“Are you sure you are not just a weakling masquerading strength?” The witch asked, grinning at him. Yet again, he fought revulsion at the sight of her teeth.He said nothing in response to her question, these days he was choosing to maintain himself. It was a stroke of luck on his path that no one had seen him killing Tobias and he had successfully buried him where he'd never be found. He was getting reckless these days and any mistake now would be enough to ruin his decades-long plan, there would be nothing to live for if that happens.She gave him a humorous look. “You are then? It’s no surprise, I simply have my regrets about wasting my time with you.”“Give me what I asked.” He said in a tone that showed he was trying his hardest to contain his anger.“Why should I do that? You haven't kept any of your promises to me.” She countered.He took a deep breath. “What was the nonsense you blabbed about the other day? About darkness being born?”“I should be asking you,” She said. “How i
Wild, Dirty Sins“Are you okay?” I asked him for the hundredth time and like before, Damon simply nodded with his eyes glued to the book in his hands, his legs crossed. I knew he wasn’t reading it because for the past minutes, he was still on the same page he’d been on.Whatever was wrong with him, I knew for certain had to do with the visit of the bloodied man that had left. I had tried eavesdropping on them but the walls were thick, and all I could hear was the hum of their voices as they spoke.What had they spoken about? What had led to the fight? From what I’ve seen, Damon was a dangerously calm person, he didn’t like to get his hands dirty, and he avoided violence. So what in the world had his visitor said to him to provoke him in that manner?I patted the towel on my hair to dry it up before climbing on top of the bed where I laid and simply watched him.“You should go to sleep.” He said, finally turning over to the next page.“You should too.”He looked up at me for a few seco
The long, black cloak I was wearing belonged to Damon but it did well enough to swallow me, making me unrecognizable. I hurriedly made my way deeper into the forest until I sighted the large tree that I was headed towards. I moved faster until I got to it, its numerous branches were rich with its production of leaves that hung lowly, completely shielding whoever stood beneath it.I shut my eyes and focused on the scene. I had been there only once because it was dangerous for me and Mother, but still, I was going to try my best to recreate it in my mind if I wanted to be there… I needed help.Slowly the scene came to mind - the small village the sorcerers family Mother came from had built for themselves and soon, the imagery enhanced itself in my mind. I could smell the fresh water from the stream Mother and I had appeared in front of for the first time we had teleported there, I could hear the humming sound as the wind blew the trees, and as soon as I felt something, my eyes snapped
The room I woke up in was a large, beautifully decorated one. The bed was soft and had a feathery feel to it, I felt myself sink into it further for comfort as I hugged the pillow closer, it was only after a few seconds had gone by did I shoot up, remembering where I was and what had happened.And as soon as I’d jumped down from the bed, aunt Aurora walked in with a small tray in hand.She dropped the tray that contained broth in a small bowl on the stool in front of me. “It’s for the headache.” She said just as immediately, I felt a splitting headache, and I cradled my head.“Go on,” She urged, nodding at the broth soup. “What did you put in it? Something to make me sleep longer this time?” I asked snarkily.She sighed. “I’m sorry about that, Eliana, but I had no choice. I couldn't let you walk away just like that. I didn't know if I was ever going to see you if you had walked out through that door.”I said nothing and simply massaged the side of my head. It was still daylight outsi
The man before me swayed and the smell of alcohol filled my nostril immediately. My heart rate accelerated as his eyes remained on mine.The buzz in my hand increased, I was going to have to do something about him.“No!” Hazel yelled, her angry voice resonating through me.“That’s enough Alena, you're the Luna of this pack and your duty us to protect them, not harm them like this.” She said.“And their duty was to properly conduct an investigation, not unjustly kill people.” I snapped at her.The man turned away from me and began to retch his guts out into the bushes, he stood up, swayed, made incoherent sounds before he began to throw up again. It was obvious he was drunk out of his mind.I watched him for a few more seconds before making the decision to spare him, I doubt even he would believe what he’d seen if he becomes sober and I was still completely cloaked, there was a high chance he didn't know my identity.“You shouldn't have gone to your aunt’s.” Hazel said. “I thought she'
I crept my way through, both hands and knees on the floor. I crawled until I was directly underneath the window and I could hear voices from inside - the elders in the werewolf council.Standing on my tiptoe, I peered into the large meeting hall. There was a long rectangular table in the middle of the room and Damon was seated at one end of it, my dad at the other end. I glared at him, I hadn't seen him since my aunt Aurora had told me about his involvement in what had happened, and now that I had, hatred coursed through me."We can't put the lives of our members at risk any more than it is. It is disappointing that this is what we've come to." Damon said, running a hand through his hair."I promise Alpha," Alex started. "We've tried our best and we're continuing to do so but at this point, I think it's safe to assume the sorceress is no longer on our lands."A nod of agreement went around the table."If she was, we would have found her by now." An older man said."She must have left o
My head was spinning, I could almost hear the whirring sound. This was a blessing or a curse, it simply depends on how I choose to use it, and right now, I couldn't think properly, not when Damon was so close to me and his eyes were fixed on me so like he could see through me.I needed to do something and I needed to do something fast, but I had no idea what.His jaw tightened. "I'm going to take your silence to mean..."I grabbed the bracelet from him. "What are you talking about Damon?" I asked, my tone higher than I intended. I made a mental note to tone it down a notch.He seemed taken aback by my outburst before he got control of himself but not before I'd seen the flicker in his eyes... He was waiting for me to provide an explanation."Because it seems you're accusing me of something and I'd like to know what it is so I can know how to defend myself. Go on then, say it!" I said with genuine anger. I was angry at myself, how could I have lost my bracelet?"Accusing you?" He asked
"Are you sure you're fine?" Marina asked, her eyes worried.I nodded and gave her a small smile in return. Her eyes glanced at Damon who was at the other end of the room, or wherever he was."You guys had a fight, right?" She asked. "Because I can see you actively working to avoid him.""No, we didn't," I said, trying my best not to look in his direction. I was still shaken by what I'd figured out, the necklace was in the small inner lining of the dress I was wearing now.There seemed to be so much more than anyone knew that was Aria and Damon's relationship, and I had a ton of questions for them both. It was obvious she had been cursed but I needed to know why and most importantly, by who. It was only then will I be able to prove Mother's innocence, of course, I wasn't going to simply avenge I and Mother without letting Damon realize the injustice done, and I was going to do so with strong evidence.I took a deep breath, the first step was finding out what was going on with Aria and