Katrina POV"She going to be fine, isn't she? It's not something serious right? She just passed out, don't you say? But it's taking forever for her to wake up!"I almost scream, tears threatening to spill out my eyes as I watch Isobel sprawls on the bed through the transparent door.Becca said she just passed out, but it's already been hours since that happened, and my friend is not waking up.I turn to Becca, grabbing her hand in mine.I hate that she doesn't care. She only looks nonchalantly with a stupid smile on her face like someone who's achieved her goals."Let's take her to the hospital!" I cry.Becca wrenches her hand away from me, leveling her red eyes on me."She's fine," she breathes out. "Breathing just fine, Katrina. Why can't you see that?""Because she's not getting up!"For fuck sake! She's been saying that now for hours, but I see no improvement with my friend.What if something happens to her? What if she never wakes up again?... All because of me!I angrily wipe aw
Becca's power My gaze lingers on the red tiny thread on my first middle finger; the tiny thread that Becca bets my life on.I bet my life on Becca, and she bets it on this tiny thread."Are you sure this is...""Trust me," Becca cut me short before I can complete my statement. And with a giggle, she thrust this into my finger.I sigh, shaking off my conversation with Becca.I don't care how tiny or how small it can be, as long as it's going to protect me from those that are willing to kill me.Months ago, I'll bet anything that Becca is nothing but a fake, but then, I've seen many strange things that make me believe many things that many will find unbelievable."Trust me, Bel. Becca can be manipulative. She only wants to rope you in whatever she's planning" Katrina has tried to talk me out of it, but want exactly did I have left to lose?Nothing if you ask me.Becca won't want to take a life that I'm desperately trying to protect, would she?And she's convinced me that I'll be able to
Javier POVI sat Isobel down on her bed before I sit beside her, her soft hand enclosed in mine, and my eyes roaming all over her faceGoddess does she looks this beautiful before and is her lips this inviting and tempting that I so badly wanna kiss her?"Hmm..." Isobel clears her throat, beating her long lashes against the fresh skin under her eyes.I swallow down nothing, my other hand not holding her hand fisted on my lap.It's taking a huge effort resisting myself from claiming her lips with mine, to run my fingers all over her face and her delicate curves.How did it take this long for me to see this beauty before me? What was I thinking that I almost reject my mate?So what if she's a human? So what if she might cause chaos for the Pack? So what about the prophecy? I don't care about all those, why should I?What matters now is that the girl before me is no one other than my mate.My mate!Mine!She belongs to me.I love the sound of that. The thought of this human girl being my
Isobel POVIt's too much to take in, too much, and overwhelming.As I stare at the tiny red thread tied around my middle finger, everything that happened replays in my mind.How Javier apologized, telling me he'd wait for me to get my mind in one piece.No! I don't believe in my magic, or black power, I just will myself to trust Becca because I'm in desperate need of protection.But it works! It fucking works! It makes Javier lose his sense and sees me as a different person entirely.I thrust in my glasses, stowing my books inside my bag before I sling them across my shoulder. Not waiting for anything else, I sauntered outside; more like running.Goodness! I can't wait to tell everything to Katrina and Becca.I'm finally free from being bullied. I can live my life just a little differently from before.No! Maybe Javier is not going to leave me alone after all, but he's going to protect me and not bully me anymore.Maybe it's better having him as a knight in shining armor than having
Isobel POVFear coated my body like a second skin, my lung, devoid of any air.I'm going to die.I can see the predatory look on her face, the anger, and the hunger to snap my neck of my neck.I clasp my hand together, my eyes snapping shot.No! I don't want to see my friend looking like this, but with my eyes close, the image of her looking like a monster refuses to leave my sight.My body vibrates, tears pouring down my eyes lid.I'm going to die... It's finally going to be over."Bel... Isobel... It's fine..."I wriggle, snapping my eyes open at the hearing of a faintly familiar voice.My eyes met with a familiar white ceiling, clouded with different colors of faint stars."Isobel..."A soft tug on my arm and a finger smoothly ran down my arm.A loud gasp escapes my lips.Where am I? In heaven? Am I finally dead?Gripping the soft silky material beneath me, I close my eyes as my chest rises and falls."It's okay!" I feel a strong hold on me. "Breath me, Isobel. 1... 2..."But I can
Isobel POVIt's been three days... Three days since the unfortunate happened to me.I do not want to o think about it, of course, thinking back to that night brings me nothing but pain, and heartache.Javier sits at the edge of the bed, before me, staring at me as I eat the food he got for me.I'm trying... Trying to familiarize myself with this new nature of Javier, but I still shudder at the thought that this is not the real Javier that I know."What are you doing?" Javier growls, his voice not intending to be harsh, but to scold a little as I had dropped the spoon and pushed the food away from me.I lost my appetite.It's been happening like that.I can't eat. No! I don't know how to eat with the thought of Katrina in my throat, threatening to burst out of me anytime soon.God knows that I miss my friend, and there's this desperate part of me that secretly wish, hopes, and prays that the Katrina that night wasn't the Katrina that I knew.I wish she wasn't the one with that glare t
Isobel POV"Don't listen to her. Don't listen to what she's saying" Javier cajoles, pulling me tighter to himself. His hand rubbed the small of my back. "An don't you said she's unconscious, Liam!""I don't know how it happens again. I'll be going then"Cassie chuckles, then she smiles. She takes a step back and straightens her body. Her rough hair fell freely down her shoulder."What do you think, Javier?" She says with a smirk, her eyes glinting with mockery. "Are you going to choose me over her now? Now that you witness how strong I am" her eyes dart from Javier to me, and she flashes me a mockery grin."You wish," Javier says. "Come, Bel. Let's get you out of here""But I'm not done" Cassie pouts, managing a puppy look on her face. "Won't you listen to me, Bel? Don't you want to know why your friend wants to kill you?"I gasp, clapping my palm firmly on my mouth.For days, I've ignored using that word... "Kill"I had thought that not using it will make me feel better.That it'l
Isobel POVStanding under the shade created by the large tree, sitting on my knees, I wrap my arms around my legs, and my head bury in them."You're just food she needs to survive"Her cackles, her voice replays in my head many times, almost giving no room for other thoughts to come in.I do not want to believe her, yet, she sounded so convinced and so sure.Raising my head from my legs, I sit on the bare ground, leaning against the tree.It's been three days after that conversation with Cassie, and no, I've not been able to get it off my head. And yes, it's almost a week since the incident in the bush, yet, I never see a shadow of Katrina.I want to see her, talk to her, and prove to Cassie that she's nothing but a lair... Katrina won't do that to me, she loves me so much she won't keep that big secret from me."Is this unrequited love and loyalty, or you're just blatantly stupid?"Cassie's face leers at me, her teeth bare, and her face wrinkles up in a frown.Wha