Charlotte’s pov
I couldn’t even hear myself think because of this loud noise.
My life just turned upside down today, I still can’t believe what happened.
I just want the voices in my head to help me make direction of the whole thing.
I want to know what it is that I am supposed to do after all of this, but nothing is coming to mind at all.
I looked outside my window when I heard a howl, it sounded so pained and sad if I am being honest.
Being a witch, I know nothing about the howl werewolves make but I know that one kind of touched my heart.
It made me wonder, is that my mate howling?
Actually, why do I care?
I made sure that he knew that I had no interest in the mate bond.
I take each day as it goes, actually on most days I just feel lucky that I am still breathing.
I honestly don’t want to push my luck and get too comfortable at all.
And I also don’t want to drag anyone into this ill fated life of mine full of running away.
I know better than anyone in this world that living on the run is painful.
Especially when you are innocent and are being chased for something you know nothing about.
I cant subject someone else to that, and even if that wasn’t the case.
So many things are against me or even being a man and having a family.
I don’t know if the blood mark can be transferred from another person.
so, what if I have kids and they get this mark and will forever live a cursed life?
This is my problems, and I will work on them myself, even if it means I will be alone for the rest of my life.
Again, the loud noises kept getting worse, so I got out of bed to check what the hell is going on.
My neighbour has two small kids so I don’t understand why she would make such loud noises so late at night.
Are the kids sleeping?
And Mary is just letting this happen as well?
Everyone in this building is sensitive and a little noise can piss them off.
This one of the quietest buildings which I why I love it here.
So, it weird that suddenly there is this much noise in the middle of the night.
I met up with Alex in the kitchen and her eyes were dead because she also couldn’t sleep.
“what the hell is happening?” she asked, and I just shrugged.
We left the room and Rose was also standing outside her apartment.
We all knocked on our neighbour’s door and a man we have never seen before opened the door.
“what the hell is happening here?” I asked and he looked at me and smiled a bit.
“I am so sorry ma’am, we are renovating” he answered, and I rolled my eyes at this.
“why the hell are you renovating in the middle of the night? where is Mrs Moore? I have a bone to pick with her. We have been great neighbours for so long and now she does this shit” Alex said pissed.
“language young lady” Mary said to Alex who frowned.
“I am sorry Mary, but I haven’t slept so I am a little cranky. And this asshole won’t give us a reasonable answer” she replied.
“Mrs Moore? Ohhh no, they moved out, the owner of the building is moving owner” the man replied.
“why would that rich man who has a large mansion and a big family move into this small apartment?” I asked and the man looked around.
“uhm the building now has a new owner” he replied, and we all looked at each other confused.
“but it doesn’t explain why you are renovating In the middle of the night” Alex said to him.
“he is in a hurry to move in” he said, and we all looked at each other.
“but he did say that he will reduce the rent because of the inconvenience” the man said, and Mary smiled.
“well then, work well” she said and then started going back to her apartment.
I don’t care about reduced rent; all I want is that I can hear myself think just for tonight.
But Mary is also right, there isn’t much we can do if the owner is the one doing this.
And so far this building hasn’t had any problems, so you can’t move out because of this one minor thing.
I couldn’t sleep the rest of the night, so I put my headphones on and played some loud music.
I tried reading as much as I could so I can find a way to break this spell.
For years I have been looking but at time I feel like I am taking two steps forward and three steps back.
I think I found something, and I follow through that lead but its turns out to be nothing.
Honestly now I feel like giving up, I have thought of doing it so many times.
But I made a promise to my father, that I will get rid of this curse.
I don’t know who it is that cursed me or why.
But I do know that I want to walk around the world free without looking behind my back.
I want to wear a backless dress just for fun without fear of someone noticing my blood mark tattoo.
And its growing, it feels like a tree at times, I feel it expanding and a few more lines getting added.
Well, I don’t have a choice but to feel it because the process is painful as hell.
It feels like I have a thousand needles piercing my back at the same time.
It’s actually torture, and the worst part that I can’t find anything related to that.
Something that was similar was the hunter mark, back then hunters were given special powers.
Every time they killed vampires and werewolves their tattoos would expand making them stronger.
Of course, witches came up with that brilliant idea, honestly I think magic is brutal.
Witches are the most dangerous supernatural beings in the world if I am being completely honest.
Someone who has the power to curse not only you, but your entire bloodline is someone to be feared.
Even when they are dead they still have the ability to torment you and everyone in your family.
And at times even the innocent suffer because of the curse.
I guess in this case I am the innocent, but I don’t understand why me?
I am not that special, hell I was just an average witch growing up.
I didn’t have any special powers so why the hell do I have a curse?
No one on my parents side had any connection to this people they mention I am the reincarnation of.
The next day I got ready for work.
“what happened Alex? I am supposed to be interviewing the new waiters and chef” I said.
“well, everyone who was supposed to come has cancelled and I don’t know why” she replied, and she sat down.
“everyone is calling and cancelling on us, even people that said that they desperately need the job” she said.
“I will leave then, hardly slept because of the renovations upstairs. Can you hold down the fort?” I asked her and she nodded.
“if someone comes for an interview I will interview them as well” she said, and I nodded.
Alex isn’t like me, after we came back from talking to the construction workers she fell asleep.
She ignored all that noise and managed to fall into a deep sleep.
Before going home, I stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things which then became more than I intended.
So, from the car to the elevator was a struggling,
“could you hold the elevator for me please?” I said running into the elevator.
A hand helped me by taking some of the bags I was holding, and we got into elevator and realized that my floor was already pressed.
I turned around to look at the stranger and thank him for his help.
And there he was, still as handsome as ever and he completely looked at me.
“its nice to meet you again Charlotte” he said and then looked ahead.
“what the hell is this? What are you doing here?” I asked him.
What the hell is the Vampire King doing in this small building?
Sebastian’s pov“just buy the entire building, that way Logan wont also rent there,” I said to Mark who smiled.“I didn’t think I would see this side of you” he said with a little chuckle.“he is still my competition; I won’t underestimate him” I said, and he bowed his head before going to do my part.And I saw it in his eyes, the determination he had in his eyes.He was going to try and win over his mate no matter what.And werewolves are really annoying when it comes to the mate bond thing. Its like they are obsessed with the idea of having a soulmate.Like they can’t think for themselves and the only thing they have going on for them is this forced relationship.I am just saying that because honestly now that I am up against the mate bond my confidence is low.&n
Logan’s pov“I followed her like you said in the mind link, she is definitely very good at running.It was hard for me to finally get to her” Dean my friend said.“thank you” I said as I looked at the photo he took of my mate entering a restaurant.“what happened? How did you find her so easily?” he asked me, and I just smiled.“she found me actually, and there is more to this than that” I said, and he looked at me.“the girl she stays with owns the restaurant, its like your mate doesn’t exist” he then added.“I guess I was right to suspect that she is on the run. I couldn’t ask the Vampire King the entire story, but I will find it” I said, and he nodded.“what’s the plan? You said that she wanted nothing to do with you” he said, and I just shrugged.“get closer to her, she is a witch, so the mate bond doesn’t have that much pull on her. I need to form some kind of a bond for it to” I replied.“but what if she runs off again? She has been on the run for so long for whatever reason” he
Charlotte’s povI am going to find it first.I have been staying in this building for months hoping that something would lead me to what I am looking for.I opened the apartment and I kept pacing around hoping that I would find something.I don’t know how but I do know that somehow the witch left clues behind.A few years ago, I just thought that I was possessed by an evil spirit or something.And that in order to get her out of my body I needed to find answers.Honestly, it’s a theory that my father and I have been operating on for years.But what the vampire King was talking about actually made sense a lot even if I didn’t want to admit it.I believe that somehow I am the reincarnation of that witch.I believe her name is Scarlet.This means that now I can actually try and piece everything together.I never got the answer because I always got pieces of a puzzle that never really made sense.From what I picked up she is really into poetry as a way to express herself.I have collected
Charlotte’s pov“Well then, welcome Logan” I said, and he looked at me confused.“Just like that? You made it clear that day that you wanted nothing to do with me” he said, and I shrugged.“I meant romantically; I am okay with you working here. it’s a professional relationship” I said with a smile, and he looked at me.Living in the world we live in has obviously given him trust issues.Hell, I would ask you to walk all around the world and I guarantee that you wouldn’t find a single supernatural being who doesn’t have trust issues.We inherit them from our parents and it’s a survival tool for us.I can tell that he doesn’t trust me, and he is right not to do so.I have been on the run for 8 years; I have lost 8 years of my life looking for answers.I have one solid lead and it might just be the one thing I need to crack open this pandora box.And I wont let anyone screw it up, whether it’s the love of my life or my soul mateThey can all go to hell for all I care because nothing matt
Sebastian’s povI heard as she was leaving and as I was about to stand up Logan came in front of me.“She is going to look for something and it sounded important” he said, and I looked at him confused.Why is he telling me this? He does know that I am his competition right?I mean the fact that he went as far as getting a job near her suggests that just like me he won’t stop at anything.“I am waiting for the part where it concerns me” I said, and he smiled a little.“Its your building and I can’t just come and go. So, I am telling you in hopes that you will allow me to get in” he said, and I looked at him.She found what she has been looking for all this time?I have heard that a few witches have been looking for something there for centuries as well.You see witches can sense magic, so they sensed some magic coming from the building.Ever since then even if they found the source none of them could get it no matter how hard they tried.But if Scarlet is the one that hid whatever they
Charlotte’s povWhat?I thought this would give me the answers to my questions, but I was wrong.Instead, it just gave me even more questions and another heart I don’t feel like breaking.I looked at the two men who were with me right now.Sebastian, he obviously understands what is happening because he seemed, so heart broken.He has been waiting for Scarlet for centuries and now to find out that she fell in love with someone else.Hell, she fell so madly in love with him that she tied her fate to his so they could be together.it’s a slap in the face, one would say that its almost like death by a thousand cuts the more you look at it.I cant be responsible for another heart, and I have no interest In pursuing a love story in this life.Well, if I am Scarlet then it’s not a problem, I will just try and find love in my next life.“Lets get out of here” I said, and Logan seemed confused.“What happened? What is this link you spoke about?” Logan asked and I looked at Sebastian.“Its wha
Charlotte’s pov “What? He just spoke right? you heard him right? he hasn’t said a word Is over a decade and he spoke” Mary said with her smile. And then her eyes landed on me, and I could tell what she thinking without having to hear her say it. She always told us stories about how powerful of a seer her husband was back in his prime. Its her way of telling me that I should listen to him and stay here to dig into the past. “Goodbye Mary” I said and then walked away with Alexa behind me. “Don’t tell me that we are leaving even after everything we just heard” she said and shrugged. “We heard what we had already knew, the answers are in the past. So, we look for texts and books, myths and legends written about her. We do what we have been doing all this time, we research” I answered, and she rolled her eyes. “You know what I mean” she said, and I just shrugged. “I have no idea; we are leaving unless you want to stay behind. You don’t need to follow me if you don’t want, you ca
Sebastian’s povI slowly opened my eyes, and I felt my heart break.I know this spell, and the fact that she did the same thing again broke my heart.How can she do this to me?If I wasn’t sure that she was my Scarlet then I am sure now.The day she died; the last day I saw my Scarlet she used this spell on me.Put a portion in my food and then used on me later on.How can someone break my heart over and over again? Ihave been letting her break my heart over and over again.And the funny part is if she walked through that door I would smile and welcome her with open arms.The last time she used this spell I never saw her again;history tends to have a tendency of repeating itself.I got up and I caught his scent the moment he got out of the elevator and when he knocked on my door.I opened the door, and he was standing looking at me and he seemed just as broken.“She used a spell on us didn’t she? Which cant be a good thing,” he said, and I nodded.The door next door opened, and the