DARREN'S POV Someone is outside. I tried to catch the scent of whoever that was, but I couldn't smell anything. He was firing an arrow at us. "Rupert, I have to go out and find out who's doing this!" "Darren, no. There could be more of them outside! I will light the torch." Rupert runs upstairs to the control room. He flips the switch, and the torch in every corner of our house shines brightly outside. We can see everything within five meters away. The torch was Dad's idea, just like my cave. He built it. He used to talk about attacks. I don't know what he meant by that, but he spent his days building my cave and the torch. I remember he said it would ward off enemies. Confused, I just let him do his thing. Not knowing it was one of the signs of his advance Alzheimer's disease. Aside from the cave and the torch, Dad also put a horn. The first day he test it, police came into our house and questioned Dad. He said it was for the coyotes. They were everywhere, but we all know it
DARREN'S POV It turns out that wolfsbane is a type of plant that is very lethal to werewolves. Physical contact with it would burn their skin and weakens them, which could sometimes lead to death. This means the person who used that to his arrow knows about my secret and wants me dead. "You shall not mention this to my Mom. If she asks you, make up some stories. Anything, but do not at all cost divulge this information to her. Do you understand me, Rupert?" I know he wouldn't tell if I asked him. However, I wanted to ensure that this information would stay out. I will deal with this in my way. "Of course, bro. I'm just bothered. Who could have done this? I don't think of anyone who knows your secret apart from us." Sad to say, I couldn't think of anyone who did. But I do remember an incident twenty years back. It was a year after my first transformation. One full moon, I shifted and stayed in the wild until I transformed into my human self. My dad made the cave, but I'm anxious
LEONA'S POVWe drove for an hour. Darren was so quiet, but I could hear his heart beating like a drum, nervous about something. I wonder where he's taking me. Darren pulled over to the old campsite outside Croshire City. He said the place was abandoned for ten years and is now called a hunted land. "Then why are we here? It's not a perfect spot to go site seeing, don't you think?" I complained, hesitating to come out of the car. "Come on." Darren urged me to go with him, and since we were already there, I had no choice. I followed Darren's lead. The campsite had a vast expanse of land. Remains of fun activities can be seen everywhere. I bet the kids love to spend their summer here.Darren stopped by the lake. There were ruined kayaks, and the boat sank in the corner. And the zip line was still attached to a pole from the tower over fifteen feet away from the lake. "This place is incredible, Darren. I've never been to a cam site. What happened here?""I was seventeen when my parent
DARREN'S POVMom was already awake when I came back. Leona dropped me off while she headed back to her apartment. She promised to visit Mom in the hospital again. "Where were you, son? Why so blue?" Mom noticed my sad face. I didn't mean for her to see, but that is how I feel about that short rendezvous with Leona. "I took Leona to the campsite. I tried telling her my secret, but I got scared, Mom.""Oh, son. Come here," Mom held me close. The summer camp was the last time I had fun because the next day was when I turned eighteen, and the curse came out. Since then, I have lived in the shadows of my cave and the woodland at the back of our mansion.Next time you should bring her somewhere and talk to her about it, bro."I doubt, Rupert," I sat beside him and remembered the werewolf, "Mom, Rupert, there was another werewolf in the campsite. It chases us!" "Wait, what? Did Leona see it?" Mom jerked off a little and was held back by the pain. "Mom. Watch out for your wound. It's stil
LEONA'S POVUnexpectedly, Darren slept in my room again. I deeply thought about the werewolf who chased us at the campsite. His scent was new. Is he the one who killed those kids in the camp before? Did Victoria send him? I want to know. This chasing has to end before my friends get hurt. It's either Victoria has my neck, or I'll outsmart her. I need to find that wolf. Darren slept early. I could hear him snoring already. Fortunately, he didn't see the werewolf. I have enough things going on in my mind. I don't want another complication, or I would have to leave. I'm living the best of my life. I have friends who love me and my career. It's a waste if I leave, so I better take action. First, I need to know who owns the land. Maybe they are connected to that wolf and Victoria. I slept planning. The next day, I woke up to the gushing sound of water. Darren was not in bed. He's reusing my shampoo and everything in the bathroom, including my toothbrush. Imagine he uses my toothbrush,
LEONA'S POV"You are a grown man. Act like your age! Can we have breakfast peacefully? This isn't a competition!" I walked out to my room, slamming the door behind me. I heard Rupert reprimanding them. So they've been having issues with each other since they were kids. I thought they were close, like Andrei told me. And from his version of the story, Darren changed and became moody until he withdrew himself from their family. Why is Rupert telling them to fix their issues? I better ask him when we're alone. If there's a person who knew them better, it would be him. Andrei texted me, saying sorry, and left. At the same time, Darren came knocking on the door. I realized his shoes were in my room and some of his stuff. It forces me to open the door because of that. I thought he would grab his things and leave, but he sat beside me and touched my shoulder. "Sorry. I forgot you and Andrei are….""Stop right there. Again, we are not together. Yes, he is special to me, but that's it," I
LEONA'S POV"A~Andrei put her down!" I shouted. Startled seeing Margaux's face turn red. His eyes are glaring with anger, "Andrei!"Andrei blinked as if some forces left his body and let go of Margaux. "I~I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…."He turned to me, but I was perplexed like Margaux. "I'm sorry," Andrei ran back to his car and sped away.“Margaux!” she fainted. I immediately called Darren and asked for help from the security guard that passed by. Margaux was rushed into the emergency room and was given proper medication. She had an anxiety attack that was why she fainted. The doctor gave her some medicine to help her relax, and she was transferred to the recovery room. Darren called her parents and informed them. It happened so fast that I couldn't imagine how we got that far. "Leona, your arm," Darren saw the scratch and insisted on having it cleaned by the nurse. They put some antiseptic and covered it to avoid infection. "What happened, dear? I thought you had already left,"
DARREN'S POVMargaux scoffs. "She is Darren. Why are you defending her all the time?""And why shouldn't I?" I snapped back."Dude, just relax. Margaux is trying to make her realize where she belongs, and it's not a big deal," Brent chimed in, and this time, I'm losing my temper. I stood and stared at their faces. Aaron Lewis plastered his arrogant face glancing at Leona. At the same time, others don't care much about the tension. "Why should I relax when you are humiliating my fiancé!" I exclaimed and pronounced the last word slowly, ensuring they heard it right. "What? I'm sorry. You must be delusional. Stop making stories, Darren," Aaron speak out. I know he was trying to hold that back, "Sorry.""He is not," Mom intervenes, "Leona is the daughter of Rose Eldrich. Who happens to be my husband's best friend. We had an agreement before she died that our firstborn child would be betrothed.""What the… she's the heir of Rose Eldrich?!" Aaron Lewis almost chokes in his own words. "P