Lennox My fingers curled around the indoor balcony railing, the voice from the students hanging around the hallway slowly waning, and my face darkened in anger at the atrocity unwinding on my phone’s screen. Dad had hit her on the face. Like his fingers connected with her cheeks, not just once but several times, and right now, there was a war going on in my head. Emotions clashed over the other. I could feel a muscle in my jaw twitch and a scoff left my mouth. “How could he?” I muttered through clenched teeth. The house didn’t feel the same anymore, instead, it was nothing more but a baggage of emptiness and silence since Renee left the house. I couldn’t bear to remain in the house because not having her around made it seem like a softball-sized lump lodged at the base of my throat. It was suffocating and because of that, I moved out of the house, to a vacation house— where I was plotting how to get back at Renee for all the emotional turmoil she had caused me, and most important
Nerissa’s P.O.VThe thoughts that clouded my mind, drowned out Erin’s voice as she nattered on concerning her latest crush at the party and how she couldn’t wait to hook up with him. I stared into space, my mind replaying what had happened between me and Louis. That genuine glint of remorse and pure yearning in his eyes lingered in my mind. As much as it made warmth seep through my heart, I had doubts concerning Louis. The thing was he couldn’t be trusted. I didn’t trust any of the triplets because they could switch up on me but…The tears in Louis’ eyes— it was the first time I had seen his eyes shine with tears in them. The Louis that I knew wasn’t the type to lean on the emotional side, even as a kid when I had mistakenly set the fire and almost killed him, I heard that he didn’t shed a single tear. Something that got his parents worried. However, he cried last night, and worse, for me. Aside from that, Landon had stopped giving me rides to school because while he thought tha
Levi’s P.O.VIf there was anything that I had found corny, it had to be long-length essays— epistles, dramatic love letters, and anything that had to do with penning down one’s heart on paper. But last night, I had carefully crafted an apology letter meant for Renee. It wasn’t even because of what Louis had done, it was just apologizing to her for everything, for the way she was treated, and most importantly, for not being there for her when she needed us the most. If we were there, no one would have dared to even lay hands on her, let alone breathe the same air around her. It was all my dad’s fault. A storm of fury brewed within me and the visceral image of her being humiliated replayed in my mind over and over again. My blood boiled, my fingers clenching into fists as I stood before her locker, trying to suppress the anger that threatened to consume my being and most importantly, everything around me. I blew out a breath, pushing my hair back while trying to focus on the things
Louis’s P.O.VI was the one who reacted rashly, the one who placed Renee back on the prey list, yet that action haunted me every freaking second. My wolf tormented me, my dreams haunted me and her absence in the house alienated my very existence. Who would have ever imagined that her absence from the house would cost me peace? Every time, I would somehow find myself standing outside what was supposed to be her room, staring into the blank space while my mind reeled with different thoughts concerning what could have gone wrong. Was it because she discovered the contract? Could that be the reason or…I didn’t even have the time to think. All I knew was that I wanted her back into the house that she belonged to.The absolute truth was that the grudge that I held against her had faded and no emotions clashed within me , clouding my thoughts and making me question the very essence of my existence. I meant, life felt meaningless without having her around. I glanced up at her through tea
Renee’s P.O.VI was in disbelief. How in the world did I rank first?Knowing how the system had always favored Nerissa, how was this possible? A bubble of excitement floated within me, a grin splitting my face and I couldn’t tear my gaze off the second evaluation results. “Aria, we did it!” I almost screamed in excitement, as I dropped beneath the shade of the pine tree. Aria responded inside of me. “Of course you did it! Proud of you always, Renee” Landon telling me that I ranked first lulled my mind into forgetting the scary events that happened last night. Because I was so overwhelmed with joy, I came into the forest to celebrate my win by running down the hill in my wolf form. Alone. I shoved to my feet, setting my phone aside while unbuttoning my shirt, shrugging it off my shoulders, and carefully folding it before placing it on the chopped wood next to me. I did the same for my shorts that were pulled down in microseconds. Fully stripped, the wind whispered past my ears,
Levi She tried to run, but caved into our touch even after we caught her. There wasn't much of a struggle and all of this pointed to the fact that she still wanted us. It didn't make sense that she just decided to break things with us when we were at the lowest points in our lives. As much as she had tried escaping us several times, I knew the things that she was capable of doing. I wasn't like Lennox or Louis who would react rashly without finding out what could be the cause of an issue. Even though we had the same face, we were vastly different. With my eyes fixed on the screen that flickered occasionally, I tapped my temple while my mind reeled with different thoughts. Firstly, why were the workers around the house not saying a word concerning what happened with Renee after we were ambushed by the Rogues? At the same time, the guys that Lennox had once assigned to secretly protect Renee from Nerissa and her evil schemes mentioned that before Nikolai attacked us, Renee had