told me he had something important to tell you. "My brows furrowed. "Important? In the few years we haven't seen each other, what important thing could he want to tell me? "Lucas shrugged his shoulders.I rolled my eyes. "You can leave." I ordered."Oh wow," he uttered.What is his problem this time?"Sometimes, I can't help but think that we are better off in the world of people. There, I can disrespect you and I can--"I threw at him something that I picked up from my table, and he immediate
In life, you have different things you want to pursue, may be material things, events, a person, or anything. The world is made to be inconsistent, and so are we.It seems that whatever we desire, it will never end, it will never finish. We always have new wants, always have new desires. There will never be contentment.You always seem to be looking for something. You always seem to be missing something. And all this time, I always believed that we are like that because it's our norm. That we are made that way with our own differences.But now, I realized that maybe, that's why we can't be satisfied: we can't see the reason and purpose of these things.I lived in vain. My whole life seems to have been dedicated to enslaving the world.I fooled people because I wanted to help others. It doesn't make sense, doesn't it? I hated my father and ended up forgiving him. Still, it does not make sense.There will always be a twist and turn with everything; there's no consistency, because there'
That kiss intensified. From gentle kisses, it became fiery and longing. Our lips fought. I don't know if it's because we've been through so much that we're so thirsty for each other.But the only thing I know now is that I want to make him feel how much I love him. As I've said a while ago, I want to be selfish just this once. I want to love him without thinking about anything. I want to show him how much I love him without holding back.The way he held me with care was different from his aggressive kisses. I resisted his kisses. The coldness I felt earlier now has been replaced by a warmth that caresses not only my skin but also my heart.His hands roamed around my neck and down my body. Now he is slowly getting up and positioning himself in front of me. I moaned, feeling his mouth suck my neck lightly.This scene is strange, especially in light of the past events. I loved him and it hurts me so badly.He stopped and sniffled my neck, smelling whatever it was, probably the smell of s
We stopped in the middle of the forest. We stopped at a stone house, and it was alone in the deserted forest.I silently scanned the abandoned looking house. The floor creates noise due to its fragility. At the entrance, we were greeted by a wooden door. Knight opened it up and let me come inside before he came after me."Whose house is this?" I asked.Inside is the old equipment. Everything was there, the bed, the table, the scattered and dirty utensils in the kitchen. It appears to have been abandoned."We used to stay here when we were still young and wandering around the forest." he answered.I glanced at him. "We?"He nodded and avoided my gaze. I dropped my gaze to the floor because I got what he meant. He definitely misses his friends; not only is it obvious to him, but I know how fresh it is for him.I was only with them for a while, and just hearing their story made me sick. How much more for him? For someone like him, who had kept it all inside for so long, they are the ones
I can't explain the rage Knight showed seconds after Meshka was caught and killed himself in front of him.His naked body flexed in the cold night. He walked back holding his head, controlling his anger, but he couldn't contain it. He walked back and forth, continuously roaring and shouting his anger out.I covered my mouth with my hands to stop the sound of my sobbing. My eyes blur as I watch him become miserable.He had the choice in his hands. If I were in his position, I would be able to kill Meshka because of my anger. But he didn't do that. He was his friend, and for sure that's what was on his mind as well.No matter how evil Meshka was, he never wanted him to die. He wanted peace. He wanted to sort things out without bloodshed. But things didn't go his way."Fuck! Fvck! Argh!"I sobbed, seeing him that way. He punched his chest, grabbed his hair, and roared loudly until he shifted into his wolf.My eyes, although they were blurry, were still able to comprehend what was happeni
It's so ironic. On a cold winter night, my father saw Knight in the woods, here in the same place, and he saved him. That started the curse.The moment Knight left his pack, the curse materialized. My father was sent to prison. I had to find money. Peter found him and made him our target. I met him in a bar. Something happened. I fooled him. No, I fell in love with him.And I can't believe that it's all meant to happen. I feel like I'm being played with. It's not good to feel as if your life was a joke or something. It's like you're in a show and someone is controlling your life.Imagine how frustrating it is for Knight, especially. For sure an alpha man like him would be under someone's verdict and desire. For sure it was hard for him.What he said was true. If we kept on running away, it would never end. The same things will occur consistently. Bree died, and so did Ulva. How many lives must be lost before all is at peace? One's life in exchange for everyone's life? Am I thinking ab