Nervous, stressed, scared and every other word I could think of was embracing my whole body as we drove to my parents house. I felt Valen’s warm hands on mine. “Don’t worry. It's gonna be alright. You will be fine” He assured. Yet, I was far from calm. I was eager to see them at the same time nervous whether they will embrace me with open arms.The car came to a halt in front of a medium sized building. Valen stepped out first and unlocked the car for me. I stared at the building in front of me before taking in a deep breath. “Shall we?” Valen said pushing his hand forward. I placed mine on his and we stepped forward inside the house. Valen was the one who pressed on the doorbell. My palms were already sweaty even before I see them. Valen assuring hand didn't leave mine. “Hello” An familiar face greeted us. From the looks of it she must be a maid. Judging by her name tag.“Good day. We’re here to meet Mr and Mrs. Martins”Her eyes first raked us first before she spoke up. “Come in p
ValenI paced around the room as I pomdered over what Miguel told me few minutes ago. If there is one thing my father is good at, is cutting corners. He knew what his plans are that is why he didn't object when I took the girls back. After all he only care about him. The same way the sacrifice us for their freedom. Now Gianna and I are together even before knowing the truth. Miguel has given me his word that he'd find out about my mother’s whereabouts. I think we need to end everything once and for all. We have to stop it from going on. The knock that sounded from the door brought me back from the thoughts I ventured into. Vito and Nate came. I sent Maria and Gianna with Nate on purpose. I don't want Gianna to worry. She kept blaming herself for everything. Believing her father’s words. But in my case, the mistake started from them. They knew how important the jade was. They were not supposed to allow anyone to see it talk more of misplacing it. I didn't know anything about the jade
GiannaThe moment I saw the wicked smile on Maria's face, I knew its not going to end well with us. Even Nate was exhausted from driving us from one place to another. The first place we started with was her father's house. I couldn't help the tug at my heart at the bond of the two. I get why she said he will keep her at home. The man wouldn't even allow her to lift a finger. Different varieties were being set for us to eat. As the glutton Maria is, she ate like her live depended on it. We left after three hours. Nate and I kept following them with our eyes as they ventured into different part of the house with her father showing her what he possessed. "Why are we here?" Nate had said. I could swear I saw a lone tear from his eyes. Like, why was he getting emotional. I wanted to ask him but decided against it. It's not like we're that close to ask each other personal stuffs. "I think we should go back home now. We've roam around the city more than enough" I said. Nate and I shared l
Gianna“I know you're not happy seeing me here before you but I had no choice. I couldn't think of anywhere else to go but here. I don't know why everything isn't going right. I know I can't change what happened in the past but also if I can reverse back, I will make everything right. I-” I stopped when bile rose in my throat. I don't want to break down in front of her however, the pain in my heart is unbearable. My vision turned blurry as tears pricked my eyes. “Why would you choose to abandon me? Aren't you my parents? Why would you sacrifice me just because of what I did which was unintentional. Why!” This time around, my voice came out in a high pitch followed by the tears that found their way out of my eyes. It's better to let everything. To pour out my heart maybe it will reduce the pain in my heart. Maybe it will lessen the grief in me. My mother looked surprised at my outburst. I don't think I will leave the house until I've gotten all answers to my questions. To know why I
Valen “Up till now I fail to understand this Valen. I don't know what is going on” Miguel broke the silence that resonate in the car as he drove us to my mother’s house. At that moment, the excitement of meeting my mother has left my body. I don't feel that anticipation instead my heart was filled with pain. The pain of losing Gianna. No. There's no way I would allow her to sacrifice her life for me. I know there's a way. There must be another way. I will make sure I find it. By all means. I won't allow anything to happen to Gianna. “Its funny right?” I answered Miguel letting out a light smile.“Nothing is funny here. And why are you smiling. This is a complicated situation. Why is the moon goddess testing you two with difficult trials? First, Gianna was the cause of your curse now she’d be the one to free you from the curse. This is-” Miguel threw his fist on the steering wheel. “What I know is Gianna will not sacrifice herself for me. I will find another way. I will make sure of
GiannaI couldn't help but ask of money from my mother since I don't have any on me. I don't know how Valen will take it when he came to know that I'm gone. I know if we see face to face, he'd definitely stop me. But I don't think I will be able to look him in the eye knowing that he's in pain. It's better if I take decision in my hands. I'm going back to meet Mrs. Marissa and Adelaide. I'm ready to face anything if it will be worth it. I slipped the white envelop under the door before turning on my heels and walked away. Getting a ride wasn't that hard. The journey began after fifteen minutes of waiting for the bus driver. I rested my head on the window while I went into thinking. About everything that transpired. Now I know the reason why I didn't meet my mate all these while. Because Valen is my mate. I’m sure Maria will freak out when she came to know that I'm gone. If I don't take any actions, I would continue to blame myself. I closed my eyes while I awaits us to arrive at our
ValenI should've known the two will only waste my time. They made things more complicated by bringing up excuses from different angle. I got angry and left. And that was when I received the shocking news of my life. The letter Gianna left for me. I thought I burned the letter. How did she find out about it? Or did she...Right. She read it while I was in the bathroom. I almost lost my shit with Vito and Nate. I told them clearly to keep an eye on the girls. He was telling me she said she would be stepping out for a stroll and they didn't care to check when they didn't hear anything from her. A hiss left my lips as I stuffed my clothes inside the duffle bag. I have to stop her before she take any silly decision. I know how fragile her heart is. She's still blaming herself for what happened. Even after all my assurance. Allowing her to sacrifice herself for me is the last thing I would allow to happen. “Master the car is ready” Vito announced. “Okay” I stick to short reply. I was sti
GiannaTwo days laterIt's been two days since we came back to the pack. I won't say my relationship with Valen has gotten worse but it hasn't been better. I tried explaining to him about what I've decided to do. Yet, he kept telling me not to worry that nothing will happen to him. The full moon is coming in the next two days. If I don't do the needful at that time, I don't think I will forgive myself. Unless he does come to find another means. I grabbed my phone from the nightstand and dialed my mother’s number. We’ve been in touch since I came back. Although I don't get to speak to my father. She assured me that she will set things right. I'm still shocked at the way he treats my mother. “Hey my dear. How are you?” Came her voice. “I’m fine mother. How have you been? And the business” I remembered she told me her business isn't moving that well these days. If only I have the means to help. “It’s going smoothly. At least its better than the past days. Tell me how are you too? What