It was late in the night when I woke up. I saw Ian writing on my desk. “Hey!” I exclaimed. He looked at me.
“You are awake,” he smiled. I yawned.“What are you doing?” I asked, getting down from the bed.“Just writing and waiting for you to wake up,” he replied. I reached behind him and placed my hand on his shoulder.“I must have kept you waiting too long, right?” I pouted.“Not too long. It’s your stubbornness that got you awake by this time. Why didn’t you continue sleeping till tomorrow?” he teased.“I didn’t wake myself up, did I?” I let out, heading back to the bed.“Now that you are awake and you have seen me. Can I go?” he asked, standing up.“Go? Don’t you know what the time is saying? How can you leave me here all night alone when you know I won’t be able to fall asleep easily after waking up now?” I whined.“You want me to guard you all night?” he asked.“That’s what you promised Fat“What are you doing, Lucian?!” I queried, taunted.“What I should have done a long time ago,” Lucian let out and grabbed my hand.“Let her go!” Russell groaned, pushing Lucian back from me. He couldn’t use his powers anymore, so he was only left with his human strength. My heart pounded heavily as a fight started between the men. Not just Russell and Lucian but with all the soldiers, leaving Russell to take on them alone.“Lucian! Stop this madness!” I screamed, and among the screeching of the swords, my voice faded out. Just then, a mass of smoke clouded the fighting scene. From the smoke appeared other demons in the range of twenty, all glaring with red eyes.“Why are you all here, Joe?” Russell queried one of them as the wolven warriors shielded themselves.“I followed you up, my prince, and when I discovered you were in trouble, I summoned other soldiers. The others wouldn’t come because of Mateo’s warnings,” Joe explained.“
~Lucian~“Burn him!” I ordered. One of the remaining demons charged at me with a speedy force that got me standing confused. Before he could reach me, he was flown into the air, thudding heavily on the ground. From the smoky force that pulled down the soldier appeared a man. His regal attire flowed behind him. His eyes darted back and forth.“I will take it from here,” the man said.“He is mine, I will do as I please with him,” I stood my ground. He stared mutely at me before a smile appeared on his face.“Come on dear friend, I’m on your side here. In short, you deserve applause for a job well done. This is a task I couldn’t accomplish over the years and you did it in a twinkle of an eye. Impressive. But I will implore you to allow me to burn his body, at least, I should play a part in his death too,” the man stated. I found myself succumbing to his desire. And looking at my men, no one was ready to burn a demon.“Fine. Keep him out of m
~Autumn~I couldn’t sleep over the night, Ian was stuck in my head. Why didn’t he come to see me? Did he go to war with them? I dressed up quickly and hurried down to his room. I placed several knocks on the door, no response. I kicked the door open and stormed in. No one was there. I searched the bathroom too. My shoulders deflated. Did he eventually return to his pack? How can he mark me and leave just like that? I left his room and walked along the hallway, feeling down. Father came up my way.“Autumn?” he called softly. I lifted my gaze to him. “What’s the matter? Why are you sad?”“It’s nothing, Father, I’m fine,” I faked out a smile.“But you don’t look fine to me.”“Trust me, Father, I am fine,” I insisted.“If you say so. I was heading to your room to tell you that Ian is at the pack hospital receiving treatment.”“What?! What happened to him!” I exclaimed, taunted.“He was at the battlefield yesterday a
Meanwhile, in a distant land lies Russell, black and unconscious. A beautiful, young lady came along playfully to a well side when she saw him. She cowered back, having almost stepped on him. She gradually took a step forward, looking around to see if anyone was watching. She stooped and touched his leg, jerking away her hand in fear. “Oh, dear God, what is all this?” she lamented. “He is still breathing, he must be alive,” she convinced herself and touched his leg again. She watched him move a finger and she gasped. “What do I do? What should I do? Mother!” she cried, tapping her forehead. She ran back home. Returning with her brother, they helped Russell to their house, a small bungalow on a field. They lay him down in the guest room and an elderly woman, their mother began treating him with herbs.“Where did you find him, Ruby?” the elderly woman asked the lady.“At the well, Mother, I saw him lying beside the well unconscious. What do you think happen
Ruby brought food for Russell and sat with him while he ate. She stamped her feet constantly on the floor, biting her lower lip and clutching her dress under the table.“Are you fine?” Russell asked. She feigned a smile. Russell focused and continued eating.“Ahem! Um, please, who are you?” she asked.“I don’t know, I don’t think I remember anything,” he lied.“Huh? Do you remember nothing? Not even your name?” she queried curiously.“No, Miss, I remember nothing,” he stopped eating, looking sad. “I thought you were my family. You don’t know me?”“No, uh, I mean, yes, I found you at the well side, lying halfdead. It’s a pity you don’t remember anything, not even what happened to you?” she stated and sighed. “Anyway, you will be fine. We are your family now, okay?” she instinctively placed her hand on his.“We?” Russell repeated, confused.“Oh, yes, my mom and brother, they went out, they will be back soon.”
~Autumn~I helped Ian back to his room. His wound healed quickly but he was still weak. “I can walk by myself, Miss Fury Autumn,” he insisted.“Does it matter?” I commented, leading him to the couch. “You are frail yet proud. Stop acting like a hero or you will die in a twinkle of an eye.”“I will be happy to die in your arms, Miss Fury Autumn,” he declared and I sat him down. He pulled me back on him and wrapped his arms around me, pinning me to his body.“What are you doing, Ian?” I struggled.“You still haven’t answered my question from last time.”“What question?”“Are you still a virgin?” he asked. I clenched my jaw and tried to pull away from him but he was too strong. Despite his weakness, he was still strong enough to keep me in place.“Let me go, Ian, is it a must I answer your silly question?”“Then I assume you are no longer a virgin, Miss Fury Autumn,” he whispered. “And I can have you even
~Cora~Since Jennifer refused to return to her room, I decided to go check who the lady was. I have lived in Newmoon Pack for a long time now, I should know her. I opened the door without notification and saw them. She was crying and he was consoling her. Their eyes turned to me.“Uh, um, I’m sorry,” I apologized. “I was looking for the Luna, Alpha. Where is she, please?” I asked pretentiously, taking a closer look at the lady. She glared at me. She isn’t a member of Newmoon pack.“Jenny?” Bryson mentioned, standing up. The lady held his hand. “You didn’t see Jenny, Cora?” he asked. Worriedness laced his voice.“I… I was looking for her too,” I feigned.“Come on, let’s go find her,” Bryson said. Trying to walk, the lady pulled him back.“How can you leave me, Bryson?” her voice broke into a cry. “If you go, I will commit suicide. I will die with our child,” she threatened.“Don’t say that, Naomi. Okay, I won’t go,” he de
~Cora~ I walked down the hallway, heading to start my investigation about that Jezebel intruder when I saw Bryson coming along. I quickly wore a straight, innocent face.“Hey, Cora!” he called, stopping before me. “Have you seen, Jenny?” he asked. I kept mute, contemplating whether to tell him Jennifer was with me or not. “Cora?” he called again.“Yes, Alpha,” I affirmed. “I have seen her.”“Where is she? Can you take me to her?” he requested.“Sure, Alpha,” I accepted and turned around. He followed me down to my room and I showed him where Jennifer was. I rushed back, I needed to go check out that Jezebel now that Bryson wasn’t with her.~Jennifer~I was seated on the bed, overwhelmed by the situation. How can Bryson treat me like this? One time he is close, another time he is far away from me. I never thought after these years of waiting for my mate, I would be entangled in such troubles.“You are disconnecti
We reached Russell’s room, having landed in the middle of the bedroom. I disengaged the hug, looking around. Everything was still in place. I can’t believe I’m back here to stay. Even if I get angry this time, I can’t say I’m going home.“I won’t let you get angry,” Russell said, walking behind me. I turned and glared at him. “Did you enter my head again?” I groaned.“Oh-oh! I already said I won’t let you get angry and you are already furious. Tsk! I didn’t intrude on your private talk,” he said with a funny head shake and I chuckled. Now I noticed.“Wait, what happened to the old dining table?” I asked, walking to the dining table.“Uh, I… I broke it,” he stuttered. I looked at him and shook my head. The new one wasn’t bad anyway. It’s a porcelain-designed table with three golden chairs rounding it. I felt the smooth tabletop with my hand and sighed. Finally, I can sleep in peace. Russell was already on the bed, relaxing with his arms forming a pillow behind his head.“Russell?” I
~Muriel~Falling off, strong arms wrapped around my body. I quickly opened my eyes and I was back on the cliff. What just happened? Was I imagining my fall?“How can you die without me, Beauty?” I heard Russell’s voice from my back and I turned to him. I stood frozen for a moment. I thought he wouldn’t ever come for me. I hurried into his arms, wrapping my arms around his torso while sobbing.“I love you, Russell,” I expressed.“I love you too. Sorry I took so long to come,” he apologized and I disengaged the hug.“Don’t be sorry, Russell,” I said. “I am sorry. I know I betrayed you. I shouldn’t have allowed another man to touch me. I regret everything, Russell. Now I learned it was my fate. I am meant to be with you, but you have to accept my child, please,” I apologized sincerely. He ran his hand through his hair and smiled.“I accept you and I accept anyone you wish me to accept. I love you, Muriel. I was just hurt. I thought
~Ruby~I took a cabby out of town. Where am I going? There are thousands of cliffs in Richmond, how do I locate that particular cliff? All I know is that the cliff has a deep forest beside it. Which forest it is, on which land, which state, I know nothing. Even when the cabby asked me where I was going, I told him to just drive. Now I’m out of the city, facing God knows where. I began walking, trailing a dirt track. If the werewolf in my dream wants me to come to him, why wasn’t he specific? I grunted when I got pierced by a thorn as I trudged my way into the woods. After forever walking, I was faced with a sea with just two boats on it. One boat was returning with passengers and the other was about to start without passengers. I rushed down to the boatman.“Hey, excuse me!” I said. He turned to me.“Hello, where are you going, Miss?” he asked, sounding polite.“Um, I… I am going. Look, I don’t know exactly where I am going. I’m looking for a clif
~Ruby~I turned uncomfortably on the bed. It was him again. I found myself taking a flight into darkness. I screamed as everything flashed across my face. Then the flight stopped and I was right behind him on the clifftop. He was close to the edge of the clifftop, more like he would fall if he took a step forward. “Hey!” I called out, taking careful steps toward him. He looked to his side but didn’t face me. I could see his lip quirking up a smile. He faced the valley again. “Who the hell are you and why are you pestering me?” I queried. He didn’t respond. “Why aren’t you saying something? Why do I keep seeing you? Don’t you talk? Who the hell are you? Are you a werewolf?” I quizzed and stopped before reaching closer to him.“If you are interested to know me, why don’t you come and find out?” he spoke out.“What do you mean?” I asked.“See you,” he said and lunged forward, falling off the cliff. I curiously hurried to the edge, looking d
~Muriel~After much crying, I slept off. I turned over, yawned, and opened my eyes, pulling them on Russell. He was standing close to the wall with folded arms. I sat up quickly. Does he know? My heart picked a race as I stared into his emotionless eyes. “Russell?” I uttered.“It hurts, Muriel. I didn’t know you could hurt me like this,” he expressed. His words sent cold shills to my heart. “What more do you want me to do to show that I love you with all my heart? I have never loved before and I promised myself that when I do, I will love her with all my heart. And I did, Muriel. You accepted me for who I am and I was over the moon because of that. I wanted to fight the world for you, to put a smile on your face, to make you never regret loving me and to die for you. I don’t know what I left out, Muriel. Why did you have to lead me on? You should have told me you never wish to be with me, I would have let you be, I would have let you go because I want you to be hap
~Ian~I headed to Muriel’s room at sunset. I knocked severally before she opened up. “What are you doing here?” she asked, holding the door ajar.“Can we talk, please?” I requested.“No, I don’t have time for people like you. Get out,” she said and closed the door. I stopped the shutting of the door with my clenched fist.“Ouch!” I exclaimed as I succeeded in opening the door. She swiveled abruptly to me.“What did you do, Ian?” she rushed back to me.“Let it be, Muriel. I want us to talk,” I insisted.“You are just so stubborn,” she said, pulling me to the bed. She sat me down and pulled out a drawer, bringing out an ointment. “Show me your hand,” she commented and I forwarded my hand to her. She began applying the ointment to my wrist.“You do care about me, don’t you?” I asked. She glanced at me.“That’s what I’m known for, Ian. I care about those who don’t care about me no matter how painful their a
~Autumn~Ian led me down to his room. I constantly glanced at him. He wasn’t himself, just like me. Sleepless nights made my eyes dull and achy. I bet it happened to him too. He sat me down. “What should I offer you, Miss Fury Autumn?” he asked. I pulled him down on me, pressing his lips against mine. I kissed him hungrily.“Wait,” he pulled away and sat up.“I don’t need any other thing, Ian,” I sobbed, hugging him from behind. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have overreacted, I should have listened to you. I’m deeply sorry, Ian. Forgive me, please,” I apologized. He removed my hands from his neck and faced me.“I understand you, Miss Fury Autumn. I hold no grudges but the deed is already done, isn’t it? It shows you don’t trust me and there’s no love without trust,” he said.“I know and I’m sorry. I was hurt to see you with her. And I thought the pain I was in before running to you was a result of you cheating on me. Can you even blame me?” I
In the morning, I woke up as early as possible and began packing my bags ready for the journey to Newmoon pack. I dressed up and fixed my dagger into my armored jacket. I opened the door and was faced with Father and Grace, who hid behind Father’s back.“Where are you going, dear?” Father asked.“What is this stupid girl doing here?” I pointed angrily at Grace. She clutched Father’s robe.“You need to calm down, Autumn. She is still your sister, you know? She was indeed stupid but if you check her intentions, you will know she was just trying to help your relationship with Ian. It’s just her foolishness that allowed her to be used by Ken. Don’t be mad at her, please,” Father stated.“I’m sorry, Autumn. Forgive me,” Grace interjected.“You be quiet!” I groaned. “You don’t know the atom of what you have done. You made me reject Ian. I allowed him to go without trying to stop him. You don’t know what I went through in his absence. Just fast and pray to the Moon Goddess that Ian forgives
~Mateo~I was fully ready to be crowned the king of the demon kingdom now. No more troubles. After my shower earlier, I took a nap and I slept peacefully. Nothing feels like being normal again. I took a quill and was jotting my recent experience when the door slowly opened. Advisor Fort appeared through the door. I smiled boldly at him.“Hello, advisor Fort!” I greeted. He moved closer.“Hello, Mateo,” he responded and sat opposite me.“It has been a while, advisor,” I said, putting the quill down.“Exactly, Mateo. We all have been worried about you. What truly happened to you? Why did you confine yourself in your room?” he queried.“It’s nothing serious,” I smiled it off. “I just needed time to myself, that’s all.”“Good to know. Are you ready for your coronation tomorrow?” he asked.“More than ready, advisor. If there’s anything I will adore in this world, that’s to assume the throne of our great kingdom. And