Hope POV - Thursday morning around 10 o'clockI wake up feeling those sparks against my skin, the soft warmth, a gentle hug and the intoxicating smell of Dylan. I am in his arms, with my head resting on his shoulder and a strange feeling in my chest is present.Well, strange? No, I knew exactly what this feeling was. I am falling in love with this man, and I don't know if it is just the Bond of Fate. I took a deep breath. I didn't want this. Or do I? I know I can't. That's what matters, I just can't.I managed to get out of the arm that wrapped around me without waking him up and sat on the edge of the bed, or I thought he hadn't woken up."Hope, you have to stop running away."I heard Sin's voice and just then he hugged me from behind leaning his face against my shoulder."I'm sorry I lost all sense that day. I desire you so much that my mind is consumed by anger every time you deny us."I closed my eyes and shuddered, for a wolf-like Sin to assume he made a mistake was very rare."I
Kaiden POV - Thursday noonIt had been a few days since we were in this cursed tower, a place that was once filled with harmless spirits living in harmony with the local community.Recently, the coven that lived just outside the tower contacted our kind and asked us to come and help annihilate whatever was causing the corruption of those spirits.The report was that within a week the tower had been covered in darkness, the spirits there had either died or become corrupted, and the witches thought that there was some cursed object at the top of the tower and that breaking it would return everything to normal.The second floors were easy, even more so with the help of several witches, but as we went up, the power of these corrupted spirits was increasing as well, and it became more and more difficult to destroy them.Now we are on the penultimate floor and, honestly, we have lost almost all of the witches and two mission companions, but my pack companions are still standing, I just don'
Lestat POV - Thursday, 1 pmThe elevator door opens just in time for me to see Hope practically naked, wearing only black panties with several people around her. Marcus and Samantha are trying to control her, while Dylan and Kendrick try to reach her. Erick is three steps away from her and doesn't know how dangerous he is.I notice the shadows between her fingers and twist my mouth, in an instant I am between the two of them and can feel the touch of those shadows on my chest, while Hope's hand is flat on it. The shadows are soon consumed by the flames within me.Do you know why I am the Prince of all Britannia? Because I am blessed by the Gods and I am the son of Apollo. Strange, isn't it? A Vampire being the son of Apollo, but that's what I am, and I know who Hope is. So we are attracted to each other like metal is attracted to a magnet.I hold her hand and bring it to my lips, without looking away from hers. Fate is playing a dangerous game. He knows that things are starting to get
Hope POV - Thursday afternoon, early eveningSince this week started, this is the first time I can really stop and just remember the days in the pack, the days I met Melvin, the days we spent together, how he helped me overcome so many things and do so many more to me.Watching the episodes of the series, we liked the movie that made us laugh, dance and sing. How many times during training sessions did we stop to sing and dance to Mamma Mia songs? Our coaches were always angry with us, but in the end, they joined in the singing.Neither Dylan nor Kendrick knew Melvin, but the rest of the guys did, and our conversations revolved around this, as well as the jokes he made. This was doing me good.For a long time I didn't want to feel this pain spreading through me and suffocating me, I denied it for many days, until Kaiden helped me deal with Melvin's death, and taught me how to move on healthily. Now I don't have to hide that his death really hurt me and it is something that I think I w
Hope POV - Thursday nightThe elevator door opened and several faces turned to see who had arrived. I, along with Jenny and Lilith, certainly knew how to make an entrance, our heads held high, while several vampires bowed briefly, others looked at us with contempt.This is a wing of the Royal Lycan Castle exclusive to vampires, precisely because we had interspecies training, and each of them had an exclusive wing. The whole place had a medieval decoration of the Elizabethan era, with touches of pure gold, rosé silver and small diamonds inlaid in the walls and fabrics, all to remember the moonless night, for that was the time when vampires had the most power. Just as Lycans and Werewolves are strongest by a full moon.Jenny and Lilith did not look directly into the eyes of those who had a higher title, showing that they knew about the etiquette of vampiric royalty, while I kept a corner smile and greeted everyone with a slight nod.We walked through the corridors, past a small receptio
Lestat POV - Thursday 10 p.m.I watched carefully Hope's interaction with my Lords and Ladies. She blended in so well and was accepted by them. They all knew of my desire to have her as my Queen, but no one dared to challenge me as they agreed she would be a powerful Queen.As soon as dinner was over, I kept close to Hope. I looked at the clock, it was almost 10pm and sent a mental message to everyone."Get ready."I am Apollo's son, and this gives me a gigantic advantage over everyone. After all, the best oracles came from my father and I had the gift of sight, I could see images of the future; of one of the possible futures. This dinner really was made for Hope, as I knew what had a 98% chance of happening when the clock struck 10 p.m.In the ballroom I noticed many of my Lords were preparing for what would come next. I didn't want to do this. My heart bled from having to do this, but I know I am the only one who could.I approached Hope and offered my hand to her, her first dance h
Dylan POV - Thursday close to midnightIn front were Samantha and Lilith, a little behind came a vampire holding Jenny, in the middle of her chest was the same wound as Benny's. He ran to his Mate, but the vampire stopped him with a hand gesture."She will recover, but..." The vampire closed his eyes, and when he opened them there was regret in them. "Your Mate has only about four more years to live."Everyone was surprised, everyone but Samantha and Lilith, who was now in Victor's arms."What do you mean?" Benny asked and began to approach again. The vampire handed Jenny over to him."Hope... She..." Lilith started to speak but was interrupted."WHERE IS SHE?" Marcus shouted coming back from inside the vampire ward and looking at Samantha and the other vampire. It was possible to see the silhouette of his wings beginning to appear."Do you think that scares us?" Samantha and the other vampire spoke together, their aura growing as much as Marcus'.Marcus' light was the blinding, white
Note: Read this episode listening to Imagine Dragons - WreckedThis is a bonus ep, short if you don't want to read it feel free! You can go to the next one :)If you continue reading this ep, please be prepared, because it has Depression and Suicidal Thoughts triggers!Hope POV - Thursday, around midnightToday, when I stand on the edge of the cliff I remember the words you said to me, "Remember the life you led." I look at the darkness below me. I can see the shadows moving and I see images from my past.This light breeze makes my hair sway, tears form in my eyes and I fall to my knees, bringing my hands to my face, wanting to wipe away this pain in my heart with the tears I shed.Right now my life seems to be distant echoes and part of a sad TV show where I have no control at all. Each arc ended in my misery and each new season is a blossoming of hope only to have the final chapter devastate everything.I have no happy ending, no one to go back to, everyone I care about is dead, and
Hope POVI know what I need to do, and I don't regret this decision. I know they will cry, but I can only pray that the Gods guide their next steps. I hope they find their second chance, that they can be happy without me.As I grab Melvin's collar, pushing him back and bringing the darkness along with me I see him smile in a corner, but that smile will disappear, because I use my left hand to pierce the place where his heart is and I see the surprise appear and die in those eyes that I once loved. I loved Melvin and not this corrupted version of him.I can feel the darkness around me surrounding me, hurting me, breaking the armor that covers me, and falling into that endless pit and I don't know how long I fought and defended myself, but I finally hit the ground. I've gotten used to the taste on my lips. Finally, I raise my eyes and I want to bow before the beings that are in front of me, the power that emanates from them is so gigantic that my soul shudders, and doubts begin to arise
Note: This chapter will be written in the third person because there are so many characters involved.There couldn't be any soul that didn't feel the grief, for even the Gods are crying, that heavy and freezing rain is leaning on their bodies and their souls understand that this day is a day of Mourning.For those who can see the other world, they could see the Harvesters walking over the battlefields collecting the souls that were making their way to the Mekai.The tears of children who had lost their parents and parents who had lost their children mingled with the Divine tears as if trying to console each other...That night had been exhausting, it had been heavy, it had been a disaster and as much as it was known that the Corruption had retreated, there was still no feeling that it had been won.It was simply all about loss because those who survived now had to bury those who died and had to mourn for those who were lost.The feeling of no winner is so dense that you can't hear the
Erick POVWhen my brother finally realized what a foolish thing he was doing, I saw that Kaiden was fighting a she-wolf and I knew that the two of them had been destined, my Beast told me what had happened.I approach Hope and soon I can see several smaller creatures piercing the blockade that is around as the other four chosen are focused on defeating Melvin. Using the movements of my hands, the chains that are at my feet begin to move to wrap around, trap and exterminate those smaller creatures that dared to approach.It wasn't tiring to do, just boring, because none of them had any power to compare to mine. I notice Hope is standing still, looking at the movements of her chosen ones, she is smiling happily, with a dreamy expression.She's seeing what the end of that fight will be like, and from the looks of it, it's going to be a good one.I turn my attention to a shadow that manages to gather closer, it had fed on the corruption that had not been annihilated before and that rain o
Dylan POVI don't want to believe what's in front of me, when Melvin's name echoed from Hope's lips I wanted to just explode with rage. How was this possible? I almost lost my Mate several times because she was afraid of what would happen if I marked her...I almost lost her because she had killed Melvin... I almost lost her because there is a curse on the place where my mark will be on her... I almost lost her because of that?!'No!'Sin shouted in my mind, our anger turning to Wrath as the images of the distant future flash by and I can sense that Marcus and Lestat share the same sentiment. Yes, I would have respected Hope's oath in that other future, because I would have seen that she was already on the right path, that she was already happy in her world...'That creature in front of us will be erased from existence!'Sin told me and I agreed with him, because after all when I met Hope I had seen a girl who used various tricks to hide how broken she was. Hope didn't want to get clo
Kendrick POVI didn't get to have much contact with Melvin, sure I had trained with him, but we weren't friends or close... When the first reports came out that Hope and Melvin were dating, Night immediately wanted to go back to the pack, but what were we going to do? Stop Hope from dating?That wasn't an option, so I focused on training, trying to forget that the person I loved was with someone else... Then came the news of Hope's first temper tantrum... I didn't see it, but from the reports, I knew she had been distraught and again Night wanted to go back to see her, but again, what could I do?What I did was just promise myself that I would stay strong enough so that Hope would never have to fight again in a way that could lose her control. That's how I began to unlock the powers Night had and after a year I was kneeling before the King reciting the Oath of Loyalty and Protection.I didn't do this at all without my father's permission, back then how could we have predicted that Hop
Marcus POVIt is no longer news that I am old, that I have been walking on this plane for many, many years... I have had opportunities to choose to die, rest and then reincarnate... I have had loves and enemies, family and loneliness...You all know that I no longer have descendants, that I chose not to bond with anyone anymore, and that I was simply being an observer on this plane, concerned with protecting humanity since I was Created for that.So I felt again, I lived again, I desired again... The one responsible for that was a girl who invaded my base and looked into my eyes saying that I would train her. The SilverRage pack had already requested a Delta who showed exceptional skills and had some Divine gifts. I denied it. How many times had I heard of some "saint" and it was nothing but nonsense?One afternoon the alarms at my base went off and no one could locate the person responsible, but the runes my sister had placed all over the place indicated that there was someone underc
Lestat POVWhat is the sun? It seems like a simple question, doesn't it? Some would say that it is the star that makes up the solar system... Others would say that it is a red dwarf, a classification of the types of stars that exist... Many would still say that it is what gives life to Earth...For me, the Sun is something greater, something that has brought me Light in times of Darkness, it is what has made me continue to have faith in the Gods, the One who blessed me and accepted me as I am... The Sun can be welcoming or simply burn everything!Right now I am the Son of the Sun, but I don't want to welcome, I simply want to burn! I want to consume and see that creature disappear amid My Light!I comforted Hope several times, even though she was appearing to be whole, I could see her pieces and the way she was bleeding. I could see through her soul, and I wanted to show her the beauty that was in the Light!I didn't know what I needed to do, but the Beast that dwells within me had al
Kaiden POVHow? Why? When? Even standing in front of me I don't want to believe it, it can't be real, Melvin would never become what I'm seeing. The boy that I knew, that I lived with, that was my best friend! That boy would never have chosen to become this creature so... so... I can't even find a word.Everything seems to be slowing down, and it really was, one second stretched into so much more and as I hear and see what my beloved is suffering and how the future could have been my disbelief turned to anger.'We will avenge her!'I heard my wolf speak, and I shuddered, I don't just want to avenge my beloved, I want to destroy that creature because that being was not my friend and never would be! Melvin, the warrior within the SilverRage pack had died and that was an aberration!I don't fight this pressure that is around. I don't want to, because I know that when I get free I will turn and I don't know if I will want to control myself.I let Lestat and Erick keep that bubble of time
Erick POVSomething inside me wants to get out, my Beast is restless, as those images pass, this sensation, this feeling increases and it is like a poison because I need to release it.What that boy had chosen was much more than just choosing the wrong side and I want to exterminate him. Yes, I don't just want to kill him. I want to eliminate any trace that he ever existed on Earth.I'm shaking, and I can feel my aura expanding and the space between everyone became heavier and yet when that creature screamed I wasn't able to protect Hope as I saw her fall to her knees and the smell of her blood spread to a catalyst for everyone to want to move and counter-attack but we are still "trapped" in this little bubble of time, not because of Hope but because of my aura.Not just mine, Lestat's aura is gigantic and blends with mine in such a way that even gravity begins to bend, just as it bends before the sun. I manage to walk over to Hope and help her up."You tried," I spoke calmly, a calm