I have managed to grab the letters that Charles received from the village. He had torn apart the message, but the address was still there.I had a firm belief I was going to find and sell the information I need on him. I sneaked out of the mansion before midnight in a black shirt and black jeans to wait for Reynard. I even recognized his car when it was far away on the road. He picked me up, and soon he hit the road. For the first few minutes, when we were discussing the address and all, we were fine. But then the awkward silence engulfed us. I was sitting in the passenger seat with him, wondering what we should talk about first."So, how is she?" I cleared my throat to start a conversation with him since he was really stubborn when it came to talking to me."Silent!" he answered.I could only imagine how he felt as he watched the girl he was about to marry go completely silent."She will wake up," I said, not sure if I was convincing him or myself."She has to. She has suffered a lot
"So tell me," he insisted, taking slow and steady steps to approach me. We were standing on a trail with only one home in sight on the hill. The sky was filled with clouds, and it was going to rain soon. Whereas I was caught in a lie, now I had to come clean with my truth.With Reynard’s approaching steps, I pushed back and away from him in confusion and fright."Tell me which one is the true Serena? The one I am looking at now, who cares and is open to showing her emotions, or the one who only likes to follow Daxon’s lead." As he stopped in front of me and explained his question better, I understood he had yet to find out there were more shades to Serena than he could ever expect. For instance, Serena, was in contact with him all this time when she was in her sister’s body."Oh!" I looked down to take a deep breath."Maybe you are looking at the one version who just woke up after a long slumber---," I answered him, and then after a brief pause, I added, "And she is here to stay." Wit
Years Ago: Author’s POV: "I heard you stole your pack?" Adra was walking down the empty street and complaining about the issue to her boyfriend. "I did. It is not like there was anything left in that pack anyway," Charles answered, walking out of the house to make sure his mate was not listening when he was talking to Adra. "Charles! You were supposed to make me your Luna. But not only did you accept that useless mate of yours, but you have also now sold the pack, too. This is not the kind of life I wanted. I have become nothing but just a sidepiece," she complained as she sat down on a bench to give rest to her ankles, which were hurting from her overuse of high heels. "Adra! My love! I have a vision of a faraway plan. You just need to stop questioning me and listen to me more." Charles pulled the lighter out of his pocket as he lit up the cigarette and puffed the smoke into the air. "I want to see you right now. Tell me, where are you?" Adra insisted after realizing she wanted
Author’s POV:Years Ago:'Mate' She heard it again.The two spoke for hours after finding out they were mates. Adra needed a shoulder and got an alpha mate instead. Phillip seemed different from Charles; he was considerate and gentle with her. He talked about accepting her and making her Luna right away.Phillip took her to his mansion after she expressed her desire to see it, and soon things heated between them. In no time, they were in Phillip’s bed and having sex.Adra was not a virgin, but Phillip was. He had kept himself for his mate. However, Adra lost her virginity to Charles when they turned 18. It didn’t bother Phillip. He didn’t care if there was anyone else before him; he was happy to find her now and promised to be the better one for her.With every thrust inside her, he felt her scratch her nails into his back and squirm. His hands traveled around her beautiful body, exploring parts that made her bite her lip and close her eyes. His lips cradled her nipples until they ca
Author’s POV:Years Ago:After that conversation, whenever Adra tried bringing up the topic of rejecting Phillip, Charles would change the subject and leave. She began to think he was so jealous that he didn’t even want to hear about Phillip. So Adra decided to gift Charles the good news after she rejected Phillip and deleted his number.Charles obviously had no idea of her plans or else he would stop her. That’s when Marrisa started pressurizing Charles into opening up to her about their future."I don’t know what is going on with you, but everyone keeps asking me why you haven’t accepted me yet or when our mating ceremony is," Marrisa told Charles, who was munching on the food she had made for him."I don’t understand why you let these people get into your heads all the time," Charles answered, not thinking too seriously of the conversation."They are not getting into my head, but you are. The way you go silent for days and then suddenly remember me makes me feel like I am a sidechi
Author’s POV:Years Ago:Charles had sat down in the living room after telling Adra he didn’t want to accept her anymore and she knew why.“I am so sorry!” she hadn’t stopped crying while sitting on his feet. He had been on his phone all this time, not wanting to speak to Adra but also letting her grab his legs and beg for acceptance.“Why are you crying in front of me? Go ask him to accept you and his baby.” Charles put his phone down and yelled at her, scoffing at her sight.“I don’t want to be with him. It was an honest mistake, and I know how I can prove it to you.” She mumbled, cleaning the tears with the back of her hand and getting up from the floor to sit beside him on the couch.“How?” Charles asked out of curiosity. He would like to hear what she was thinking.“I can abort these babies,” she smiled, telling him how cold she could be. It was another moment where he realized he had made the right choice by not accepting her and choosing Marrisa.Adra was going to abort the bab
Serena’s POV:After she told me all about Charles and my mother’s past, I understood why she never cared for me. My sister and I were never meant to be born. It was an accident for her, and she regretted it every single day."I am glad you came here. Arlene came here a few months ago, and she told me what Charles had been doing to her. I knew Charles had become a shitty person, but I didn’t know he had become such a big asshole. I saw you, girls, when you were only babies, so I don’t know how he thought developing feelings for a child who grew up in front of him was normal. I did help her and looking at you, I can tell it worked. But I do believe you two sisters are still fighting against evil. I just wish this all ends one day," she said, wishing us luck, and I watched her sleepily yawn. I realized we had taken up more of her time than was necessary."Thank you so much for helping my sister. When all this is over, I promise to come here with Arlene and have lunch with you." I said as
"What?" I asked, almost stunned by his decision. I was expecting him to be so cold toward me. I understand I never noticed him prior to the body swap, and that was because Daxon never let me. I was never allowed to have words with anyone or walk around without Daxon’s permission or his company. It's not like I ever felt a romantic connection with him before."That’s the only way to prevent making any mistakes," he shrugged, looking very relaxed when talking about rejecting his fated mate."And that doesn’t bother you? I mean, you are talking about rejecting me. It is not a small thing." I can’t tell how offensive I sounded, but I was mad at him for doing that to me. I really thought we were connecting."But it is important. I don’t want Arlene to wake up and find out while she's sleeping. I created a bond with her sister," he said, raising his voice a little too loud."Fine. Go ahead, reject me then. But I am telling you, you will regret," I sounded mean, I knew. But at the moment, he