DAKOTA'S POVYou haven't answered my question yes, Dakota, why are you following me?" He asked through his teeth and I began hyperventilating.I... I..." I stuttered, I didn't know what to say. Why was I lost on what to say? Why was I shaking like a turkey about to be killed? I thought I told myself that I will be braver. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath and said boldly, "I was curious about where you go after every lecture, so I decided to follow you, that's all." Phew. That sounded better than I expected-- it seems like I am braver if I don't look at him.He remained silent and I waited for him to say something but he didn't.I opened my eyes to see why he hasn't said anything yet, and that was the worst mistake I made...He raised his hand slowly and brought it toward me. I shuddered, I thought he was about to strangle me or hit me, but I was wrong, he held my chin while his other hand was on the wall, then he brought his head closer to me and I backed away, his head wa
DAKOTA'S POVI pinched myself and rubbed my eyes this has to be a dream, how did he get here so fast? What was he? His blue piercing eyes stared back at me and I froze for an instant.Was he a vampire? He can't be, the sun was high up if he was he should have been burnt by the sun by now. He should be a werewolf.I began to hyperventilate and the fear in me heightened, what if he wants to kill me? "Let go off me," I mutter and he removed his hands from me and I staggered backwards. I touched my cheeks and some drops of blood were on them, I cleaned the drops of blood with the back of my hands. Then I looked at Luke and his hands were bloodstained, his eyes shining blue, his hair was a rough mess and for a moment he looked like the devil himself."Follow me," he said with his voice barely above a whisper and began walking away and I didn't question him, I didn't ask him for an explanation, I knew that I was in danger but I had no choice, I had a little trust in him since he just
LUkE'S POVI stretched my hands at her as she sat on the floor, scared, she was thinking I was going to harm her, well I wanted to get rid of her but I couldn't. I withdrew my hands and turned around, I just couldn't kill her, I knew that if I accomplished this mission I would be two million dollars rich or even more. I sat on the bed and pinched my nose out of frustration. She now know that I was not a normal person which was quite problematic, no one was supposed to know about me or the organisation. She stood up from the floor and smoothed her skirt. She glared at me and I was quite surprised that she wasn't scared again. I stared at her and her face softened, she played with her fingers as she asked, "Why did you save me?"I chuckled, I knew that she was thinking that I saved her because of sheer goodwill but the reason I saved her was to protect my offer. It seemed like the person who wanted her and her family dead was very desperate and had paid other assassins to get rid of
DAKOTA'S POVI left the hotel and headed to my apartment, I knew that I was in danger, and some people could attack me on my way to my apartment so I walked cautiously. I wouldn't lie I was scared and I wished Luke was by my side, I felt safer whenever he was around me. I still couldn't believe that he saved me, and it made my inside scream with joy. But still, I couldn't trust him, he seemed dangerous, he was a werewolf he could kill me anytime. But was he a werewolf? If he was what type of werewolf was he? A beta? An omega or an Alpha? I guess he should be an alpha because he was so strong and intimidating. I continued walking on the busy streets filled with people, I was glad that here wasn't lonely, no one could attack me here with this many people around. I wanted to take a taxi home but I decided against it, it couldn't be safe for me, I would walk to my apartment which was just ten minutes away. When I arrived at my apartment I heaved a sigh, I was glad that I came back he
DAKOTA'S POVI couldn't sleep throughout the night because of everything that happened. I still couldn't believe that my life and that of my family were in danger. It was so hard to believe it but after everything that happened I now strongly believe what Luke was saying.But could I trust him? He didn't look like someone you could rely on, he had not been talking to me but now suddenly he began talking to me, something seemed fishy about him, he was hiding something from me...I didn't even know what he was! I rolled on my bed and I hugged my pillow tightly. But who could I rely on to protect me and my family? Maybe I should have informed the police about him and everything that was happening, but he strongly told me not to get the police or anyone involved and because of this I felt sceptical about him.Why didn't he want me to involve the police? What was he hiding from me and the rest of the world? Why did he care for me now after seeing the true side of him? A lot of question
After two weeks I finished all my exams and the summer holidays I longed for were finally here, I could now finally return home and see my parents and little brother.For the past two weeks, Luke has been ignoring me and nothing has happened tome and my family, I had even almost forgotten about the bounty placed on me and my family. I gave up talking to Luke, I couldn't bear the embarrassment, he kept on treating me like a nobody and I was angry he lied that he cared about me. I regretted trusting him a little and believing his words."Why can't school just keep going on? I don't want to go home yet," Emily whimpered as we walked to my apartment. I was leaving my apartment today and going back to my parent's house for the holidays. People like Emily who were thrilled about school--not because of the learning and the educational activities, but the fun, parties and craziness-- hated holidays, while people who hated everything that had to do with school like me vacated immediately afte
Dakota's POVI woke up in a pitch-black room with a headache. I tried screaming but I realised that my mouth was covered and I was being chained to a large metallic pipe. Tears began to roll down my cheeks and I began to cry. I was scared of what was going to happen to me, I was afraid to die. How would my mom feel if I was not there for her?How would Kelvin feel if I died? I promised him that I would be there at his graduation, but now with all this happening I don't think I can make it to his graduation...How would my dad feel? I was sure that he wouldn't be able to get over it.How would Emily feel? I remember how we planned to do a lot of things later in future, but now all of that would not be possible...How were my parents now? How was my little brother now? Were they in the same condition as I was? I shut my eyes when I realised that they may be in a terrible situation than I was, they may be dead by now... Why was all of this happening to us?Luke!He promised to protect
LUKE POVMy phone rang and I picked up and checked the caller ID, it was X that was calling. I rolled my eyes as I picked up the call. "What's up?" I said into my phone and waited for her reply. "Why haven't you completed the mission? I expected you to do away with her and her family in a week, but now it's been three weeks and nothing has happened." She complained and I frowned. She thought it was an easy thing to kill a whole family without anyone suspecting that it wasn't planned. I was being cautious and tactful. This mission was going to take a long time for me to accomplish It."I am still working on it, it's not as easy as you think," I told her rubbing the tip of my nose. "You better act fast, the contractor is willing to pay more if you do the job fast." I folded my hand into a fist, I was angry that I was paid a small percentage of the initial money while the organisation took the bigger percentage when I was the one doing most of the work. The pay system worked like th
DAKOTA'S POV. Because of all the commotion and we losing our house to a fire, we moved to our grandparents' house-- my dad's father-- his house was a classical manor in the countryside with a courtyard thrice as big as our former house. My grandfather was a professional golf player, though retired, he owned a golf club and he had a golf court in his courtyard and he played golf in it whenever he had some free time. When I entered the house reception a river of nostalgia hit me, this was one of the reasons I didn't like coming here it brought back memories of when I was little. I remember spending most of my time here as a child especially whenever I was on holiday, now I barely come here apart from a few occasions like this. We were greeted by maids in well-pressed black and white uniforms, and then they showed me the room I was going to stay in. Since we didn't have a house we were going to stay here till we bought or rented another one When I entered the room the maids bowed bef
Dakota's POVWhen it was almost evening we went to our meeting spot, the coffee shop and Luke ordered two cups of hot coffee. After he ordered the cups of coffee he didn't utter a word he just drank his coffee and I stared at him waiting for him to say something. I looked around the coffee shop, and I realised why Luke used here as our meeting spot, it was because he loved coffee so much and who would even think that we would use an ordinary coffee shop as our meeting spot to discuss very important things?The coffee shop was just a few miles away from my parents' house that got burnt down, and I was tempted to go and see what the place looked like now, Ihadn'tt still contacted my parents and my brother, I couldn't just imagine how worried they would be. "So about the bounty," Luke finally spoke and my attention became focused on him. "I found out something very interesting when I went through the Nine's database.""What?" I asked and my eyes widened out of curiosity."I've confirm
DAKOTA'S POV I woke up with a slight headache and a pain in my chest, my chest still hurt because of what happened yesterday, I still couldn't believe it and I yearned to speak with my parents and my little brother. But I couldn't contact them immediately if I did it could reveal my location and put me in grave danger.I let out a yawn and looked around the room, this room seemed like it was a guest room. It was big, tidy and beautiful. I liked the curvy design of the white reading table by the wall and the glittering golden lamp holders on the wall. I perceived a nice smell and it was coming from the living room. I got out of bed and I went to the bathroom to wash up, the bathroom was quite big and it had a shower place, a bathtub and a toilet. There was also a TV screen and sound system in the bathroom and it was the coolest thing I have ever seen. I didn't feel comfortable using the bathroom but I had to get rid of all the dirt and sweat on my body. I also needed a long shower t
DAKOTA'S POVA few minutes after the gigantic man was gone Luke without warning lifted me into his arms and he started levitating in the air. "Don't worry, I'll get you somewhere safe Dakota." He muttered and I didn't utter any words. He began moving fast in the air and whirls of cool breeze brushed past my face making strands of my hair dance around. It was so cool and cosy here, that I almost forgot what just happened. His hands firmly held me as he carried me in princess style, even though I was mad at him, my cheeks became as red as hot sauce.But still, I didn't know why I was letting him take me to a place I didn't know, I didn't trust him a bit now, he told me that there were no other persons who were Cyborgs like him, he told me that he was the only one, but it was all a lie. It was obvious that that monstrous man was modified like Luke. If Luke and that man existed that meant others were like him, if so, then we were not safe on this planet. People who possessed mysterious t
DAKOTA'S POVAfter Justin found out that Luke was coming here from time to time he assigned an undercover agent to watch over me, I tried to convince him that there was no need for that but he didn't want to hear me out, he deemed Luke too dangerous for him to come around me with me so vulnerable. He even told me that he should have been the one watching over me but he had to keep an eye on Luke always and he was also busy finding who placed the bounty.They could never get along because of their personalities and jobs. I sighed and then turned to the man wearing a black suit and dark shades standing by my room door. He had been standing there for more than an hour without uttering a word and he followed me everywhere I went to, even to my room! If not for the words decency and privacy he should have been following me into the bathroom and the changing room. He was now living with us, it was Justin's orders, he wanted him to watch over me all the time till all the problems were solve
Luke's POVI arrived at the secret lair and it was unusually quiet, Dr H was planning something big and everyone was busy helping him accomplish his plans. My mission to Russia was two weeks from now, it would be hard for me to go on a mission like that cause I would be gone for a long time and Dakota would notice my absence. Justin was a problem too, since our encounter in Dakota's house he had been keeping a very close eye on me, and it was very annoying. I walked into the conference room and it was empty too, it seemed like the nine generals were not around or they went on missions. I guess the reason why no one has figured out about me and Dakota was because they were busy with so many things. As a member of the 9ine, your every step was monitored, if you betray, you die. If you try to compromise, you die. If you try leaving, you die. If you were not careful, you die So I was taking a very big risk helping Dakota...I facepalmed myself and then muttered, "Why was I even helpi
Dakota's POVMy face became comical and time paused for a moment, Luke and Justin glared at each other with hateful eyes, ready to strike each other at any moment from now.The air became tense and I began hyperventilating. They kept staring at each other dangerously, they were like cats and dogs, never happy whenever they met, always fighting."What are you doing here, Luke?" Justin seethed and I gulped. "I should be the one asking that," Luke retorted with his voice as cold as the North Pole."I can explain Justin," I stuttered and came in between them so that they wouldn't think of attacking each other. But would I be able to stop them? I was weaker than both of them, and if they were to fight each other while I was in between them they would crush me like a plastic cup."He's dangerous Dakota, get behind me," Justin came in front of me and he reached for the pistol in his gun pocket. I held his arm, stopping him, "Justin, please," I begged and he turned to me. His features soften
DAKOTA'S POVLuke took me to a coffee shop that was a thirty minutes drive from my house and I was so excited about it. I have been at home for weeks now without coming out because of the bounty. My mother was not worried because she thought that Luke was a cop so he was going to keep me safe and I wasn't worried about my safety because Luke was strong. "I so love coffee," Luke muttered as the blonde waitress with a pretty smile dropped two mugs of hot coffee on our table. I frowned when Luke stared at the waitress for quite a long time but then I brushed it off almost immediately.I ordered my coffee with sugar and a lot of milk, I couldn't drink coffee plain without sugar or milk. I stared at Luke while I was putting the cubes of sugar and pouring the milk into my mug, his eyes were narrowed and his lips were pursed into a thin line, I sensed that he didn't like what I was doing."Plain coffee is too bitter for my liking I prefer it sweeter," I explained to him before he killed me
Dakota's POV.As soon as my mother entered my room both Luke and I froze. "What's happening? I heard you talking with someone..." Her gaze shifted from me to Luke who was standing a few meters away from me. She stopped talking as her eyes scanned Luke and I began to think of the lie to tell her. I played with my fingers and the air in the room became tense."He's one of the undercover cops watching me and the house," I let out with my eyes shut and I hoped that she would believe me. "He's working under Justin's team, and Justin assigned him here. He is here because he noticed something unusual in my room so he came to check it out but found out that it was nothing that big, right Luke?" I turned around and winked at Luke."Yes, ma'am, I am Luke and I am one of the detectives working on your family's case," he said smoothly and then paused. His eyebrows furrowed a little and his lips pursed into a thin line. "And yes I am part of Justin's team." He added. I nearly burst out in laug