EverMore~Ashley~"So we have two kinds of feeders. The ones who feed until their victims run out of blood or the ones who feed and replenish then feed again..." I had my eyes pinned on my desk as she spoke. I only looked up at her when I felt my pen which had been dormant on the table vibrate. She had also stopped and gas her eyes pinned on the floor which was also vibrating. "The Principal should have an explanation for this. Don't panic, I'll be right back." I heard her say before the door slammed shut. I sighed and glanced around the boundary spell Taylor had performed to have me seated for the class. I saw someone leaning on the window frame from my peripheral view. When I turned around, I saw no one. I stared intently at the glass to see if anything had changed but saw nothing. I sighed in exasperation and faced my front again. The door was suddenly kicked open and Keller ran in. "Why are you not leaving? Classes have been dismissed as the Principal fears that something
~Ashley~I turned around to see an incredibly handsome man. His pale skin looked a lot like mine and for a weird reason, I thought I looked like him. "Ashley Elsher, I'm I right?" He asked with a smile, not moving. Before I could answer, Gatlin blocked my view and said. "Let's not do this." "Gatlin West, you've grown a lot more audacious and daring. Twenty years ago you were unable to stand in my presence." The man retorted.I had a vague understanding of who he was and asked, "Are you a demon?" The next thing I saw was Gatlin being thrown aside and the man appearing in front of me. He had a smile on his face as he gazed down at me. "You're just as beautiful as your mother." "You know my mother? Who are you?" I asked as stood up. The next moment however, Gatlin got up and walked towards me. He occupied the only space between the boundary and the man. "You shouldn't be talking with someone like him, Ashley. Keller, keep trying to break the barrier." Gatlin said looking up at th
~Gillies~I looked around the place as I smoked from the cigarette in-between my fingers. When I noticed the familiar silhouette, I stuffed out the cigarette and looked towards her. "You asked to see me." I said as I looked up at Raven. "Yeah. I need to show you something very crucial and important." She replied as she walked to the other side of my car and got in. I got into my car as well and started it. "What do you have to tell me?" "How is your preparations coming up." I heard her ask and turned to see a smile plastered on her face. "It's coming up well." I retorted and looked to my front. "That's good to know." When I drove into the high way, I turned to look at her and asked, "Is that the only thing you have to tell me? Won't you tell me how my sire is doing and what you're planning on doing?" "Your sire is fine. I mean, look at you, you're still alive. My plans shall remain unanimous until I've accomplished them. I don't and will never answer to you." I scoffed angri
EverMore Academy~Ashley~ "If you continue doing that, you'd kill your friend. Oh, poor Cassie." I heard Yoel say in a sing-song tone. I looked at Cassie and noticed her eyeballs had rolled into her head, and she was also convulsing slightly. "We need to stop or we might kill her!" I yelled but Keller had her eyes shut as she mumbled the spell. I tried to push Cassie out but a stronger force held me in place. "If you do that, you'd risk loading them both! Just let her do her thing." Gatlin said. My eyes moved from Cassie to Keller and I finally accepted to hold Cassie down. "There are things called bad advice. Remember, you never get to tell the good ones apart from the bad ones until the havoc has been wrecked." Yoel's voice came up again, but this time, I was determined not to pay any heed to him. When Keller opened her eyes, I felt a gust of wind blow and I instantly knew that the barrier had been broken. When I looked up at Cassie again, to my dismay, she had her eyelids
Dagon's CribThe man cut open a rabbit and let its blood drip into a bowl. He didn't stop until the rabbit's body was devoid of any blood. Then he dropped it aside and slit his palm open. His own blood dropped into the bowl and he mixed it together with a hunch of leaves. The door was suddenly kicked open and a group walked in, Drexa leading them. Before Dagon could cast a spell to hide him, some of Drexa's vampires held him down and dealt some blows to him.Drexa walked up to him and held both hands in front of her. "It's okay. Don't hit him, he's a friend of ours." She said and the vampires stopped but held onto Dagon. Drexa looked around the place and sighed. "This is a pretty cold place, enough to keep your other body warm." Dagon's eyes glistened at the sound of that.Some men walked out of the room where he normally left his vampire body. He heaved a sigh of relief when he didn't see them with his body but his heart stopped when the last man wheeled out the coffin contain
Just the day before, the mafians in the city had been preparing to fight but the very next day, they had no idea what was going on. Rebecca called them together and had Gregor address them. At the moment, she stood with Gregor at the back of the hall. "Those Mafia bosses took an oath to protect their subjects. You can't just kill them and expect those under them to take the news lightly." Gregor said as soon as he was informed about the massacre. Rebecca stood beside M and gazed at Gregor silently. "If you think they'd cause trouble for me then I'll either have to compel them to obey me or kill all of them." She said as soon as he was done. Gregor looked up at her with angry eyes. But the lady raised both hands in defence. "Don't give me that look, you're not also a very good person." "A lot of mafians dying will bring more of them to New Jersey. We're not like vampires who don't care about each other." Gregor scoffed. "Then I expect you to rein them or I'll have my vampires
"You knew all of these and you didn't deem it fit to let me know! Do you have any idea the risk you've put thousands of people in by keeping silent!" It was clear, Rebecca was enraged and was ready to kill Eden any minute. But thankfully, the other woman didn't try to provoke her any further but replied in a calm voice. "I get the fact you're angry and feel like ripping my head off but I really want you to know that I thought I could keep him safe. Turns out I couldn't and for that, I am greatly sor–" Eden hadn't completed the sentence when she was sent flying out of her chair by a punch from Rebecca. Her anger had finally gotten the best of her and she was intent on killing Eden when M held her back. "Just let me kill this punk!" Rebecca yelled, struggling against his grip. "This is no time to kill." M shushed, his hand tightening on hers. "It was a big negligence on her path. Now, we should be talking about how to find him." His words finally calmed her down and she walked to
EverMore Academy~Keller~I glanced at Ashley who watched over Cassie with a worried look and looked away again. "Keller, is there no way to extract whatever they put in her?" She asked me and I shook my head. "They might be, Ashley. Mia Melly or another powerful witch might know something." "The more reason why we need to get out of here as soon as possible." She mumbled and got up from her bed. Charlotte and Taylor had their eyes pinned on us, none saying anything. "If you have anything to say, then say it and stop staring at us like zombies!" I finally snapped at them, unable to bear the intense heat from their stares any longer. Taylor scoffed, placed her head on her pillow and shut her eyes. While Charlotte got out of bed and headed towards us. "You can talk from your bed, can't you? My side of the room is already filled with three people." I heard Ashley say with a sigh and resisted the urge to chuckle. Charlotte wasn't embarrassed as she turned and returned to her bed,
"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