(Ashley’s POV).Behind the stage, I held Selene’s hand and kept whispering word of encouragement. I could sense she was much calmer than an hour ago. A smile was forming on her face which made her look very much attractive.“You have a beautiful smile” I fixed her hair and nodded, “Keep smiling. It is your power”“My power? I’m just a Human, Miss Winters. I have no powers” Selene laughed sweetly and sighed, “Look at me. I’m fat and unattractive. What are the odds of me winning tonight, Miss Winters. I apologise in advance for my failure”I shook my head and pulled Selene’s hand to make her see her own reflection in the mirror, “Having abilities does not define your strength. Everyone has their own powers. And yours, Selene, is your kindness and honesty. Show that in your smile. Be who you truly are. A beautiful soul”Selene smiled at the mirror and nodded, “Miss Winters, no one had ever said that to me. You are not what they say you are. If only they knew the real you, they would not
(Ashley’s POV).I saw Nikolai frown looking at who was calling him. I wondered if it was Pamela. He seemed distracted with the call which gave me some time to think on whether I should accept his invitation for our first date.My heart was beating for him. I could feel his kindness during tonight’s event. The sincerity seen in his beautiful eyes made me think on the possibility of us working to make things better for us. For Teddy too.“I need to answer this call. Family matters” he moved to peck my lips as if it was a natural thing for us to do. Those around us might think we were already a couple.It made me blush and my stomach was with butterflies.“I’ll pick you up tomorrow at your place” he whispered and kiss my already red cheeks again.Urrghh, this man. He was doing it on purpose. Possessive much!“You don’t know where I live, Nikolai” I gave him a half smile and was about to reject his offer for our first date but got cut off with what he said next.“Florence Apartment. Your
(Author’s POV).All of Ashley’s troubles had gone away after she arrived home and received a call from the most precious boy in her life.“Mommy, you did it!” Teddy was seen jumping in joy while clapping his hands, “I knew you would be great. You fought those bad people and showed them your superpowers”Ashley laughed while seated on the sofa hugging a pillow, pretending it was her son. “My superpowers? I can’t use them to win, baby. We should not use our abilities that would hurt others”Teddy was seen pouting and shook his head, “But they hurt you, Mommy. Should you not hurt them back? You should show them how strong you are. So, they won’t hurt you again”“Violence is not the answer, Teddy. Remember what I told you. You could use for self-defense but not to initiate a fight” Ashley felt she was sounding more like her mother and that made her smile.A memory of the times when both her parents did love her came to mind. It was the time when her powers were still small and weak. Ever
(Ashley’s POV).I wondered who would visit me in the middle of the night? Was it Nikolai?I gasped and walked towards a mirror placed near the door. I fixed my hair and applied some light lipstick and dabbed some blushers for my cheeks just enough to not make me look pale. Then I paused, “What am I doing? Why am I so excited to think it could be him?”I then wiped off the lipstick and sighed.Calming my breath, I then opened the door.“Hello, Tiana. Or should I.. ummph.. should I call you Princess Ashley” I was surprised to see Gina Lee standing at the door looking rather nervous. “Look, I came here in peace”“What do you want? You are not longer my agent and it’s late night. Talk to my new agent and set an appointment if you want to see me” I then pushed the door to close not bothering if Gina had more things to say.But then, I saw a foot stopping the door to close. A fashionable shining shoe that had a label on it as Heiser. It could not be him!“Ashley, if you don’t open the door
(Ashley’s POV).“Did he try to contact you, Ash?” Phoebe asked me with her look of concern. It was a question I have not thought about for many years. “Has your grandfather tried to connect to you, again?”There were times I could feel some darkness forming in my heart. Whispers in my ears were heard drawing me to unleashed my powers to reach its potential. It made me feel stronger and liberating.That was in the past.A past I managed to control after the birth of my son. I could not let the darkness take over my life. I could not let it flow to my son. Teddy was a good son of mine.Probably my only child as my birth to him was a difficult one with much complication. He was the most precious in my life.It was unfortunate for me to have demon blood in me. Thanks to my paternal grandfather. He was the one many feared in the past with war falling down to mankind. My grandfather did try to reach out to me but I knew now I needed to fight him.So he could not reach out to my son.“Ashle
(Nikolai’s POV).I woke feeling refreshed with a good night sleep. Last night, I had met up with my Wolf Pack in Averna and we had a good time. Run in the wild and came back drunk after a little party we had.I realised I might have sent some embarrassing photographs of me to my dear Ashley. She did not say much except for sending me a message of wishing me “Good Night”This woman was playing hard to get. I knew she was falling for me but I also knew she was afraid to be with me. A Werewolf.I had dreamt a wonderful dream of both Ashley and her son living with me as one happy family. Perhaps, I would get her pregnant again with many of our children.Smiling at my good-looking reflection in the mirror, I rehearsed few pickup lines to get Ashley to like me more. I was sure she felt the connection we had when we are close to each other.The clock was ticking for me to mark her as my Mate. My Wolf Blake was getting weaker and I needed to save him.I was looking forward to my first date w
(Ashley’s POV).I was busy taking care of Teddy that was suddenly down with a high fever. Sleeping next to him, I could not stop staring at his cuteness even when he was not well. He was looking more like his father each day.That kind of frightened me a little. What if others started to notice their resemblance?I sighed to that and covered my baby boy with the blanket that I had actually knitted myself when I was pregnant with him. A pink blanket.I thought I was going to have a baby girl. But, it turned out to be a boy who I came to love whole heartedly. I did not mind if my baby was a boy or a girl. I just wanted a baby who was healthy and happy to have me as his mother.And Teddy was the most precious gift given to me.When Finley called the night before telling me about Teddy being ill, I had rushed all the way to reach Finley’s home. I did not even bother telling my cousin Phoebe and merely left a note saying I had a change of heart.I lied to them saying I wanted to be alone
(Ashley’s POV).I was looking everywhere in Averna for that special material for my dress. It was the last piece to fit into the dress that I had sewn myself. I was working day and night for the dress that I was confident that could win the competition. My assistant Cindy had guarded my masterpiece with her life to ensure someone like Helen would not ruin it.While she kept my dress safe, I was out to find that special material to make my dress perfect for the theme. I was calling it “Charming”. It was actually Teddy’s idea.A dress that would fit a Princess from the land of fairy tales. A dress that a Princess would wear when she met her Prince Charming. Like the stories he loved for me to read before he falls asleep.I wondered how he would react when one day he found out I was a Princess in real life.I smiled to that. He would definitely then want to live in a Castle. Most likely he would want to change his name to Prince Charming. My little vain pot.After going from one shop to