MEREDITH’S POVI place a hand over my chest as warmth spreads across my heart. This was the last thing I had expected to see after the day I just had. I was a bit skeptical about returning here; I thought the tension would be suffocating. I almost started to consider staying with Theia and Melina in the meantime, but I knew deep down I couldn’t do that.I can't keep running away from my problems. I need to learn to stand firm and face my problems head-on. I wasn’t born or raised by a coward.I thought I would be walking into a war zone and not a beautifully decorated living room with streamers, balloons and a cake. I was almost driven to tears of joy until I noticed the bandage on Saul’s forehead, which made me frown.“What happened to your head?” I asked, and he blinked away his shock. When I walked in, I could have sworn I heard him speaking to someone. But there is no one here. Maybe it was just a figment of my imagination.He shakes his head as though he was trying to snap out of
ROMAN’S POVI walked past the dark halls with an even darker heart. Never in my life have I ever felt so much rage before. I just wanted to rip someone’s heart out; it’s a shame I wasn’t back in my kingdom where I could easily do it.Perhaps I need to pay a visit back home; I need to see how Max is holding up the place.It is clear that I am the only one who still remembers that he is king to a pack. The other two have clearly forgotten. With the whole drama with their mates and Meredith, I am certain they do not even remember who they are.Bloody fools.My feet come to a halt when I get that sensation at the back of my neck. My Lycan was howling in pain and sorrow again. I never told anyone this; maybe it is because I have always tried to suppress it. But ever since I marked Meredith as mine, he has claimed her fully. Everything she does, I can feel it. Every emotion she feels, I can feel it. Every single one. Whether joy, sorrow, or even pleasure.And oh, was she feeling a whole lo
MEREDITH’S POVA groan leaves my lips as I take a look around. Two heavy arms are wrapped around my stomach while two mouths breathe down either side of my neck. Caelen is lying on my left while Saul is on my right on the bed. We must have fallen asleep together after last night’s... events.A chill runs up my spine at the memories. It made me feel horny all over again. I try to get up, but the both of them hold me down with such incredible strength it leaves me petrified. I stare at the both of them, wondering if they really are asleep and sigh.“I just want to pee,” I mutter, and there is a moment of silence. Once again, I try to get up, and this time they let me go. Carefully, I hop off the bed as I do my best not to shake any of them. Although I did wonder what the point was, now I am fully convinced that they are awake.As I step into the bathroom, my eyes fall on my reflection in the mirror. My hair was a mess, but my face was at its brightest. It was not completely void of sad
MEREDITH’S POVMy heart was pounding hard before I even woke up. It was tearing against my ribcage, screaming for some form of freedom. When my eyelids finally flew apart and I was back in the real world, panic like never before coursed through my veins.What was happening? Why was everywhere so dark? Why can I not see? Have I gone blind?What happened? The last thing I remember was that old lady selling onions and then... of course.The second the realization dawned on me, a bag was suddenly lifted off my head and light pierced through my eyelids like a blade. My eyes locked with a pair of deranged ones, and instantly I was filled with much anger as well as anxiety.“General Audrey,” I say coolly, despite the pounding of my own heart. She smiles wickedly at me, and my eyes shift to the seven other vultures standing around me. They had me circled. My first instinct was to run, but that was when I realized I couldn’t. I was chained to a damn chair. I tried to fight against them, but
SAUL’S POVSomething did not feel right. My feet came to a halt as my eyelids narrowed to slits. I found myself drawn to an alley up ahead. There was a silent call coming from there, but it got louder and louder. Every fiber of my being was screaming at me to go there, but why?Subconsciously, I took a step forward. “Where the hell are you going? Come on, it’s time to go home,” Caelen’s voice snaps me out of my trance-like state. Shaking my head, I blink a couple of times before taking a look around. What was that just now? It was almost like I could hear a million voices in my head telling me to go straight to that alley.How strange! I wonder what was there.Shrugging the feeling off, I turn my attention to Caelen and mutter, “Sorry.”We started to head back home, but I couldn’t help but get this nagging feeling at the back of my neck. Once again, my feet come to a stop, and Caelen lets out a frustrated sigh. “What is it now?” he asks me, and I take another look around.“I think w
CAELEN’S POV This was all so messed up. I hated seeing her like this; she looked absolutely torn. We have been home for over an hour, and she hasn’t said a word or moved a muscle. She insisted on staying in her room, and she absolutely refused to have the lights turned on. I know she only did that because she didn’t want me to see how much she was crying, but I can still very much hear her sobbing. She did her best to suppress it, but my ears were one of the sharpest there was. Why the hell did Saul have to yell at her like that? But then again, I couldn’t exactly blame him. He was equally grieving. I will never forget how I felt the day Promise died. It felt as though my heart was being ripped out of my chest repeatedly. So yes, I did know what Saul was going through. Despite the fact that he did reject her, it was still going to hurt. A lot. I stood leaned up against the wall, surrounded by darkness as Meredith sat with her knees to her chest. Her head was buried bet
MEREDITH’S POVThe shattering of glass makes my head snap up. All my senses come to life, and I shoot out of bed. It came from downstairs; what is going on? Have the vultures found Audrey already? Are they put to kill me? I suppose I am going to find out for myself. Picking up the blade I had hidden behind my headboard, I approached my door with caution. Careful as to not make a sound, I open the door gently. Poking my head out the door, I tilt my head both left and right for any sign of a vulture. There was none.Quietly, I make my way down the stairs, my heart pounding harder and harder with every second that passes by. I mentally prepared myself for the worst. If there were a thousand vultures waiting to behead me, or if Lucia was waiting to finish what I had started, whatever the outcome may be, I was ready for it.But I will never go down without a fight.Once my feet make contact with the bottom stairs, I take a look around and frown when I do not find anyone there.“Going to
LUCIA’S POVI have always loved the taste of blood.The first time I got a taste of it was as a child, when I accidentally bit my sister’s ear in a fight. I was about a few months old here, and my teeth just recently grew out. She didn’t want to give me one of my favorite toys, and we got into a fight that resulted in me biting her ear off.Ever since that day, I never looked back at that toy.The taste of her blood was heavenly. The second it touched my tongue, it became my favorite thing ever. A smile lifts the corners of my lips as I remember the way she screamed and ran away from me when I told her I wanted more of her blood. Our parents just thought I was angry and really wanted to hurt her. But little did they know back then that was far from the truth.Ever since I was a little girl, I always preferred blood to anything. I once rejected my mother’s milk and insisted on having blood. My parents were humans and couldn’t understand why I was the way I was. They became concerned a