Ella's POV We didn't see it until it was too late. In my haste to get the girl home, I didn't notice that the soil before me was different from the one we had been walking on in the jungle. I yelped as my feet sank into the ground. In a bid to help me, the men rushed forward to grab me and we all sank into the sand. Suddenly, the ground caved in and we all fell tumbling down into the large hole beneath it. I tried to protect the girl from getting hurt as we fell and was shocked when she sprinted out of my arms and flew out of the hole. My mouth opened in surprise as I wondered how the little pathetic girl suddenly turned into a strong flying human creature. I had been played. I winced as I saw the girl smiling down at us and saw two huge creatures, a male and a female, walking towards us. "You did well, Creka." The male said, his voice booming. Creka? I sighed, feeling stupid. Everything about the little girl was a lie. I realized that the voice of the male sounded exactly like
Ella's POV "You brought this upon us." Andre hissed, finally breaking out. I sighed and didn't bother replying him. I knew he wasn't one to hold on to grudge for long and had been wondering when he would finally burst out with his anger and lash out at me. "Don't be too hard on her. She was only trying to save a lost soul." Liam sighed. "And now we are going to lose ours." Andre hissed. "Actually, we are only going to lose our flesh." Damien winked. Andre glared at him, shifting his anger from me to him. "Do you think it is funny? Is this the right time to make jokes?" "No, it's not but the joke made you stop glaring at Ella. She feels bad already." Damien replied. "You don't have to make her feel worse." Andre blushed and looked away. "I actually feel like shit." I whispered, turning to Andre. "I'm sorry if that makes you feel better." "It doesn't make me feel better but it's a start." He replied. "I don't think I can feel better until I leave this hell hole." "We all have
Ella's POV "Let's go." Kevin said once everyone had shifted into their human form. We nodded and waited for him to check the map so we could know the path we were to take from there to the Arok tree. Suddenly, there was a loud roar and we all looked around, wondering what it was. "I think it's the cannibal father." Damien sighed. "He doesn't seem like he is alone." Liam noted. "It seems like he went for reinforcement." "We can't stay here and wait to fight them when we don't know how many they are. What if we get outnumbered?" Andre sighed. "Let me see." Kevin said, peering at the map. "There should be a way back here." Suddenly, the ground started moving and vibrating under our feet. It felt like hundreds of huge feet were moving on it and running towards us. "Screw that." Andre said in panic and ran off. He wasn't the only one who ran off. The ground was shifting so much under our feet that we were all at risk of sinking under and getting buried alive. Everyone ran to avoi
Kevin's POV I was lost the second my mouth merged into hers and groaned as I slipped my tongue into hers. I loved how she responded easily and eagerly, her tongue dueling with mine with passion as her mouth sucked lightly on it. The world before me faded away—it didn't matter that we were in a haunted jungle and had pissed off a cannibal giant who was on our trail with probably his friends or more and neither was the absence of my men pricking my mind like it was minutes ago, not that I wasn't worried about them still but my worries have been pushed to the back of my mind. It was Ella, only Ella at this moment and she was the only one that mattered. Kiss me, Kevin. I had almost lost it at the time she said that and wondered where I had gotten the restraint to ask her if she was sure of what she was saying because there was no going back for me again and I wasn't going to play any more push and pull game we've been having. I could sense her arousal, the sweetness of it filled my no
Liam's POV "My lord! My queen! Andre! Damien!" I shouted, wondering where they were. I wondered more if they could hear me. If they could, they should have responded back with a yell of their own but all I've got for the past twenty minutes that I've been calling out their names was silence. I didn't think anyone heard me. I hissed as I continued walking, wondering where they were and pissed at the jungle. What the hell was wrong with this jungle? Everything was getting echoed when we were together but now that we were separated and needed to find one another, it was all silent. I froze as an unbidden thought crawled into my head. We had all dispersed, all in different directions, without thinking and I hoped that the cannibals hadn't gotten a hold of them. I was afraid I couldn't hear them because they had been consumed in revenge by the cannibals. I knew none of the men would go down that easily into the bellies of jungle cannibals but there wasn't much anyone of them could do
Ella's POV"Did you hear that?" I asked as I turned to Kevin."I didn't hear that." He said and shook his head.I smiled. I didn't think he heard me. He was busy staring at my face and smiling that I was wondering if he would fall down flat on his face any moment from now. So far, all was well as he hadn't fallen on his face but I didn't need him to be distracted.I knew that he loved that we were here but we were still in the jungle with dangers all around us and we needed our wits with us."You need to be focused, Kevin." I sighed."I am focused." He replied.I shook my head and snorted. "You need to be focused on the journey and not on me."He grinned. "How can I focus on anything else when I have you by my side?"I shook my head. "Focus, Kevin. You are not being funny.""I am not?" He chuckled. "I am not but you smiled.""Did I?" I chuckled, my tongue in the crook of my cheek. "I don't think I did."He snorted. "You definitely know you did."I was about to reply when I heard the s
Ella's POVLiam snorted. "More like I've been having a nightmare while on my feet. It was a relief when I walked into Andre.""Shall we continue our journey now that we are all together?" Kevin asked, bringing out the map."Let's do that." Damien agreed. "I can't wait to put this whole nightmare behind us." He said with a glance at me.I nodded at him, fully understanding what he meant. We were all here because of my nightmare and I couldn't wait to put it behind me as well."Here!" Kevin said and pointed to a path down the road.I sighed. It was high time we found the path to the tree and get the damn slave mark off my skin. It had been long that I had glanced at my wrist because I didn't want to be disgusted by the sight of my body which was what happened whenever I looked at my wrist, accidentally or intentionally.We had been walking for a long time ever since we got reunited because we didn't want to stay here for any moment longer. My legs were aching and I knew the guys were as
Ella's POVWe did it. We all cheered, slapping one another on the back as we climbed down the final tree where the snakes couldn't get to us and walked to the Arok tree.I glanced back at the spot where the snakes were and felt like flipping them all the bird. They had thought they could stop us but we were smarter than they were.I placed my hand on my chest, forcing my heart rate to calm down. I had thought I would die there being on top of trees. It hadn't been easy climbing and not look down. It was as if the snakes knew that there was food above them and were uncurling and creating space in their midst like they were eager to have us slip our legs on the trees and drop into their midst."Ella,"I jumped as I heard the sound of my name and looked around, wondering who had called me. I had been so far gone in my thoughts that I couldn't identify who had called me by my name.The men snickered as they looked at one another. "Where are you at?" Kevin asked."I was lost in thought, I
Maya's POVI looked back at the door with panic as I packed my stuff into a bag. I had to leave here soon if I wanted to stay alive. Those sly girls. I shouldn't have trusted them. They had gone to the palace to check out my story and ended up telling the palace guards what I had told them and now, those ones were at the door threatening to break it down if I didn't open up and follow them to the palace at the order of the alpha's father."Open this door, Maya. We know you are in there." The head guard roared.I shook my head, forcing myself to remain calm through the hysteria I felt. I wouldn't be tricked. They couldn't have known I was in here. I had seen them from afar before they got to the door and rushed to my bedroom to pack my stuff. I had been moving silently through the bedroom as I packed my stuff and dumped them into a travel bag. There was no way they could have heard me even with their supernatural hearing."Maya, by the order of the alpha, we demand that you open this d
Melody's POV"How did you find me?" I asked once we were back to safety."I got to where we were to meet but didn't find you. I was looking for you with Neo and Nick when I heard you scream and knew something was wrong. I called dad and we traced your scent." Nathan said.I shook my head. Everything he said was confusing. He couldn't have heard me when I was far away. How could he have traced my scent when he didn't have a dog with him?""You brought a dog?" I asked."A dog?" Nick asked, looking confused."You said you traced my scent. Didn't you do that with a dog?"The boys looked at one another and laughed. "I thought you just heard dad say we were werewolves."My eyes rounded with surprise. I wondered how many surprises I was going to have to deal with today. "He wasn't kidding. I thought he was only trying to scare the witch.""My dad doesn't make empty threats."I sucked in a breath. "You are really werewolves? Can you prove it?"The boys looked unsettled. "I don't think that is
Melody's POV"Why didn't you use the drug I gave you?" She asked.I frowned, wondering what she was talking about. "Which drug?"She snorted. "The drug I gave the other day when you complained of headaches.""I told you I used it.""You lied to me that day and I knew it. If you had used the drug, you would have been dead in the next five minutes after using it."I went pale. "I'm glad I didn't use it.""You left me no choice but to do this. I was trying to make your death painless but I guess you love pain." She smiled."Why do you want to kill me?" I didn't understand her. How could a little girl like her think of killing me?"Why do you hate sweets?""It's bad for me.""Good." She cackled. "I want to kill you because you are bad for me. You can't be allowed to grow up. You would ruin my plans.""How can you know what would happen to me in the future?""Because I know." She smirked and right before my eyes, started changing until she became a grown woman with gnarled fingers and an u
Melody's POVThe school trip was boring, more than I thought it would be. It wasn't that I had great hopes for it but I hated how I was disappointed.This wasn't it. The teachers should have just given us a free day and told us to stay at home if they didn't want to teach today rather than bringing us to a place as dry as this.The other kids were playing a game to pass the time but I wasn't interested in it. The game was boring to me as well. I stayed off from them so they wouldn't drag me into their boring game against my wish."Why are you here alone?" Nathan asked as he walked towards me.He was alone and I wondered where his brothers were."I was bored. This place is dry." I replied. "I want to go home."He chuckled. "I know. Me too. I can't believe I was looking forward so much to this.""I wasn't." I confessed.He nodded. "Too bad that we can't go home until the teachers say we can.""Why don't we play a game together?" I asked, gearing with excitement as the idea popped into m
Nathan's POVEve was back immediately the teacher left. "Aren't you excited about the trip? There is so much we can get done."I snorted. So much like what? The girl was too strange for my liking. I had been focused on the dangers of the school trip and didn't remember that Eve was here until she popped her unwanted face again.She turned to Melody, ignoring my snort. "How does your head feel now? Have you taken the drug?" She asked."Yes, my head feels better now. Thank you.""You used the drug?" Eve asked, confirming she had heard right."Yes." Melody lied. The drug was on the ground, under her shoe."I didn't see you take it.""Were you watching her?" I frowned."I was worried about her." Eve replied."I took it immediately you turned your back and walked back to your seat. I slipped it into my mouth then."Eve stared at Melody for a long time, looking as if she didn't believe her. Eventually, she nodded to herself and walked back to her seat without a word.I frowned. "You should
Maya's POVI was brimming with excitement and anxiety that both emotions bothered on hyperactivity. I felt like a child again. I felt like I was finally living after all these days of feeling dead and numb.Who could have believed that it was Kevin and Ella who made me go numb and dead inside and it was also because of them that I would feel alive again?I was excited. This was my chance to get back at Kevin for breaking my heart and Ella for stealing the position that belonged to me.I loved karma. I couldn't believe it was finally working for me after all these years and deciding to fight on my behalf. They shouldn't have messed with me. In Kevin's next life, I hoped he would think twice before hurting another female.The only person I felt for in this revenge scheme of mine was Liam but I didn't care much about him as much as I cared about what I was to do. He was going to be affected as he was always by Kevin's side and also going to be heartbroken as he was an annoyingly loyal be
Neo's POVMelody had to be kidding me. How could she have brought another person into our circle? This wasn't the time to get friendly with strangers. She didn't even know this girl for up to a day and she was already being friends with her and having her eat with us. I couldn't believe her guts. She was unbelievable.For all I knew, this girl was not an ordinary girl. I forced myself to calm down, reminding myself that she didn't know of the dangers that lay ahead of her. She didn't know that she had to be careful and was being her usual bubbly self. It wasn't her fault that I had begun to suspect everyone and everyone that crossed my path. It wasn't her fault at all.I looked at Eve and wondered if she was oblivious to how my brothers and I felt about her or was just trying to be stubborn. She would have known since that we weren't open to her being here with our scowls and I thought that she would have excused herself.Wouldn't it be better for her to leave and eat alone than eat h
Melody's POV"Can we eat lunch together?" She suddenly asked, just before we got to class."I... I uh..." I didn't know what to say. I didn't know how to tell her that I already made plans for lunch so it wouldn't seem like I was trying to reject her."I am not trying to do anything." She began.I frowned, wondering what she meant by that. I never said she was trying to do anything.She continued. "The thing is, I have a lot of friends at the school where I transferred from and I'm not used to eating alone. You seem kind and moreover, you were the first person to smile at me here and that was why I thought that we could be friends. I only asked if we could eat lunch together because I already see you as a friend."I sighed. She was extremely chatty but I preferred that to her crying. I understood what she was trying to say and found myself nodding in agreement before thinking it through. I knew how much it sucked to eat alone in a large gathering of people. It was awkward feeling to f
Melody's POVThe boys had adapted to being my friends again and I was relieved that I didn't have to worry about them suffocating me with their overprotectiveness."Where should we hang out during break time?" I asked them as we saw one another in the morning and moved towards the school entrance."Take care of yourself, kids." Uncle Liam said and waved as he turned and walked away from us."Should we hang out in the garden?" Neo suggested. "I love the smell of flowers.""Me too." I agreed, smiling at them. "I also love flowers." I also loved being in the garden with the boys. They knew so much about flowers that I always learn something new from them. I wondered where they had learned about flowers from.The bell rang to signify the start of the classes and I watched as our homeroom teacher walked in, with a new student by her side.The girl seemed shy and I felt my heart move towards her. I remembered how nervous I had been on my first day here as well, wondering what my new classma