EVA’S POV
I walked as quickly as my legs would allow. My hands and legs were full of minor scratches from stumbling several times. After what seemed like ages I reached the section of the forest where Eucalyptus trees grew in plenty.
The strong aroma made me feel heady and distracted me from the terror that had clutched my heart. I kept walking deeper and deeper as if in a trance.
Suddenly, I stumbled on a rock. I grabbed the nearby tree for support. Luckily I hadn’t falle
ALEX'S POVWhen I saw Eva in pain I felt a sudden burst of energy. I felt like I could push the door apart. I know it is insane but that is how I felt. I decided to give it a try. It was true that I would lose face but I would have tried to do something. Liam let out a muffled laugh when he saw me trying to push the door apart. One moment I was applying force on the doors and the next moment the door was wide open. I was rendered dumbstruck by this. I hadn’t even tried hard.
LIAM'S POVI sat alone in the hall while Eva and Alex went to get the manuscript. To be honest I was dying with curiosity and impatience but following them unasked didn’t seem like a polite thing to do. I sat at the edge of the sofa tapping my foot and looking at my watch every two seconds. What was taking them so long?My mind veered to the day I saw that dream. It was as if someone was urging me to wake up. Maybe urging was not the right word, that voice had practically commanded me. I found myself unable to ignore the command.
EVA'S POV“Liam! Liam!” I called out several times but he was nowhere to be seen. “Where did he go so late at night?” I asked in a concerned voice.“Where can he go. He must have dozed off in another room. That must be the reason he is not responding.”“I will go and check,” I said. Before I could take a single step Alex gripped my shoulders slightly and made me sit on the couch.”
ALEX'S POV“When love traps darkness in the ring of love the kingdom of vampires would crumble. This was the prophecy, wasn’t it.”It was etched into my memory but there was no harm in confirming it. Even a small error could prove disastrous. “Hmm…” Eva muttered dreamily. She appeared lost in the past.I tapped my fingers as I waited for the programming to get completed. The screen turned from red
LIAM'S POVI dragged myself up the stairs. My legs felt like they would give away any moment but I didn’t dare to stop. I had to kill Eva and Alex before that hooded creature got angry and summoned me again. How would I kill them? Eva didn’t even keep a gun so it wasn’t possible to steal one. I could stab them with a kitchen knife or suffocate them or maybe bang their head against the wall. I would need to separate them. It wouldn’t be practical to fight both of them at the same time.
EVA'S POVWalking hand in hand with Alex under the star-studded sky would have been the most romantic thing to do. If only we were not desperately searching for the golden shifters.It was close to midnight and the road was deserted. My plan of taking a taxi till the El Nina check post had turned into dust. With the recent turn of events, no one wanted to go in the direction of El Rosa. We were left with no option but to walk back. “Alex…” I said grasping his right arm.
EVA'S POVI looked around frantically. My heart thudded against my ribs as hundreds of apprehensions flooded my mind. Just then I caught a glimpse of a foot peeking out from behind an oak tree. My brows furrowed in confusion. It looked like Alex’s foot. What was he doing behind the tree? Then, it struck me. He was trying to get back at me for not listening to him the previous night. I was not someone to be defeated so easily.
ALEX'S POVThe moment I entered the Eucalyptus forest I started feeling very different; not exactly bad but a bit weird. It was as if someone or something was calling out to me; like there was someone on the other side of the forest who was waiting for me. I shook my head to get rid of these weird thoughts but they persisted. For one second, I wondered if it had anything to do with the tattoo that had suddenly emerged on my arm but then I shrugged it off. “Alex…Wait for me.” Whe