bruisedPOV: MaddisonThere was laughter and loud music playing in the apartment I shared with my husband when I came back later that weekend to pack up the rest of my things.It was such a contrast from the elegance and pristine quietness of Winston's estate that it threw me in a bit of shock coming back here.I was wearing the trench coat I had first worn to see Winston because I didn't want to wear the expensive as hell designer outfits he had bought for me around my husband, to avoid him finding something to spin around and use against me.I turned my key in the keyhole, partly expecting it to stay locked because I thought my husband would have changed the lock. But the door opened, to my genuine surprise.There was the overwhelming stench of liquor coming from the kitchen and living room that made my eyes water. There was laughter and conversations going on and the grating sound of someone trying to talk over the loud music.I was almost at the end of the hallway, half an inch fr
Dead Man WalkingPOV: WinstonNot a single day passed when I didn't think of killing that motherfucker. The rage I'd felt that night was only superceded by my care for and worry for Maddie.My priority had been Maddie that night or I'd have properly fucked him up right there and then. Fucked him up and fuck up all those other low lives present as that dick head was humiliating and beating up someone he had once called his wife.My hands tightened into a fist every time I remembered that night.I had called Gwyn up to look at Maddie's wounds. I didn't want a human doctor because the entire healing process would be a lot slower than my most gifted healer.Our anatomy and the human anatomy was not different at all unless we changed to our wolf form, so it was a no brainer why I opted for Gwyn.I almost didn't expect her to answer my call.My relationship with her had been tentative these days because of the fact that I had tried to use coercion on her. But the moment I'd called her up an
loved by mePov: winston"How is she?" Gwyn was asking through the phone.I sighed, tiredly. "I don't know... She's just... Numb. She won't talk, she just eats when she can and sleeps all day. She has frequent nightmares that she never wants to talk about. I don't know what to do, Gwyn."She sighed, sad and tired. "Just be patient with her. She went through a lot. She got beat up by someone she used to love and care about. Give it some time."I sighed, massaged my forehead, "I know I know, it's just frustrating, you know? I want to help her so bad, but I don't know how.""Don't be so hard on yourself. You're there for her, she knows that and that's honestly all that matters."I sighed, not knowing how to take her words for it."Hey, Winston?" She asked through the phone."Yeah?""One more thing I forgot to mention when I was healing Maddie...""Go on...""I encountered a mental block on certain parts of her childhood memories when I was looking for any sign of brain trauma up there."
sunset dreamsPov: WinstonWe took a walk down the private beach behind the beach house that day. It was the first time since we arrived here that she agreed to step out of the house and into the sun. The sand was hot between our toes and the sun warmed our backs as we talked and laughed and soaked in the sun.Most of her scars and bruises were gone and she had dared to wear a skimpy two piece bikini and a large pink kimono trailed behind her.We were holding hands and I was just happy to see her smiling, the wind blowing in her hair, her rose coloured cheeks. She had started eating and talking more and even poking fun at me again abd some of the Maddie I used to know no longer made fleeting appearances. They were now here to stay. I was happy she was getting back to her original self.She had opened up about how she really felt and we had filed a police report when she was still bed ridden and now, she was more intent than ever in following through with the divorce.The sun had set n
puppy love and miraclesPov: MaddisonI roused awake the next morning with an ecstatic joy and hope in my heart that I couldn't shake off.We were on a beach house on a private island owned by Winston and the entire building featured an open plan concept, where from specific places in the house, you could see the sea and shore from the comfort of your room.Right now, I was stretched out in bed in nothing but my underwear, the silky white sheets cocooned around me like an embrace and cold, salty air from the sea blew into the room, caressing my cheeks. I smiled softly at all or nature, one of the first times I was genuinely happy, and grateful for being alive.I stretched out on the bed and sat up, scrambling out of bed, giddy with unnecessary happiness and joy in my veins. I felt like dancing. I felt like singing. I felt like screaming to the world about how happy I was.I slipped into one of Winston's plain white Tee that was so big on me, it dropped to my mid thighs and the collar
: not quite back to lifePov: WinstonI can't.I can't...I can't believe my eyes.Gwyn and Ethan, my alpha and omega stood in fron of me, fragile smiles on their faces, a wary look in their eyes as I stared at the person between them that wasn't supposed to be there with them.What... When... How?I swallowed and realized that I must be running completely mad. I turned to Maddie to ask if she was seeing what I was seeing and her deathly pale face like death told me everything I needed to know.I was staring at my beta.They had brought Nathan back to life.Except... Something was wrong. Something was horribly wrong.For starters, Nathan's hair had been more red than brown, a deep russet colour. But now, it was more brown than red, a deep bronze colour, his eyes were craftier than ever, that stubborn Daredevil glint in his shiny brown orbs. His face lacked the golden hue he used to have and he was now deathly pale with blue lips, but that must be because he hadn't had a decent dose of
Fantasies and fairy talesPov: MaddisonI went to visit my mum immediately after I returned from my vacation with Mr Winston.To her, it was protocol to call me once every week and since I had been missing for the past two months, I was sure that she must have been running out of her mind with worry.She attacked me at her doorstep, tackling me into a hug and it wasn't until I felt her warm, wet tears on my neck before I realized that she was crying.I closed my eyes, burying my face into her hair and hugged her back tenderly.When she let me go, her eyes were red and filled to the brim with tears. "Oh," she cried. "Oh, Maddie. I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry."She ushered me into her home and sat with me on the plosh couch in the living room.She pulled me into another hug, exploding into another bout of tears as she held me to her, as she held me close. "I was so scared and so worried. So so worried," she whispered into the hug. "I almost... I almost showed up at your place after the fir
deadly stalkerPov: MaddisonI started trembling all over, quaking and shivering like I had just been doused in ice cold water, his name flashing across the screen was like a siren blaring in my head.He suddenly hung up.I couldn't even exhale properlyBecause he was calling again.I looked from the phone to my mum. I fisted my trembling hands on my lap. "Answer it." I told her.Her face was white in fear and pinched with worry. "Are you sure?" She whispered back.I gulped, nodded. "Yes, I'm sure." My fingers dug into my palms from fisting them too tight. "Answer it or he will suspect I'm here. Or he will come looking. Please, answer it. I don't want to look suspicious."She nodded and inhaled a deep breath, swallowing noisily as she answered the call, putting the call on loudspeaker."H... Hello," she whispered, her voice trembling.A tremor ripped through me at the sound, the awful sound of my husband's voice through the phone. "Holliston!" He cried, as if genuinely pleased to hear