Ella's POVMy eyes widened so much that I felt they might fall out, and my breath was simply stuck in my throat. "Y–you... framed her death?" I stammered, my voice breaking into a whisper and my heart pounding so violently that I swore they all could hear it. My chest raged with fire. "All of this.. just to bring me into the picture?" Silence stretched thick after my question for a while, until it broke under father's voice. "Yes we did," he said with a calmness that seemed to burn my ears. "You were needed in the play, Ella–" "Why?" I interrupted, almost getting to my feet and I sharply leaned towards him. "Why didn't you use her for your plans, huh? Jayden loved her anyways." "Come of this Ella," father replied, his eyebrows furrowed. I knew I had gone a bit far, but I simply didn't care. "I needed you to play, and you know why. We wanted the initial desire of Jayden to be the purest. His grief needed to be raw and untamed, his yearning for comfort after losing Daisy and her ch
Jayden's POVThe healer stiffened as I touched her, and then, slowly, she took two steps backwards. Her hand slipped out of mine slowly, she she turned around, the hood she wore still shielding her face once more. My wolf grew restless at this and it snarled. "Ashley?" I called, almost in a prayer. No answer, not even a flinch from her. Instead, she moved forward, got closer to the door as if she meant to leave like the other healers. The rage within me grew beyond my control, the power from my wolf ripping through me like a wildfire. It was a possessive fury that simply let no room for logic of any sort. Without thinking, I moved. A gutteral growl tore from my throat as I sped, the medical tubes fixed on me snapping and the monitor wailing. I felt sharp pains flaring across my body as I tore free of all the medical assistance. My wolf propelled me forward, and in a single dash, I collided with her.We both fell hard against the cold floor of the hospital room, the hood she wore
Ella's POVFor a moment not so brief, I went dumb. My lips parted fully, but not a sound came out. My eyes fixed on the figure as if she were some ghost rising out of the fractured light of the moon. Finally, a word tore from my throat. "Daisy?" That name, it felt foreign and heavy in my mouth. Indeed I hadn't called it in years, like summoning a spirit that should never have been called back. Or should it? Daisy–the female werewolf that Liam so loved and adored back then, also the reason Ashley had been banished from Oakwood pack. Daisy, the very one who faked to be in love with Jayden back then when Zane was alive. She made him banish Ashley from the pack, had also died while giving birth to a child named even before he was born–Seth. Everyone believed he belonged to Jayden, the very lie that we created, the one that ruined everything for Jayden. But she was here before me, breathing, moving. Smiling faintly under the moon's pale gleam. Helplessly, my gaze darted to Father, s
Ella's POV"Fuck! Ella!" Father screamed, his entire body stretching out as he vibrated continuously, pulling his cock out before dumping his load just beside me. He collapsed on the bed. --------My eyelids fluttered open to a saint of light that scattered on diamond veins above. I could feel the heat of another being, as weight pressed against my side. It was hot and solid, and when I turned my head, I saw him. Father, his chest rising and falling in slow, steady breaths. In that moment, fragments of memory cut into me like subtle shards of broken glass. Wine spilled and our laughter echoed far too loud, the blinding blur of flesh against flesh. Several rounds of hot sex. Oh, he had enjoyed it as usual, I knew it for sure. But that didn't matter now,as he was already asleep and fully exhausted.Stealing one last glance at him,I gently slipped my naked self out of the sheets,gathering my cloak hastily around my trembling body. I left his chamber without a sound.The hallway of
Jayden's POVThe forces behind the darkness finally gave me permission. My feet unshackled, and my body finally was able to move, so I surged toward Ashley with a speed that only left my lungs burning. Liam's laughter grew louder as I got near, but I didn't care–I shut it out. "Stay with me Ashley!" I cried just before dropping on my knees beside her. My hands trembled as I eased her onto her back. "Stay with me." I pressed a palm over her wound, feeling the warm and thick blood as it spilled through my fingers no matter how tightly I pressed. Our eyes met, and I spotted that same fear and terror I had seen moments ago. It shattered me. "No, don't look at me like that," I whispered, choking on my own words as a teardrop escaped, sliding down my cheek. "You'll survive this, Ashley." I felt rage and helplessness waring inside me, clawing within me till I could hardly breathe. But then, her eyes slowly began to dim. "No... no, no! Ashley, don't close those eyes. Stay the hell wi
Jayden's POV Darkness. That was all I could see as my eyes shot open with a start. It's suddenness truly left me breathless. All around me was nothing but thick and suffocating black. No road, no car, no shattered glass or explosion. Just, stillness. And this silence pressed hard against my ears until I finally and slowly began to hear the faint sound of dropping water somewhere unseen. It was steady and maddening in it's rhythm. What's this place? Was I dead at last? These questions swirled around my brain until I shut my eyes tight and let my wolf rise to the surface. At least I still got him around. His ears strained, and then–"Jayden?" The voice was so near and damn familiar. My chest tightened as I placed it right."Ashley?" I called back almost instantly, whipping my head toward the sound. But of course I still saw nothing but pure blackness all around. "Is that you Ashley?" No response. Noting the success of my earlier attempt, I shut my eyes one more time to listen, t