Darren's POV
I made a mistake. I should've known Aveera was behind it all but I didn't, I let my love for Sharlynn blind me completely. It's been a month since the death of Nikk, Tom and Kyle. Nikk and Tom were buried at the Saunders residence, Kyle was buried at the blood moon pack lair.
I heard from Meredith that Dean and his men were looking for me. Though she and Aunt Linda weren't part of my foolish plans to kill Kyle, they still went into hiding for fear that they could be killed for revenge against me.
It wouldn't have been so bad if maybe just killed a random member of their pack - I would've suffered for sure for that, but now that I've killed Kyle who mysteriously turns out to be Dean's father.
I was seriously surprised by that piece of information. It just didn't sit right because even though Kyle was several centuries older than Dean, they looked like they were the same age and it was just weird to even picture Dean calling Kyl
Sharlynn's POV I returned to hollow hills when Aveera fell ill after she made me perform a strange spell on her. I didn't understand the spell, neither have I ever seen the kind of ingredients she made me use for the spell. All I know was that after the spell, she fell ill while I was free from her possession but she started aging very quickly, I knew that she would punish me for my mistake, so I escaped from the fortress and came back for Darren. Aveera already punished me for failing to kill Darren, she had me locked up and beaten by Founas like before. But when she heard that Darren was in a state worse than death, she released me and I resumed my duty as her wing woman. In that period, I learned a lot about my powers and found out that I was like an overloaded circuit of some sort, one day I would explode and before then she intended to use me to her satisfaction before someone else does. When I got to Hollow hills, I was surpr
Dean's POVI was swimming in the lake just at the outskirts of my pack - what remained of us at least when Jordan and a few teenagers ran to me and they all tried to catch their breath while I signaled to Roman, Jordan's younger brother to toss me my clothes lying on the ground. While they were still trying to catch their breath, I scoffed as I put on my clothes." It was just a short Jog from here to the hollow hills central park and you guys are almost dead?" I said in a very disappointed tone when I finished dressing and they shook their heads vigorously as their eyes widened in surprise at my statement." Alpha, we didn't just run to hollow hills central park, we went to the hollow hills cemetery!" Roman said excitedly and the rest boys froze as they stared at him in shock. They clearly didn't plan on telling me that they went there, that explains why they were now glaring at the boy like they would kill him if I don't kill them first." I t
Sharlynn's POVYesterday, after the resurrection spell I did to bring back Tom and Nikk didn't yield immediate results, I went with Darren to the abandoned warehouse because I didn't have anywhere else to go.Someone told me that my family was now living at our old house and Kimmel rebuilt the house for my family to go back to. I also heard that he stopped the treatment of my dad and also cut ties with my family completely.I didn't know how to go back home after a month of being nowhere to be found. What would I tell my mother? She must have been worried sick. She probably already assumed that I was killed in the fight that happened that day.The fact that she now knows about the existence of vampires and werewolves didn't sit right with me. Especially, my brothers, they were too little to be living like in fear of being killed by vampires or werewolves.Honestly, I had expected the worst news about my family when I returne
The next day, the vampires had already compelled the rest of hollow hills to forget the day of the fight and Tom specially compelled Sharlynn's family to think she had been with them for the past one month. Sharlynn didn't know how to thank Tom when she finally summoned the courage to go back home and found out that everything was completely normal with her family.Kimmel apologized to Sharlynn for stopping her father's treatment and he immediately took her father for treatment.When Sharlynn came out of her house that morning, she was so happy to see the streets busy again, youths enjoying their holiday, she was happy that Darren convinced her to fix things. But deep down in her heart, she had a feeling that something bad would happen soon so she stayed back inside the house till evening.Meanwhile, that evening, the Ridges as well as all the members of the blood moon pack gathered at their pack to celebrate the return of Kyle. Kyl
Sharlynn's POVI woke up from a very horrible nightmare, I was sweating all through and might've screamed my way awake." Are you okay Lynn?" My mom asked as she barged into my room. She sat on my bed and caressed my hair, I started crying because it's been so long since she came to my room whenever I had a nightmare.I never liked to admit to myself of to anyone but I never actually had a perfectly peaceful sleep. I always had a nightmare and it was more frequent since Aveera possessed me. I always had dreams about Veilah punishing me for failing at judging the three families the right way.She would tie me up and lock me in a dark cage where she left what I believed is the kanareé beast that Veilah uses in torturing her offenders. I never really saw its full body, all I saw was a pair of the scariested eyes I had ever seen before in my life. Dean's Alpha eyes didn't even stand a chance next to the kanareé
Sharlynn's POV " Calm down Sharlynn" Tom said to me and I glared at him since I couldn't speak. My hands were tied and my legs with large ropes and my mouth was covered with duck tape. We were at the Crevant lake where Aveera said she would be coming to take me. They weren't going to really hand me over to Aveera, it was just to lure her out but it had been almost twenty minutes if I'm not mistaken and Aveera isn't here yet. That only meant one thing, she knows it's a trap, but we have a plan B - overpower Aveera with an army of our own. " She knows..." Nikk said and I rolled my eyes at him. My eyes glowed red and I burned the ropes and the duck tape came off. I was done with running from her or being scared of her. Today, I would do whatever I can to end her today no matter the means. I knew she was probably up in the sky watching and listening so I took a deep breath to prepare my voice for the defiant way I was going t
Sharlynn's POVWhy is it that after one problem comes another problem?! I thought some hero had just saved me from being obliterated and I was already willing to owe my life to whoever it turned out to be but when I saw that striking resemblance to Darren on this woman's face, my mind told me it was Aveera but I couldn't believe it.There was never a picture of her anywhere, just a painting that Darren only let me see once. But that painting was so realistic that it looked like it was a picture - it was Darren who painted it, one of the charming skills that he gave up on the second he found out who his mother really was.I felt no relief to see her, I mean she basically started all of this mess in the first place! Who knows what she'll do next?Kyle hurried over to Tom and poked his sides with a wooden arrow before he dashed over to Aveera's dying body and pierced it through her heart saying with a s
Darren's POVI knew that Sharlynn was at my house and she probably saw me talking with my mother but I really didn't care what she thought of me. It's not that I hated her or anything, I just didn't care about most of the things I used to be so obsessed about.I sat down and listened to Ila as she spoke. If it were before, I'd be mad as hell to see her but the fact that it was her idea that kind of helped bring things back to normal before Aveera almost obliterated us." There's something you need to know Drojan..." She said and sat beside me on the couch.Even her calling me Drojan wasn't annoying, I kind of liked not being triggered every time someone speaks to me. But I was a little irritated that she wanted to speak to me." What is it now, mom?" I asked and she smiled, " something's different about you...I've noticed." She said and I scoffed." Took you long enough," I said nonchalantly as took out my phone to pl
Seventeen years later In seventeen years, Hollow hills blossomed immensely and turned into a very busy city with several tourist attractions - as Ricky-Shawn the new Mayor promised. Ricky-Shawn did not remember anything about being Varris' descendants. He was just busy doing what he knew how to do best - be a tough leader. Dean and Kayla still lead their pack and got married formally just to please Kayla's parents. With the help of Kyle and Sharlynn, their pack multiplied but they still kept their pact with Ricky-Shawn's father in order to keep their existence hidden. It was the seventeenth year of Dean's reign and he had thrown a lavish party to welcome all guests from far and near that wished to celebrate with him. The second that Kyle and Sharlynn arrived with new recruits, Dean arranged for them to be taken to guest rooms to rest and ordered them to come for the banquet at night. When the time came for the banquet, Kyle and Dean were astonished by the type of song being playe
Sharlynn's POV" Aliyah, calm down!" I said when she kept glaring at me with this vicious look in her eyes." It's so tiresome to talk to your brothers. You've always known how hard it is for me to do that right? But today, your brother Jamie said something interesting about you being saddled with the duty to save one of the three families. Oh and he told me so many things, like he thinks they all died and no one was survived.At first, I thought. Maybe none of them were good enough to be saved but I'm trying to get milk from the fridge so that I can also thank you for your hospitality and there you are having sex with the same guy I thought you said wasn't good enough."" Aliyah wait," I said but she wouldn't let me speak, " just shut up! You could've chosen to save Tom, why didn't you? You know that I was carrying his child yet you did nothing to help him!" She lashed out at me and I sighed knowing that Jamie was responsible for this. He was
Sharlynn's POV " What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked as he smiled at me. Instantly I felt guilty because I knew he must've been upset or outraged at me for what I did to him. " Lynn...are you... okay?" He asked with a nervous smile and I gulped. " Is this real?" I asked instead as I got up from my bed. His eyes followed my movement the entire time. " I don't know, I've been watching you sleep as I always do since forever. This is the first time that you've actually woken up and said something to me." He said. " What is going on?" I asked but he seemed every bit as confused as I was. " Hey, you're starting to creep me out. Stop looking at me like that." He said and I covered my face with my palms. " Oh... wait. I think I get it, it's all coming back now." He said, his voice sounded low and kind of dull so I looked at him, wondering why his voice was like that. " She made you
Sharlynn's POV " I'm tired Lynn. There's nothing here." Dean said as he sat down looking dejected while scanning through all the things we had checked in his grand mother's room. " You can't give up Dean, let's keep looking. Maybe it's not even in her room!" I said still trying to seem enthusiastic even though I was already tired as well. " I'm sure she died with the spell, besides even if we see the spell how do we know if there is a way to undo it huh?" He asked and I glared at him. " This is your Luna AND your child we're talking about here. At least have some faith." I said and teleported both of us into Kyle's room. " Fuck no! I'm not doing this!" Dean said when he realized where we were. " Whatever emotions are going through your head just shut it out. You're here to find a way to help your family - the one you now have." I said and immediately went through Kyle's drawer. " Was it that
Sharlynn's POV I got to the pack and was told to spend the night at the Alpha quarters because Dean had gotten tired of waiting for me so he went to bed. " I'm sorry, I don't follow!" I said in protest. " I'm sorry, he had a rethink. He said you should rest here tonight and you two will talk in the morning. He also asked me to beg you with this." The elder man who has broke the terrible news about Dean not being available said. " A daisy? Ugh! That's so last year. This doesn't work on me anymore! I'm going home." I grumbled but the man just watched me without saying a word but I knew that in his heart he was probably judging me, not like I cared anyway. " Fine... Where am I to sleep?" I asked and he said, " in the cabin next to the late Alpha's cabin." " But that particularly cabin is creepy" " So creepy" Allen confirmed. " See?" I said as I gestured at Allen who just smiled sheepishly and left me ther
Sharlynn's POVLater that night, I took Aliyah to my house because my mom called and said that they had gone home and were escorted by some of Dean's men.I was a little skeptical about Aliyah coming with us but she had no where else to go and it seemed like my obligation to take care of her." Hey Lynn!" Freddie said excitedly before he ran off to go meet my dad no doubt. I knew that I would have a lot of explaining to do when we got there but... I just couldn't lie to anyone else." Mom, Dad, I brought a friend." I said as I entered the house and pulled a very reluctant Aliyah inside." Really who did you-" my mom was saying but stopped immediately she saw Aliyah." Oh my God... You're alive!" She said and I smiled when I saw how shocked she was that Aliyah was actually not dead. I remembered how she told me I was crazy and how I vowed to prove to her that vampires really did exist. Maybe I didn't really do that or
I followed Aliyah back to the Saunders residence where some other vampires were waiting for her outside." Umm?"" They're from some weird association of vampires, they told me that Tom and everyone in the Saunders family are dead and that they've come to collect everything that belongs to them!" She said with teary eyes and I was honestly astonished at how sad she sounded because she heard of Tom's death." Why did you wait till we got here for you to say so? We could've talked about it on the way Aliyah." I said as I comforted her." And how did you know I was in the wolves' pack?" I asked." My child...she called sensed you. You must've meant a lot to Tom or something..." She said as she held her stomach." It - it's a girl?" I asked and she smiled sadly as she said." seems she'll never see her father."I felt so evil, I should've chosen Tom! If not for anything at least for Aliyah's sake, I never even
Sharlynn's POVMy hands started to shake as I opened the letter and read what was written in it.******"Dear Sharlette, I'm not even going to bother asking how you're feeling because I know it must be tough having to be the one who judges us three stubborn-goat-headed families. I'm writing my one thousand and fifty fourth letter to you because I've missed you so much during the last week.I know it may be hard for you right now but I think I have a solution to your problem. Reyna once told me the reason you had three mates was because you had three personas, each of them picked one of us. She said she chose me because I was wild and reckless like her while you chose Darren because you were both ordinary or something like that.I think you chose Darren because, he was indeed like you. Before Darren became a vampire, he was very lanky and was often bullied pretty much like you must've been - no doubt. And he lived a very poor life becaus
Sharlynn's POVI fell to the ground when Veilah told me, " So here's what I can do for you. I will allow you choose one family to save because I'm not supposed to dwell in this domain for long which means I'm about to go back to the spirit world where my defaulters will face all they deserve in about two minutes!"" Wait what? Two minutes?" I asked, alarmed that we had so little time left and she expected me to come up with a decision just like that!I had tried to think things over should in case Veilah was feeling merciful and she asked me to add another family to save I would have an answer to give her. I wasn't expecting her to tell me to save just one family, this was too much for me to bare.Even though each of the families had at one point in time, offended me I still couldn't just say I don't want them in my life. They all made efforts to work together to save me from Aveera, they've all been helpful to me at one point in time.