TASHA I blinked my eyes a couple of times, trying to alleviate the pain that I had been feeling since this morning. My tears were on the verge of falling ever since our class started and I haven't told anyone about my condition. My entire body is on fire and I kept on taking shallow breaths to calm myself a bit. "You don't look nearly as tanned as you normally do. Are you sure you're okay?" Concern could be heard in Sadie's voice as she asked the question. "I barely heard you speak today. Did something happen between you and Rendall?" she whispered while still keeping her eyes on the glass board upfront and her hand on her notebook because she was taking down some important notes. I shook my head no before clearing my throat. "I just don't feel like conversing today," I lied. Choosing to keep my mouth shut was the best option right now, not just for me but for Sadie as well. I also did not have the guts to tell her what was causing the pain in between my thighs or the two possibl
TASHA "Hey, baby," when I opened my eyes, Rendall's soothing voice was there to meet me. When the glint of light from the ceiling caught my eyes, it blinded me in an instant, and I had to blink a few times to clear my vision. "How are you feeling?" He placed his hand on top of my forehead and my neck. "I'm glad that somehow your fever has subsided." "I'm feeling quite better than earlier," I answered with my voice still hoarse. Before attempting to sit down, I cleared the lump that had formed in my throat. He helped me out by placing his hand on my back and putting his arm around me. "What time is it?" I watched him look at his watch. "It's already five o'clock in the afternoon," he answered. "Sadie was here but I told her that you need to have adequate time to rest and that she can talk with you when your body recovered its strength." He let out a chuckle. "I haven't seen your friend this suspicious—at least not until today. She acted like she was cool with everything, but with
TASHA Rendall was gone when I opened my eyes. I didn't even notice the time that he left me alone in my room. I was about to get my phone situated at the top of the bedside table to send him a message when I saw a piece of pink paper wrapped around a pink rose. 'For the most beautiful lady that I've ever seen. With love, your mate.' A smile swept across my face upon reading what was written on the note. I was about to smell the flower I was holding when the door swung open. I hid the rose beneath a pillow when I saw my mother's figure. She stayed at the door with her eyes fixed on my direction but didn't bother to move another inch closer from where I am. "Even from afar, I can still smell that wolf's scent," she uttered with a blank face. "I warned you but you never listen, Tasha." "Mom, we talked about this countless times already. If in the end, being with him is a wrong decision, then I'll learn from it. Let's just fix everything, mom. I'm tired of having a constant argume
TASHA My chest was thudding when we arrived at the Endrano's mansion as if it was coming out of my chest. Several scenes were playing in my mind and some of it wasn't a pleasant scenario at all. I've met Rendall's sister, Raiah, but I didn't get the chance to meet Rendall's grandfather and with the way that the other members of his family weren't fond of being exposed in public, I must say that he's the kind of man that I should fear—along with his father. "I can tell that you're nervous," Rendall said when he assisted me in coming out of his car. He held my hand and pressed it gently. "They'll like you so you don't have anything to worry about." "You could've informed me about this—" I wasn't able to continue my statement when his soft lips met mine. I looked around to see if anyone was watching us and my cheeks heated up when I saw two of their guards standing at the golden door of their house. They were looking in our direction and I bet that they saw what Rendall did. "Let'
TASHA Rendall stood by my side when we reached our house. When we were traveling earlier, nobody dared to utter a word about what happened. Raiah's words kept on replaying in my mind, emphasizing the moment when she told us that I will be the reason for their downfall. I couldn't understand where she was coming from but it was more than enough to fill my heart with complete horror knowing that my existence in Rendall's life was a threat to his position and his family. I heave a deep sigh as I looked up at the blanket of stars above. This night felt like a night in which everything just froze. Lightning flashed across the freezing sky and there was a heavy smell of earth in the air. I wrapped my arms around myself when the cold breeze blew. My eyes went in Rendall's direction when I felt him wrap his sweater around me. His faint smile and the look in his eyes weren't enough to hide the sadness within him. I looked away when I felt something heavy in my chest. "You should go inside
TASHA When it was announced that we would be having a graduation ball, everyone immediately got busy preparing for it. The only topics that were being discussed in the hallway that I could pick up on were things about dresses, pampering, and the competition to be the star of the night. I didn't know why it mattered that much but as for me, I am not sure if I'll be able to attend the event. "Hi." I looked at the person beside me and I was surprised to see that it was Rhio. "Hey," I responded to his greeting. Instead of continuing the conversation, I focused on the books right in front of me. Rendall's feelings of envy manifested themselves when I decided to spend some time with Rhio. I don't want to repeat the same mistake, especially not at this moment when everything concerning Rendall and I seems to be teetering on the brink of disaster. "I wanted to ask you to be my date for the graduation ball," Rhio said after a short while, breaking the silence between us. I looked at him, w
TASHA "Come on, let's dance!" Sadie persisted in her request, but I declined her offer for the nth time. I ended up going to the ball with Rendall as my date, but, knowing that my mother would not speak to me kept me from being excessively ecstatic about the situation. When I told her about the ball, she did not say a word. She remained silent, letting me do things on my own. "Tasha, you wore that outfit during our prom night, don't you have another pair of clothes to wear?" Annica inquired before she and the other members of her circle shared a peal of laughter. "I can't believe you won as the prom queen with that piece of trash." I didn't say anything. Rendall's hand clasped with mine and and he holds on to it with a light grip. I looked at him and he was smiling from ear to ear as if he was trying to make me feel better after what I heard. "She's still the most beautiful girl in this venue," he said without breaking our eye contact. With those simple words, he made me feel as
TASHA I spent the night at Sadie's place because I felt the need to lean on to someone. Sadie followed me when I went out of the hall after hearing the truth from Rendall's mouth. I couldn't stay at that place after what he said and and I couldn't return to our home because I couldn't bring myself to look my mother in the eye. I was still unable to comprehend the fact that her instinct had been correct the whole time. "Tash, Rendall's calling," Sadie uttered and she showed me the screen of her phone. I wrapped my arms around my knees before looking away. "Hello?" she answered. "She's not with me, I'm sorry." "Rendall, I hope that you can understand that I don't want to talk to you either, not after what you did to Tasha." "You're seriously asking me about the thing that you can do to make her talk to you after what you did?!" "She put her faith in you, and in return you betrayed her and tore her heart out, dumbass! Take care of your own issues and never call me again!" she exclaim