Sally's POVHe smiled back and faced the last rays of the sunset setting on the horizon. I couldn't help but look around until it fell into his left hand. He was holding something, a book."What do you have there?" My eyes remained glued to his hand.He lifted the book between us. “Oh, this? Just a book I started reading again, recommended by Athena.”Despite the seriousness in the air, I still laughed. “A book recommended by Athena?”I wiped tears from the corners of my eyes. “Please don't tell me this is a werewolf novel or a vampire romance novel.”He chuckled, shaking his head. “No, it's a historical romance novel.”"OH!" I was amazed at Athena's persistence in getting someone to read something she loved.“How did she succeed in getting you to read this kind of book? I know you are not the romantic type of man, not even the type who likes history.”This time he laughed. “Yes, but I have nothing to do. I could only lie depressed on the bed, waiting for death to come to me. That gir
Sally's POVOver the next few weeks, I was busy with household chores, such as reports, and evidence, and continuing the hunt for my mysterious enemy. I'm also trying to adjust to sitting on the throne and trying to multitask.It was a late Wednesday afternoon, as usual, I was locked in my father's office, rummaging through files and papers, but one paper stood out the most. Application for adoption in the name of Donne for Arnav.Arnav was adopted? How? Why?There's a photo of him and Oliver when they were about 14 years old. In the lower right corner of the photo is the date and time it was taken.September 6 - 2:45 pmMy grandmother walked into the office with two cups of coffee, and from there I smelled caffeine. I smiled and accepted it before starting the topic.“How come you never told me that Arnav was adopted?”She looked at the photo with a puzzled expression. “Because it's your aunt's matter.”I looked at her with skeptical eyes. "But everyone has the right to interfere in
Sally's POVThis question kept bothering me throughout dinner, I guess I should ask my grandmother.“Hey, Grandma,” I said, poking at the leftover rice. The woman said nothing and just looked at me. First, I sighed and took another breath.“Uhm… Let's say you were in a relationship with someone, and then you broke up. Uh… then you leave town, fast forward to years later, you come back and see him again. Somehow, the old flame of both of you flared up again, rekindling the good past, but you stopped before things got serious because you were afraid of the consequences the future would bring, just like someone else. that you care about will die.” My voice wavered."So, what do you do?" I couldn't look at her because I knew she would then start psychoanalyzing me.The woman giggled. "Is this Athena speaking or is it my niece Sally?"My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “Uhm. It's still me, Sally. Why? What did Athena do?”She shook her head, a gentle smile still on her lips. "It was intere
Third person POVKicked her with a round kick and she fell backwards. Buried under the soil, not far from where we were struggling, I saw a glittering silver dagger. As I was sprinting, a hand pulled hard on my ankle, causing me to fall face down.My arm extended toward the dagger as this psychopath climbed onto my back. My fingertips touched the metal before I pushed myself an inch closer to the silver and gripped it tightly in my hand.She flipped me onto my back, and sat on top of me, her hands around my neck as if preparing to strangle me.I could feel my lungs being deprived of oxygen and my eyes rolling back, the dagger in my hand slowly began to slide.“Be strong, Sally.” A warm, soothing voice rang out around me, seemingly only I could hear it.Ignoring the pain in my throat, I brought the hand holding the dagger to my chest, and with the little strength I had left, I stabbed her straight in the stomach.Unconsciously, Sally's hand tightly grasped the dagger she placed under h
Third person POV“Please get through this night. You can’t die, you have to be a fucking Alpha to survive anything.” The silence and the pleasant scent in the room, slowly but surely, lulled her to sleep.He, who was recovering and resting, heard everything the girl said, wearily opened his eyes, and looked down at her sleeping form, letting her fingers intertwine with his.He smiled gently at the sight before placing a chaste kiss on the top of her head and went back to sleep, muttering unconsciously. “I love you, Sally.”---------------A week and a half later, Mrs. Willow returns from Paris. However, Sally still spends time and research at Ryan's herd.Sally is doing her search, when suddenly her mind fades for a split second but returns seconds later with only one thing on her mind: kill Ryan. It was as if she was possessed by a completely different being.Glancing around the room, she stood up and walked towards the exit. Turning left, into the hallway of the herd house, Sally wa
Third person POVHe emphasized. “Which warehouse?”Sally began with a sigh. “I was kidnapped… before I came back here. For four months.”Lifting her eyes from the bedsheets, she looked at her grandmother. “I don't know, but she did something behind my ear. And she said my body is nothing but flesh, it has no soul. What does she mean?”“Which ear?” Mrs. Willow skipped the next question.Sally folded her right ear and leaned forward so her grandmother and Ryan could see. Everything was silent until a gasp escaped the woman's mouth. Sally knew it was a bad sign.“Who did this to you, Sally?” Ryan probed, wrinkling his forehead to show how serious he was.Sally sighed again. "It's Kaytlyn." Glanced at the scars on her inner forearm. “Even these,”Ryan's eyes suddenly turned darker than his normal chocolate eyes, as a menacing growl rang out in his throat.Sally placed her hand on his chest, trying to calm him down, which was like a spell.“I'm fine now. She died." She stopped, looking at
Sally's POVAs evening fell, Ryan returned to my room with a determined look on his face. “This is the only way I can get closer to you,” He said, making me confused but he secretly knew what he was going to do.At that moment, all of his friends, Athena, and his mother burst into the room with displeased looks on their faces."Ryan." His mother shouted. “If you continue with the plan, you will regret it.”Wait, what is he going to do? I glanced between him and his mother, confused as to the situation.Ryan approached me with fire in his eyes, he looked determined to do whatever he was about to do."Ryan. Think about Sally, for a second, think about her." His mother gave a final warning.It seemed like Ryan hadn't heard anything. The next step he took angered me both physically and mentally as he pulled me into his strong arms, locking me in place. His fangs extended beyond his gums, piercing the skin on my neck, just above my collarbone.I felt my blood running down my skin and cloth
Sally's POVAfter the stunt he pulled on me a few days ago, I kind of kept my distance from him and everyone. What else should I do? Organize a party. There are so many things going on in my head.I couldn't even tell my best friend what was about to happen or was happening because of the mark he put on me, even though she heard a little bit about it from the sudden outburst. It's my fault but I've never approached this topic with her. Partly because I'm afraid she might be the one to die.I'm scared. There's no doubt about that. So there's no point in telling him about what's bothering me anymore because he's decided to invade my personal space, including my head, without feeling the least bit guilty.Over the past few days, he has done nothing but raid and snoop on my thoughts, which I find extremely annoying and extremely rude.He asked a lot of questions like the mark my grandfather placed on me, my family, my childhood, my position as leader, the kidnapping, everything he found i