MasukMaximus didn’t say there was a way to prevent death or that less people would have to die. He only made it mean that there would, but if Cassian was with them, he would know what was better.And now, she has to save Cassian and bring him back to consciousness as soon as she can.That was more brutal on him, she thought. How can she bring him back to consciousness, only to send him out there when he wouldn’t even have recovered fully?But then, that is what is at stake now, and she has no other choice.She walked back to the bed and stared at his face. Even though he was out, he still looked like he was fighting something inside of him. He looked like he was in a lot of pain. She started by removing the piece of cloth he had used to tie his wound. She has no knowledge of how to save him and it seems so much responsibility has been given to her in such a short time, but she knows she’ll figure something out.The wound hadn’t healed; rather, it seems to have gotten worse. She covered he
The desperate search for Julianne took much from Cassian, but he kept going. Maximus worried about him more than anything, but still, he knew he couldn’t stop him.It took them about twenty minutes of searching before they finally saw her standing alone in the midst of nowhere. “Julianne,” Cassian breathed her name with the last of his strength.Julianne let out a deep sigh before turning. She saw the both of them looking worried, but most especially, she could sense that Cassian was badly hurt.“Why are you standing alone there?” Maximus asked. “We were worried they got you.”Julianne blinked and apologized, “I’m sorry. I got lost and couldn’t find my way back.”She moved from there toward them and when she got closer, Cassian pulled her to a hug. He moved his hand to her back and held her tightly, as if afraid to let go.“Cassian,” Julianne called and said, “You are hurt. You need to go to the infirmary and—”“I’m glad…”“What?” she asked with her brows pulled in worry.“I’m glad I
Cassian watched as Julianne hurried off and once she was out of sight, his expression changed totally. He moved his arm forward and held the rest of the arrow sticking out. With one pull, the rest of the arrow came off and more of his blood dripped down his arm. He tore a piece of his cloth and wrapped it tightly around the area.He suddenly staggered backward, feeling slightly dizzy. He perceived that something was off and he raised the arrow. It didn’t look different than any normal arrow or the one they’ve used in the past to haunt them, but something was definitely wrong inside of him. It seemed as though the arrow had a bit of silver in it.He had sent Julianne away on purpose because he didn’t want her to see something that would scare her than she already is, but now, it seems to him that he had made the right choice. That way, she won’t witness how deadly the silver can damage his body.Almost immediately, his body leaned forward and he coughed out blood. He raised his eyes an
Maybe Lena wasn’t used to being forgiven easily, because the next thing she asked was, “You can’t just let everything go by saying you forgive me. Tell me, what do you want me to do?”Julianne understood where she was coming from. Forgiveness is not something that can just be granted. It must be earned. “Well, I really don’t want you to do anything, but if you insist, then I won’t hold back either.” She looked at Ryker and said, “There’s something I’ve always wanted you to show me.”“Me?” Ryker was taken aback and he blinked. “What is that?” he asked curiously.Julianne suppressed a laugh as she said, “I want you to show me your wolf form.”They both went quiet until Ryker said, “You are basically asking me to strip in front of you.”“Oh!” Julianne’s expression changed immediately and she looked at Lena immediately, hoping she hadn’t offended her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that was—Sorry!” she apologized and before things would get any more awkward, she decided to leave them to be.“
Ryker diverted his attention briefly to look at the birds that flew above before returning his eyes to Julianne. She looks lonely with her head lowered. He didn’t actually think she would come, not after what transpired between her and Maximus yesterday.He wanted to ask her what happened, but he wasn’t in the right position to ask about personal things such as that.“Are you okay?” was the only thing he could ask.Julianne finally raised her head and she nodded in response before looking at him. “What did you want to see me about?” she asked.Ryker went silent for a while. He didn’t know what was okay to talk about, but then, this could be the only chance he gets to speak with her in private. Most of the times, she’s always with the boys or minding her own business. And it was mostly a disadvantage for him because one, he feels guilty to just approach her, and two, Cassian makes him uncomfortable.“I think we got off the wrong foot,” he started. “To be honest, I didn’t think things w
It was the last day for tests. Julianne sat quietly and listened in on the students’ conversations about their plans after today. Most of them planned on going home for the short break, spending time with families and hanging out with old-time friends back at home.For Julianne, she didn’t have such plans. She moved her eyes toward Marianne’s seat and stared long at it. If she were still alive, maybe they would have made their plans together.She got up and took her bag, and she started to make her way out of the classroom. The moment she stepped out, Ryker came from behind and called her in urgency;“Julianne.”She turned and blinked at him. “Hi, Ryker,” she greeted. “Do you want to see me?”Ryker exhaled and stammered, “Uh…I-I was thinking if you can spare some uhm—”“Alright,” she said and smiled.Ryker raised his brows and blinked. “Did you know what I was going to say?” he asked.“You probably wanted to ask to see me privately. Just tell me when.”Julianne knew he had always wa
Julianne was already panting when she reached the front desk of the dorm. The woman looked at her and asked, “Is there anything you want?”“I think someone broke into my room,” she said and tried to catch her breath.The woman looked at her like the calmest person in the whole school, then she aske
When Lucien noticed the look on Julianne’s face, he looked towards the direction she was staring at and he saw the reason. Turning back to face her, he used his hand to turn her face slightly, making her look at him and he said, “You don’t need them. They left you in the first place. Don’t look so
For few seconds, Marianne saw Julianne as a different person and not the same person she knew before. Something has changed in her and it was evident with the way she somehow convinced her to ask Maximus about Cassian’s past, knowing fully well that if she were to ask Cassian directly, she wouldn’t
Julianne hasn’t seen Cassian for days now since the freshman party. Although, she has seen Remus and Maximus walking together, but it was odd for some reason that he was not with them. Also, she noticed lately that Marianne has stopped covering up her neck and has been hanging out with the other tw







