KADENHearing Avery’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts about Storm. Turning around, I gave her the signature smile, or rather a lame mild stretching of my lips, an action which was definitely in contrast with the freeness I experienced around Storm. I guess it was one of the reasons why I needed Storm, to feel more alive and not be stiff like a robot who has taken upon himself to take care of the clan by any means necessary.“Hi Kaden, how are you doing?” Avery asked, stepping closer to me, trying to kiss me on the lips but I turned away at the last second, and the kiss landed on my cheek. I saw the flash of anger that crossed her face and disappeared the next second. “Is there anything wrong?” she asked, and I wanted to tell her yes. I wanted to tell her to scoot away and that I had found my mate at last. I wanted to tell her about Storm, and I wanted to tell that I wasn't going to continue this thing between us but all I did say was that ‘I am fine.’ for the time wasn’t right
STORMI gasped, as my buttocks landed on the floor out of shock, but more of a slight stepping on the can of drink which had laid idle on the floor. My telescope also fell, as if mourning my sad state with me. Very faithful, unlike some handsome Greek , or was it an Irish god, that had just managed to hurt me when we hadn't even started anything. That’s great! It was good that I had found out now though. Yes, it was good that I had found out what a liar he was before having anything to do with him. This way I wouldn’t be tempted in the list to grab and kiss him again if he ever comes close to me. I noted, nodding my head.Actually, Miranda can have him. I didn’t care about that anymore. I mused, sniffing angrily when I felt a lone tear drop from my cheek. God, I am so pathetic.I hadn’t cried over the news of my father’s death immediately, but here I am, whining over someone that wasn’t even my boyfriend yet! Clucking my tongue decisively, I stood up from the floor, refusing to w
STORMMy whole body was burning up. It was like I had been set on fire. I needed water. “Water..” I managed to sputter. My mouth seemed so heavy, or was it my tongue?Immediately, I felt the tip of a cup on my lips. “Drink, Storm. Drink, girlfriend. You will be okay.” the voice said. Lucy was here then. I thought, accepting the water even as she helped to tilt my head further so that I could drink. “What happened?” I asked her, my eyes still shut, relieved I was in my safe hands. “We are not sure yet. I had come to see you in the evening as we had planned, but instead I had heard you muttering gibberish and shouting. Justin had to convince Jess to give us the spare key to your door.” she answered, taking away the cup when she saw that I was satisfied.But even though the water soothed my hot tongue, it didn’t do well for my body but I had remembered it all. The drugs and the shoutings. I had remembered Kaden kissing another woman. Dwelling on it caused a sharp pain to flash throug
I attempted a smile, hearing the relief in Lucy’s voice. I also heard the scurry of Justin’s feet as he came to my side, touching my forehead.“I am fine guys.” I said, proving it by opening my eyes. Earlier, when they had been debating over the state of my health, I had tried opening my eyes, checking to see if there would be any needles pinching the top of my eyes and brain. But there had been nothing. The last of the symptoms, apart from the weakness and pain in my joints, was over. Now I could bask in the euphoria of seeing my friends so happy that I had overcome again. Lucy hugged me first, but Justin pushed her away gently. “What are you doing? Have you forgotten that the doctor had said that she needed maximum care, and here you are resting your heavy weight on her.” he reprimanded, and I snickered, much to Lucy’s demerit. She pouted her lips as he stared between the both of us. “But I didn't put my entire weight on her. It was just a surface hug.” she whined, folding her ha
STORMIt was the same dream again. I was running from something I couldn’t see. But the fear that assailed my body was as if the enemy in question, something far worse than death was chasing me. The clouds were pursuing me too, or rather the darkness had overtaken the clouds and had caused them to chase after me. But how could I outrun them? Just when the dark heavy clouds were about to engulf me, I screamed and woke up. I was perspiring all over, breathing deeply in and out. At least I hadn’t seen the ugly monster or the shape-shifting woman always donned in snakes and scorpions who kept chanting stuff about revenge and retribution and cursing my mother. I sniffed, feeling the wetness of my bed sheet. The dream must have been going on for quite a long time. I thought, taking in slowly, a deep breath to calm my frantic self down. I took another slowly, allowing my eyes to adjust to the darkness in the room. It was just a mere dream. I kept muttering to myself, my heart beat plumme
STORMLucy and Justin were bickering with themselves as usual in my room the next day, something about the best singer for the week. I couldn’t care less. The thoughts of Kaden had never left my mind. What was the meaning of this? I asked myself, wondering how I had fallen this deep without even knowing. For god's sake we had just met two days ago, well technically two years ago, but that didn’t matter because I was with Curtis then, and Kaden had just been a handsome stranger. What was so different about him? I thought, shaking my head the next second. What was so different? Well, he was hot for one! The hottest I have ever seen. That’s different. But I felt that there was much more. I couldn’t just be hooked onto a guy because of hotness. I was not superficial like Miranda.“Hey Storm, what are you thinking about?” That was Justin asking. Nice of him to have taken a break from the bicker and notice me. I mused, looking at both of them. The duo should start dating already. I don’t
KADENSince I had heard that loud clash by Storm’s window, since I had walked Avery out of my room the previous night, citing a headache immediately after, since I had gone over to see Storm, and she had walked me out, forbidding me to see her again, I was tethering on a tiny thread between sanity and madness. Was this how it was? I thought, donning another cup of alcohol. How would I feel then if my lycan was available? Well, even if I wasn’t sure of the possessiveness of my wolf since I hadn’t really had a real woman when it had been around, one thing I was sure of was that I wouldn't have left her room that night, after she had screamed right after she had woken up, whether she had wanted me to stay in or not. My lycan wouldn’t have allowed it. Lycans, as they are very powerful, are very possessive. And since I descended from a royal bloodline, it made things much worse. My friends have been trying to reach me, especially Casper, but I had shut them out, knowing that the advice t
KADEN“Aren’t you going to say something?” Casper asked, and I shrugged. What did they want me to say? That I would leave Storm and not see her again, or that I would snap out of my stupid haze of futile longing for a human? Well, I won’t! And so, there was no reason for saying that because my word was my bond, and they knew that. Well that was shit! I had broken my words to Storm. She didn't trust me again. And why would she? I thought, my hand grabbing for my cup, forgetting that I had thrown it at Liam earlier.“I think you should stop drinking…” that was Lent. But what does he mean by that? “I know that alcohol doesn’t affect us, but you have taken a lot. Now that we are not sure of the state of your wolf, you should take a break from these.” he said, pointing at the bottles in front of me that I had donned since we had come inside the bar.I furrowed my eyebrows, and stared at my three friends, wishing I had come alone, instead of inviting them over. Then, I would have had the f
Storm could feel her heart pounding hard, but it was more out of excitement than fear. She should be afraid, the bird was a true raptor, but it was magnificent. It had black eyes! Round, shiny, very intelligent black eyes. She stared at it for two full minutes. That wasn't normal, she was certain. Very slowly, so she wouldn't startle the creature, she backed across the room to the desk where she kept her phone. Still looking at the bird, she googled the images of the bird, biting her lips intermittently as she waited.Strangely, the bird was observing her just as intently, an intelligence in its gaze as it watched the phone beep occasionally. When the page opened, Storm glanced at the image of the harpy eagle. The eyes were round and shining with intelligence, but they were not black. The eyes in the picture were a bright amber with a black pupil. She let out her breath slowly. Something was wrong with her bird.‘You aren't blind, though, are you?’ She sent the words, not even kno
After Storm was done eating, she thanked Kaden, and let him have the plates when he stretched his hands to collect them. To hold herself from jumping on him, and demanding that he put her out of her sexual misery, she stood up from the bed and sauntered to the window to look at the forest, and clear her immoral thoughts. He had joined her to eat, and for each time his mouth had closed over a morsel of food, she had jerked subtly, as if the mouth was closing over her twin orbs. In a large oak tree, plenty feet away from her, a bird flapped its mighty wings, drawing her attention. A smile swept past her lips when she became aware that she could sight its distinctive features. She was not the same Storm of a month ago. She was different now, considering the amount of trainings she had submitted too.The bird had a round facial disk with a very pronounced ruff. It wasn't an owl but it was large. Very large. The unusual bird could easily weigh at least twenty pounds. She stared at it
Storm walked into Kaden's treehouse and was immediately struck by how it seemed larger than usual. The wooden walls, which should be plain and simple, were adorned with colorful murals and hand-painted designs. One wall even showcased a sprawling mural of a sunset over a peaceful lake, with vivid oranges and pinks blending into each other. And another wall had a charming depiction of a forest, complete with playful animals like squirrels and birds, all brought to life with bright, cheerful colors.The room was filled with natural light that filtered through the large windows, which had been decorated with flowing curtains in soft, earthy tones. The curtains swayed gently in the breeze, adding a sense of movement to the scene. The wooden floor was covered with cozy rugs that added warmth and comfort to the space.A large, comfy bean bag was positioned in one corner, surrounded by soft pillows. Next to it was a small bookshelf brimming with colorful books, their spines lined up neatly
Storm’s mind kept conjuring up provocative images, as she and Kaden walked hand in hand around the clan. The kiss they had shared in her room still tingled on her lips, still kept heat in her blood, still made her hunger for more. She inhaled sharply when Kaden turned and stared at her, his eyes brimming with the emotions that she was sure was playing out in her own mind. For a second, she feared that he might have peeked into her dirty mind, but then she remembered that they were not bonded yet, not in that sense. It brought her swift relief which came with a coating of abashed-ness seen in the coloring of her cheeks and necks, something that wasn’t lost on Kaden who was battling to hold on to his honor. He cussed at himself for closing her lips with his earlier, knowing what could happen from there. But she had been speaking, and her luscious mouth had been like water in a desert land; he had been parched so much that he couldn’t have been able to help himself. And now, the stirr
All through the week, Storm only concentrated on the books Kaden had given her, or rather on the first book she had collected from the pile. Jutul had done the same, concentrating on the second book he had picked. Both had only taken breaks when they wanted to eat or when they wanted to train with Casper for an hour. To assuage Kaden’s caveman jealousy, all the reading had been in the dining downstairs, and yet they weren’t close enough to whatever the books were on about. They weren’t close to the end either, and the transcribers were doing a poor job, despite Jiraq’s input sometimes. It was then that Storm had learnt that Jiraq wasn’t done with the book either. ‘What are you doing with one of the hardest books in the pile?” had been his first question when she had solicited for his help. He had gone ahead to pick up a smaller book, written in English, for her and Jutul to start with, but she had declined—she had grown attached to the old book. And she had vowed to bring it to a fi
Storm groaned tiredly; under the full weight of the knowledge she had been absorbing for the past four hours. Kaden had been true to his word, and with the help of Jiraq, had bundled more than thirty books which smelt of oldness into her room this morning, just before she dressed for school. “For those written in old language, Jiraq was kind enough to let you have his transcriber, so that you can better understand it. You can check them out after classes today.” Kaden had said, when he had stepped into her room with a fellow whom she knew went by the name, Micheal, Liam’s younger brother. She had found out right after Liam’s recuperation weeks ago, about the wicked action on the young fellow who didn’t look a year older than her. The first book on the pile had gotten her attention after the duo had left the room, and picking it up, she had decided to peek at a page, then return to her preparation for school. But a page had turned to two pages, and then five pages, until school was
Storm was chatting with Lucy and Justin, in their phone group , around a time when she should be sleeping, when she heard her name being droned in her ears. “S-t-o-r-m” She furrowed her eyebrows, and looked around the room she shared with Kaden sometimes. There was no one. The voice sounded familiar, and until she felt the eeriness in the room, she didn’t know who it was. The vampire.She got up from the empty bed, and sauntered toward the door, needing to get to Kaden as soon as possible, but the door wouldn’t budge. She stamped her foot on the floor out of frustration, as fear suddenly took root in her mind and body. Where was he when she needed him? Why hadn’t he spent the night with her? She wondered, never minding that she had been one to ask they sleep on separate beds tonight, after he had returned from his meeting with his people, after she had returned from seeing her friends off with Lent. The voice called for her name again, and she shuddered before she could help it, h
There was a stark naked silence in the room after Jutul’s declaration. So stark was it, that Storm felt her ears ringing with deep silence, deep silence and an unclothed unbelief. They were lying? If she didn’t know of Jutul’s gifts, she would have berated him for speaking against her friends. But she knew. She knew he was telling the truth—there wasn’t a need to lie. And she still was finding it hard to believe. Lucy and Justin had planned a lie, and had come to convince them of it? All for what? To gain information on what was going on in the clan? Was their school even on break? Then, the silence was broken by Kaden’s voice which had descended to a certain chillness that informed Storm that her mate was angry, very angry, at being made a fool of. “Lent, place a call to the school’s authorities, and find out if the school is really on break…” Lucy’s dark laughter interrupted his statement, and brought Storm’s attention to her. “So y’all would rather believe Storm’s newest friend
Of course they wouldn’t. Storm thought, looking at Lucy squarely for the first time since she had entered the room. Her friend was still bubbling in age-old anger, and was still carrying a grudge against her.And since, Storm knew she couldn’t do much about it—because what Lucy was demanding was unattainable—she let the latter think that she wasn’t bothered by it. It would help with them leaving earlier. Having seen what exactly was at play here, what evil forces were at play here, she wasn’t about to risk the lives of her friends. She wasn’t about to have their blood on her head, because she wanted them to be included in every facet of her life. It was better they thought she was against them; it was better they believed that she didn’t value their friendship.“So, why are you here, Lucy?” She schooled her face to a cold aloofness, unfazed when Justin let out a cuss word, whilst darting a glance between Lucy and her. There was a minute silence, where Lucy scanned Storm’s features;