SkylarWhat do I do? Who do I turn to?The oracle girl’s voice rang in my head again and I suddenly felt the weight of the need to get the book pressing down on me bit the servants- the ones chanting and preforming the ritual were the obstacle in my way. My mind spun, every plan I tried to form dissolving into useless threads.What now?I sat still behind the ruined pillar, my heart racing and every part of my body aching, my feet were swollen from all the running and I knew putting any more strain on it was going to be detrimental. The spike of the chants grew louder and I couldn’t bring myself to look at what they were doing. My body screamed at me just lay down and sleep, to get some rest but I knew that wasn’t an other and it would never be an option until I had gotten the book and find a way to save Valerie. I tried closing my eyes, but everytime I did so, I saw their faces. Valerie being treated like a pet and them acting like she was worthless- nothing more than a tool for t
SkylarI started walking out the cell but Ansel’s voice stopped me. “Where are you going?”I turned to look at him, fire coursing through me. “I’ll be back soon. I swear it.”“Skylar-““Just… keep him alive.”Ansel nodded and I turned, making way out of the cell without looking back. I walked out of their dungeon and made my way back to where I was kept a prisoner. I didn’t stop walking until I got there, I didn’t hesitate- I couldn’t, not when every second that passed counted. Kaden had no toe to wait for any miracle, I had to find a way to help him and I knew only one person who could. When I walked further into the dungeon, she was still there. Her fragile looking mother’s head still on her head and with each step I took closer to them, my stomach twisted into knots. I swallowed the lump in my throat and omelet down beside her. “Hi,”‘I said softly, thinking of the best way to ask for her help. “I need your help with something.” My voice was whisper and it was filled with despe
GreyI hated my situation, I hated that I had to put up with Ramona just because I had to save Kaden. I didn’t even know how both he and Ansel were faring, I hated everything about being here with this cruel witch. Yes, she treated me well by giving me food, making sure I was comfortable and also clothing me. But how was I supposed to what the luxury of being with her when my brothers, Sky and Valerie were all trapped and treated awfully?I was tired of pretending- acting like I was in love with Ramona and having to be in her presence. I needed to find a solution to all of this, and fast. I couldn’t keep doing any of it. Pretending. Lying. Acting like her touch didn’t make my skin crawl. Every false smile I gave her was another crack in my sanity.After thinking it through very well, I decided that I was going to kill Ramona. And I would do it while she was asleep.I was sitting on the bed and the moonlight shined into the room through the small opening of the curtains through the w
SkylarThe minute I regained consciousness, I could feel all my body aching, it started off dully before I felt the pain crashing over me at once. Every part of me burned and I slowly opened my eyes, my visions blurry at first. But when it cleared up and I took in my surroundings, the exhaustion and pain I was feeling vanished into thin air, replaced by fear and panic. No… No, no, no.We were back. Not only were we back in the pack that we had run so far away from, we were in the mansion- in the hall where Ramona and Coral had crowned theirselves queen. I couldn’t belive that we were back there, how had they even found us? We had been careful and discreet when we escaped, and now all our efforts were in vain. I just couldn’t wrap my head around how they had known our location and had come after us. How had they known the perfect time to come? They ambushed us and dragged us back ti this hell hole With heavy eyes and a very sure body that begged to be put to rest, I forced myself
Grey“So, what do you say?”“If getting married to you means I’ll save Valerie from dying,” I started, my voice shaky, “then, I’ll do it. I’ll marry you.”The words burned in my throat like poison and the minute they left my mouth, I felt nothing but hatred for myself. I had never thought I could hate myself this much, but since this whole ordeal began, I had lost my power, pride and willpower. All I had in me was hatred- more for myself than for the witches that had taken over and caused all of this. I was very much alive but I felt empty and dead inside. Me agreeing to marry Ramona was a defeat I had never tasted before, it was bitter, raw and it crushed my soul. But, I really had no other choice. Valerie was dying. Her blood had stained my hands, her breath was shallow and faint, and every second wasted felt like a nail in her coffin.I couldn’t let her die. Not like this.“I’ll get married to you,” I repeated, my voice loud and sharp so she could hear me. She didn’t answer the f
Grey“I want you to forget Valerie.”I swallowed, my mouth becoming dry and I tried my best not to let her see the amount of disgust and irritation I was feeling just from her touch. “Don’t worry okay?” She said sweetly. “I’ll give you time. Time to fall in love with me. But you will love me, Grey. Eventually.”I forced myself to nod. Not wanting to be so close to her any longer. “Thank you,” I muttered, my voice clipped. She smiled, pleased with my broken submission. I was happy that I had time, although little, to think of a better plan- to figure a way out of this. But just as I was calming myself down, her next words caught me off guard and I cocked my eyebrow at her.“Get dressed. We’re going somewhere.”My heart fell into my stomach and my mind raced with questions. “Where are we going?”She didn’t say anything in response, instead she pulled away from me and sat beside me on the bed. “Don’t question me,” she replied with an irritated expression plastered on her face. “Just
KadenThe pain never left- it just dulled into something bearable, something I could swallow down and ignore because survival was all that mattered. The little girl Skylar brought had done something- her small hand rested against my chest, whispering words laced with ancient power. Her magic coursed through me and the pain I had been feeling for a long time- like I wanted to die- immediately released its grip on me.It had given me strength- all thought little- to be able to follow behind Skylar and head to the temple. I had fought against the oracle servants beside them just so we could get the book and finally find a way to put an end to all our sufferings but even that wasn’t enough. We were back.After everything- everything- we were back in this godforsaken palace. Shackled and humiliated like trophies on display. Our bodies hung upside down, blood rushing to our heads, muscles screaming from the strain of being suspended for so long. Every breath was agony, but it wasn’t the wo
ValarieIt was strange- how your body could move, breathe, exist- without you truly being in control of it.I felt every breath my body took, the slow rise and fall of my chest like a cruel mockery of life. But I wasn’t in control. I was a prisoner- trapped, screaming into a void where my voice didn’t echo back.Coral’s grip was iron. Unrelenting.I tried to claw my way to the surface, again and again. I screamed inside my mind until my throat- the one I couldn’t even control- should have been raw. But nothing happened.No response. No freedom.Just silence.I was empty. I was a trapped soul in my own body. And every second of it was agony.I didn’t know how long it had been- time didn’t mean anything when you were locked away inside yourself. But every now and then, shards of awareness would pierce through the fog, cruel reminders of what I had lost.That was when I saw them.Skylar. Kaiden. Ansel.Hanging upside down like trophies.Their bodies broken and battered, blood staining
For almost 300 chapters, I wrote the story of six imaginary characters, and somewhere along the line, I forgot that they were just a figment of my imagination. I fell in love with their pain and their stories, and for one year, they were the one constant in my otherwise unbalanced life. If you are reading this, then they grew on you, too. Thank you for staying with me as I poured my imagination onto paper. Our journey has to end here, but this journey would have been nothing without you, my precious readers. I hope you stay back and become more than just a reader but part of the family. If you hang on a bit longer, we could also grow along with the new characters in my new books.I love every one of you. And loyal readers, even the grammar correctors and inline comment editors, are the reason I wake up, and writing is what keeps me going every day. Thank you, and I hope to see you in my next project.
ValerieThe palace was filled with the sound of laughter and music. It had been years since we had conquered the people that almost ruined our lives, tried to kill us and also tear us apart. Today, we celebrated.Elara was eighteen.My baby- the little girl who had been taken, nearly lost, and fought for- was now a woman. And not just any woman. She was stronger, beautiful and much more powerful than she had been as a baby. And most importantly, she was loved. She was standing at the center of the hall, her beautiful golden eyes glowing under the light and her white gown cascading around her. I was standing at the balcony as I stared at her and made sure everything was going on right at the party. “You’re going to cry aren’t you?” A familiar voice asked. I turned around to see that it was Kaden and he wore a smug smirk on his face. “I’m not one to cry,” I replied him with a scoff“Now, you’re lying,” Grey said as he walked to stand beside me. “You cried when she turned ten.”“
ValerieThe battle was over.The war was won.And yet, the weight in my chest remained.We had survived. We had fought against powerful people that threatened to end life as we knew it, we had lost people but we still managed to come out victorious though injured and weak. I looked around at what remained from the intense fighting- the floor was stained with blood, broken and bloodied weapons were scattered all over the floor and then the bodies- they laid uncountable and badly battered as life had left them. So many bodies. Some were ours, but most belonged to the Revolutionaries who had dared to challenge us.And then there was Scott who had fought so hard to protect my daughter and kingdom. He had lost his father in the process. He was kneeling close to his father’s body, his body was tense and he was silent, an unreadable expression on his face as he stared at the lifeless body of the man who had protected him instead of leaving him to die. A true father. I wanted to comfort hi
ScottI couldn’t wrap my mind around anything that was going on. It was all a blur and I could see nothing but red. The shouts of battle as the triplets surged forward, the sound of sword against slow, claws tearing against flesh and the sound of bodies hitting the floor all faded into the background. All I could see was him. My father. His now lifeless body was laying on the floor, his once powerful and mighty body was nothing more than a dead body now. His blood stained the floor beneath him, it was dark- darker than a normal blood should be and it pooled all both of us and my body too as it polled beneath him also. His eyes that were once sharp, the same eyes that had intelligence, history and a lot of battles surging through them were now more than empty- lifeless. Gone.The father I had just begun to understand. The father who had saved me. The father I thought hated me- only to realize too late that he didn’t.He had never really hated me, he just didn’t know how to show
Valerie Elara cried in my arms, her little body trembling against my hold on her. Scott was still battling against them, stronger than Kaden, Ansel and Kaden while Skylar stood by the side, fear written all over her face, looking traumatized. Andrea and her second in command were no more fearful, instead they were angry as they looked at the floor that was soaked with the blood of their men.“Give the baby to me,” Andrea snarled, her voice as sharp as a razor. I held Elara tighter, stepping back instinctively. “Over my dead body.”He smirked. “That can be arranged.”Others were still fighting as she made her way to me. I barely had time to react when she reached for me, clawing at Elara. Her movement was fast- too fast. A low growl ripped past my lips before I could stop it as my wolf howled in anger. I wasn’t going to let her touch my baby. My body was burning as my wolf took over, my bones shifting and snapping out of place. My muscles stretched and my fur sprouted along my
Valerie Elara’s cry stopped me dead in my tracks as her cries pierced through the air, their grip on her tightening. The sliver blade of the dagger hovered dangerously close to her neck as it glinted under the bright moonlight. Everything inside me was burning and screaming at me. I had to save her.But I wasn’t fast enough.The moment I moved, the leader pressed the blade closer. “If you take one more step,” she said, her voice filled with warning as a cruel smile curled at her lips. “I’ll kill her and I’ll made sure it’s a slow and enjoyable death for me.”I froze in place, my heart racing and my nerves all over the place. Kaden and Ansel tensed up as they stood beside me with clenched hands and anger coursing through their bodies, barely able to control the frustration they were feeling. Grey on the other was shaking with a barely suppressed anger as he halted daggers at Andrea. The air was heavy and suffocating. Then, all of a sudden, something shifted. I heard a low and dee
Valerie Scott looked uncertain. His eyes glowered between us all, the expression on his face was unreadable as if he was having an internal battle with himself on what he had to do next. I could feel the tension that was radiating off Ansel, Kaden and Grey’s bodies. We were all ready to fight even if it was the last thing that we did but we were weak and we needed Scott to make a choice, we needed him to do something. The men and women of the revolution stood on the other side path there weapons and out and ready, waiting for either us or Scott to do something against what they wanted. Skylar was kneeling by Andrea’s legs, her jaw was clenching and tears were running down her face. I knew she was feeling stupid because Kaden had said they weren’t to be trusted and she hadn’t listened. She had been so stubborn and all of this was partially her fault. She was so desperate to have her family back that she forgot that no one was to be trusted. Scott let out a small sigh as he ran hi
Valerie“So how do we get there?” Grey asked, his voice filled with urgency.“That’s simple, this…” i trialed off before it turned to look at the woman. “I didn’t get your name, what name do you go by?”“My name is Andrea,” she replied with a tight smile and I nodded. “So as I was saying, since she knows the way to the vampire kingdom, we just have to follow behind her and pray we get there as fast as we can,” I explained and the guys nodded in approval while Skyler just looked at us indifferently. “So we go now? Without any plans of anything happens?” Ansel asked, the anger he was feeling evident in his voice. “Nothing is going to happen, Ansel,” Skylar said thejugj gritted teeth. “I already told you that there’s nothing to worry about. Just because you’re now finding out that Scott is a vampire doesn’t make him any different from the man that you’ve known since.”“Oh please, what if he’s about to show that he really ha-“ Ansel started but a look from me was wvkugh to shut him up.
Scott I walked out of my father’s presence and walked back to the maids to get the baby. I had thought that I was only going to be there for a few minutes before I headed back out and look for somewhere safe but there really wasn’t anywhere better than the heavily guarded estate of my father’s kingdom. But when my hand reached for the door knob, I stopped, realizing that I needed to take a shower and get my powers back if I really wanted to win this battle. The babies were with Raye- the maid that had brought me and my brother up and I was that they were in safe hands. I turned on my heels and headed towards the healers part the house. When I got there, her mouth fell open as she bombarded me with questions. “After years of you staying away from here, you come back with so many injuries and a weak body?” She asked as she ushered me to a sit by the corner of the room. “It’s not like I intentionally did this to myself,” I replied coldly but soon regretted it when I saw the look on