Rebecca couldn't bear Ashley confronting Drexa so she grabbed Ashley and took her inside."Don't try to stop me, Rebecca!" Ashley said, trying to leave the room, but got held up by Rebecca. She looked up at Rebecca and swallowed a painful lump, her eyes becoming watery. "She has Drexa, Rebecca. The least I can do for Cassie is try to get her back. I can't let her be left in ruin right now." Rebecca didn't let go. Instead, she shushed as she placed a hand on Ashley's lips. "I know. And I promise you that I'll bring Cassie's body back to you. We have Keller now and we're going to bring Cassie back. You only have to trust me, do you understand?" Rebecca replied calmly. Ashley looked at her for a while before sniffling. She wiped off the tears trickling down her cheeks and moved inside the room. "Okay." Rebecca sighed and walked out of the room. From the room, Ashley could hear the entire conversation thanks to her vampire hearing. Back to the compound "I ain't glad that you took
~Ashley~The night was cold and creepy. When we got to Death Ville, the fog around made it worse. I was about to cross the boundary when Rebecca held me back. "I don't think it's safe for you to go in there.""Why not?" I scoffed, trying to pry her hands away but it wasn't working. "I can take care of myself, Rebecca! There's no need to be so worried about me!" "I promised your mother I would protect you after you were born. Although my promise sounded unrealistic at that moment because she was healthy and fit, I can't shy away from it now. So listen to me and stay put!" Rebecca yelled. I narrowed my eyes at her and nodded. Then I stepped backwards. Before Rebecca walked into the fog, she cast one last glance at me and walked forward wordlessly. Keller and M each gave me a comforting look before following after her. Left alone, I scoffed, I searched for a quiet and concealed place to be. I hadn't stayed long when I heard howling from behind me. Inquisitive, I left my hideout a
~Ashley~ "M told me you found Cassie's body but there is a problem. What is it?" I asked as soon as we got to the house. Rebecca hesitated before she said. "When Drexa captured Cassie. He had a witch do a sort of soul binding. I got into Mary's head before I killed her and I saw it." I looked around the place and then at Cassie's pale body. The whole on her chest was covered by the clothe she was putting on, but due to my guilty conscience, I guess, the image of it never really left my mind. "So, you'd have Keller look for what she was bound to?" I asked, folding my hands underneath by bosom. "Yes and at the same time, I am a little worried." Rebecca replied a she glanced around. Then she looked at me and said seriously, "Drexa's capturing was too good to be true. I doubted it at first but after securing Cassie's body from Death Ville, I'm beginning to realize we've been playing to her tunes." "Oh well, look who we have here." I heard and looked towards the end of the compound t
In A SuburbA man walks quickly amongst the large sea of humans loading and unloading things on and off ships. He walks into the mini house erected a little farther from the sea depot. He evades the various almost naked women and walks straight to the main bedroom where he was sure to meet his suspect. He walks on the chubby man making out with several women, not wasting a second, he walks up to him and grabs him by the neck. "Tell me where you kept the things a little boy delivered just some minutes ago." He ordered. The chubby man who was known as a Capo, couldn't believe he was under the restraint of a young man so he decided to act tough. "Let me go, youngman and I might consider letting you go after a little beating for this stunt you're pulling!" The Capo scoffed. Maverick couldn't believe his ears. He threw the man down and pointed his gun at the man's forehead. By this time, the women who the man had been making out with, had all scurried to have their bodies covered w
"So what do you two think about going to a school filled with your peers?" Rebecca suggested walking into the living room. She disrupted the three girls who seemed to be getting along pretty fast. Ashley was the first to look at Rebecca and frown. "I don't want to." "Sounds like a good idea." Cassie and Ashley said at the same time. Keller was the one who didn't think her opinion was needed. Rebecca didn't spare Ashley a glance, instead, she smiled at Cassie before turning her attention to Keller who seemed to be absentminded. "Keller, what do you say? I heard a lot of grimoires will be there." Rebecca said on purpose.Just like she thought, the latter raised her eyes in excitement. But before she said something, her eyes came in contact with that of Ashley. Jerking her eyes around, she shrank back and said nothing. "I-i have no idea, Rebecca." Rebecca chuckled and walked towards Keller. "Don't be scared. Tell me what you want." Swallowing a hard lump, the girl braved hersel
~Ashley~Rebecca and M walked right back after he said that. "Someone is trying to frame Cassie." I said as soon as they got in. Rebecca looked up at me and shushed me. "Everyone sees you as a threat. That's why I'm sending you EverMore." I said nothing more as I lowered my head and waited for us to arrive in EverMore. I don't know how many minutes passed but the car came to a halt and I raised my head towards the window. I was met with the sight of a haunted gate. "Have we arrived in EverMore?" "There's an old saying not to judge a book by its cover. You're doing it without realizing." Rebecca replied and alighted from the car. I scoffed and also got down as well. When we got to the gate, the door opened on its own and we walked in. We hadn't gotten that far when three people joined us. Rebecca glanced back at me and introduced me to the woman in the middle. "That's the Principal, Heaven Reid. And on the right is Steven Gate and Taylor Griffin."The name Steven Gate resonate
~Ashley~"Ah!" I woke up with a headache. I glanced around the room to notice I was on one of the beds. It was soft and nice to lie on but my problem circled around the fact I have no idea how I happened to be on my bed. I remember walking in with Taylor and then I blacked out. "Great, you're up." I heard and whipped my head around. A girl with brown, bobbed up hair putting on the school uniform.She looked everywhere except for my face. "I don't know you so do well to assure me you didn't make me black out."I heard her sigh before she said, "I'm sorry. I freaked out." "Keep the apologies to yourself." I scoffed, intending to get off the bed when I felt an excruciating pain in my brain. It stopped seconds later and then came her apologies, "I'm really sorry. I just don't trust vampires." "Great. I get to share a room with two witches who think it's very nice to test their powers on me." I scoffed and looked up just in time to see Taylor pop into my view. "Chanel, I don't wan
In a deserted area, a man walks up to a lone figure and hands him an envelope full of cash. "You did the job well. No one suspects a thing. When I have more in the future, I will do well to contact you." The man said in contentment. The other just nodded and walked away with the envelope. However, the man left behind received a text at that moment and had to stop the lone figure. "There's another job for you. The pay is ten times the price of the one you just did." His words successfully pulled the other to a halt. Without turning around, Maverick's croaky voice squeezed out the words, "What's the job?" "To kill a teenage wolf." "I will give you her information and what she looks like some other time. Same time, same place tomorrow." The other man said and hurriedly walked away. As soon as they dispersed, a man who had been watching their interaction made to run when Maverick suddenly appeared behind him and snapped his head to the side! He dropped to the ground cold. And dea
"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