Seraphine’s Point of ViewCassius is dating a new girl. It caused another uproar because it’s been just four days since his break-up with Rhianne and the rising rumor about me being the third party in their relationship. His new girlfriend is one of Addison’s friends from a different class. Her name is Zoe, and she’s actually the prettiest among all Cassius’ girlfriends. She’s quite popular too, though not in a good way. I don’t know why Cassius decided to date her, but I didn’t dare ask. Besides, it completely buried the rumors about me, replaced by the new reputation that Cassius unintentionally built for himself. He’s now the town’s resident playboy, especially after dating another girl just four days after his last relationship, which had lasted for four months— the longest among his previous relationships.Addison wasn’t happy about it, but she kept giving smug looks at me as if she was the one Cassius is dating. She’s just glad that I’m not the girlfriend, though she doesn’t lo
Seraphine’s Point of View“Where are you heading?” Cassius asked me as we left the room, leaving a bickering Luster and Leilani inside.“I’ll go and talk to Maximus,” I said. “Are you going to pick up your girlfriend?”“Yeah,” he said, then his brows furrowed. “Is that a good idea? You know Asher won’t be hap—”“Actually, it was Asher’s idea.”Cassius raised an eyebrow, looking confused and disbelieving. “Care to elaborate?”“I was alone in the lake last weekend when he approached m—”“What?” He stopped on his track, voice rising in surprise.I rolled my eyes. “He didn’t do anything, Cassius. In fact, he apologised to me, and even told me that they would grant our family whatever we wanted as a token of gratitude for saving his mother.”He still looked dubiously at me, but gestured for me to continue as we also continued walking.“Anyway, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted,” I gave him a sharp look, to which he just responded with an eye roll. “He approached me, apologise
Seraphine’s Point of ViewJust as I expected, the news of my reconciliation with Maximus gained various reactions from my friends. It wasn’t as bad as Maximus expected though.But among the three of them, like what I told Maximus, Leilani is the most unforgiving one. In fact, she never let an opportunity pass in reminding Maximus of what he’s done, and how it affects me. As much as I’d like to stop her from doing so, I know it’s just how Leilani tried to cool her temper and weigh down her anger. She blabbers on about what angers her so it won’t spiral inside her mind.Maximus accepted it when I told him, so he tried not to take offense. Though it’s not like he’s getting offended. More like, he’s not taking too much of Leilani’s words in his heart.Just like right now. Maximus was waiting for me outside the room, holding a sandwich in his hands. He beamed, his eyes brightening immediately when he saw me approaching. I missed seeing him like this because of me.“Good morning, Max,” I gr
Cassius’ Point of ViewSeraphine didn’t look back when I called her, which was just expected, since I had just spat harsh words at her. I feel extremely guilty about what I said. I don’t want to lie that I didn’t mean it; because I did. I don’t know where she got the idea that Zoe is cheating on me because she spends most of the time with me outside her house. I don’t think I’m that stupid not to know if she’s out with someone else.But then why would Seraphine say that? I’m not sure why, but the only reason I can think of is because of our last argument. Maybe she’s trying to get back on me for trying to tell her it’s a bad idea to reconcile with Wilder.I don’t want to believe her accusation. I don’t want to believe her. I’m trying so hard to convince my own mind that she’s just upset with our previous argument, and this is her way of getting back to me. To ruin my relationship with Zoe. Because the alternative is unthinkable.I won’t be able to forgive Zoe if it’s true. I refused t
Seraphine’s Point of View“S-sera...”A sharp ache pierced my heart when I heard Cassius’ trembling voice. The strong, arrogant, aloof and playful Cassius, gets tearful upon personally witnessing his girlfriend kissing another guy.I firmly held his face to look at me. “Let’s get out of here, hm? It doesn’t smell good here,” I joked in an attempt to coax him to smile. It seemed I underestimated his feelings for Zoe though, because there was no reaction from Cassius, who would usually scoff at my attempts.“Come on. We’ll eat the brownies my father made for you,” I whispered, standing up and pulling him along. Luster helped me with holding him up, then I started dragging him towards the Homestead. Luster and Leilani trailed behind us.I intentionally walked in the direction of Cassius’ cheating girlfriend. Her eyes widened comically when she saw us. She scrambled to get away from the guy she was kissing, ears turning red. From embarrassment or what, I had no idea. It would have made me
Seraphine’s Point of ViewI woke up from the loud screams and explosions I'd heard. I opened my eyes blearily, yawning loudly. What’s that noises I've heard?Just as I was about to leave my bed, the door of my room burst open. I squealed in surprise, but it paled in comparison to the frantic yells of my mother.“Quick, Sera! Let’s go!” Mom exclaimed.“What?” I asked, confused. “What’s happeni—”“No time for explanations now! Come on!”Mom hurriedly pulled out of the room, uncaring of my bed head and rumpled pyjamas. I almost didn’t wear my slippers from how hard she was pulling me. My father was downstairs, collecting the medicine kit and other concoctions. Once he saw us, he closed the satchel off and guided us out.What welcomed me were running people, tears streaming down on their fear and panic-filled faces. The Generals rushed towards the opposite direction, to where the people were running away from. My eyes went wide when I saw smoke from near the entrance. Is that from the ex
Seraphine’s Point of ViewI plopped myself on my bed, sighing deeply as I closed my eyes.The past four days that had passed since the attack were exhausting. We’ve been working non-stop on healing the injured, as well as preparing the sacred incineration, where the deceased pack members will be cremated after a sending off ritual. I wasn’t doing a lot of healing work like my parents and the other Healers. Instead, my parents tasked me with brewing the basic concoctions and salves that we needed since we often ran out of them. If I’m not brewing, I’m sent off to run some errands, and so I keep on walking and running around the village and then back to the hall.It’s such an arduous work that it kept me occupied for days and so I wasn’t given proper time to think properly about what happened aside from the occasional tears I shed when I passed by the injured people and the family of the deceased. I haven’t even talked with my friends for days. I just see them whenever I’m running erra
Cassius’ Point of View “Drink this later before you sleep, Oliv. It will help with the nightmares,” Seraphine softly said as she handed the vial to Leilani’s mother. “Oh...” Olivia mumbled, surprised. “This must be expensive... we can’t pay—” “You don’t have to worry about payment. It’s on the Council. They funded us to brew this concoction so we can give it to those who are experiencing shock from the attack,” Seraphine patiently explained. “I already gave one to Leil before we went down, and she’s sleeping peacefully right now.” “Thank you so much for this, Seraphine...” Olivia whispered, clutching the vial with trembling hands. Seraphine smiled awkwardly at her, unsure of how to act. “You’re most welcome, Oliv. But we may have to cut our visit short for today.” “It’s alright. You’re welcome to return here anytime. Leilani would appreciate your company.” Once we left Leilani’s house, Luster parted ways with us, saying that he’s got some errands to do in the Emporium. So Sera a
Seraphine’s Point of View“Do you play this kind of game?” I shook my head. “I played hide and seek and other chasing games with the kids back in our previous village, but not any ball games.”Josiah smiled charmingly at me. If I wasn’t so in love with Cassius, and if I didn’t know him from our previous life, I would probably fall for his charm.“Do you like playing tiring games?”Despite being cautious of these guys, I still tried my best to be polite and friendly with them. So to avoid being miserable the whole time I spend with them, I might as well try to enjoy it.Smiling, I nodded. “I prefer it to mind games.”Josiah laughed heartily, throwing his head back. “Who the fuck even likes mind games?”“That guy over there,” I responded at the same time someone behind me said. “Maximus, that swot.”I turned around to see who it was.Augustus Ferrell. The youngest son of the Ferrells, who were members of the Council and Circle. An old family too in this town, so they’re well known in t
Seraphine’s Point of View“I can’t believe we’ll find out about our mates next year,” Leilani mumbled beside me as she sipped her grape juice. “We just met our wolf last year! How time flies so fast.”“It’s been just a few weeks since New Year, Leil,” I said.“Am I wrong? It’s still last year!”I shook my head, not bothering to counter her words.“I don’t want to be eighteen yet...”I turned to Leilani, eyes wide in surprise. “What? I thought you were looking forward to meeting your mate?”“That was before Luster confessed to me,” she flashed a wistful smile. “I wanted him as my mate. I’ve liked him for so long, Sera. I thought I liked Clove, but Luster’s just different.”“Are you afraid that Luster isn’t your mate?”She nodded. My heart clenched at the thought that they really weren’t mates. But... she could still reject her mate. I feel so bad thinking about it, but Leilani and Luster are my friends. I want them to be happy.“I don’t want to reject whoever my mate will be. I can’t d
Seraphine’s Point of View“Are you an enemy... or an ally?”George blinked his eyes multiple times before he burst into laughter. “What are you talking about, Sera?” He asked after he recovered from his laughter.I raised an eyebrow as I crossed my arms on my chest. “Cut the act, George. My wolf is smart, and I know your wolf is aware of it too, that's why you didn’t attend my birthday celebration yesterday.”I just realised it right now as well. For the past few birthdays I had, George is always present. Aiah also told me that George wasn’t really sick. Wolves can smell that. So the only probable reason why he didn’t attend my celebration is because his wolf had told him about my wolf. It seemed his wolf had recognised my scent, I just didn’t know how they knew it was me.He was avoiding meeting me because he knew I’d found out about him being a time-traveler.George paled, but he quickly masked it by chuckling and shaking his head. Unfortunately for him, he’s obviously nervous. “I
Cassius’ Point of ViewSomething changed in the air between my brother and Seraphine, but I couldn’t determine what it was. I just know something shifted the day Seraphine went to the Homestead with me, looking for George. She came to my room after talking with my brother, looking dazed and rather distracted. They became closer, for some reason. They don’t hang out as often as we do but Seraphine would visit him in his room before she visits me when she comes to the Homestead. She hasn’t done that before.It sparked the burning jealousy inside my chest. I don’t like feeling this way, but I couldn’t help it.Especially because my confession plan for Seraphine’s birthday was a massive failure.First, the banner I made was destroyed when I spilled my coffee on it the morning of her birthday. I wasn’t able to redo it again, so I decided not to do it anymore. So I focused on baking a cake for her— chocolate truffle cake. Daniel taught me how to do this when I visited their house. I didn’
Seraphine’s Point of View ‘I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.’ I put the book I’m trying to read down on the table, groaning at my wolf’s incessant rant in our mind link. ‘Stop it, Aiah. You’re giving me a headache.’ ‘Because I hate it, Sera! He doesn’t remember you at all! That just means Azi doesn’t remember me either!’ I sighed, feeling bad for my wolf. ‘I’m sorry, Aiah.’ ‘It’s not your fault. It’s that stupid Maximus and Jax’s fault! They’re the reason why our mates don’t remember us anymore! Why we have to suffer these one-sided memories!’ ‘It will be alright in time, Aiah. There’s a lot of time for you to get closer with Azi. Don’t let the past ruin your chances of being with your mate again. Just do what I did, alright? I’ll help you, Aiah.’ My wolf seemed to calm down at that, though I could still hear her growling in displeasure and anger. At least she stopped her whining, because I couldn’t focus on what I was reading. Aiah got to meet Cassius yesterd
Seraphine’s Point of ViewTwenty fucking minutes.I still have to wait for twenty minutes before my birthday comes. Twenty more minutes before I meet Aiah again.Just like in my first life, I wasn’t able to sleep properly as I waited for my birthday to come. It’s like the first time all over again. But can anyone blame me? Meeting one’s wolf is one of the most important events in our lives. The memories and feelings during that moment your wolf manifested are something no one can forget anytime soon.“Sweetie, will you sit down here and drink your tea before I tie you on the chair?”I pouted at my mother. But before I could respond, dad came to my rescue.“Let the child feel excited, Cecil. You’ve been in her place once. Surely, you’d remember the restless excitement everyone feels while waiting for their birthday.”I nodded in agreement while mom glared at the two of us. “Fine, but don’t do that in front of me. I’m getting dizzy from all your back and forth.”Saluting my mother, I he
Seraphine’s Point of View“Welcome back!” I smiled while watching Cassius as he was greeted and welcomed warmly by our classmates. It only faded when I noticed most of the girls taking the opportunity to cling to him.My brows furrowed, lips pursing in displeasure. These opportunistic, two-faced girls! “What got you frowning so early in the morning?”I didn’t deign an answer to Luster’s question. I just slumped on my seat, closing my eyes. I could feel him and Leilani exchanging glances, and I knew for sure they were talking again using their eyes.Cassius wasn’t supposed to attend classes again until next week, but he told his parents he felt like he'd already lost so much time. And also because he’d be bored to death if he stayed alone at home for another week. I started attending classes again a week after Cassius woke up. I visited him two hours before I went to school— which means I woke early— and after class until before dinner.His mother cried when she heard the word ‘death
Seraphine’s Point of ViewThe hidden falls was something that I didn’t want to share with my other friends, even though Luster and Cassius knew about it. I only showed it to Leilani so she knew about its existence, but I didn’t want to hang out with them there. The lake is our preferable place to hang out.For me, I feel sentimental about this place because Maximus and I reconciled here years ago. We rarely come here, but when we do, it’s always memorable.“Let’s go up there,” I said, pointing at the humongous rock. Maximus nodded and he went there first, helping me as I climbed up. “Go there at the other rock,” I told him.His brows furrowed in confusion. “What? Why?”I sat down and pulled the painting materials out of the paper bag. “I’m going to paint you.”His jaw dropped, a look of utter surprise on his face as he looked at the materials I was holding. “I... I didn’t know you could paint.”I shrugged. “Because I never told you about it. I rarely do these, so you should feel hono
Seraphine’s Point of ViewI don’t know how long I was staring at the moon from the balcony of my room. I just came here to clear my mind, but the moon above caught my attention and I couldn’t keep my eyes away from it anymore.Lady Selene... are you watching over me? Can you see what I’ve done to the timeline? I couldn’t recognise it anymore because of all the changes I brought. If you’re watching me right now, I hope you could at least give me a hint if I’m doing things right...But no, she’s not allowed to do that even if she wants to. I huffed softly. I miss Aiah. I’m so excited to meet her again. If she still remembers our first life, I hope she’s happy that Azi remained the same. Though she might get annoyed at the fact Cassius considered another name for his wolf.I can already imagine her non-stop admonishment. I used to get so annoyed at her whenever she did that before, but I just miss it so much right now.“Raph.”I turned around to face Maximus. When did he enter my room?