02. SEVEN SEAS.

Charlotte groaned as she shifted slightly on her bed. She touched her forehead and exclaimed before groaning again.

"You're awake." A mild voice from a distance interrupted her wake-up moment and she turned her head to the balcony. Kyle was wearing an armless shirt with his two hands inside his pockets. His hair was being blown by the cool night breeze and he seemed to be staring somewhere else.

Kyle then turned towards her and stared at her before going over to the glass of water that he brought along with him that evening. He lifted the glass and brought it to her. Charlotte lifted her upper body and leaned against the bedframe before collecting the water with shaky hands. She drank it all and returned the cup to him.

He didn't put it back in its place, instead, he placed it down beside him and interlocked his fingers. Charlotte's eyes didn't leave this demigod for one second as she calmly waited for his words that were like a ticking time bomb.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Here it was.

"I'm sorry." She replied softly.

"You're sorry? Really? You and Drake made me look like a fool! A total fool and you..."

Kyle couldn't continue his words anymore and just gripped his hair instead - not too hard but just to let out his frustration. He didn't know what to say to her as he wasn't sure of his exact reaction but all he knew was that he was not happy to have found out this news later on at the point of emergency.

He had so many things to do but he lacked the power and boldness to even say a word so he could only swallow them back bitterly and angrily.

Charlotte lifted the blanket and wanted to touch his exposed shoulder but he shifted slightly with a frown.

"Don't touch me." He warned and she paused. With a sad face, Charlotte retreated and covered herself with the blanket again.

"Sorry."

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"How long was I gone?" Charlotte asked as Drake checked her temperature and her eyes too. The man clicked his tongue and exhaled.

"Two months." He answered.

"Hmm."

She had been given the space to have a thorough brushing of teeth and bath as well - she also used the prescribed medication from Drake instantly to help give her the required energy. She looked at Drake for more explanation because Kyle had walked out on her and it didn't seem like he was coming back any sooner.

"What happened? Where is Jane? What about the birthday party and everything?" She asked.

Drake sighed again and forced a smile, "It was on the night of the birthday party that things went messier than expected. Jane went through the tunnel or portal - anyone you would prefer to call that same night and Allen went to look after her when you were brought here to the mansion."

"So everybody knows that I am a fairy now?"

"Unfortunately yet fortunately yes." He answered. Then Charlotte became deeply worried.

"What about Jane? How is she going to survive there? She has been there before and I am sure it is no warm and exciting place to be." She said concernedly.

"That's a mild way of describing it though," Drake said as he went to close the window.

"You say what now?"

"You don't have to worry about Jane, she will be fine."

Charlotte rolled her eyes defensively and pointed at herself, "I am her best friend so what do you mean by that?"

Drake dipped his hands into his coat's pockets and counted his steps until he was just a few inches away from the bed.

"I think it will be more advisable that you get worried about yourself, not Jane. I am sure that no harm will come to her so she is in safe hands even though she might be passing through the seven seas and the seven fire. "

Charlotte was stunned, "What?"

However, Drake continued, "You should know that you have spent a long time being far away from Kyle after discovering that you are mates. Unlike Vampires and werewolves which can take several years to consummate, Fairies aren't like that and you could lose your powers if care isn't taken so I guess you have a lot of work to do than expected." He advised.

Charlotte closed her eyes briefly and reopened them, "You mentioned that I am Kyle's cure to his sickness, how?"

Drake stared at her for a minute, his mouth parted slightly before his eyes ran her whole body through while she was still sitting. This made Charlotte frown deeply and wanted to retaliate.

"Drop it, you're not my type." He shot and Charlotte scoffed at his attitude. He carried his bag and dusted it as if there were any dirt on it.

"Well, you should only focus now on creating a wonderful relationship with Kyle then mating will become easier however time waits for no one, do you understand?"

Without waiting for her response, he walked out of the room. Charlotte shook her head and brought herself a bit lower so she could lay flat on her bed with her head on her pillow. She stared at the ceiling with only the ticking of the clock sounding. How was she going to do this? How would she be able to? Kyle was not the nicest man around nor was he easy to talk to. Before she could even become his assistant (remember the incident folks｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡)It took her a whole lot of planning.

And now she needed to make him slowly accept the fact that he had a mate who happened to be her - a weak fairy.

"A lot of things are going wrong and at this point, I think secrets are going to be exposed a lot more than we expected." She mumbled and closed her eyes. She needed to get her health back to normal.

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Jane was awakened by the rustling sounds of dry leaves multiple times. Her heart was fast beating and by the time she opened her eyes, she saw that she was in a whole new environment again - inside the forest this time around. He uncurled herself and sat up shivering. It was night time and the moon which was supposed to have its normal color like she was used to was suddenly red instead, making the vicinity scary for her to look at.

The rustling sounds were made again and she jerked with a light gasps. She looked around times without number to figure out where the sound was actually coming from. She couldn't see anyone in sight.

She was breathing through two parts - her mouth and her nostrils. That was now her new requirement for living.

She heard squeaky noises too and bit her lips. Since this was a forest, there could be snakes or lions or pythons - they could swallow her whole. Oh no, she would be eaten alive. This was terrible.

Sitting at a spot wouldn't help her so she summoned the courage to stand up with shaky legs. She decided to at least trace where the sound could be coming from and having been able to locate this place, she separated the leaves blocking the view and what she saw scared her to death.

Five creatures were surrounding a body - a female body and they seemed to be devouring her dead body. Jane covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming because of the horrifying view that had welcomed her eyes. She quickly took many steps backward and started running for her life with no direction in mind.

However, she didn't seem to be lucky this time as these creatures flew after her. They already caught a whiff of her presence and sighted her when she was running. They started squeaking happily because they found a fresh meal for the red moon night.

Jane didn't expect them to fly - they were freaking flying after her! She was dead. Since they knew about her presence, wouldn't it be just safe for her to just scream for help perhaps?

Just then her arms were grabbed and her legs were lifted off the ground. She screamed at the top of her voice.

"Help me!!!!!"

But these unidentifiable creatures seemed to be having fun with their new game. Jane's eyes were tightly shut as she kept on screaming but soon silenced after the creature carrying her pierced her from the back with its long sharp finger. The pain stung badly and she lost so much blood instantly before going unconscious.

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I hope you're enjoying this book, guys. My exams are fast approaching and this is my first time writing an exam in a Federal university seeing as I am a "fresher" So wish me luck. Once we start, I might not update regularly but I won't keep you waiting. Thank you for reading. Please leave a comment.