Joanna's POVLove can make a person foolish and crazy, I thought and kept smiling to myself as I walked to the kitchen to get something to eat. I bumped into his maid, she was setting food on the dining table as I walked in. " Hello, Miss." She greeted." Hello," I said and waved to her. I don't know how to address her because she looked more like an elderly woman. I've seen her twice with a young cute high school boy, she called her son. I sat on the couch and started watching my favourite drama waiting for her to announce when she is done with setting the meal on the table. " Miss, you look happy today, and I'm glad that you are." She said smiling broadly at me.I nodded shyly and smiled back, I don't know why I was shy but I was. " I'm happy for you that amongst all the girls in my master's life, you are the only girl to keep him stuck. You are very lucky as well." She said." Of course, I'm lucky because he chased me and I gave him a serious time before accepting him," I repli
Chris POVI stood at the park for about an hour trying to understand what I had just heard from Joanna's best friend, still, the more I tried to think the more clustered it became. Not being able to think straight because my mind went blank and all I could do was gaze into space. The thought of it scared me, and I can not believe that what I heard about my girlfriend Joanna was true. I felt stabbed in the chest, this is the first time in my life that I felt my heart shattered because of a human, more a girl.Those words made me realize that I was the only serious person in our relationship and that means I was being played on but even if I meant nothing to her how could she keep such a trivial matter from me and she didn't even bat an eye when she saw me.Currently, I do not doubt it this has been her plan from the onset, it's just that I feel so betrayed right now. I will not return home because the more I will get to see her the more complicated things will be for me. I took a slow
Axen's POV Countless times have gone by, and still, I was unable to get Chris in my arms or around me, I missed those moments when we would cuddle each other with no feelings attached, he gave me warmth and comfort. He was ready to do anything for me as his best friend, but then I developed feelings for him and hoped for us to be something more than just best friends.I looked up to see his lips moving and wished that he would place those soft and sexy lips on mine so we could kiss away the pain I'm feeling right now while thinking about how I had lost him to another girl. " What did you say?" I asked to be sure I heard him right.I knew that something was not right about him though he hasn't told me about what he is going through, however, I felt that it had something to do with Joanna, his girlfriend that stole all the affection he had for me.That girl is so strange and I suspect her to be dangerous, I have attempted to read her mind twice or thrice but failed and until now I can
Chris POVI sat silently on the dining chair staring at my food on the table, I stabbed at it violently with a fork and deep down I wished that I could kill Joanna and dump her body in the sea, but it will not change the fact that she hurt me so bitterly hiding such information from me. My sad sigh drew Axen's attention..." You've sighed like fifty times already while sitting here. Still not talking about it?"" Yeah... Let's eat." "I'm done with mine... So, tell me why are you not eating your food? I prepared your favourite, try it. I'm sure you'll like it." She said, but my mind had wandered far with bitterness.She became more bothered and dropped her cutlery to face me, " Till now, you've chosen not to tell me what's going on with you that has left you so helpless." She said.Still, as stubborn as I tend to be, I refused to reply to her questions making her more curious... Axen became pissed off and yelled at me." Chris! " I turned to look at her blinking my eyes blankly." Wha
Joanna's POVWith my fingers locked between my best friend's fingers, we took a walk to the hospital reception... Initially, I pleaded with her to join me on the rooftop but she refused and took me to the reception hall to keep an eye on me.I wanted a calm space to relax and think about something different and more interesting than my life... It's been quite a hurdle for twenty-seven years, so I want to take a break.While we were having a conversation, tears were flowing freely down Yolanda's cheeks, at first, I attempted to stop her from creating such a show and causing embarrassment in the reception hall as people would overthink it. She was drawing curiosity from patients and the health workers... I'm popular, so people were interested in knowing why I was in the hospital."Cut the crap, short paragraph," I said, my face flushed in embarrassment. " Joanna!"I swerved in the direction of the voice when I heard someone call my name, puzzled and curious to see who it was that knew
Chris POVSeconds weaved into minutes, minutes into hours, hours into days, days into weeks... Of these continual changes, Joanna was still in a coma.The doctors and nurses in charge had confirmed her vitals and made sure everything was okay with her that day before we proceeded with the ritual.Now, we dare not tell the doctors about what we did, even when the test results detected nothing unusual in her they could only pronounce her to be in a coma.Yolanda will look me in the eye and say nasty things about me, occasionally she would accuse me of deceiving her best friend. What she failed to see was the genuine love I have for her friend.My best friend, Axen did not come around to visit Joanna after the ritual and she even travelled out of the country a day after. I started to doubt her good intentions in trying to help me out with the ritual of impunity and giving it her all to save my girlfriend which Joanna would never have attempted to do if it was Axen that had been in that p
Axen's POVAfter the call with Chris, I squeezed my eyelids shut, fuming with anger as my thoughts kept reverberating the words of Chris." How is that even possible?" I asked myself, the portrait of one of my favourite scholars hung on the wall stared back at me in an amusing manner.I took it down from where it was and stormed out of the living room to the balcony. "She was not supposed to wake up... I'm sure I did it right. How did that annoying bitch survive it?" I kept on asking.Prancing about, my whole being was restless... Since the call from Chris. " I need to go see for myself." But that would mean returning from LA to Greece.I arrived in Greece late the next day, my driver was at the airport waiting for me. "Take me to the hospital.""Is it not too late?""I'm fine with it.""Okay."I know that Chris would be displeased to see me late at night, yet he will be delighted that I cared to come around and visit Joanna immediately after I arrived in Greece.I walked into the ho
Joanna's POVWhen my eyes opened, Chris and Axen were gone. Yolanda was still sleeping peacefully like a baby as if nothing else mattered in the world to her.I glanced through the window and saw a little girl walking down the street alone, out of the blue I felt a strong urge to devour her... My stomach grumbled loudly.It was hunger again... Unbelievable!I just finished three bowls of rice before resuming my sleep and now I'm here having some weird feeling to eat up a girl. Back on the hospital bed, the urge kept flooding in and I was unable to resist the temptation to steal her away. I felt a surge of powerful energy wraps me up... I opened the windows wide, ready to fly down and pounce on my prey." Joanna!" Yolanda bawled, " What do you think you are doing? Have you lost your mind?" She pulled me down.I was so pissed off as she came in to interrupt my mission... Maybe I should eat her up." What is your problem?" I asked her." I should be the rightful person asking this quest
Chris POVI was hit by the barrier, so I used the ring to get in. The soldiers were sent by the senior elder council to capture Joanna and they had used the shortcut to get here before me."What do you think you're doing?" I asked in fury.None of them answered my question, which made me more infuriated."Back off!!!" I ordered and rushed to carry her from the ground."Chris..." She whispered."I'm sorry I came late.""It's fine... It feels so good to see you again.""Same here... I brought something for you." I said showing her the ring.She smiled, "You brought it?" She asked.I nodded."Give me your third finger," I whispered.I slid the ring on her finger and everything changed...Joanna's POVIt felt so good to see Chris again, and when he inserted the ring on my finger, everything changed instantly. Vile was gone except for the Abyss, the soldiers were dead and I felt more powerful than ever. The ice blew up and so did the flames of fire forming a link, my dress changed to that
Joanna's POVI beheld a different creature in the mirror and it scared me. I was being possessed by the creature I saw in my dream, or should I say reunited with it? Anyway, who cares about that now?Slowly, I dragged myself up. My feet were shaky and I've lost the hours I had being bounded and left here to perish or await whatever judgement. A Ginn was outside watching my every move inside, I threw a glance at him and noticed that he had been distracted... Perfect!I sneaked to where he was and slid my hands through the bars trying to get the keys from the other side, but at the instant, I found myself at a strange place covered in ice with hot coals dripping at intervals."Where am I?" I asked hoping to get an answer from whoever it could be. Lately, a whole lot has been happening and I can't seem to wrap my head around them."You're at where you should be." A voice replied to my question.I turned around to meet an enchanting being, "And you are?" I asked quite stunned."It seems y
Joanna's POVI found myself in a maze with mirrors reflecting my image the very moment my eyes jerked open in a strange place. I've only heard of this kind of place once, though not vividly, but somehow the description was just like this. I've read about it in a journal I retrieved from the attic in the orphanage I stayed. I was stranded standing in the middle of nowhere with nothing to get a clue of where I was except mirrors and my reflection, I looked around hoping to find a way out of the maze.Then suddenly, a chilling voice spoke up, "Why are you judging yourself when you did nothing wrong?"I turned to the direction of the voice, it came from the mirror behind me, and it was my reflection, the spitting image of me. She was adorned with everything alluring, while I looked tattered like an abandoned child."Excuse me?" I said, stepping backwards as it kept approaching me. The image had left the mirror and was walking towards me now."Fear not! We're one." It said."I don't under
Chris POV I followed the elders through the portal to my realm. Seated in glamour were the twenty-four elders council each robed in their finest apparel with straight faces and lips ready to condemn.Joanna and Axen were left at the threshold while I sat on the second high table, it's been ages since I sat among the elders of the council. It is a norm to gather like this when there's a serious matter in the Ginn's realm and other times are just for formalities.There was a terrific silence while a golden clock the only source of sound kept ticking lazily on the wall. I glanced at the two ladies on the threshold, shot a look at the senior ranking elder of the council and then cleared my throat to disturb the silence."What is this impromptu meeting about?" I asked.They all looked at each other in the "Why is he asking us that" kind of look. The senior ranking elder cleared his throat and started."We called this urgent meeting because the law we made and agreed on has been broken." He
Axen's POVOn the day I left Joanna at the hospital, I swore on my life to find out who she truly was because I remember that day I returned to Greece there was a strange and powerful energy that surrounded her. One I've never felt before, I wanted to tell Chris about it but on the other hand, I decided to keep calm and investigate.When I visited her in the hospital to threaten her, I felt a power I'd never witnessed before so I had to step back and check what possessed her. Sadly, I came to discover something mind-blowing, yet, I could not tell Chris about it.I got scared and wanted to help her, but then another thought crept in so I thought to use the powers she possesses against her as she is unaware of what she has. Thinking of how strong Joanna can be got a hold on me that I had to get myself drunk to stop thinking about it. I woke up the next morning to see myself in Chris's house, he was sitting at the bedside staring at me just like the old times when he took care of me and
Joanna's POVSprawled on the floor was Axen. She had blacked out from excess alcohol and according to the chauffeur, she told him to drive her to Chris's house.Chris carried her in his arms to the guest room, he pleaded with me to undress her and clean her up. I did as he said grudgingly and left them alone to sleep.Axen left in the morning before I could wake up to see her. I walked into the living room to see Chris focused on a book, "Good morning, Chris." I greeted and moved to get a glass of milk."It's not morning now," Chris replied. "Oh. What time is it?" I asked nonchalantly."It's past noon," He replied stealing a glance at me."What?! Don't tell me I slept all through till now?" I said. It was a rhetorical question, but Chris replied."Yeah, you did."My jaw dropped. That's incredible because I can't remember being stressed, still I had to sleep through the day."So, you just got back from work?" I asked sitting next to him sipping my milk."I returned hours ago and when
Joanna's POV How did I get entangled with this smoking hot male seated here? I asked myself. He looks so stunning with his shirt off, Chris only had his boxers on him. How could he choose to seduce me this way? I swallowed my saliva, walking closer to where he sat like I was spellbound."Why do you look petrified like you've just seen a ghost?" Chris asked.Damn... That sexy baritone voice makes me fall harder each time. My stomach tightened, my heart racing sending signals to every nerve in my body. Somehow, I wanted to throw up."What's wrong with me?" I mumbled still dragging my feet to the seat.I felt hot suddenly, my face flushed a couple of times. Somehow, I wanted to grab that body and do things for him. Whatever I'm feeling right now is strange because I've never felt this way around him."What is wrong with you, pumpkin cherry?" He asked gazing at me.My heart skipped thrice in a second, "What did you just call me?" I asked him."Don't you like it?" He asked and gave me a wi
Chris POVOne of the reasons I never wished to get attached to an opposite gender was because I know how vulnerable I can be and so far in my relationship with Joanna, I've been through a lot of ups and downs trying to figure out a solution for one problem or another.Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not complaining about her being a nuisance or whatever your mind is telling you. The truth is every time I think of how fragile Joanna is, it makes me stand on my toes.Exactly why I was restless when I could not find Joanna in her room. Not until she returned twenty minutes after I arrived only to tell me sad news which involved her best friend. "Pardon me for making you wait that long, Mr Chris." The doctor in charge of Joanna said as he walked in interrupting my thoughts."I did not wait for too long, Doctor Charles. I heard you were in the operating room... How did the surgery go?" I asked. "It was successful as it should be. Thanks for asking, let's get back to the reason you're here.
Joanna's POV"I know who you are..." She whispered to my ear, and I looked back at her trying not to show how startled I was. I straightened up after recovering from the shock of her raising a knife at me. Axen sheathed the knife she held in her pocket with her upper lips curved in a smile of triumph."Poor thing, whimpering for dear life... I won't kill you at once, I'll torture you to death for stealing what belongs to me." She said"I didn't steal anything from you, Axen," I replied walking back to my bed to recover from the shock. "You should have known your place, you beast!" She shrieked. "I didn't chase after Chris, he came running to me and pleading for a chance which means you were never in his line of options," I replied bluntly." This is my final warning to you, bitch." Axen warned pointing her fingers at me.I raised my middle finger at her making her face redder in fury, "I should be the rightful person warning you to know your place else, you'll regret your actions."