Tessa’s POVThe scream was loud and incredibly high-pitched. It shook the entire building and almost made the air foggy. Though it was uncomfortable, it didn’t have the same effect as it had on the others. Mulligan and his officers dropped their weapons and tumbled to the ground.They clutched their heads and screamed in agony as blood began to ooze from their ears.Looking at the hostages, they too were clutching their ears and rolling on the ground in pure agony.Ryan stared at me with amusement before he went to grab the guns and push them aside and out of the reach of the officers.“Well, isn’t that interesting,” Ryan breathed a glimmer of humor on his face. “It seems her abilities don’t work on you. I wonder what makes you so special.”The rogue that had his hold on me tightened his embrace and hissed in my ear, making my skin crawl. I had no idea what was happening and how Fae was doing this, but I noticed that the rogues had earplugs.Ryan did too.They anticipated that this wa
Joseph’s POVTessa? Why the hell was Tessa inside the bank? I looked down and saw that Mulligan and some of the officers passed out on the ground with bleeding ears. Tessa also passed out, but she didn’t have bleeding ears. It was clear Ryan had drunk from her and she lost too much blood.My blood was boiling.Everything happened all at the same time. Rogues were coming out everywhere to attack both Carter and me. More rogues piled into the building.I witnessed Fae’s new goddess-given gift and now I’m seeing the aftermath as Mulligan struggled to regain his consciousness. When Fae stopped screaming the first time, it knocked him and the others out, but since she stopped, they were starting to twitch back to consciousness.Fae started to scream again, and it shook the entire building; I looked at Carter who returned my confused look. She was trying to take us out, but because we were elders, her abilities didn’t work for us. This gave us an advantage.I knew from Fae’s eyes that Rya
Tessa’s POVWhen I woke up, I was lying in my bed. Ruby lay next to me, curled up, and completely passed out. She wasn’t as pale as she was when I left her yesterday and looking over at the bowl that I left for her, filled with her favorite soup, Tomato, and Basil, it was completely gone.Telling from the sun that desperately tried to peer through my closed window blinds, it was morning.I tried to think about the events that unfolded last night but it was kind of foggy. I remembered the bank and the hostages. I remembered having a stupid idea to go inside and then—Oh, God. Joseph!It all seemed like a crazy dream, but it wasn’t. The building collapsed with Joseph and Carter still inside.How did I get back in my room? I reached for my neck and felt the bandages had been removed, but I felt a swollen puncture wound on my neck from when Ryan bit me.Tears instantly began to cloud my vision as I scrambled out of bed and rushed into the living room. I couldn’t breathe; I needed to fin
Tessa’s POVI was seeing red.I stared at Brian’s smug and excited face as he yelled into the microphone of that reporter before running off to join his teammates to celebrate their victory. The reporter looked baffled by Brian’s announcement before trying to recover herself.“What are you going to do?” Ruby asked, breaking through the silence.I pressed my lips firmly together, trying hard to keep my cool.“First I’m going to get to the school,” I said through my teeth. “Then, I’m going to give Brian a piece of my mind.”I turned away from them and headed toward the door.“You can take my car if you’d like,” Ruby shouted after me.“It’s fine,” I said, pausing at the door. “I think I could use the walk anyway.”On that note, I pulled the door open and walked through it, slamming it on my way out. There was no way I was going to let this shit slide. I was beyond pissed off. Did he seriously think that was going to work in his favor?Why are men so clueless?The fresh air and the walk h
Tessa’s POV “Oh, God, Tessa. Tell me what happened,” Ruby said gently as she wrapped her arms around me and held me close. We were both curled up on the couch and I couldn’t seem to stop crying. It was the gross kind of crying too; I was snotting all over the place and I felt bad for getting some on the clothes Ruby was wearing, which were still my clothes. But still, she was wearing them. By the time I got home, it was already dark. I went for a long walk after I spoke to Joseph and the next thing I knew; the sun was completely down. When I got home, Carter was on his way out. He left even quicker when he saw that I was crying. Telling from the plates and empty cups on the table, I could tell that Ruby made dinner for the two of them to share. I was glad for them both, but my heart was too heavy, and I felt like it shattered into a million pieces to really take notice of how Ruby was glowing and smiling when she was around Carter. But that smile faded when she saw me sobbi
Tessa’s POV“Remind me again why you are making me go with you?” Ruby asked as we arrived at her apartment early the next morning.“Because I need a friend with me,” I told her with a shrug. “And you are kind of the only friend I have.”“But a farm?” She whined.I sat on her bed and watched as she rummaged through her drawers and closet to find clothes to pack in her suitcase.
Joseph’s POVI sent an email to the entire class letting them know that the class would be canceled this evening. With two of my students absent, I didn’t want anyone to fall behind.Not to mention I wasn’t really feeling up to class.Since my conversation with Tessa yesterday, my heart hasn’t really been in the right place. I wasn’t sure what to say to her, but I certainly didn’t think anything I did say would make her feel any better.
Tessa’s POV“Oh, my God! Ruby, wake up,” I said, shaking her until Ruby’s eyes finally opened.My heart was racing rapidly against my chest and my entire body trembled violently. I still clutched my phone in my hand. It’s been about an hour since I sent that text message to Joseph and my entire world felt like it was crumbling down around me.I couldn’t believe I sent that text message to him.“What happened?” She asked