Brielle's POVIt's been a few days since my encounter with Julian. I still get shivers down my spine as I think about him. I can't stand the sight of him. I've been uneasy ever since. The nagging feeling that something was going to go down wouldn't go away. Everything thar happened up until know will only lead to something big. I am very scared that what happened in that dreadful past will happen again. I can't let oh happen, not again. If need be I will lay down my life before I let anything happen to Blake. His parents wouldn't be able to handle the loss of another child. As for mine. I will forever sorry for leaving them.Wait a minute. Why am I talking like I will die tomorrow? I am getting ahead of myself. I'm just saying, when push comes to shove, that is what will happen. I just trying to be ready for the worst. All this thinking is distracting. I can't even focus on my school work. This is the worst. It's my own fault for putting an immortality spell on them. That was the most
Rea's POVI had no other choice. From the moment I decided to take this step I knew that I wouldn't be able to go at it without a plan. I know that Blake hates me with all his guts right now. No matter what I say, he will refuse to listen to me so there is only one way I can get him to listen to me. By force if need be. He just has to hear me out. The only way was for me to take her with me.I hate her too but I need her at the moment. When I have her with me, Blake will have no choice other than to listen to me. He has to. She sat quietly as I drove to the pack house. I was scared out of my kind and every fibre in my body was telling me to make a run for it and forget all about this but how long can I run? The guilt I bare shall always be with me wherever I go. How do I run from that? That leaves with one choice. Atonement. I cannot change things but I can try to make things right however I can. I should. I owe it to Mia and Blake.The ride to the pack house was full of silence. She
Brielle's POVBlake sent me to his room. I was about to go there but then curiosity got the best of me and I found myself turning back. I saw that both of them where headed back at the garden. I planned to follow them but I had to lay a little low. I didn't want them to spot me. I somewhat had a bad feeling about this. I don't know what Rea wants to talk about but I just know that nothing good comes from her. I just hope everything goes well.Once I was sure that both of them wouldn't hear me. I was surprised to see, Rea on the ground crying. Why the heck was she crying. It was my first time seeing her like that. I saw Blake try to calm her down. I just watched without intervening. After some time, Blake move away from her and told her something I couldn't hear. Damn, I wish I was a were at this moment. I would be able to hear what they were talking about with super hearing.Rea said something that stopped Blake in his tracks. He turned back to her and the look on his face told me tha
Brielle's POV I felt the sun rays hitting my face. I opened my eyes to the sun shining in the room. It was Blake's room. I came in here to check on him but he was knocked out. I must have slept next to him. Speaking of him, he was no where in sight and his side of the bed was cold. He must have gone out a while ago. I stretched out my limbs and got out of bed. Last night was so eventful but I am well rested now.I wonder what happened to Rea. Is she alright? I'll check on her later. Right now I need to get a shower before anything else. Since I have a change of clothes here, it works out. I went into the washroom and strippedy clothes. I sent my grandma a text message telling her about the situation. Half truth by the way. I couldn't go into detail because what the hell would I be saying to her.I went under the shower and let the hot water run. My body was over exerted from last night. I needed to soothet tensed up muscles. I was lost in my own world that I failed to detect Blake's
Rea's POVI woke up with a gasp. My Everything was hurting but my throat hurt more. I tuoched myself and winced. I must be bruised. At that moment, last night's events came back to me. It was Blake. He strangled me. I told him about Mia and he got angry and strangled me. My heart started to beat faster. I could have died. Why didn't I fight back. Yes, that's right. I didn't have any fighting strength in me. No matter what I did, I could get my body to move. I thought I was a goner and the last thing I would see before I left the world would be Blake's face full of rage and hatred for me. I couldn't stand that.I tried to stand up but my limbs were weak so I feel ony knees. I looked up and realized that I was in the pack clinic. They must have brought me here after I fell unconscious. I knew this was going to be easy and I expected this kind of reaction. I just didn't think he would go as far as to try to kill me. I know what I did was unforgivable. There is no fixing that. I should le
Blake's POVI told her everything. I didn't want her to know anything about everything that is happening. My intention was not to hurt her but keep her safe from all problems. She misunderstood that intention and I ended up making her cry feeling untrusted. I trust her, I do but I love and care for her too much to let her get hurt with me. I forgot that is what being partners entails. Going through all the pain, joy and sadness together. I wanted to shoulder all the pain and sadness by myself.I told her about Mia. I still can't believe it myself. What Rea did was despicable. Again, she did something that just increased my hatred for her. It makes me realise that leaving her was the right choice. She is selfish and doesn't care about anyone than herswlf. This is her true nature. I blame the goddess for giving my sister such a mate. Mia deserved someone who would love her as much as she would love them. She wouldn't have died like that. She must have been so heartbroken to see the one
Brielle's POVMy feelings were mixed. I am so angry and sad. Bad things keep happening and I can't do anything about it. Mia's death has already broke our hearts and now, Xavier and Julian will also be back in our lives to deal us a damaging blow. I am on edge. I feel it in my blood that there is something bad brewing. Not knowing what it is or how to handle it is frustrating me.I was thinking about teliing Blake but the chance doesn't arise. I don't want to just spring this on him. I need to be able to explain things properly so he can understand me. Time is running out. Anything can happen. Looking back, this whole situation we find ourselves in feels awfully familiar. Although not exactly the same, we have been here before. When I found out my mate was Xavier, I felt sad. I was a witch and I never thought that I would have a mate let alone a werewolf. I didn't like the idea of having to be stuck with someone I don't love just to fulfill an unrequited bond for life.That was mostly
Blake's POVWe finally managed to get Rea to tell us what she knows. She told us everything about that night when things happened. She was aimlessly lurking in the words, looking over the pack house. She was waiting for a chance to attack Brielle. No surprise there. But then one night, she wasn't alone. Two people came and they were trying to look for an opening. She tried to hide from them but while running away, she snapped a branch on the ground and they caught her.It was a woman and a man. Strangely so they started asking about Brielle. She refused to tell them anything thinking she was caught by some pack members and tried to escape from them. They wouldn't let her go and kept asking her questions about the pack. She then realized that they were not pack members and she thought about divulging information about Brielle would work in her favor. Before she could sag anything, Mia came and saw what was happening. She intervened, trying to help Rea. She fought the woman. With Alpha
Brielle's POV5 years later"Yay! Mommy I did it, I did it!" River jumped up and down in joy after scoring a goal. Blake ran towards him and picked him up and placed him on his shoulder and spun him around." Good shot my boy! You are a super star!" Blake said to river.Mia got on her feet as well. She pulled me and said, " Mommy, I want to kick the ball too. I can do it too."I smiled at her knowing where this was going. Typical little Mia. Ever since she was born, she seemed to be on her own path. She didn't want to be her brother's little sister. She wanted to be older and better than him. Her competitiveness was cute but a little concerning at time.I remember one time she and River were climbing a tree in the garden. They were competing on who could go higher than the other. Of course River was going to win. She did something surprising. She pulled River's leg and he lost his balance and fell off the tree, breaking his arm.I was so shocked that day I didn't know what to do. She
5 months laterBrielle's POVI didn't know that pregnancy would be such a pain. Mood swings, swollen feet, cravings, back pain, you name it. I never thought one of those pregnant ladies who got emotional over every little thing or get weird cravings but guess what, I am. The other day, I wanted a raw mango. Later it was mint chocolate. I hate mint. It tastes like fucking toothpaste but now that I craved it, I suddenly couldn't get enough of it.My feet got swollen a lot and Blake loved giving me a massage. When I cried and cursed him out for getting pregnant, he never lost his patience with me. Instead, he gathered me in his arms as best as he could and would let me chew him out but in the end, he would whisper sweet nothings into my ear, telling how beautiful I am and how lucky he was to have me. That made me feel a lot better. The garden was my favourite place these days. Just sitting on a rocking chair under the tree watching other little kids running around carefree made my heart
Blake's POVIt's been an hour since I came down as my mother requested. I was sitting amongst everyone but my mind was back with Brielle. Each moment spent away from her, I he'd back from running back to her. I was so lost, everything happening in front of me was a blur. I couldn't be there anymore. I was too restless and it wasn't helping. VI excused myself and made my way upstairs. Opening the door to my room I thought I would find Brielle still laying on the bed but she was no where. I went inside in alarm. Where is she? I looked around the room wandering if she had finally regained consciousness. If she did, where is she? Where did she go without anyone noticing? In what condition is she in?I was about to go search for outside but I heard water running in bathroom. I looked in the direction of the bathroom. She must be in there. I went there and went inside. She had her back facing me. I felt all kinds of emotions flowing through me as I thought my eyes were deceiving me. Not un
Brielle's POV" Relax. I'm not here for that."No soul? Then what? What would a demon be doing here if not to come and collect what he is owed? That is not really what concerns me at the moment. I want to survive. I can't leave yet." What do you want. Tell me!" I acted tough. I can't show that I am scared." Must you always think the worst of me? I came all the way here to help you," he said to me sounding a little offended.I couldn't make out whether he was serious or just pulling my leg for fun. Right now, I am desperate and I am afraid that what ever dispicable schemes that Kael came with, I might just fall for. But at this point, what could be worse than promising him my soul?I decided to hear him out. It's not like I have any other choice anyway." Fine. I'll listen to what you have to say. I warn you that I am not in a tolerant mood so this better be worth it."He snickered." I might be a demon from he but I'm not as bad as you think. No matter. We will have all the time in
2 weeks laterBlake's POVI was sitting beside Brielle as she slept peacefully. It's been a very rough fortnight. Ever since that night, everything has been bleak. As the days go by without any change from her I get scared. The baby is fine but Brielle won't wake up. I am afraid that she might stay in such a state for a long time. What of our child. She might not get to see the baby be born. I was at a dead end in what to do. I blame myself. I should have tried with my all to stop her from performing that darned ceremony. It almost cost her life.For all those days, I refused to leave her side. Anything could happen and I don't want to be away. I stayed in the room all day and had my meals sent here. I made sure that it doesn't get suffocating. I opened the windows during the day and let fresh air come in during the day, I handle everything she needed and I wasn't comfortable with letting other people do it.I always made sure to talk to her hoping that she can hear me and hang on to
Brielle's POVIt was now the moment we have been waiting for. This part of the ritual had to be done by me. Now that we have acquired the hell fire, it was time I do what I was meant to do so we can finally part ways with Julian and Xavier." Deceiving us was wrong, Kyra but I'll consider that you ultimately helped us in the end. Let us complete the final step and then all of us will then go our sepernt ways."" Thank you for understanding. I will find a way in the future to repay you."We went to another room with Julian and Xavier with us.I had the flame with me and it's still surreal that I went through such lengths to get it. I wasn't going to complain. My soul doesn't matter if it means that I get to keep my family safe and ensures that we do not suffer the same tragedy all of over again. No matter how had I tried, I couldn't bring myself to have faith in their word. It was my mistake back then. This is just Rte price to fix it." Alright. What do I need to do to get get this ov
Blake's POVI've been playing along with what Kyra said for long enough. Now that this demon has been summoned, I'm not going to let my guard down or stay back. My duty here is to protect Brielle until everything is over. And that Kyra, she completely deceived us. She never mentioned that she knew this Kael demon. Why would she do that? Something about this just doesn't feel right." Whats the price for the flame?" Brielle asked. I still didn't let her come in front. Whatever happens, I will stand in front her like a shield. It's a good thing she wasn't protesting." Mmh, nothing much. I just need a soul. One should for this exchange," Kael said nonchalantly like what he wants was a piece of cake." Any soul?" Brielle askedI turned to look at her. Her expression was cold as she looked at Kael." No, not just any soul. I've been surrounded by rotten souls for such a long time. This time, I want a pure soul.. If you can manage that, then we have a deal."Something with the way he was l
Brielle's POVThings were proceeding as planned. It's been four days since we visited Kyra. Tonight was the night we perform the summoning ceremony. As for Xavier and Julian, Blake has already dealt with them and they understand everything about the ceremony. We informed everyone as well and they were worried but supportive as well.I blame myself for everything that is going on. If I just did not put that spell on them, they might have not been in our lives right now. If only I could turn back time. I would be able to set a lot things right. But enough about that. I can't do anything about that but I can so something right now. I should get ready. It's going to be a difficult night.I was in the room when I heard someone knock on the door." Come in," I saidMorgan came inside the room. She looked worried. She's been trying to stop me from going. I understand that age is concerned but I can't stop now." I'm just here to wish you luck before you. I would hate for you to leave without
Brielle's POVI was nervous the whole time but I glad I was with Blake. What Kyra was saying made a lot of sense. Although I never read too much into it, I know that no living ham can acquire hellfire. I was just hoping there would be an easy way out of this mess.I was a witch but I must admit that I never got to fully develop. I was a novice witch. I can't say I wish I stayed at the coven with my mother bacause then my life would have been miserable. I lived her but she was a control freak. She wanted to keep me sheltered and away from the world. I felt like a bird in a cage. I wanted to go out and experience the world, live amongst the people and be a part of the bigger world.I get that sh wanted to protect us but I didn't want to live in darkness without ever experiencing the beauty of the world and life. In any case, it's all in the past. What's done is done. Even so, I hope to become a better mom to my child. I hope I can do it.Blake looks at me when Kyra mentioned a demon pac