Isabella's P.O.V"Bella... Bella.. wake up." I opened my eyes to his face looming over mine. His mouth curled into a smile immediately when I opened my eyes. "Rise and shine. Good morning sleeping beauty." Ethan greeted me.Even as I was still dazed by sleep, I blushed at his words slightly and he noticed this too. Leave it for Ethan to notice everything."Don't just blush there, come on. We have a meeting to attend in the next hour." He said.I was left trying to deduce when he had returned. Ethan had a flair for disappearing and appearing whenever he chooses. The man was like a magician. But on the other hand I knew why he was here. The reason for his sudden return was Mila's letter which we received the previous day.As Ethan moved off to take care of other things, I grudgingly rose up from bed. It was way too early in the morning and I had a late night sleep. After Brian had bluntly refused to grant us entrance to see Emily, Taliia and I had returned to a late night party where I
Isabella's P.O.VI turned to Ethan immediately and noticed the smile on his face. "Family reunion?" I asked him with a hard stare on his face."What? Ethan didn't tell you?" His aunt asked immediately."I wanted it to be a surprise for her." Ethan replied with a shrug.Yeah damn right, it is. I said within me. Why would he trick me into attending his family reunion as if I was now part of the family? Well I was, In a manner of speaking but what we shared was a contract marriage, I hoped Ethan wasn't really going too far with this.Ethan's Aunt laughed out loud. "Oo Ethan. Leave it to my nephew to be dramatic." She said, "On the other hand, he's quite a charmer." She gave me a wink."Yea yea. He is." I replied with a forced smile. "Well come on, people are arriving already." The woman invited us in and we got in after her. The hall was wide and beautifully decorated. Paintings hung on the walls along with a chandelier at the center of the ceiling. In the middle of the room was a huge
Ethan's P.O.VI noticed the undeniable shock on Isabella's face when Mila appeared at the door. I heard her gasp in surprise and her hand unconsciously gripped mine. My own eyes narrowed apprehensively at the figure of the approaching demon, Mila. As for myself I had been warned about her presence already and I did what I could, to hold back myself from attacking her at that very instant."Ethan... Mila you..." Isabella struggled with words beside me."It's alright Isabella." I whispered to her, squeezing her hand softly in the process. "It's gonna be alright dear. I've got this." I assured her.Mila moved up and took a seat at the table where she sat opposite me, beside my uncle. Her face wore that devious grin like a second skin and I struggled with the urge to reach out and choke the grin off her face but I stayed put, with my own eyes boring into hers."I've taken the liberty of inviting Mila here." My uncle continued. "This is the annual get-together o f the blood moons and It w
Ethan's P.O.VMy ears were ringing loudly by the sound and for a moment, all that was around was just a mess of limbs as everyone was entangled together on the floor where we were thrown by the impact of the explosive.I got up and quickly turned towards the shattered door. About five men were making their way into the room swiftly with long blades in thier hand. Even among the chaos, I could perceive the scent of moon lace on their blades. These men were not here just to have a chat with us, they meant business, to kill and to destroy.As I watched, one of the pack guards in the house with us stumbled forward to intercept the intruders. The assassins moved with relative ease and their movements were swift and precise. Our pack guard soon collapsed, never to rise again.My eyes quickly went to Mila who was struggling to rise too. Her face registered the same surprise and shock that was on everyone else' face. If this was a game she was playing on the rest of us, she was playing well
Isabella's P.O.VI had never seen Ethan so angry before. The first time I saw something close to this was with the arrival of Emily. The anger that coursed through him now was beyond what I saw back then. He was especially mad at his uncle whom he blamed for what happened there at the get-together. One minute we were all having a strained and forced get-together and then the next minute we were attacked. The men who attacked us were very skilled and I had a feeling if not for Ethan, we wouldn't have been alive by the time the pack guards finally overpowered them. Emily probably had heard about the commotion from the infirmary which doubled as her prison and as much as she was still recovering from her wounds, she came to help immediately and now she lay there in a pool of her own blood with fresh cuts on her body. I knew these wounds would not be healing soon because of the same stuff that had prevented her from healing quickly from her previous wounds. Her eyes were tightly shut a
Isabella's P.O.VMy heart jumped to my throat all at once. It seemed Ethan was finally ready to address the skeletons he had hiding in his cupboard. It seemed he was finally ready to tell me what the vials were for. I waited eagerly with anxiousness trickling through my veins as Ethan began to open the chest. The initial silence that had descended on the room was interrupted all at once by a loud rap on the door. Ethan looked up, his eyes met mine and I saw frustration flashed briefly in his eyes before he quickly put the chest back into the drawer and where it belonged. "Come in." Ethan said. The door swung open immediately revealing Brian. His eyes met mine and he frowned before turning to Ethan. "Excuse me Ethan, I didn't mean to intrude." He apologized. "It's okay Brian, you weren't intruding." Ethan replied calmly. "You seem agitated. Where's the fire?" He asked. Brian flashed a questionable look in my direction. I understood at once that he probably didn't want to speak in
Ethan's P.O.VAlmost immediately Mila finished speaking, a pack guard badged in with urgency and alarm all over his face. "Alpha... Ethan..." The man stuttered breathlessly. I didn't need him to say much, I turned immediately. "Brian with me." And then I turned to the guards. "Keep an eye on her." I motioned to Mila. Together, I and Brian ran out of the dungeons and headed straight for the car packed outside. We got in immediately and Brian took the wheel, driving as fast as the car could carry us. We arrived at the infirmary and right from outside I could see the chaos that had raged on at the place. The door was broken while dead or wounded pack guards laid on the floor. I entered the infirmary and was met with an even gross sight. Some of the healers were also wounded. With a pang I remembered that Emily was brought here too. I quickly ran through wards trying to find her and luckily I did. She was in a ward far from the one that was holding the assassin and by the look of it,
Ethan's P.O.VAll eyes snapped to my direction immediately as I stepped out from my hiding place. The assassin who I had pursued up to this point stepped back in surprise. "It's him! It's Ethan!" He said in alarm. "And you foolishly led him to us." The masked man said grumply to the one handed man before turning his gaze to me. "I heard you're quite the fighter." He said. "I've heard those rumors too." I replied with a smirk. "Even if you're as good as they say, what makes you think you can take on all 12 of us?" The man asked confidently. "You've never seen me fight, son. But I watched your lot's little dance style back at the pack and I also noted that you all fought the same way. Trust me son, I'm a fast learner." I said. My ears caught steady and subtle movement behind me and judging by the smell I perceived, I could tell it wasn't foe. Oh wait, was that the pack guards? If so, what were they doing out here? I wandered. It seemed that the assassins who stood before me did