Adrienne woke up the next day a little excited to have found herself a new home. It was built close to the woods so that when she needed to wander alone just by herself, the forest found at the back of her house was access to her immediate escape.
She went to the center of the village to furnish her new house. She bought a new set of a round dining table with four chairs that came with two more extra seats. She also bought a new tall bookshelf. Then, she went to the next shop across the street to buy kitchen wares where she met a vivacious woman with a long wavy mane cascading her shoulders. She was carrying some tray as she wandered to the next shelves when the young woman bumped into her making her drop the trays she was carrying her on her arms.
“Sorry,” the woman said immediately to her. “I wasn’t looking where I was going.”
She bent down the ground quicker than Adrienne to pick the trays.
“Here they are,” she said smiling at her giving the
Adrienne went to the village center to buy replacements for bulbs in her house. Sadly, it must be one of the forgotten things Golier Frank, the cottage owner, failed to mention to her when she arrived in her new house. Oh well, it was just a minor glitch that he neglected to inform her about.When she opened the light in her bathroom, it was absolutely off. So, she had to relieve herself in the loo without the lights on. When she opened the light to her bedroom to change into her clothes, it wasn’t working as well. That was two. She would have expected that when she went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, she could switch on the light on the ceiling but only darkness greeted her as well. It was only the fridge that provided the light.“Well, damn. Am I not pissed to find the lights not working,” she muttered to herself as she drank water. So, with the incident that every part of her room appeared to be dead with light she went to check the
Three years had passed since Adrienne Mallory first stepped foot inside the secret village of Aardwolf leaving Emrick Castle and her home back in Ardelean Village. Many things had happened and changed in those passing years. She was no longer alone like when she first arrived at the place. Despite that, she was more than happy now and quite content living a peaceful life inside the quiet town that she now considered her home. She had just been from the market carrying a brown bag and a large white bag full of vegetables and fruits and other foods to prepare for her son’s third year birthday. The sun outside was as bright and cheerfully sunny as it could be. It was spring so flowers were in full bloom and every petal shone and smiled as she walked back to her small cottage. She entered the small gate of her house and crossed the stone pavement built at the center of a grass lawn front yard. The front lawn with its bright green grass was occupied with two p
Rune’s third birthday celebration was delightfully celebrated by the adults inside the cozy house that Adrienne had built for herself and her son. They enjoyed the abundant cooking that Mrs. Lucian especially prepared for Rune and they helped themselves to the vanilla chocolate cake that Marcus leisurely created for the little boy. The little boy was changed to a red shirt and black pants. The red and black colors were chosen by Rune himself. He always immediately smiled when he sees red or black just like how he easily smiled more when it’s already dark, as if dusk and night were his best friends. But who wouldn’t be surprised by that? Some had an idea who the little boy with raven wave hair and blood-red eyes was while the rest of the village simply disregarded who he was. For he was young and he wasn’t dangerous to their eyes. More to the fact that he was strongly doted by the strongest clan in the village, the Lucians. When Adrienne Mallory came to Aardwolf Villa
“What are you looking at Rune?” Marcus asked the toddler who was looking curiously at a dead black creature on the ground. “Come here.”He said reaching his arms out to the toddler who looked up to him. He lifted Rune in his arms.“A family, I see. What a lovely sight to behold,” said Alaric in his usual icy tone. “Only you are holding my son, werewolf.”He said sharply.Adrienne who was taken by surprise by the sudden appearance of the monster she had long forgotten three years ago looked at him in anger. She could only remain frozen in her position crouched on the ground. Her gaze narrowed upon seeing him.It was as if the shadow that cast her from her position wouldn’t measure to that sudden darkness that she immediately felt upon seeing his face. It was enough to ice her heart and burn her eyes at the sight of him.“Alaric.”She said, her voice devoid of
Adrienne went to the village park with Rune for an afternoon play. The sun was a burst of bright golden sunshine on the ground. Birds chirping were heard above the trees that were surrounding them. The sky was as blue and as clear as it was above. Some white birds flew in the sky. There were a few kids who were flying kites in the sky. The afternoon breeze was warm and the wind occasionally blew. Adrienne watched over Rune while he played with sand in front of him where the sun was shaded from him. Other kids were also playing beside him with their plastic shovels and colorful pails in front of them wearing hats or caps or not on their heads while their families were seated either by the swing or on a cloth-covered ground watching them. The squeals and laughter of the children could be heard everywhere. A balloon vendor was selling his colorful stringed floating objects to one side where the cotton candy man and an ice cream vendor was also clinging his bell to attra
“Nimue, I’ll be back as soon as I can,” said Adrienne looking at her back while her friend Nimue has Rune comfortably sitting on her lap. The godmother and the toddler were sitting on a couch with Nimue holding a picture book for Rune to read. She had to go to the market to buy food for their lunch thinking if she needed to bring Rune or not with her to the market when Nimue happened to drop in her house and nonchalantly volunteered to look after his son. Adrienne reached for the doorknob and opened the door. She was greeted with more than a surprise to see the pavement from the gate to her door were aligned in thick columns of every kind of red flowers, from tulips to roses, to orchids, to carnations, to starflowers, every red-colored bloom that Adrienne can think and named of, beautifully displayed on basket woven containers. Even the ground had red and pink petals scattered everywhere. “Miss Mallory?” asked a young man with curl
"Alaric!!!!!!!” screamed Adrienne as she watched the raven-haired young man open the gate and walk towards her in a nonchalant stride of his long legs. “You impossible man!” “So, you finally admit that you missed me, witch?” Alaric’s cool demeanor irritated Adrienne so much, she stomped her feet and slammed the door to his face when he was about to reach her at arm’s length. “What are you doing, Adrienne? Why did you slam the door in my face?” He asked rapping on the front door. “Aren’t you supposed to run and kiss me upon seeing me in flesh after a month’s absence?” Alaric said behind the closed door. “You are impossible!” she exclaimed in a high-pitched voice. Adrienne crossed her arms and braced herself. She was so ready to punch and kick the vampire who created her a month’s worth of blood and gore. “You really think I would jump into you in an embrace upon seeing you, Alaric?” Adrienne asked, her voic
“What are you doing, Adrienne? Why are you not going down yet?” Alaric’s cold voice broke Adrienne’s reverie as she looked at the magnificent castle before her. She was looking at the towers and turrets of the castle and the red curtain drawn behind the large windows of the castle. She’s now back in Acheron Castle. Nothing appeared to have changed around it but she felt cold at the thought and the sight of it. Adrienne turned away and shifted her gaze instead at Alaric who quietly observed her. “Sorry,” she murmured and stepped down the carriage. She waited for Alaric to go down while he was holding Rune in his arms.“Home!” Rune gleefully smiled as he looked at the big castle in front of him. “Do you like it, son?” Alaric asked Rune as he adjusted his hold of him. Rune nodded repeatedly to Alaric’s face showing his agreement with his dada. “Let me carry him, Alaric,” said Adrienne stretching her arms tow