~Ashley~ I walked into the compound with Dante eagerly holding my hands. "Officers, what can I help you with?" Rebecca asked when she walked down and saw the officers with him. "We're sorry, Miss Henderson, but his parents made it mandatory for him to be brought back as soon as he sees her." The officer in front replied. "Why is Martha still so bitter even after so many years?" Rebecca scoffed underneath her breath and I was forced to chuckle. "Ashley, are we having dinner down here or in the sitting room upstairs?" Rebecca asked, turning her attention to me. "Here doesn't sound like a bad idea." I replied before turning to Dante, "What do you think, Dante?""Whatever you want, my lady." He replied with a bright smile. *If I didn't know better, I would've thought you two were lovers." I heard Eden say and stared towards the stairs. "Eden, let her breathe. Ashley can do whatever she wants to do. She is a hybrid after all." Rebecca scoffed and walked beckoned on to a vampire nea
~Ashley~"You've been drinking since morning." Eden said, walking towards me. I didn't turn to look at her as I took another swing from my bottle. "Aren't you curious to see Marcellus and I here?" She asked after some seconds of silence. "I don't care." I replied, still not turning to look at her. "I see." She mumbled and reached out for the bottle in my hand but I moved my hand out of her reach. This time, I turned to look at her, raising my brows in provocation, "Send someone to get yours if you're interested." "I want to share yours with you." She replied with a smile. I stared at her for a while before handing the bottle to her. I watched her take a gulp from it before handing it back to me. "How long have you known Marcellus was your mate?" She asked. "I found out when I was still a werewolf. It doesn't matter anymore. I'm now a hybrid.""I've been meaning to ask. Before one can become a vampire, you have to die first. Did you ever die?" Eden asked me and I stopped to t
~Rebecca~"How long have you not heard from M?" I heard Mia ask and turned to look at her. I glanced at the table she was working on which was scattered with herbs. "Since last week. I was so busy with Ashley and EverMore that I didn't check up on him. When I called him a couple of days ago, it went unanswered." I replied and walked towards the table. Mia glanced up at me and nodded, "I see. Maybe he's probably busy as well." "I know but at least I deserve to know so I can help him from here. If it's to send more people to help him with whatever he has on, I can do it. Or I can even go myself." I breathed out. "Well, maybe he has his hands full and doesn't want to bother you until he has come up with a solution." Mia said, taking up a bowl. "I'm done. Do you have any of his belongings that I can use to track him?"I nodded and reached into my pocket for the face towel which I had nabbed from his room earlier. "Here." I mumbled, extending the towel to her. "Great. So, you'll giv
~Ashley~I turned back to Damien with an eye roll. I propped my head on the table using my right hand and continued watching him wail. "What is going on here?" I finally heard him ask as he walked towards our table. I didn't bother looking up at him. I stood up and glanced down at Damien who had also stopped wailing. "He said he's looking for you. Never knew you had a friend who tolerated you so much that'd he'd cry because he thought you were dead." I replied and took out my purse. I counted some money and dropped them on the table before leaving the restaurant. "Do you hate him that much?" Dante asked as soon as we were out of the restaurant. I ignored him and slipped my purse into my pocket. "We dealt with Drexa's vampires earlier. How do you think she'd retaliate?" "If she's really offended, she'd pay Rebecca a visit but I doubt she'd." He replied, causing me to glance at him."You don't think she'd be upset with me? Now that I think of it, I remember I murdered some of her
"Why should I believe you?" Rebecca asked after a few seconds, pretending not to be fazed by her words. Raven stared at her for a full minute before laughing out. "Rebecca, do you want to know why we really killed Cassidy?" Rebecca's ears twitched and she looked up at Raven with unblinking eyes, "Because you and your siblings and cold murderers who'd even murder your own sister and not feel remorseful." "That's what a lot of people say but believe me when I said you'd do the same if you were us. There was no other choice." Raven scoffed. "Why are you telling me this? So that I can erase the memory I have of you and replace it with that of a saint?" Rebecca asked with a sigh but Raven refused to answer.After some minutes, she patted Rebecca's shoulder and said, "There are people after Ashley. The moment she was born, she inherited all of the Elsher's enemies because they saw her as our future. Our way of moving forward. Tighten your security if you're planning on keeping her safe.
~Ashley~We all turned to see Marcellus walking in with Damien King. He walked to Drexa's front and stood before her. "They almost killed a friend of mine. So I returned the favor." Drexa chuckled and glanced at Damien who also stood in front of her, "Is this the friend who they almost killed?" Marcellus shrugged. "He's hale and hearty while I have three dead vampires to bury. Do you think that makes me happy?" Drexa asked with a cold smile. "I never expected them to be so weak. I plead to be pardoned and if you don't mind, I can help you bury these bodies." He differed. However, Drexa looked past him and stared at me for a full minute. "I see y'all are determined to protect her. Owning up to one's mistake is something a leader should have." "She said she didn't do it. And Marcellus has clearly admitted to being the perpetrator of this crime. Take it out with him and leave Ashley out of this!" Rebecca scoffed. Drexa still had her eyes on me. After hearing Rebecca's words, she
"Getting into Drexa's house is like humans getting into the White House." Dante suddenly said. I glanced at him and he shook his head slightly. "Just like it's practically impossible for ordinary humans to get into the White House, it's almost impossible to sneak into Drexa's house even as supernaturals." "But we have a witch in our midst. A powerful one at that." Cassie said. "Drexa also has witches under her. And they've cast spells that'll alert them once intruders step foot into the compound." Dante sighed. The room fell silent as I thought on what to do. Suddenly, I recalled something. I walked to the white board in the middle of the room and picked up the marker on the table. "Some time ago, Rebecca had to sneak into Drexa's compound to destroy an evidence Drexa tried to hold against her." I said, writing Rebecca's name first on the board. Dante walked up to me, "Rebecca is a three hundred year old vampire. She was able to get away with it thanks to her expertise. But do
~Rebecca~I arrived at Mia's place to see it upturned with no sign of her. I listened attentively until I heard the sound of rustling and followed it. I burst out in a room I didn't know existed in the house. I leaned against the door frame and stared at Mia who seemed not to notice my presence. I waited for a minute before I spoke up. "You suddenly took off. Is everything alright?"Only then did she stop and look up at me. She returned to her work the very next second without saying a word to me. I sighed and walked into the room fully. I glanced around it and noticed it was even dirtier than the other rooms. She had dumped some of her things on the floor, probably in search of something. I didn't want to disturb her, so I bent and helped her clean up the room. "You didn't have to help me clean up." She said the moment I finished. I glanced up at her with a scoff. "What a perfect time you chose to stop me." I saw a smile spread across her face as she dropped everything she was