In the dark cave, Adrian lay still on the cold floor, unconscious. Inside his mind, memories and dreams swirled. But in the darkness, Lily's image appeared. His consciousness had left him for about a month but suddenly seeing Lily call out to him after so long being trapped in nothingness, gave him all the power he needed to fight through.He needed to fight through the darkness. He needed to break through the nothingness. She had been so loyal to him. She had sacrificed so much for him. He needed to be by her side.As he lay there, his inner hybrid power started to awaken. Half of his body slowly transformed, showing the vigour within him coming back to life. The upper part of his body was fully hybrid while his abdomen to his toe remained as they were.His chest bore a pattern of iridescent scales that shimmered, reminiscent of a dragon's hide. These scales extended from his broad shoulders, down his powerful arms, and across his well-defined pectoral muscles. His arms appeared mor
Adrian's hybrid form receded, and he stood there, breathing heavily, struggling to regain control over his emotions. "You don't deserve a quick death," he said with a cold and emotionless voice. "Live with the knowledge that you failed, and that I spared your life."He immediately snapped his neck. Leo's eyes went white and foam mixed with blood started coming out of his mouth. Leo was unable to defend himself against Adrian and Ethan watched in horror.Yet, even in his anger, Adrian still had some humanity left. He looked up at Ethan who was already begging for his life with his eyes, "I didn't kill him….not yet. Neither will I personally kill you, Ethan. Your actions will catch up to you sooner or later." Despite his desire for revenge, he refused to become the monster they wanted him to be.After those words, he walked away from Leo, who was left convulsing on the ground. Ethan, who had been watching, decided to run away, afraid of the sight of Leo and what Adrian would do to him.
My father was the first person Adrian wanted to see. I didn't know why but I took him to my dad without questions. My father's reaction was as expected. Shock, disbelief and a hint of fear."Adrian … you're not dead?" The way he said it as if he was asking a question almost made me giggle but I knew better and kept a straight face. Seeing my dad walk to Adrian and put a hand over his shoulder made me recall the visions I had about both of them. I had already planned to ask Adrian about them when he was fully settled in.Next, we went to my mom's room. Adrian felt worse than I did when he saw my mom's condition. I sat beside her, holding her hands, while Adrian stood beside me.She saw him and simply smiled. Then with a frail voice she said, "I knew you were also alive. " She paused then talked again, "I know how both of you feel for eachother. I can't speak for your father but I know anyone who can take care of my daughter and make her smile so brightly as she is now is the right one
The nervousness I felt seemed to ease up as Adrian entered into the room and approached Theo, Sarah, and Aunt Belinda. I stayed behind him. He had been away for what felt like an eternity, and now, seeing the people who he saw as his friends and family again brought a sense of comfort and relief. He couldn't help but smile as he walked towards them."Adrian!" Theo exclaimed upon seeing him first, his face breaking into a grin. "You're here! You're back! You're alive…."Adrian nodded, his eyes glistening with emotions, "Yeah, I am."Sarah's eyes shook as she looked back at Adrian. "Adrian," she said softly and rushed to hug him. "I can't believe you're alright and you're back. We missed you so much.""I missed you guys too," Adrian's joy was palpable, "I'm sorry for everything that happened. I never meant to cause any trouble to anyone in the pack. I didn't mean for you guys to worry."Aunt Belinda who was sitting at a corner called him, "So, you're the Adrian Lily always talks about?
I couldn't believe my eyes. Jaxon looked so battered and tired, so hurt and conflicted. I bent to his side, carrying him and helping him sit on a fallen log to rest."Jaxon, what happened?" I asked. I was obviously concerned and confused as I assessed his wounds.He winced, the pain evident in his eyes. "I... I couldn't go through with it, Lily," he whispered."Go through with what?""He wanted me to…I couldn't kill…I couldn't…" He coughed out violently and I didn't know what to do.It had been so long since I saw Jaxon and to see him in that state, after so long, this was very disheartening. I wondered if what he wanted to tell me was how he got there or who put him in that condition. What happened to him? Where had he been all this while?I knew I couldn't bombard him with so many questions at that moment but I needed to know. I needed to know a lot, Jaxon. I wanted to tell him to explain everything to me. "Lily…water…wa..I need water…" He gasped and I looked around. Shit. My bag p
"You actually think you can defeat me, bitch?" Audrey sneered. "You may have some fancy powers, but you're no match for me."I didn't respond. I was solely focused on unleashing the potential building up in me. I knew I had to be careful because Audrey was a skilled and cunning fighter. We stood in front of each other. The sunlight filtered through the trees, creating dancing figures of light beneath us. My determined gaze glowed with my Guardian powers finally surfacing, while Audrey's dark eyes reflected her dark magic.The clash of our powers sent shockwaves through the air. With a hand gesture, I created a shining Guardian shield to protect myself from Audrey's dark magic. Audrey, with a wicked grin, launched black energy towards me, testing my defenses."So you've got some fancy powers now? Let's see how you fair with them." She snorted.Our fight grew stronger, and the ground trembled from the power of the clashes. I moved with grace, using my energy to fight back. Audrey was f
~LILY'S POV~The sun dipped below the horizon. Its reflected prisms shone like a warm, golden glow over the somber gathering. It was the day of my mom's burial, and the forest clearing where we held the ceremony felt heavy with grief. My family, friends, and pack members stood together, paying their last respects to my mother, who had been a pillar of strength and love for all of us.It hadn't really processed within me yet. I was grief-stricken and completely empty. This feeling was worse than the worst pain I had ever felt my entire life and I just wanted it all to be over.As the ceremony continued, my mind drifted back to the conversation Tyler and I had earlier. He had told me about his father, Rex, who had passed away some weeks before I came back. I couldn't believe I had been so consumed by my own life that I hadn't even known about his father's death.Guilt gnawed at me, and I felt regretful for not being there for Tyler in his hard times. I had been so preoccupied with my ow
"No..I mean, not..I… ""Sarah, who attacked both of you that day?"Sarah was confused. "It was Ethan." I finally said. "Her description of the vampire fitted Ethan.""Ethan? But who's that?" Sarah looked at me."The vampire that was captured and tortured by dad that time.""Oh, but how do you know his name?""I, just know it.""But why would he want to hurt Theo and I?""That's what we have to find out."I looked at Adrian and saw he was deep in thought. I held his arm and he looked at me, "Anything?""I can't believe he would do something like this," he admitted.Just then, Theo's convulsions worsened, and we rushed to his side, trying to calm him down. Sarah's eyes were filled with tears as she held his hand, whispering soothing words. "Hang on, Theo. We'll get you through this," she said softly.As the minutes drew longer, we continued to keep watch over Theo, praying for his recovery. "Can't you do something to stop this?" Sarah said pointing at Theo who was still convulsing.He