Her Choice To Make

Tessa’s POV;There’s a myth that blind people have heightened senses just because they’re blind, but I can tell you for a fact that isn’t true. Why am I so confident? Well, because I’ve been blind my whole life.Darkness has been my constant companion ever since the first day I was brought into the world, and I have had to train myself to be able to survive basic day-to-day life activities. When your sight is gone, your only choice is to depend on the other senses you have available to you and use those to the fullest of their abilities. I’ve had to memorize different types of smells, tastes, surface textures, and sounds so that I can move around the house or even go to school; the two places my life revolves around. Well, until three years ago, when I was forced to drop out of high school in my sophomore year.“Ouch…” I winced in pain when a sharp knife from the pile of dishes I was washing in the sink cut my hand. I blew breeze onto the wound in a failed attempt to ease the pain an

Lucian’s POV;“Master, we’re here,” my driver announced. The crunching sound of the gravel beneath the tires filling the air as he maneuvered into the small compound. The air was thick with anticipation, and the late afternoon sun casted a warm golden hue over the scene, illuminating the edges of the weather-beaten walls that surrounded us. As we arrived, the first car in front of us—brimming with my ever-watchful bodyguards—came to a halt, and soon the car behind us, too, with another set of bodyguards, followed suit. Their powerful silhouettes casting long shadows across the driveway. I glanced out the window, taking in the mundane surroundings in front of me, the compound had an air of quiet dignity. The small bungalow, centered in the middle, was something you’d expect from a middle-class family. With ivy climbing the stone walls and a few well-tended plants bravely and defiantly blooming amidst the rugged façade. It seemed almost at odds with the swarm of muscular men that emer

Tessa’s POV;The word ‘mate’ kept on ringing in my head. There was a strange familiarity to the odd word. It felt like my insides were in agreement with whatever decree Lucian had just sounded out, and it made me curious.“What do you mean by ‘I’m your mate’? I questioned the tall figure standing before me, still staring intently at me as if my skin was honey he couldn’t resist.I saw his eyes dragged down from my eyes to my lips, which were still hot from his earlier domination. I swallowed hard, knowing that my body would instantly give in against my will if he kissed me again.“What it means is that the moon goddess has deemed you fit to be my wife.” His mouth rolled out the words with high confidence. I choked. Was this man mad? We literally haven’t even met for up to 24 hours, and he was saying I’m to be his wife!? “You should consider yourself very lucky that you’re fated to such a powerful man like me. Many girls would kill to be in your position.” He bragged fully, his shoul

Tessa’s POV:All my life I’ve lived by someone else’s rule, been someone else’s prisoner, and lived a life I didn’t choose. Not anymore.Today I chose to have a choice, and in doing so, I chose me. I waited for a little while to ensure everyone must have gathered at the garden. But, secretly, to gather strength for the unknown path that lay before me. If my plan works and I manage to escape the mansion, I’m not sure what will happen next. I had no idea where I was; I mean, I was literally. I had no idea how to go home or what even awaited me outside the mansion’s gate. The only definite knowledge I had was that Lucian’s mansion was on a mountaintop.“How far can home possibly be? It’s not like we aren’t still in California, after all.” I tried to convince myself. Slowly, I walked towards the door and creaked it open just a little. Enough for me to poke out my head and scan the surrounding area. When I saw the coast was clear, I opened the door fully and headed out, straight to the

“Oh my God! Oh my God!!” My eyes widened seeing the imposing creature just a few feet away from me. The blood in my body drained out, and I suddenly felt a shivering cold run through me.Move! Run!! My head was telling me to flee, but my feet weren’t listening. It was rooted to the ground with fear. More than fear, there was a lack of strength or motivation to save myself. What was the use of saving a wretched life like mine with no real purpose?A part of me was telling me I wasn’t worth living.It was screaming in my ears that there was nothing of value for me to fight for. Nothing of real meaning for me to hold on to.And for a brief minute I believed it.The bear drew dangerously closer to me, and my life was flashing right in front of me. Like lightning, it rippled through the darkness, flaring for a brief moment and dimming right back. Returning back to the darkness that conceptualized my life.“Tessa, you have to run,” Tyla urged me, her voice laced with alacrity. “I can’t he