THIRD PERSON POV:Fae and Ryder lay side by side, his thoughts drifting back to Bella’s rejection. He hated his life at that moment, especially the fact he had to stoop so low for Bella’s attention.“Who does she think she is?” he muttered aloud, sitting up abruptly.Fae, lost in her own thoughts about what she had done to Bella, barely registered his words. She knew that once Bella spoke up, there would be an investigation, and there would likely be witnesses. That fear gnawed at her, but she kept her focus on Ryder.“I wish I could make her disappear,” Ryder said, flopping back onto the bed in frustration, his arm brushing against Fae’s chest by accident.The touch startled Fae, pulling her out of her thoughts. Seeing the frustration etched on Ryder’s face, she climbed on top of him, hoping to distract herself and him. She pressed her lips to his neck, but he stopped her, grabbing her hands.“What are you doing? We only have about thirty minutes before breakfast, and I don’t want to
Bella:I hated them so much, but why did it hurt again seeing him with Fae? She was the person who had attempted to murder me, and yet he showered her with love.“Fuck you!” I groaned, slapping my chest for the pain it felt.I walked as fast as I could to Hazel’s room.When I grabbed the handle, Hazel caught my left hand.“Bella!” she called out. I turned to face her with tears shimmering in my eyes. “You do not have to keep doing this to yourself, please, Bella,” she pleaded. I swallowed hard, pulled the door open, and threw myself onto the bed.She shut the door and walked towards the bed.“I’m fine,” I muttered. She tried to hold my hand, but I withdrew, because I was ashamed that she had to see me this way.I wiped away my tears, then I took a deep breath, turning off my emotions. I was a fool for switching them back on, and I didn’t care if I was running from my problems. This seemed better, and I had better things to waste my emotions than some boys who didn’t give two shits abo
Bella:After Ryder was suspended in front of the entire school, I couldn’t pay attention to classes for the entire day. He had so much effect on me, and it bothered me a lot because I switched off my emotions, but he still found his way to bug my mind.“Turning off your emotions doesn’t affect me,” my wolf spoke, answering the question which had been bugging me the entire day.The last bell went off.Students rushed out of the class while I packed up my books after wasting an entire day for nothing. Maybe I should have stayed back, I reasoned, but then it was too late to cry over spilled milk.“Hey, do you know what extracurricular you want to take now?” Hazel asked, and I looked up to see her never-ending smile plastered on her face.I sighed, slapping my forehead because I had forgotten I needed to take an extracurricular to boost my credit units.“You cannot be sad all the time, and you know that.”“I’m not sad, I just feel guilty for what happened to him, and...”“Isn’t that what
Third person pov:When Ryder got home, his heart sank badly. He knew he had made a mistake, and he knew it would not be long before he would get a call from his father. The fact Bella moved out seemed like a good idea to him, but when he opened the door to his room and saw her space was bare, he felt a wave of sadness, which left him shaken for a moment.“You won’t even look at me after what you have done to disgrace me the entire day.”Fae’s voice cut through his thoughts, drawing him back to reality. She was supposed to be his peace, but right now she threatened it, and it made him wonder if this was worth it.“Look, Fae, I’m sorry for crossing the line, and I hope we can move past this,” he said, walking straight to his wardrobe to change.He pulled off his shirt and tossed it on the door of the wardrobe, taking out a casual shirt. He was about to pull off his pants when Fae got up from the bed.“That is all you’ve got to say?” She grabbed his shoulder and spun him around. “Is this
Bella:“Girl, I don’t know what you were up to, but keep it up,” Hazel said the moment I stepped into her room.I looked around, noticing the room had been redecorated with a new bed just for me, and my bed was perfectly laid.I knew she wouldn’t hesitate to talk about what happened today, but I wasn’t in the mood for that. Spending a day with Ryder felt weird, and although I couldn’t easily let go of the fact he was a monster, I realized he had a heart.“Don’t you have extracurricular activities to attend?” I asked, and she shrugged.“Yeah, I do, but luckily the computer club can’t function without me,” she said, placing her fists on her waist, which made me laugh.I sat on my bed.“So what’s it gonna be? Will you join the club today?” She questioned, leaning in towards me with our faces touching.“I think I want to join the cheerleading squad,” I pushed away her face.Her face fell when I said this, but I was certain. I didn’t want any more workload because I was already struggling
Bella:We walked into the class opposite, and Fae walked up to the twins.“We need some suits,” she said, and they stared at both of us.“What for?” Finn asked with his brows creased.“Duh, to fight.” Fae slapped her forehead while I stood still with no words. Of course, I feared losing to her, but I knew I had to be brave and not let the fear get to me because that would only be the beginning of my failure.“I don’t like the sound of this, and I think you should sit it out, Bella,” Kai said, and I frowned at him.Since when did they care about me? I questioned myself as I stared at him. Wouldn’t they be glad if she stabbed me with a sword, and I was no longer in existence? It would lessen their burden of having a mate like me.“Good thing you are not my mum, and you cannot tell me what I can or what I cannot do,” I said to him, and then he scoffed.The suits were handed over to us, and we got dressed. We took our positions, and I took a deep breath, about to make a call for a start,
Bella:A knock on our door awoke Hazel and me, causing us to spring to our feet, assuming it was my mother or Alpha Fredrick.“Coming!” Hazel yelled, rushing to the door while I trailed behind her.She opened the door to a bare hallway. She looked left and right, but there was no one.“Who thinks pranking is fun at six in the morning?” I groaned, walking back to my bed with heavy eyes, hoping to catch thirty more minutes of sleep before the rising bell.As I threw myself on the bed and shut my eyes, Hazel spoke.“There’s something here,” she said. I groaned further, trying to keep my eyes closed, but I knew it wouldn’t be possible with whatever Hazel had discovered. “It has your name on it,” she added, causing my brows to wrinkle.Of course, it had to be for me.“It’s from the Sapphire Belle Sisters. They want you to meet with them after school,” she said. I groaned further while she sat on my bed. “This is a great opportunity for you. They are the highest sorority club in school, and
Bella:When classes were over, Hazel walked over to me with her ever-smiley face.“So, are you ready for your outing?” she asked, and I rolled my eyes, grabbing my tote bag.She just had to remind me of the meeting I couldn’t escape. I ignored her as we made our way down the hallway, but she wouldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear in my face.“Stop, please!” I said in a raised tone, and she came to a halt.“I do not want to talk about it, and I’ll decide whether I’ll go or—”“Bella,” someone called out, and I looked up to see Kai standing in front of us in the hallway.“Hey, I’m sorry, I can’t talk now. I need to go to a meeting,” I said, taking out the envelope from my bag and quickening my pace.I checked the venue on the invite, then rushed out of the school building.“I would accompany you, but I have an emergency meeting with my club about the upcoming carnival,” Hazel said to me.There was a carnival?“Thanks for the help,” I said in a sarcastic tone as I headed to the school gat
THIRD PERSON POV:Herald was in his study, looking over a lot of papers, ranging from the amenities the pack lacked to the bills and monthly pack budget. He had a lot of work to do, and he was lagging, but this wasn’t because he couldn’t do it; his spirit was down. Outside, he was the brave and ruthless Alpha king who ruled the Rune pack, but deep down, he was a man who had lost his family.“This is all too much,” he said, pushing away the papers in front of him.He took a deep breath, then he pulled open his drawer to take out a stamp, but he found a picture, which opened the floodgate of the brokenness his heart was trying to conceal. It was a picture of Bella, Evelyn, and him when Bella had just turned one. They all had a smile.Taking out the picture, he placed it on his desk, then he ran his hands across it, shutting his eyes to that time. The smile on Evelyn’s face had been fake, and he hadn’t known she was suffering so much. He wished he could go back and undo whatever his moth
Bella:We went back to the apartment without Halle. She had asked Riley to go back with us, stating it was risky for him to drive back to the Dusk Pack, knowing that vampires lurked around the mountains on the deserted roads at night.When we asked where she was going, she gave us a warm smile, saying, “Adults worry about children, and not the other way around.”With that, she vanished.Soon, we made it to the parking lot of the apartment where Kai and Ryder were waiting for us. As soon as our cars came to a stop, they rushed toward us. We got down from the car, and then they rushed at me. Kai pulled me to himself first.“We had a feeling you were in danger, and I kept telling Ryder, but we shrugged it off, thinking Finn would call,” Kai said. I pressed my body harder into theirs.“What matters is that we are okay now,” I said to him, and then he kissed my cheek before pulling away from me.I looked at Ryder, whose face was drawn down.“I am not dead, Ryder,” I said to him, then he th
Bella: I was still in shock from the man’s words when Finn grabbed him by the collar, pounding his face multiple times. The rage embedded in Finn was enough to power an entire city when converted to watts. But I couldn’t let him kill this man. We needed information. I looked back at Halle and Hazel to see that both of them had gone into a state of unconsciousness. They sat in the circle, holding hands, and looking up into the skies, and their eyes had gone white, so we had only ourselves. “Finn, you will kill him! We need answers!” Riley yelled, grabbing Finn, who struggled hard to hit the man. “Good. Then he can join my mother!” Finn yelled, but Riley held onto him. I walked up to the man, then placed a foot on his chest, pinning him to the ground. “Why did you pull him away? He was only hurting himself, and I am enjoying it. My emotions are turned off, so I do not feel a thing,” the man said, and I pressed down harder on his chest, which made him chuckle.When he wouldn’t stop
Bella:As the portal opened and Halle continued chanting her spell, I began to feel a strange energy around me. She said it wasn’t real, but goosebumps sprouted across my skin, and I could feel something—or someone—whispering in my ears.I shut my eyes at once, unwilling to make the mistake of stepping out of the circle.“Bella!” He called out my name, and I threw open my eyes to see Joseph Black-Moon standing close to me in the circle, clutching his head.“Argh!” I screamed, causing Halle’s eyes to open.“He is here! The prin... Joseph Black-Moon!”“It is an illusion, Bella!” Halle said, then continued chanting. I stared at Hazel, whose face was ridden with fear, but she did nothing except continue her spell.The area became windy, and I looked around to see Hazel’s parents standing behind her.“It is not real! Nothing can enter this circle without getting hurt. Close your eyes if you must!” Halle yelled, and Hazel squeezed her eyes shut.Finn reached for my hand, stroking it as I sh
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.”