60LUCIEN’S POV.Adria had been so busy that she rarely had time to come for lessons but whenever we passed each other by in the halls, we locked eyes and in hers, it felt like she was wondering if she really had someone like me all to herself. It felt like she saw flustered having someone like me in her lie and those little moments made me happy. Whenever we had class together, we shared secret smiles and locked eyes a lot more.For the group and individuals assignments, she always came to my office but we always had little time to talk because she had way too many classes and little time.Two days had passed and I rarely caught sight of Monica. Whenever I left my house, I didn’t see her and at night too, I didn’t see her laundering around her house through my window waiting for me to come out. Had she really gone? The thought made me happy. If she was gone, then it would be better. I wouldn’t have to hurt her more than I already did and I and Adria’s growing love wouldn’t have to be
61ADRIA’S POV.When I awoke, there was a little sunlight streaming in. My neck ached from sleeping in a bad position all along and I raised my head which had been lolling to the side. Then I began to grunt and give muffled sounds as I realized my mouth had been taped and I had been tied with ropes to a chair.I shook on the chair violently, trying to get my hands out but it was all in vain, it had been too tight, I tried separating my lips but the tape was too strong and too large. Fear and panic raced up my spine giving me shivers. Was I a kidnap victim? Was it a serial killer? What had happened?I continued to shake violently on the chair and it wasn’t until I had calmed down before I recalled what had happened. I had been hit by something hard on my head and thinking about it when I furrowed my brows, there was some restraint on my skin. It was probably the dried up blood. I smelled horrible and began to panic for real. Sweat rolled down my face like it were a hill and I shook eve
62LUCIEN’S POV“I’m sorry but can I send this to my phone?” I asked politely and the plump looking woman, willingly sent it to me after I had told her I was trying to see if my friend was cheating with my girlfriend.Humans were so easy to fool but despite that, they were loveable creatures who felt compassion for others although they could also be crazy and wicked creatures like Monica.I left her house and called Zayne.“I spotted her. Tell my students to stop searching.” I told him.“I also caught something from a recording I checked. Hey! Professor Lucien’s student!” I heard Zayne call out in the background before he ended the call and I shook my head. How would he address them that way.We all met up back at the house and played my video first.“Did Monica ask to meet there? Would Monica really kidnap her? I think we’re accusing the wrong person. Monica is shy, sweet and always clinging to Adria.” Tommy spoke up, and I knew it was all the more reason to be convinced she was the
63MONICA’S POV.She looked even more annoying than a fly at that moment and I desperately wanted to hit her till I was satisfied, probably till she was blinded by the blood pouring from her own onto her face.Her eyes radiated with fear and she looked like she had just gotten the hang of things.“Tell me exactly what you want in Lucien. He’s too good for you. He’s not in your league. He’s for me. He’s mine! I adored him for years and longed for a single kind word from him. I had all his pictures and videos on my wall. I liked all his pictures on all the social media he had, and even if he didn’t post much of himself, that didn’t stop me from leaving a comment on every single thing he posted, and then you come along. What? You want to be his? You want to stay by his side? Those lovesick looks you have are meant for me alone! I’m the only one eligible to give Lucien that look, and it won’t be pretty if I leave you that way!” I shouted, staring at her who looked at me like she were seei
64LUCIEN’S POV“Is she coming?” Stacy asked me, getting up immediately she saw me coming from the stairs after the call from Monica.“Yes. She will be here in a few minutes.” I replied, going to sit where I had been seated minutes ago.“I’m really looking forward to where she’s going to say she is at. Adria said she has no friends so I’m really looking forward to knowing where she’ll say she is now that Adria is missing.” Stacy spat, looking into blank space violently.“I’m more curious as to where she’ll say she was when Adria went missing. If she couldn’t meet up with Adria, why didn’t she call anyone? Does she have an alibi who can vouch for her innocence?” Daniel questioned and Zayne nodded.“And what she was doing for the two days she had been absent from school.” Tommy added.We waited for minutes before the door bell rang. I opened it, and Monica looked up at me with an expression I couldn’t seem to read well.Then she walked in and paused when she saw everyone. Her wide confi
65LUCIEN’S POVI left with the woods in sight, running as fast as I could because Monica was crazy and would do anything to hurt Adria. Thinking of it, the look on her face on the night we spoke before Adria went missing wasn’t one of hurt.It was an expression that got stronger and stronger with each word. Looking back at it, it seemed she was making the decision in her mind while I did the talking and there I was over the last two days, thinking happily that she had left New Orleans because I had told her to.My guts told me she had done serious preparation to kidnap Adria since I wasn’t sure she’d ever had to kidnap a person before.People I passed by stared at me in surprise as it was quite uncommon to see a grown man like me running all by himself. It wasn’t even the time where people working out were many on the streets, but I didn’t pay them any attention, all that was on my mind was thoughts of Adria.My feet crunched on dry twigs and leaves as I ran through the forest, pushi
66MONICA’S POVThe fear in Adria’s eyes had been delightful as I held up the instrument with which I was going to burn her skin and she had looked up at me, shaking her head and trying to speak but of course, couldn’t because of the sweet tape I had spread over her large, promiscuous mouth.She had continued to shake her head and the sound of her muffling had become louder.“Shut it!” I had snapped, leaving my sweet instrument of torture in the fire. “If you had not been so greedy, you wouldn’t have taken my man! You should at least have a sign to remind you of your wayward ways? He’s a damn professor. He’s not your age. There is a huge age gap and he has a girl he is meant to marry and… what? You think you can just come in to the scene and snatch him away? No way, darl, tough choice because I’m going to make you regret every single thing you’ve done.” I had promised and left the cabin to arrange my things so I could leave.I was very sure she would give in, sign the papers and let m
67ADRIA’S POVAs I watched her horrible transformation into her half-shift form, the scream finally left my lungs, loud and powerful, but they were unable to make it out because my lips were sealed.Monica was a wolf? How on earth could that be possible? How could it be possible? I needed a lot of time to think and assemble my thoughts but Monica didn’t even wait for me to finally accept the huge and shocking revelation she had just revealed to me. She looked horrible, and I didn’t know what I had felt when she was about to burn my leg because I recognized what I felt at the moment as fear.Real fear, strong and powerful and fearful itself.My chest was heaving heavily and I was barely breathing as my eyes stayed fixed to the floor. Knowing that I was dating a werewolf was a little bit unnerving, but with Lucien, it was okay. He made me understand that they weren’t vicious creatures like the novels made them to be, and that was because he was attracted to me but with Monica, it was a