SUNSHINE:The man, upon seeing us, ran in our direction and hid at our back. He had a limp on his right leg. “Help me! That man wanted to kill me! He is mad!”From his foul scent, a mixture of sweat and liquor and beast, I could feel he was a werewolf, but a weak one. Maybe he had human blood on him, the reason why his wolf was having a difficult time healing his wound.The man suddenly grabbed my hand and shook it. “Help,” he whispered, not minding the blood trickling down his chest. “He is going to kill me.” The man trembled as if he was traumatized by what Knoxx had done to him so far. Knoxx sure had given him a good beating.The alpha upon seeing the stranger's hand on my shoulder let out a guttural growl that almost made the ground tremble. My breath hitched. Dante held his hand in the air, signaling Knoxx that there was no threat around me. “It's okay, Alpha Knoxx. Miss Sunshine is safe. Rest easy.”“Get. Away. From. Her!” Knoxx demanded and was about to pounce at the stran
SUNSHINE:I laughed in disbelief as I continued staring at Knoxx. “You’re giving the pack to Jericho? Your beloved pack whom you fought over with Alpha Ezra?” The pack whom he wanted to keep as his that he even allowed coming with me in this town to prove that he was the rightful alpha to Heartstone Pack? “Knoxx…the next time you joke, choose something which is believable. There is no way you would be handing the pack to the beta.”I understand the love he had for his brother, but handing the pack to Benedict was another discussion. The smile on my face disappeared upon seeing he did not share my happiness. Internal panic kicked in. I shook my head as breathing became even more difficult. Someone told me that Knoxx was only kidding. ‘I don’t think he can prank you right now, Sunshine.’ Helena interjected. ‘He sure is letting go of his position and settling here.’‘Here? This place offered almost nothing! This place is beyond repair. Almost everything is destroyed.’‘Maybe…he did
SUNSHINE:Great. How exciting was my life now?The man to whom I professed my love had suddenly tried to give me to someone else. What’s the worst that he could do? My chest felt it was getting heavier with each passing second. When I started to leap to advance whatever relationship we had, then Knoxx would be crushing down the confidence I built for a long time. Did he think this would make me stop?‘It isn’t his fault. He is not ready. Can we at least wait for him? He is in pain, Sunshine. We should understand him.’‘How long? Am I not also in pain after what happened to everyone who died because of the war?’‘As long as we could. We will understand him,’ Helena said. ‘He felt so alone now, and we were the only ones who could help him. Let us show him that we are always here with him, and everything will fall into place. Sometimes, the bond between us was stupid for a moment as we continued to hang on for a slight change in the turn of events. Helena was living proof of that fooli
SUNSHINE:For the next few days, Knoxx seemed set on staying at Rogue Town. His warriors had returned to the pack, while Dante opted to stay, saying he would not leave his alpha alone. There was not a time when I did leave his side the moment I saw him. What I was thankful about was that he never pushed me away now. Jericho had been constantly asking me about my whereabouts. Whether I was fine or not even if he did not have to do it. I kept on answering that there was nothing to be worried about since I’d been perfectly fine here. “I will get there when I can,” he said, one time during our phone call. “I cannot rest knowing you are alone there without Knoxx to protect you.”I bit my lower lip as guilt weighed down my chest. I haven’t told Jericho that Knoxx was alive thinking that must come from Knoxx's mouth himself. If he was ready, I was certain he would be the one to tell his people he was alive. That was his story to tell. Not mine. As the days progressed, seeing there were
SUNSHINE:‘I won't be going back,’ Knoxx insisted and sauntered towards the old man and helped him build his home. I pouted. ‘You will return with me. I will make sure of that, I insisted.’He no longer listened and pretended that he did not hear anything anymore. Knoxx and I spent a whole day with the married couple and only stopped working when the sun had already set. By the time we were done, my body was already sore, and could barely lift my limbs. My stepbrother seemed like he did not care at all.Silently sniffing myself, I scrunch my nose. I smelt sour.Eww. I better wash myself when I reach my tent.Knoxx helped Grandpa set aside the carpentry tools. Dirt was clinging to his body like leeches. There were smudges of dark coal on his face, but he did not even bother to wipe them.Above all, his shirtless body was the most mouth-watering at all. My eyes had already had an overdose of vitamin E-yesight. “How could I ever repay you, alpha?” Grandpa asked. I never thought Knox
SUNSHINE:Please don't turn me down, I pleaded inside my head as I waited for Knoxx's answer.If he did, he would seriously hurt my ego. “Knoxx?”I stopped and put myself in front of him. Then, a smile made its way on his lips which took my breath away while putting some strands of hair beside my ear. My heart quickened as he stared at me. “Why would you ask me when I can ask you myself?” he whispered. Using his palm, he brushed his fingers in my face and leaned in, our forehead touching each other. I could smell his breath fanning against mine with our hearts beating in synchronization. Helena poured in happiness at the mere touch.“Sunshine…I'm really sorry for fooling you and the rest. I strongly believe that disappearing is the best thing that I can do. I'm so sorry.”That feeling of being sorry again. I lifted my gaze and forced a smile. “You said you will be the one to ask me for a date? Why don't you start asking me?” I inquired.He was still grieving, I know. And if he
SUNSHINE:I was expecting that this would be a romantic outcome. Where we would kiss and make love under the moonlight with the river in our background. Where our background noise would be the soft flow of the water. Instead of making up, we argued and I walked away.Why did Knoxx ruin the moment? What was freaking bad about getting his video? I kicked my legs and swam more. Damn him! A video was all I wanted! The cold water was not enough to cool down my emotions.‘Maybe you should be more understanding, Sunshine,’ Helena muttered. ‘Why are you siding with Knoxx again? You should defend me!’ I exclaimed. ‘He is in pain.’‘If he is in pain, then, I am angry!’But still…I wondered if I should be more understanding or not. Did I just delete the video even if I was only forced to? But…I only wanted a remembrance from him. More like a memory between us. Did Knoxx not know that women like to create and keep memories? Was this the first time he encountered someone like me?Feeling as
SUNSHINE: “Sunshine. I don't want you to regret it.”Me regretting having his child? Definitely not. That would Be my last memory of him. He was set on staying in this place forever and looked like nothing would change his mind. So…the best thing to do was bear his child. “Why would I regret it when I wanted this in the first place, Knoxx?”He heaved a sigh until I found myself that we already reached the surface and entered the tent. There were tiny droplets of water wetting the floor and for now, I did not care any of that. Without breaking any contact, gently, Knoxx put me down as if I was the most fragile thing of all.“Have you made up your mind?” I asked.The tent was too small for us, but if this meant being the closest to Knoxx like this, it wouldn't matter at all. I wanted this proximity between us.“About what?” Both of his hands fell on both of my sides and he lay still without doing anything at all which was kind of frustrating. I did not want to spend our night starin