Jared was taking harsh breaths with his fists clenched. Something's not right. Jared is a warrior training at the pack house with the other eligible werewolves. How come he was completely at Keiran's mercy?
My gaze drifted from him to Keiran whom just said the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
That gets should be gentle with me? Sometimes I don't understand what Keiran is after. He hurts me a lot but at the same time, he acts like a caring freak.
His mom once mentioned something about him being a psycho. Maybe this is just how he is. Abnormal in his own way.
"Don't you ever!" Jared barked and threw an unexpected punch on Keiran's face making him bed his head the other side.
My brother pounced on him hitting him with his cruel fists. They both fall on the ground and Keiran remained helpless as Jared beat him up. It was like he didn't care and he doesn't even try to fight back.
I stood
Umbrie's pov.I held onto the door knob, carefully eased it before going into the house. I kicked my shoes off my legs before proceeding towards the living room."Umbrie! You're home." Mom said excitedly while holding a couple of plates in her hands. I nodded my head slowly and walked over taking the plates from her."Yes, you're so loud." I chuckled moving with her to the dining table."How was your talk with Alpha Damien?" Dad asked immediately i sat next to Sky.I smiled. "It was pretty good. No problem at all."Jared was also at the table and he had a good face. And by good, I mean he looked happy and easygoing.He should really adopt this look.The dinner was heated as well started eating the sumptuous meal mom prepared. It was lively, hell, Jared even laughed the loudest. Sky kept making jokes about when he comes
I was still up, unable to give in to sleep. Though it has been a shiitty day, I still couldn't end it once and for all. I had a warm bath so it'd make me feel more compelled to sleep but it didn't work, apparently. I found myself walking to Sky's room aware that everyone must be in their room right now. I stood by the door and eavesdropped on the voices behind it. It was that of Keiran and Sky. It sounded like they were playing video games with the comments they were making. I stood there for about five minutes, leaning on the door and just letting time pass by. It was at that point that the door drastically opened and I almost fell over if not for someone grabbing me by my wrist. I quickly stood erect to see Keiran staring at me. "What the... What are you doing here?" He asked looking stunned. I went ahead to enter the room and he shut the door behind us.
I spoke to Hillary but he wasn't of any help. He didn't know why Keiran left too and he's planning to go see him in his house.Daphne was the first to speak after Hillary had left."What's going on, Umbrie? What do you have with this Keiran guy? So far I've heard about him, he has been away for six months. What are you going to do now?" She asked sounding worried."I will tell you everything later. Let's just...let's just get to class." I gulped walking past her.She was looking blown off but I was too down to pay attention to her.Keiran is behaving strange, I must admit and I need to find out why...After a tough day at school, I decided to visit him before going to study class. Unfortunately, I left without Daphne knowing and I switched off my phone to prevent her calls too.I just had to handle this alone. She's a human and she can't be involved in every part of my life, yet.
• Jared's POV •It was finally my turn and I entered the meeting room. The door automatically shut on its own and I saw the old lady sitting opposite the wooden carved table. She had her back against me but I was able to notice her grey hair which was more shinier than it was before."You wolverine. I haven't seen one since today." She said, her voice strong like that of a young woman.She must be using a spell because someone her age should be dead by now.I coyly paced around before taking a seat on a bench.The whole place was heavily decorated with native ornaments like during ancient times."What do you know about me, mother?" I asked fixating my eyes at her back."I know this is not the real reason you are here but anyway... I know you are yet to be blessed by the moon goddess and it infuriates you." She replied and chuckled slightly.She
"Keiran, where were you?" I asked with my arms folded. He sighed and stepped away from the window."I just wanted some time alone. Don't you ever feel like being alone once in a while?""Don't reply me with questions, Keiran. You have been behaving strange since you returned. Is that really you, Keiran? You can't even tell me where you were for the past six months?..." I paused when I realized this conversation was going nowhere.He is like a fat rock that won't budge.I took a deep breath as he remained mute.I know what to do...Leaving his room, I slammed the door so hard.I found myself heading to the club where he normally spends time drinking with his friends. As I entered the unfriendly place, I could see girls doing a poll dance and some guys smoking around.I approached the two sitting at a table. It was Hi
Sky tapped on my shoulder and I pulled away from the plate. He grabbed my empty plate and dropped it on his before walking out of the dinning.I was now left alone with Jared whom was sitting across the table. He was on his phone and I gathered my things in my school bag."Umbrie, your best friend is Daphne, right?" He asked and I nodded."You have to be careful with her. You don't even know her well enough, alright? I saw her visiting the old witch. People like that are not good people." He said and I arched my brows.Daphne..."What are you doing at the witch's place anyway?" I asked smirking at him."I was um... None of your business." He got up, picked up a bouquet of flowers before leaving with it.I smiled when I realized they must be for Tiana.I rushed out to take the uber i called. When he arrived, I got in and he to
• Umbrie's POV •It has been a while since I visited the hospital and I never missed it for once.I was sitting on a chair next to the bed Keiran laid on with his eyes closed. He has been unconscious since we returned from Rolpines and the doctor — Alpha Damien told us he was starved, dehydrated, malnourished and too stressed.He had to give him some vitamin shots.The rogues escaped and the detective decided not to file a case because Alpha Damien spoke to him against it. I think it's the best thing to do too.Keiran was kidnapped but a lot could go wrong if a rogue was put in prison. The chaos would be too much.The chaos was already too much since the fake Keiran has been taken to the pack house.The weird part was that he still looked like Keiran and I guess whatever spell or potion he was using was yet to rub off him.Just then, Keiran
• Umbrie's POV •My saturday was going well as Sky and I did everyone's laundry including Jared's because he doesn't like anyone touching his clothes. He was a piece of work but I wasn't having it today. I wanted to do something nice for him since he had been out all night with the other warriors.I called Alpha Damien and he said Keiran was doing okay and would be discharged in a few days.I feel bad for him though this happened because he left in the first place but it must have been horrible being locked away from the world with no hope of survival.Daphne called me but I couldn't respond to any of her calls yet. It was like I was doing an oath of silence because I hardly said anything to anyone.I was just lost in my head thinking about what went down in a short period of time. The fact that Louis acted all swoon with me. He even wanted to make out with me. I would have gone crazy if anything intimate happened between us
Watching the moonlight together on a bench, Umbrie and Kieran held hands in silence. Each have different thoughts going through their minds. Looking at how crazy, exciting and boring life has been for them in the past few weeks, they could only wonder how they didn't see it coming. "The moon goddess has been doing this to us all this while, why didn't we see it earlier?" Kieran asked her after a moment of silence. "I know, that is what I was thinking too. We used to argue a lot and didn't have understanding. Then all of a sudden, we crave for each other badly. She must have done this because we won't stop fighting every time." Umbrie replied. "This must be the curse placed on mates who are meant to be no matter what. You won't stop arguing with me at every given chance, that's why she made us inseparable." "I hate you." Umbrie rolled her eyes, "It's your fault that this is happening to us.""You mean you love me." She glared at him, "Cause I do a lot. I love you Umbrie." Umbrie's
The next day, Umbrie went for the training. She was more prepared to prove Louis wrong about her. She got there thirty minutes earlier than everyone else. She trained alone not caring if the others would come or not. Louis met her training alone, he smiled on seeing her. She was too busy to perceive or notice anything. When she turned to take some water, she saw him staring at her. She rolled her eyes and turned to leave without saying anything. He stopped in front of her, looking at her with pitiful eyes. "What do you want now commander sir?" Umbrie asked in a mocking tone. Louis sighed, "I know you are mad at me. I am completely sorry for what I did to you yesterday. Nothing I say now would justify my actions because I was terrible." "What do you want me to do now? You already did what you wanted. Please leave me alone, I am trying to train like you wanted as you can see." She tried to move again but he stopped her. "Don't leave Umbrie. I am truly sorry. I already reconciled wi
Daphne is supposed to be discharged from the hospital soon. Her stepmother and William went to see the doctor. Some people have been watching them since and waiting for them to leave. Those persons are Tiana and her friends. They wanted to use the opportunity to quickly see Daphne and apologize before Mrs Vincent and William come back. Their parents have asked them to apologize as soon as possible or face the consequences. They already have enough punishment as it is, they thought. "What do we do? I'm afraid to go in. What if she calls the cops on us again?" Emma asked quietly. I'm"Let us wait till those people leave. I will go in first and you guys can come in later." Tiana assured them. "What if she doesn't want to see us? What if she doesn't forgive us? What do we do then? We can't let her stepmother see us, she might call the police thinking we came here to bother her daughter." Alice said unsure. "Just leave everything to me. I got you guys into this mess and I will get you o
"What the f**k?" Umbrie exclaimed seeing the person who would instruct them today at the training. Today is her first day at the training and she was a bit excited. Kieran motivated her to do her best and things would be easy for her. That's what she thought until she got there and found out the person training her is none other than Louis.She and a few other kids are here assigned to Louis the warrior. She got so unlucky to have Louis who used to be a rogue as her trainer. She hadn't seen Louis since that time she told him to leave her alone and he left sadly. Now they are here together. "Umm... Hi." She waved at him. He ignored her, "Stand well. Your training is starting now. You must make sure you do well or things won't be good for you.""Is that a threat?" She asked him. All the others looked at Umbrie as she is the only one bold enough to talk to the chief trainer. She did not care, he will still be Louis to her. "Call it whatever you want. You will do what I ask or I won
Umbrie stayed with Daphne till the next day. Even her parents missed her and waited anxiously for her to come home. She left when Mrs Vincent came to the hospital. Jared would have come but he had to work so he only called Daphne and promised to come in the afternoon. As soon as she got home, her little brother Sky came running to hug her. Umbrie was more excited to see him, especially after helping heal her best friend. The boy is young but so special, not everyone knows this. "Sky! I'm so glad to see you!" Umbrie exclaimed raising him up. "Wow you're so big, it feels like I have been gone for years." Sky smiled showing his bright teeth, "I missed you Umbrie. I saw you on TV, I was cheering for you but you could not hear it." "Of course not. How is she supposed to hear you if she is that far away? At least, she is back home now. We should celebrate her win." Mrs Wynn said coming towards them. Umbrie laughed, "Thank you mom. At least you said nice things, Jared has been mean to m
"I miss you baby. You should consider me please." Kieran pleaded on the phone with Umbrie. Umbrie is staying at the hospital to keep watch on Daphne. But it feels like she's so far away from him. He already craves for her badly, he is going crazy over her. Though the same could be said for Umbrie, she still felt the need to stay with her friend at this time. "Don't make me talk too much, sweetie. My friend is asleep. Can't you see she needs someone to stay with her? Besides her stepmother went somewhere and Jared is busy, I offered to stay with her already." Umbrie scolded him. He shrugged, though she could not see him. "I tried. I knew you wouldn't change your mind unless you see me lying down on the hospital bed." This statement got Umbrie a bit worried about him. "Don't you dare do anything stupid! Remember we can't stay in the human hospital like that. We would be found out!" He laughed, "You're so cute. I can imagine your face right now. Come on, I won't do anything to get
Umbrie took the next available flight back to Ice Valley the next day, very early. She got there after a few hours and met Kieran waiting to pick her up. She ran towards him and jumped on him, they caught the attention of people around the airport. "Baby, I missed you so much. I almost took a flight over because I thought you were taking too long." Kieran said embracing her tight. She smiled, "You can't be serious. How are we going to see each other then? I missed you too but you know why I came early." He pouted, "You're not going to spend time with me? What about me? I also need to be cared for."She scoffed, "Don't be silly Kieran. You know how much she means to me. You two are very important, but right now she needs me. Let me see her first, then we will have time for us later." He sighed, understanding her and knowing he's just being too selfish. Umbrie needs to see her best friend, he would probably do the same if it happened to his friend. Not that he has much friends thoug
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • THE BIG COMPETITION DAY •Umbrie and the rest studied well for the competition. They are going to have it today. They are well prepared to support Umbrie while she answers the questions. Of course, they would all work together while Umbrie would represent them. This made Umbrie nervous as she has isn't that big with the crowd focusing on her.They got there on time and the competition took off. It went on for a few hours as many schools got eliminated. But Umbrie and her classmates made it to the finals. It was tough, as there was another school chasing them in scores.Everyone anticipated there would be a tie between the two schools during the finals. While the others were below them, they had a tie at the finals so the first and second person could not be decided yet. This made Umbrie and her friends work harder, Umbrie was happy enough they made it to the finals.This alone should make her parents proud of her. It is being broadcasted at a news c
Jared stopped at Tiana's house. Then he called her to meet him outside. He only waited a few minutes before she burst out the door happily. She looked happy that Jared came to see her. She did not think about why he must have come, she thought he's just here to get back together."Wow. You're here to see me already?" She said excited, she tried hugging him but he stopped her."Really Tiana? You're asking me that? Is this why you did that to Daphne? You think that would make me come to you because I am so scared you and your friends would beat her up again?"Tiana was taken aback by his sudden outburst. She saw how his eyes changed colour and how angry he is. She moved back, scared and thinking he might hurt her."Why are you looking at me like that? I did nothing wrong! She deserves it! She just came out of nowhere to take you away from me! You think it is that easy for me to let you go??!" Tiana yelled, knowing she got caught already.Jared could not believe the level of evil in her.