Seraphine's Point of ViewI frowned as I continued staring at Maximus' retreating figure. He was acting weird from the moment he arrived late in our first class, at lunch time, and even until now that classes ended. The five of us always walked home together, even if we arrived at school separately the moment we realised Leilani takes so long to prepare in the morning, and that Luster waited for all of us for two hours.Maximus arrived earlier, smiling wanly at me though I’m pretty sure he tried to make it appear like how he usually does it. Unfortunately for Maximus, I know him quite well already to see when his expression shifts.Though I couldn’t discern what expression it was. Still, it enabled me to know when something is wrong with him.The only problem is, it was not easy to catch him and ask about it. He always either excuses himself immediately, saying a bunch of things I didn’t believe one bit, or he smoothly diverts the topic away whenever he notices I was about to ask him.
Seraphine’s Point of View "Tonight, on the first full moon of this year, we all gather to witness the union of Seraphine Wildfrost and Maximus Wilder. A bond forged under the light of the full moon is unbreakable, a testament to love, loyalty and strength." I fought the urge to grimace at what I just heard. A threatening glare from Maximus made me swallow which I instantly regretted when his eyes followed the movements of my throat. The raw hunger in it made my stomach coil in disgust. Testament to love my ass. "Maximus," the elder who was officiating the wedding called out. "Do you vow to protect Seraphine, to stand by her side through every trial and success, through sickness and health, and to cherish her with all your heart?" Maximus flashed me a smile before responding in a loud, confident voice: "I do." My heart clenched tightly at the pure happiness and possessiveness in his brown eyes. "Seraphine. Do you vow to support Maximus, to share in his joys and burden, and
Seraphine’s Point of View "Cassius..." I continued to weep for my fallen husband even as I felt someone hoisting me up from the ground. "Come on, Raph. Cassius is already dead. Let's get you back to your room." I bristled at Maximus’ words. I slapped his reaching hands away from me as I took a step away from him. My grief and anger are getting the best of me. My mind is swirling with violent thoughts as I glared at my husband's murderer. "Step the fuck away from me, you traitorous bastard!" I shouted at him, pouring all my anger and pain on it as much as I could. I need an outlet for all the emotions that are occupying my whole being, because if I bottle it up inside me, it might explode tragically. "Seraphine. It has to be done." His words did nothing but enrage me even more. "Fuck you, Wilder! Just fuck you! I don't know what you want to achieve by killing my mate, but I'm telling you, you won't ever succeed on it! No traitorous bastard ever succeeds in their evil dee
Seraphine's Point of View "Stay here for the meantime. I will just have to talk to someone. It wouldn't take long, okay?" Maximus softly said, then he kissed my forehead before leaving our room. Our room. Calling it ours still felt weird. I could even taste the bitterness in my mind. But there's no more use denying it, or even trying to rebel against him. He knows my weakness. Of course, he does. He's been my best friend before he turned into this obsessive psycho that he is. We've known each other since we were twelve. We stuck to each other for the longest time. It was once us against the world. But now... I felt myself trembling as a long, racking sob came out when everything hit me at once. It was once Maximus and I against the world, before I met Cassius. It was us who did everything together before I met my mate. But now, I'm just alone. My mate is not here, my best friend is no longer the same. It's Maximus who is causing me so much pain and distress right now. Ca
Seraphine's Point of View It's so weird returning to my twelve-year old self with my twenty-nine years old mind. I could still remember how I was during my younger years— immature, sharp-tongue, and a fiery temper. It just lessened as I grew older, until I met Cassius and my temper got the best of me most of the time but it eventually matured when we fell in love with each other. My heart twinged a bit at the reminder of my mate. I wouldn't meet him until later when I was sixteen. That's four years from now. The thought of seeing his younger self makes me nervous, yet I still yearn to see his face and feel his presence. For the one week that had passed since he died, I continued to see his lifeless blue eyes looking at me. Even in my dreams, it still haunted me. So when I woke up every morning, my wolf had been itching to break free and run far away- away from the man who had killed our mate. I suddenly bristled when I realized something. My wolf... I can't feel her. The re
Seraphine's Point of View "See you tomorrow!" I enthusiastically exclaimed while waving my goodbye to one of the kids. "Come on. It's getting dark already," Maximus whispered behind me while gently pulling the hem of my shirt. "Have you bid goodbye to the others?" I asked him as we started our way back to our pack village. The other kids walked ahead of us. Maximus shakes his head. I raised an eyebrow at him. "Why?" "I will get to see them tomorrow; why say goodbye?" He muttered, his face flushed. "And... I'm still shy around them..." I chuckled, making him blushed even deeply. "That's perfectly alright, Max. You'll come around eventually." I reassured him while patting his back softly. The beaming smile he responded made me smile as well. It was a long trek back to our village where our parents had been waiting for us to come back. This is our routine during school days, which I kind of forgot amid the flurry of events that occurred. So when I caught a glimpse of my wa
Cassius' Point of View I pressed my ears on the door of the meeting room at the homestead just to hear clearly what the Elders and my parents are talking about this time. It's been a while since they had a meeting that made my parents so tense. So it is no wonder I'm curious beyond what's right, and which is why I'm secretly listening to the meeting. I am the soon to be Alpha of our pack, of the honorable Silvercrest Pack. Our family has been leading it for centuries and so far, no one has been able to take it away from us. None of the members had any issues with how our family leads as well, nor did they have the guts to protest if there ever was. It's not like anyone's capable of leading our pack aside from us. So it's really not that much of a worry. "Is everyone here already?" I heard my father's deep and commanding voice speak. A series of 'yes, Alpha' resounded across the room. "Alright. Elder Sebastian? You can start with your report." "Thank you, Alpha," I pressed mys
Seraphine's Point of View "Have you heard what the adults are up to?" I raised an eyebrow at Leilani. "What?" She sat on the chair in front of me. "I've been seeing some adults gathering at the bonfire area every other night. I think they're talking about something important. Maybe plans? They seemed too serious for it to be just a simple gathering of adults." "Plans for what?" I asked. "It's not like we're a proper pack. We don't even have a leader." "We don't?" Leilani asked, her voice raised a bit in surprise. I blinked several times at her. She didn't know? "All along, I thought it was your parents..." she trailed off. "Cause, you know, they're the healers in our village?" I shake my head in disagreement. "No, they weren't the leaders. We have no leader, because we are not a proper pack. My parents are just known healers because they were the only ones who had the knowledge about medicine and the like, but they weren't the Alpha and Luna." "How come we didn't know