Hayley had developed a strong bond with her sister, Kara. Such that she had never enjoyed even while with her brother, Lucas. She had spent such a long time there that she almost forgot about Stan. It has been a few weeks since she moved over to the mayor’s house and she was enjoying all the privileges attached to being the mayor’s family member.
Stan on the other hand went on with his life. Though he missed Hayley and called her often, he did not want to get heartbroken again. He decided to take a few days off into the main city area where he spent a few days trying to entertain himself. He walked into a restaurant to get himself some fast food and relax while he was sober. Raul approached him to take his order. Apparently, he had walked into Raul’s workplace.
He smiled at Stan and took his order. He somehow felt the need to be close to this particular customer, after all, he was almost done with work for the day. He went on to prepare Stan&rsq
Hayley sat with her sister to dinner. She suddenly thought about Stan and wondered why he had not been taking her calls. She was silent at the table and Kara noticed it.“You’re awfully quiet today; something wrong, little sis?”“Um… nothing serious. I was just thinking about…” Hayley managed a smile.“Stan?” Kara cut in quickly.Hayley exhaled and rolled her eyes. “Please don’t say he’s my boyfriend again.”“But then what is he? He’s your boyfriend if you’re worried about him like this.” Kara argued.“I’m just worried that he may be in trouble. He never misses my call but he’s not been taking it these few days.” Hayley tried to defend herself.“What kind of trouble would a grown man like Stan be in?” Kara teased. “He’s been taking care of himself all these years even without you or hi
Lucas had imprisoned his luna for weeks in the dungeon and has refused to see her even for an explanation. He spends most of his time in Modi’s territory forging a strategy to infiltrate Flint’s territory. They had no idea that Flint and the priest had become very close. They made their plans devoid of Flint’s new affairs. This was a good distraction for Lucas who was suffering from being betrayed.Modi visited his place this time and met him in his lair, looking unkempt. He entered Lucas’ lair, led by one of his minions, and found him sitting on a chair, topless and almost pale.“Hey, Lucas!” Modi greeted him softly.Lucas tilted his head slightly to find Modi standing beside him, looking worried. “Any news of Flint?” he asked.Modi exhaled and sat beside him on a chair. “Haven’t seen you in days so I decided to come to see you myself. I sent word to you but didn’t get any response.&
Stan cuddled Hayley on the couch where they sat together watching a movie and chatting over a bottle of wine. Stan told her about his trip but did not mention Raul as promised.“It was torture; being away from you.” He concluded and gave her a soft kiss on the forehead.Hayley smiled and looked up at him. “Why did you leave without calling me? Is there something I should know?”“Um…” he was mumbling. “I-I… I guess I just missed you so much. I couldn’t stand the thought of losing another love since you never showed up as promised.” He paused. “You promised to visit me every weekend, remember?”She scoffed. “Stan!?”“I know; I know…” he cut in. “I was overthinking it. I’m sorry.”“No; that’s not what I was going to say,” Hayley replied softly. She caressed his face gently and continued in her sweete
Raul did not yet develop the courage to talk to Betty. He had not visited Tom and Heather in a while. He was too busy working or worrying about Hayley. He sat in bed at exactly 6 am gazing at the paper that had Hayley’s number in it which Stan had given to him the other day.He thought about calling her but hesitated for lack of words. He did want to call her because he missed her so much and wanted to know what was up with the priest since she was the last one to see him. He ran his hands through his hair because he was overwhelmed. Immediately, there was a knock on the door. He noticed that his friends, Kal and Virgil were still fast asleep so he had to get the door himself.He wondered who it was coming so early in the morning. He took a peep through the door’s peephole and saw Ella standing there. He had almost forgotten about her and their last encounter that almost broke him and Virgil because he thought that he was deceiving and lying to him.
Ella managed to locate Betty’s apartment that morning and went over. She knocked on the door and Betty answered. She was looking a little weak.“Yes; who are you?” she asked in her husky voice.“Hi! I’m a friend of Collen’s.” Ella replied putting up a fake smile at her.Betty took a good look at her and recalled seeing her once at Claire’s when Raul and his friends still lived there. She managed to put up a smile and then opened the door to allow her in.“Hi! I just wasn’t expecting anyone; that’s why I’m surprised.”“I know,” Ella replied walking in gallantly. She gazed around Betty’s apartment to find that it was a small and messy apartment.“Please sit here.” Betty dusted the couch and Ella felt indulged as she sat trying to conceal her irritation. Betty sat on her bed after trying to pick up her clothes scattered arou
Lucas sat by his luna’s bed every day watching her sleep and regain her strength. He was deep in thoughts and did not see her open her eyes. She turned her head slowly to gaze at him and saw him thinking.“Hey!” she called weakly. “Where are you?”Lucas quickly turned to gaze at her and smiled. “I’ll go get the caretakers so you can get something to eat.” He made to get up when she held his hands gently.“Please stay here with me.” She begged and tried to sit up straight. Lucas helped her balance by placing a pillow behind her to get her to seat comfortably.“There you go.” He smiled and sat back on the chair beside her bed.She smiled at him softly. “Thanks.” She paused to gaze at him. “I haven’t spent time with you in a long while. It feels like forever, my love. Please stay.”“Sure, I’ll be right here with you.”S
Hayley laid in bed watching the phone ring countless times. Kara came up to meet her to know why she was letting the phone make so much noise. She entered her room to find Hayley staring and watching the phone ring.“Why aren’t you answering the phone?” Kara asked in surprise.“I don’t want to pick up,” Hayley replied, her face devoid of all emotions as she fiddled with her fingers.Kara felt concerned and wondered why her little sister was so afraid of being married which was not very different from the Moon Dance ceremony they celebrate in their world as werewolves where the alpha is united with a female for a mate.Kara exhaled and sat beside Hayley. “Hayley; what’s wrong? The poor guy is worried sick about you. You’re making him feel like he’s asked you for something out of this world.” She gesticulated. “It’s just marriage, darling. It’s not hell.”&ldquo
Hayley spent almost twenty minutes with Kara and the governor, listening to stories of the human world and all he knew of their world. They were sipping wine while they talked and all Hayley could think of was a chance to get close to take his hand again for a clearer vision of his past.Something about him did not feel right to Hayley. She just wondered what would have brought the governor and her sister so close to having him in on all their deepest secrets.“You seem far from us, Hayley. Something on your mind?” the governor asked trying to change the subject. He noticed that Hayley had something different from the ordinary and wanted to explore it further.“Oh no, sir,” Hayley replied with a sarcastic smile. “I was just admiring all your achievements. I wish I could do the same in my own time.”“Oh c’mon dear, I know you feel like your sister has made a huge mistake letting me in on all your secrets but