Kyley was left speechless and just stared at the floorboard. She didn't want to keep Darren staying up and at the same time, she couldn't go against his will.
" Come on" Darren walked over and headed to the dining, urging Kyley to come along. Kyley had no choice but to follow him to the dining. However, " D-Darren..." Kyley called out to him with her gaze still lowered, she felt strange after calling his name. It had I be since it was the first time he'd be calling him by his name. Nonetheless, Darren has already turned around with a raised brow as if to ask if anything was the matter. Kyley pushed the thought about calling his name for the first time aside for now and raise her gaze to look at him, " I really can eat alone upstairs and you can go back to bed. You've already been kind enough to me, and I don't want to ask too much from you or overdo it" Kyley ended up lowering her gaze as she said in a timid tone. She couldn't face him while saying such emotionally gravitating words. Kyley said those words from the bottom of her heart, and she meant every part of it. He face contorted as she expressed the worry and concern that she felt at the depth of her soul. She was being sincere and honest about what she felt. And although it was quite awkward for her to say it, she still didn't back down and had said it. It had to be, afterall, Kyley really appreciated Darren and his kind efforts. He didn't know her from Adam, yet he still took pity on her and helped her. Darren felt a small shift in his chest hearing Kyley and he couldn't help but be moved. He stared at Kyley with a wry smile for a long while, " Now you do not wish to eat with me any longer?" He asked. Kyley quickly shot her gaze up and shook her head from side to side severally. " No that's not it... Just." She muttered as she lowered her head again, clenching her fist by her side not knowing how to convey the way she felt to Darren. She wanted to dine with him, but she couldn't do so at the expense of his rest. " Then let's go. It won't take long would it now" Darren smiled as he said. He turned around and chuckled softly as he headed towards the dining, not giving Kyley a chance to refuse. Kyley looked up and stared at his bare back in surprise. She didn't know how to feel for a second. It wasn't after a long while that she shook her head and followed behind Darren to the dining table. In the end, she decided to finish her meal as fast as she could so that Darren could go back to bed. After pulling out a chair for her and settling in to start eating, Darren suddenly asked mid-course " enjoying the meal?" He looked over at Kyley who had just swallowed a spoonful. " It's delicious" Kyley said as though stating the obvious. She wasn't lying. (Describe the taste-) Darren nodded in approval, it felt quite good to be acknowledged. Then he noticed Kyley looking at him with some sort of longing gaze. " Is there something on my face?" Kyley hearing this jerked in surprise and quickly looked away. She shook her head and instantly began digging into her food. She had felt bad and guilty for the tired look on Darren's face just now, and she was lost as to what to do. Although Darren had asked her, Kyley decided not to tell since she couldn't outright tell him that his face looked tired when she was the reason why it does. However, Darren didn't back out that easily. He continued staring at her with an inquisitively creased gaze that Kyley felt constantly perturbed by. In the end, she couldn't help but give up and comfess, " I-it's nothing really. I just feel guilty for keeping you up" Kyley said in a low tone and stared down at her food. Her clear feminine voice was timid and shy. She didn't know why she suddenly started feeling this way for him, Kyley wasn't the like to not be able to talk around people,. Although she wouldn't talk much with others, she could still speak with others. But Darren just made her so embarrassed that she didn't know how to speak to him at times. Perhaps it's because he's a stranger, or could it be his face? Or those freaking muscles that Kyley tried as much as she could to not look at! " Hmm... Is that so?" Darren muttered in a deep tone. He looked to the side in thought for a while then looked back at Kyley afterwards. " In that case, how about we finish our food and both head to bed early then? That way, you can rest easy knowing I'm recovering the rest that you've made me lost before" Darren suggested. Kyley looked up at him and couldn't help but nod in agreement. ' That way, he could go back to sleep and I really won't have to worry about keeping him up and tiring him out ' Kyley focused on her meal and started gobbling it up at a rate that left even Darren surprised. He had only suggested that they finish their food first and not 'FAST'. He only regretted not pointing this out to the poor lady. It wasn't until after a while that Kyley noticed that Darren had stopped eating to watch her. Kyley raised her gaze with a confused frown at this, didn't he say to finish their food and return to bed? Why was he not eating then? " I feel like I might be your next target after that" Darren pointed to Kyley's plate as he said. Kyley looked down at her plate and at Darren, still confused as to what he meant. It wasn't until Darren said, " Slow down a bit will you?" Then she realized that he was talking about the manner in which she ate. Kyley shot him a raised her brows in realization but didn't let him pass on without a disapproving frown. There were better ways in which he could have said that. The truth is, Kyley had forgotten her manners just now in the process of trying to hasten up her meal. For a man, Kyley thought that Darren had an annoying manner of speaking. Not wanting to embarrass herself in front of him any longer, Kyley wiped her mouth and began eating with more class and grace. When they were done with dinner, Darren rose to pack that plates and Kyley decided to help. " Your wounds?" He asked before she could do anything. " ..." Kyley paused and didn't even try to say anything and just stepped back. That was her clue to not help. Although she really wanted to, she still knew that it'd really annoy Darren to see the efforts he put in treating her wounds go down the drain. So she decided to respect that. She followed Darren to the kitchen however, amd stayed with him as he cleaned the dishes. Once he was done, they both walked out of the kitchen and climbed the stairs. " And that's all about that" Darren stood at the crown of the stairs and stretched as he said almost groaning. Kyley looked at him and nodded her head. She looked towards the floor and thought for a while before saying. " Thanks" Darren turned to face her and looked at her for the longest while in silence. " It's nothing really. I'm glad you're fed now and your tummy is no longer rumbling." He chuckled. Kyley smiled wryly at this and looked at Darren with a helpless face. " Hehe. Well, it's time to go back to bed. Goodnight, Kyley" Darren greeted and left for his room. " Goodnight" Kyley replied in a low mutter and walked towards her room as well. A sweet smile plastered on her face. When she got to her room, she closed the door behind her and moved to her bed while lost in thought. She stared at the beam for the longest while, finally relieved that Darren could now retrieve the adequate rest that she had made him lose and recover from being tired. ' That was a sumptuous meal full of emotions' Kyley thought to herself, feeling the slight state of fleetness and light-headedness after being around Darren. Her whole body steamed in a soothing way and she couldn't help but think about the whole scenario over and over again. Smiling at some point and frowning when she recollected some. " Hah!" Kyley heaved a deep sigh a while after and closed her eyes to sleep. She picked the other pillow and hugged it tightly as she snuggled herself to comfort, falling asleep shortly after. ...Kyley was left speechless and just stared at the floorboard. She didn't want to keep Darren staying up and at the same time, she couldn't go against his will. " Come on" Darren walked over and headed to the dining, urging Kyley to come along. Kyley had no choice but to follow him to the dining. However, " D-Darren..."Kyley called out to him with her gaze still lowered, she felt strange after calling his name. It had I be since it was the first time he'd be calling him by his name. Nonetheless, Darren has already turned around with a raised brow as if to ask if anything was the matter. Kyley pushed the thought about calling his name for the first time aside for now and raise her gaze to look at him, " I really can eat alone upstairs and you can go back to bed. You've already been kind enough to me, and I don't want to ask too much from you or overdo it" Kyley ended up lowering her gaze as she said in a timid tone. She couldn't face him while saying such emotionally gravitating word
The cold wind that blasted past my face had me gasping hardly to catch my breath as I fled away from the world of horror behind me. Despite the tightness in my lungs, I never stopped my hind and fore limbs from lunging forward in a swift dash towards the unknown, as I knew this was all the chance I had.'Anything, anything at all!...' I was beyond desperate to escape. The pain from all that I had gone through in the hands of my cruel mate hit even harder now than when I had suffered it. My sight became blurry and I could feel slight wetness at the corners of my eyes but I couldn't care any less at the moment. All I wanted now was to get away from it all and erase everything from my memory.The ghastly bruises and cuts that slashed deep through my furs were nothing to make me stop even though it hurts. I knew that, soon enough, the whole pack will be after me. I had no destination, nor did I know where I was headed as I ran through the dark woods full of mist that spread far ahead unde
"Hah! Hah! Hah!" I panted uncontrollably as I ran on all fours with everything I had. The rustling sounds of the dried-up leaves and the snapping of the twigs, as well as the growls I could hear all around indicated just how close they were to me now. For the past thirty minutes or so, I had done nothing else but run, and run, or otherwise bear the risk of suffering a fate even worse than I had experienced in the past. I knew I wasn't going to get death even if I wanted it. Jason would never relent until he's exacted his revenge for what I'd done. And I feared that'd be the last of me. I was already on the brink of going insane from the previous tortures.The sound of my heart beating right in my ears wasn't anywhere close enough to the feeling of dread that enshrouded my being. I could feel my furs standing on end cautiously and brushing against the cold wind. The feeling of a hundred ants crawling on my skin was nothing but a subconscious reaction of my body to fear and pressure that
Kyley's POVI fluttered my eyes open unconsciously to meet the sight of a strange room. For a while, I was thoughtless and felt no memory of who I was. Not until my conscience kicked in. I opened my eyes a little wider subconsciously as I remembered the last thing I saw before I... 'What!?... I, didn't die?' I was surprised as I was certain that I had seen the monster killing everyone of the pack who were there in the woods, mercilessly. The memory of the horrid iron smell of blood made my nose sting. Nonetheless, It seemed I have survived. But...'Just how. And... where am I?' I couldn't help but take a look around the room which had quite the traditional setting. I could tell from the wooden structure of the room that I wasn't anywhere in the cities that Sam had showed me before. The buildings were a lot more sophisticated and had much more intricate interior design from what I knew. This place, however, seemed a lot more like...'Oh no!!..' The thought of having been taken back to
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...Kyley was still deep in her thoughts when Darren returned into the room with a tray of sweet delicacies in hand. The smell of the delicious meal quickly filled the room and Kyley subconsciously reached to see what was inside the dishwares- that looked quite classy to the taste of anyone."Sorry it took a while but, I didn't know your preference so..." Darren placed the tray on the bedside table and stood to place both hands on his waist."I made varieties" He was even more proud of himself seeing the look on Kyley's face."All yours" he said with a smile when he saw how Kyley looked up and asked with a face that says 'so when do I get to eat this'."Th-thank you" Kyley quickly reached to pick the meatloaf and gobbled it down her throat. Not minding the slight aches on the side of her mouth. She didn't even realize that she made haughty noises as she ate. Or maybe she just didn't care?Darren watched amusedly from where he sat in the other side of the room."Try the marinated steak
As the night descended upon the city like a veil, the silver half-moon hung in the sky and dimly shone as a source of light in compliment with the dim streetlights that flickered at intervals. The night was slightly cold and the soft breeze that blew left the sky with thin clouds, leaving the atmosphere a bit whimsical.In an alley around the back of a pub. The street lights had been vandalized, and only the soft purrs of cats as they dug in the garbage along with soft giggles and whispers could be heard. The place reeked of alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, vomit and piss. The dark brick walls of the buildings were cold and dry, and the floor were littered with dirts. " Erhh!" A goog could be seen struggling to walk up ahead in the back alley as he fell and rose all alone. No one seemed to care about him at the moment as everyone had a thing or two they were busy doing. A couple kissed in the darker corner, while some were involved in a more intimate position, smoking and indulging in a v