ScottI knew exactly what I had to do to get away from here as quietly and quickly as possible without raising suspicion or a cause for alarm. Elara and Dennis- those two tiny souls- were in danger. Not just from Coral or Ramona but from these so called rebels who had promised freedom and revenge but, instead I had found out that they had the same hunger for power like Coral had did and I didnโt know just how much ruthless they were.Iโd been a fool to trust them.They treated me decently, and for a moment, I believed- believed that maybe there was a chance for us here and I was willing to use my powers to make sure we won when we went to war. But the way I had caught them taking Elara away while she slept- while they thought I was soundly asleep, slipping her into that secret room and doing whatever it is that they wanted. How could they even have the mind to do evil things to a child? Didnโt they have a conscience? As I finalized my plan in my head, I checked on Elara again and I
ScottThey chained me up inside a old and worn out barn- half the roof missing, open to the relentless glare of the sun that was beginning to rise on the horizon.And worst of allโฆThey took my ring.The sunlight ring that I had always worn- the ring that had protected me for years was hurriedly removed from my finger and carelessly tossed aside like it was of no importance. I could already feel the intensity from the sun breaking my skin and I felt hot all over. The leader approached me- the one who had looked me in the eyes and lied to me from the very first day I had started living in their camp. She looked at me with sharp eyes and a malicious smile plastered on her face as she walked closer to me. She stared at me dead in the eyes, her voice loud and sweet but filled with undeniable venomous intent. โDid you really think you could escape and outrun us, Scott?โ She asked, her tone degrading. โThatโs so stupid of you.โI clenched my jaw, wanting to break free and teach her a le
CoralI woke up with a gasp. My breathing was unsteady and there was as sweat all over my body, making my hair and cute cling to my body like a second skin. I opened my eyes and tried to separate the couple by things I had seen in my dream to what was in front of me. The room dark, except from the silver of moonlight that shone into the room through the curtains and the windows. I had been twisted uncomfortable while asleep that my bed was now tangled and the pillows on the floor. The blanket I had used to cover myself was all tangled up with my legs and it felt like I was being dragged to my death- a cruel death with unending torture. For a moment, I could still feel myself falling, I could still hear the cruel and malicious sound of Ramonaโs laughter as she pushed me off the edge of a cliff, making me fall down to my death. My hands trembled as I curled my fingers around the sheets, gripping the mattress. I let out a small sigh as I forced myself to take slow, steadying breaths.
CoralI raised my hand to her mouth and held it together, cutting her off with one quick movement of my hand. She widened her eyes in surprise and looked at me like I was crazy, making me drop my hand and roll my eye in response. She pulled me close to her and wrapped her around me for a hug. I stood stiffly in her arms and wondered why she was hugging which spiked up my suspicion. I pulled away from her and eyed her with suspicion. Ramona blinked at me, her expression smug. โWhy did you hold me by my mouth?โ She asked in amusement. โNow, Iโve lost my train of thoughts and I canโt remember the last thing you said. Plus, you looked tense, thatโs why I hugged you, maybe that would help.โโYou never stop talking, do you?โ I asked as I slightly bent my head to the side, studying her. She let out a small and soft laughter, it was the best sound ever and on normal days, I would have laughed along with her but now? It only made my skin crawl. โI had a vision,โ I said, my voice blunt a
GreyI was drowning.Not in water. Not in blood.In her.I had to put up with Ramona, be with her all the time while acting lovingly. Her presence felt suffocating, filling every part of me, twisting my thoughts, coursing through my mind and making me desire her even if I really didnโt want to. I could still feel her magic coursing through me, strong, unrelenting and taking away my willpower as she forced me to do as she wanted. My body obeyed each and every of her commands- in fact, she didnโt need to tell me to do something before I did it sometimes. The words that came out of my mouth were what she wanted to hear and my hands did as she wanted- whether it was a massage, a hug or a cuddle. And I hated it.I hated every second of this existence.Hated the way my own body betrayed me, the way I knew I was doing something monstrous but couldnโt stop myself.Most of all, I hated what I had done to them.Kaiden. Ansel. Skylar.I hated myself because I had whipped them. Over and over a
ValerieI smiled in my head, satisfied when I saw that Coral was now plotting against Ramona. One thing about who has a thirst for power that wasnโt theirs or people who loved making people suffer was that they didnโt trust anyone- not even theirselves. And now that Coral had asked Ramona to do something not Ramona straight up rejecting and refusing to do it, Coral mind was made up that she was going to be eventually betrayed by Ramona. But my victory was bitter because even as I savored my success, I learned something else- something that made my insides burn.Ramona was planning her engagement to Grey and the thought of it alone made me sick.Even after all she had done, after taking away his free will, after turning him into her puppet- she still wanted more.She wanted to own him completely and I wanted to scream. To fight.To burn everything to the ground before I let her take him.But I couldnโt because I was nothing.An echo. A prisoner. A ghost trapped in my own body, curs
CoralThe anger I felt was like none I had ever felt in the past. It burned hot, unrelenting and through my veins as it clawed its way to my chest like a beast that hungry blood, and would do anything to get it.Skylar was gone.Gone.Vanished before my very eyes like smoke in the wind.That girlโthe one I had been desperately searching for had appeared out of nowhere, and in an instant, almost like she hadnโt appeared in the hall at all, she had stolen what was mine and had disappeared with it.And now, Skylar that was once wounded, bruised, and broken was no longer in the middle of the hall where I was getting the satisfaction of watching her bleed and beg in pain. My fists curled at my sides and turned away from the crowd towards Ramona, glaring daggers at her.โThis is all your fault,โ I gritted out through clenched teeth, my voice dangerously low and venomous. Ramona blinked, surprised but quickly regaining herself. She let out a scoff, rolling her eyes as she waved her hand i
RamonaAfter Coral stalked away with a cold unreadable expression on her face after we had argued and I was left standing there confused. I didnโt understand why she looked at me like that. Like she was hurt that I had gone against her and she wanted to hurt me and draw my blood. I didnโt mean to go against her but, her saying I should stop my marriage to Grey was unbelievable. She knew this was what I had wanted for a very long time. I wouldnโt just throw all of it away because I wanted to please. Because Skylar had disappeared. We were in power now- in control, no one was going to win against us and I was sure we would find Skylar in no time. So, I didnโt know what the fuss was about. I dismissed everyone and stormed back to my room, not waiting for Grey to follow me. If he was really under my control, he would know what to do. Getting to my room, I slammed the door shut behind me. The sound of the door closing had echoed through the room and it felt like the walls were comin
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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. โYouโre going to cry arenโt you?โ A familiar voice asked. I turned around to see that it was Kaden and he wore a smug smirk on his face. โIโm not one to cry,โ I replied him with a scoffโNow, youโre lying,โ Grey said as he walked to stand beside me. โYou cried when she turned ten.โโ
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 fatherโs 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 couldnโt 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 didnโt.He had never really hated me, he just didnโt 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.โGive the baby to me,โ Andrea snarled, her voice as sharp as a razor. I held Elara tighter, stepping back instinctively. โOver my dead body.โHe smirked. โThat can be arranged.โOthers 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 wasnโt 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 Elaraโs 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 wasnโt fast enough.The moment I moved, the leader pressed the blade closer. โIf you take one more step,โ she said, her voice filled with warning as a cruel smile curled at her lips. โIโll kill her and Iโll made sure itโs a slow and enjoyable death for me.โI 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 Greyโs 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 Andreaโs legs, her jaw was clenching and tears were running down her face. I knew she was feeling stupid because Kaden had said they werenโt to be trusted and she hadnโt 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
ValerieโSo how do we get there?โ Grey asked, his voice filled with urgency.โThatโs simple, thisโฆโ i trialed off before it turned to look at the woman. โI didnโt get your name, what name do you go by?โโMy name is Andrea,โ she replied with a tight smile and I nodded. โSo 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,โ I explained and the guys nodded in approval while Skyler just looked at us indifferently. โSo we go now? Without any plans of anything happens?โ Ansel asked, the anger he was feeling evident in his voice. โNothing is going to happen, Ansel,โ Skylar said thejugj gritted teeth. โI already told you that thereโs nothing to worry about. Just because youโre now finding out that Scott is a vampire doesnโt make him any different from the man that youโve known since.โโOh please, what if heโs about to show that he really ha-โ Ansel started but a look from me was wvkugh to shut him up.
Scott I walked out of my fatherโs 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 wasnโt anywhere better than the heavily guarded estate of my fatherโs 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. โAfter years of you staying away from here, you come back with so many injuries and a weak body?โ She asked as she ushered me to a sit by the corner of the room. โItโs not like I intentionally did this to myself,โ I replied coldly but soon regretted it when I saw the look on