~New Jersey~In a dark room, a grunt can be heard coming from it. Then a silhouette on heels walked in. The light is switched on and it disrupts the training of the furious Ashley. "Why are you suddenly energized enough to box?" Rebecca asked with a smile as she leaned over on a wall. Ashley turned to look at her then turned to grab a towel. "I happened to pass by some of your followers last night. They talked about me unknown to them that I was in their midst. They said I was just a weak girl who had grown in a werewolf pack all my life. Thinking of it now, I don't think I should be riled up in anger." Rebecca chuckled and walked towards her. Ashley thought the latter was about to.offer down words of comfort when Rebecca walked past her and patted the punching bag of 70lbs. "How long have you been punching this?" Rebecca asked seconds later. "Since last night." Ashley drawled, unsure of what she had in mind. Rebecca raised a brow, fixed her eyes on the punching bag and deliver
~Rebecca~I raised my head when I heard multiple footsteps. My eyes dilated when I saw the group. They threw a battered man to the ground who I recognized to work as a security for me. I held the bridge of my nose as I asked, "What is going on here?"Like I expected, Carter Currain stepped forward. "I heard you have her with you." Then he looked behind him to know if he spoke the minds of the people with him, when he confirmed he did, he looked back at me with a smile. "We thought about it and decided it's not a good thing to have you take care of her. We wish for her to be in our custody." "Ashley is not a commodity I can pass on to anyone at will. Regardless of what you think, she stays with me." I said, glancing at each of them warningly. Carter walked closer to me and scoffed. "Do you take me for a fool, Rebecca? We both know what you want." I stared at him and snorted. "I have no idea what is running through your head but be rest assured I will do nothing to harm her. After
~Ashley~ I heard everything the man said and I was perplexed. Rebecca soon got off the call and looked down at me. "You heard it, I have something to deal with at this moment. I'll take you to tour around this beautiful yet mysterious country some other time, alright?" She said apologetically, patting my shoulder. I shrugged her hand away and revealed a disgusted yet expression. "Don't touch me. By the way, I need to have a talk with...your witches when I return. Hope I won't be attacked?" "Everyone I have is yours, attacking you is tantamount to attacking me. Be rest assured, they'd do whatever you want unless it's something dangerous." Rebecca smiled. She led me back to the house before leaving again. I paid Cassie a visit in the attic where the witches were staying. "How is she?" I asked when I saw one of them cleaning her body. She looked up at me and I saw a faint streak of displeasure flash past her eyes and frowned. I barely even know this person. "She's dead. And I am
~Rebecca~I narrowed my eyes at him before pulling out one of the chairs."Bourbon please." I spoke to the human waiter and he obliged by taking out a bottle of bourbon. "I must say, your audacity is pretty high. Coming back to the place you got killed is one hell of a courage." I laughed slightly as I grabbed my filled cup and drank from it. "One way or the other, you will find me and come for my head. The best thing to do is ask for forgiveness. Something I've come to do." He replied and flashed a toothy smile at me. "You killed three innocent humans last night. The one you sent to find me this morning made them four. That doesn't seem like a way to pursue peace in any way." "We both know that coming face-to-face with me is equivalent to asking for my death. And I will never take that risk." Dagon said. I said nothing as I continued drinking from the glass of bourbon. He looked down at my glass and realizing it was almost finished, he called over the bartender to serve me anoth
~Ashley~After my training with M, I was forced to go for a run as I had a lot of thoughts going through my head. This I did without the knowledge of any of the vampires guarding the house. Once I appeared in the streets of New Jersey, I couldn't help getting lost in it. I stopped in a cathedral which had an inn next to it and wondered who would build an inn next to a church or vice versa. Whichever came second, looks like it chose the wrong part of the city. As I was lost in my own judgmental thoughts, I bumped into something or rather, someone. "I'm sorry." I said almost immediately, snapping out of my daze. He looked up at me and smiled heartily. "It's no problem, I wasn't also conscious of my environment." I nodded and tried to walk away when he stopped me. "I'm sorry for disrupting you, but I'm new to this town and I lost my way. I have no idea where I am but I do know I'm heading towards St. Kings street, block 7." Hearing him, I shook my head slightly, "I'm afraid you're
~Rebecca~After my meeting with Dagon, I went back to the house expecting to see Ashley training. Instead, I met an empty training room. Apprehensively, I walked downstairs and out of the house. "Where is Ashley?" I asked one of the vampires on patrol. He looked at me in confusion. "I've not seen her since today. She's been indoor with M except when she vsiited the attic." "She visited the attic today?" I asked and before he could answer, I heard someone walking towards me from behind. It was Mary, one of the little witches who worked for me. Although a little bizzare and strange, she did her work and I have no problem as far as one is useful. "I have something to report to you about Ashley." She said as she stood before me. I was thinking of dismissing her earlier before I heard her words. "What is that?" "Earlier today, Ashley ripped out my heart because of a little arguement we had." She reported. I looked up and down at her briskly before asking again for confirmation, "Y
~Ashley~I waited nervously for Rebecca to return. My wish came through when the front door opened and she walked in. "Your plan worked." She said with a smile. "But Drexa is indeed callous." My smile faded at her words. "What did she do?" "She planned to use the dead vampires to threaten me. She knows very well two of them had their brains melted so it's inevitably the work of a witch, yet, she planned to pin it on me in order to get you. Or else, she'd go on a killing spree." Rebecca scoffed with a frown. "Thankfully, you got there in time to stop them." I said hesitantly, afterall, my negligence made her put her lives and that of innocent humans at risk. "Yes, but we still need to talk." Rebecca muttered, her eyes coming in contact with mine. "What deal did you have with Keller and where is she?" "She said Drexa would discover her if she used magic. But there is a way to cloak her magic." I replied happily. Rebecca shot me a not so happy glance and asked gloomily, "What coul
~Ashley~“You really do not think I will agree with you to meet Rebecca! You are new here so I do not blame you for having no idea who she is and what crimes she is guilty of!"That is Keller yelling at me after I passed down Rebecca's message to her. I was about to tell her that Rebecca was just outside when I heard Rebecca speak. "If you have a problem with me, come at me directly. Why are you complaining to someone who can't relieve you of your predicament?" Then Rebecca walked in. Keller looked at me in disbelief and scoffed afterwards, "I was stupid to believe you'd be different from your kind. Turns out each and every one of you is the same." I felt a little hurt by her words but I smiled on the surface to smoothen the raging aggression in me. "Keller Stoll, say one more word and I will have you delivered to Drexa myself!" Rebecca threatened. I had my head lowered but when I raised it, I realized Keller had her eyes pinned on me. I glanced at Rebecca briefly and thought it
"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