I guess my nagging took Cassie by surprise. It also caught the attention of the other wolves.
Then I heard the girl who had brought the news say, "Omegas might be low in rank, but they are still considered better than those without any rank. Talk more of an ugly, terribly scarred, duckling.""You—" The word slipped out of Cassie's tongue before I could stop her. Surprised at my defiant look, Cassie snorted and lowered her head angrily.I turned to look at the girl and smirked amidst the mud which had stiffened my face. "Omegas like you only know how to look down on the pack members. If we don't give you the fear you want, that makes you like us."I had a lot of things in my head so I didn't bother to listen to whatever she had to say or the surprised gasp that rang out of everyone's lips.I walked into the house and slammed the door shut. When I got to my room, I picked up my mask and headed to the bathroom, taking with me a small, rough mirror.I once again confirmed I was beautiful. My plan to admire myself a bit more was cut short when I heard my mother bade her friends goodnight and the door opening and closing.I rushed out of the room and put on my mask while I dressed up. Just like I expected, she stopped just outside my door."You did say something about leaving my house earlier today. Seeing you back at home gives me the wrong thoughts about you.""I'm not planning on leaving until I get back my money which you took." I huffed, pulling my top down my head.When it passed my head, I saw mother staring intently at me. "Where were you last night?""I went to cool my head. After the heartbreak I received from you last night, I began to question my existence." I said and stood akimbo. "I only just realized you've actually never cared about me."Mother didn't say anything for the time being. She just looked silently at me and said. "You mentioned something out of anger last night. About you being a Hybrid."I stared defiantly at her not uttering a word."You're not a hybrid. My mate was a werewolf, so if you're a Hybrid, you better have an explanation for it or I will have the whole pack informed and you know what will happen next."It didn't sound like a threat, but I could see the smug look in her eyes. It was as if she knew all about this and was hiding something."So you're really not my mother then?""I birthed you, Ashley. The whole pack can testify to me being pregnant for you."She left as soon as she finished leaving me deep in thoughts. No matter how I tried to convince myself she was lying, I sighed recalling the various photos in our family catalog.My father was long dead but he was still a werewolf. With a sigh, I walked out of my room and left the house. I ran into Onniel.He stopped upon sighting me. We maintained eye contact for a minute before he walked towards me again."I'm sorry about your father." I sympathized.Onniel nodded and said nothing. Seeing he wasn't in the mood to talk, I decided to hasten when I heard his voice."I heard you were brought from the forest some minutes ago. By chance, did you happen to see what transpired between my father and the vampire?"With my back still turned to him, I grimaced. It was one thing that they thought it was the vampire and it was another that the vampire might have seen me. What if he rats me out?Thinking of it, I felt an incoming headache."I saw nothing.""You had a squabble with your mother last night. I happened to hear it and I also saw you run towards the forest. You being brought back this morning can only mean one thing, you stayed there all night. Now how could you not have seen what transpired or are you—""Onniel, I said I saw nothing. Now, I understand that you want vengeance for whoever killed your father but I strongly advise you to head back to your home and prepare for your father's burial." I said.I expected him to attack me. On the contrary, he nodded obediently. "Ok." And walked past me towards his home.I looked at his retreating back in surprise. I was about to retreat when I felt a hand touch my shoulder.Accompanied with the hand was the familiar smell of Jerry. He yanked me around to look at him. Only then did I notice the other two pack warriors behind him."We need you to come identify something." He said, his hostile eyes not leaving mine.As the meek girl that I was, I followed along as he pushed me towards the Alpha's residence.I knelt down as soon as I came into the presence of Alpha Helter. Maverick stood at his right hand side, while Luna Celeste sat on his left hand."Greetings Alpha." I greeted with my head lowered onto the ground."Something wicked occured in our pack this morning. I was told you were found within the crime scene. What did you see?" He didn't acknowledge my greeting as he went straight to the point."I suggest you tell the truth. The absolute truth because it won't be funny when you're found lying." Maverick butted in."I had a fight with my mother last night. Out of rage, I stuffed some things into my bag and took off into the forest. I grew tired along the way and decided to have a small rest, then I drifted into sleep. When I woke up this morning, I decided to wash my face at the nearby stream which was where the pack warriors found me."As soon as I finished speaking, I heard hurried footsteps. The pack warriors who had gone to confront the vampire stopped in the meeting room.Cage stepped forward and delivered the news, "When we went there, we found no one. However, there was a note stuck to the door for you, Alpha."Maverick went forward to take it. When he stood in front of the Alpha, he read out the words on the note. "What happened last night has nothing to do with me. The culprit is in your midst."As soon as Maverick finished reading, I could feel everyone's eyes fall on me.I heard Cage move from where he stood to my front. Then he squatted to my kneeling height. "You were the only one we saw there, are you sure you saw nothing?" Once again, I shook my head. "I really didn't." "That's okay, you can raise your head now." I heard Maverick say and obliged by looking up slowly. I evaded everyone's eyes and stared towards the air. I saw Cage nod his head at Jerry who walked forward with a necklace. He held it thinly and dangled the pendant. "Isn't this yours?" I looked down on my chest to notice the crescent pendant which often hung on my neck was nowhere to be found. "I must've lost it when I was running." I replied. Jerry breathed out and turned to Cage. "I found this right beside the body of Omega George." That was when it hit me! It must've fallen off when I went unconscious. "You better not be lying because—" Jerry was interrupted with the abrupt presence of Marcellus. He entered the room like he owned the place. How could I forget, he really d
~Willow~I waited anxiously in my room for night to cover. If there really was a vampire beside the river, it could be my only chance to make father happy. I was distracted when I heard a knock on my door. So I got up and walked towards it, when I opened it, I came in contact with a servant. "The Alpha's eldest son asks for you to meet him beside the lake." She delivered, bowed slightly and walked away. Marcellus wants to see me? The thought of it made my wolf excited. Without wasting another second, I slipped out of my room and headed towards the lake. When I got there, I found him seated on his usual spot, his drawing book in his hands and his attention solely on whatever he was sketching under the moonlight. However, he closed the book as soon as I got closer to him and got up. We stared at each other in silence before I decided to break it. "You asked for me." He breathed out and walked towards me. I could hear his soft breathing and the urge to be marked by him overwhelmed
~Ashley~I woke up due to the voices in my head. "Blaine, Kiara, can you two lower your voices? I'm trying to sleep here!" Kiara quietened but as the demon that she was, Blaine didn't want to. "Come on, there's no need to be harsh on the little wolf." "Who do you think you're referring to as little!" Kiara rebuffed, getting ready for another squabble. The same one which woke me. Just when I was about to caution them, the door to my room swung open and Cage walked in. "Good morning and sorry for entering in such a rash way. Your presence is needed at the meeting room." He said as he walked towards me. "Ever since I got into this house, I've lost my right as a pack member as most of them now think I killed one of my kind." I said as I got up from the wooden bed. "We didn't really blame you, we just hoped you had seen what happened. But I don't think you're needed again because another killing transpired last night." He smiled and looked towards the door. "Let's move along while
I jerked up as soon as I heard approaching footsteps. When I looked towards the door, I saw mother standing with a bucket of cold water in her right hand. She smirked seeing I was awake. "I was beginning to think you won't wake up." I didn't reply her as I struggled to get up from the bed. When I passed her by, I grabbed the bucket in her hand forcefully, "Permit me to use this in washing my face." I walked out with it and returned back when I was done. She already changed positions, sitting on the wooden chair. "If you have anything to say to me. Say it!" I scoffed, dumping the bucket beside the chair. "There are different news flying about. Some say you tried seducing Marcellus and others say you killed Omega George. As your mother, I'm caught between crossroads at which to believe." Then she turned to look at me and asked seriously, "Don't you think you should tell me what it is you've been doing ever since you turned 18?" "I don't need to tell you what I've been doing. As you
~Ashley~The sound of children playing outside made me open my eyes slowly. I held my banging head and sat up. I looked around and noticed I was in my room. When I looked outside, I noticed it was morning. Jerking up, I rushed to the window dumbstruck at how I got there. Other than that, I had no memory of what happened with me and Rebecca. As I thought hard on what happened, Cassie's face soon appeared in my view. The look in her eyes wasn't something new to me. "I'm sorry I couldn't make it last night." I apologized. Cassie just stared at me, her expression changing from anger to shock. "What is it?" I asked apprehensively. "Y-our sc-ar. It's gone!" Oh no!Whatever happened, I just found myself scaling through the window and jumping over to her room. I held her head and narrowed my eyes down to hers. "I've been taking something which has been clearing it. If you want it, I can lend it to you." She had a blank look on her face before she slowly nodded. I nodded as well and s
~Ashley~"Coming to this lake isn't that bad of a choice after all. At least, I get to maintain my peace of mind." I murmured, drawing whatever came to mind with my eyes closed. Ever since I compelled Cassie and Jenny, Blaine and Kiara have been at war. Their source of bickering didn't make sense to me so I decided to have a quiet time beside the lake. Like Marcellus often does. My ear suddenly twitched as I heard an ongoing conversation and hurried footsteps. "Did you hear?" "Hear what?" "Seven pack members died last night. The witch was asked to divine what happened and she said a banshee wailed close to our pack."A surprise gasp flew out of the listener's mouth. "We haven't had a banshee come near us for decades. Why does this one suddenly have to appear out of nowhere?" "That isn't the problem for me. The Alpha has ordered everyone to go back to training in the pack house. Young pack members, male and female, who have the will and desire to fight are urged to try it." "Bei
It didn't take long before a pack member sauntered into the pack house. His eyes fell on me, then it trailed down to Willow who was unconscious on the floor. "What—"Snap! I threw him to the ground as soon as I snapped his neck. Touching my forehead, I sighed and bent down to drag him up. "What do I do?" I asked Blaine, unblocking our connection. "First of all, you did the wrong thing. Compelling him would've gone a long way. Second of all, you haven't fed me in days, he doesn't look bad." I heard her reply. As usual, she suggested something cruel. Just like I expected, Kiara's voice came up next, "You're always suggesting terrible things." "Come on, love, stop judging me. Unlike you, I have the power to do these things and get away with it. That's the difference between us." Blaine retorted. "Shut up you two!" I snapped and felt them quieten. "Kiara, like Blaine said, I can't live without either of you. Hence, you have to learn to be at peace with each other." "Exactly! That'
~Ashley~ As I returned back to the pack, I noticed the dead had been cleaned up for their funeral. Even though the crying had subsided, the families of the deceased still had tears in their eyes. The burial was done around eight and everyone returned to their homes. Like every other night after I turned eighteen, my mother sat on the chair with a grim face. "I haven't set my eyes on you since last night, Ashley. Where have you been?" "As much as I would've loved to tell you, I don't think it's any of your business." I replied walking past her. However, she suddenly got up and wedged me against a wall, her eyes murderous. "I am your mother, you live under my roof so you should answer my questions whenever I ask them!" I stared into her face and scoffed. Then as quickly as I could, I pried her hands off and got away from her grip. "You've been housing me for eighteen years without any complaint. If you can house me for just one more year, I can consider moving out of your house
"Look at that. A perfect union of a mother and her daughter. And is that rage I see in your eyes? Beautiful!" Bardot exclaimed as he clapped his hands slowly. Ashley narrowed her eyes at Bardot's unfamiliar face. "I take it you're the stubborn sibling because I did see one of the Elshers on the floor with a dagger in his heart." "Don't worry, he'll be coming along with you and your mother. He's useless to me alive anyway." Bardot replied and raised the stake in his hand. But before he took a step forward, he felt the earth shake. He thought it was his imagination but the same thing happened again. He glanced behind him to see the people with him were equally shocked as well. Then he turned his attention to Ashley to see a group of people walking towards them in an organized manner. They wore casual clothes but that didn't hide the viciousness in their eyes as they stopped just behind Ashley and gazed at him. "Oh, I think I forgot to say something." Queenie sighed with a smile. P
Mia's Apartment, in the cellar Ashley watched Mia draw a big circle on the floor with a white chalk. As the woman drew it, Ashley felt a piercing gaze on her and glanced towards its direction only to see Iris. She sighed and folded her arms underneath her breasts. At this point, she had no doubt this girl would kill her if she was given a stake to drive into her heart. "Alright, Ashley." Mia said as soon as she was done. She straightened up and walked towards Ashley. "Just bleed some of your blood over there and go lie in the circle." Ashley walked over to the bowl Mia had pointed at and bit down on her palm. She repeated the process more than three times due to her quick healing. After a considerable amount had dripped into the bowl, she relented. She wiped her palm on her dress and walked into the circle. She laid down in it and closed her eyes. Soon, Mia took hold of Cassie and laid her right beside Ashley. "I need you to hold her hand. I need a connection between you two. A
"I don't know. I should be asking you." Drexa replied with a frown. She has risked her life coming here only to find out Taylor had no idea how to unlock the safe. "Do you have any idea what the safe was like when your parents were still alive?" Drexa asked but Taylor shook her head. "I was just a child. I think I was just 2. What would I remember?" Taylor asked rhetorically and Drexa frowned even harder. "Think Taylor. By coming to you I'm putting my life on the line. Cassidy will kill us both if she finds out this is what we discussed." Drexa paused and glanced towards the vampires she had killed outside the door. She turned back to Taylor to see the girl looking at her with a horrified expression. "I'm glad you get it. My siblings and I have already tried to kill Cassidy before and she surprisingly spares us but that means we'll be her slave for eternity. And other than that, she's going to continue wrecking havoc." "I know, I understand what you're trying to say. Without the
"Aunt Mia, what is she doing in your house?" Iris asked Mia, totally ignoring Ashley. Seeing this, Ashley smiled and relaxed on the chair. Then she looked between Iris and Mia. "This is Ashley Elsher, the daughter of Cassidy Elsher." Mia introduced them with a smile. Obviously, Iris hadn't recounted what Ashley had done to her in EverMore to Mia. "And I want you two to be good friends." Mia added. "No!" The two girls shouted at the same time. Ashley had only been nice to Iris because she was Mia's niece. Who said she cared about being friends with such a horrible person like Iris! "Don't worry, you'll get to love each other." Mia merely said with a light smile and directed his attention back to Cassie who was still unconscious. The name Ashley had mentioned came back and her smile faded. "Did you say Yoel?" She asked and Ashley nodded. When Ashley saw the look on Mia's face, she automatically knew the woman knew Yoel as well. "He's a jerk. He happily recounted to me all he had
Bardot opened his eyes to find himself in an unfamiliar room. The first thing he recalled was the sight of Drexa driving a stake into his heart. He quickly tried to get up but discovered he felt extremely weak in his arms. "I think you've been daggered and kept in a box for close to six months. Or is it more than that?" He heard a familiar voice say and slowly turned to affirm his suspicion. "Disappointed?" Cassidy asked upon seeing the horrified look on his face. Bardot quickly turned his face away from her. "I can't say I'm happy to see you until you've handed over the stake in your possession." He said weakly. "So you guys can finally kill me with it permanently? No, thank you." Seh retorted with a scoff. "It's either you get up in the next ten seconds, or you remain daggered in a box for the rest of your immortal life. If you're lucky, someone can stumble upon you and free you. If you're lucky." "What? Are you back to being the controlling freak that you really are?" He said
Damien watched over his people with a wide grin on his face. He noticed someone watching him and turned towards her direction. "If I didn't know better, I would've mistaken that look for admiration." He said, walking over to her. Claire, who had her hands folded across her chest, unfolded it and slipped them into her pocket. She watched the people as well without a word. "I've been thinking about your offer." She sighed, her shoulders slumping down in defeat. "I was born a beta, being a Luna isn't a future I imagined for myself." Damien smiled and placed both hands on her shoulder. She stiffened as his masculinity drove her crazy, courtesy of the mating effect. "You are sympathetic, you've been part of the crowd for way too long so you know the people best. In my opinion, you know the people more than I do. You'll be the perfect fit for Luna." He said. Claire said nothing but when the effect of the mating bond kept increasing, she pushed him away and stormed out of there. Damie
Texas "And where have you been?" Keller heard as soon as she got into the house. She slipped both hands into her pocket and turned to look at Liam with a frown. "I've been out with Zelena." She retorted and the man's cold eyes only became colder. He got up and grabbed her arms. "I've known Zelena longer than you ever will and I'm telling you that whatever you're feeling for her is just how she wants you to feel. You need to snap out of it." He said, his tone sounding more like an order. Keller wriggled her way out of his arm and glared at him fiercely. "Don't talk about feelings. You don't have one so I don't expect you to know how it feels to have it." She walked away from him but got blocked by Rebecca who appeared out of nowhere. "Keller, I'm sorry if we pushed you into this and it turned a little real. But the truth remains that Zelena has to die to guarantee Ashley's safety." Rebecca said with a small smile. "Are you sure this is about Ashley or you two are making it up to
Cassidy walked out of her room only to come face to face with Ashley who was about to enter hers. Ashley had totally forgotten her room was just opposite Cassidy's. "I haven't seen you in days. Where have you been?" Cassidy asked as she walked out of her room properly and closed the door. Ashley thought of ignoring her but decided against it. Yoel had told her a lot of things at the bar and she thought she could confirm it at most. "Tell me mother, how many fathers do I have?" Ashley asked. Her question took Cassidy by surprise. The woman first drew her lips into a thin line before sighing. "Mind if we go for a walk?" Ashley nodded and the mother and daughter walked out of the house. "How did you know about it?" Cassidy asked on their way. "You tell me what I want to know and I won't waste any time in telling you what you want to know." Ashley replied. The corners of Cassidy's lips curled into a smile. No one was authorized to bargain with her yet, this little one here said so
"Caddel?" Ashley repeated with a small frown. "Is it the Caddel I know or I'm I missing something?" "Yep. It's the Caddel you know. The teenage looking guy who came up to you a few weeks ago claiming he wants to be friends with you." Yoel affirmed. Ashley was in a little bit of a shock as she slowly connected the dots together in her mind. He had been so convincing when he told her he wanted to be her friend. Despite her harsh words to him, he persevered. So that's why. "If Caddel is your brother and he is my father. Then that makes you my uncle. But at the same time, I don't believe you because the theory about having two fathers is something that has never been heard of in the history of supernaturals or even humans." Ashley refuted, part of her clinging onto that. She refused to believe she really had two fathers. "Look at you looking so sullen and in self-denial. I bet it must be a very bad feeling." Yoel laughed coldly and leaned towards her, "Also, Cassidy is just a few witc