-Stefan-Silence…Another round of awkward silence.I looked at my best friend as he stared back at me while I let what he just said sink into me. “No, Stefan, I don’t like her,” Ethan replied, “because, I fucking love her!”“Are we done here or do you have anything else to say?” Ethan asked, about to stand up.“I’m sorry,” I said, making him stop from standing. I didn’t know that you feel that way. But then maybe a part of me already knew about and that part couldn’t accept the fact that there was a very big possibility that I might lose this time.“Of course you wouldn’t,” Ethan replied, “How would you know when you are only focused on yourself and no one else?”There was a bite in what he said, but I just let it go. I just can’t believe the predicament that we are in. Fate really has a way of playing with people’s lives. I don’t know if Ethan knows that I knew he was Angeline’s supposed-to-be blind date. She was the collateral provided by her father to ensure that they stayed in
-Ethan-Angeline is going to kill me.But it was refreshing, to voice out what I wanted to say to him for the longest time.Still, Angeline is going to murder me. But she wouldn’t know what I did unless I told her right?God, I’m pathetic. ‘Glad that you know,’ my wolf said with a snicker. “What was that?” Lucas asked with a smile on his face. “You heard and you see what had happened, which means that I don’t need to explain myself to you.”“Touchy,” he replied laughing. “But seriously bro, I’m so glad that you finally made that move.”“What do you mean?” I asked. “Exactly what I said,” he replied. “Because I see things and hear things that you don’t need to explain to me.” We were about to go straight to the parking area when we heard Elias shouting from behind. “Alpha Ethan!” He called out as he ran towards us.“Yes?” I asked, surprised to see him run after us. “Stefan asks for you,” He said “I thought that we done talking?” I asked, calmly. A part of me expected this to ha
-Stefan-“Is that even possible?” Ethan asked with disbelief. “I don’t know actually,” I replied, because that was the truth. I am not really sure about anything right now. “Do they know about Angeline?” Ethan asked, and the memories of that fateful day returned like someone had hit me with a baseball bat. But as much as I don’t want to remember the pain I was feeling I have no choice but to face it.“I don’t know,” I replied, “I really didn’t get the chance to speak with Rebecca for too long.”“I don’t like this,” Ethan replied and I knew exactly what he meant. “Prepare your warriors and advise the others to move. I know that Rebecca is in alliance with us but if they met Angeline’s father, I just don’t know if we could fully trust them.”I nodded, “I already gave the order to move the young ones and the elderly into the safe house that Angeline has requested to be built.”Ethan nodded and turned to face Lucas, “ I need to go home. Warn the rest of the packs that you meet along the
-Angelica-The moment that Elias entered the training room I could tell that something was up. “Gather everyone,” he called and we all went to where he was. “What’s up Beta?” One of the Elites asked.“Something is about to come,” he said in a serious tone I had never heard him use. “I have no time to explain further except that I need my best fighters to do what is necessary.” The heaviness of his words hangs in the air as we wait for his instructions. I need all the Black Shadow warriors to go into the orphanage and secure the heir along with all the kids, women, and elderly. Some of them had already begun moving there.” “Martha,” he called, “I need you to lead the team. Bring Lina, Louisa, and Mari. Martha and Lina are assigned to the heir, your priority is to keep him safe. There has been an upgrade in the orphanage, and that is the new room made especially for him and the rest of the kids in the orphanage. Once you have the heir lock it, Lina you will be there along with Lia an
-Ethan-Only a few people scare me.And out of all the few one of them is here in this room with her dagger buried on the neck of one of Rebecca’s guards. A woman who was so fragile, who went through life and death, who went through all that trouble just to exact her revenge on the person who had hurt her the most only to find death chasing her once again. Stefan and I were fighting off Rebecca and her guards when Elias and Angeline came bursting in surprise not only Rebecca but also us. The moment I saw her I vowed to make Elias suffer for bringing her into this mess rather than some of the well-trained warriors that Stefan has until we saw what Angelica did to one of Rebecca’s guards. There was no fear in her eyes, no sign of defeat. Instead, all I saw was blankness. The moment that Angeline slammed her dagger into the neck of the guard and twisted his head making him motionless. Seeing what happened to her guard, Rebecca charged towards Angeline, making her nails longer and de
-Stefan-I failed again. Ever since I lost Angeline, nothing in my life went right. It was as if I was being punished for everything that I did to Angeline and being the reason for my child to lose his mother. I know that it’s low of me to assume, how I was given another chance through Angelica. But it seemed as though I was just lying to myself. I can’t forget the haunted look in Angelica’s eyes and the sound of her scream when I was about to carry her out of the room. I don’t really know what happened, she had been a fighter and was always on alert and does not fear as death nears. But at that moment, something in her changed. And I wish I knew what it was, I wish I knew how to make her feel better, I wish it was me that she allowed to take care of her. I wish it was me she found comfort with.I wish it was me who is with her now. Taking care of her, comforting her, as I make sure that she has everything she ever needs. Even though I don’t have the right to be that person, I j
-Stefan-I stare worriedly at Angeline’s sleeping body and the haunted look she had when Stefan tried to get her. The last time I saw her like that was when the vampires chased her in the Dark Forest, where she could have died if we had come a minute late. I looked at the cold soup on my bedside table, untouched by her. I guess seeing the way that Rebecca was about to attack her and seeing what happened to Elias when he defended her has triggered something in her that I can’t really explain and yet I seemed to understand.I can still hear the fear in her voice when she screams and asks Stefan to leave her alone. And yet when she chose me to stay with her, I couldn’t help but feel happy because it made me feel important to her and that I mattered. A sigh escaped my lips as my arrogance became clear to me. Who the hell am I kidding?I don’t just feel happy, I feel like I won the fucking lottery. For the first time, I felt like I won against Stefan. I’m not saying this in a bad way a
-Angeline-Where the hell am I?I looked around in the shadows afraid to take a step. Afraid to see what was waiting for me behind the fog. I felt my feet glued to the ground, unable to move. But the truth was, I couldn’t move. Because I was too afraid to see what was waiting for me on the other side of the fog even though I knew that I couldn’t stay there for long.I looked around once again and a memory kicked in. I looked down at myself and found that I was wearing those tattered clothes once again. The clothes that I wore when they threw me here. Here, my head snapped back and I found myself in the same place where I almost died. The place where they left me to die. The Dark Forest.I started to run as I remembered what would happen next with only one thought in my head, I need to find Ethan. Ethan would save me. He would make sure that I was alive. Only Ethan would care enough to be here and find me. Ethan would save me. I run and run even though my feet hurt. I felt sharp