MARCUS P.O.VWhen Alicia left with Travis and Emily, I phoned Silas demanding that we meet up at the football field. That place had become my favourite meeting point with him because the setting was perfect to keep our conversation confidential and less suspicious.I arrived at the field at twelve o’clock noon that day; luckily the cloud was moist but despite that fact the games were still ongoing. Upon my arrival I spotted Silas seated on a swing just a few meters away from the youths who were playing football.“Silas,” I said when I got to where he was seated.He made the same irritated look when he saw me. I knew that we would never get used to our smell. “Marcus, why have you called me?” he asked.“Yesterday, when I asked you to hypnotize Kelvin, did you do it?”“Yes, I did,” he replied.“No you didn’t,” I interrupted him. “If you took away the memories of that night from him then how is it that he still knows about it?”The expression on his face showed that he was also shocked a
MARCUS P.O.VI watched him shiver and dread at my sight, the shock thrust him backward to the floor, I read the traces of fright in his eyes, I saw how badly he wanted to move, I saw how badly he wanted to disappear but his legs betrayed him.He hopped off the floor, taking a few quick steps which landed him back on the ground and afterwards his feet were steadied as he fled from my presence. His wails resounded in the forest like that of a night bird as he went on and on.I was glad that I had brought him this far from home else it would have been a complete disaster. His reaction was not unexpected so I pursued after him. I tracked him from afar to make sure that I didn’t startle him so much, I did it in hopes that after a while his strength will fail and when he is at my mercy he will have no other choice than to listen to me.I followed him miles into the forest as he kept staggering and falling until finally he staggered on to a tree. Resting his back on the tree he took a wood f
ALICIA P.O.V“Catalyst, Catalyst!” The vehement whisper woke me up in the middle of the night. I felt my bones shake at the fearful feeling that grasped my ribs; I quickly put on the lamp as I looked around the room but there was no one there. After a while I dropped the lamp and about to go back to bed I heard the same whisper but this time I could tell that it was coming from outside the bedroom door.I pulled my weight off the bed as I approached the door carefully with my hand clinging to the lamp. Taking a deep breath I opened the door swiftly drifting the lamb to the sides but there was still no one present.“Zoey…” I called but there was still no response. I waited for a while and then the sound came again. Driven with curiosity I followed the sound past the sitting room until I arrived outside and then it vanished.It was freezing outside and the weather wasn’t good for my health, the entire condition gave me a bad impression but whatever was the reason I remained outside rema
MARCUS P.O.VI walked into one of the largest eatery in the city that night as I settled down on a chair. The place was comforting and the ambient music served as a distraction to the worries that filled my mind. There were a lot of persons present than I had expected because the current status of California will not support this setting, at least not with the mass terror that is ongoing in the city.“Excuse me sir,” a waiter said as I lifted my gaze to meet her cheerful smile.“Yes.”“Is there anything you would like to be offered?” she asked.“A glass of wine will do,” I answered and immediately after my comment she left. As soon as she moved away I spotted a young man walk in with a fair young lady. They both looked wealthy but what caught my attention wasn’t their uniqueness rather it was the strange atmosphere I felt at their presence. I could tell immediately that they weren’t human but I was not able to tell whether they were vampires, werewolves or witches.I held my gaze on t
ALICIA'S P.O.VI was greeted by the morning sun the moment I stepped out of the cabin. This morning I will be leaving with Morgan to seek help for myself and my unborn child but I wasn't sure I was prepared for it. I have no idea where he would take me, that alone was enough reason to be scared, however I had to be strong, even if it was not for myself but for my child."You look gorgeous This morning," Travis said, walking out of the cabin with a cheerful smile on his face."I can tell you're teasing me. I know I look hideous," I replied, giving him a frown in return. I saw my reflection in the mirror this morning and I almost didn't recognise myself. I was looking skinny and even right now I could feel my flesh cling tightly to my bones. My joints felt like they were about to be torn apart and my ribcage hurt badly."It's time to go Alicia," Morgan called from beside the vehicle they had hired and I approached Travis, Emily and Zoey who were also with him.When I arrived there Zoey
ALICIA'S P.O.VShe led us to a discrete room and there we found a staircase leading down into a basement. I followed her curiously to know who this individual is and why they had to keep him in a place like that. We arrived before an iron door as she opened a little spot for us to have a look. Through the rectangle hole I saw a man seated down on an iron bench with his face on the floor.“His name is Alaric and he also has a rare condition. The previous person with a similar condition like his didn’t survive,” Helen said as I could tell from her tone how sorry she was.“What exactly is wrong with him?” Travis asked.“He developed a rare DNA which causes his body to build up so much heat. At times it gets so critical that he is caught up in flames but what is most unlikely is that the fire never consumes him,” Helen explained. “This is the second most critical condition we have been presented with so far,”“What are the problems of the other patients?” I asked.“Most of them have abnor
ALICIA'S P.O.VI created vivid images of all the incidents from Helen's tale about Micah Macdonald and even the end of her narration left me curious as I drifted my gaze from the statue to her. "So you are saying that the princess was also a catalyst.”"Yes, she was the second catalyst which existed," Helen answered. "All the Catalysts that had ever existed lived their lifetime running away from the fate of mating a werewolf, they lived their lives in fear which is why I see you as a young lady with so much nerve. If I may ask, why did you choose to do it?""I can't live knowing that my child with a human will be left to bear this burden. Someone had to end it no matter the cost," I answered.She mused for a while and I could tell that she was astonished by my response. "Apart from you wanting this, your mate must love you so much to spare your life," Helen said intensely."How can you tell?" I asked.“Any werewolf could kill his own mate if she happened to be the mortal catalyst so c
MARCUS POVStop the excuses Laura, if you don’t have enough capacity to handle a simple request like this then tell us now so that we can find another person to handle it. But you must know that failure to bring Flynn to us before sundown tomorrow will cost you your life.I recalled the last words the two young men said to Laura about Flynn. I never wanted to intervene in the matter but the fact I knew that his closest friend was about to betray him and I had the opportunity to save him was killing me.I had many reasons not to help him; one of those reasons was that I didn’t know if Flynn had the same intentions for her. While contemplating on the matter I took out the address the waiter at the restaurant had given to me. “What in the world should I do?” I thought to myself.Buzz… Buzz…The vibration of my phone knocked me off my thoughts. I took it out of my side pocket only to see that it was Alicia calling. My mind skipped at the sight of her name. Considering the clash we had a f