IvyFinding myself back in this hell hole is the worst kind of nightmare I can ever imagine. And the worst part is that it's being orchestrated by Caden himself.That bastard.I scribble away on my notepad hoping to distract myself from his voice. Hoping that my senses will block him out from making my heart bleed.Jade caught a cold after we got caught in the rain yesterday and Elias ditched school all together for his cousin's wedding. So I'm here all alone about to face the worst day of my life.The agonizing part is that the clock doesn't even seem like it's moving.Can't this stupid period run any faster?!I suddenly feel Caden's gaze fall towards my direction and my eyes itch to meet his gaze.I raise my head slowly as my heart begins to beat faster but I'm met with disappointment when I find him looking at a student behind me. A girl named Lesley.It's only then that I notice that her hand is up, probably to ask a question.I roll my eyes and go back to scribbling. My blood boi
Ivy “D-dr Caden, wh-what are you doing here?” Aria asks, the fear in her voice palpable.“It's not what you think! Freya made me do it!”“What?!” Freya screeches as she drops me.I'm about to hit the ground but I fall right into strong arms. Caden's arms.I hear the sounds of feet hitting the ground. I can't tell if there's a struggle or they're running. But one thing I do know is that I'm safe.I let myself drift away as my eyes begin to close slowly.I feel him lift me off the ground and my consciousness slips away till everything blurs out.I open myself and find myself in a dark room again. I'm dressed in what seems like rags and only the dimly lit lights in the room can be seen.Suddenly I hear Aria's cackling and my heart sinks.I need to get out of here. I need to flee.I spot a door at the far end of the room but when I try to open it I'm met with utter disappointment. It's locked.I kick and bang the door but it doesn't budge.“Help!! Someone help me!!”Aria's cackling gets
CadenI can't seem to shake off the feeling that I might just have been…wrong. Especially after yesterday. After the fight she actually seemed genuinely hurt, the emotions in her eyes seemed real.Had I gone too far with this?My sight catches the bracelet on the top of my wardrobe where I kept it.But that damn bracelet. It can only have belonged to a witch. No normal human could have owned that.“You know, it wouldn't kill you to admit that you were wrong”I scoff, turning to the other side of my bed away from the bracelet.“I know what I'm doing Von”“Fine let's say you're right, which I know you're not, you've got nothing to prove that-”“That damn bracelet is enough to prove it-”“No it isn't, she's been your mate since day one. Actually listen to me this time and stop thinking from out your ass”“You're supposed to be supporting me on this, you're supposed to protect me-”“Don't be an idiot. I can't protect you from a harmless human. Whatever you feel for her is attraction, you
IvyI decided that maybe I shouldn't stay home again. I need some fresh air and most importantly I need some to talk to…someone I could go shopping with. I need Jade.But Jade has a test this morning.I grunt in frustration.Mom and Clifford never found out what happened in school that day. I never told them and neither did Caden. They probably think I'm sick.Clifford has come to check up on me a few times to know if I'm okay but mom really wouldn't care less. I just told him I was having bad cramps.He seemed to have believed me cause he bought me six different tampons and a whole tray of snacks.That would have made me feel so much better if I weren't so heartbroken.I really do need someone to talk to.I pick at my fingers thinking of what to do next. And after a while I had to choose between two options. One, I go to school, attend one class and then skip the rest of the school day with her or two, stay home and hope she comes over.Both seem like ridiculous ideas but it's worth
IvyIt's only been 24 hours since the fallout between Aria and I and the whole school is losing their shit.I can't seem to find Aria but I have a feeling that Caden might have something to do with it.I sigh hoping for a good day. I let my hand guide my pencil as I draw the handsome figure on the back of my notebook. It's only after I've sketched out the face properly with each intricate detail that I realize that I'm drawing Elias.A pang of sadness hits my chest in an unusual way. I drop the pencil on my book not wanting to complete it.Things have been a bit…quite between Elias and I. I guess with the things happening around me I've sort of pushed him away.He hasn't confronted me about it, which makes me feel even worse.“Hey Ivy whatcha got there?”My heart skips a beat as I close the book.He peers over my head and I can feel him smiling. “Is that me?”“Well…yes”He seems to have sensed my nervousness and retracts.“Um Jade” he starts “She told me about what happened yesterday”
Ivy“They did what?” Jade exclaims.“You heard me”“Well that's shit” she says, sounding way angrier than I am.“I don't want to have to go home with him everyday, he's just…disgusting”“Mind telling me what really happened?” She asks.I huff, blowing my hair away from my face.“It's a long story”“Well I'm here to listen”“I- um-”“Hello ladies” Someone all too familiar says.“Hello Dr Caden” Jade greets.Caden flashes her a tight lipped smile and then we lock eyes.“It's time to go home” Caden says, and I feel my skin recoil.“Um maybe I should go-”“No, you can't go!” I blurtJade and Caden look at me with questionable looks on their faces.“Why not?”“Yes why not, the university has closed for the day hasn't it?”“Because we have that thing, remember?” I counter, looking at her.It takes a second for her to realize what I'm trying to catch on but when she finally does she easily tones her voice to blend in.“Oh of course the thing, that we were supposed to do now”“Yeah exactly” I
IvyI can't believe that jerk tried to kill the both of us, not that I care about him dying but still.I groan loudly and spling my bag across the room and it lands on my bed.“God I hate him so much!” I scream and sink on my bed.My phone buzzes and I search my bag for it, it's only when I see Jade's name appear on the screen that a small percentage of my anger disintegrates.“Hey babe,” she greets me as soon as I answer the phone.“Ughh hey” I respond, utterly frustrated.“Yikes, you sound like you got hit by a train”“Yeah something like that”“Give me details” she says and I'm so sure I can hear her sitting down.I roll my eyes but tell her everything. I have no idea how long I've been talking but by the time I'm done my jaw starts to hurt.“Well that's odd, it sounds like he's a little jealous”“Jealous?” I ask sincerely weirded out “why would he be jealous?”“Well I don't know it just sounds like he is…has anything weird been happening before this whole stuff”A migraine slaps m
Ivy Footsteps that aren't mom's echo on the walls. A part of me is still wondering why she's here but the other part just wants to sleep.I yearn involuntarily and I head to my bed when I hear a knock on the door.“What does she want?”I'm just about to open my door when I hear someone else's door open. Caden's door.I hear hushed mumbles with her voice as the signature written all over it.I suddenly begin to itch to see what's going on. I open my door slightly just so I can see.Of course the first thing I see is a shirtless Caden but then my eyes wander off Julissa. Her red silk pajamas in sight.She leans at the door frame in a somewhat sexy position, like the ones you'd see lingerie models do. The weird part is that it doesn't seem like she's trying to be sexy.She says something I can't decipher and Caden's eyes seem to be in lock mode as his gaze never leaves her eyes.He steps aside for her to get in as he watches her do so. She lets out a loud giggle just before the door clo
CadenThe night was thick with tension, the kind that crackled in the air like the calm before a storm. I stood in the dimly lit park, my heart pounding as I watched Ivy's face twist between anger and despair. It was then that I saw him. Elias. He emerged from the shadows, his presence heavy with an aura of menace that sent a shiver down my spine. I instinctively stepped in front of Ivy, a primal instinct taking over as I prepared to protect her from whatever twisted plans he had.“What do you want, Elias?” I called out, my voice steady despite the turmoil churning inside me. “This isn’t your fight.”“Oh, but it is,” Elias sneered, his lips curling into a malicious grin. “You see, Ivy is meant for me. You’ve had your chance, Caden, but you’ve blown it.” His eyes flicked to Ivy, searching for a glimmer of sympathy, but all he found was defiance.“Don’t you dare try to take me away from him!” Ivy shouted, her voice fierce and unwavering. It was the fire I loved, the spark that drew me t
CadenAs I sit on the edge of my bed, the silence of my room presses down on me like a weight I can’t shake off. The taste of Ivy’s lips still lingers on mine, but it’s a bitter reminder of everything I’ve messed up. I can almost hear her voice echoing in my head, the hurt and rage woven into every word she screamed at me. “You’re pathetic,” she said, and I can’t help but feel that’s exactly what I am. I take a deep breath, letting it out slowly as I run my hands through my hair, trying to collect my thoughts. How did I let things spiral so far out of control?The door swings open, and Dad steps in, his expression stern. “Caden, we need to talk,” he says, crossing his arms over his chest. The disappointment in his eyes feels like a punch to the gut. I know he’s heard the commotion, the arguments that turned into chaos. “You need to own up to what you’ve done. You can’t just go around kissing girls and expecting everything to be fine afterward.” His words hit hard, each syllable a remi
IvyI'm so engrossed in my conversation with Elias that I don't even realize when someone slips into my room. Not until they turn on the lights and I practically drop my phone on my face from shock.Ouch!“Well hello Ivy” Julissa says from the door.“Julissa…what are you doing here?” I groan, shielding my eyes.“Oh nothing really, just wanted to tell you to get your hands off my man” she smiles, cocking her head.“Your…what?”“You heard me,” she says, coming close, her feet not leaving any sound. “He belongs with each other” she says before squatting next to me. “And you my dear are ruining things for us”“How can I ruin something that's not even in existence-”“Oh please, don't be so foolish as to be in denial. Caden and I were handpicked by the moon goddess herself”“The moon goddess?....”What the hell is she talking about?Julissa doesn't seem to sense that bewilderment in my voice as she flips her hair with pride and twirls happily much to my amusement.“Yes you heard that right
IvyI don't know how long it's been since Caden and I last saw eye to eye. I don't think I care even to count.It's been so exhausting thinking about him. I hate how I almost slipped out of my senses just by his touch.Elias has been M.I.A too. I can't even reach him. My worry grows more and more each day.I wake up to pitch blackness with a dry throat. I can barely tell what time it is because it's still so dark out.I find my way to the hallway and make my way down stairs. Suddenly someone grabs my arm and yanks me towards them.Just before I can even scream their arm is pressed against my lips and my back is pressed against the wall sending an ache throughout my body.Just as I'm about to scream a pair of lips press themselves on mine and my eyes flutter open.The light dull light from the kitchen slips through the corridor and its leaking light casts the darkness away revealing Caden's eyes locked in mine.His tongue and lips take me hungrily not stopping for a sec as I drown and
Caden My arms ache from today's whole activity, who knew this tiny girl would cause me so much headaches.I watch her run into the house even with me calling after her and I sigh knowing I'd never hear the end of this.“Way to go buddy, you completely ruined the day for everybody including yourself”“Can you not be so unhelpful for just five seconds?”I park the car and step into the house not knowing exactly what to say. The look on father's face is enough to send me to hell but that's not what I'm thinking about at the moment.Dad goes on to yell for a few minutes but I can't pay attention because my mind is so fixated on Ivy. I need to make things right but I just don't know how to.“I'm sorry father” Is the best thing that I can say right before I start to climb up the stairs.He stops talking abruptly like the words get taken from his tongue “well you should be”Reaching my room I can't resist the urge to talk to Ivy, to reach out one last time.Even if I know I might not end we
IvyIt's only after I can feel his lips detaching from mine that I realize that he crossed my boundaries.How dare he?!I push him away from me with everything I have and when he's far apart from me I slap my hand against his face which sends his face turning the other way.“How dare you touch me?!!”His eyes widen clearly taken aback by my outburst but I don't care. I feel used.“Ivy I-”I don't wait for him to finish his sentence and I slap him across the face.The nerve he has to treat me like shit for so long and then kiss me like non of that ever happened is wild.The more I think about it the angrier I get. The thought of Elias's injured face comes to mind and I feel a pang of guilt for not being able to do anything about it.“Who the fuck do you think you are?” I scream at the top of my lungsHe looks at me with hollow eyes with his lips glitching from a thin line to a downward turn.“I'm sorry, I…” pauses “I just couldn't help myself-”“You couldn't help yourself?!”“I know yo
IvyI scream and yell at Caden to let me go but everything seems to fall on deaf ears. I hear the shopping bags hot the back seat with rippling sounds as I try to adjust myself to make a run for it.But as soon as I get a hold of the door I'm immediately met with utter disappointment as they're sealed shut.“Ivy!” I hear Elias call after me and my head shoots up to find him limping through the mall entrance with a small patch of blood running down his head.“Elias” I called out in panic.But that's when the car starts and immediately swerves away.“No!!” I scream hitting the glass “Turn back, he's hurt”I turn over to Caden who's driving nonchalantly and I try to take the wheel from him.“I said…turn…around” I struggle in between grunts. But his grip is too strong and he easily subdues my hands with one of his.That's when I resort to kicking and then and only then does he pull over but now the only problem is that I can't run.I struggle and yank away but nothing works and my anger b
Caden “What's getting you all worked up?” Von asks as soon as I walk into my bedroom.“I'm not worked up”“Then what was all that show you put back there?”I click my tongue without having an answer for that. The truth is I don't know either. I can't stand the sight of her happy with him. Even if what I feel for her is purely from the spell she casted on me.“That's right, ignore me like you usually would”I'm just about to respond when my phone vibrates and lights up. My brows knit together as I wasn't expecting any calls today especially at this hour.My suspicions rise higher as the caller ID isn't saved.Who could this be?I answer the call nonetheless and a familiar voice from the other end springs to life.“Alpha Caden, we found some information on the bracelet”My eyes widen as the gravity of this sentence begins to dangle over my head.I had sent out a private investigator from the pack to dig up some information on this bracelet since my own suspicions were getting me nowhe
IvyIt starts to rain the minute we get out of the car and so we run to the mall quickly so as to not get wet.Elias opens the door for me, removing an imaginary hat like the men from the 70’s.I giggle and walk in pretending to be in a musical. He holds my hand and smiles like he used to when we were dating.“You know you look really beautiful when you laugh” he says looking down from his towering height.I smile back “thank you”.“Hello beautiful couple, would you like to buy some beautiful dresses?” A lady appears before us with a wide commercial smile on her face.“Uh we're not-”“Yes we would, let's get your best dresses” Elias interjects and I glare at him.“Right this way sir” she leads us to a store right at the corner.I'm instantly breath taken at the sight of the beautiful range of dresses. Dresses of all shapes, colors and sizes hang on each side of the store.“Right this way miss” she reappears taking my hand to a room inside that has even more clothes.She hands me a loa