Faye's Point of View.
I remember, there was a cloudy dark smoke dominating my eyesight before I completely closed my eyes. Cold air simply covers my body. It's as if I was being blanketed using an ice blanket. The first thing that comes into my mind, is Damion. I hate that he has to be connected to my pain. Responsibility for taking care of my body is not my thing. I wanted to be a wild alcohol drinker until I'm crawling because of intoxication, party with my friends in a club where hot boys do come, and no one can be blamed if ever I got into an accident and die.
His appearance in my life is quite disturbing. The first day of the meeting, and I'm already feeling humiliated when my wolf rushed in wanting to mate. In front of my parents, my coquettishness showed that I try hard to hide! And now, there's an arrow intoxicating my body slowly, spreading all the poisons extracted into the arrow. Now, instead of just thinking about myself healing, I will also think about him endlessly without a warning.
I woke up, and the first thing I saw is my mother.
"Faye! Oh god, Faye, you're awake!" she yelled and hugged me. I couldn't react because I still feel like I'm in a vegetative state. Even my eyesight is not yet completely back to normal. It still feels blurry and shaky.
Mother Lucy went out and shouted for dad to come in. He didn't waste a single second and rushed into my bed. My parents hugged me, feeling so relieved that I'm awake and out of danger. But it is just for now. Tomorrow, or maybe later, a group of werewolves might come and attempt to kill me. Who knows? I was even mated to a man who was selfish and greedy, dying to kill me. Is it really helpful to trust the Moon Goddess your life mate? I mean, Mother and Father are not mated, but it's not a hindrance to not loving each other unconditionally.
The whole time that my parents are talking about my state with Uncle Lowell and Aunt Fatima, who just came right after I collapsed, I was preoccupied with Damion's. I roamed my eyes around to clear my mind and ease my anxiety.
I'm in a room at Uncle Lowell's house. Maybe this is the guest room. It's all black, a color we all consider peaceful. I was so impressed to see all things here. From books, scent, color... but it all fades when I see Damion, lying parallel to me.
I looked closely to see if it was really him. I tried to lie to myself that it wasn't him. But then again, I failed. He was here, in a vegetative state, completely weak.
"Mom," I uttered, silencing them and interfering with their chit-chats. "Damion's here? Still here? I thought you don't want him to stay with us?" I added.
Mother gave Damion a look first and then gave it back to me.
"I know, it's confusing. I don't want to do it as well as your dad. But we saw him outside, lying on the ground, while the rain is pouring hard," mom explained. I furrowed my brows. So, it'll feel like my intestine is connected to him? Moon Goddess is just so old school! This is a modern world. Just because we hide our identity from humans, she will come to this extent of ruling mated werewolves?
Father held my hand. A few minutes had passed before he spoke.
"As much as we wanted you to have freedom, we can't decide. When you feel that much pain, Damion is feeling it twofold. You see, we couldn't tell if he will survive the poison."
I'm beyond startled. Twofold? Really? Your own life is inevitable to die! Now that I'm connected with his life, I would be the one at fault. Cripes. I couldn't even explain how annoyed I am right now.
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It's been a week. I almost thought he wouldn't be able to wake up. We've tried to experiment with so many antidotes, herbal teas, and western medicines, but none worked. We lose hope and just waited for him to die.
Fortunately, he woke up. Or, should I even recognize it as fortunate? Just to answer my own question, yes, because I will die too.
"W-Why am I still here?" Damion asked as soon as he woke up.
Auntie Fatima went to check up on the poison in his body. It was a miracle because she says that it's all gone now. After delivering the news, everyone went out. I was the only one left. I was just examining his weak body.
"You're here because we're bound to meet," I replied.
He chuckled.
"Even if we are, I still don't want to be with you."
"Do you think I wanted?" I replied vexed.
"Of course, you wouldn't admit it. But I already know," he stopped for a while and shifted his tone to sexy. "That dirty look and seductive touch we've shared? It helps to increase my sex drive."
Damn, I wouldn't deny it. This kind of tone of his is so addicting and panty-dropping! I couldn't reply as soon as he speak. My Father went in to claim me back. Psh, really? Now that I'm enjoying Damion's game? I was about to respond to it, but only if my Father didn't interfere.
Father put me on his back.
"You're not allowed to come near my daughter," he clearly stated.
"What are you talking about, dad? We live in the same house, of course, we will meet."
I crossed my arms, just pitifully shaking my head. Dad's somehow illogical. Alpha of Sombermane, huh? Maybe he's only good at fighting. His brain maybe got shrunk due to the lot of muscle he added to his body. Jeez!
"Because I don't want!" Dad replied, and I laughed.
"Dad-"
"Just listen to me!"
"No worries, Mr. Jacob. I will be the one who'll avoid her. As soon as I regain my energy, I will leave this place and never show my face again to your daughter," says Damion recklessly. Or, is he really reckless?
Dad and Damion stuck their eyes into each other as if they were electrocuting each other. They don't have such powers, duh. But I was starting to feel so intimidated and uncomfortable. Dad broke the stare and pulled me out. He was holding me tight and I couldn't breathe. I was trying to claim my hand back, but he wasn't giving it to me. I went berserk and threw his hands.
"Why are you being irrational?" I asked.
"You just don't understand!"
"Dad, if I can't, then tell me. Explain it to me so I would! I'm not a mere child and an immature teenager. Explain to me if needed. You don't have to suffer alone with the suffocating information you just noticed. Tell me."
Almost, he was so close to telling me. But I collapsed.
Faye's Point of View. My hands are tied with Damion using leaves. My eyes are still blurry and I'm having a severe headache. I couldn't open it, all I feel is a weakened body. Why? What happened to me? Then I just remember. When Damion was still unconscious, how come I don't feel anything when we couldn't wake him up? "It's because you are the one who caused him that pain." Who's that? Someone heard me when I'm speaking in my head? "You're not speaking in your head, this is your subconscious, and I am your wolf." M-my wolf? My god. I could speak with my wolf using thoughts. "Oh please, stop making me roll my eyes again. Yes, you could! This is your subconscious, you idiot." Now, I'm the one who's rolling my eyes. My wolf is part of my personality, so it means we are one. But how come she angers me when she speaks? "It's just simple to answer. It's because you hate yourself. Ugh, I'm not here to answer your stupidity, okay? I'm here to tell you to watch your mate. This is the f
Faye's Point of View. Damion's cold temperature makes me worried sick. At the same time, it makes me think of multiple questions. The fact that he wanted to hide when he was about to wolf out is enough for me to wonder. His eyes are burning red, and his fangs, claws, and fur are starting to grow. I feel so scared. Nonconsciously, I stepped a little backward, showing an initial sign of fear. Despite how hard I tried to hide my fear so he won't feel so different about himself, my gestures failed to recognize my thoughts. It's like it has its own life. "Go outside," says Damion, looking away. He's hugging himself, shivering with cold. I can't afford to see him like this. Having two options is a privilege, but I'm turning it down. I fought my fear and went near him. Although there's a part of me that doesn't like it, I still hugged him. Damion struggled to get away- to push me away... but I'm not letting him. I let him struggle to fight my embrace until he gets tired and submits himsel
3rd Point of View. Jacob was bothered because of the Moon Goddess' response regarding his prayer. All he wanted is to protect his daughter. Is it too much to ask for? After all, it wasn't Faye, Jacob, or Lucy's fault that Faye is bound to have an excruciating painful life. It was the Moon Goddess' fault for partnering Faye with a man who wanted to kill her— whose mission is to end her life. Jacob was preoccupied as he walked back to Lowell's Villa. After Chandra says her last line, she immediately disappears from Jacob's naked eye. Even if he wanted to change his decision or ask so many questions, Moon Goddess already forbids him by disappearing without a clue of when she'll re-appear. Lucy welcomed Jacob, worried sick. "Why are you home so late?" she asked while wiping Jacob's sweats. Jacob couldn't answer as soon as he was questioned. The question has also been forgotten when Lowell appeared, together with Fatima. Lowell looked so troubled. He couldn't even open his mouth to de
Damion's Point of View. Pounding joy couldn't escape my heart. I almost thought she despise me because of my sudden disappearance without notice or at least a sign that I'm still alive. I'm glad she didn't stop finding me, even though there's a hundred percent chance she will only find my remains. Her effort is beyond thoughtful, she's limitless and brave. I answered her before she rejected my intimate hug. "Just like you, I also wondered why. But we can still change this, okay?" I answered while holding back my outburst to laugh and release my overflowing romantic excitement. She pulled my arms and put them at the back of me— showing an initial sign of attacking. Answering, "Am I a laughingstock to you, Mr. Damion?" This time, the urge to laugh can no longer be hidden, so I let it out while trying to get my arms out of my back. I was about to answer. We were having fun and almost own the entire night, making it OUR night. But the Alpha King appeared. I can see his anger even in t
Faye's Point of View. Only a few inches away from the random man's face, near to kissing him. Only one move and Damion will kiss the random man unconsciously. But right now, I'm pretty sure he didn't care for anything else other than hurting that man whose planning to hit on me. It feels like he was out of this world and thinks he can do anything without anyone's approval. Whispering, "This is what happens to a man who can't be told once. This is what'll happen to a man who wanted to control my woman." Damion glared at the man, soaked in blood and damaged face, before he completely let go of his collar, coming back to drag me out of that place again. God damn it. My chest is about to come out. I can even feel my hot cheeks, probably is burning red right now. When he holds my hand, there was heat and spark that traveled through it, going to the passage of my veins, passing through my heart, and leading to my brain. Unconsciously, I stopped even when we were not so far from the bar. I
3rd Point of View. Like the raging fire, Jacob went berserk. He abnormally releases his anger that he couldn't control in the giant cauldron that Fatima and Lowell used to cook potions of medicines. He wolfed out, and now, his strength maximized to its full power, and could perfectly throw tantrums and eradicate things that caught his eye. The garden of Lowell seems like there's an enormous storm passed through. "Pitiful Jacob," snarled Fatima while sipping her expensive liquor placed in an expensive crystal glass, rolling her eyes upward. She was standing on her balcony while resting her arms on its railing. "Nah, don't you say that, Fatima. It's stupidity, I supposed. Stupid love makes him go wild like that," Lowell replied, walking to stand up beside Fatima. "A love he shouldn't even have in the first place?" Fatima laughed. "To protect Faye, he became obsessed with everything about his own daughter's business. Lowell, he's creepy." "Yeah, but how do you say he's flying into
Faye's Point of View."Confusing you?" he replied while furrowing his brows. Damion pushed me in front of him and got on his knees. "I apologize for this matter, Mr. Jacob. I couldn't bring her as soon as I found her. She's too stubborn and a slut.""A slut?!" I butted in. "Who do you think are you talking about? How dare you say that fearlessly in front of my face as if you're reporting about a stranger? You shithead."Damion nodded. "Yes, you're right. You're a stranger to me."My brows met. A perfect non-verbal way to ask, "WHAT?!"Damion was on his knees while stating a foolish statement. I rolled my eyes. This makes me sick. Mom looked fierce, and dad is terrifying. Maybe, if hurting Damion won't hurt me, my parents are already a murderer. Just the thought of it, it makes me want to throw up. Mom went closer to my face and checked. Maybe she's making sure that Damion didn't touch me. Then she came near Damion who was still bowing in front of them. Cripes, my parents are regular
3rd Point of View. There was the thunder that continuously rumbled into the dark sky, in the middle of the night. It was roaring heavily as if it was giving the fishermen a sign to get out of the boat and the storm will stay for a couple of days, leaving destruction around their houses. It's the price of misery they would get for building houses around the sea, where unknown creatures already lived. Lucy and Jacob were found in the midst of the sea, sleeping on the unoccupied boat. By the splash of a sea, they were awakened, still getting swayed by the water to the shore.Lucy roamed her eyes around, and so does Jacob. As the reality finally sinks in, Jacob growls while wolfing out, ripping his clothes apart. Lucy wept, and like Jacob, she wolfed out."I need to take back my daughter. I will," Jacob grunts. He immediately submerge into the sea and run like he was on land. Soon after, he became like a jetski, running toward the shore. Lucy is on his back. People around the island wer