Garrett No idea why I did it but I took off my shirt and went to his room. I listened for a moment and then knocked. This dude was definitely timid and shy because I could hear him muttering about his shirt and I knew he was topless.Nothing too fancy but I waited for a while before he finally opened it. The moment I said I wanted to stay in his room a little, he was stunned by his marrows obviously not expecting that. He stood aside and I went into his bedroom to climb onto his bed. Gosh, I have missed this bed.'We both have.' My wolf concurred with me.I looked and noticed that Jace was not coming to bed or moving at all as he stood there by the door after closing it. I decided that I would put him at ease and asked what he was going to do. He mentioned he had originally wanted to take his bath and I urged him to proceed with his arrangements and act like I was not even present.Not saying anything else, I faced the ceiling as I waited for him to start moving. The guy was too stun
JaceGarrett was really something. His last question still had me amused as I recalled him asking if I was wet.I mean, what grown man without a disease did? But then I was glad he wanted me to lay with him on the bed. I actually was really scared about doing so earlier as I did not want to provoke him. He had asked me to treat myself as one of the occupants and I could decide what I wanted with my bedroom and who I wanted inside but I most certainly could not find the courage to ask him out of the room.Eventually, I climbed the bed and moved to the other edge even though all I desired was to go there where he laid and have him hold me.I was ashamed of myself. How could I be thinking of such things when I knew deep within my heart that it was really wrong to do so. What was actually wrong with me? Was this how damaged I had become that I would think that a straight man would want to hold me?But a part of me questioned him as well. Why would he keep showing up shirtless in my room
Jacob It was getting really hard to focus on what I should be doing with Jace walking around the house. I was losing control of my emotions at this point that I felt as if I would go crazy.I had actually decided to go start working on the cameras this night because I was unable to sleep without tossing around as if my world was in a whirlpool. The thoughts in my head these days were definitely not for the weak minded. It was taking a lot of strain on me.My brothers retired to bed and I went down to the hive where I started setting up the computers. They had been running and I had some files downloading overtime that were all set for me.I would never know how long I must have stayed there when I heard the door open.Actually, even though I knew it would be really wrong, I wished it was Jace coming in there to check on me and not Harold.The old man had brought me a cup of coffee. "I thought you could use a little something while you worked." He said as he came to place it beside m
Peter It was definitely going to be me going through lists. My brothers had always made it clear that they were no cops and I just wanted this all sorted out. I had been blaming myself all through that I had been there and could not do a single thing to rescue that wolf. The way he had looked in the direction of where I was hiding in my car made me feel every inch like a failure. I should have really tried to do something for him. It would have been better than hiding back there like a common coward.My brothers all tried not to say anything about that part of things but I knew very well that they wanted to. I mean, who would not suspect that I had been a fool.Even if the others would not say it, I was sure that Damon's rash attitude was clear because he was disappointed that I would just sit down there and watch one of our kind be taken away. I dared not look straight into his eyes for long all through and I would say that dinner has never tasted more sad than it did today.After d
Jacob I had been waiting for that alert as I kept searching and suddenly it happened. It was really confusing how everyone that came in seemed a little legit via the time when Peter said those men came in with vehicles. There was something wrong with the footage from that area and I was having a really hard time figuring it out.So before Harold came inside, I had actually put everything in a really slow motion loop. That way, I would be able to know if there was missing footage. That would help me.It was supposed to alert me at the point when the footage jumped to another transition. That was the red that had alerted us. There was something missing indeed."You seem like you found something. What happened?" Harold asked me."Watch this." I said as I played back a little at the normal speed. He watched everything with such keen attention. "Notice anything?"I had to ask after it finished playing. Old Harold could not make anything out and wore his glasses."Play it again." He said t
HaroldThe boys were amazing and I was impressed. I no longer saw them as a job I had to do but as my sons that had grown into able bodied men. They were simply so amazing that my pride swelled.Listening to everyone speak made me realise that they were more than ready. Heck, even Damon, the ultimate unserious of the family, was suddenly protective. I could tell his anger was his little way of stepping up to his responsibility. He was clearly the boomerang that would strike out the enemies.Then, there was Peter. The awesome and ultimate browser. He seemed to be having the blame tendencies with how he was trying to make it his fault that something had happened to anyone especially the person that had been taken. I could tell that he was going to make one heck of a protector too.Then, there was Jacob. As calculated as ever. He was the one who saw it all and perfected it all in his head. He had his eyes on his goal and would do everything within his power to shield his family.And then
Peter Of course I had a lot to say to him. I had lots of questions especially surrounding the fact that he has spent his time in Jace's room. I had woken up this morning feeling really curious over the fact that he had slept there. I probably hurried down for breakfast in hopes that I would catch him there early but upon arriving at the dining area, Garrett was not there. Jacob was already eating."Took you long enough." He said to me,"Where's Garrett?" I demanded."You wouldn't even say hello to me?" Damon asked me.I mean, we both were buddies. Unlike that asshole pretender among all of us that would act like he did not care that Jace was among us when he would sneak into his room. Why on earth was he sneaking around if his intentions were clean?"Hello, Damon." I said to him without looking at him as just then, Jace came to pour out my tea.By the moon goddess I caught Garrett's scent on him. Or was I imagining it? It made me even pissed at him that I was prompted to stop him fr
Damon They pretended like they had everything all figured out but I could tell no one just had the balls I did to go face it off with those nasty bounty hunters. They needed to understand and know who's boss or they would not fear us.For the longest time, I had studied our history with the bounty hunters and how they came into being. It had been a group of humans who thought highly of themselves and neglecting their evil deeds was what led us to this point actually. We could have reacted or even treated them at the onset rather than letting them grow stronger. Our ancestors made this grievous mistake that was eating into us and now, it was just too hard and impossible to ignore.Now, I had said what was clearly in everyone's mind and I suddenly was the crazy fella they needed to tame? Is there any form of hypocrisy that was greater than this? Nevertheless, I decided to follow their plan only because of one thing, I needed to pinpoint the location of those assholes and then, I would
Damon I guess I should be given the fastest man alive award for the way I had dashed out of the lab. Finally, my brothers were coming up to speed with what I was planning to do and it was really nice that I was not alone in this. Seeing those vampires out there looking really helpless was not something that I had been looking for. So, I went over the rock and made the fastest jump down ever as I rushed to the car. Very quickly, I pulled away the bushes used to cover it and I got inside and started driving away. The sun was already coming down at this point a little and I knew we were somewhere around the afternoon. I drove all the way straight out of the outskirts in a frenzy I had not been expecting and soon, to the city. I had no idea at the slightest where exactly I wanted to go but I pulled one on my contacts. The moment I dialled him, he became really scared from how he sounded on the phone. He probably was wondering why I was calling him two times a week. That was bothersome,
Garrett You ever have a sibling you wish it would not really matter if you kill them because right now, Damon was filling that position for me. His rash reactions and lack of foresight against risk was alarming so much that I began to wonder how he had managed to survive all these years.How on earth do you go around pulling levers and when the ground beneath you starts to give way, you remain put? How do you hear sounds that are scary and then risk your life to go investigate. He was beginning to make it look like our purpose here was to try and keep him from doing something stupid other than save our pack.Now, he had returned with the not so good news on how there were vampires in here. And he was looking excited much like he wanted to release them. I was counting on the fact that he might have already done that. I looked helplessly at Jacob and the disappointment on his own face told me everything that I needed to know about his emotions at the moment. He did not actually find it
Jacob A mission with my brothers was definitely not something I thought would have happened if asked about it two years ago or even six months ago. Who would have thought that so much would change in just a short time that was beginning to make me realise something more. It was not so bad working with my brothers. In fact, it made me feel a special closeness to them and I started to wonder as I was driving why we never bonded this way. Perhaps, I should say thanks to the bounty hunters for this avenue and Jace for being the common thing that we all were mutually connected to.I drove through the outskirts and peeped at the rearview mirror to find Damon sleeping. He looked so peaceful and not so mischievous. I admire him now. A version of me who had gone out of his way to take risks for us. I mean, who would have thought that such a heart lies beneath that playboy glee that we were all used to. It made sense now, those times that I would find him snooping around. And now I could tell
Damon Everyone was finally on the same page. At least everyone here that had to be as Peter was still upstairs sleeping. I enjoyed the fact that we all understood this whole situation wholeheartedly and I was finally able to open up to my brothers on what I had found out. By the looks of things, we most definitely would be getting back at Luke together.I had to explain the whole findings to them but I had already seen the design of that machine and I believed that was something Garrett the genius would be able to understand. I was right. The moment he took a look at it, his eyes widened with so much shock. He recognised it or at the very least, what it was supposed to do and I knew we were not safe before he told us that it was all about destruction."Wait, what do you mean by that?" Harold demanded. This was the first time I have seen him panic this way."From what I can tell about this, it is supposed to create something that would fish us all out and make us go rabid and even kil
Garrett Finally, we would not be needing to keep our identity hidden from Jace any longer. It was high time actually because I was already wondering if I was going to have to keep lying to him. Harold seemed to be finally getting into understanding us and I was really happy. That was when Jace asked the funny question and we started laughing.I felt bad for him when I looked up at him and noticed how he looked. He had been genuinely shaken up by Peter's stuff that he might have seen his life flash before his own eyes. I knew for one thing though that even though Peter was not going to eat him, he was definitely going to kill him. But it was not intentional and that was something I believed Jace should understand. Yes, I have always wanted his attention to myself and I really wished for that even now but we all had fought together to keep him safe and so, everyone deserves a second chance to make him trust us.So, I spoke up."Actually, he was not going to eat you. He was in pain and
Jace I was freaking out, my insides felt like they had been tied into a knot of sorts and right now, all I wanted was to leave here alive. I had been shocked when I had suddenly been approached by a wolf so much that I feared that I was going to lose my life. The creature was definitely really big and the eyes screamed of the many horrors it was promising me.That was when I saw Damon approach and my eyes lit up. Perhaps, he would defend me but the distance from where it was to where I stood was actually really close. One wrong move and it might actually attack me and cause me a lot of pain. Fear coursed through my insides as I was already trembling.Harold, Jacob and Garrett had come from behind me as well. But they asked me to calm down.This was clearly my fault, I had thought. If I had not been busy feeding the foxes then maybe this wolf would not be here. It probably had seen me and had come for its own meal. Those were my thoughts until I saw the unexpected. The wolf had launch
Damon I could see now that we all were in league and for the first time since I was burdened with my sexuality, I finally felt relaxed. It was great to feel that I and my brothers were in this together and right now, I did not want to deny Jace anymore. If anything, I wanted to be with him, learn to love him and see where all this ends. One confusing aspect was my brothers though, they all seemed like they were prepared to go all the way with him as well and this could easily ruin all my plans. I have no idea what exactly I had been expecting but it most certainly was not that they would latch on.Well, it would be great to see where it all leads. And right now, Harold was looking really troubled. There was definitely more to the reason why he was so certain that we would not be accepted and I knew he was hiding some juicy story. One question I had right now was if Harold had attached to him a dark side. That would actually be great to talk about. That our all uptight butler has his
Jacob Alright, this was way more than I had ever thought or bargained for. The fact that everyone suddenly had fessed up made me feel like it was all over and done with. All the hiding and deceit but what I believed was the fact that everyone of us had a problem. Bad enough that Jace was a guy, how could we all belong to him? It was horrible to even begin to think with and the fact remained that I did not want to share with anyone.I had to carry, Peter insisted. The asshole that has ruined everything because of his impulsive decisions. While hearing Harold speaking to Damon. I heard when he told him that we all were going to have to reject Jace. That sounded awful but I shall have words to say later.The door to Jace's room was open slightly as I emerged from his floor and Garrett was in there. I walked over and then slightly opened the door to find Jace laying down, his head on Garrett's lap as the latter rocked him from side to side."Everything okay?" I asked him."Yes. I guess h
Damon I already had enough of the pretext as I walked away. At some point on my way downstairs, I decided that it was all good and I returned."Ah, Damon, I'm glad you returned. You know we can talk about this." Harold said to me."Come on, bro. We cannot keep hiding secrets and I know that you're not a traitor, so you shouldn't take what Garrett says to heart." Jacob said to me.They were definitely considering gigs in the comedy terrain because right now, I was pissed beyond measure."Secrets? You think my secret is anything like the ones I notice in the house? Yet, I trust you all so much that I am in denial." I stated."What are you talking about, son?" Harold demanded."Yeah, what are the secrets around the house?" Garrett demanded."How about this for a secret, bro. How about you explain to us what is good between you and Jace!" I demanded angrily."What is that supposed to imply?" Garrett demanded."I probably was not going to suspect anything but I have been watching. Pretend