The books starts with Annabelle who lives in a regular world. Her life takes a drastic turn as she starts to have reoccurring dreams. She thinks it's as a result of some movies she watches unknown to her, her real identity starts to resurface as she has kept it in for too long. On the road to discovery, she finds out about her missing brother and she is forced out of her normal life to start a new one where she accepts who she is, what she is
Lihat lebih banyak"Let me go,"
She said, struggling with the man. He was obviously bigger and stronger than she was. She didn't know what to do as she was scared down to her toes.
"I mean no harm," The man spoke.
"Then let me go," she screamed at him.
"You have to listen to me Anna,"
"How do you know my name?" She questioned.
"Annabelle!!!"
She heard her name from afar and noticed it wasn't her captor that called her name.
"Annabelle!"
She blinked her eyes open. It was morning already. Third time this week had she had this same dream and it was just Thursday. She had other dreams similar to this one but this one has been persistent. She didn't believe in anything other than the things I could see. She thought it was as a result of watching too many horror movies at night. Raised by a single Mom, she was pretty entitled to a lot of things. As the only child of her mother, her mother was all she had and vice versa. She sighed as she looked at her mother.
"Good morning mom,"
"Good morning Annabelle. You should get ready for school. I'd leave home very soon and with they way you're slacking, you'd miss the school bus!"
"Ok Mom,"
She rolled out of bed and got ready. She had my bath and sat in front of the mirror. She could have sworn that her eyes turned deep red for a couple of seconds. She blinked.
"I guess excess twilight is really having some effect on me,"
She said to herself. She went down and had breakfast. She had no appetite yet she was very hungry. She couldn't explain what was going on. She sighed. There was nothing she could do. She thought she was crazy. She missed the bus so she pulled out her phone and ordered a ride to school. She wondered why she had to school at Crystals College. It was far from home she didn't want school there. Somethings happened at Crystals that nobody could explain. Not even her. She got to school. For a single mom, her mother made life pretty comfortable. She thought as she was walking down the hall way when she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you there" she apologized.
"Pathetic humans!"
That was rude.
"Hey, you don't have to be mean" she spoke out, stopping him right in his tracks.
He turned to face her and he growled. His eyes went blood red. She fell backwards. He eyed her and turned away. She looked around, got up and headed for classes. She was really distracted all through. Not being able to focus was the last thing she wanted right now. She was still struggling with her thoughts when the bell rang. She wasn't one of the popular kids at school so she was pretty much on her own most days. She saw him at lunch again. The dude that was mean to her earlier. She looked away. She felt him staring at her. He was pretty popular and she wasn't. She guessed that was why he had to be mean. Social status. She felt his eyes on her neck and she grabbed her lunch to leave. She stood up and heard her name.
It was a whisper but she heard it loud and clear. She looked around. Everybody was busy with their own thing. It was noisy. She couldn't have possibly heard her name over the noise. She grabbed her bag and prayed the day ended quickly. There was nothing more she wanted than to be back home where she felt extremely safe.
Her phone beeped. Her Mom. She said she was going to be late today. She knew the rules already.
"When you get in, lock the doors and don't open it for anybody,"
Her mother's voice rang in her head. She couldn't even get them out because she had heard it so many times. She was going to be 18 in a few months but her mom didn't think like that. To her, she was still a baby. She sighed. There was nothing she could do but obey. One time she brought a guy home, her mother knew. Even though the guy left hours before the came back, she knew immediately she entered the house. She didn't know how but her mother did.
She got up and headed for the school bus. She took a seat at the back of the bus when someone sat near her. Nobody ever does because she rarely paid attention to anybody. She looked up. It was a guy. He had bright grey eyes like she did. He smiled at her. She turned back to her book. While waiting for the bus to get filled within a specific allocated time, he brought out his phone.
"In case you want to talk, I'm Alexander" he said.
"I'm Annabelle" she said and went back to her book immediately.
She swore she heard him hold his breath then let it out.
"I've been watching you for a while" he said
"Yeah, why?" She asked, still not looking in his direction
"You just interest me"
"You're about to get really disappointed then Alexander" she said, looking at him.
"Call me Alex"
"Whatever"
She said looking back at her book. She could not concentrate. Annoying. She looked at the window.
"When is this bus supposed to move?" He asked.
"2:30"
"It's just 2:06"
"So?" She asked
"Why do you have to sit in here till 2:30 then?"
"Because I want to"
"You aren't friendly I assume?"
"You assumed correct. I'm not" she said
"I don't care"
"You are a literal pain in my ass" she said, hoping he would bug off.
"That's the wrong place to be" he laughed
She smiled. Maybe he wasn't that bad after all. She smiled then turned to the window
"Caught you smiling. You should do that often" he said.
She nodded.
"So where do you stay?" He asked
"Sunflower valley"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, why?" She asked
"I just moved there weeks ago"
"Nice. Welcome to the boredom" she said congratulating him.
"I actually find it very peaceful"
"Yeah right" she scoffed
"So what book are you reading?"
"Twilight"
"What's twilight?" He asked, really amused
"Are you serious?" She asked, equally amused.
"As I'd ever be" he replied
He was actually serious. Who hasn't heard of twilight? Where was this dude From? She laughed out loud
"Making fun of me?" He asked
"I'm not. I'm sorry. But everybody has heard, read or watched twilight"
"Well, I haven't. Never heard of it or watched it or read it either" he said back
"You should. It's the best selling novel or movie of all time" she said
He shrugged.
"I bet I'd be unimpressed' he said
The bus started to move some minutes after. They both got down at Sunflower valley. They strolled home together. He got home before she did because his house was before hers. She walked on. She got home, locked the doors and headed to the kitchen to fix something to eat. This was basically life for her
***
"You think?" Justin asked.
"There's something about her Justin. I'm telling you. When I bumped into her, there was this spark. This gush of wind and we were inside the building"
"Damian, she's just a girl that doesn't even know her place and for heavens sake, she's human" Justin reminded.
"What if my mate is supposed to be human?" Damian asked.
"You're the prince of Cordina. An alpha to the South side pack. You're a hybrid for pete's sakes. I doubt if fate would pair you up with a human Damian"
His best friend spoke. He sighed. His best friend had a good point. He had no reason to end up with a human but this girl did something to him. She made him look twice. She made his skin crawl in a good way. She made him smile when he looked away. He didn't even know her name. He had seen her a couple of times but they had never been that close. Justin knew him better than his parents did.
If he was right and trust him, he was never wrong, he should listen to his best friend. He just couldn't get her out of his head. Cordina was miles away from here. Apparently, their parents sent them to school here. So they could at least learn the ways of humans. But they were more of them in this school than more of them at Cordina international. It was really funny. They knew themselves, Some good, some pure evil but some respected and feared. Damian was the only existing hybrid. So yes he was feared and respected. Justin was a wolf. They had known each other since birth. There was just this connection between them. How did Damian come to be?
His dad fell in love with the queen of south side pack. Fell in love? Damian don't think so. Now, they spent most days at each other's throat. Fighting in their true forms. Damian thinks he married her because of the throne. When he was a kid, he tried to turn Damian against the wolves. Damian had his first kill when he was five. Damian would never forget. Darien Gerald. He was royalty but he was a vampire. Damian concluded his dad had a personal beef with him and Damian was his personal soldier. After that, he and his mom had their first fist fight in his presence.
She changed into a wolf instantly with one jump. His fangs came out and he went after Damian's mom. The last fight was days before he left for the french quarters. His mom wanted him here, his dad wanted him in Cordina. They were arguing and the next thing was his fangs grew out and he went after her. Damian had stepped in. His fist went into his father's heart. He was nineteen. His father had to stop doing some things. The surprise on his father's face when he gasped
"You ungrateful idiot!"
His father spat at him as he squeezed his heart in his fist.
"Touch my mom again and I'll rip your heart out without thinking twice" he responded.
He wasn't cool with leaving Mom there but she did have a pack to rule. Damian stayed on his own here. He and Justin stayed together actually.
"Damian? Dinner?"
Justin asked
"I'd feed on fresh blood"
He said. Once did he feed on Justin. He trusted him with his life and he was hungry as hell. Damian didn't kill him. His healing powers were amazing since he was bonded to Damian, he had access to some of his abilities. His speed, his fast healing. Damian stood up and told Justin not to wait up for him.
He left to find someone to feed on. It wasn't long before he did find someone. He fed but didn't kill. By day break, the person will be okay and won't remember what happened. Damian returned home before dawn. Justin would always wake up. No matter how silent he was. He was a wolf so his hearing was something else. He got in and slept a bit. Justin woke up before he did and got ready for school. School. Her, Damian thought. He really hoped to see her again. He just needed to. He had two conclusions. Either Justin was right and she was a witch with some kind of spell or Justin was wrong and he was supposed to be with her. Human or not, Damian hated witches. It was a long story. Not his to start. He got ready for school. Justin drove.
Student gathered to see them every time. Obviously, they were handsome and attention was something they were used to, even in Cordina. He got down and saw her. Someone drove her. The person looked so familiar. A woman. Damian couldn't place exactly where he saw her but he did know her. Justin touched me.
"You okay?"
"I am" Damian answered
"You know I can tell when you're lying. We are linked"
"Sorry, I just saw somebody that looked so familiar" he said
He stopped again. She was walking. He couldn't stop staring at her. She felt it. There was something about her that he couldn't place. She felt it and turned back. Their eyes met and she looked away. She headed to her class
"There's something about her Justin"
"Then find out. Get to know her"
"What?" Damian said
"If you're so drawn to her, then it's for a reason. I might have been wrong about her"
Damian shook his head in disagreement. No!
She groaned and opened her eyes. She found herself in a room filled with light. She groaned and slapped her forehead with her palm. What was she doing here? She needed to wake up. Damian needed her. He couldn’t hold Phillip off for so long. She walked around, looking for a way to go back but she knew that there was no way until she saw who drew her soul here so she decided to take a few deep breaths and then she turned around “Always impatient. I thought you would have dropped that habit by now” her mother said to her“No, mom! I can’t be here! I need to go back now. Damian, Alex, they need me! Phillip would kill them all if I don’t return! I can’t let that happen!” She wait to her mom“If you go back out there, you would die again! Phillip can’t be stopped my little wolf” she said “I know but I don’t care! It is my life or the entire Cordina! For so long, I hid in the dark. I thought that if I didn’t use my abilities, I would be a normal person, I would lead a normal life but I
“About that favor you asked for” Alex said to her“Yeah?” She said back “Why don’t you do it yourself? I mean, he took a lot from me too and that was probably why I was so hurt by the news of you working with him but I understand that you didn’t have a choice but right now, I am giving you a choice. You are a part of this family too and I don’t care what anybody thinks. You are fighting with me today, by my side because that is where I want you, that is where I would always want you so meet me in the study in five minutes because we would be heading out together” Alex said to herShe turned around and ran to him before jumping on him and kissing him in the process. He smiled at her and looked at her. “I know it is probably a wrong time for this but I am sorry I did all of that to you. I was avoiding my feelings and I didn’t want my emotions to cloud my judgement. I hope that you can forgive me and once all of this is over, you can give me the chance to make it up to you and you do
"You have to let your girlfriend go. How would you throw her in a prison just because of her past? Why would you do that? I have been dying to talk about this with you and you might probably not know it yet but I don’t see a reason to why you should have done something like that to your own girlfriend because of a mistake she made in her past!” Annabelle said to him“Her past? She was working with the man that took your life. You could have died permanently!” He said to her “She was! She stopped when she met you. She came in here and told me everything the day you threw her in prison. She was because she was left with no choice!” Anna said in Beth’s defense “There is always a choice! There is always another choice! I don’t care what you say or think, there is always another choice, another way!” he said to her “Anna, your brother is right” Damian said to her and she felt her eyes glow“What choice did she have? It was either she did whatever Phillip wanted or she lost her brot
“What is your problem? I understand that you don’t want me to find Annabelle but why are you so fixed on me giving up on her? Why do you want her here so bad? I know she wouldn’t give you her life without me and I am going to find her whether you like it or not but what is in it for you? What happens to you when I give up?” Damian asked him“I get to live. My life is in her death” he said to him, looking him straight in the eyes“I am sorry to announce to you that you are going to be gone really soon because I would not leave here until I have found her. If I don’t find her, I wouldn’t leave and then we can spend all of eternity together, looking at our faces till we get bored and tired of each other. I am ready to spend all of eternity here with you. I guess we are going to be nice housemates!” Damian said to him before he sped through the clubHe didn’t find her there either so he dropped on his knees, thinking of any other place she could be at. He decide to check her favorite th
Damian nodded at her before going through the door and he woke up. He looked at his phone and saw that he had only been out for three hours. He walked up to Anna’s room and saw that it was empty. She was dressed in a black dress and he touched her face, not understanding why they would want to bury her immediately. He heard a knock on the door frame and he turned around. He saw Alex dressed in black and he was in a suit “What is going on?” Damian asked him“As the surviving family of the deceased, I can decide when, how and where to bury her and I want to bury her immediately so you don’t do something stupid. She would be burnt in the river so that her soul may find peace” Alex said“You will do no such thing until I have tried every way to get her back! I saw my mom” he said“You saw your mom?” Alex scoffed“I know this is going to sound crazy but Anna is still alive and I need your help to get her back. I went to my mom’s room to cry my eyes out and I slept off. I saw my mom in
“What was that about?” Grace asked as she landed on her feet“I don’t know but I am about to find out. How much changed while I was out?” Damian asked her“I can’t say. Everybody keeps showing a different apart of themselves each day and I don’t know if there would be a worthy person to rule Cordina after everything is over” Grace said to him as she walked on. Damian sighed and thought about what she just said. They were trying to stop Phillip but how different were they from him now? They killed just because they felt they felt it was necessary. They killed without consideration and the one person who had always kept him in check was now the one leading the killing spree. It just didn’t sit right with him. He headed up to Anna’s room and he saw Alex on her bed side, holding her hand with tears rolling down his eyes“What is going on?” He turned as he looked as Sally“She is gone. There was nothing I could do about it” Sally saidHe walked up to her and started crying. He looked a
“What are you doing?” Sally asked her “Getting venom, what on earth does it look like?” She said to them “You are killing him! I can feel it!” Justin said “I have to do what needs to be done!” “What do you mean by that? You have to stop now!” Raphael said “Damian knew what he was getting to when he asked me to do this. He knew that there was a likelihood that he might not survive the process because he is still weak but Anna doesn’t have time and he made me promise not to stop for any reason. So if you can stop asking me questions for a second and let me concentrate then maybe I can save both his life and Anna’s!” She said to them “What did you do to Alex?” Sally asked her“I snapped his neck. It was the only way!” when said She dropped her hands and the venom was still floating in the air. She moved it with her magic and cut Anna’s wrist open before letting the venom seep into her bloodstream. She looked at her and Damian groaned. He moaned softly and Sally ran to him b
“I slept off? That’s crazy. I guess we had a hard time yesterday” Alex said “We definitely had a rough day yesterday. How are you and how was your rest?” Grace asked“Doesn’t matter. What is the update?” Alex asked her“Damian is awake, back on his feet. Phillip didn’t drain him dry so the remaining energy was used to recuperate and regenerate his strength. He should be back at full strength by noon but there is a bad news” Grace said “There always has to be a bad news. What is it?” Alex asked “It is your sister. She needs all the attention she can possibly get because I don’t think she would last the next seven days of we don’t do something about it” Grace said “Where is Damian?” Alex asked her“He still thinks that there is another way to go about this. He thinks that his venom is not the only way. He doesn’t want to risk it” Grace said “He must be out of his mind! Where the hell he is?” he asked her “The study” she said to himHe got up and threw his robe around his
“Go ahead, try to kill me! You have tried before so try again but remember that the harder you try, the longer you wait and the longer you wait, the longer you get starved of the power that you need. Damian is not on the table but I am! I can give you the power you want. You want an hybrid so feed on me!” Alex said to himPhillip smiled and looked at him.“I am listening” he said “I would give you the power you need. I would make sure that Damian and Anna never come for my body so you have the endless supply of power that you want but I want something in return” Alex said to him “What do you want?” Phillip said“I want you to leave Anna, Damian and the whole of Cordina alone and I want you to hand over Arielle to the authorities of Cordina!” Alex said to him“What do you want with Arielle?” he asked“She deserves to die for her betrayal. If she can betray me then she can betray you too. Besides, you want an endless supply of power. What do you say?” Alex said to him“Deal” Phi
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