With her Jezebel-like voice, she did, "I was busy over there with Tiana trying to arrange the books in the library when Lily came up to me to tell me that if I thought I had won by getting you for myself, then I should think again. I asked her what she meant and she told me your mom didn't give birth to you. She said your father slept out to have you since your mom was barren and died that way. I asked her what proof she had to say such nonsense and she told me you told her yourself…" The more she spoke the more my mouth opened slowly. Her wicked smile played on her lips."That's enough! So tell me Lily, is that true?""Tyler, it seems you already believe her so whatever I say won't change anything.""So, she is right?"I rolled my eyes in annoyance and proceeded to leave but he blocked my way, "How dare you speak of my family like that? Have you no fear?""She's lying." I told him bluntly."And why would she do that?""Oh, I don't know because she wants both of us to argue and fight
A pin drop could be heard.The vampire remained quiet. This obviously boiled my father's blood."Can't you speak?!"He remained in his ordeal, only returning the same death glare my father gave him."I'm coming, Sarah." She barely heard me since she was so focused on the vampire. Guess she was also fascinated too.I maneuvered my way to Adrian, feeling anxious and excited. I could see shock and recognition in his eyes. There was a connection between them that went beyond what I could guess. I wanted to know what had happened between them and how it would affect us now."Adrian…" I called to him, just a few people away from where he stood, but he didn't look away from the vampire."Adrian…" I called again but he didn't budge."If you won't talk, then we'll get the information out of you the hard way." My father commanded and waved his hands to signal the men to take him away to be locked up. "Meeting dismissed!"They held him roughly and as he was being dragged away, I could see the wa
"I can't…""Of course you can't… You've become so weak, hiding yourself among these animals. You think you can hide from your true nature…" The vampire looked at Adrian with a piercing gaze and spoke in a scornful tone. Adrian's face showed the pain caused by those words."You cannot hide for so long…when they find out who you really are, you know they'll mercilessly kill you."I felt a chill run down my spine, realizing that the vampire's threats were serious. If Adrian was caught, the consequences would be severe. The vampire wasn't lying about that."That's not for you to curtail...tell me what you guys are planning to do.""I didn't tell that idiotic old man and you think it's you I'll tell?" He laughed, "I have already told you. Judgement is eminent and you will not escape it, if you continue to be an ally to them." I made a sound which made Adrian notice me hiding behind the statue, in the shadows. Surprise and concern crossed his face. I stood there, holding my chest, hoping
Alarms were ringing around me. The escape was found out, and all hell broke loose in the grove. The others quickly jumped into action, their frantic footsteps bouncing off the ground as they they tried to track down Ethan.I couldn't decide if I should choose my friendship with Jaxon or prioritize the safety of the pack. Should I expose Jaxon's involvement in the escape? Or should I stay dumb about it, not knowing what kind of trouble it could cause? I had to figure out the reasons behind his actions first.Jax? Helping a vampire? How did that even make sense? Am I really sure I saw right?As the pack members spread out, determined to capture the vampire, I found myself at a crossroads facing a difficult decision. I couldn't ignore the fact that Jaxon had put our pack at risk, but I also couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to his actions than I knew.So, I decided to just keep my mouth shut and wait to see how things played out. I figured I'd only spill the beans about Jax
Adrian looked around, maintaining his calm, "I had only shown the same disgust and bewilderment of seeing a vampire as the rest of the others did that evening, sir. There was nothing more to it." Poor Adrian. I wondered how he felt calling his own people disgusting… The room was tense, and I could feel the heavy weight of the accusations hanging over Adrian. I held onto Sarah's hand, unable to look away from the unfolding scene. "But why was he particularly looking at you?" "I didn't notice that, sir. I have never seen that creature before." With each denial from Adrian, my father's anger and suspicion grew stronger. As the interrogation went on, I could see the frustration and helplessness on Adrian's face. He tried to remain composed, desperately trying to prove his innocence to my father. But it was clear that my father had already made up his mind and believed that Adrian had a role in the vampire's escape. "Where were you last night?" "In my chambers, sir." "And who can
It was a week into the search and progress hadn't been made. Adrian was still in jail, and my mom prohibited Sarah and I from moving around too much since we were in "trying times." On the other hand, rumours had spread fast that some werewolves from our grove had been involved in a secret meeting with some unidentified vampires. I literally didn't know where and how the rumour started spreading but it was a particular day Sarah and I were playing cards in our room, and she brought it up, I came to know of it. "A secret meeting?" My voice rang. "Yeah. I heard Don went for it too and that's why he's been missing. They say it's been happening for months now, somewhere hidden in the woods, away from any of our kinds' prying eyes." Don had gone missing. So that's why I hadn't seen him for such a long time. But why did noone talk about him and just - forget and pretend like he never existed? This was getting stranger than I could divulge. "But who attended those meetings?" "Werewolv
What was he doing back here?"I need to speak with Lily. It's urgent." Jaxon told Sarah.I had already walked up to them and Jaxon's eyes met mine. I could see the desperation in them."Anything you want to say to me, you can say it in front of her too." I said, gesturing to Sarah.Jaxon looked confused, "But Lily…""I've told her too. I told you we need to get as many helping hands for you…""But not just anyone..I told you trusting people is the last thing I want to do now.""I'm not just anyone." Sarah responded to Jaxon."Lily…" Jaxon pleaded to me with his voice but I was firm."She's already part of this too. We only want to help you."He sighed and we motioned for him to enter. As he was about to, someone called him from outside."You're needed by the commander, Jaxon." It was one of his colleagues.Sarah and I exchanged a look then glanced at him."I'm sorry, maybe another time." As he's about leaving, Sarah wanted to call him back but I pulled her in and shut the door."But h
Things got pretty tense between our grove and the vampire coven, and it started feeling pretty dangerous around here. Our peaceful grove turned into a freaking war zone. It's like we couldn't even tell who was on our side anymore. Strange messages started coming to us from unknown messengers. The messages scared us, warning us about an upcoming war. Each note made us feel uneasy - some written in a very dark shade of red blood spelling out, "Prepare for war." The pack hunters were getting antsy, honing their instincts due to the oncoming threat. The boundaries that used to keep us apart from the vampire realm were now the battleground of an invisible war. Every night, spies would sneak into our territory, aiming to weaken and scare us. We all got together, making plans and gearing up for the inevitable fight. The pack hunters stepped up their game, training even harder and improving their skills to take. The nights grew scarier, and the forest seemed to warn us of impending doom.