THIRD PERSON POV:“Collect her daytime necklace, and she will burn in the presence of the students at school.”Fae’s voice echoed in Hazel’s head as she made her way back to the school building. As soon as she saw Bella and the triplets, she was drawn back to reality. Her brows furrowed at once as she walked up to them.“I do not think I want to do this anymore,” she said, and Bella grabbed her hand, walking her down the hallway that led to the boys’ locker room.The triplets followed them.“She wants me to take your daytime necklace, so you will burn under the sun, and I will not do that,” Hazel said. Then she turned to Ryder, shooting him an angry look. “You know we are in this because of you, right? Because maybe if you hadn’t made her obsessed with you, we would have normal lives. But now, she keeps trying to kill Bella just because of you,” she said, and Ryder kept silent.They were quiet for a moment.“I am just not going to do it, and I think you should marry your psycho ex,” H
THIRD PERSON POV:Hazel communicated effectively with the group, and just like Fae expected, Bella wore a black hoodie to school, along with thick socks and leggings under her skirt. The heat wave was slowly kicking in, so it killed her to be in that outfit, but she knew she had to endure it to put an end to Fae.When school ended, and Bella made it back to the dorm, she was sweating profusely.“I swear, when this is over, I am going to smack her in the face,” Bella said to Hazel the moment she walked into Hazel’s room.In that moment, Hazel’s phone beeped with a message from Fae.“At a spa appointment, because I need to have my glow on when we take down Bella tomorrow.”Hazel showed the message to Bella.**The next day, they rehearsed the plan, which had little to nothing to do with the triplets. Bella dressed up in her hideous and heavy outfit, then made her way out of the hostel early enough.Fae spotted her through the window of her room, then she texted Hazel.“You know she is h
THIRD PERSON POV:“Both of you, my office now,” Evelyn said to Bella and Hazel, then she made her way into the school building.They both followed her, glancing at each other at every instance. They didn’t know what Evelyn would do, and all they could do was rely on their own instincts to get them out of the situation.Soon, they got to the office, and Evelyn opened the door, ushering them in, then she slammed it shut. She stared at Hazel, her chest rising with each second. She understood her predicament, but did she have to hurt her daughter?“What has gotten into you, Hazel?” she questioned, and Hazel remained mute. “This was never you. Even though you have managed to uphold your grades, I cannot help but wonder what is happening. I’ve seen you with Fae, and this is unlike you,” Evelyn said, then Hazel squeezed her face, looking Evelyn in the eyes.“You’re right, my life was perfect until Bella came into it, and now I can no longer tell who I am,” Hazel said, then Bella lightly slap
THIRD PERSON POV:While the students were in class, Hazel served detention by reading a book. Although it would taint her record, she saw this as an opportunity to catch up with her academics, as the midterm activities had distracted her. Ms. Polly sat in front of the class, as instructed by Evelyn.Hazel kept flipping through her notes as she waited for a text from Riley.Soon her phone vibrated in her seat, sending a jolt up her thighs. Skillfully, she glanced down to see it was a message from Riley, causing a smile to spread across her lips, but she quickly shifted her gaze to Ms. Polly with a straight face. When she saw Ms. Polly had dozed off with her head thrown back against the chair, Hazel shifted her attention to her phone.“What do you mean you got detention?”She stopped reading, holding the cover of her notebook with her left hand while she typed on her phone with her right. She gave him the news of what had gone down.“I really don’t like this. Can’t you all report her or
THIRD PERSON POV:Bella and the triplets were gathered in Hazel’s room as usual. They were waiting for her to return from detention, and soon the door swung open, and she walked in with a gloomy face.“What happened?” Bella asked, getting to her feet as she walked up to Hazel, who had her face crumpled in a frown.“If you are very much interested, then Fae happened. I told you we shouldn’t do this with her. I couldn’t even get away from her with detention because she found her way to the class,” she said, walking to her bed to sit.She threw herself on it with her arms spread out.“What happened?” Ryder asked, causing her to sit up at once.She had blamed him earlier for their predicament, and she wasn’t going back on her word.“Your stupid girlfriend happened, and now she wanted me to steal Bella’s bags of blood so she could go hungry,” Hazel said, and they all glanced at each other. “What is it you have, exactly?” Hazel asked, peering into Ryder’s eyes.He shrugged.“Maybe we should
THIRD PERSON POV:Tonight was the night the two parties had planned to strike. Bella’s group had upheld the false notion that she was paling from lack of blood, but it was because of a spell Hazel had cast on her. Fae, on the other side, had prepared everything she needed to take down Bella. Her plan was to capture Bella before she could make it back to the hostel and force her to turn into a vampire.As soon as the alarm for lights out went off, both parties lay on their beds, their hearts palpitating. They waited for the porters and portresses to make their rounds, then they all got out of bed.Hazel’s phone beeped at once with a call from Fae.“Be on the lookout for her,” she said, and Hazel gave a flat “Okay,” before Fae ended the call.Hazel faced Bella, who sat opposite her on the bed with Emily.“I hope this works,” Bella said, then she got to her feet, grabbing a hoodie from her closet and throwing it on.At that moment, the triplets walked into the room.“Let’s go over the pl
THIRD PERSON POV:Emily froze in her tracks when this person spoke, then she turned around to meet a familiar face. It was Bella’s mother.“What is wrong with you, Bella? When we got the call, I hoped it wouldn’t be you, but I was wrong,” she said, her brows creased.“Mum, we have it under control, and you have to trust me,” she said, and Evelyn scoffed.“Trust? Where has that gotten any of us?” she asked, then she reached for Emily’s hands. “The council members on duty are close by, and you have to leave with me right now!” she said, then she pulled her, but Emily was reluctant.“Let me go, Mum. I won’t let you ruin this plan!” she yelled, tapping Evelyn’s hand.Evelyn let go, then she groaned.“When your mother said you were stubborn, I underestimated her, but you need some ass whooping, girl! I am trying to save your ass, and you—”“Mum?” Emily cut Evelyn short before she could finish.Emily recognized her own mother’s voice, and she didn’t need a soothsayer to tell her that her mo
THIRD PERSON POV:The moment Emily’s mother said this, the haze in Fae’s eyes cleared at once, but it was too late.“What?” Fae asked as the guard came after her. “Principal Evelyn, I am sorry, and I... I didn’t mean it,” Fae tried to apologize, but no one seemed to listen, and the guard grabbed her hand at once.“Take her away, and I will call her parents right away!” Emily’s mother said to the guard, but then Fae bit him in the hand, causing him to yelp in pain.“That’s it!” the man growled, grabbing both hands and putting them behind her.“This isn’t right, and if you do not unhand me, you will face my father. You will face his wrath, I tell you! This isn’t the end, Howlstone! You cannot treat a Stormclaw like this and get away with it!”Her voice vanished in the distance as the man dragged her back to the dormitory.“Go back to bed right now!” Barry yelled at the students who were still watching, and they all groaned, putting away their phones and sliding away from the windows.In
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