THIRD PERSON POV:“It worked! Guys, it worked!” Hazel screamed in excitement as the triplets covered their ears while Bella raised both hands up and down. “It worked,” Hazel said again in a whisper.Then she grabbed the book, placing a kiss on the old, browned pages. “I promise to love you for the days of my life,” she said to it, then she got to her feet.“I’m glad this is working, and I cannot even tell you how mad I am with my mother, but still I cannot say anything to her, because ‘mother knows best,’” Bella said with her voice dripping in sarcasm.Hazel grabbed her wand and looked at the short spell, then Riley crossed her mind.“You know I will have to perform this spell on Riley, right? We were six there, and even if he was unconscious, they will do whatever to make sure he didn’t remember. I am pretty sure they will still do it on all the students, if they haven’t,” Hazel said, and the triplets glanced at each other.“That means he will have to live with the fact that Bella is
THIRD PERSON POV:“Ouch!” Noble screamed, grabbing his belly.“What the fuck was that?” Ian asked as he rubbed his belly too, while Hazel chuckled and Finn looked at her with the corner of his lips raised.The two Husk High boys took a step back while Hazel walked up to Finn, standing beside him.“I don’t know what that was, but I guess we underestimated you, so we won’t go easy!” Ian stated, gritting his teeth.Then he charged at Hazel and Finn with his claws out.“Break,” Hazel said, and Ian hung in the air for a split second with the sound of bones cracking, causing him to crash to the ground, holding onto his legs.He yelped in pain, prompting Noble to rush towards him.“What happened?” he asked, and Ian looked at Hazel, who had a smile planted on her lips.“She... is a...”“Witch,” Hazel completed, folding her hands behind her back.She and Finn made their way towards them, but Ian grabbed onto Noble’s body.“Get... get her away from me!” he screamed, and Hazel put a hand on her
THIRD PERSON POV:While Hazel read out the spell, the speaker made a screeching sound and a voice came through it.“Because of the attack on camp last night, the management of the camp has concluded that the camp activities be suspended. All campers are required to pack up their belongings as your school buses will be ready this morning to pick you up.”After the announcement was made, Hazel concluded the spell, and her face fell instantly.“Great, and that is the end of this,” she said with a sigh, folding her arms across her chest.Riley leaned in to kiss her cheek.“Who says it has to end?” he questioned, and she turned to face him. “I know the thought of us scares, but I think you are attaching too much to it, Hazel,” he said, and she raised a brow.“We could text, and the midterms are fast approaching. I do not mind coming to the Frost pack, plus you have relations in the Dusk pack, you can—”“I am forbidden to speak with my maternal relatives,” she cut him short.“Then I’ll come
Bella:When my eyes opened, the first thing I saw was the familiar scenery of the school in the sunset. The students who had taken the bus had arrived and were already unloading their luggage.“What happened?” Hazel asked, causing me to look around to see everyone stretching as they blinked their eyes open.The door to the van was opened, and mother peered inside. The moment I saw her face, memories of the memory wiping saga flooded back, and I held my head, taking a deep breath as I slowly recalled the rogue attack.“How is everyone feeling?” Mother asked, and I glanced at Hazel, who was seated beside me.“Weird. I feel like there’s a glitch in my brain somewhere,” I lied, and a smile formed on her lips.“You must be tired from the long trip. Get down so that Fred’s men can help you take your things to your room,” she said, and I nodded before looking back at the triplets behind us.‘Our parents are diabolical,’ Ryder mind-linked me, and I let out a sigh as I undid the seatbelt.My b
Bella:“Are my eyes deceiving me, or is that Noah?” Kai asked as the rest of us tried to force words out of our mouths the moment he walked up to Mother and Alpha Fred, who were conversing a few inches away from us.“Good evening, Principal Evelyn and Alpha Fred,” he said to them, offering a bow.We all glanced at each other, knowing this was part of the plan to solidify the story that no student had died.“I’m going over there,” I said to my friends, then I left the circle, walking up to my mother.“Hello, Noah,” I said to him. He looked at me, giving a brief wave.“I will be leaving now, thank you,” he said to them, then made to leave.“Actually, it’s you I came to see,” I said to him. He glanced at my parents briefly before clearing his throat.They couldn’t even mimic his mannerisms properly.“Hazel and I have been looking for you,” I said to him, and he raised a brow.“Why would Hazel be looking for me?”“Because she’s your mate, hello?” I said, and he rubbed the back of his head
Bella:As Hazel advised, we did nothing but keep an eye on the management of the school.After Noah’s fake parents took him, we didn’t hear a thing about him ever again. They didn’t invite a single student to his burial, and although Hazel wanted to reach out, she couldn’t because she feared the school would find out, since his parents were involved with the school.“It’s been three weeks, and I cannot believe they let him go like that,” Hazel said, drawing me away from my thoughts. “He was terrible, but he was a person, and he at least deserved friends. His parents are cruel, and if I could, I’d put them in jail,” she said, and I sat up on my bed.Then I walked over to hers, sitting close to her.I patted her back gently.“Well, at least the moon goddess will forgive him, because he was killed,” I said to her, and she looked at me, forcing a smile onto her lips.“Thank you, Bella.”I was about to speak when the door swung open and Ryder walked in.“Have you ever heard of knocking?” I
Bella:In no time, we were at the airport in the Dusk Pack. We made it down the airstairs, and the men with us helped take our bags out of the plane. There, at the car rank, four cars were waiting for us. Two were to take Finn and Kai to their grandma’s place, and we had two for ourselves.“See you guys in two days,” Finn said as the men loaded their stuff into the trunk of their car.“Yeah, see you guys,” Kai said, then they exchanged brief hugs with Ryder before turning to Hazel.“I’ll try to miss you guys,” Hazel said in a low tone, then she gave Finn a light punch on his shoulder.Finn grabbed her hand and pulled her into a hug, squeezing her tightly. After he pulled away, Kai hugged her, too. Then they turned to me.“Oh, I’m going to miss you guys so much,” I said to Finn and Kai, throwing my arms around their necks.They both wrapped their arms around my waist, pulling me close as my chest grazed against theirs, then they kissed my cheeks before pulling away.With that, we watch
Bella:A thick silence hung in the air, making me regret speaking.“I’m sorry, and I...”“No, Bella, it’s fine,” she said, turning to face me. “I would have been curious too if I were in your shoes. I assumed your mother told you the story from her point of view, but I was wrong,” she said, placing the last batch of plates in the sink.“She never tells me anything,” I replied, watching her wash her hands before turning around.She took a deep breath.“It’s not my place to tell you Evelyn’s story. She’s your mother, and she owes that privilege,” she said, and my face fell. “You called it a triangle, right? So, I will tell you the story from my point of view, and that will be it.”I felt a glimmer of hope when she said this. Then she leaned against the kitchen counter, grabbing a rag to wipe her hands.“Take a seat,” she said, and I pulled out one chair.“Fred and I used to be good friends as kids. As a matter of fact, we were best friends. His father was Alpha, and Evelyn’s father was
THIRD PERSON POV:The trio drove for hours, finally making it to the frost pack.“I was not going to Howlstone because I did not have time for their numerous security checks,” Halle said, and Hazel took out her phone, asking Bella to meet them at a restaurant.She placed her phone back into her pocket.“Bella and Finn would meet us at the restaurant. I told them Halle didn’t want to go to Howlstone,” she explained to Riley and Halle as Riley drove to a random restaurant in town.Soon, they came to a halt and stepped out of the car. Then they made their way through the sliding doors of the restaurant. They chose a booth and made themselves comfortable. Then Hazel communicated the name of the restaurant to Bella and Finn. Luckily for them, Bella and Finn were close by, and soon they walked through the front door.The cozy atmosphere of the restaurant felt at odds with the tension that hung over them all. As they approached them, Hazel felt a bit of relief, which allowed her to soften he
THIRD PERSON POV:The early morning sun crept through the curtains, casting a soft glow across the room. Hazel stirred first from her slumber, her body aching as she shifted against the cold floor. A dull, throbbing headache pounded at her temples, and when she blinked her eyes open, the events of last night felt like a hazy blur.Next to her was Riley, who groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. His hand instinctively reached for his head, as if trying to push away the pain.“Ugh, what the hell happened?” Riley mumbled, squinting at the ceiling before glancing over at Hazel with confusion etched on his face. “Why are we on the floor?”Hazel pushed herself up, groaning as the ache in her muscles intensified. Her mind felt foggy. It was a jumbled mess of fragments of last night, but as soon as her eyes fell on her spell book, which was on the floor, she remembered the spell, and the shifting table, and the wind that took them out.Her voice faltered as everything pieced together. Then sh
Third Person Pov:After a few minutes, Hazel sat up in bed as sweat clung to her skin while she stared blankly at the dark room. The thoughts of what had happened earlier still swirled through her mind, and Riley’s comforting presence next to her did little to soothe the icy knot of fear and dread settling deep in her stomach. Something about the nightmare didn’t feel right—it felt far too vivid, and too real to be just a dream. Her parents’ faces and the accusations in their voices couldn’t be figments of her imagination, and the witch in her refused to let it go.“No,” she whispered in a shaky breath.Riley’s hand rubbed soothing circles on her back. “Hazel, it was just a nightmare. It’s okay—”He tried to convince her with a sleepy voice, but Hazel shook her head sharply, pushing the covers off her body as she swung her legs over the edge of the bed.“It wasn’t just a nightmare, Riley,” she said firmly, trying to steady her voice. Her parents had never come to her, and now that the
THIRD PERSON POV:One would have thought Bella was crazy because of what she was seeing, but she was far from that. She wasn’t the only one plagued by ghosts, but no one knew this for now. While Bella was battling the ghost of Joseph Black-Moon, Hazel was in the Dusk Pack with Riley, trying to enjoy her weekend.They had spent the entire day driving from the Frost pack to his father’s mansion at a beach with a good ocean view. Finally, they got there in the evening.“My butt hurts,” Hazel groaned as soon as Riley came to a halt in the enormous mansion in front of them.Riley leaned in to kiss her cheek. “You can rest all night now, and we can do whatever we want tomorrow.”He spoke as though he hadn’t been the one driving the entire time while Hazel had done nothing but play songs, read a book, and sleep through the entire ride. They both got down from the car, and Riley took Hazel’s bag from her, grabbing her hand with his other hand, then they made their way to the front door. He sl
Bella:“What?” I asked, staring at Finn.“Is something wrong?” Finn asked, and I shook my head at once, shutting my book and getting to my feet. “Bella, is something wrong?” I felt a slight shiver as his hands grazed my skin, then I turned to face him.For a moment, I battled with my mind, wondering if I should spill what I knew to him, but if I didn’t, I would have to solve whatever this was, and I didn’t want to follow the same path I did with Fae.“He is the man from my dream last night.” The words came out of my mouth, and Finn stared with his face contorted in confusion.I sighed, then walked back to the bed.“I had a nightmare last night,” I said to him, and he sat close to me as I started narrating everything I could remember from the dream.I ended by saying, “The dream felt so real, and I have a scar from it.” I showed him the mark on my hand, and he ran his hands over it.“According to Hazel, you didn’t kill Bonnie, so why is she mad at you? She should be mad at Sebastian.”
Bella:Today was cheerful enough for most of the students at Howlstone Academy. The vibrant energy of exam prep filled the air, a relief from the tension that had shadowed the halls two weeks ago when Fae was expelled. There were no bullies lurking around to ruin the day, and for once, I didn’t have to glance over my shoulder, expecting someone to plot my demise.As usual, I walked to class with Hazel and the triplets. The sun streamed through the tall windows, casting long beams across the polished floor, but something about the brightness felt off. It was too cheerful, too perfect. As soon as we stepped into the hallway, the bell blared through the air, startling me.“That’s the bell for class,” Hazel said, her voice snapping me back to reality.“See you guys later,” I said to the triplets, giving them a quick wave as I grabbed Hazel’s hand.We made our way down the corridor, the familiar hum of conversation and footsteps filling the space. At our lockers, I grabbed the books I need
THIRD PERSON POV:CONTINUATION OF FLASH BACKAll hell was let loose when the Luna knew that the first child would be a girl, but there was nothing she could do immediately. This made her decide she would stress Evelyn out so much in order to cause a miscarriage. She started maltreating Evelyn throughout the pregnancy, but she never did this in front of Herald. She was a saint when he was around, but the moment he stepped out, the two women were at loggerheads.Herald believed that Evelyn’s constant nagging was from the effects of the pregnancy, so he provided more material things for her without waiting to hear her out each time she tried to complain to him. This continued until the Fifth month of the pregnancy when Evelyn started spotting. The stress had weighed her down so much that her body could no longer take it.She was placed on bed rest, and she feared her baby would die. That same night, she woke Herald up because she was in a lot of pain, but he didn’t believe that she would
THIRD PERSON POV:Evelyn knew that her life without Fred wasn’t going to be rosy, but she didn’t expect what her in-laws had in store for her. On her first night at the Rune pack, she asked for a room where she could be alone, but her mother-in-law laughed.“What do you think you are here for?” she questioned, and Evelyn stared at her, unsure of what she was playing at. “You just got married, and you act like you do not know what couples do on their first night together. I mean, you have done it before, so continue from…”“I didn’t sleep with Herald,” Evelyn said, but Kate didn’t care.She had achieved what she wanted, and she was certain she had secured beautiful and strong grandchildren to take over their lineage.“Lie all you want, child, but you will sleep with your husband tonight, and you both will produce an heir for this family,” she said, and then Evelyn watched the guards move her things into Herald’s chamber.Herald, on the other hand, didn’t return on time that night. The
Bella:I felt the air being knocked out of my lungs as I asked my mother the question. She hurriedly shut the door, then faced me, shaking her head.“Why would you say that, Bella?” she asked, and I shrugged.“That day in your office, when Hazel talked about things that reminded you of the past, you glanced at me. You must not like me that much, and I definitely remind you of something you want to forget,” I said, watching her shut her eyes momentarily.“I do not hate you, Bella, and I never would. Of course, you remind me of my past because you are my daughter, and I’ve had you for sixteen years plus, and—”“Mum, stop!” I cut her off, raising my tone, forcing her to fall silent.I was tired of being driven around in circles. I wanted answers.“I need to know what happened with you and Dad because it kills me every single time I think about it,” I said, and she scoffed, shaking her head.“You do not need to know everything, Bella, and it’s called the past for a reason. So, do you want