”I'm sorry if I couldn’t tell you much about my life before.”I hugged his arm. ”It’s alright. I understand.”Titus smiled and held my hand tighter. We had just gotten down from the hill after staying there for a couple of hours. We talked more and shared more about our lives before we met each other. I told him about my Mom, how she was also gone early; and my Dad, who was nothing but good and loving. He once again apologized for all the consequences his predecessors have caused that damaged lives–for taking away my Dad from me. But I told him it wasn’t his fault. It was never his fault. And my anger at him when we first met was misplaced.I also told him more about my life when I lost my Dad. My life with Nathan and the De Lunas, and the life I had when I was taken into the House and met Maddie. Our conversation went on from our backgrounds until the moment we met. It was funny looking back now, how we kind of held so much back and just basically showed anger to each other. Whe
“... woken up yet. Run another one on that boy and we’ll start with this subject.”I shifted on my side, feeling so heavy and nauseous.“This boy is not going to survive another one. It’s clear he isn’t the right subject for this. We’re going to throw away some mixtures on him.””Just do it!” I flinched when someone screamed.My eyes were still closed, but my lids pushed further down when his voice echoed around the room. It rang loudly in my eyes.”I don’t care if he dies! We will not touch her until the master says so.””As you wish.”The voices around stopped, but the ringing in my head continued. I groaned, feeling so heavy--exhausted. I could barely move myself.“Primary subject has woken up.”I attempted opening my eyes. But it feels like I’m lifting a heavy weight metal and I was being pulled back to unconsciousness. I couldn’t seem to do it.”That’s good. That indicates she is indeed perfect for this. Almost everyone died with that mixture.”Mixture? Died at what?Confused, I
The mad rogue smirked. He walked closer. “We are going to replace that pretty king you have. And we will bring back what made Vamos so great for centuries past! Which he stupidly put a stop to! The bastard thinks he can still be the greatest wolf without all those markets we made? Stupid golden boy!”He shook his head, as if he was truly disappointed by Titus. ”Which market?” I already have an idea what he was talking about, but I want to double confirm it. I want to hear it from him.The mad rogue laughed at me. “All the markets that made the Andreyevs so wealthy! To be more specific, the ones working underground. How else would make them this stupidly rich? We did all of that! Yet they were the ones who claimed all the money and glory!”The switching of his emotions was so quick it was unsettling. He continued pacing the room, his hand on his chin as he thought of something. I just continued lying on my spot, feeling how the chemicals they put on me were slowly washing away.I di
‘Sabrina... where are you? Please speak to me, baby.’I wanted to scream out. To speak back to the one who has been calling me for days now. But I didn’t know how to. Or more like, I couldn’t.’Sabrina? Sabrina!’The call has been so consistent since I woke up days ago. The ache in my chest from the emotions I was feeling from somewhere the speaker was what got me up from my deep slumber. ‘Please, help me.’ I spoke up in my head. But even that sounded weak. I was weak. I have been weak since I woke up. I don’t know how many days it has been. I would go in and out of consciousness. And as soon as I got enough strength, the same 3-inch syringe would come penetrating back to my neck. Then I’d be swallowed by darkness again.I had no sense of time, even of what was going around me since that day I had a conversation with that scarred rogue. All I know is, they are finally running their experiments on me. And it is utterly painful.”Sixth attempt, failed.””Let’s run it again. Higher t
“Let’s run some tests on her for the meantime while our main subject is resting.””Yes, Sir.”The doctors nodded at the scarred rogue, but I shook my head as fierce tears rolled down my cheeks. “N-No... Maddie...” I cried, wanting to reach out to her unconscious figure on the bed. They continued pushing me towards the room, but I followed Maddie’s sight with my tear-filled eyes, still shaking my head, not wanting to go.She can’t be under the same experiments. She can’t be a rogue like them!I was finally taken inside the cage they put me in for the last several days. I kept my eyes on Maddie as they started inserting needles on her hands, arms and neck for the mixture to get to her system. Fear started overpowering my senses. She might not have the same immunity I have. It’s the only thing that has been keeping me alive and unchanged for the past few days. I have to save her.”Begin.” I couldn’t hear what the people are saying outside of the room, but I could read the scarred rog
My vision became hazy as exhaustion got to me. Sweat dripped on my forehead. I took huge breaths. I watched everyone outside—seeing Maddie getting taken away by the doctor beside her out of the bed as a fight broke inside. A constant ringing blared on my ears. I could see the people outside fighting with another group. I could make out how messy everything has become. But I couldn’t hear them—I couldn’t hear anything besides the sharp ringing in my ears and the compliant whimpers from other wolves inside my head. What’s happening? ”M-Maddie...¦” I mumbled as I saw her getting hauled up by the doctor who had been constantly beside her. After taking out the last needle in her body, he immediately ran out and took her away. Away from me. Where I couldn’t see what they’d do to her. ”M-Maddie...¦” My voice broke as tears fell hard on my cheeks. Whatever remaining strength was left in me was given to the act of just watching everything unfold. The doctors inside the lab, includ
I was fourteen when I saw what the real world was. Waking up with the sound of screams and pleas, I remembered scrambling towards my door to see what was happening. But before I could even touch the knob, the door slammed open, revealing a man so tall and big that I immediately trembled in intimidation and fear. “You’re coming with us, girl,” he said. I could never forget the huge scar across his face. It started on his left brow towards the right side of his neck. I wondered what kind of creature could still live through what seemed like a deep wound in his body. Then I realized he wasn’t just any other man. He was some sort of a creature that could withstand what a weak person like me couldn’t. Seeing that I was staring at his scar, the man growled at me that had me whimpering. His large hand grasped my arm. “Get inside that truck and do not make a sound.” Scared, I swallowed whatever screams I was about to get out of my throat. He pushed me, and with shaking legs, I walked out
Tears fell down my cheeks as I trembled on my spot. “P-please… no! help!” One of the girls with me screamed as she struggled in front of the pole where she was tied alone. I could only watch her, my knees trembling as the cold metal of the pole behind me seeped into my skin. Like her, I was tied tightly, ready to be offered. The entire place was lit with orange-yellow lights from the torches that surrounded us. In the middle was the huge statue of the very first Lycan King that ruled over Vamos. Its stony eyes looked down on us, condescending our weak existence. I could still feel the blood trickling down the side of my face from the slap I got. I struggled from the guard that took me earlier, and he slapped me so hard that my head turned and slammed on the wall; the side of my head getting sliced by its rough texture. Despite feeling dizzy and my vision blurring, I couldn’t stop feeling the swirling in my stomach. The magnetic pull I had started feeling since they delivered us