Maxine draped her shoulders, then threw a smile, and replied, "I don't know, ma'am. I... Don't remember anything about it. All I remember is... I was on my way home from Fish and Chip Restaurant."
Daniela and Liam seemed disappointed to hear about it. It seems like they're expecting another version of Maxine's story.
"Let's just say that everything he was just said are the truth." insisted Maxine.
The girl got up from where she was sitting, then went into the bathroom —taking off all the clothes that wrapped her body, including a hoodie belonging to a stranger.
The next split second Maxine opened the door a little, holding out the thick navy hoodie, shouting her brother's name, asking him to put these hoodies in the washing machine. She has to return that to his owner tomorrow.
In the bathroom, Maxine chose to prepare water for her to soak in the bathtub. She took some kind of bath bomb from inside the storage cabinet behind a mirror attached to the wall. Then put it one by one, when it is almost filled with half the water.
Maxine shook her head, trying to forget some of the things that happened to her while on the way home. "Even in times of desperateness like that, I still can't turn into a wolf-like Liam."
Meanwhile, on his way back to the border, Maxim inevitably passed through the big street with several pubs as well as clubs on his right and left. Who is the one who has to be labeled unlucky and lucky, Maxim finds Mary with Sidney about to enter one of the city's famous pubs.
Without a second thought, Maxim approached the two girls and pulled one of them —taking her into a narrow alley separating one building from the other.
Mary looked nervous, but she kept acting calm as if she had done nothing wrong before. She even dared to say hello, even though her voice sounded a little stammering. "H-hey, baby. Shouldn't you be standing guard at the border?"
Mary's pleasantries really sounded stale. Maxim even shook his head, wiping his face with a rough sweep, then let out a deep sigh before finally voicing a few broken sentences.
"I found this in the woods," Maxim said as he pulled out an earring, just as it was stuck in one of the holes in Mary's ear lobe, from inside his pants pocket.
The mini hoop earring is black, with a small cross that is a compliment at the end it is perfectly embedded in Mary's left ear lobe. The other is in Maxim's hands.
"Isn't no one allowed into the forest, including the border, except those who have the task of guarding?" quipped Maxim sharply. "I also seem to see you and Sidney wandering around there, chasing someone until she almost dies being attacked by a vampire."
Mary's eyeballs moved to the right and left with worry. She's been caught off guard. It's useless to avoid, it will only complicate the situation. Because Maxim really upholds honesty.
But Mary, as a girl who is good friends with scheming girls, always has her own way of looking astute with a trick. What most people refer to as twisting facts, or even creating a drama.
"Okay, baby. I admit I did scare that stupid girl. But I didn't know that she was going to run far enough until she entered the border." Mary launched her first drama.
Maxim seemed ordinary, tending not to show any expression. All Maxim did at that time was just put the earrings in his hand where they should be, then leave without saying anything, after driving Mary back to Sidney.
It's not good. Maxim wouldn't usually let Mary enter a pub or club without him. This time, Maxim instead delivered Mary to the pub door, without participating. He didn't even turn around after letting Mary be with Sidney.
"You guys are fighting?"
The first sentence to slide out of Sidney's mouth was just a classic question, uttered without sympathy or empathy. Because Sidney never really cared about what happened between Maxim and Mary. But she always hoped, in such a precarious situation, Mary parted ways with Maxim as she had hoped when the two lovebirds had only explored the approach stage 2 years ago.
Mary only gave her a lethargic nod as a vindication as well as an answer, which certainly managed to make Sidney smile inwardly. Instead of entertaining, giving some sedative sentences, Sidney pushed Mary into the pub.
"Let it go! Tomorrow he will come early in the morning to your house with a large bouquet of your favorite red roses!"
Although Mary initially refused and chose to go home, in the end, whatever Sidney said managed to make Mary go crazy by going into the pub and ordering several bottles of drinks at once.
It's not like what Sidney said last night. Mary's morning felt gloomy, like the sky that had only been cloudy since last night. There wasn't a big bouquet of red roses, not even Maxim himself. Mary was quite disappointed and chose to retaliate with the same anger.
While on the other hand, somehow Maxine seemed to have no trouble finding where Maxim was. Through Liam, Maxine is easy enough to find where the man she's looking for is. Because Liam is fairly close to the security that is in control of the room that is fully controlled all the CCTV in all corners of the University.
Armed with information from her brother, Maxine rushes to the only studio specifically to paint, which is no longer used. Maxim was there early in the morning. Maxine also pockets a key, worried that Maxim locks the room and doesn't know someone is coming.
Sure enough, the room was indeed locked from the inside, covering both ears with a pair of earphones. Luckily Maxim pulled out the key, so Maxine could get into the room without needing much effort.
Maxine greeted the ruler of the room by holding out two tubes of paint: black and white before Maxim. Maxine knew that since she opened the door, Maxim seemed busy groping the table around him, looking for both basic colors.
Without being sure who was coming, Maxim suddenly swears and throws his cynical gaze at Maxine. The girl was just staring at him with an expression that was hard to guess the meaning of.
"How do you know me—"
Maxine just smiled. In line with a meaningless smile, but managed to make Maxim silent, not finishing what he wanted to say. That's why Maxine was sobbing, for the first time.
Maxim realized that he seemed to enjoy her laughter and smile, Maxine immediately changed the expression on her face, as usual. Maxine hurriedly placed the hoodie she was wearing overnight, on Maxim's lap.
"I just want to give this back," Maxine conveyed her ultimate goal after she managed to hide all her laughter and smile. "Thank you very much."
Maxine passes from Maxim's face before the man tries to prevent her. But as expected, even though she dodged, Maxim still did it —call her name. Inevitably Maxine had to stop her steps, then turn around and stare at him interlocutor. Classical. But that's what Maxim desperately needs.
Like guessing what Maxim was trying to say, Maxine opened her voice first. She looked at Maxim straight, folding her hands on her chest. "I'll treat you if that's what you want in return. In addition to the gratitude, I said earlier."
Maxim was shocked. But he managed to recover quickly. He almost laughed if Maxine didn't suddenly change the way she looked. Cold and sharp.
Maxim cleared his throat before finally making a speech again. "That's not what I want to say, Max."
Maxim shook his head quickly after realizing his words. "Sorry, it's so strange. It's like saying my own name," he muttered to himself.
Maxine sprayed her eyeballs. "What do you want to say?"
"Sorry for everything that happened to you last night," Maxim hissed smoothly.
His baritone voice sounded smoother than usual. Soft and... sincere. Even the way he looked at Maxine looked so soft. It was much different from what he often showed Mary.
Instead of accepting Maxim's apology, Maxine chose to shake her head —rejecting it. It's not Maxim's job to do it, it's Mary and Sidney. Obviously, Maxine just rejected it.
"It's not your job to do what everyone else should do, Max. And I'll never accept that apology, just because you're his girlfriend. She has to take responsibility for what she's done. You have absolutely no responsibility for that. Stop doing it, Max. You have the right to do what you want, and not to do what is beyond your will. Also, don't show guilt in any form when one day your girlfriend comes back to fool me. I don't like to see people who look so sorry for me," Maxine explained at length.
After all this time, despite any problems that befell Maxine all those years ago, this was the first time Maxine had been able to convey something in one breath so loudly and so clearly.
"Do I look like I'm feeling sorry for you?" cried Maxim.
Maxine gave him a nod without hesitation. "Yes. Stop feeling sorry for me."
Not wanting to engage with all sorts of unnecessary conversations, Maxine passed again. But once again, Maxim held her back —summoning her name in a way that felt different from before. Gentle yet full of emphasis, as her late father often did.
Maxine turned back. But there was no sharp spotlight or cavalier attitude that she showed like before. She just kept quiet, stared, and let the young man in front of her speak again.
It took a long time for Maxim to get back on his voice. He let all the silence spread. There was only the sound of the squeak of the wooden floor as Maxim got up and stepped.
"What about the treats? Is it still I can get?"
Maxine snorted. The next split second she sprayed her eyeballs, as she and Maxim faced each other. "Okay. What do you want to eat and where?" she urged impatiently.
Instead of giving a straight answer, Maxim held out his phone in front of Maxine. "Gimme your number."
Without a doubt, Maxine struck Maxim's metal-body phone, then entered several digits of her new mobile number. "Text me as soon as possible."
Maxim nodded, then replied, "I'll call —"
The sound of the door knocking managed to make Maxim clench his mouth, as did Maxine. Both of them were quite surprised to hear the loud impact from the outside. With the immediate anger she had, Mary came and poured everything on Maxim blindly.
Mary is crazy, like a lover, or a wife who is catching her partner having an affair with another woman in plain sight. Mary pelted Maxim with all the beautiful earrings that complimented her appearance as if they were Maxim's gift and she wanted to return them in that way.
"You know? I'm looking for you to almost the whole campus, Max! I'm even waiting for you to call, or send me a message. But everything I wanted not to come. And now, you're being alone with this bitch? Absolutely beyond belief."
All the sentences that slid out of Mary's mouth were completely uncontrollable. Maxine chose to leave when she heard Mary call her a bitch. She did not want to complicate the atmosphere, letting the lovers finish all their business.
Mary was about to chase Maxine when the tall girl disappeared behind the door, but Maxim swiftly held her back. Instead of easing down, Mary became more and more. Whether intentional or not, Mary floated her palm to one side of Maxim's face, until the young man was transfixed and stared at her expressionlessly.
When her brown net was met with Maxim's cold-looking and wounded green bead, all of Mary's anger subsided. Unfortunately, as Mary was about to approach, trying to rub Maxim's right cheek, the young man spontaneously retreated—rejecting her.
"A-are you okay, babe?" asked Mary to Maxim.
Maxim turned his back on his face for a moment, then looked back at Mary with an injured spotlight. "I think I needed some space, Mary."
"I think I needed some space, Mary." Maxim shook his head, then fixed his sentences, what he said earlier. "We need some spaces." After that Maxim moved on, leaving Mary alone there. Hurriedly, Maxim walked ahead of Maxine who was stopping to tie her shoelaces. The man looked so angry, clearly visible from the way he stepped, and his swinging hands seemed to clench strongly. From behind her back, Maxine heard two voices calling out to Maxim. But the owner of the name did not care about the series of calls. He continued to step, leaving the building, straight to the place where he parked his motorcycle. Maxine got up from where she was squatting after finishing neatly tying her shoelaces. At the same time, Ivan and Leo approached her with a curious look. All Maxine did in return was just stare at the two with a fl
The girl hurriedly turned her face away from Maxim. However, they do not need to interact, even exchange glare like humans in general. "Sorry," Maxim said quietly. Both of them looked at the waves that were pounding under each other's feet. Nothing was done by Maxim and Maxine, other than sinking into each other's minds. But Maxine becomes the only one who is disturbed by some things that disturb her during the trip. A handful of Mary's complaints. For the first time in her life, Maxine feels guilty for what she didn't really do. Maxine took a deep breath, before then turning to her right side, staring at Maxim and voicing something disturbing her. "If... If only you're avoiding someone, or maybe everyone... At least, don't turn off your phone. My ears almost bleed c
Maxim took a deep breath, then ventured to look at Maxine fixedly, straight into her green eyes. "What if it turns out that the little wolf that saved you that day was me?" Maxine laughed bitterly in response to Maxim's question which sounded quite shocking. "How could it be?" Maxine ended her question with a laugh, like never before. "I'll prove it." Maxim got up from where he was sitting, taking off his shirt and the thin T-shirt inside. Maxine calls for a ban when Maxim wants to undress. "Don't you dare!" Maxine almost squealed at maxim almost lowering his pants. Maxim shook his head softly while chuckling smoothly.
Ivan and Maxim’s eyes round perfectly when they’re hearing an impulsive question. They ignore the kind of sound they hear. Just focus on the arrangement of sentences that echo there.They were even transfixed, just staring at each other. None of them moved or even turned to the source of the sound.Watching the two freeze, Leo who had been eavesdropping on the conversation between Maxim and Ivan from behind the door finally burst into laughter. Then he ran over and embraced the shoulders of both.In between his laughs, Leo voiced a conclusion that made him laugh. "Do you think I'm the Rector of the University, or your future father-in-law, Max?"Maxim and Ivan spontaneously hit Leo's arm, as the two managed to gather consciousness after a while of fixation an
"Morning sunshine," Maxine heard a soft and warm voice that belonged to her mother. Like the morning sunlight sneaking in, Daniela opened the curtains covering the bedroom window. Maxine groaned slowly, before then opening her eyes and instantly squinting at her. Glare. It seemed like this morning the sky was so clear, that the light that entered her room felt so piercing. "Do you want to drink something, Max? Warm water, or maybe a warm blue tea with little pieces of ginger inside?" There was another sound. The only baritone sound they have. The voice of his brother, Liam. Sounds calm, but demanding. Liam couldn't hide his worries about his sister. Because Maxine is not a typical person who is resistant to alcohol, especially if there are other mixtures in it. Like
Maxim completely obeyed what Lisa said, and her orders. After seeing Lisa lock the door of her room, and send a message to their family group chat, Lisa does not want to be disturbed, because she and Maxim need to talk a lot and Lisa wants herself to sleep without being disturbed by anyone.If it had been like that, no one would have dared to knock on Lisa's bedroom door, what Lisa asked and said, will always be her father and mother without the slightest debate.Maxim entrusted everything to his sister. He knew Lisa loved him so much. He knew that Lisa was the only person who understood his best, even though he never said or showed her what he wanted so much.Like this time. He needed time to be alone, breathe fresh air, and be able to rest without being disturbed for a few hours.
That morning, although the sun was nowhere to be seen, the air around the hills was cool. Not cold, not hot. Quite friendly for those who like to do any activity outside their home. Maxine edged across from Maxim. The girl's gaze looked up at the high mountain that was in front of them. Although far away, due to its enormous size, the gray mound with a pile of snow at its peak looked like it was only tens of meters away from where they were looking at it at the moment. Meanwhile, Maxim is seen painstakingly holding back his will to smile, every time he stares at the spot where Maxine is sitting. Especially when accidentally their green iris meets at the same point. Second after second passed, and a swarm of butterflies had now managed to fill Maxim's stomach. Maybe, in the next few seconds, when he
Maxine nodded confidently. "Yes. Because of you—" Maxine hung her sentence as if intentionally, hoping Maxim smiled because of her. 16 seconds passed, Maxim finally gave a smile. But he soon realized he couldn't expect anything from Maxine. At least for now. Before Maxine continued her sentence, Maxim first voiced. "Because I'm your friend?" boasted Maxim enthusiastically. Maxim deliberately spiced up his sentence as much as possible. At the very least, he wants Maxine to feel happy because the only person considered a friend by her really likes his status. Despite the fact that Maxim expected more than that. As expected, Maxine gave him a nod, as well as a smile that looked so sweet. Maxim loved it. A smile was so knott
If only that little debate hadn't happened that day, perhaps by then Dalton would have been much more devastated. Heartache was overwhelming when he found out his best friend was planning something bad for him. On his family. On him. Especially Maxine. The child Jase secretly often calls a disgrace. The only child born to Alpha's mother and father, but unable to summon the wolf inside her. She, Maxine Kelly, is wolfless."Do you know, if Dalton’s daughter can destroy our people one day?" Suzane opens up the main topic—the main purpose of her calling Jase into a closed-door meeting that she deliberately holds along with Johny Smith and Drew Logan—The Alphas who master white Gorge; a region that the lower-middle-class werewolves could not touch.Feeling the same spiteful envy towards Dalton Kelly, Suzane Young and Jackson Young deliberately gathered people who had the same vision and mission as them. Destroying Dalton Kelly, as well as eliminating Maxine; the only wolfless living in the
"What does Mrs. Park have to do with all this?" Maxine frowned for the umpteenth time."I must break your memory barrier," said the pale white woman with a line of smiles adorning her face, as Maxine and Maxim looked up in unison —looking at her.Ivan and Leo shifted. Lisa rejoined the two men, giving Mrs. Park free space."Excuse me?" said Mrs. Park, as she was about to put down her palm, touching one side of Maxine and Maxim's face."Close your eyes. Let all those memories come back to both of you. Don't fight anything you guys feel." Mrs. Park continued.Maxine and Maxim gave the same nod. Agree. The two closed their eyes after getting the order from Mrs. Park. In the early minutes, Maxim and Maxine looked relaxed. But in the following few minutes, the two of them were even crying with sweat pouring on both sides of each other's faces.Maxine and Maxim are brought into their memories—their childhood. To them, the atmosphere they were watching at this time seemed familiar. They even
"Indeed, what are you feeling?" asked Maxine without turning her head in the slightest. She lowered her head even more."I like you.""Hm?" Maxine nodded slowly."I love you..."Maxine slowly raised her gaze, staring into the alpha's green bead while slowly pressing out a gentle smile. "I know..." softly."Just like that? Your answer?" Maxim raised his eyebrows, looking at Maxine with indecisive feelings and curious.Maxine knew the meaning of the gaze. Soon she approached, then briefly pecked Maxim's full lips with a smile. "Now you're mine," Maxine whispered softly. "You should have known what my statement meant.""Come here." Maxim whispered back.Maxine approached, then pressed her lips against Maxim's. She sucks it up, giving all the intimacy that the alpha craves. Allowing herself to sink and drift along with the hundreds of butterflies that filled her stomach.I love you too, Max. you know that. Maxine said silently in her heart.A few days later, Maxim and Maxine returned to H
Maxine rubbed her face with a rough sweep. At least She regretted what She had said to Jace Stone. She rubbed her face again as she walked towards the bathroom, looking at the reflection of herself in the sink mirror.Maxine laughed bitterly. "Sorry, Mr. Stone. I can't let go of your son," she repeated her words last night.She laughed again with a soft shake when she remembered the fact that it was this sentence that made Jace Stone order the vampires to tear the clothes she was wearing, even though some of them were ordered to hurt her, and fortunately, none of the vampires managed to hurt her, because every time the wound appeared it would be tight again as soon as it appeared.After performing a series of rituals of self-appeasement; Meditating and imagining the good things that had previously happened to her, Maxine returned to the room, chose a variety of clothes that Maxim bought for her and put on one of them, and then ate a few pieces of sandwiches that Maxim also bought for
"I expected it," the woman hissed quietly, almost in hushed tones, her gray bead staring at Maxine, who was sleeping in Maxim's sling. "It turned out that this kind of thing did happen again."When he heard this, Maxim frowned and turned his head, curiously looking at the woman. "Did it happen again?"The woman turned her head, putting on a clumsy smile to conceal the carelessness she had just displayed. "No way. There is nothing, "she exclaimed, a little excitedly. "Please ignore me. I'm just messing around because I'm too tired to do anything else."Maxim nodded, hesitant to believe the woman's words. "Go home if you're tired, madam," Maxim suggested, his face as tired as the woman who said she was exhausted. "Have your working hours just begun?"The woman shook her head. "I'll go home after dropping you guys off."Maxim nodded. He stepped out of the elevator when it came to a halt and the door to the second floor opened. "We're going to pick this floor, madam," Maxim said as he exi
"Where's Maxine?" Ivan swept his gaze around when he couldn't find the figure of the girl on any side.Maxim and Leo suddenly turned their heads, combing the entire side of the forest around them with each other's eyes. Maxine wasn't there, not even their only herd remaining. The only ones surviving the vampire attacks had disappeared. But not long after, as if giving them an answer, Maxine's screams and the loud howls of their herd in the distance were heard.The three youths rushed to light the fire and rushed to follow the source of the sound after witnessing the corpses of their herd being devoured by the flames. Together with Ivan and Leo, Maxim howled, signaling to Maxine that they were going to catch up and save her.Could it be, that what dad promised them was Maxine? Maxim thought worriedly. Maxine's soul?
"Is that my father?" Lisa asked Liam curiously.Liam was about to answer, but Daniella's voice made his mouth close again. He didn't know when Daniella stood behind his high back. As soon as he heard his mother's voice, Liam followed Maxim and Maxine out of the way, then made a way for Daniella to approach the eldest daughter of the Stone family."Not your father," said Daniella, smiling a small smile.Lisa nodded. She then looked at Maxine, Maxim, and Liam alternately. "Could you guys come out for a bit?" she asked softly. "I need to speak to Mrs. Kelly. Just the two of us. "The three nodded obediently, quickly leaving the room, and Maxine was the last one in there, quickly closing the door. Leaving Lisa and her mother in the same room, wanting to talk about something.
"It's a family thing, mom," Maxine interceded. It seemed that she knew what happened, even though she felt that she was the cause of what happened to Lisa. "Please just treat her right."Danielle was tight-lipped. She hurried to clean the wound on Lisa's back carefully after Liam came to bring a bowl of warm water and a small towel. Lisa grimaced, she even squeezed Maxim's hand while closing her eyes.While Liam approached Maxine who chose to look at the golden color that dominated the sky from behind the window of her room facing the balcony, deliberately turning her face away from the Stone siblings."Hey?" said Liam for the first time. "I'm sorry."Maxine nodded without turning her head. "Forget it, Liam. It's not a big deal."
"Moon Goddess has stepped in, Stone," said the woman called Mrs. Park in a whisper that was as firm as Jase's. "You can't separate them anymore, even after you've eliminated Dalton Kelly.""Shut your mouth tight if you don't want my packs to destroy this place when you're caught off guard," Jase threatened before he then headed to the table where his son and the wolfless girl were."Maxim Stone," Jase said in a heavy hoarse voice. "Come with me.""Let me take her home, dad."Maxim then got up from where he was sitting, then approached Maxine while stretching out his right hand. "After you," he whispered softly.Maxine almost reached Maxim's helping hand, unfortunately, Jase first brushed the hand from her face while looking a