LEONA’S POV“Darren, stop! Let him go!” I meddled. Andrei was not backing down, “Darren!” I turned to Andrei and apologized. I was fixing his shirt but Darren pulled me back to our table. “Why are you apologizing to him? Are you on his side?” “I’m taking sides here. Darren, his your cousin. You shouldn’t fight with family!” I raised my voice so he could hear me clearly. The music was so loud and it was hard for us to understand each other without yelling on our faces. “He started it!” Darren looked away. His eyes was staring at Andrei’s direction who was gazing at him, “Babe, I don’t want us to fight over some unimportant person. Fine! I got carried away with anger. Just don’t get mad at me. Okay?” Darren held me close. He really changed. Before, when he’s mad, he would pour it out on me or blamed me. It was so unusual how he pleaded and wheedled. “Sorry,” he peck my forehead. At first, I was hesitating on how to respond to his gesture, but I ended up hugging him back. It felt
DARREN’S POV“What is Andrei doing here? Does he always comes here at this time?” I rushed out of Leona’s room to open the door. “Darren, let me handle this okay? You know he sometimes visit,” Leona quickly followed me and blocked my way. “This has to stop, Leona. You are my fiancé. He can’t come here anymore. I forbid you.”We were arguing when the door suddenly opened. It was Sophie. I forgot. She was with Tyler. They helped Kinsley to send Brent home. “Oh, you two are still awake. Andrei’s here,” Sophie let him in. Leona had no choice but to entertain him. “Am I interrupting something? I could go home and come back in the morning,” Andrei said, but he looked surprised seeing me with Leona’s clothes. “By all means!” I answered. Leona admonished and offered him tea. Does my cousin knows the concept of sleeping? It’s already late and here he is! Wanting a chitchat or something. “No, thank you. My house was far. Mind if I crash here? I think I had a lot of drinks tonight. I feel
DARREN’S POV“Andrei? What happen here?” He was breathing heavily, staring at the vase. His temperature was elevated. Normally, a person who experience that sudden rise of blood pressure and heart rate indicates anger. “Nothing. Sorry, I didn’t see the vase. It got hit when I swayed my arms. I was going to open the door.”“That big vase broke by swaying your arm?” It was a lame excuse, but I’m not going to prove my suspicion that he intentionally smashed it. “Where are you going anyway? I thought you are sleeping here.”Andrei smirked, facing me.“I change my mind. I’m feeling better now. Thank you for allowing me in. I forgot I needed to wake up early for some important meeting. Tell Leona I leave and thanks.”Great. Andrei left me a broken vase to clean. I turned the lights on and get the broom and vacuum cleaner when Leona came out of the room, walking slowly. “Darren? My vase! What happen here?” she jolted towards me and I noticed that she forgot to wear her slippers.“Watch yo
LEONA’S POVDays after I gave Darren my virginity, he became extra clingy and came home to my apartment daily. He didn’t allow me to attend to work and suggest to take as much rest as I needed.Yes the pain was still there. but I could handle it, and I don’t want everyone thinking that I neglected my job because I’m one of the stockholder. It would be unfair to my workmates to not attending my work after the announcement especially that I handle the Muse Fragrance account. “You’re going to the office? I thought Darren doesn’t want you to go to work because your vagina still hurts….”“Stop saying the v word! Yes, it still hurt, but it’s getting better everyday. Besides, it’s so boring at home,” I grabbed my bag and left with Sophie. She was driving my old car while I drove the new car Darren gave me. Sophie called down her window, driving apposed to my car.“Race you in the parking lot,” she said and drove away, leaving me behind. “Ah! You want to race,” I step on the accelerator an
DARREN’S POV“What do you mean he’s missing?” I immediately called Mom before Rupert could even answer. “Darren! Your Dad, he was here in the garden and suddenly he’s gone! The back door was open when I got here,” Mom cried. “Did you check at the back?” “He wasn’t there! Son, what if he went to the forest and got lost? The werewolf.”“Stop, Mom! Nothing will happen to him. I’m coming home,” I ended the call and told Fiona to cancel all my meetings. Leona heard about Dad and insist on coming. I wasn’t supposed to let her but she’s not taking no for answer. Before leaving, I instructed Rupert to go to Mariko and used anything to help us find Dad or maybe guide him so he could find his way back home. I was more worried about the werewolf. I prayed that he wouldn’t find him. When we reached home, Mom and Cora was in the living room waiting for us. I quickly went to the garden and check the door. There were mud footprints going out. Same foot size with my Dad.What bothers me was why
LEONA’S POVDon Rafael was out of his mind, crying and trembling in fear. He was screaming about the werewolf and constantly asking for forgiveness.“Don Rafael you are safe now. I got you,” I was holding him back to the mansion. Many times he tried to pulled back to escape. Skeptical about my intention. I was terrified as well. That werewolf who chased me found Don Rafael. He was so close to being killed and luckily the good werewolf was in the area and helped him. No one would believe if Don Rafael talks about werewolf. We’ll keep it ourselves. But I am still bothered why he ran out and undressed. “Rafael! Thank God!” Madam Sonia cried, hugging him, “Look at you, you’re a mess! Let’s get you clean up. Thank you, Leona.”She told Cora to prepare the bath tub, and remembered Darren. “Ah, Leona dear, where’s Darren?” “I was hoping he already came back. I didn’t see him on our way back here.” Darren hasn’t come back. “Don’t worry, dear, he knows his way home. I’ll get your father
LEONA’S POV:“If this is a joke, Leona, it’s not funny!” Darren snapped. I heard him relaying our conversation to Madam Sonia. “Darren, I mean what I’ve said, don’t come out. I’m on my way,” I ended the call and hurried back to the mansion . Sniffing around and searching for Amanda. I followed her scent. She was hiding in the garden, waiting for someone to comes out. She saw me and quickly ran away.“Amanda wait!” I chased after her, but she didn’t stop. She went back to Zach Newton’s house and moments later, I heard her car sped away. Darren must have heard my voice. He came outside calling my name. “Who was that and how did you know about the guy?”“That was Amanda. I followed her here and saw the bow and arrow at the trunk of her car,” I went inside and explained everything I discover about Zach Newton. Although the record doesn’t showed any information about any siblings, I concluded that Amanda was connected to him. “I didn’t tell you about Zach Newton when we found his buri
DARREN’S POV:“What about Leona? What do you see Mariko?” I was anxious to know. I always thought she’s different, gifted from any other woman.“Nothing. Do you know where she came from? Her family, her past, did she tell you anything?” Mariko retracted her hand, and remove the incense on the table. “No. We haven’t gotten to that part of our relationship yet. I don’t think she would open to me regarding that. Why?”“I’d like to meet her one of these days, would you mind?” Mariko saw something and didn’t want to divulged it yet. Was it that confidential? But even if I pressed her talk, she wouldn’t. I have no plans to push him anyway. “Not at all. I would invite her next time.”Rupert was also anxious what Mariko saw. She wouldn’t react that way if she didn’t see anything. But there’s no use forcing her to talk. It would up from her leaving when provoked. “Are you going to face that werewolf?” “I have to. I don’t think Mariko would sit still and let me get killed by that beast. Bes