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Dawn’s POV:True to his words, first thing the next morning, some maidservants came over to help me get ready for my trip home and at first, I was so surprised that I could hardly contain my joy.No one’s ever done that for me. And in no time, since I was born, that anyone has ever helped me to get ready before- well besides Autumn of course! Another thing that baffled me was how much respect they accorded me and by the time we were heading to the car downstairs, I was grinning from ear to ear, sporting a smile that threatened to split my face.Alpha Xavier and Ryan were downstairs by the time I arrived and Xavier had been barking out orders to the soldiers standing around him, but when they saw me, they turned to smile at me- or Ryan smiled while Xavier merely nodded his head in approval. I had started to wonder if he was retreating into the monster he’s always been until he called out to me;“Be careful, Dawn! And take care of yourself okay?” and in turn, I smiled at him.This morni
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Dawn’s POV:I was halfway into making a simple English dinner consisting of roast chicken bits, mashed potatoes and gravy when a rasp knock snapped me out of my reverie. Logan and I turned in the direction of the sound before he looked up at the wall clock and exclaimed; “Yay! It’s them. They’re back!”And as soon as he said that, my heart began to hammer against my ribcage. I suddenly became so flustered and so nervous that I dumped the bowl containing the gravy onto the kitchen counter and even spilled some into the sink, and as if Logan understood my plight, he smiled softly at me and patted my arm gently before shooting off to go and open the door.The sounds of footsteps coming down the ladder resounded around the empty bunker and the more they got close, the more my palms became clammy and my heartbeat accelerated. Soon enough, their noisy chatters filled the air- chatters that stopped as soon as they arrived at the foot of the bunker.“Hello?”“Who’s there?”“Logan, did you i
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Dawn’s POV:The silence that descended upon us was deafening. No one spoke nor ate- well besides Logan who was surprisingly so chill about everything. He dug into his chicken as he looked up at Dad then at mom… and then at Autumn whose face had turned ashen as we speak, and now that I think about it, it wasn’t just fear I was seeing radiating off of her. There was also confusion.And hatred.My heart constricted in my chest as I watched her, and the more I did, the more I felt sad… and angry. Ignoring her, I turned back to my parents and muttered;“Would you care to explain that?”None of them spoke, and from how stiff they’d become, I doubted that any of them could speak. Mom’s eyes watered and when she couldn’t hold it in anymore, she began to sob. Something about her reaction made me grow quite suspicious and without stopping to think about how stupid it may sound, I turned to her and asked;“Did you cheat on dad?”I know, I know. That was a stupid thing to say to someone- anyone,
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Dawn’s POV:Even though I had no idea where I was headed, I continued to walk as tears streamed down my face, blurring my vision.I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe that my entire life had been a lie and while I felt hurt that I had been kept in the dark for so long, I also couldn’t bring myself to be mad at Dad or mom- or maybe I was a little mad at mom for dropping the bombshell on me the way she did- but oh well, that was a story for another day.As I walked, the tears continued to roll down my face and there was nothing I could do about it. A few passers-by even flashed sympathetic smiles at me but somehow, that didn’t make me feel any better. If anything, I felt worse!I wiped my face with the back of my hands as I plopped into one of the chairs in the abandoned park not so far from our bunker, and while I had deluded myself into believing that I would try to think a little here, I couldn’t. I couldn’t even do anything as all I could focus on was the lies… the betrayal… th
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Dawn’s POV:When I arrived back at the bunker with Autumn, the entire space was calm, it was nothing like the chaotic mess it had been only some hours earlier; and even both of my parents- I don’t know why I still call them that- had retired to their rooms. However, we met Logan waiting by the dining area when he got back and as soon as he saw me, he smiled brightly before rushing into my arms.“Thank God you’re back!” He said exasperatedly, “I hope you won’t go away again?” He asked, and this time, I didn’t respond to him. I couldn’t bring myself to say anything because the last thing I wanted to do was to lie to him. So I simply smiled and nodded at Autumn who then draped an arm around his neck as she led him into the house.I listened as they talked about some movie that Logan was crazy about as they went down the dark corridor and it wasn’t until after they’d disappeared that I allowed myself to relax. I sighed as I sank into the chair and closed my eyes.I was tired, both mentall
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Xavier’s POV:I do not know how weird this may sound but the past twenty four hours without Dawn has been nothing but hell. I felt extremely grumpy and there was no way I could hide it… especially from Ryan. And even though it seemed as though my entire essence was being sucked out of me, there was no way I would admit to anyone that I missed her.Or do I not? I am not even sure.Another thing that angered me was Zade’s sudden reappearance in our lives and after successfully reassuring Ryan and I that he had nothing to do with Ivana’s death- with proof- and that it was indeed Reagan’s doing, we let him in.We let him in just once, and ever since, he’s been lurking around like someone in search of something. I knew that that something was Dawn but since he’s not said anything about her, I wouldn’t either.He had come yesterday too but our meeting had been cut short because he’d asked after Dawn and I had been too irritable to give him a response. And now, he was back again but I doubte
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Dawn’s POV:The next few days were filled with a series of events. First, I bonded with my family even more and went for jobs with them. I also managed to talk Autumn out of her fear for my kind (did you notice how I referred to werewolves as my kind? It was because I had finally made peace with that problem) and now, she was no longer as weary as she used to be around me.I also practiced how to shift in the woods and one time, after my parents and Logan pleaded with me to show them my wolf, I shifted in front of them too.And it was also during this time that mother told me everything surrounding the events that led them to me. She told me about how it was the second phase of the war between humans and supernaturals- the war that had made humans resort to living in underground bunkers- and how they’d found me in the arms of a badly injured woman who had pleaded with them to take me.They had thought that she was human like them and had taken the child (me) from her before she passed
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Dawn’s POV:My heart pounded in my chest as I slowly walked up to him and while I did, I couldn’t bring myself to look at him… to look at his beautiful eyes… so I watched the floor instead.The hammering of my heart turned into full palpitations when I arrived at where he stood with the wrapped gift and I was just about to beam a smile up at him when I remembered that he could hear my heartbeat. He had a sharp sense of hearing, one that was even sharper than mine, and this thought made me bow my head in embarrassment.“Hello to you too, Dawn.” He greeted teasingly, “How have you been?”His demeanor, his words… His actions made me very confused. I was so certain that he was mad at me and I could’ve sworn that he was only here to punish me for sending Alan back alone the time he came for me, so it was surprising that he was being playful right now. Hell, he’d even come with a present!“Dawn…?” His rich drawl snapped me out of my thoughts and I looked up at him slowly. I wasn’t sure what
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Dawn’s POV:Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, momentarily obstructing my vision. Even my head had begun to bang so terribly and my body trembled; but none of these could be compared to the turmoil happening inside my heart.My heart squeezed, the pain nearly bringing me to my knees but I pushed forward, grabbed Xavier by his shirt and cried; “How? When?”The room was silent and no one tried to break the silence. Amidst this chaos, the only thing I could hear was the sound of my blood rushing through my ears and the way my heart pounded against my chest. I couldn’t bring myself to control my tremor but despite this, I couldn’t help but notice how difficult it was for Xavier to look at me.“Dawn…”“When did he take them?”“I don’t know… I just got a text from him some minutes ago. But I promise you, I’ll get them back safely. I’ll bring them here where they’ll be safe and I’ll protect—”“That was the same thing you said the last time before taking them to wherever it is that y
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Dawn’s POV:“I only asked to see Zade, not you. So you should return to your room.” Xavier snapped as soon as his eyes landed on me and for a minute, I was stunned to silence. I didn’t move nor speak as I was too shocked. Besides his words, another thing that enraged me was the tone of voice with which he spoke to me. It was sharp, almost dismissing and I couldn’t help but wonder if he was still mad at me for refusing to go with Zade.Angrily, I crossed my arms over my chest and snarled; “No.”“Dawn… don’t be stupid.”That insult slapped across my face so hard that I felt tears spring into my eyes. He probably caught himself immediately because then he added; “This isn’t about me wanting you to move to Zade’s house for the meantime, it’s about something else. Something more important.”“So there’s something more important than my safety to you right now, right?” I growled. I knew that I sounded selfish right now, pompous even but I couldn’t help it. I was mad… and way beyond reasoning
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Xavier’s POV:My blood sizzled with rage as I stormed through the halls, only stopping when I arrived at the throne room and sat down.I was angry and frustrated, but most of all, I was mad. I was mad at Xander for suddenly resurfacing after several years of being out of reach. I hated that he was still so prideful and entitled even after everything he’s done in the past.. including the deaths of our parents. What hurt me the most was his claim on Dawn, and even though we all knew that she was never going to entertain him, I couldn’t say for sure what he was going to do as regards that or the lengths he would go just to have her.A frown etched its way to my face as I there about the one thousand and one despicable things he could have up his sleeves and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. I was only snapped out of my reverie when I heard the sound of glass shattering and in shock, I sat up, surprised to see that I had squashed the wine glass in my hands from squeezing
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Dawn’s POV:My encounter with Xavier and his estranged brother, Xander, had me so shaken up that I couldn’t bring myself to come down for dinner several hours later. I no longer wanted to see him nor Ryan because for some reason, I feared that something would come up. It might be Xavier trying to convince me into going with Zade or something, and at this point, it was the last thing I wanted.I even contemplated asking him to take me to the bunker where my family was at but seeing as ‘some vampires’ were still after my life, I quickly decided against it.However, I was soon snapped out of my this when I heard the sound of the door creaking open and with wide eyes, I turned in the direction of the sound, gasping when the pungent smell of rotten flesh wafted into my nostrils.“Zade?” I called out in surprise or should I say shock and when Zade stepped into the room, I let out a surprised squeal. “Zade!!!”He chuckled. “Dawn,”“I missed you!” I exclaimed, wrapping my arms around him as I
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Dawn’s POV:“She doesn’t want to go with you!” Xavier snarled at his brother who simply licked his lips, ignoring him with his eyes trained on me.“I don’t care,” he spat. “I just know that I am not leaving here without her.”As soon as he said that, my blood curdled. Fear like no other sizzled through my veins, causing my breath to hitch in my chest. I didn’t like this… the thought of this, everything. I hated how I was in the middle of it all and how it seemed as though Xander was firm on his decision to not leave without me.“Do you not think she’s old enough to make that decision herself?” Xavier growled but Xander only shrugged.“I don’t care!” He gritted out; “she’s my mate! And that’s all that matters.” Xander growled as he let out a string of profanities from his mouth. The words spewed from his lips almost deafened me, and I shivered, more from disgust than fear. He threatened to kill Xavier… and Ryan, and then even went as far as promising to fuck me close to their graves af
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Dawn’s POV:The room broke into chaos.One minute, I was screaming, hoping that something in my voice would end this madness, but it didn’t, and the next minute, Xavier was pushing Xander off his Beta while he landed a fatal blow to the back of his neck.Xander growled in annoyance as he struggled to his feet with his hands clutching the back of his neck, and with eyes full with disdain, he snarled at Xavier; “Brother! You dare hit me?!”I rolled my eyes and so did Ryan. The room was too tense, so tense that one could cut the thickness in the atmosphere with a bread knife. My eyes widened when I noticed how Xander pushed toward Xavier but before he could lay a hand on him, Ryan inched closer, his nose bleeding.“Stay back,” he growled, eliciting an amused snicker from Xander.“And if I do not?” He snapped back threateningly but Ryan didn’t flinch even though it was obvious that the other man was stronger by the way he towered over him. “What will you do?”“I have no idea,” Ryan mutter
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Dawn’s POV:“Go to your room!” Xavier barked at me and for the first time in a long time, I didn’t argue. I didn’t even need to be told twice as I dashed out of the dining area and ran up the stairs leading to Xavier’s chamber.When I arrived at my room, I slammed the door shut, fastened the locks into its place- so as not to take any chances- and crouched behind the bed. For some reason, I was scared… terrified even and I do not know why. For all I knew, Xander couldn’t be as bad as everyone was making him out to be, but whenever I remembered Autumn's words, and Ryan’s… and the way Xavier’s face had fallen at the news of his presence, I couldn’t help but think otherwise.My hands shook as I wrapped them around my knees and I even began to shake even more when I began to hear the sudden noises coming from downstairs. The shouts and the screams… and then the silence; The eerily intense silence that made my heart hammer against my chest as I couldn’t help but wonder why he was here… wh
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Dawn’s POV:Ever since that incident with Cassidy the other night, my room was changed again, and this time, I was made to live in one of the rooms in Xavier’s private chamber. It was peaceful here… and beautiful too, but sometimes I couldn’t help but think that maybe now, I was trapped. Maybe there was no escaping him anymore. I knew that it was for my safety but I still felt weird thinking about it, especially whenever I remembered the way he had gone off on Cassidy that day.“Dawn… your food.” A deep rich masculine voice snapped me out of my train of thoughts and in shock, I lifted my head and blinked, surprised as I was met with two pairs of beautiful eyes… beautiful eyes that were all mine-‘if you think of it that way.I cleared my throat and sat up, and while I did, I never took my eyes off Xavier, not even for a second. You see, I wanted to talk to him, I wanted to ask him about my parents, about Cassidy’s situation, and I wanted to ask him who ‘Xander’ was, and in order to ena
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Zade’s POV:It was silent… and cold, just the way I liked it whenever I wanted to think.As I lazed away in my indoor lounge with my favorite drink in hand- which was a sachet of blood type AB- I couldn’t help but think about what had happened earlier today. My people were going too far. I understood their anger at the fact that I had given Reagan away but retaliating by going after Dawn? That was too much! And I would make them pay for going after my mate!Sometimes, I couldn’t help but think about the possibilities of what would’ve been if Xavier, Ryan, and I hadn’t arrived there when we did. I couldn’t shake out the images that plagued my mind. Images of ‘what would haves’ that I struggled to shake off, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.Do you even know what is worse? The fact that I couldn’t talk to anyone about it… yet. I didn’t trust anyone here about issues relating to Dawn. Not my mother, and definitely not my friend, Micah. They hated humans with a passio
