BRINLEY'S POV.I woke up to an empty bed. There was no one there next to me. The sheets on Coal's side of the bed were untouched, almost as if he didn’t even sleep. He probably left the moment, sleep took me. A small sigh escaped my throat as I sat up straight and took a glance around the room. With a quick look, I realized he was not in the bedroom either.I didn't think much of it.It's fine--all fine even though I didn’t get time to ask him about what Ryder was taking about.After having some rest, I was surely feeling better this time. Everything was well not until when I walked to the bathroom and saw my reflection in the mirror. This time I didn’t have any weird taste in my mouth but shockingly a mark. My mouth gaped open as I stared at myself in the mirror.What the hell was really happening to me?! It was a black circle and throbbing under my fingers."What's happening to me? What went wrong?", I asked my wolf but I got no response from her. Ever since I knew about my mother's
The maids immediately placed the jewelry in front of me and quickly walked out of the room. I broke our gaze and pulled my hair over my shoulder as they all left, leaving Coal and me alone."You look nice," His voice came behind me and then his hand.His fingers ran over the zip of the dress, and I looked up in the mirror. My breath stalled as he came closer to me, standing only a few inches away. He zipped up the dress up to the base of my neck while my eyes remained stuck on him. The mark on my throat throbbed and a shudder ran through me.Why the hell was it throbbing again right now?! It throbbed so painfully that I closed my eyes for a brief second. How could I really tell him about it."Where were you?" I asked.Coal didn't answer me, instead, he walked over to the table near the vanity. His gaze remained on the jewelry for a few seconds. There was an array of diamond necklaces and earrings along with a hairpin. He picked out the necklace and then came closer to me again.His f
"What is really happening to me?",I asked myself inwardly as I stood outside, under the cold, chilling air. I failed to get the correct answer and decided to watch the stars in the sky."You good?", I heard Coal's voice behind me."Yes, how is everything inside?", "Just partying", He shrugged, his shoulders stiff as he stood beside me, our bodies nearly touching."You didn't have anything to eat ever since you came back, do you need some food?." I asked, my voice full of worry."I'm not hungry." He murmured under his breath but with his attention on the phone.I turned to leave him alone with his business since he had his attention over his phone than on me. But I stopped halfway when a thought popped in my head and I turned back to him, "Coal..." I took a breath. "Let's go for a run."He rose his head and cocked a brow at me. "At this time?""Yes. It's a beautiful cold night and the stars in the sky." I replied with a cheerful smile, hoping he would agree with me. "And I think you
My heart thudded loud and hard in my chest, my wolf felt enthralled and wild and so did Coal’s wolf. We took lead over one and another after every minute, we fought hard and bruised each other's wolf's slightly. We raced and tracked each other's scents across the forest.Until...The air became stiff and the atmosphere changed. We stopped on our tracks in the middle of nowhere, both of us sensing something unusual. There were wolves around, tons of pack wolves running around and some training but this was different.'Do you smell it?'I asked Coal while my nose wrinkled. It was strong-the stench of death and blood. If I could sense it, so could he and if we both did, it was somewhere near us.'Yes. It's a lot worse. It's coming from somewhere around. We need to shift back.' He quickly said before turning into his human form only after a couple of seconds.I closed my eyes and every bone in my werewolf body cracked and snapped before I formed into my own human self. Naked and cold, I be
I held the boy's hand and carried him out and in safety. He wept and cried in pain as blood dripped from his neck endlessly. He wasn't developed which meant he couldn't heal on his own, he needed to go to the ER before he could lose any more blood.I tried consoling him as much as I could, whispering him comforting words and patting his back but nothing helped. For minutes, I wandered around the forest, searching for someone who could help me take the boy to the hospital.When I caught a couple of scents, I went straight into that direction and found a group of warriors training in the middle of nowhere. There was a fire, providing them with warmth and camps where training was taking place."You need to take him to the hospital." I told the man leading the training tonight. The rest of the warriors in training began gathering around me. There were young as well, barely adults and it was dangerous to be in the forest for any of them.Whoever that was, that monster I had seen earlier wa
"Brinley!" His voice appeared from behind me. "What are you doing here? I told you to leave with the boy." He snapped at me, enraged and his eyes changing colors."I was going to take the boy to the ..... but I thought-" I stammered and paused for a minute, scanning him from the top to the bottom. "He didn't hurt you." I whispered after finding no open-wound on his body. Something was really fishy with him. The colour of his eyes , no open wounds and yet he had been with the monster for minutes. He had done nothing to him even when he had tossed him unconscious."He didn't," Coal shook his head and neared me. "But you need to get out of here and take whoever you can. He will kill whoever he finds.""Then kill him!" I exclaimed, baffled by the fact that the mindless monster wasn't dead yet. "Why haven't you killed him? He literally tore through an entire camp. There are bodies on this ground- dead or alive, it doesn't matter!" My soul screamed as wind cascaded over my face."I can't.
Using all the strength I had, I tossed my hands over him, pushing him and hitting him as violently as I could but it didn't make a difference on him. In seconds, the world in front of me blurred, and I left the life draining out of me.He gripped on my shoulders tightly, pushing them against the tree while his head remained between my neck and his teeth inside of me as he drank my blood, taking everything he could get, fulfilling his hunger as if he had been starved for centuries.My body jumped as I heard a quick rip followed by a thud. I stopped screaming and the pain subsided as I opened my eyes to find the head of the monster separated from its body. The head had already fallen on the wet ground while the body took a moment before dropping down.I gasped and released a shaky breath as my hands curled around the trunk of the tree. The body fell right between my legs and the blood oozed out of him and onto my shoes.Shock rang through me. I felt as if I was on the verge of dropping
The clock was striking to midnight and an hour had passed by since the horrific events yet I couldn't get any sleep.I wasn't going to.Whatever had attacked me tonight and killed people- Coal knew something about it. He knew what caused that werewolf become a monster. Throughout my years of living, that was the most terrific thing I had ever seen.I wanted to blame someone for this, I wanted to be furious over Coal and pin my finger over him for everything but I couldn't. This wasn't his fault, it wasn't anyone's except for my own mother. Her death.... everything changed when I learnt about her death. And here I was with my wolf silent. After another hour of sobbing and bruising my eyes, I stood up from the bed and walked over to the washroom. Warm water flooded down from the tap and I used to wash away the dry blood on my neck.After a minute of constantly trying, I couldn't get rid of the blood. My cheeks grew wet as more tears fell from my eyes. I groaned in frustration and slamm
Yes l fell into a deep pit of sleep next to Coal, but the moment i did everything changed, i didn’t know where my subconscious was heading to but I was no longer feeling closer to Coal. At first, it was black with blasts of light coming from every corner and then I sunk deeper into the dream and woke up in the middle of nowhere.I glanced back, over my shoulder and found the wind whistling behind me and picking up the whatever was coming in its way. The long, thick trees wavered and branches snapped left and right. I pushed my hair behind my ears, holding them from blocking my vision.A part of me knew this was a dream but the other part of me didn't have a clue.A forest was stretched ahead of me and it reminded me of the one I was in, the time l saw the creature. The sound of the whistles and the wind speeding around me confirmed my theory. I was standing where the dark creatures found me in the beginning, the same exact spot.Fear immediately flowed through my whole body as l recal
As soon as we were alone Kaden tossed me onto the couch near the bed. I fall back on it and clutched the sides while he began circling around me. My breaths came out quickly as I gathered the scene in front of me.The bed was covered in blood, mostly his blood but not all. There's some of mine on the sheets because of the sharp wood but his blood covers most of it. The wooden stake sat near to the pillow until he grabbed it and brought it to me."You can't stab me. I will die." I tell him.He chuckles at my protest and twirls the stake in his hand before coming behind me. My chest raises and drops as he lowers his head close to mine while the stake remains in his hand."I could stab you, then heal you. You'd feel most of the pain, wouldn't you?" It's not a question, it's a threat.I mask my fear and smile. "It wouldn't be the same since I did stab you in the heart. You can't get anywhere close to mine because then I'd die. Not even your blood would heal me."His face turns into a twis
'Keep running because if I catch you, I'll bite you.'His laughter rang in my ear, and filled me with fear and horror as I ran through the woods on my feet.I've unleashed the monster, and now there was no turning back. He'was chasing me, he found the thrill in it and I don't. The cold gripped me from everywhere. The woods are completely dark, there's no source of light or life, just him and me. Fear instilled inside me as I tried desperately to find a path out of the woods and into the town I've escaped from.I don't even know where it is, to begin with. Nothing is familiar.The woods close in around me, dark, looming trees and crisp, cold air. The darkness is suffocating but I have to find my way back, back into Kaden's house where he can trap me forever.I already know he isn't going to let this go so easily. Forcing me to run across the woods, in the cold night while he chases me and threatens to bite me is only the beginning of his anger. It's only the tip of the iceberg.I stabbe
"Well, you're really not one for morning-after cuddles, are you?" He asked, a frown smeared on his face.Instead of replying, I screamed again, unable to believe that he's here. Right now. Right here. I killed him. I fucking killed him.It doesn't turn to reality until I feel his hand over my mouth, stifling my screams. I struggle against his grip, but it's vain, pointless. He's a lot stronger than me and the fear coursing through me doesn't help either."You really thought a piece of wood could stop me? How amusing." His voice is teasing now, a smirk playing on his lips but I don't take it lightly. There's a dangerous fire flickering in his face.I draw his hand away from my mouth and rushed out of the car to catch my breath. Cold wrapped around me. My chest raised and dropped. I blinked at him as he stepped out. My one hand falls over my hip while the other one is over my mouth. How is he alive? I stabbed him.He was dead.Literally dead."Oh, now you're the one scared." His smirk t
ISABELLA'S POV.I placed the pump back and headed into the store. I was finally free and out of the dark forest. The cashier smiled and waved at me as I entered. Rows of snacks, drinks, and road maps greeted my eyes. My stomach grumbled as I moved in the aisles. I really missed eating them. I didn't see anything in that monster werewolf world.Just staring at some cookies made my stomach to grumble again. I have never felt this hungry, this empty and so thirsty.Without hesitating, I grabbed whatever I could fit into my hands before returning to the cashier.The cashier smiled at me once more but this time I returned a fake smile. I damn hungry. "How has your night been?" The cashier asked while checking out the items in front of him.I sighed, not knowing what answer I should give me.He was trying to be nice to me but I wasn't interested at all. He didn't know what the hell was stressing me and what I passed through within one night.I killed my so called mate. What was worse, he di
My eyes flutter opened to find Kaden, asleep.The moment I saw a big black wolf , I lost conscious immediately. I couldn't help it but still I wasn’t saved because here I was now on his chest resting on it.How the hell did it happen?!I sat up startled then I looked around. It was still night, nearing morning.Currently he looked peaceful , his pink lips kinda open but still I didn’t like him.We are two different people. He is a werewolf and I am a normal person.Nothing of that is going to change. If he thought that sleeping with me will make me feel better , he was a fool.He's still cold, just like he's meant to be and I will never like him.Slowly I slided off the bed, my legs wobbling a little as my body adjusted to the after-effect of fighting with the bitch. I moved softly across the room, wincing as a small wave of pain shooted through my lower body. I clenched my teeth and pressed on.When I looked back, I found kaden still sleeping after all my movements. He's deep asleep
I sat alone on the bed, my legs hanging off the side and my feet barely touching the ground. The night was colder than the day and it was worse because I was alone in the room I didn't want to sleep in , surrounded by an eerie silence and my own thoughts. I tried to sleep, but I couldn't, not here, not again.There's something odd about this room. I don't want to be in here for another day, even another minute.My eyes travelled over the walls and then to the window at the top but there was no escape. After a while I sighed heavily then slipped my feet under the sheets and lay down, contemplating my own life, my situation. Would it have been any different if I didnt tell Alex that I was pregnant. I wouldn't be here by now.Here I was stuck, eyes opened while ,l listened to the forest outside. Everything was cool but my inner part wasn't. Things were strange here. Surprisingly I was no longer feeling the pain and yet I fought with that bitch."Urggh", Thinking about it all, l lost inte
The guards didn't grip my hands as they led me to my prison. I thought they were taking me to the whore house but shockingly this time they decended downstairs.This was the basement.As soon as we reached one of the guards open the cell. I blinked there was no chains in it. It was an empty stone walled room , cold and daunting. There was a chair in the middle, a table in front of it and another chair facing it together with a single lamp in the middle. It seemed like an interrogation room for some sort ."Sit", He simply ordered and l obeyed without uttering anything. I wasn't just thrown in a cell to rot but something else was coming. He stood at the door waiting. Suddenly the door opened and l knew who the hell it was. It was the son of a bitch Kaden , he didn't enter immediately though.I looked at the guard who simply stood at the door waiting then turned and looked at my feet. Stomach pangs were getting stronger. I didn't care about it , l was eagerly waiting for what was coming
Before l could do anything, and completely finish the bitch, I was out of the blue quickly catapulted into the nearest tree. My head slammed against the trunk instantly. My vision went black for a split second and then came back slowly. I gagged from the luck of oxygen and my heart pounded against my chest. Suddenly a huge brown wolf stood in front of me, blocking my way.It didn't allow me to catch my breath before it barred it's canines at me. Menacing , l choked and crawled back to the tree. " Don't do anything to me, I'm not going to kill her", Recalling the way they treated me the last time I escaped , l spoke quickly. " Where did you think you were going?", Before the brown wolf could do anything to me , l heard the voice behind me. It was Mark one of the guards."Am gonna go back", l said quickly. "You can't escape, these woods , the forests are filled up with wolves, they can smell you",He smirked and eyed my body for wounds. I kept quiet feeling stupid. "Did you think that yo