Elena"Holy Moly, Lena! Is that Aiden Crooks?" Renee exclaimed as I entered the room.I nodded then swirled back to Aiden who was in his car.He had a smirk on his face which meant he had been listening to our conversations."I wonder how I would get used to his supernatural abilities," I murmured to myself.I had read a bit on the history of the Crooks family from the books I had borrowed in his library.
AIDEN I jerked as I felt a twinge on my left side. It was as if someone was tugging at my flesh. Groaning, I clutched my palpitating heart whilst leaning on the round table for support. “What's wrong?” Liam questioned with a raised eyebrow, whilst Kellen and Maya sidled to my side. Sparkles lifted her gaze from her phone to meet mine. Her inquisitive ultramarine orbs stayed on mine for a few seconds before glancing back at her phone. “I'm fine,” I grunted, then beckoned to her to proceed. “If you say so,” Ellen muttered, still watching me from where she stood at the centre of the room. “The number of casualties is increasing every day. Also, Mark told me he notices some humans walking around the territory with weird tattoos on their skins.” I lifted a brow, and she shrugged her shoulders before continuing. “The locals are filled with a lot of rumours lately.” “Rumours about?” I let out whilst five pairs of eyes with different hues gazed at me as if I was dumb. Perhaps, since my
AIDEN As I drove through the almost empty street of Lone Oak- It was named so because people could see only a few people and cars moving in and out of it. It was the loneliest street as far as West Vale was concerned- I occasionally stole glances at Elena; she was mumbling incoherently, and the back of my palm went to her forehead to feel her temperature. Grimacing, I withdrew my hand and then switched on the air-conditioner to cool her heated skin. It was getting worse at the moment, and it was beginning to terrify me. She had been fine yesterday and never showed any sign of fever. Heck, we had even argued, but no sign of her feeling this unwell.Perhaps, she was bitten; I thought to myself. My breath quickened, and with trembling hands, I brushed aside the strands of white hair covering her neck gently whilst searching for any mark. My tensed body relaxed, and I let out a sigh of relief as I found none. Moreover, Elena was still trying to comprehend all that was happening, and I
I had come around to see Aiden's arms wrapped around me. Then I nudged him awake after observing the way he slept for a few moments. I remembered the startled look on his face before it broke out into the boyish grin I now adore. I didn't know how long I had been out exactly, but I was told it was for four days. Also, the only thing I remembered was seeing Aiden's blood-stained neck. Smiling, I shook my head at the memory whilst standing in the middle of the vast room. I took my time to gaze at where I was. Aiden had told me it was his room, and I noticed there wasn't much difference between this and his current house. The brown wallpaper that donned the wall added to the coolness of the room. The curtains were brown and drawn together, and the dim light that brightened the room was from the silver chandelier hung above. The only thing that wasn't present in the other house was the brown vanity beside the king-sized bed, and on it were varieties of skincare products. Aiden never
Elena“Yo!” Liam waved as he yelled from where he stood beside the red Aston Martin that was currently being fixed.“Hey." I grinned, waving back.Liam's face brightened up in his typical lopsided grin before he went back to what he was doing. His unclad body was covered with grease from the car and he was with Aiden, who had no shirt on as well.Aiden's muscles flexed as he tightened the loose bolt on the tyre of the Aston Martin, his toffee brown hair was a bit longer, lustrous, and tousled than ever.My hands clenched into a fist at my side, and I stomped my feet firmly to the ground so as not to embarrass myself by running to touch him.What I felt for Aiden was more than an attraction. It was obvious, though, and my body couldn't stop feeling hot whenever I stared at him.As if he sensed my gaze on him, he lifted his head, and his blue orbs bored into mine.My cheeks reddened, and I glanced away from his scrutiny.Aiden needed to only stare at me with those gorgeous, deep-set eyes
ElenaEllen had helped with my makeup, and I was able to slip into my gown when she was done. I haven't seen what she did on my face since she had covered all the mirrors beforehand. I fidgeted and tugged at the rhinestone on the bodice of my dress as she led me to the mirror.I was way too scared of what I would look like if I eventually saw my face.My hand lifted to touch my hair, but she slapped it away.Ellen glared at me playfully before yelling,“Tada!” I lurched at the abruptness, and she beamed whilst tugging the clothes that covered the mirror away.My jaw slackened as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. The person staring back at me didn't look anything like me. “How is it?” She lifted a slender brow as her eyes met mine in the mirror.“How is it?” I echoed back her question.Ellen had done a great job with my face because I looked as though I was a fairy tale princess. The princess I had always wanted to become without being tagged a bastard with it, a normal princ
ELENAThe night stretched by and the event was now in full swing. I got to meet almost every aristocratic family present in West Vale. Also, I knew some already from the parties I often frequent in East Vale. Moreover, my family was not left out of this meeting. My father and stepbrother were quite happy to see me whilst my step sisters and mom were as neutral as ever. They pretended I didn't exist which I didn't mind because it had been that way ever since I knew them.Everything was going fine until someone bumped into me. I stumbled and gripped a pillar closed by to stop my fall for the second time tonight. I shivered at the coolness of the body and I stared at his retreating figure.“S.O.B," I mumbled under my breath.My breath hitched as I saw him halted in his tracks. Perhaps, he was another werewolf or Vampire- those were the two supernatural beings that I knew could hear thoughts or read minds.I emitted a disappointed sigh as he didn't turn, rather he continued walking toward
ElenaStepping into the bedroom, I decided to retire for the night after witnessing the non-stop bickering between Sparkles and Liam. I sighed as I donned the nighties I had picked out whilst shopping last week, but it looks as though I was going to sleep on the bed alone, without Aiden. Aiden wasn't home yet from the hunt they had gone on, for reasons best known to him. I had been overjoyed to see Liam walk through the door, only to be disheartened when he said Aiden was staying over for a day.I stepped to where Gemma's cot used to be, it had been moved to Callista's room after the night I had dinner with them, and it was my idea since she was her grandmother and the caretaker of the park. So, it only made sense if she had Gemma in her care. Gemma, I had learnt, was a rare breed from Aiden. She had a werewolf and a witch side since her birth mother was the latter. They were known as hybrids due to the presence of different supernatural genes in their body.Also, hybrids were known
EpilogueElenaI smiled as I tucked a strand of white hair behind my ear.Glancing at my reflection in the enormous vanity mirror in front of me as Ellen redid my lipgloss that had smeared, I noticed the glow in my face. She had applied sparkling shadows to my eyelids. Initially, I objected as I didn't want to be too flashy or look like a clown, but I was glad I let her persuade me into using it.I swirled, and the pristine white gown I donned followed. Callista had let me borrow the vintage gown used on her wedding day, and Ellen and Sparkles had helped me to recreate it to make it look a little modern.“One more thing," Ellen mumbled. I grinned as she placed the two-tiered crystal veil onto my hair.Also, I noticed slight changes when it wasn't there.“You look like a real princess now." She smiled.“Thank you, Ellen."“Anything for my soon-to-be sister-in-law." She winked at me through the mirror, then went back to adding a bronze on her cheeks.“I like the sound of that." I gigg
ElenaI didn't know the force that propelled me towards the evil witch. Despite the yell to get back into the protective circle, I still move on. Maybe because I knew who I was, I could face her one-on-one without flinching. My hair whipped around my face as the wind continued. It was a wonder I was the only one unaffected by it. Perhaps, it was the ball of wind that encompassed me like a shield that made me immune to her power.Sienna's gaze locked on mine, and I did the same as I stepped towards her. I didn't glance away for once until Aiden shouted my name.Frowning, I stared at him. He didn't look as if he never knew me. Instead, I saw fear in his eyes.The only time he had shown fear was whenever I was in distress. Now that I wasn't, I wondered what was frightening him. Perhaps, he was appalled about the face-off I would have with Sienna.Moreover, if he had remembered me all this while, why had he pretended? Possibly, it was for my protection, I answered myself. Because I
AidenSighing, I glanced at the gold wristwatch on my left hand.Sienna was an hour late, and the most irking thing was she would not apologise.She had once said it was normal for a woman to be later than men. However, I never knew where she saw that rule since she used it quite often.I glanced around the lush garden she had picked out for today's event. Aside from the undead armies surrounding the vicinity, which were invisible, the minister she had compelled into joining us, and I was the only one present. I gazed at the minister, who was staring blankly at nothing. Sienna had compelled him, and he would be in that state until she snapped him out.I knew how it was to be controlled since I was the first person she had experimented with her powers ever since she came back from the dead. It wasn't a fun thing to be compelled because you lose all the freedom you have that instant and want to do as the person desires. I was glad I had snapped out of it immediately, but I didn't kn
ElenaTwo months laterI winced, rolling out of bed as soon as I heard Gemma's cry. I tried going back to sleep to see if anyone would attend to her, but I had no luck whatsoever as she screamed louder. Gemma had the complete gene of the Crooks in her since they didn't need a trumpet or any instruments for their voices to be heard. Gemma's voice, in particular, was ear-splitting, and I wondered if she was acting this way on purpose; to gain attention from me or her aunts and uncles.I shuffled out of the bedroom in a velvet robe reaching just below my knees. I bumped into Sparkles, who seemed a little cheery this morning. “Hey!” She mumbled, walking in the opposite direction. “Hi," I muttered back. Sparkles and I friendship seemed surreal, but I was happy that she was indeed a changed person. She took me like her younger sister even though I was a few months older than her. Also, she was even more protective of me than the rest of her siblings. “I wonder if that child knows wha
“Hello?” I yelled as I came awake in an unfamiliar place.And maybe if at least a lamp brightened it, I might have recognised the location. My voice resounded in the empty room, and I could hear the gush of a stream nearby. Standing up, I used my hands to feel my surroundings. I noticed how rough the wall and ground were. It took me a minute to realise I was in a sort of cave, but the question was, how did I get there?“Oh, gods!” I muttered as I remembered what had happened. “Aiden!” I shouted, but I received no response. I remembered being with him and Sienna until the latter began to chant something which flung Aiden and me off balance.“Hello, anybody here?” I grimaced, breathing in and out as my leg slammed into a pebble.Aiden and his family might be worried sick about me right now, I thought whilst I caressed my sore toe in the dark.Despite the aches in my legs, I pushed forward. I didn't relent until I got to an opening brightened by a blazing torch.I wondered who was wi
I groaned, rolling to my side as I came awake. My eyes travelled to the clock that sat on the nightstand, and it read 7:00 am. Moreover, the nonstop pounding on the door continued, and I wondered who was outside at this time of the day.I didn't think of anyone in Aiden's siblings or parents that could come visiting. Though they could visit whenever they wanted, they respected our privacy too.It was barely a month since I was rescued from Jensen. Still, Jensen was nowhere to be found, and it looked as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. Nonetheless, I was glad since he didn't trouble us or anyone anymore. Moreover, it had been arduous making Aiden come back to his senses.After my rescue, I visited him in the cave he had been locked in. I was almost ripped apart by the ravenous vampire in it with him, but I was glad he had been bound with magical chains to restrain him.Also, Aiden had restrained himself from coming at me or any of his siblings. Though his change was
ElenaA rescue team was here, and oh boy, could I be any happier. Ellen beamed when her gaze locked on mine. “Not so fast, princess.” Jensen breathed into my ear, “I hate to do this, but it's necessary.”He gripped my neck tightly as Maya was about to cast a spell on him and Kyle. I choked on my spittles as I struggled for air through my gaped mouth. “Elena!" Ellen shouted.“Stop what you are doing, or she dies,” Jensen grunted. “Ugh, Maya, stop it.” Ellen said, “He's going to kill her!" However, Maya was far into what she was doing to quit of her own will. If she was angered, she often went as far as this to accomplish what she wanted. “Maya!” Kellen growled as Jensen tightened his grip on my neck. “I'm sorry, Maya,” Ellen said whilst smacking her with the butt of her dagger. Maya moaned before smacking the ground. As soon as she was out, Jensen released his clutch on me. He let out a low chuckle and snapped. “The witch is out, now's your time.” He swirled and beckoned to t
ElenaIt had been three days since I was captured, and I lost hope of anyone coming to rescue me. Slowly, I tried to open my heavy-lidded eyes. I was still in the same white room they had kept in.My legs and hands were shackled to the bed, which made movement quite unbearable. I winced as I tried to turn to my side because I had been lying on my back for too long, and it ached.I heard footsteps down the hallway, and the door to the room I was in swung open. A man who I barely recognised in a white lab coat stepped in. He clutched a white clipboard with him. Perhaps, he was a doctor and the person fixing these narrow tubes in my veins to drain my blood.I hadn't seen him until now because I was always unconscious whenever he came in. I had learnt that my blood was a tool to make a powerful cure, as well as turn a hybrid into an immortal. It was one of the reasons I was still in this room alive.Jensen desired to be immortal, and it was as if being a hybrid wasn't enough. He wanted t
Aiden“Please," The aged woman begged. But, I did not heed her words as I gripped her neck. My nostrils flared as I took a deep breath; I stuck out my tongue to moisten my lower lips and whispered into her ears, “That is alright, ma'am, and we don't need you in this world either.”She whimpered, and I rolled my eyes as a tear rolled down her flabby cheek.“Don't worry; it'll be fast and painless.” And with that, I sank my teeth into her exposed neck. She let out a low moan and sighed. The blood kept gushing out, and I didn't stop drinking from her. She struggled against me, but I didn't let go of my grip. Some while later, I snapped her neck and flung her decapitated body across the room. I sat on the swivel chair in the room, licking the blood from my lips before it dripped down my chin.“Country home…” I hummed along to the song playing out of the old boombox, and I tapped my feet to match the rhythm. My phone vibrated in my pocket, and I plucked it out. I grinned as Henry's name