SUNSHINE:When I regained consciousness, I found myself in a room staring at the white ceiling. When I looked around, the familiar interior design welcomed me. I was back in my room. How?My head seemed like it was going to split open."What happened?" I whispered inside my head. I groaned as images of what happened flashed inside my head.Knoxx. Losing consciousness. Alonso. And the rest went blank.What the heck did happen again?There was only one explanation for that. Knoxx betrayed me. When I see him the next time, I will definitely punch him in the face. Making me unconscious was for my sake? How come? How could he decide for me? I clenched my fist tightly. I'll return there. You will see how stubborn I could get Knoxx. You cannot imprison me in this place. Besides…there was Thalia and Gael. What happened to the two? What about Jericho?“You’re awake.”My head whipped to the source of the voice and found Mother staring right back at me while wearing a worried expression on
SUNSHINE:"That's a ludicrous idea, Mother. Why would Brody want me that bad?" I asked and jumped out of the bed.Mother gasped and looked at me with a worried expression. Aside from the splitting headache, no other part of my body was no longer painful. All was well. Alonso. If I ever see him again, I would definitely punch him.'If you see him again. If you see them again, Sunshine. Aren't you worried for them?' Helena asked, using our mind link. 'They are fighting because of the war that started because of us.''Do not put the blame on me. I never said they would wage war. They won't die that easily, Helena. I know it.'I hoped so too because if something happened to them, the blame would be on me. Helena looked at me with a sad expression. 'What if one of them dies? What if Knoxx, our mate will die?'I stiffened at the thought since it did not occur to me at all. Knoxx was quite capable of fighting so there was no way he would get killed in the end, right?My heart constricted
SUNSHINE:Just like what Mother and Alpha Ezra had said, I had a lot of bodyguards. Wherever I go, someone will always go with me even if I am only going to the shower room.Those guards were constricting my movements and I could not freely do what I wanted. I needed to go back to Rogue Town, but how could I do that if they wouldn't be leaving my side?These reminded me of the time when I was at Rogue Town and Knoxx would not leave me alone since Jericho's arrival. My heart constricted at that thought. That man...I hoped he was safe wherever he was right now. I did not want anything bad to happen to him. "Where are you going, Miss Sunshine?" a bodyguard asked when I was about to step outside the house. I had to look for a horse to give me a ride. Or anything that would give me a ride.Easier said than done. No one wanted me to leave this place. "Uhm...outside?"He shook his head. "You're not allowed to. I'm sorry, Miss. The alpha strictly forbade us to let you out without his app
SUNSHINE:“Sunny. What are you talking about?” Jericho asked on the other line? “Did I hear it right? You were imprisoned against your will?” he raised a question. His voice seemed like he was wary about something. Was it because of me? This was the first time I contacted him after I awakened here at the pack. Or perhaps he had not yet forgiven me after thinking I left him?I could not blame him. No one told him the truth. And maybe if he did not want to get me back, he wouldn't be talking to me right now. “I told you the truth. Knoxx is keeping me against my will.” Well, that was the truth. “You've got to help me escape from this, Jericho.”I sauntered to the window and looked outside. Below, some guards continued patrolling around the area. And outside my door, I could feel someone guarding it. Not to mention the other guard who was not making his presence known. “You don’t believe me, do you?”Jericho sighed on the other line.“Sunny. The rumors of that mutt fighting in war reach
SUNSHINE:“Really? You’re going to help me now?” I asked in disbelief as if I was going to cry. I think I’m going to kiss Jericho right now for the help he will give. Finally. There was already hope. Wait for me, Knoxx. I will fix this. There will no longer be anyone killed. If it was necessary to lay down my life, I would give it.“Y-Yes. Anything for you, S-Sunny.”I grinned and could not contain my happiness. “Let’s meet here, then. Come here in the pack. I will be waiting. And please, I hope no one will know about this plan, Jericho. I trust that you will keep it from anyone else?” I inquired.He heaved a sigh on the other line.I understood that reaction since he was also risking the wrath of Alpha Ezra and the rest of my stepbrothers, but if we both could pull this off, I would be forever indebted to Jericho.“Y-You can count on me, Sunny. You know what I am after is your happiness, right?”“Thank you so much, once again. I hope you will not take long,” I said and ended the
SUNSHINE:I almost fainted but was able to lean on a tree.Knoxx and Alonso died?My inside shook, in disbelief. The other part of me was screaming about how the heck this happened. Why would they die? Why?There was no way that it would happen, right?Knoxx and Alonso were unbeatable and there were also the other two brothers. The two were powerful warriors and unbeatable. “You’re lying!” I screamed while I pointed my trembling fingers at his chest. “Knoxx and his brother are not yet dead!” I declared, not believing any of the words he said.My head spun. Mother noticed my presence, ran towards me, hugged me then sobbed uncontrollably. Seeing her like this reminded me of the times when Father died and then tragedy when we were only two struck almost every day. The bullying. The miserable life. “Mother… tell me those are not true!” I demanded. “Alpha Ezra. Tell me Knoxx and Alonso are not dead! You're only pulling a prank, right? Right?”Alpha Ezra watched me with a sad smile while
SUNSHINE:Murderer.That word kept on ringing in my head. I could not bring myself to defend myself because the beta was right. I was the murderer in one way or another. I brought a lot of death to the pack. Especially my mate. The alpha.“Brother. That’s not true,” Cayden interjected and pulled me into his side. His grip was firm as if consoling me. “Fighting with Sunshine will not make our brother Knoxx happy. Wherever he is right now. That's enough fighting. We already made Sunshine's life miserable before. Can we stop this immaturity?”“Bullshit!” Benedict roared and swung his fist on the wall. There was a crack on the part where he punched. His body trembled in anger. “That woman is at fault! When she came, our family was no longer the same. Our brothers died because of her!”“Benedict! Stop!” Alpha Ezra ordered. “Don’t put the blame on Sunshine. She has nothing to do with this. Knoxx and Alonso died because he sacrificed himself for the pack.”Benedict stared at his father with
SUNSHINE:“What an ungrateful wench,” Benedict stated. “You have the audacity to say those? Even in the end, Knoxx wanted to keep you safe.”I never asked anyone to keep me safe. Not even Knoxx. They decided it for me. Did they think I was that weak? If they continue protecting me, then it will never be a surprise why they think lowly of me.“Will you stop being an asshole for a minute, Benedict? Cut me some slack, will you? We can argue tomorrow. Not now.” I might say something which I will only regret in the end. “Sunshine has a point, beta,” Cayden declared. “We are no longer kids.” He patted his brother’s shoulders. “We can rest for now. Fighting Sunshine is not worth it. We are no longer kids who bully her. Now that our brothers are gone, we need to be mature.” To me, he said, “Again, my apologies for what we did in the past. We were only young back then.”I nodded. “That’s fine. We can leave the past and move on. Why don’t we focus on what needs to be done?”“You’re kind. Kn