KAYLA. I sat by my windowsill in the darkest hour of the night when all of a sudden I heard a knock upon my door. The frantic thud was loud enough to pull me out of the million thoughts that raced through my head. And when I turned around, my eyes met the ever compelling ones of Lucien. “What are you doing here?” I softly asked, without really fighting his presence this one thing. He was hesitant with his words, only clearing his throat as he closed the door behind him. I got up from the chair and we both walked to the opposite edges of the bed.“Knew there would be running tomorrow after everything that happened, I just wanted to make sure you’re okay” Lucien stuttered, sticking his hands into his back pocket and I raised my eyes to look back at him. “It’s hard I know, seeing your father that way. Even with everything, it doesn’t mean it will hurt less” He comforted and it struck my mind that damned be the day that Lucien Cordero was the one to comfort me.“Ridiculous” I crossed my
LUCIEN.There was something about Kayla’s lips that drew me towards her, never willing to let go. She wrapped her arms around my neck and my hands stuck up her dress.I was breathless between her lips, overcome with the most feral urges as I pushed her against the wall. I ripped her dress over her head and when I pulled away, her arms fell right beside her. She had an earnest gaze in her eyes and her chest rose and fell.Kayla” I growled with my wolf purring at the surface and she bit into her lips. This was a side to her I’d never quite seen but repercussions was never a thing I worried about. “We shouldn’t be doing this” There was a smirk across my lips and her hands pushed into my chest. I fastened it tighter with mine and we walked across the room. “But Rafael—“ I muttered.“Rafael doesn’t care, why should I?” She snapped back at me and I knew that was the only and last time I’d mention him that night. “Tonight, I don’t belong to anyone but you” Her lacy whisper sent a shiver u
LUCIEN. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO YEARS AGO.“I have something for you” Her ever-gleaming eyes lit up as she brought out a syringe from her pockets. My gaze fell to what Juliet was holding in her hands and I arched my brows. “Is that?”“Visane” She scooted closer to me with a shrill chuckle and I couldn’t even pretend to be taken aback. Juliet was spontaneous and there was seldom anything that she could do that would truly surprise me. It was the first of many things that I was drawn to.“Yes!” She squealed. “Except it’s actually mixed with phutesenol and a spell—“ “A spell?” My eyes widened. “You always wished for a way that we could spend our whole lives together and Lucien, this is finally it” The smile across her lips dropped and there was so much emotion in her eyes that I was compelled to say yes.“Being immoral scares me” I muttered, darting my eyes to the needle but Juliet wavered it off with a scoff. “Except you’re just not immortal, you’re immoral with me” She locked our li
LUCIEN.ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO YEARS AGO.“You don’t know what you’re doing” I dragged Rafael behind the door and pinned him to the wall. “You see what she did to the both of us, we don’t know for sure what else she’s capable of!” I growled.“What more do you want from me brother?” He asked. “Leave her!” I raised my voice and he pushed me off him. “Stay away from Juliet. She’s danger, she’s evil and she would destroy you” Rafael still tethered close even after what had happened because of how much he was compelled to believe she loved him. Which made it even harder for him to see where I was coming from. Juliet was not only a cheater, she was a traitor who was marked by several clans as an insider, a spy. She was even believed to have started this great war herself but yet, Rafael couldn’t see past her blue eyes, and dainty curls, her sweet, soft voice and her ever glowing skin.“You’re only jealous!” He couldn’t see past that. “Jealous?” I echoed in disbelief and he shoved me w
KAYLA.It usually started off like this. Clouded vision, aching joints as I staggered to my feet. The sharp scent of forest air piercing through my lungs and the utter disorientation that stemmed from the realization of being lost. All my nightmares started this way, after so long of not having them, alas they were back to haunt me. The tall shrieking trees rose up four times my height, beating against the winds with its wavering leaves and I looked around from the corner of my eyes before taking the next few steps. I knew what was coming, either Rafael would tumble out of nowhere or it would be the other strange wolf. However, both were usually followed by a shake in the grounds like an earthquake. So I knew what to expect, haven being here a couple times but something pricked my conscience that the rug was to be pulled from my right beneath my feet.And the forest always had its surprises. And like I guessed, startling me the next second was a crow which appeared out of nowhere
KAYLA.Ever since the attack, a majority of the Blood Moon pack were in confinement. Rafael even went as far as to lock up both April and Sebastien in a cell under close monitoring ever since Rose. For about a day, Veronica was in there as well but since she came out, she has been barely seen around the pack.It was almost a blessing but on second thought, it made me even more scared that now especially she knew about Rafael’s baby, she was hiding and plotting something more ruthless. The thought that she’d always known crossed my mind too, and that she was the one who poisoned me.Or maybe it was April, my own sister turned enemy.Or both.I paced right in front of the cottage room, realizing there was only one way to find out. Behind the door was Christina and she was the only one who still had a sense of freedom besides myself. I could only imagine what she was going through after what happened with Ross and now dad.However, I still knocked after contemplating for a few seconds, I
KAYLA. There was a glint that sparked in Christina’s eyes and a lone tear which escaped and she began to shake her head. “I’m so sorry” She muttered and a furrow came between her eyes. “For the nth time, you didn’t do anything wrong” I answered but she withdrew from my hands.“Actually,” A lump formed in the back of her throat. “I did” And her words caught me by surprise. “Kayla, I might have been the reason you lost the baby” Even moreso now that I batted my lashes.“What?” I immediately blurted out. “I know you told me not to tell anyone but then April, she was eavesdropping one day and she heard you and I when we were talking about the child and she forced me to tell her. She tricked me and convinced me that I could trust her and she was my sister, I thought I could” Christina went on and on, wailing while my heart started to race.I pushed a hard lump down my throat, clutching my chest.“It’s all my fault, I’m so sorry and I don’t deserve your kindness. Nobody should have to go
RAFAEL. ONE WEEK EARLIER.“Veronica” The whole room fell silent after my words and there, my grim eyes met hers. Seated by the edge of the bed, she raised her face to me and as if expecting what my next words were, she heaved a sigh.A sigh between a scoff and really just a dark chuckle before burying her face back into her hands.“We need to talk” I freed the handle of the door, closing it behind me and during the brief pause, I could almost hear the stomping of her heart.“This isn’t working” I knew I had to rip the bandaid off and the next time Veronica looked to me, a tear dropped from her eyes. “You think?” She shrugged her shoulders.“After I find out the way that I did that you got another woman pregnant, you still come to me and tell me that it isn’t working” There was a crack in her voice as she stood. “Well no shit” She turned away.“Kayla has…”“Has always been there?” She snapped back. “She’s always been there and you think I didn’t know. You think I didn’t see the way yo