Worried about who it might be, I lean back into the open first barrier to stay hidden, making sure I could have a little view of the entrance by peeping. I do not wait too long to know who it was, the view of a human figure coming to sight.
I was beyond shocked when I see that the intruder — in some way — turns out to be the Luna, who apparently is also Garrett’s mother. It wasn’t seeing her that put me in shock, but her present appearance. She was looking like the shadow of her old self and it makes me wonder what went wrong. She definitely wasn’t looking any good.
Her skin was pale as she leaned by the door, and when I look closely into her eyes, I was able to observe how dead they were. I might need to also talk about how lean she is with her attitude being portrayed as that of the walking dead.
“What happened to her?” I have to ask Garrett as I cannot stand her new appearance
Uncertainty floods Garrett’s expression after my statement. It would have seemed as if I blurted the words out of proportion but I know what I meant when I uttered that. “What are you talking about?” he asks.I blink twice before taking my eyes off him to look in the direction of the entrance again, mainly because I am too scared about the well-being of the woman I hit with my ability. “This whole idea to get me justified for what I did wrong, it’s because you’re actually trying to get your family cleared from the abolished law nonsense. And to achieve that, you decided to use me,”My declaration came out like an accusation because that was my basic intention. It was all starting to make sense why he is doing everything to help me as he said. His sister has a secret that shouldn’t be let out. So does his mom. By using my issue as a claim, he could kill three birds with one stone. That was certa
I stand my ground despite getting suddenly weak from the hit, using a lot of force as my last resort to get out of the grip of the one behind me. And with a quick motion, I elbow him in the face.Still, I was in the middle of the two, with a kick being aimed at my guts. I respond to the attack by blocking with my left hand and snappily using the cosmic ability at the same time. It clearly hurt him as he has to withdraw his leg from mine without wasting time, his skin revealing from the ripped part of his clothing.But I was too distracted with fending him off that my mind went off the fact that I still had one behind me. It wasn’t until I was sent to the ground with a kick to the back of my head did I realize this was becoming more difficult than I bargained for.The same thing happened again with the one behind me trying to get the bag off me as I lay on the ground with my face to it. Swiftly, I grab his arm with
Impulsively, I start to move back at the sight of the man that had ordered Garrett to stop what he intended doing. Even before my eyes caught the sight of the man, I had begun to tremble in fear of being seen by someone else from the pack when I should have been lowkey all through. Damn the bastards that attacked. Garrett already has his head turned around to stare at the approaching man and that was why he could not tell that I have started to walk away from the scene. Apparently, it would be useless if I would try to outrun either Garrett or the approaching man in this situation, knowing how well they could catch up with me in the blink of an eye. It wasn’t until our eyes collide, and I’m talking about the man, did I stop. It was momentarily, though, as I was right back on the backward steps in no time. “Where are you going?” Garrett was looking right at me as he finally realized what I was doing.
It’s not like Garrett and I knew nothing about it, but the beta’s claim affirms the theory totally. We were made targets for the books, but who would mastermind such a thing?“Do you know why they came for them?” Garrett threw a question at the beta who looks from side to side for a while.“For obvious reasons,” the beta says. “They were here to possibly destroy any evidence that links to why the whole conspiracy began. Hired, actually. Come, let me show you two something,”And that was when the beta starts to walk off until he stops over one of the victims of Garrett’s massacre. Following that, he bends such that he was squatting and supposedly starts to examine the body.I give Garrett a look who reciprocates it with one and we were both off to where the beta was to see what he has for us.“You see this mark here,&rdqu
Five hours straight, and it almost seemed I have found myself in a classroom. What have I been doing during those periods other than going over the books that could lead to the supposed conspiracy from the big reveal of yesterday? Pretty serious, I know. The attack on me and Garrett who had led me to his territory should be the biggest highlight of yesterday, but what it made me find out eventually made it less significant. Although it was sort of a piece in a puzzle, it didn’t weigh a tad bit to the reveal. Getting fed up already, I peel my eyes off the book I am practically skimming through. The second one in hours. When I look up, I come in sight with Garrett sitting across me with his mind completely on his version of the documentation. If I had at least a bit of his concentration, I probably would have finished with the one I have with me. “What’s on your mind?” I do not know how long I have been staring in Ga
A sudden double knock on the door. And another a few seconds later.It’s only been a few minutes since Garrett and I went silent after he gave me the contents of the book he was reading from which we most likely have deciphered the meaning to already. And because of that, the incoming knock felt like it was linked to the revelation.Exchanging a look with Garrett when the knock comes in for the third time, I realize it could be for someone else, especially when Garrett looks at me weirdly.“Well, are you going to get the door?” Garrett asks, apparently expecting me to do the necessary.“I don’t know,” I say in a tone close to a mutter. “I’m getting bad vibes from it. More like someone is here to haunt us,”“You really think someone would hit you or something as soon as you get the door opened? Is that what you’re s
Asides from the keywords, I would sum up Luke’s explanation to be a load of jargon. Terms I was finding difficult to understand. But I did grab the main point of it all. An anonymous source was destroying evidence of my pack’s existence.Garrett suddenly asks Luke, “Did you get the rest of the data to serve as proof that the council hasn’t been doing their jobs right?”“Yeah,” Luke nods, “I have it saved in my drive. The drive is right here with me,” and he taps the cross bag that he has with him while speaking.I notice Garrett staring at me so I stare right back, but he takes his gaze off the moment I do so.“Have you made any progress with the books?” Luke speaks up after about a minute of silence has reigned in the air.Garrett was quick to respond. “Yes,” he says, “My father documented in thi
We ran like our lives depended on it... because they did.How Garrett got the strength to hold on to his unconscious friend without his speed being affected surprises me. Funny enough, he was still in his human form, which makes me rather curious as to how he was doing it.Something tells me he chose not to transform because he knew I would be unable to keep up with his speed. If it had not been for the weight on him limiting his speed, which I’m sure is intentional, then there would be no catching up with him for me.I was right ahead of him, straining my ears at the same time to know if I would hear anything or anyone on our tails. But all the while, I’ve got nothing.The reason we were running right through the woods after escaping my now dead grandma’s house was that the backyard of the apartment was connected to the woods. She had her apartment right among those in the outskirt