-Angeline-I am beyond furious. I can’t believe that Stefan can’t understand why I did what I did. It just proves that what I am doing is really the right thing. Choosing him is the worst decision I could make all my life. I fumed all the way back to Ethan’s cottage where we found Raja and Lucas eating by the kitchen. I walked straight to the dining table and sat, irritation was spreading all over my body like wildfire in the forest. “Are you okay?” Lucas asked, looking at me with so much concern. “Yes,” I said huffing. I still can’t understand why Stefan was like that. I thought he had changed. I saw how he was while Angelica was around him. How he made me his priority and how kind he was with me. But the moment that he found out that I was Angeline his mood shifted and he stopped listening. And to make it worse he was back to his old self, that it felt like I was suffocating. All I wanted was to tell him and let him know that I wanted my old self back. I am willing to forgive
-Ethan-I know that I should be happy, especially after I found out what Angeline was planning when we talked to Stefan earlier but something about the whole ordeal just doesn’t rest well for me. “So, what happened?” Lucas asked, unsure if it was right for him to even ask. Honestly, I am not sure about what really happened. Not sure if what happened really happened either. I sighed as I looked at Raja and then at Lucas as I started to explain something that I was not sure that I should even be talking about. But then maybe if I told them exactly what it was that was bothering me, then maybe I would be able to get some clarity.“Angeline admitted who she really is to Stefan,” I said, earning a surprised look from Raja and an open mouth from Lucas.“What did Stefan say? How did react? I thought Angeline wanted revenge. How the hell that happened? What happened?” Lucas asked all at the same time. I know the information was overwhelming because imagine just how I felt. I myself don’t qu
-Ethan-I have never felt more awkward than this very moment. Stefan decided to take a separate ride to where we were supposed to meet Kristoff. Once we got out of our cars, I watched as Kristoff’s eyebrows raised but he didn’t say anything even though everything about the way he looks at us tells me otherwise. “So how are you guys?” Kristoff asked, definitely testing the waters. This time it’s me who raises my eyebrows, questioning his motives. “If you’re asking if something happened between us, then yes,” Stefan replied before walking ahead of us. “What happened?” Kristoff asked the moment he felt Stefan could no longer hear his question. “Long story,” I replied not in the mood to discuss what had happened between us. “I have the whole day,” he replied with a smile. “Well, unfortunately for you, I don’t,” I replied as I walked faster than the way I walked earlier.I know that Kristoff meant well, but I just can’t find it in me to even try and tell him what exactly happened in
-Stefan-Our meeting with Kristoff was early this morning but I didn’t really bother texting or calling if we should be driving together. Just the thought of being alone with him hits differently now that I know the truth. Honestly, I have yet to process the information that was dumped on me like it was so easy to process. I don’t know if this is my Karma, a payment for everything that I have done not only to Angeline but also to Ethan. I know that Ethan is Angeline’s blind date and that Ethan really liked her even though he just saw her for a few minutes. But then again, if they are really meant for each other then why did fate bring us together and even make her my Fated Mate?There are so many things about this whole ordeal that doesn’t sit right for me and there is nothing I can do about it.Just then the door to my office opened and Mrs. Smith came in, anger and frustration, and maybe a little guilt filled her every step towards me. Behind him is the reason for Mrs. Smith to ha
-Stefan-I arrived earlier than Kristoff and Ethan but instead of going inside, I preferred to stay in my car. I leaned back and closed my eyes as I tried to calm my mind. It’s been messed up since the day Angelica, no, Angeline said those words. I am even having a hard time determining which is which because honestly, it’s really hard when the face you know so well isn’t the face that you’re looking at right now.Although I can’t help but feel a bit glad that I fell in love with the same woman, am I really in the position to be glad when that same woman hates my guts and wants to replace me? But that’s not all, I also have to think about our son. How should I tell our son that his mother, whom he thought was dead was actually alive?There are already so many things that I need to think about and yet my thoughts are only focused on her. How can I not when even though I thought she was dead, she was still in my heart and in my mind? There are so many questions in my head right now, a
-Ethan-“Where do we stand?” I hear Stefan ask calmly even though I know that he was anything but. Of all the years that we were friends, it was not hard to determine if he was wearing a mask or not. Ever since he became an Alpha and after those who wanted more power wanted nothing more but to get the position he had, Stefan stopped showing his feelings. He had several masks that he wore for certain occasions, right now he is wearing the one that shows calmness even though everything inside of him is chaotic.The only time I saw him show his emotion was after he finally admitted and stopped his internal battle to like Angelica, who of course was also Angeline. Despite the glamour that she was in, Stefan still liked the same woman. He fell in love with her from the moment he laid his eyes on her without the bond. This makes me wonder if they were really fated together or if was this my chance for redemption.“Honestly,” Kristoff said we a sigh, “We might have known who was really beh
-Ethan-I recall the last thing that Stefan said before he left and I have to admit that a part of me is guilty because of it.“Tell Angelica, no, Angeline to use the same face and name, that is if you want to protect her since it seems like you are doing a better job than I am,” Stefan said in a calm soft voice. “Tell her I’m sorry for being the worst mate she ever had. My ways may not be the best there is, but at that time all I wanted was to protect her. And I guess, it’s your turn now because I failed.” I know Stefan well enough to see that him admitting his mistake was a huge deal. “Wow!” Kristoff exclaimed as he sat on the chair beside me. “I didn’t expect our meeting to end that way.” He admitted.“Neither did I,” I agreed. “But shouldn’t you have an idea that it would be that way?” Kristoff is a good friend and most of the time he keeps to himself. But after what he had seen, I know that it’s hard for him to do so. I looked at my vampire friend, and instead of answering hi
-Ethan-My mind has been in non-stop chaos since after the meeting and conversation I had with Kristoff. I stayed in the parking space beside my cabin for almost an hour now. Lucas nearly went to get me but I mind-linked him and told him that I needed more time alone. Suddenly I remembered that I was supposed to set up a meeting with Kristoff for Angeline but I was so caught up with my own issues that I forgot to do it. I pulled out my phone and dialed his number. “Don’t tell me that you miss me that soon?” He asked jokingly“There’s something I wanted to ask but I got distracted,” I replied disregarding his awful joke. I just wanted to know if there is a possibility of having remnants of the trance even if the removable was already performed.”“You think Angeline is still tranced?” He asked seriously.“A part of me feels that she is still under the trance because, for one, there’s something about her actions that doesn’t really match with the person I know her to be.”“Like what?”