My eyelids kept Fluttering, the horrible stench of cigarettes filling my nostrils. However, my body hadn't come back to live yet to reject the smell. "The dude that bought her is crazy." I heard a deep voice say. "Yeah. I mean…she's kind of worth it. If he hadn't placed that stupid clause, I'd have has my share of that—" "Be quiet already. He bought her, she's off the market. Shut up. This is business, not your personal strippers club." One of them hissed, automatically silencing the other voices. A mass of the cigarette fas swift into my nostril, forcing me jerk back to life, coughing my lungs out. "She's awake!" One of them said. Lifting my head, I caught the vision of four hefty men, each in black tuxedo with a name tag I couldn't quite read from where I sat, tied down to a chair in the middle of a basement that was coated in green, manure-looking substances. Three of the men rose from the raggedy splash they had been sitting on and started walking up to me in slow steps. I
~ BRIAN ~ 'Hey, this is Lyric. I'm probably busy right now, so yeah…leave a voice-mail.' Lyric's voice-mail message announced for the umpteenth time, and I proceeded to leave a voicemail: "Come on, Lyric. It's been a week. I'm getting worried. Where are you? You haven't answered my calls or texts. I'm getting really worried and I don't know who to reach out to. I don't know your roommate or anyone you know. Are you mad at me? Did I do anything wrong? Please just let me know." I sent that and texted her again. Scrolling through past messages, I realized they hadn't been delivered to her. My heart felt tight, awfully tight, as I held onto it. What if she's in danger? Where could she be? Multiple thoughts flooded my head. I rose up and paced around my office, pondering on what to do, then I remembered I was a head of this department and could look at her records. Running back to my chair, I opened the student portal and searched her name. It immediately pulled up her student profil
~ LYRIC ~ My stomach grumbled loudly as i watched the platter of fries and burger elegantly displayed before me. My gaze lifted to the huge bearded man standing in front of me, a frown on his face as he held the tray.“What the hell is it with you? Will you eat already?” He gruffed. My stomach grumbled even louder and I shook my head. “I won’t be poisoned.”“The dude that bought you wants you more than anything. We’d be in huge debt if you die, so why the hell would we poison you?” His eyes were starting to get red because he had been cajoling me for what seemed like thirty minutes now, yet I hadn’t agreed. I wasn’t buying such nonsense stories.“I’d rather die of hunger than eat whatever nonsense you feed me.” I spat, panting.He groaned and dropped the plate on the floor. “This whore has gone crazy. Darn it!”The door to the room was opened and we both watched as Blade walked into the huge bedroom that was adorned with all accessories a woman’s room would need. Blade had made them
I shut my eyes tightly, another scream erupting from my lungs. Another gunshot sounded and I heard Brian groan as a loud thud crashed in front of me. Ny Jody instantly started trembling. My head shaking in refusal. "No, no, no way!" Slowly, I opened my eyes and watched the heavy figure laying dead before me and another scream escaped my lungs. "YOU BASTARDS!" I flinched at the sound of Brian's voice. Glancing beside me, I saw Brian standing and holding his bleeding right forearm. It took a while till my brain processed what had happened. Brian had been shot on the arm and the person paying dead was the one that had shot him, who had now been shot. "Boss, we apologize." The other bobs were now in the room and they fell to their knees, bowing down. "Have you lost your darn minds?" Brain hollered. "Who brought her here?" These hefty men, who seemed like they were not even scared of death, began trembling incessantly. "W-we're sorry, Alpha. We didn't know … we thought…" He hissed
"I'm so sorry for not reporting the incident immediately." Raina apologized for the umpteenth time, daring at me like I was a sick child. "It's okay." "No, it's not. Now you're all skinny and…" her brows curled upwards. "I'm sorry." "I said it's okay." I walked over and pulled her into a hug. "Don’t worry, I promise to eat a lot to get back in my weight range." I chuckled, pulling away. "I'll feed you." "Sure, you can.' I chuckled again. "Alright, Ii need to go to class. I'll be late if I don't leave right now." I announced, hanging my bag over my shoulder and sprinting out. I walked over to my class and glanced at my wrist watch, I realized I was going to be five minutes late, and honestly, I couldn't care that much to run. I hadn't checked my professor list or whatever, so I had no idea what kind of professor I was going to. However, I still couldn't care less. After a while, I arrived at the hall and unlike last semester, I took my sweet time walking up the stairs, making s
With my arms folded across, I watched a shirtless Brian stroll down the stairs in his pajamas and slippers. He glanced at me but looked away immediately I was sitting on the couch like I had been doing for the last three hours since I arrived here..This wasn’t my first time being here, but his annoying silent treatment made me feel like a guest in my boyfriend’s house. Pulling his phone out, he began to speak to someone on a call. “What’s up, son?”He walked to the kitchen, conversing with the person and ignoring me once again. “What's with him??” I frowned. As much as I wanted to be mad, I was hesitant to talk to him because I know I had made him mad. “She did what?” He said loudly. “Dude, why?” He burst into laughter. "Okay, sorry for laughing…. That's sad." He said sarcastically. I waited again and the next thirty minutes passed: an infuriating, boring thirty minutes. “I can’t deal with this.” Jumping to my feet, I went to the kitchen and he was taking out his ingredients with
"Hold on, I can explain. I promise." I said. "Explain what? He's literally standing outside, expecting me to bring you to him. Plus, he looks super mad. What have you done?" She said at once. “I’ve done nothing. Tell him I’m not home and make him leave.” I frowned, my fists clenching. Why would he want to visit me?“YOu sure?’“Yes!” “Then where are you? Why did you lie about where you’re at?”“Can you please just chase Blade, then I’ll.. talk about it.” “OKay…” She trailed off, her tone rang with skepticism. I heard muffled sounds then mumble-like sounds of her conversing with Blade, then she exchanged conversation with Blade.“When will she be back?” I heard him ask. “I’m not sure, but I’ll let you know when she does come back.” She said.“Okay, please let her knowI miss her and love her a lot.” He said and I rolled my eyes. Brian lifted a brow at me, but I shook my head, signaling for him to not bother. After his nonsense cheesy talk, I heard the door shut.Raina yelled, “W
I sucked in a deep breath and suddenly forgot how to exhale. No words could make sense at the moment, so I just splurted again, “Why are you here?”“She already mentioned that we're here on a date. Why are you here? And who the hell is this idiot?" He stepped between me and Brian, his shoulders squaring up. “T-Tone, calm down, calm down.” I let out a harsh, painful breath, my heart overworking itself.“Don’t tell me to–” "Chill, dude." Brian laughed. HOw could he seem so calm in a situation like this? This was the first time we had ever been caught in person, and he was smiling? Whereas, I had my heart going a million beats per minute. "I'm your uncle." He reiterated. “YOu’re not.”"Yes, he's Dad's brother." I quickly added and Tone's shoulder dropped, his brows still furrowed. "How do you know? We've never had anything to do with Dad's side of the family. How can you be so sure he’s related to Dad?" He drew his eyes in askance. “He is.” “That explains nothing. How did you find
“What?” I screamed. “How could he do such a thing? Why? Where?” I asked at once.“I don’t know. After you had left the party, I got bored, so I was doing extra research on werewolves upstairs, then I stepped out, only to find him at the party, kissing another woman!” She wailed. “That bastard!” I gasped. “He just… I didn’t invite him to the party, so he didn’t know I was going there, and he just came with another woman. I just.. Gosh, I’m gonna pass out.” She said breathlessly, palming her face as she wailed. “Why? Why me?”Her body began to tremble, so I hugged her. “It’s okay, I’m so sorry.” “It’s not your fault. I should've listened to you when you yelled that he was irresponsible. I sacrificed everything for him and even lived in that shabby house with him, just out of love. How could he betray me like that?” She cried. Her body was shaking vigorously. I patted her back to try to calm her down, but it didn’t do anything. “It’s okay.”‘It’s not okay, not at all.” She wailed. “H
Pulling away from the granny, I nodded. That made my chest sink deeper because not only was the thought of Brian dying disturbing enough, now I had to continue bearing the burden of this knowledge by myself. “Can I please get your number?” They looked at one another and burst into laughter. “WE don’t do that here. We’re very traditional and don’t want those technological things messing with us.” Janice said. “Oh, then I guess I’ll have to come back to visit?” I raised my shoulders. “Absolutely, and you both are welcome anytime.” Pat said. “Thank you,” Brian and I said in unison. “What exactly did you mean by 'she's gifted’?”Brian asked. “It’s just as you have said it. She is extremely gifted. Certain werewolves are chosen once in a thousand years to possess the power of the moon, which represents that they would be the most powerful werewolf alive, physically and spiritually. They would possess physical strength, and powers that are not ordinary. This time, Lyric is the chosen
I watched myself in the mirror and my eyes flooded with tears. The white dress was knee-light, body hugging and its hem had a white furry coat around it that gave off a vibe of a wedding dress. Brian definitely had ulterior motives when he had bought this for me. I had tied my hair up to a neat bun and added some accessories I found. I also found makeup items that were my perfect shade, so I caked my face a bit and it turned out looking gorgeous. ‘Remember why we actually came here?’ Maya said and before she could speak further, I cut her off. I didn’t need any other option, not even my wolf’s. I felt her tugging at my mind, forcing me to let her speak, but I didn’t give her the chance to. A knock came on my room door, followed by Brian pushing it open. “Are you ready?” He asked with a grin. I nodded. He stretched out his hand to me and I took it, staring down at his neatly ironed black tuxedo . HIs gorgeous dark brown hair was slightly gelled backwards, and because it was longer,
“Wait. What?” His brows jerked upwards. I nodded, laughing. “Yes. Let’s get married, right now. Jordan can be a witness on the call, whatever location. We can sign our marriage legally, do the blood oath at a temple or a park. I don’t know what it is, but…” I tried to define what felt like explosions in my belly, a feeling that I Could do anything right now. “”Are you certain?”“I’ve never been more certain about anything in my life. Let’s get married. It’s a win win. The pack wins, we win.” I was grinning from ear to ear. “Uh… okay, okay.” He glanced back then back at me then at the phone and he looked back and forth, searching for something. “I swear I don’t know what I’m looking for.” He said and we both laughed. “Get your car keys first.” I instructed. “Okay, gotcha! Wait here, okay? Don’t run away after I leave.” He instructed.I threw my head back to laugh. “Why would I run away?”“That’s right. Why would you?” He clicked his tongue and ran up the stairs. I heard him exclai
“What did you just say?” I asked Brian, a frown on my face. “I– I… I can explain.” He immediately took off his apron from his body, rushing to me. “Lyric is there?” The panic in Jordan’s voice could be heard over the phone. I turned around, storming off, my fists clenched to its side. “Wait! It’s not what you think it is!” He called, his steps thundering behind me. I increased my pace but he caught up with me and grabbed my wrist, forcing me to a halt. “Let me go!” I hollered, yanking my hand from his grip. “Please hear me out. I promise it’s not what you think.” His face was paler than it was, his breath quickening. “What do you mean? Are you crazy? Why would you propose to me but not want to marry me?” I screamed. “That’s not what I meant, I promise. I swear, it’s not. Of course, I’d want to marry you. I won’t propose to you for clout.” “You said otherwise earlier!” I snapped. My entire body was boiling. I could swear smoke was oozing out of my ears. “It’s a misunderstan
I tapped my feet uncontrollably in the cab as I reflected on Roger’s words. ‘Brain would die in a war,” Roger had said. I shook my head, ridding my brain of such horrific thoughts. No way! I shouldn’t believe Roger's words. I don’t know what came over me with Roger tonight, but it shouldn’t make me believe all he had said. He was still the same old liar. I may have forgiven him about our past relationship, but that didn’t mean I had to completely trust him now. As much as I tried to convince myself, my body became more unsteady at the thought of Brian losing his life too soon. “Can you please drive faster?” I said to the cab driver, and he shot me a death glare through the rear-view mirror. “This is the tenth time you’re saying that, ma'am. I want to believe you’re not blind and can see the traffic ahead of us. I can't make my car fly over the other cars.” He snapped. “I–I’m sorry.” I said, immediately drifting my attention back to my phone to avoid catching his glare. I tried c
I stepped out of the building, a frown on my face as I glazed around for the annoying sight of Roger. Something kept poking my mind, telling me I didn’t need to know and I should just ignore his text and go back inside. However, a heavier stubbornness pushed me all the way out of the hall and was waiting to hear what Roger had to spill.MY gaze shifted to the side of the porch and a couple were making out beyond viewer’s appropriation. It made the frown on my face worsen. “Get a room!” I yelled. They shot me a glare and resumed their nonsense. I walked away from them, watching between the jam packed cars to see if I’d see a familiar figure around, but none was found. Rolling my eyes, I began walking back in when my phone chimed again. ‘Calm down, baby. I’m coming. I see you. Just wait.’ Roger’s text popped up.My frown hardened at his text, yet I waited and lifted my head to the side, watching Roger scurry up to me. “Hey, baby.” He grinned.“Call me that again and you won’t live t
My body immediately began trembling and I glanced at Raina who had her brows furrowed in confusion. “What the heck is that supposed to mean?” Raina asked, stepping in front of me. “It means exactly what we said. She had come to confess it by herself.” A lanky girl draped in all-black and black makeup said, walking towards us. “Confess it?” I lifted a brow and finally looked behind me, realizing that Bri had walked in right after us. She had a tight, pursed-lip smile on her face. I raised an eyebrow at her and she just averted her gaze. “Yeah, she confessed it herself and ruined the fun of us trying to discover the truth.” The lanky girl said, picking a glass of drink from the table. “What are you going to do now? You’ll surely be expelled.” someone yelled at Bri. “Yeah! Reveal who the professor is. Why are you still trying to protect his image?” Someone else hollered. They kept yelling, till it became jumbled nonsense. Bri, on the other hand, was trembling as they spoke, her
My forehead furrowed at her like she was one stupid child. "What are you rambling about?" "Cut the crap!""Cut what crap?!" I yelled back, making her flinch. "You just walked up to me, yelled at Ms, and started rambling nonsense, yet you're telling me to drop the act. I honestly don't know what you're talking about." "So you've never noticed anything off about yourself as a werewolf since you were born?" She raises a brow, but her forehead was still furrowed up in a frown. "No. I mean…" was I supposed to tell her? I didn't think twice before blurting out, "I'm cursed, and you should know it, I was bullied for it in middle school and high school." "I joined our high school late. How am I supposed to know?" She hissed. "You idiot. Who made you tag a blessing as a curse?" "Wait. What are you… what do you mean?" I stepped back, trying to gather my thoughts as one piece. "I'm…" "It's not a curse. I've done my research. You've been meddling with my love life so much, I wanted to find