“You can’t be serious, Zach.” You’re going to leave me after everything we’ve been through?” Dina said, her voice cracking. The color had drained off her face and if it weren’t for the fact that this was a serious situation, I’d have burst out in laughter. Fallory’s face wasn’t any different. The color has drained off her face as soon as Zayn broke up with her as well. They had connived to ruin me but the tables had turned on them so fast that it was getting difficult for me to control the excitement coursing through my body. “We were only having fun with her, Zayn. We never meant for it to get blown out of proportion in the manner it did.” Fallory pleaded, trying to save what was left of her relationship. Zayn and Zach didn’t look the least interested in their pleas, their minds were made up and nothing was going to change it. “We’ve been meaning to break up with the both of you and this only propelled you into doing it earlier than we intended. For what it’s worth, I think you
I couldn’t help but look around the castle as we walked across and towards the staircase made of marble. Its opulent grandeur had caught my eye and that wasn’t just all there was to it. The castle itself was the epitome of architectural perfection, you could find no fault in it. The golden and crystal chandeliers, display of marble-covered floors and columns, and intricately decorated wooden furniture were a sight to behold. We walked past a foyer decorated with one of the golden chandeliers dropping low from the ceiling covered with architectural designs detailed expertly. I caught myself before I could let my hand roam over the plush velvet carpet, the silk upholstery, and the sculptures placed at strategic locations in the room. The estate was simply breathtaking and I could now understand why they never let me in here in the first place. This place felt ethereal, like a place pulled from a fairytale book. Maya had told me that they built a new castle when I left but I’d been l
Zach and Zayn were nowhere to be seen and after going through every possible location concerning where they would be without getting lost in this massive house, I felt justified enough about skipping dinner and spending the rest of the day in my room. They brought me here without giving me an explanation and they purposely ignored my presence throughout the entire day. This act only served as a reminder that they were likely never going to tell me why I was here. I was already feeling antsy concerning the number of bodies in the castle and the possibility of going out there to face a group of strangers didn’t sit right with me. Some things were never meant to be and this was one of them.“Is there anything I can get you, miss?” I heard a maid ask as soon as she opened the door to my room after knocking twice before entering. I smiled at her, having now become comfortable in her presence. It was still too sudden but she was now like the older sister I never had. “I won’t be comin
I reluctantly agreed to let them inside. It wasn’t like I had any other choice. I already opened the door and they knew I was awake, besides, there was nothing stopping them from forcing their way in if they decided to go down that route. My best guess was that they wanted to talk to me about a couple of things and I had issues to address with them as well. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to be civil with them for a couple of minutes and hear each other out before the emotions started to run high—especially mine. “I’ll let you in on one condition and you only have one option and that is to accept my verdict.” I said. “Do you really have to be this dramatic, Ari?” Zach sighed. “What’s your condition?” Zayn said. “No funny business in here and I meant, both of you,” I warned, pushing the open enough to accommodate both their large frames. “I’m not a circus clown, Ari.” Zayn chuckled as he walked past me. “You should tone down on your Hollywood movies, Ari. They’re bad for you.” Zach added
The days were moving faster than I had expected. I hadn’t left my room in a week and despite the maid’s best efforts to get me to do something else other than wither away in here, I couldn’t bring myself to do anything else at this point. No matter how depressing it looked, this was a comfort to me now and I found solace in it. It was starting to get concerning but I had no idea when this cloud hovering over my head would clear up but until it did, I was going to be in here. Besides, no one had any use for me around here so I wasn’t going to be missed. I hadn’t seen either of the twins in a week much to my relief. I was informed by a guard that they had embarked on a trip with the Alpha and they would be home soon.I sighed, the source of my misery returning meant that I would have to fake my happiness around them but I didn’t know if it was going to work this time around. I was already at my breaking point and I couldn’t take any more.I heard a knock on my door and it was thrown
I opened my mouth to argue but they were having none of it as Zayn held up a finger to silence me. Within the next minute, several ladies walked into my room, striking fear inside of me. “Who are these women and what are they doing in my room?” I forced myself to speak up, already scared of what might happen. “We can either do this the easy way or the hard way,” Zayn began, flicking an invincible speck of dust off his suit jacket. “Preferably, I like to do things the easy way so I hope you will decide to go down that route.”“What are you talking about, Zayn?” My eyes were still on the mean-looking men flanked on either side of the door. “I promised you earlier that I wouldn’t harm you or watch you suffer under my roof and I intend to keep that promise by any means necessary, Amelia.”“What does this have to do with anything?”“You will not embark on a hunger strike under my watch,” Zayn stated, leaving no room for discussion. “You can’t force me to do what I’ve refused to,” I mut
Zach and Zayn. At first, neither my brother nor myself had wanted to admit to this but after a while, we couldn’t hide the truth from each other. We were starting to like Ari a little more than we should, the craziest part about it was that, if we ever told his father about this, he would simply state that we were now in love with her and it was far from that.Neither of us wanted it to happen but it seemed that there was nothing either of us could do about it despite how hard we tried to keep a leash on our feelings, it kept on gnawing at us, forcing us to see her in a different light. It’s been around two weeks since we decided to bring her to the castle and within that period, we had helped her considerably as she was now growing into being her own woman. Maturing beyond her years and becoming a favorite in the castle as she was starting to undergo a defining rebranding. Her confidence was starting to show and it added to her beauty if that was even possible or maybe my mind wa
Zach“Since she’s now the only thing you and your brother have got on your mind, I’m starting to understand why the three of you have been spending a lot of time together, especially in the private gardens.” My father began. I didn’t know how he managed to guess that accurately but often when the three of us couldn’t sleep at night, they would spend their evenings and late nights taking a stroll through the private gardens reserved for the royal family only. I knew Ari would never admit it but she looked forward to those moments more than I ever did. Zayn and I were a year older than her but after speaking with Zayn at length about everything, we concluded that we didn’t see her as a child like we did the first time we laid our eyes on her and that meant something was going on, something that we had to put under control before we lost it completely. He couldn’t see his father’s face from where I sat because he had turned away from me but I knew the kind of face he would have as he
I walked back into the apartment still reeling from the shock of what had just happened. Last night, Zach and Zayn had been flirting with the idea of returning to the pack and today, they invited me to their house to have dinner. I was too stunned to say anything and Zach came to my rescue, asking me to think about it before giving them an answer. “You look like you’ve seen a ghost,” I heard Danielle’s voice and I jumped in fright, throwing my bag at her head, narrowingly missing hitting her forehead because she was quick enough to duck. “What the hell, Ari?” Danielle snapped. “You nearly gave me a heart attack, Danielle!” I said, trying to calm my racing heart.“We’ve been living together for a long time now, why are you acting like you saw a stranger?” Danielle snapped. “You’re right, Danielle. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to freak out like that. It’s just that I thought were spending the entire weekend at Tyler’s like you said you would.” “His room is just still in this building
Zach and Zayn didn’t relent in protecting me and trying to sway me with gifts either. Robert had come looking for them at a party after he had been discharged from the hospital and he ended up getting beat again and his friends all faced the same fate. No one knew who did it because no one saw anything to begin with. Zach confided in me that they saw Robert coming and they lured him and his friends away from the party before taking turns beating them to a pulp. Robert had reported them to the police but there was no sufficient evidence to prove what he was claiming and no one aside from his friends was willing to corroborate his allegations. “I’m curious, Zach. How did you get everyone to like the two of you on campus?” I asked. We were in my room, after Zach coerced me—yes, coerced me into allowing him to make me dinner and here we were. “We are very likable people, Ari,” Zach replied, his eyes glued to his screen. Did he forget he was supposed to be in the kitchen or something
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I said. The more I complained about the way they acted, the more they did more harm to my plans of staying quiet throughout my time here on campus. Their antics were starting to get on my nerves and I hated the fact that they were trying so hard to please me. “We’re trying to help you to get more friends because you need them. Nobody tries to bully the popular kids and trust us, we know how these things work. We might not always be around to protect you so we’re helping you get insurance.” Zayn said. DoHis explanation would’ve made sense if I wasn’t pissed at both of them. “I didn’t ask you to do this, Zayn. I shouldn’t have invited you here in the first place, this is another one of the mistakes I’ll live to regret for the rest of my college life.” “You’re being dramatic, Ari.” Zach said. “We haven’t done anything to harm you or anything that had to do with you,” “On the contrary, you have.” I scowled at both of them. “Really? Let it out then.
There was a cheer from the crowd after Zach and Zayn left Robert and his friends in a bloodied heap and we heard the sound of security guards coming before anyone else did because of our super hearing and we left the scene before either of us would be taken in for questioning. We were in my dorm room and I was in the bedroom with Danielle, whose mouth was still hung open as I narrated everything that happened on campus today. Tyler was in the sitting room with the twins and they were discussing sports at the top of their voices. Boys would always be boys and I wondered if it was like this for every male—supernatural or not. “Do you think Robert is going to tell them that you were involved in the beating he and his friends got?” Danielle asked, she was worried about the aftermath but I wasn’t. I knew guys like Robert and I knew how they think. Zach and Zayn were literal blueprints, they taught me everything I needed to know about bullies and how their mind works. “Do you think that
“Your first mistake was thinking that you could stand up to me and your second mistake is actually allowing your intrusive thoughts to put you in this position.” Robert snarled at me. He was turning every shade of red already. His tight fitted shirt was already straining against his neck and biceps, he looked like he would burst if care wasn’t taken.“Isn’t it convenient that you’re getting mad and you believe that you have every right to be mad?” I scoffed. If he thought that he was going to scare me, he had to rethink. He wasn’t half as scary as Zach and Zayn, if I could stand up to them, he was nothing. “You dared to insult me in front of the whole class and I can’t let that slide.” Robert yelled. He was drawing attention towards us and I hated being in the center of any commotion but I wasn’t going to be able to escape this one—I could see it already. “You called me a sex worker in front of the whole class, Robert. All I did in retaliation was call you a crying little bitch.”
"Charles and Ella will be forming a group together...""Robert and Ari, you’re both up next..."Professor Robin’s voice boomed round the class as he continued to read from the note in his hands.I didn’t like Robert and working with him would be draining but for the sake of having a good grade in this course, I was willing to do this and if he didn't want to, I would do it alone without any complains. My eyes widened as I heard a familiar voice. I had been the first to arrive to class today and she felt proud of myself. My eyes had constantly flickered towards the door to know when he would come to class but I obviously missed him when he entered."Excuse me, Professor Robin." His voice was deep.Professor Robin stopped reading abruptly and looked at him, clearly unimpressed at being interrupted."Is there a problem?" He asked sourly."I believe you made a mistake, my name wasn't supposed to be called yet." Robert said. I furrowed my brows in confusion as I stared at him. What the
I stared at my reflection in the mirror, falling in love with who I saw in the mirror. Trey had been grumbling about the time we were taking in dressing up but when he saw Danielle, he was going to swallow those words, I was sure of it. They were my favorite couple and they complimented each other so beautifully and it made my heart ache—in a good way. If I ever decided to fall in love, I’d want to have something along the lines of what Danielle and Trey shared. “Earth to you, Ari!” Danielle snapped her fingers in front of my face, jolting me out of my reverie. “I was taking a moment to admire the magic dust you sprinkled on me,” I said, smiling at her. “I told you to sit still and let me do my magic.” Danielle gushed. She looked equally as stunning—if not more than I was in her sundress with flower petals. It stopped just above her knees and she wore knee-high boots to match, her hair was styled perfectly and her makeup was exquisite. The best part of it all was that she dresse
“Whatever you want from me, you’re not getting it,” I said, standing on my word. “We don’t mind paying the price for what we’ve done but we need to mend all burnt bridges and we’re starting with you because you’ve been on the receiving end more than anyone else and if there’s anyone’s forgiveness we need to beg for, it’s yours.” I had nothing to say to them anymore. They were interrupting my morning routine and I had a lot of things to do before I’d go out with Danielle and Tyler—not by my choosing. “That’s a cute speech but I’d need you to leave now. We’re done talking and I’ve got nothing else to say to you. I’ve done what you requested from me and I want nothing more from you.” I said. Zach and Zayn shared a look and for a moment it looked like they wanted to argue but they didn’t say anything else as they turned and walked out of the room. I quickly locked the door as they left, leaning against it as I slid to the ground, taking deep breaths to calm my racing heart. I ferven
“About that, we’ve decided on what we want to do,” Zach said. I frowned. What the hell was he talking about? There was only one thing they had to do and that was leave. The aim of why they traced me had been achieved. I’ve done my part in talking to my mother and getting her to go back to the pack and now, it was left for them to try and convince their father to forgive them now that his mate had returned. I had no business with them and I didn’t want to be involved with them anymore. If they thought they could get me to do anything else for them then they were mistaken. I was done doing a favor for free and otherwise for that matter. “Let me stop you there before you go any further, Zach. Whatever it is you’ve got in mind or you plan to do, I don’t want to know about it. All I care about is that you leave this premises and never return, do we have an understanding of how this works?” “You haven’t heard what we want to say, Ari,” Zayn said. “I don’t want to because I’m not inter