I cannot think straight knowing I am in the same vehicle with the woman that was promised to Xeno. I cannot stop myself from throwing her short glances from the corner of my eyes. I never thought she was this pretty. I can tell that she has been well taken care of by his uncle’s family and must have been preparing to be Xeno’s bride one day.Her black hair was braided down her small back and her face is small with a touch of pink on her cheeks. I wonder if it’s natural or if she applied makeup to look pleasant that she’s meeting Xeno today. I felt her turn in my direction so I averted my eyes the second before she caught me looking at her. I leaned my head on Xeno’s shoulders instead and hid my face from her but I saw her eyes squint on me before she focused on the road while sitting on the passenger side of Samuel Rivera’s car. All of us crammed in the backseat of the car as Samuel drove all the way to his turf. I wanted to look at the window but William was blocking it and I was sa
I looked up at Xeno’s peaceful face.He asked his uncle if we could have a separate room for us. His uncle was a little hesitant at first after he glanced in Ava’s direction and helplessly said yes and asked his wife to prepare one guestroom for us. I was a little embarrassed that they were not ok with it. I know it must be because Xeno and I are not married yet. But Xeno insisted which made Ava’s face sour the whole night before when all gathered in the living room and continued talking about all the struggles we had in the Underworld. I never let anyone see me break down in the corridor towards the garden so I had to collect myself altogether and exhaled all the fears and perturbations in me. When I came back to the living area, Xeno noticed the swelling of my eyes and he immediately asked everyone to excuse us so I can finally have a proper rest.And even before we were already and bed and funny that he slept first than me, I couldn’t contain the happiness I have in my heart while
“Sapphire?”I turned to look at my back and saw Kelly approaching me.It was almost twilight in the evening and the sky was painted with orange and red hues. The garden was empty of people so I decided to stay away from the others and sit alone on the wooden bench while looking at the beautiful sight of the sunset and the city turning on its lights one by one to prepare for the night. I cannot believe that we had already spent three days in this place without hearing anything from Phillius. But I have heard that Samuel would arrange a meeting with his nephew together with the father of the twins to convince Phillius to stop pursuing me and just leave me and Xeno alone.But knowing Phillius, I doubt he would ever stop. Because if he could, he would have just let me go a few months ago after showing him that I have no feelings for him no matter how I tried.“I heard you last night. I am sorry you had to experience those horrible things, Sapphire. You never deserve that,” Kelly uttered w
It was raining hard and all I could smell was his familiar scent and the musky smell of the wood and plants all around the garden.“You go back here whole and unscathed, Xeno…”He embraced me tightly with one of his arms while holding a black umbrella. With whispers of love, he kissed the top of my head and rubbed my back to soothe my anxiety. I feel suffocating, not because of his embrace but the feeling that I have to stop myself from crying in front of him. I am too scared to let him return to New York but I have to. We cannot hide forever and I cannot let Phillius spread his terror everywhere and control people in his hands.“I will be alright, Sapphire. Everything will be okay. As much as I want to bring you with me, I can’t. I never want your life to be in danger again, “ he murmured to me, cupped my face with his hands, and kissed me gently. “I will be back and deal with him. And this time, I will make sure he will never lay his hands on you again.”He let go of me and Kelly qu
Everyone got disturbed after Ava pulled a stunt while all of us were all baffled at Flerim’s transformation in the garden. Mrs. Rivera quickly pulled her to a room and interrogated her about what that behavior meant.I cannot help but feel so restless while sitting on the couch and nibbling on the nails of my thumb. It has become my habit since we came here every time I feel so anxious. And especially now that Ava is giving more signs that she’s pregnant and I am scared that Xeno has to take responsibility for her if she ever proved that he’s the father of her child.Even William and Frix look worried about it and Kelly is just upset. Her sharp eyes keep on glancing at the door of the room where Mrs. Rivera asked for Ava to get inside so they could talk about what is actually going on with her because everyone is already noticing her belly getting more obvious as the weeks pass.“It’s not as if Xeno wanted that to happen right? She deceived him!” Frix hissed in a low voice and Kelly s
[SAPPHIRE’s Point-of-View]“Felrim!”I stopped him on his way toward the forest. I got alarmed and worried that he might just go away and leave me in this place without telling me the rest of who I was and what kind of life I had because it was so clear when he made me see through his memories before that he knows me so well and we lived together in the same place where my parents lived. He is my only hope to bring back everything that was lost and I believe that he has the ability to open a portal back home.I wanted to ask for Kelly’s help to convince Felrim to help me bring back my power but when she was not everywhere. Frix told me Xeno texted her a favor to work on something and William went with her. They just left an hour ago and I have to face Felrim alone. I admit I am still intimidated by his new appearance. He just looks so beautiful and glorious in his silver hair and glasslike smooth skin and even the daughters of Mrs. Rivera cannot help but watch him sitting in the garde
Felrim and I got startled when we heard a commotion in the house. And a loud sharp cry which confused me. It was Ava.I left him on the garden's border, quickly ran inside the house, and found Mrs. Rivera thumping Ava heavily with her fist on the poor lady’s back. Samuel’s wife was so angry her face was all red and her eyes fierce and I was scared that she might break Ava’s bone because werewolves have extraordinary strength and poor Ava is just a human.“Please Mama stop!” Ava cried and the screaming made the two daughters run from their rooms as well as Frix, who was so baffled at what was happening. I didn’t waste any moment and quickly pulled Ava away from Mrs. Rivera who was so angry that I can see on her face that she wants to kill Ava with her own hands.“What’s happening?! Why are you hurting her!” I yelled at the woman and she looked at me almost breathless from hurting Ava. Her two girls are both scared and crying when they both saw their mother and Mrs. Rivera flinched fro
It was almost sunset and the sky was blazing orange with few clouds above.All four of us went to a park in the middle of the city. There is a huge fountain where several people stop and stand in front of it. I watched them bow their heads for a few seconds as if in prayer and toss coins on the fountain, making me curious why they do those things. Even Felrim got curious about that kind of gesture and Frix must have noticed our brows deepened into a frown.“People do that when they wish for something,” Frix uttered with a gentle look on his face. We were all sitting on a wooden bench under a tree. It would be more comforting if the park had grass to feel under my feet. But it was all made of brick just like every structure all over this place. We all got startled when a huge bell made eerie chime noises and it came from one of the tallest buildings here they called church.“It’s already six,” Frix sighed and put his hands on his hips while scanning the area and looking for Kelly. She
“Darn it, Sapphire. Stop ruining your make-up. Please hold your tears back until the end of the ceremony,” Kelly scolded me. It was a bit funny though because when she was the one whose tears flowed incessantly down her cheeks as she watched the problematic makeup artist reapply the foundation on my cheeks.“Oh Kelly…” I helplessly looked at her as she wiped her face with a white handkerchief on the mirror, “Please don’t make me too nervous. I feel like I am already sick in my stomach thinking about the expectations of the people outside,”“You don’t have to think about any of them, Sapphire,” Ava uttered as she arranged the beautiful bouquet of white roses in her hands, “You just have to look straight in the aisle and just focus on Xeno. Just focus on him and breathe slowly and calmly. You will be alright,” she advised and held both hers and Kelly’s hand to ease the nervous feeling in my chest. They both gave me an encouraging smile as they helped me with my gown after the makeup art
Everyone was busy preparing for the wedding and volunteered to decorate the whole garden with white roses because they all knew it was always my favorite. Kelly has been busy managing the event with Ava because they want it to be perfect for me. Although they never wanted me in the venue, I still insisted on helping With the decorating because there are not many things to do in this place for me and I never want to go shopping just like Kelly suggested. I would rather stay here and be with them after Felrim gave me the very good news that he will bring my parents and my brother on the day of my wedding.And Xeno has been very busy with other stuff but he decided to delay all his meetings and stay with me the whole day today, organizing and arranging things to my liking. Kelly has been a great organizer though. I guess it was a talent she has been hiding from everyone and I believe it will open a great opportunity for her in the future. She’s a reliable person when you plan parties and
“I have never seen you blooming like this before, Sapphire. What happened?” Kelly asked me teasingly while giggling after she wrapped her arm around my arm and we both walked inside the Clarkson Mansion's garden. After the long trip from the villa back to this place, Xeno became too busy from all the meetings he arranged with all the advisors and staff of their family business and the people of his Clan. He finally embraced his destiny as the new Alpha and many are pleased that he is back, believing that peace will be eventually restored for all the people of the Clan. The ones who were not happy, the people who were loyal to Phillius had already made their exit and that was much better because Xeno believes that opposition in this pack will not be tolerated, especially since those people rely on Phillius’s greed after receiving so many gifts from Phillius just to gain all their support against Xeno.But now that my fiance is in charge, there is no way Xeno would let them continue t
"I can't believe it's almost over, Xeno. That I can finally sleep at night peacefully, without being scared someone would take me away from you again.""I will never let that happen again, baby. Never again, I swear," he whispered to me as he brushed away the strands of hair straying on my face. The party was a blast and I am happy that everyone finally got to enjoy their night even after Phillius suddenly appeared and surrendered himself to the Faes. And despite that Kelly declined Xeno’s offer to take over the Clan, I guess Xeno has no choice but to stay in that Mansion and manage everything until his father returns. I just can’t tell him that it’s ok for me if he would become the Alpha of his Clan but I know that he still has this trauma from his ancestors that he wants to run away from. But that pack was his legacy and so many of his people are counting on him for the changes that their pack needs. And I believe that Xeno is the kind of Alpha their Clan needs. He has more compass
“What is happening?”I didn’t notice that Xeno was already behind me when the three Faes came for Phillius. The confusion was etched all over his face as he looked at the three guards and then at his twin brother who batted an eye at the concerned expression on his face.“Don’t be too flustered, Xeno. I finally dare to face all the things that I did. You are right. Death is not the end of everything so I am hoping we could still see each other if I ever still have the chance to see both of you in the Realm of the Immortal,” Phillius smiled at his twin brother, his eyes full of peacefulness where I never saw any heavy or dark malice in them anymore. It was as if the antidote gave him a rebirth into a person that is now far from the evil’s grasp.“No Phillius… wait—”“No. Xeno,” Phillius furiously yelled at him, but there is no anger in his eyes but pain. I can see clearly that Phillius still doesn’t want to go and that he is scared that he will really be able to see Xeno once he enters
“Phillius—”Xeno’s hands quickly pulled me against him as if he had seen a monster from his nightmare. But I cannot blame him. Phillius indeed came back to his immaculate beauty. His hair was back to its golden color and shone under the lights of the chandelier, his body bulked and grew muscular once again, and his eyes were bright blue as if he had never experienced suffering from the curse all his life. He stood straight in his regal suit with all his focus on me while setting down the spoon and the glass of wine on the table. I never expected it but he smiled at both Xeno and me like he was a different person. All of us in the dining hall froze and even the musicians stopped playing music when all of them saw the terror on all of our faces.“I am sorry to interrupt the party but there is something I need to discuss with Sapphire,” he looked at Xeno with a humble smile which surprised both of us, “If that is okay with you, my twin brother.”Phillius' eyes were steady as he stared a
“Xeno.”“Kelly. I am glad you have already decided. Whatever it is, I want to let you know I respect it.” Xeno pat Kelly and William’s shoulder, “I support you guys whatever it is you want with your life. I am just happy that you’re here for Sapphire and me.”“You know we have been with you since the very start, Master Xeno,” Frix smiled at him and looked at me as he pursed his lips with a smile, “You have no idea how happy I am now that you’re both finally together again. You both have already gone through a lot, and we all witnessed your faith in each other.”“Wow, Frix, that was really touchy!” I chuckled at him and he just winked at me and pat Xeno on the shoulder. Kelly and I’s eyes caught each other and I knew right away that she was nervous to the core. She kept on pulling her fingers and puffing her cheeks as she blew out air, trying to ease the perturbation she felt in her chest. We all decided to make this night a formal theme to celebrate Kelly’s birthday. I didn’t know it
I can’t stay in the hallway and listen to what Xeno and the Fae talk about. I am too scared of what I might learn about Xeno’s past or maybe I just don’t want to hear the pain in his voice every time he has to explain it to the Fae to clear his name. I know this will not be easy for all of us now that the Immortal Realm is working on the matter after Felrim spilled everything to the authorities in that place. I cannot blame him though. He has to explain to them the things that happened to him and the reason why he was gone for so many centuries. I know that time was not too long for Faes who have eternity to live. But that must still be suspicious to them since they went here to check on me and make Phillius pay for all the horrible things that he had done to me and the other Faes that became his victim.Feeling lost in my thoughts, I found myself stepping inside the room where Phillius was sleeping. At first, I didn't know why my feet brought me here. It’s like my head was full of c
I can’t believe what Frix has just said.With a frantic heart, I quickly ran towards the house's main hall, expecting to see Felrim again. But why am I feeling too scared this time? Is it the fact that maybe they might not allow Xeno to go with me if they ever force that I have to go back to the Immortal Lands because I no longer should be in the mortal realm?My silver hair danced behind me as Kelly and I rushed to where the Faes that Frix was wheezing about. At first, I thought it was Felrim who was standing tall and straight in the middle of the hallway because he also had long silver hair as I have. But when the Fae turned to look in our direction, it was a different Fae and my heart suddenly shrank because there must be two reasons they are here. It is either about Phillius, or me. I didn’t realize there are two of them until I scanned the whole area.“Sapphire—”Another silver-haired Fae appeared from the other side of the hallways and was talking with Xeno, whose eyes automatic