Zoey POV Damn Caroline and the wretch, Kathrina! I could have had my way like before and ended her life if Caroline hadn't intervened. When I got home, I was surprised to see a familiar girl pacing on the lawn. "Who are you?" I asked. She stopped and spun to face me. Then I recognized her. She was Rayana. We had met a couple of times. She's Hayden's bitchy sister. I wasn't really fond of her but I always acted nice like Kathrina would do when Hayden is around. And I feel she suspects me. "Hi, Kathrina." She waved at me. I faked a smile. "What brought you here?" I asked her. "To go human haunting with you," she said and giggled. "Just kidding." "What do you want then?" "I came here to talk to you, Kathrina." "About what?" "You've changed. You've acted differently since that accident and I know you're someone different." I smiled cunningly and her lips parted. I guess it's time to start revealing who I really am. After all, I plan on revealing my true identity to Kathrina's f
Rayana POV I had hidden behind some shrubs when Xander had asked me to leave. After seeing the imposter walked into the house, I slowly walked up to Xander who was by the porch. I gasped upon seeing his chest ripped open and I fell on my knees next to him. "X- Xander," I said but he shook his head. "Be quiet, please," he said with a low voice. Then I saw his eyes glow, he was mindlinking with someone. "Yes, Rylan. She has gone into the house. Get here as soon as possible," he said and cut the mindlink. I stared at him with teary eyes, seeing him in that state. He still managed to smile. "I'm sorry, I fooled you," he said. I was surprised and confused by what he said and my mind flashed back to when he met me earlier at the river bank. *** *** *** *** I was at my usual spot at the river bank when he walked up to me. I was a bit surprised to see him because it had been over nine months since we last saw each other after the incident that happened. "Why are you here again? Wait
Kathrina POV I ran as fast as I could to my house, the Salvador house. Caroline had told me to check up on them. She said Zoey might be very upset and do something to harm one of my family members to get back at me or merely for her gratification. Getting near my house, I felt somehow strange. I started hoping that nothing could have happened to my family. When I got there, I was surprised to see Rayana crawling up to a guy. Walking up to them, on a close watch, I recognized him. He was Xander. Rylan's better. Bloidvwas flowing out from his nostrils, mouth and different parts of his face. His chest was ripped open and my eyes darted to something which seemed like an organ. Realizing it was a heart, I fell on my knees and shook him. "Hey, Xander! You're okay?" "Go, go in…K…Kathrina," he managed to say. I rushed into the house and saw my father in a pool of his own blood. I turned to him and saw the bite mark on his neck. It struck me that it was definitely Zoey's doing. I checked
Rylan POV I ran out of the building after Xander ended the mindlink. I tried to reach out to him through the mindlink again but to no avail. I was about jumping into my jeep when Hayden came out. "Where are you going?" He asked. "I'm going to Kathrina's house," I blurted out. "What ?you can't be going to my girlfriend's house!" " I know she's your girlfriend but I need to go there and check something." "What do you want to go there to do? You just lied in that hall that you have something urgent to do, you came out then I heard you talking through a mindlink with your beta. You lied now. I bet you want to go there to disturb my girlfriend," he claimed. "You know what? I don't give a damn to you." "What's so important that you're heading to her house?" "Find out for yourself." I got into my jeep and drove off. I drove like crazy to Katrina's house. I didn't want to start thinking about the only thing that has happened to her. When he had talked to me earlier, he sounded lik
Hayden POV I couldn't believe what I have heard. I tried to talk to Rayana but she seemed traumatized. Rylan comes out from the house and he takes Xander's corpse and leaves. I mindlinked with Skye and told him to come to Salvador's house to take Rayana. An ambulance arrived and some attendants went into the house with a stretcher. A girl came out with the attendants as they took Mr Salvador into the ambulance. I remembered her, she was the girl who I sometimes caught staring at me. She stepped down off the porch, staring at the ambulance.All Rayana had said replayed in my head and I was about to walk up to her when I saw Skye. He arrived pretty fast. I guess he wasn't far from here when I had mindlinked him."Take Rayana to the packhouse before the cops get here and question her. Kathrina's Father was killed." Skye nodded and he stood Rayana up and took her away. Reaching Lexie, the door opened and Monna came out as the cops arrived. I went to her."Monna, what happened?" I asked
Kathrina POVI came to my senses while Rylan was driving me home. I noticed he was taking me to the cottage I lived in with Mrs Fox. I made him stop."You know where I live?" He nodded."Can you please take me to Caroline's home, instead?""Okay." He drove past my neighborhood and headed to Caroline's house. "Shouldn't I have waited back. Zoey might show up.""Don't worry, Kathrina. Nothing will happen to your mother nor your siblings.""Xander is dead. Where did you take his corpse to?""A better place. I'll drop you at Caroline's place and go back there to take his corpse to the packhouse.""I'm sorry. It's partly my fault that he's no more.""No." He dropped me at Caroline's place and left. I walked into the house and saw Caroline walking out of her secret chamber."What happened, Kathrina?""She killed my father, Caroline. My Dad is no more," I said on the brink of breaking down. She walked up to me and pulled me into an embrace to comfort me."I'm sorry, Kathrina." She let go of
Rylan POV I looked around outside the Salvador house and didn't find Kathrina. He wondered where she was. I saw Lita talking to Monna and I walked up to them. "Hi girls, um have you guys seen Kathrina?" They gave me a puzzled look. "I came with her." Monna shook her head. "We've not seen her since yesterday,I told you," Monna said, then I remembered that Kathrina has actually compelled her to forget everything that happened that night. "Oh. I mean Lexie. Have any of you seen Lexie?" "I think I saw her going into the house," Lita said and I headed into the house. I walked in and saw Kathrina hugging her mother. I was surprised. "Lexie, you…" "You don't have to call her that. She's my daughter, Kathrina," her mother said. "My mom has finally recognized me, Rylan," Kathrina said and chuckled. "So what's up? What are you planning on doing, Kathrina?" She asked her. "First, no one else has to know who I am , mother. I need to get my body back and Zita will help me in taking down Z
Kathrina POVI stared blankly at him as he leaned forward to me. I was about to utter a word, to retaliate to his sudden action but I felt him pressed a button and my seat slightly went back. He did it again and chuckled when I gasped. I pulled up an irritated expression and he grabbed a bag from the back seat and placed it on my lap."What's this?""Check it out and change into it. I got some clothes ready which you could easily change into. I'm sure you've not added weight for over a year. You seemed to be on a diet when I saw you then.""Why should I change my clothes?""I'm taking you to your home. Your fake Mom might probably want to question you when she sees you in black clothes. I'm sure she has no idea that you attended your actual Dad's funeral.""She doesn't even know I've been lying and fooling her all this while." I sighed."You can simply tell her today. I know you're tired of lying to her," he said, peering into my eyes. I wondered how he could tell what I was feeling.
Writer's POV Some days later, the Salvador family was having lunch at the dining room with Rylan seated next to his girlfriend, Kathrina and Caroline and Zita. Madlyn had invited them to come over to have lunch with them. They made jokes and chatted while having lunch round the table and Kathrina felt really happy. After dinner, Kathrina walked out with Rylan, his hand locked with hers, both walking behind Caroline and Zita."Guys, I'm leaving tonight," Zita said when they stepped on the lawn and they gave her a shocking expression."Why?" Kathrina asked."Hey, we never spoke about that," Caroline said, feigning annoyance. "Well, it's because…I've got no reason to stay back anymore. I could return to where I came from and carry on living my normal life.""You want to leave, for real?" Rylan asked in disbelief. "I remember you changing your mind a couple of times before.""I'm serious this time, Rylan. I'm leaving…""You're not leaving," a familiar voice said and they turned to see
Kathrina POVEverything has been peaceful since Zoey's death. My life had changed. I live a good life with my family. I've got my best friend, Lita, back and I have gotten new friends I'll keep forever, they are Caroline and Zita. I just wish Zita gets to spend more time with us.On a sunny morning, Rylan and I followed Mrs Fox's car behind then stopped at the town's entrance gate. She was leaving Laketown for good. I had no idea that she stayed back for two months after she got to know who I really was and about the demise of her daughter Lexie. I had got a call from her yesterday which made me so happy and I had told Rylan to follow me so we helped her pack her things and see her off at the entrance gate.When Rylan pulled over by the road behind her car, we got out and walked up to her leaning on her car."You know, I am happy I stayed for sometime. I was able to experience inner peace and happiness more than I had expected. Kathrina, I'm happy I got to know you and you made me be
Zita POVAfter Kathrina left that morning, I saw a big disappointment on Hayden's face. I don't know why but I felt pity for him. I couldn't help it but followed him to his place a few days later when I went to see Kathrina in their college.He happened to catch me and invited me into his house for a cup of tea."I wasn't expecting you'd follow me to my place. You're Zita, right?" He asked, u nodded as I took the cup of tea from him."Are you okay?""If you think I'm not, then you're right. I'm not going to act tough after I was rejected by my mate. It hurts. It's all my fault though.""I thought you wouldn't give up on her?""I was thinking about that too. Actually I had no intention of giving up on her before even when I knew she had hated me. But that day, when she rejected me, I saw the firmness in her gaze and knew she really had no feelings for me again. And when she took Rylan's hand and left with him, I knew I've lost her, forever.""So, what's your plans now?""Giving up. Sto
Kathrina POVThe next day, I went to Caroline's house and she said Zita was in the backyard at the river bank. I went there and saw her holding a small steel silver pot.I walked up to her and faked a cough, causing her to glance at me. "Hey, are you okay?" I asked her.She nodded and smiled. "It's still warm in here." I stared at the pot then it dawned to me what was in there. I looked up at her and she shook her head."That's Zoey's ashes?""Yeah. I was reluctant to throw it into the water. I'm happy you're here. I've gotten the strength to do what I want now."I chuckled. She opened the pot,dipped her hand into it and took a handful of ashes then threw them into the water. She did so till the pot was empty and dropped the pot in the water. We both watched the pot as it flowed on the water surface. "You know, Zoey was the only family member I had in the entire world," she said after a while. "Our parents are dead. We both left the vampire world because we didn't want to be bound t
Kathrina POV "Let's meet up tonight. Come alone and I'll spare your mother. You can send a message when you're done thinking about it. Your life in exchange for your mom's, sweetheart," Zoey said and hung up before I could say a word and I stared at them. "I'm going to meet her," I said to Caroline and quickly sent a message to Zoey, stating my agreement to her request. "Kathrina, going alone ti see Zoey is freaking risky," Caroline said. I shrugged. "I don't care…" "I'm coming with you," I heard Rylan said, almost yelling as he barged into the house. "No, Rylan. My mom's life is risk here. Zoey wants only me to come." "I knew this would happen someday. I won't let anything bad happen to either you or your mother, Kathrina." "Wait, how did you know that Kathrina had a problem?" Zita asked. "They are mates and their bond have grew stronger since something happened one certain night," I heard Caroline said to Zita in a whisper. "I felt you were in trouble, Kathrina," Rylan said
Kathrina POVSome days later, I returned home from school and while trying to make something to have for lunch, my mom got a call and I watched her go far away and answered the call. Since then, she started acting strange. Morley talked to me one day about it and he had observed that she's been getting a couple of strange calls from an unknown number. When I tried to talk to her about it, she said it's nothing.A week later, we were chatting and telling jokes in her Cafe when her mood changed to a gloom after her phone beeped and she glanced at the phone screen."Mom, are you okay?" I asked."Um, yeah. Why ask that?""You've been acting a little bit weird these days. Is there a problem?""Nah. It's just the little stress I face sometimes. You know handling the Cafe alone on some days when it's filled is not really easy peasy. But I do appreciate it when you guys do help out on the weekends, especially you, sweetheart.""Hm. But I've told you to get a sales girl. It would relieve you
Hayden POV I watched as my mate left, not wanting to accept me. I didn't know why she was so much acquainted with Rylan recently, but then, I knew that it wasn't going to be for long. It wasn't going to be for a long time before she came back to me. I knew that she wasn't going to be for long, and she was going to be mine once again. I was definitely sure of it. Kathrina's words, however, bore deep into my soul. While the fear gyrating around my core had me in place thinking for a moment that I would lose Kathy forever, I tried to shrug it off. It was like a hot dagger slicing through my skin, killing the morale and courage about the future of me and my mate, and it wouldn't stop tormenting me. He was having fun with her. My enemy. "I've told you Hayden , Kathy doesn't belong to you. She's mine, and mine alone," he said, with some vile smirk on his face. Oh how I wish Kathy could see this, then she'd know what kind of person she was looking forward to. "And what claims do you
Kathrina POVI opened my eyes a while ago, not knowing that some hours had passed. Caroline was in front of me. I looked beside me and saw Zoey. She was no longer in my body but looked just like Zita. I touched my face and Caroline walked up to me with a mirror."Congratulations," she said as I stared in awe at my face in the mirror. At last, I've gotten my face back. I'm now the real me. Kathrina. I turned to Zita after I stood up. She smiled at me. I glanced at Zoey. "What's going on with her?""She's unconscious. And she'll remain so till some time in the morning," Zita said."Thanks so much, Zita. I do appreciate what you've done for me," I said and pulled her into a hug. Then it dawned on me. I slowly turned to see Mrs Fox in front of the car. She walked up to me. "I saw it all…Kathrina," she said. She darted her eyes elsewhere and stared at her daughter's body. She walks to the body and wraps her arm around the body as she bursts into tears. I went to console her. I told her
Kathrina POVI stared blankly at him as he leaned forward to me. I was about to utter a word, to retaliate to his sudden action but I felt him pressed a button and my seat slightly went back. He did it again and chuckled when I gasped. I pulled up an irritated expression and he grabbed a bag from the back seat and placed it on my lap."What's this?""Check it out and change into it. I got some clothes ready which you could easily change into. I'm sure you've not added weight for over a year. You seemed to be on a diet when I saw you then.""Why should I change my clothes?""I'm taking you to your home. Your fake Mom might probably want to question you when she sees you in black clothes. I'm sure she has no idea that you attended your actual Dad's funeral.""She doesn't even know I've been lying and fooling her all this while." I sighed."You can simply tell her today. I know you're tired of lying to her," he said, peering into my eyes. I wondered how he could tell what I was feeling.