-Ethan-The moment that she entered the room I knew that I had no choice but to face her. I know that she can sense it. But you see it’s really not easy to do just that, it’s not as if my feelings have an on-and-off switch that I can use to turn off whatever it is that I am feeling. It’s more complicated than that. And definitely harder than that.“How are you?” It was Stefan who broke the silence. “I’m not gonna lie,” she replied, “So saying that I’m fine would be a lie.”Stefan nodded as I avoided looking at her even though there was nothing I would want more than to look at her. Hold her, and make her mine. But that’s never happening.“So, what am I here for?” She asked, I could feel that she was looking at me and the temptation to look back at her was overpowering even though I was trying my best not to.“I’m not sure how much Kristoff has told you, but to give you an insight, a war is coming,” Stefan explained, surprising me with his patience and calmness. “I heard bits of it,
-Stefan-I watched as Ethan laid Angeline gently on her bed as I hung up the call with Lucas. I turned to my friend whose arrogance had disappeared.“What the hell is wrong with you?” I asked in hushed but angry tones as I pulled his arm to turn him and face me. Ethan was quiet as he looked at Angeline’s almost lifeless body. “Ethan, I am all out in understanding you but you better start talking before I lose it,” I said, “What the hell is wrong with you?”Ethan looked at me as he ran a hand through his already messed-up hair. This made me realize that something was definitely wrong with him.“I am losing my patience, Ethan,” I said running my hand through my own hair, “You better start talking.”A heavy sigh escaped his lips, as he sat by the side of the bed beside Angeline and he held her hand in his. A part of me wished that it was me sitting in that position but I know that I already lost the right to do that. I sat on the couch near the bed as I waited for my friend’s explanat
-Ethan-I looked at Angeline’s sleeping form as she fought the sickness that as per Uncle Kristoff, was caused because she wasn’t still mated. I don’t know what to say or how to feel about all of this because truth be told all I feel now is pain. I know that I haven’t given her the chance to talk to me or explain. I know that there are so many questions that were left unanswered between us and I know that we should be talking about it now. “So,” Stefan said after giving me a few minutes of silence. “Are you going to start talking or am I going to start asking?”I release a heavy breath hoping that it will take a bit of weight off my shoulder but it didn’t. I look at my friend, my best friend. We used to know each other so well. Used to have each other’s back, until, she came.“Did you know that she was supposed to be mine?” I asked not looking at him but instead, I had my eyes trained on Angeline. “She was my blind date,” I said not waiting for his reply. I know that he knows a bit
-Angeline-I don’t know how long I had been sleeping but the moment that I opened my eyes, I was surprised to see where I was.I looked at my surroundings seeing the familiar color of walls and the familiar design of the room.“Good Morning,” I turned to see Stefan’s smiling face as he looked at me. “How long was I out?” I asked, using my elbow, I tried to rise from my bed but he stopped me. “You don’t have to move so much,” he said as he looked at me brows crumpled as concern showed on his face. “You just slept for a few hours,” he said, to answer my first question, “And honestly you need to rest more.“I think I’m fine,” I replied as I pulled myself together and sat up. I was waiting for him to say something to stop me but he remained silent. Instead, he helped me by placing a pillow behind my back checking if I was comfortable in my position before taking his seat on the couch beside my bed.“Where’s Ethan?” I asked, trying to act like I didn’t care even though I did.“He’s just
-Stefan-I know that she was hurt, I was just not expecting her to hurt this much. Hearing her story about how Clarisse and Claire had hurt her makes me want to look for them and make them suffer. She doesn’t deserve what they did to her.But I can’t deny that a part of how people treated her was my fault. I know my actions aren’t an excuse, and I have no intention of making it into one. I will never give her excuses, not this time. It’s one of the promises that I had made to the moon goddess when I was looking for her, how I would give her everything that I could give just to make her happy even if it meant that her happiness was not with me. I watched as our son played with her, and I can still remember the look on her face when she heard what our son had called her. Honestly, I was a bit surprised to see that our son recognized her before I did. I can still remember the conversation that I had with him and was glad that it wasn’t hard to explain to him who Angeline was. ‘What
-Angeline-Trigger Warning!There is a mention of rape, in this chapter and if that is a trigger for you, I would advise that you skip this chapter.********I thought the greatest surprise of my life was hearing my son call me mommy but hearing the reason why Stefan and Ethan were asking me to choose my mate was a bit overwhelming. I repeated what Stefan had just told me in my head as if trying to make sense of what he just told me.‘And that’s not all,” Stefan started to say, ‘You need to be claimed. Which is why Ethan and I needed you to make a choice. Because there is still a possibility that your father will use the trance just to claim you and in order for that to stop, you need to be claimed.’‘Because the last that we heard is that your father is looking for you.’Horror filled my entire being upon hearing Stefan’s last words.No, it can’t be…My father is dead, Stefan saved me from him. He’s dead. And yet despite my efforts the memories that I kept hidden in a box erupted
-Angeline-I don’t know how long I had been holding onto Stefan or how long we were in silence. All I knew was that once again I was brought to that day when I found out that he was my Fated Mate. The day when he showed me compassion and sympathy while my father showed me none. Stefan was silent the whole time that he was holding me. His calm breathing helped me relax as he waited for me to be okay.As I slowly pulled away, Stefan kneeled in front of me and examined my face. I know he was checking up on me. Making sure that I was really okay. “Thank you,” my voice was hoarse, as I sniffled. “You don’t have to thank me, Angeline,” Stefan said his voice so calm and soft that it almost sounded like a whisper. “You know that I would do everything for you, everything that is within my power and capabilities of course.” I smiled at him. Surprising him and myself.“It’s been a while since I saw that smile,” Stefan said as he smiled at me. “I’m sorry for being emotional,” I said, “I thi
-Angeline-It has been over an hour since Stefan left and I have been feeling nervous that Ethan decides not to come. That it was official, he hates my guts. I was about to accept that fact until I heard a knock on the door before it opened, followed by heavy footsteps. “Hey,” I heard his voice before I saw his face. “How are you?” He asked, untying the knots from my stomach. “Better, I think,” I replied and he nodded. He took a seat on the couch that was previously occupied by Stefan. And we stayed seated looking everywhere except at each other. And then silence.A very long silence that felt suffocating. Until Ethan broke it.“Stefan said you wanted to talk to me.”“Yes,” I replied.He nodded as if urging me to speak. “I don’t know what happened between us,” I admitted as I looked down at my hand avoiding the look in his eyes. “And I can’t really thank you more than enough for all the things that you have done for me.” My heart was beating so fast and so hard that I thought he