Mag-log inCASSIUS VALES POVOne week later…I stood by the kitchen counter, watching Annelise who was standing at the balcony, with the glass partition closed separating me from her. She looked hollow, lost… Confused, she’s been standing there for hours watching the Eiffel Tower with a glass of brown wine.She hadn’t said a word to me since the Surgeons announced her mother’s demise, when we got the news, her reaction wasn’t what I expected, I had prepared myself to console her as much as she needed even if I didn’t know how to do that, but her reaction was… Blank, her eyes were vacant, she received the news like she had already been expecting the worst.These were moments I wished I could control, I felt emasculated knowing that I could do nothing but to watch her get lost in grief.She had requested that I helped her cremate her Mom’s body and k
ANNELISE POVMy eyes slowly tore open from perceiving a soothing familiar scent, my first sight after waking up was a blurry view of the ceiling then a masculine silhouette at the periphery of my eyes, my heart skipped as I quickly turned in shock, and there he was, seated on the couch staring at me with a small smile and eyes filled with guilt, He held a bouquet of pink Tulip flower’s with both hands, they are my favorite but I never mentioned that to him.“Good morning, Sweetness.” He said with a gentle tone as he stood from the couch and sat on the bed.“Where have you been, why didn’t you answer my calls?” The guilt in his eyes were too obvious to ignore, I had never seen him look so culpable, so vulnerable.He dropped the flower on the bedside cabinet and took a deep breath then turned to me. “Anne… Sweetness, your Mom…” Once he mentioned ‘Mom’ my heart sank, I didn’t n
CASSIUS VALES POVIt’s been about three days since I last spent quality time with Anne, and it’s been affecting me more than she believes.I hated missing her first day of school, I knew that she would hate me for sending a stranger to take her to school and missing her big day which was a once in a lifetime experience, but I had no choice!I was protecting her… From me.It was that time of the year again, the last quarter of my werewolf shift… The last full moon of the year, I needed to leave home because my wolf starts reacting days before the actual full moon, and for the first time since my first shift, my wolf started reacting a week before the full moon with an aggressiveness I had never experienced before, like he was trying to tear off my skin before due date.It was disturbing and strange, I tried controlling it for Anne’s sake, but the more I stayed close to her the more the feeling worsened. I was suddenly seeing myself
ANNELISE POVFor the fourth time this week I have woken up to Cassius’ side of the bed empty, and I was starting to get worried that it might become a routine.I know he had a life before we met and he had been too available for me, hell, I knew this day would come, when Cassius would be too busy managing his wealth, but now that the time was here, I couldn’t handle it.Cassius had promised to make time for me, he had even made sure that I got my admission approved faster after the vice chancellor got sick and took a break, but when the admission letter was sent two days ago, he wasn’t home to see how happy and grateful I was, My mom still hadn’t called back and this time her Skype wasn’t reachable.I wasn’t really worried about Mom because she had a habit of leaving her phone low and mostly charging it when she needed me.I woke up this morning feeling a bit exc
ANNELISE POVI woke up quite late the next morning after a very eventful day yesterday with Cassius, Isolde and Dashiell. I remember getting so wine drunk and sleeping off on their couch, but I don’t remember getting back home.I hated days like this, I’m a nightmare when I’m drunk. I mean, I don’t have the habit of always getting drunk, but when I do, I wake up to embarrassing stories.I sighed and turned to the other side of the bed. Cassius wasn’t lying next to me as expected, but there was a note and a pill with a glass of water next to it on the bedside cabinet. I grabbed the note.‘Good morning, Sweetness. I had an urgent meeting to attend. I couldn’t bring myself to wake you up after the night we had, I gave you a kiss though, take the pill, it would help with the hangover. I will be back before noon.’I pulled myself up and sat mutely on the bed imagining all that might have happened last night, what I might have said and what he might actually think of me right now.“Oh no! A
ANNELISE POVThe drive to Cassius friends house was fun, Cassius was carpool karaok-ing ‘This is the day by The The’ while I had my eyes fixated on Paris civilization, the city was really pretty and it made me look forward to times like this.I turned to look at Cassius as he sang along the music on the car stereo system and he looked back at me, giving me the perfect wink.We were getting along so well and it was so relieving.“What should I expect from your friends?” I asked him as he tuned down the music, I like preparing my mind before I meet new people, I don’t like awkward conversations or situations.I met Cassius best friend in the art auction event, but we didn’t actually talk so I can’t say much, Women can be bitchy though, so my main concern is his wife… But Cassius concluded that I would love her, so I’m literally counting on his words.“Oh, Sweetness. I can smell your Anxiety, but really, Dashiell and Isolde are







