MELISSA'S POV.Thankfully I managed to hide that one thing from her and was able to get rid of it while I was discharged. We got home safely, and I was expecting her to go back home as soon as we got to my doorstep, but she stood firmly."I think you need to rest now, Layla." I said, looking at her with concern.She had tried so much for me and I was grateful for this. it was hard to see a friend who would stand by you, the way she did."I can have my rest with you. Since when did it seem like I do not have my rest when we come here?" She asked as she placed her right hand on her waist. "Well, I mean... I am certain you are coming here to watch me, when I am clearly fine.""Clearly fine, my foot." She said as she walked into the house and held the door. "Won't you come in?"I sighed. I knew how stubborn she was, and it was better to just do her will than continue to talk about it when it's still her will that would be done."Don't worry. Just this night. I need to be sure that you a
STEFAN'S POV.I looked back immediately, but saw no one."Who are you?" I asked, looking around my car, cautiously."Oh, come on. Did you think you were going to see me, if you looked so fast?" The deep voice said, almost feeling like he was teasing me."What do you mean, by that?" I asked, wondering what game he was trying to play, with me."Look around, slowly, without rush, and then you'll see what you're looking for.""I don't want to see what I am looking for..I want to see who you are and why you are you pulling tricks on me." I said, with clenched teeth."Oh, come on. I told you already. It's left for you to take heed. And we do not have much time, left." The voice said.I had no choice than to heed to what he said, and to my surprise, it was a cloak, without a body, sitting on my backseat. This was a wandering spirit. Legend has it that wandering spirits are those who lost their five coins to give to the ferry man for them to go over to the other world."What are you doing he
MELISSA’S POV.Then Corey bursts into laughter, and I was wondering why he was laughing in the face of danger. There was a ghost here, and those in a dark cloak, do seem to be the bad type.“Why are you laughing?”“Because you fell for my joke. I just wanted to spice up the atmosphere and to show you that I am completely fine now.” He chuckled.Then I looked back again, but I still saw the ghost, in a cloak, and it was certain that it was staring at me, even if I could see no flesh. “What are you talking about? There is truly a ghost, over there.” I said, looking frightened.“Okay, okay, you know what? You win, alright? I am already getting scared, so you can stop.” Corey said, trying not to show how much fear was building inside of him.“I’m not joking. If I were joking, I would have stopped.” I said, with worry as I moved backwards.Then we heard the sound of a car, right behind us, and we looked back. It was Stefan, and I watched as he got down from the car. I could see a baffled
MELISSA’S POV.As I got home, I kept wishing that I hadn’t met Stefan at all. Since he tried revealing himself to me, my life has been filled with war and all. I got to the fridge and took out a bottle of water, gulping it down as I was really thirsty. I had never imagined that I would have to go on a quest for a wandering spirit, which could possibly cost my life. I just hoped that his strength and viciousness won’t be for nothing, in this quest. At least, with his strength and all, this quest ought to be a successful one.I went straight to bed, pulled off my clothes and laid on my bed. Usually, I would turn off the lights, but this time, I didn’t. I couldn’t bear to sleep without light as the experiences I have been having, lately was too frightening for me. I managed to close my eyes and hopefully, mother sleep would be merciful enough to visit me, soon.~The next day, I prepared for work and as usual in the office, Britney came to me with a smile, asking us to brainstorm. “So
MELISSA’S POV.I woke up, panting hard, and sweat dripping, down to my chin. That was a horrible dream, one that I prayed never to have, anymore. Could it be my guilt, haunting me? I really hope that Stefan is alive, and it wasn’t his resentful ghost, that appeared to me while I was asleep.I started preparing for work as I wouldn’t want to be late, at all. I got to work, early, and started working, but I couldn’t fully concentrate. It felt as If Stefan wasn’t here as I had not seen him. This got me more worried.When it was break, I went to the vending machine and ordered a cola, but I couldn’t drink the cola, and only looked at the stairs, leading to the rooftop. I was curious, but I wouldn’t dare to go to the rooftop, all by myself. What if it was Stefan’s dead body I met there, and I was blamed for it, and taken to jail? But that was not the main thing, I was going to feel bad, all my life.Then a voice interrupted my thoughts.“Melisssssaa.” The voice called out to me, in a whis
MELISSA'S POV."Look. Let's try something. Why don't you try catching up with me? And after running, if you still feel like what's on your mind is still disturbing you, then you can go ahead to tell me." He said, with a smile.If he had said this, a few minutes ago, I would have agreed not to tell him anything, but now that I have seen this demon, it is the more reason why I needed to ask for advise. Then Edward started running and I ran after him, also looking at the back, at intervals.The demon was still there, walking slowly towards us while we were running so fast. Then Edward stopped at a more secluded part of the beach, and I looked back, only to see that the demon was no longer there. Edward was trying to catch his breath, and I was doing the same.I was glad that Edward had told us to have a run. That was the perfect opportunity to make use of, to run from the demon without letting anyone know that I can see one. They would think I am crazy and Stefan wasn't here to help."S
STEFAN’S POV.I could not believe my eyes. I opened it and read the letter. She was truly leaving and I wouldn’t forgive myself if I let her slip out of my hands, just like that. So, I dashed out of my office, then went to her office, but she wasn’t there. Neither were her things there. She would have informed them that she was leaving.“Shit!”I ran out of the company, and then drove off to her house, and knocked.“Melissa, open up. Come on, open up.” Then I calmed down to listen, I could tell that there was no one in her house. Then I brought out my phone, and called Layla. Her phone kept ringing, and there was no answer.“Come on, come on, pick up the phone.” I said, feeling frustrated already.Still, there was no answer and I almost threw my phone on the floor, in anger. “Where the hell are you, Melissa?” I said as I slammed my hand on my face.MELISSA’S POVI had decided to heed to Edward’s advice, although, he didn’t know who exactly I was referring to, and that was much bett
STEFAN’S POV.During break, I decided to go to the rooftop, and being on the rooftop was helping me focus on a lot of things. Also, it helped me to think of how I can help Melissa work as one, with me. Chasing her all the time was also taking a toll on my strength as the wounds I got from the demon was also weakening me as my body parts were gradually turning into a spirit.Suddenly, I heard Melissa call my name. Was it because I was thinking of her? It was so weird to hear her voice, this loud. But why was it persistent? Immediately, I looked back only to see her pointing at a direction in fear, and fortunately, I was able to catch sight of the demon, as I could see a trace of the demon.Then my claws came out, and I pierced the demon in his heart, then cut the necklace off his neck, and removed the broken piece of the key, then kept it in my pocket. I felt relieved, and to my surprise, Melissa ran towards me, and hugged me tight.“Thank you so much for keeping to your word. I reall
MELISSA'S POV.Bonus Chapter.I got out of the swirling portal and wiped my hair to the back as it had scattered due to the wind. Oh, my. It has been a long while since I got here. It feels like second home.I walked out of the woods and then when I got to the road side, I brought out the currency I had kept since I left here and then hailed a cab.“Taxi!” I hailed the cab and got into it. I sat back and exhaled, ready to enjoy the ride.“Where to, ma’am?” He asked, politely.“Stefan’s Design, please.”I wanted to see how Edward was doing after all these months. I was certain he was doing well as he was a good leader and was capable of leading the people well. As soon as I got to the company, I ensured I put on the cap I brought along with me, so I won’t be recognized by anyone here. What explanation would I give them all if they caught sight of me? So, it was best for me to go unnoticed.I walked up to the vending machine and smiled as I recalled beautiful memories here, especial
STEFAN'S POV.It was a bright new day and this day felt different. Of course, it was the day to determine if we were going to win this war or not. But I had faith that our fate had something better in store for us all."It's time, right?" Melissa asked."Yes." Then I turned to the three warriors, Diego and Natasha. "We might face fear, hurdles and problems that seem bigger than us all, but we'll never back out until we win. Are we ready to fight this war!" I voiced out in confidence."Yes, Alpha!" They all chorused and then we headed out of the witches' kingdom back to the woods.While walking in the woods, Diego spoke up."The witches were really selfish this time, apart from giving Luna Jana back to us. If they couldn't fight the war, they could have at least, given us something which could be helpful to us." Diego pouted."It's fine, Diego. I believe we will win this war." "With or without them." Natasha added, with confidence."That's the spirit! It's time to show Valon the grea
MELISSA'S POV.I was in the room which they had kept me in, with my wounds magically healed. I was thankful that the witches had saved me, but I feared that they would be just another enemy whom I had gotten into their hands.Suddenly, the door creaked open and I noticed one of the witches at the door."You need to come out. Our Queen has asked for your presence." She informed me, without a smile."Do you think she wants to strike me dead or so something really nasty to me?" I asked, out of anxiousness."Please come out before things get nasty." She replied.Why were they so uptight here? I guess that's why they still stood strong, because they didn't allow any slight weakness to destroy them. They were queens over their weaknesses.I slowly followed her out to her meeting hall and to my surprise, I noticed Stefan, standing right before her."Melissa." He called out to me, looking touched."Stefan." I called out to him, softly as I covered my mouth with my hand.I couldn't believe it
STEFAN’S POV.It was a new day, and finally, we had gotten to the witches’ kingdom. I was glad that at least up to seven men made it with me and I hoped that what we came here for was going to be successful and not abortive.The witches were hard to please and to plead to them was a really difficult thing to do with a low chance of being helped. I was lucky that I was helped many years ago without too much effort and I hoped it would be the same, this time, because we didn’t have much time to waste anymore.We got to the large gate and we were stopped by two of their female guards. As fragile as they looked, they were really powerful. One could sense power going through their veins and you wouldn’t want to upset them.“Please allow us in. We have an important matter to talk about to your Queen.” I pleaded.“Our Queen do not want us to allow people in, so you have to go back.” One of them said, with a straight face.“Please you have to allow us in. We came all the way here and tried o
STEFAN'S POV.“Holy shit!”I knew that there were different supernatural but I never knew that there was one like this. She charged towards us and in one strike, she killed three men and then slashed Diego’s skin.“Aaargh!” Diego groaned in pain as he dropped down to the floor.“Her slashes are painful. The only way to kill her is to aim our claws at her heart.” Natasha informed me.“Alright, I guess we have to watch her moves closely as she is really fast.”“Exactly!”I nodded and Natasha and I charged towards her and we were able to avoid her claws. We successfully darted our claws at her heart and she became weak and fell to the ground and was dying slowly.“I think we should stop digging into her heart. Probably we can give her a chance or sort. She might agree to join us in our journey.”“No, Stefan. Do not be in a hurry to gain more people to fight with you. Her kind are deceptive in nature and the second chance you give her, she will ensure she kills you and trust me, that sec
MELISSA’S POV.What am I going to do? I began to think hard and it felt as if my heart which was beating fast was too loud for me to hear my thoughts and I almost screamed at this. Then a thought came to me and Immediately, I put in action.Any wrong move or wrong act could take away the bit of trust he had given me today. I quickly sat on his bed and crossed my legs, then I tried to calm myself so I do not look suspicious.“Phew! You can do this.” I sighed and encouraged myself.Then the door creaked open and my chest heaved up, refusing to go down. Valon walked into the room and his expression showed how surprised he was to see me.“What are you doing here, Jana? What do you want or should I say to what pleasure do I owe your presence?” He inquired while he stood, gazing at me.“I came to ask for a favor.”“What favor is that?” He asked, with his furrowed brows, becoming more obvious.“I want a personal guard. In fact, I need a personal guard. Ever since you gave me one just to tes
MELISSA’S POV.I didn’t know if this could be a trap or not and I wouldn’t want to fall into something like this, so I had to carefully choose my words and know the right action to take while in this dungeon.“I guess a lot of things have gotten into your head. Help me check if there is anything like a letter in your cell.” Then he scoffed. “I know about the letter which you are looking for.” He blurted out as he held the bars of his cell.If truly he knew what I was looking for and could say something really informative, it was best to ask him but I needed to try my best not to sound desperate.“You know about the letter, really? Well, if you do, where is it?” I asked, hoping he was going to tell me without I having to go through any sort of stress.“Not so fast, Luna.”“What do you want?” I let out my frustration.“I will tell you all you need to know if you are able to persuade Valon to set me free from the dungeon.”“But you do not deserve to be there. You and I both know that.
STEFAN’S POV.Night had fallen and Natasha, Diego and I, were brought out and the crowd gathered to watch the fight between Theodore and I. Some of them seem excited while some had expressions of dread on their faces.“Now Alpha, it is time for us to have a match. Are you ready or you are still warming up?” Theodore asked, looking down at me.I glanced at Natasha and Diego. Diego was looking angry while Natasha was calm. I also stared at the crowd and I could feel the atmosphere was tense around them as well, then I looked back at Theodore who was acting foolish.To me, he was just like a boy whom I needed to correct and knock some senses into his head.“I know very well that you are mocking me and if I were to look at our age, I am very much older than you. I am not interested in bragging about how I could knock you out in a second.” I said to him and he snickered.Then I turned to the crowd.“You all are wasting the strength and the time that is needed for more important things tha
MELISSA’S POV.I mustered up my courage and walked up to him.“So, you requested to see me. What do you want to see me for? I am all ears.” “I actually agreed at the last minute to do what you wanted me to do back then, but the guard decided not to allow me out of the drum.”I had also planned that I would use the guard’s hatred towards me to my advantage. After all, the wicked go down.“So, what you are saying is that he intentionally left you to die.” Valon tried to make sense of what I had just said to him.“That’s correct.” I affirmed, trying to maintain how fast my heart was beating.I wouldn’t want him to be suspicious of my moves.“Well, I do not believe you. If I have to believe you, then I will need evidence.” He replied as he clasped his fingers and rested his chin on them.“What evidence do you need? Because I am certain that you will get evidence. I know he hates me and wants to get rid of me.”“The only way I can get my evidence of what you claimed is if I make him your