-Angelica-I lost…I was handling myself and I knew that I had a chance to win the match but then my son came and I was distracted. I have to give it to him, he really did well more than I expected him to. But there was something about the way we spar that made me question what I know once again. Especially what Angeline, the old me, really meant to him. This was the second time he had called me by my real name, the name I had buried along with the knowledge of my death. I have to admit that hearing him call me by that name took me off guard, especially with the way his eyes changed and morphed into a deep dark pit of nothingness. He looked so haunted that it would seem as if he really mourned the loss of me in his life.Still, I can’t believe that because it might just be like one of those plays that he used to do with me. And all of what I was seeing was just part of a big act. “So,” I heard the voice I was so used to hearing as he offered his hand to me so that I could stand up.
-Ethan-I thought I had it under control.I thought I understood where I stand. But why did it seem like I was letting Stefan take her again like he did before? Why does it feel like I am letting her go again?Is that even what I really want?I was never the type of man who would force himself on someone. But seeing her with him, my best friend, the man who hurt her so much that she was willing to give up her chance at happiness so that she could have her revenge.Every time they share a moment and yes, there was a lot, I feel my blood reach the boiling point, preparing to explode. I know that all of those sultry looks and touches that Angeline made as part of the seduction that she learned from my sister to lure Stefan in as she ta
-Angeline-I know that he was there before I saw him and I have a feeling that he would continue to stay hidden unless I asked him not to.“I know you’re there,” I said in a voice only the two of us could hear.I watched as he took a step out from the shadow of my living room and walked towards the side of my window where he leaned against the wall.“You lost,” he said declaring the obvious. But there was something about his demeanor that was different. Something in his aura that seemed to have changed. I can feel it in the air. The tension that was slowly growing between us, was too sensitive to touch. That if we forced it, it would explode like a nuclear bomb.I took a look in his direction, letting h
-Stefan-I won. I don’t know why I was so happy about it that I can’t seem to stop smiling. “Was winning that important to you?” Elias asked as he sat in front of my desk in my office. “Winning against her is,” I said, still smiling. “There’s something about you and her,” Elias said but this time he was serious. “What do you mean?” I asked pretending all innocent even though there wasn’t anything innocent about it. I knew from the moment that I accepted her challenge that there was no turning back. Especially after I heard the story about how she had lost someone just like me. Even though we were both sparring and fighting to win a challenge, I feel like we connected more. It’s like we are two broken souls aching to find some meaning in our lives. Something that makes living in this hellhole worthwhile. “Stop pretending, Stefan,” Elias said without any room for humor. “You know exactly what I mean.”Yup, I know exactly what he meant. Which is why I am enjoying torturing him.
-Angeline-Nothing seems to have changed since Stefan won against me just two days ago except with Ethan going back to his pack.He never approached me again after that night at my house. Elias on the other hand became more stricter when it came to our training. He sought my assistance when it came to teaching the other she-wolves of the Black Shadow the most basic defense and offense moves that I knew and that the training with Ethan with begin with our basic knowledge once he visited us once again.Stefan on the other hasn’t claimed any of his wishes yet which made me a bit nervous somehow. There are times when I just want to rush into his room and ask him to just tell me whatever it was that he wanted to just get it over and done with. But I know that I can’t do that. I sighed as the anxiety of not knowing started to swallow me whole. “What’s wrong?” Lina asked.“Nothing,” I said shaking my head as I continued to do my stretches. “We both know that’s a lie,” Martha said knowi
-Stefan-I never stopped thinking about her. And for the first time after Angeline’s death, I now have something that I look forward to. Something that I realized I missed. Like how I missed talking to Angeline even through text. How I miss being taken care of by her, especially with the extra details that she makes sure I would see. I miss her baking, specifically because Angeline can’t cook. The memory of her trying to make me breakfast flashes in my mind. Especially her facial reaction when she found out that I was lying when I told her that I love her cooking so much. If I sum it all up, I would say that I was really one lucky man. Unfortunately, I was also stupid. I sigh, as my frustration and guilt combine, letting me remember all my regrets and the reason why I was alone right now, despite being married to Claire. I know that if Angeline was here things would have been a lot different than what it is now, especially with our son.She would have been a wonderful mom, I jus
-Ethan-It’s been a while since I won against Stefan and god I love it so much!It was both refreshing and amazing to watch. I would lie if I said that it didn’t feel good because it did. I enjoyed watching the way he tried to hide the shock on his face when I told his stupid-ass wife that Angelica is my girlfriend. Well, I just did that to save Angeline from further damage and honestly, I can’t believe that Stefan just let Claire treat Angeline the way. Damn, that woman should be tied up and whipped in front of everyone to learn her lesson. “You shouldn’t have done that,” Angeline hissed the moment she walked in. “Hello, Anj–,” Lucas greeted but stopped when he saw her mood and was just not sure what to call her. “Hi, Lucas,” Angeline greeted as she passed him by. “What were you thinking?” Angeline asked as she paced in front of me. Anxiety filled her small frame and I couldn’t help but smile. The thought of her rushing to me because of her panic makes me feel like I had some s
-Angelica-I can feel my body vibrate with so much anger. I can’t believe Ethan would do such a thing. I can’t believe that he would get in the way when he promised that he wouldn’t. I started to walk out of the training room when everyone was let go from the incident that had happened with Stefan, Claire, me, and now Ethan. I was about to exit the training room when Lina blocked my way smiling crazily at me. “Oh no you don’t just walk out of this room without telling us all the details,” Lina said holding me by the shoulders and stopping me. “There is nothing to talk about,” I replied. Trying to avoid her eyes but she was relentless.“Obviously there is,” Lina said crossing her arm. “We are not blind, Angelica.” I sigh, unable to reply. Damn you Ethan for giving me this headache. I swear to god I will get you for this if it’s the last thing that I would do. “Come on, Angelica,” Mari said in a teasing tone, “We sisters now, there’s nothing to be shy about having the two stronges
-Stefan-As the war erupted, I made sure I didn’t lose sight of Angeline. I watched how she fought on her own, without using our son’s power.The first wave of newborns came and as much as it pains me to see all the lives that had been lost, I know for a fact that killing them would give them the peace that they long for. Angeline continued her trek toward the source of all this bloodshed and none of the newborns dared touch her. It was as if she was wearing an invisible shield all around her. Unfortunately for the newborns, such a shield does not save them from her. She continued to slice everyone who comes to her even those who don’t directly do. She cut the heads of those trying to kill our people and kept as many of them as safe as she could. She was ruthless as she was passionate and I know that when the clock struck 12, I would lose the most important person in my life. ‘Don’t do this,’ once again I begged the love of my life to reconsider the decision she made. Her eyes went
-Angeline-I don’t know what happened or when it started. Or when Elias slipped out of the room as Stefan and I started to bicker about something I felt was already decided.After what seemed to be an hour of non-stop shouting because we thought it would make a difference or that what we were saying could be heard, we both looked at each other as we both slumped on the floor. “I can’t Angeline,” he said as his voice cracked and pain was painted on his face. “I just can’t lose you again.”“You won’t,” I replied but didn’t promise as I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fulfill it. “You won’t know the outcome,” Stefan cried as he leaned his head back against the wall. “Baby we can’t just let them die,” I pointed out. “As leaders of this pack, we need to make sacrifices to make people safe.” Even if those sacrifices meant that we were destined to be together. “Haven’t we sacrificed enough?” Stefan asked. “This is too much.”“Stefan, this is our only hope, and I am not just doing this f
-Stefan-There was a way out of this mess and yet I don’t want it. Angeline, my son, and I already spoke over the phone regarding it but I couldn’t for the life of me agree with the plan. But what I hated more than the plan was being stuck in this cottage feeling powerless. I hated the fact that I was once again leaving my wife, my Luna, and my Mate in danger. I am the Alpha of this pack and yet I haven’t done anything good to her. The only time that I saved her, or I think I did was also the time that I brought her to face so many hardships and pain alone. Isn’t there a way that I would be the sacrifice instead of her?Goddess, why can’t it be me?A commotion outside of the room pulled me out of my negativity as I stood and opened the door to check on it. “What the hell is—,” I wasn’t able to finish my sentence as I saw the reason for the commotion standing in front of me. “Angeline,” I breathed, as I was taken aback by her beauty. It’s been a while since I saw her face, her or
-Angeline-As my son and I were trying to figure out what had happened, a person appeared before us, and it was the last person I expected to see. “Hello child,” she said in a voice so melodic, that it made me want to fall asleep. “Grandma?” My son asks, taking me by surprise once again. “You know her?” I asked, even though it was pretty obvious. But still, he replied to answer me. “Yeah,” he said, scratching the back of his neck, “She showed up the moment I found out that I was different.” “Does your father know?” I asked, not sure if I could handle another betrayal. But he shook his head no and I found some comfort in the fact that there are things that my son and I only share.“I know you have so many questions but we don’t have enough time,” she said in a hurry. “There is a chance for you to win this war with fewer casualties but there is a sacrifice needed to be made,” she said. “What sacrifice?” I asked and immediately added, “And don’t tell me that I would need to sacrifi
-Ethan-As I reach the border where Sebastian and his surviving people where I can’t help but be afraid. Stefan had warned me about what had happened to Claire and the reason why he was quarantined. “Ethan,” Sebastian said as he looked at me with tired eyes. “Apologies for the precaution that I’m taking,” I replied as we kept the gates closed.“I understand,” Sebastian replied. “What do I need to do to prove my loyalty to you?” He asked. “Tell me what happened,” I asked. “Honestly, I don’t know,” He replied running a hand through his messed-up hair. “We were all minding our business. I was at the back of the clan checking on our people who chose to live alone or far from the city when one of our guards called me about the attack and told me not to go to the city and save as many people as I could.” I nodded. “We didn’t stop running since then,” Sebastian said as he gestured to the people behind him. Ethan looked at Sebastian and he knew that the kid wouldn’t lie to him. He als
-Angeline-I gathered the black warriors, and as usual, we made sure we had warriors that would assist people in the safe place. We decided that Martha, Lina, and I would remain outside, while the rest would manage the people inside the safe place. I look at my son worriedly because as a mother I wanted him to be safe. But instead of doing that, he wanted to stay by my side. ‘Stop worrying, Mom,’ he said through a mind link. ‘Worse case scenario I will be protecting you.’It’s hard to shrug my worries away, but just as what my son and Stefan asked of me, I need to trust them both that we would be okay. With just the two of us, my son turned to face me as he asked, “Does my Aunt have any powers?”“Not that I remember,” I replied. “As far as I remember none of her children also have any powers. How did you know you have powers?”“Dad,” he replied. “He sensed and saw it. And when he realized that I could understand him already, he started making me play with Uncle Elias to learn some
-Angeline-I am nursing a very painful headache as I watch my son act like his age.After hearing his explanation, a part of me still can’t believe that it was true. He had been very patient with me as he watched his own mother get more and more confused about everything that he was trying to explain. “Ethan is here,” Mrs. Smith announced as she entered the room. “I will meet him at Stefan’s office,” I replied. My son turned and looked at me, reminding me of the plan that he and his father had come up with. “You want to come along with me?” I asked almost forgetting that I was supposed to talk to him like he was a child. “I don’t think that he should go,” Mrs. Smith said disapprovingly.I turned to her and said, “I don’t want him far away from me. And if god forbid something happens to Stefan we both know that he would be taking that place. As much as I want to protect him, war is coming and it is best that he learns a thing or two about it, even though all I wanted is for him to
-Angeline-I don’t know what surprised me more. The fact that Stefan was now quarantined because of the possibility that he might become a newborn, or the fact that my son was someone I never knew he was.“Talk,” I said to Stefan, unable to confirm what I felt towards him. I was mixed with anger, confusion, fear, betrayal, and on top of all of those things, I had so many questions. “Before you get angry, Angel please hear me out,” Stefan pleaded and by the sound of his voice I can guess that he was now walking back and forth from where he was. “You have one minute before I decide not to talk to you ever again,” I threatened. “Angel,” he said almost crying out. “50 seconds,” I replied. “I didn’t know that his mind grew faster than his body until he was three years old, which is why I was so overprotective of him. I always knew that our son was special, but I didn’t know that he was more than the word,” Stefan started to explain. “He aside from his matured mind, our son has the ab
-Angeline- “I’m afraid, that there’s a possibility that our time will once again be cut short,” Stefan started to say, “We are being quarantined because there might be a possibility, just a small one, that I might become a newborn.”My body shook as I heard what he just said. “Angel?” I heard Stefan’s panicked voice but I was lost for words. “Baby, breathe,” he said soothingly. “I can’t run to you right now and that frustrates me so much. Please, talk to me.” I could hear him begging but it felt like I was in limbo frozen from where I stood.“Momma?” The voice I loved so much called. “Why are you crying?” He asked. He was getting better with his words. And just like that my head turned and I saw the reason why I was still alive. The reason why I fought so hard. I kneeled in front of him and pulled him to me. How do I tell my son about his father? How do I say to him that once again his family might fall apart?“There you are—,” Mrs. Smith said finding my son but stopped the momen