[Erica]The long corridor was lit with white fluorescent light bulbs that were covered with frosted glass. Erica knew there were hidden cameras as well, but she didn't need to worry. She wasn't doing anything wrong.But she felt eerie about the surroundings. There was a slight chill in the air. She hugged herself as she hurried along.Drake had said that if she took the corridor instead of taking the outer path, she would reach early. He was still lost as to why she wanted to give him the gift so urgently. She suppressed a grin as she thought about the surprise waiting inside. Not a pleasant one for Drake, though.She frowned as she thought of the possibility of Drake having a hunch about her plan. He always did. But not this time. She giggled silently.Though the castle had been renovated to accommodate all the modern facilities, its old grandeur and charm could still be felt. A beautiful blend of modernity and ancientness.As Erica walked, lost in thoughts about the probable history
[Al]"Successfully entered the Uni, Al?", a gruff voice muttered."Hm," Al answered, his lips forming a thin line."Good job. Now do not fuck up the rest of the job. Or you know the consequences," the gruff voice from the other end of the line warned. Al gritted his teeth, trying to hold back a sneer."Yes. I am very much aware." he ground out. You never let me forget, he thought."That's good then. I will mail you the next task as it's not safe to tell over the phone"."Alright."With that, the line fell dead. He looked at the screen for a long moment until it went black. His grip on the gadget tightened.He didn't want to be the pawn. He didn't want any of this. But he knew if he didn't do this he might have to stay as a human, forever. The gaping hole inside his mind and heart was gnawing at him, taunting him and making it impossible for him to stay calm.He took a deep breath before keeping the phone on the side table. He looked out of the window. The dark shadows of the looming tr
[Erica]Erica couldn't look away. This was happening again. Why was this happening? she questioned herself. As she looked at him everything else felt secondary, every other thought receded back in her mind, it was only his eyes that she could concentrate upon. "Uh..." she thought of saying,"Let's go back, I will visit him some other time." But before she could, she heard her brother hollering, "Rica," she tore her gaze away from the man in front of him and saw her brother jogging towards them. Drake came to a halt and greeted, "Good evening, Al- Mr.Ravenwood," Erica's eyes widened in shock, she turned her head to look at the man standing beside her. He was not only the trustee but also the owner of this University? She felt mortified now. On the very first day, she had successfully ruined her reputation. She wanted to melt into a puddle and evaporate. Drake's eyes moved from Erica to Mr.Ravenwood and back to her, throwing a mildly disapproving look at her he asked, "Did my sister cau
[Erica]The alarm's chime roused Erica from her fitful sleep. She groggily groped for the phone, then snoozed it after finding the gadget. Her muscles felt stiff and her eyes did not want to see the morning light. She sluggishly got out of the bed and padded to the ensuite. She noticed two things, number one, she looked ghastly and number two, for some reason, the cuts and scratches she had seen last night had vanished. However, the second thing worried her more.'Maybe I was imagining,' she tried to reason, but she knew very well that it was not so, she was wide awake after being woken up by the nightmare and the scratches were still there. She shoved these thoughts at the back of her mind, concentrating instead on appearing presentable and reach class on time. No sooner did she exit the washroom than her phone started ringing. She groaned, guessing who might the person be, and she was right."Hey Drako," she muttered while shoving essential stuff into the backpack. "Good morning to
[Xavier]He sat there frozen for a few moments. taking in the information. Human girl? Could it be... No, it couldn't be, he tried to reassure himself. Erica could not be a spy. He tried to shake off his suspicion. He was still baffled as to how this human could achieve the impossible. No human has ever been able to break a magical barrier. How could this person infiltrate it so easily?He looked at Sebastian, who immediately understood his silent order and left the office to inform Arnold and Vladimir. "Okay aunt, I will see to it," Xavier responded before hanging up and rushing out of the office. ~~~The library was almost empty except for a few students. When they saw him and others flanked on his either side, they immediately scurried away. Despite humans not knowing about werewolves or other supernatural beings, they subconsciously submitted to an Alpha male or female. He glanced around to locate his mate. Maybe she was not here. But his conscience and his wolf were telling him
[Xavier]Jade's bluntness and idiocy earned her a long-suffering look from her nephew. 'How did she manage to become such a powerful queen is beyond me,' Leikos rumbled and Xavier couldn't help but silently agree. He noticed Erica's frown at Jade's question. He could almost see the cogs in her brain whirring and trying to find logic in them. She opened her mouth to answer when Sebastian cut in, "Now, now madame, she might have a very good reason behind it but let's not make her nervous."Erica was ushered in and Jade scowled. Xavier could understand where she was coming from. Jade was the most powerful witch and she had never had to face failure when it came to magic. Supernaturals, especially royals were touchy about this subject. But blurting out something so essential, something that could bring their existence in jeopardy was what irked him the most. "Aunt. calm down. she is a human, remember?" Xavier muttered under his breath as soon as he was near her. Jade was still glaring at
[Xavier]His mind had stuck on a single sentence ā Erica was not human. On the one hand, he felt hopeful and to some extent relieved because if she was not human then he would be able to find a way to confess to her and tell her about himself sooner. 'Are you planning to not tell her if she turns out to be human?' Leikos growled threateningly. Xavier chose to remain silent because honestly, even he did not know what to answer. In the meantime, Sebastian had re-entered leaving Arnold and Vladimir to guard the door."Alpha. Queen." He bowed to them before directing his question at Jade, "I heard some of the things you shared Queen, I beg your pardon for listening. But what is to be done now if I may ask?""Oh, come now, it's not your fault that you wolves have super-hearing," she waved her hand dismissively then said, "And to answer your question we might need to talk to Adrian Morris about this. Find out about what exactly happened to his daughter that her memory got locked.""How does
[Erica]The professor droned on and on about the history of English literature, about the works of William Shakespeare and how Charles Marlowe could have been more popular than him, had he lived longer. Erica, who never dozed off in class felt like taking a full-fledged nap. She had hardly gotten enough sleep the previous few nights, constantly doing research on her essay. She couldn't even give a good presentation on the novel they were reading in class. On the one hand, she felt miserable for being so laid back when it came to academics and on the other hand, she couldn't think of anything other than the paranormal stuff going on with her. "Psst..." someone hissed startled her. She turned towards the guy sitting beside her who whispered, "Stop zoning out, Prof has been glaring at you for the past 10 minutes." Erica glanced at the professor. He was indeed glaring at her direction. She sat up straight and willed her brain to cooperate. She started scribbling down whatever the profess