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"I'm so sorry but I just can't" Willow gave him an apologetic look.

Rowan asked her to be his girlfriend but deep down she knew it was impossible because she still wasn't over what happened with Jordan.

"How can I convince you?" He held her hand.

"You can't"

"You love someone else?" He moved away from her.

"I don't know but I just don't want to hurt you. I'm not ready for this" She replied.

"Can you just try since you're not sure about your feelings?" He pleaded.

"I'm sorry" She shook her head.

He raked his fingers through his hair and briefly looked at her.

"Can we have dinner tomorrow?" He asked.

"I'm busy tomorrow but I'll be free the next" She smiled..

"Okay. Thank you…"

"Willow" A familiar voice called.

Willow took her eyes off Rowan to the door.

"Japh!" Willow screamed and ran to him jumping into his arms.

"Hello. Nice to see you too!" He laughed.

"The gall of you to show up after completely ignoring me!" She punched him.

"You know why!" His eyes settled on Rowan.

"Japh" Rowan s
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    "She's dead. We lost her" "What!?" Japh exclaimed. "No, that's no right" "What do you mean!?" Star frowned. "You can't be serious" "We couldn't get the venom completely out of her because it has completely invaded her bloodstream. I'm sorry" The doctor walked away. She's dead. We lost her. It kept on echoing in his head. He took a shocking step backwards. "Jordan" He heard Japh's voice but it sounded like he was under water. He could hear his wolf whimpering in agony. Jordan slumped back into his seat. He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to. Just like that, he lost her. Then suddenly, anger boiled in him. All he saw was red. Leviathan took everything from him! He killed Genzzi and now, Willow. Star walked into Willow's ward. She laid on the table in blood as the nurses cleaned her up. She looked limp, pale and dead. "Oh Willow," Star said sadly. "Everyone get out" Jordan suddenly barged in. "Get out!" He growled and walked to her body. Star slowly closed the door

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  • The Creature Inside Me   33

    Willow put her arms around his neck as he walked out of the cabin with her in his arms. Jordan walked to the back of the cabin and took a short path that led them away from the cabin. The tress and bushes partially covered the cabin as he kept walking until he finally stopped. Willow's jaws dropped when she saw the waterfall. "Wow!" She saw pink lilies and daisies that carpeted the grasses. "Oh my God!" She exclaimed and touched some of the daisies. "This place is beautiful! Daisies, my dad's favorite flowers" "They grow naturally" He said to her. Everywhere was covered with green plants and trees but the lilies and daisies gave the waterfall a cute look. Willow spotted a single bush of white rose and two lounge chairs by the plunge pool. "Wow!" She turned to him. "It's a beautiful view. Now this is how to relax" Willow unbuttoned the shirt and threw it on one of the chairs. A satisfactory smiled settled on her lips when he couldn't take his eyes off her body. "Hopefully th

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