Serena's POV Confusion, annoyance, embarrassment—so many mind-blowing emotions that can make someone's head rip completely open apart are moving through my mind as I begin to stumble through the hallway, struggling to get past the endless crowd of students moving out of their classes towards their respective destinations. This is just so frustrating, and I don't even know what I'm doing right now. My entire mind is confused. I am thinking about the experience with Damon back in the restroom and then the fact that his friend Brian had to see us. Even though he didn't actually see us during anything, I am definitely sure his mind would have already been cooking up some sort of stupid ideas in that perverted brain of his. Good Lord, I don't even know what to think of myself right now, and I feel extremely ashamed as I begin to make my way through the hallway, b
Serena's POV Okay, first off, I think I need to exhale, and then I'm going to try my possible best to kick the thought of Damon away from my mind because it seems like he's the only thing I keep thinking about constantly these days, and it is just so fucking infuriating. How the fucking hell does he manage to be the only thing that keeps on ringing in my mind endlessly, non-stop, day after day? Good goddess. I shake my head quickly as I look up at my locker and begin to take out my notebook. What's the use, and what the hell am I even doing? It's not like I will be able to assimilate anything I want to read now, or at least I could use my super speed reading, but will that help? I am not the kind of person to assimilate something under pressure. Goddess, what am I going to do? And it is not helping issues right now that I'm struggling to catch my breath.
Serena's POV"I am kind of late for something, so I think I need to go," I say and try to leave, but she pushes me back with her imposing demeanor, raising an eyebrow and observing me intently with her annoying lashes flapping endlessly as she scans me from the crown of my head to the sole of my feet."You are not leaving until I'm done talking to you, do you get that?"I nod my head slowly and look away from her.She has the audacity to talk to me that way as though I'm her mate."I seriously do not have time for this, Isabella, okay? I'm kind of going through a very toxic situation right now, so it will really do me a very big help if you can just step aside.""What is your deal with Damon?"I frown the moment she says that and look around me with confusion."I don't understand what you're talking about.""Yeah, you can pretend all you want, but it's not going to work for me just like the wa
Serena's POVI am so confused and I don't even know what to think as we finally come to a stop at a position completely far away from the entrance of the test hall.I avoid his gaze and look at the ground as he continues to give me that determined look while smacking his lips together.The look that keeps on giving me the impression that he really, really adores my body and he is ready to worship me at any time possible.Fuck, I can't believe I am seriously thinking about that right now, and I need to get rid of these perverted thoughts, but he is making it extremely hard for me and I just want to kick him in the nuts."Okay, well, anyways thank you so much for your help and I appreciate you standing up for me and doing what you did, but at this point in time I feel like I need to get out of here and attend to my current crisis."He chuckles the moment I say that and he takes hold of my hand, dragging me back as I attem
Serena's POV"Oh yes, I fucking know about that! You don't have to keep repeating that every single time into my ears!"I suddenly realize that I said that particular sentence way too loud with so much annoyance and anger in my voice, and it forces him to stop instantly, looking at me with a worried expression."I am so sorry, did I say something bad? I was just trying to...""Never mind, Damon, please just never mind, okay? Now just take me to where you want to take me to and let's get this over with as soon as possible."He hesitates for a while and continues to look at me with a strange expression I am finding hard to figure out in his eyes as he slowly exhales and looks ahead of him towards the classroom once again.I huff with frustration and shake my head as I pull him back, forcing him to stop immediately, giving him a strange sort of look."Okay, I really do not understand you right now and you are conf
Serena's POV"Oh, I am so sorry! I kind of missed the schedule. I was stuck in detention so I just had to hurry over here," I say breathlessly."Yeah, well I can totally say that that is a big lie because most of the detention students are here and they said they have been released for over 30 minutes ago or so. Are you trying to say you were in level two of the detention sector?" the invigilator questions skeptically."Okay, I seriously cannot lie right now, and I really need this to be over with so I can just do whatever Demon wants me to do," I mutter under my breath.I am about to look back when I suddenly feel strong, large manly hands against my shoulders, rubbing me calmly as if trying to help me cool down."Sorry about that. I kind of delayed her a little bit and it's totally not her fault. It's just a little issue with one of the lecturers, but she's here now and she's ready to take the test, so can you please just give
Serena's POVI am left dumbstruck and dumbfounded as my jaw drops the moment he says that. Mr. Martins, who is sitting inflated in his chair, diverts his focus to look back at me with a strange smile on his face."Oh well, why sure, no problem. Go give it to her, and please do not cause any trouble. I want this place to be as silent as it can be," Mr. Martins says, and I observe as Damon bows slowly at him."Of course sir, anything for you. I just need to ensure that she is able to write well for this test without any much pain."I think I must have some strange sort of cotton wool stuck in my ears because I am really confused and I don't understand what is going on or what I am hearing.I have my eraser right here with me, so what the hell is he talking about?I continue to look at him, observing the endless amount of stares every single individual in the entire hall is giving him as he finally comes to a stop directly
Serena's POVI am still kind of confused and lost about this particular situation as I relax against my seat, tapping my pen against my chin. I don't realize a few of the students are gazing at me as if trying to figure out why I am not writing anything.But then Mr. Martin steps back into the hall looking frustrated and infuriated as ever as he continues to adjust himself, muttering profanities and cursing."I'm so going to ensure that he pays for this. What sort of student is he? Just when I was thinking he was about to repent and turn over a new leaf, he just had to commit another grievous activity. I'm going to ensure that his stay in this school is going to be hell. He can't just get over the fact that his father is the most influential in the city and just be well-behaved for once," he says to himself as he finally takes his seat and adjusts himself before looking up at all the various students staring at him."Why are you staring
The entire atmosphere is darkened by an extremely powerful range of energy that seems to be tearing through every single veil so present in the entire scenario.Tension in the air makes Serena's body begin to tremble, and she feels the extreme energy moving through her veins while she tries to create a balance within herself so she doesn't lose control.She clenches her fists tight, feeling her heart palpitating extremely fast without control in her chest as the witches and wizards draw closer and closer.The strange dark energy hovering all over their bodies makes the entire situation much more difficult for her to comprehend as her lips tremble and her hands begin to shake without control.Damon turns quickly and looks at her with worry in his expression.He moves closer to her and takes hold of her hand, gripping tightly against her palm as he gazes ahead of him, keeping his own attention on the dangerous individuals coming closer towards them."Calm down, Serena, okay? Just relax.
Damon shakes his head with determination and extends his hands, pulling me back a step, slowly backing away as the wizard glares, a strange, particularly green light flashing endlessly in his irises."We are offering you a last chance, Damon," the wizard speaks, and Damon shakes his head, chuckling as he throws his head back, laughing slightly."This is the third time you have said you are offering me a last chance. How many last chances do you feel you need to keep offering me in order to make it known to you that there is nothing that will make me let her go, and I am not leaving her in your wicked hands for you to deal with anyhow you wish.""This is not your affair to meddle with, Damon. This is totally beyond you, and you have no idea what you are doing. You don't know what she is, you don't know what she is capable of. She needs to be taken under our wing so that we can handle her to the best of our ability.""Okay, then why don't you be a wise wizard and tell me why the hell sh
Fear takes over my entire spirit, so intense that I turn my head to look at him. Damon looks excessively determined not to let me go, staring at the demonic-looking wizard standing before them. He seems to shine brightly all over his figure.Damon holds me tightly, and I continue to look at him with shock and admiration at how willing he is to protect me, even in the face of this dreadful experience."I am so sorry, but it is going to take more than a silly threat to get what you want," he replies, and I watch as the fellow chuckles, his head shaking before his eyelids close intensely. He opens them again."I really do not want things to go the hard way, Damon," he says. "Like I said, I respect your dynasty, and I do not want you to do anything that will come between the business of the House of Van Allen. So please, just respect yourself and step out of our business.""Okay, fine. I'm going to step out of your business if you can just tell me one thing," Damon says as the wizard gla
Serena's POVI remain against the ground, crawling backward as the wizard begins to move closer towards me, extending his hand and resuming the dangerous sorcery he was about to perform against me.But he is unable to complete that when we hear a very loud growl coming from behind him.Both of us turn our heads to behold a bizarre-looking wolf that jumps against him, gripping tightly against his neck and swinging him toward another direction.Good goddess, that is Damon's full wolf self, and it takes me completely off guard to behold how huge and gigantic and extremely terrifying he looks right now.I continue to step backward, observing the battle between Damon and the wizard when another presence catches my attention.I quickly look up to behold the other witches and wizards whom we had neglected all this while, slowly moving towards me with an urgency."Let's take this chance. We can't perform the ritual he
At this point in time, I suddenly lose control of myself, and I feel a very strong, dark, vibrating force that takes perfect control all over my body.The next thing I see at first is complete, total darkness, and then within a few minutes, I finally begin to observe my surroundings, but everything is not the usual normal color of the human eye which I can perceive.All I can make out is complete, thick red all over me, and I can behold the organs of all the witches and wizards standing in front of me."Oh great, something is about to get freakish right now."Damon's POVThe fear that is rocking through my senses is severe as I grip tightly against the jaw of the angry-looking dog in front of me. I twist its neck, rendering it completely lifeless before tossing it aside.Then I turn my head to behold Serena far away, being surrounded by the cloaked figures, stretching their hands toward her as if about to cast a spell o
My heart skips a beat the moment he says that, and I quickly look up at him, pulling down his head to look at me. "Are you fucking stupid? That is a very wrong move to make right now. You should have observed and realized how dangerous these people are. Why the hell would you be suggesting a fight? Do you want to get yourself killed?" I find myself blurting out at him, but he smiles down at me. "Calm down, Serena, okay? I know what I'm doing, and I promise you that nothing is going to happen to either of us. This is really, really crazy, though, and I don't really know why I feel like I should really hold on to you and protect you with all my life, but considering how our lives have been previously, a few months ago, my first option in this kind of scenario would have been for me to just hand you over to them so they can get rid of you instantly, but right now, I really just can't explain or understand what the hell you
I don't know why, but it only feels as though his words are like honey and milk and butter all mixed together, brushing against the strings of my heart and making me feel so warm and so soft deep down within.It feels so overwhelming and so surprisingly peaceful as I grip tightly against him as though he is my life support."We really do not want to beat about the bush right now, and we want things to be so easy," I suddenly hear a very deep, manly voice coming from one of the cloaked figures, and it makes it so obvious that this person is really indeed a wizard because his voice isn't coming out with the normal, natural sound that everyone knows. It is coming out as though he is speaking through a microphone, something like an echo."Give us the girl, and we are going to be on our way," he continues, and I feel Damon tremble all the while he is still holding me tightly against himself.My heartbeat accelerates the moment the fellow says that
The light is so bright and sharp, capable of piercing through the strongest element.Damon is swift enough to quickly push me away before bending down backward slowly and evading the attack of the light that flashed in between us.We watch as it strikes a building a few meters away from us and cracks a segment of it, allowing a huge amount of debris to fall to the Earth."Oh crap," I think to myself as I turn my head to glance at the cloaked fellow, who is now walking toward us with a very sharp, determined intensity, and from what I can figure out right now, I don't know why I'm feeling as though this particular fellow is coming after no one else except me.His entire focus and attention are totally on me, and I can feel it."We need to get out of here, Serena," Damon says and quickly takes hold of my hand, about to lead me to another section when a similarly bright greenish light manifests a few meters away and then vanishes t
"Am I the only one who heard that?" he asks, and I swiftly turn my head to look at him, biting down against my bottom lip."Well, you are definitely not the only one," I say as I continue to look around.He also extends his hands, slowly moving backward and gradually squatting to the ground as if preparing to get into his battle attack mode."Something doesn't smell right here," he says and swiftly begins to sniff the entire surroundings. "We are totally not alone," he says, and this, as usual, begins to make my heartbeat increase extremely fast in my chest as I clench my fists tightly together, trying to contain the pressure moving through my body."If you know what is good for you, Serena, you will have to do everything within your power to unleash your capacity to the maximum so we can bolt out of here and not encounter anything deadly."I bite down hard against my lip as I observe him intensely with fury."And I fuc