Alexis's Pov
" Why are you here? " I ask him cautiously , trying to back away with no space to retreat to . I was already at the edge of the bed .
" I .. wanted to let you know that you are free to leave if you want after I revive your friend . And you don't have to worry because .. " He sighs with a pause .
" I'll never touch you again "
The words linger in my head for a while .
He'll never touch me again .
" How do I know those words have some ground to them ? " Shouldn't I take everything he says with a grain of salt considering that his inner wolf comes out whenever he please and treats me however he wants . And apparently he can't do shit to control him .. And now he is saying with such confidence that he will never touch me again ? Is he aiming for the mountains ?
" It's true . I've decided to make a deal with Cade . " He says .
I wonder how they communicate , it seems quite intere
Alexis's Pov " We don't have his body . " " WHAT ? " I almost shout . " What do you mean ? " Did Aeron's dad take his body somewhere else ? That seems like a logical explanation. " It disappeared " It disappeared . This was some kind of sick joke right ? 'Dead bodies don't just disappear ' I think bitterly at the fact that I refer to him as a dead body now . " What do you mean ? " I ask carefully and Jace leans in from his side of the bed too , listening intently , probably just as curious as I am yet not as concerned though . " Some of my subordinates were bringing him back , they stopped at the gas station and when they returned his body vanished . " His voice was dead cold as he said it . He seemed to be angry over the ordeal just as Alexis was . After all , even if Dad didn't particularly like Aeron , he was still the son of a man who used to be his best friend . More than that , it was pro
Alexis's Pov I was half asleep when I felt something poking my arm . Thinking it was some kind of insect , I yelp and suddenly get up to turn on the table light right next to the bed . I stare at the bed . There wasn't an insect or anything but there was .. " A fish hook ? " I pick it up in confusion . Before I fell asleep , I was sure this wasn't on the bed . I'm sure it wasn't in the room actually , let alone the bed . What would a fish hook be doing here ? I brush it off and put it on the side table and go back to sleep . It's been a while but it only felt like 5 minutes before my sleep was interrupted again . There was a thud outside the door . It sounded like someone fell and it jolted me awake . I stare at the ceiling , blinded with darkness . " Can you help me please ? " I hear a small young voice of a girl call out from outside . I panic and turn on the light , staring intensely at the door wit
" How come no one else is here " I notice . " T.. that's probably why " Michael points to the fireplace as we walk down the stairs and I follow the direction of his gaze . There was a little girl squatting in front of it , even though there wasn't any fire lit at the moment. The thing that bothered me wasn't this . It was the fact that her body completely glistened under the light , and it was entirely transparent . We could see through her . She's a ghost ? I almost trip and tumble down the stairs but Jace steadies my waist with his hands causing sparks to fly . I grab the railing for support and walk down . The whole time , Michael is gawking at what he sees . I'm afraid he'll fall too . " What in the fuck - " Michael stares . " This is a dream right ? " I rub my eyes and blink a few times but she's still there . " You're a vampire . We are werewolves . Is the existence of ghosts really that shocking ? " Jace co
The next morning I lazily get up , purposely pushing it even though I was awake . I keep my eyes closed and force myself to sleep more , turning over possibly a hundred times . Soon enough I give up and get up from bed .I check the time .9 am.Not bad . I thought it would be 11 am by now .By the time I shower and get ready , it's 11 . I decide to wear a baby blue tank top with dark blue jeans , finishing the look off with my comfortable beige sandals ." Perfect timing " I mutter as I hear the knock on the door . I head over and open it .I stare at Jace standing there . He was wearing a navy blue T shirt with black jeans . All of his shirts seemed to be skin tight and body hugging . Not that it was a bad thing at all , but it was particularly distracting . It made me want to run my hands over his shoulders , feeling the firm muscles underneath . His sleeves were hugging his bulging biceps . I looked at his f
" We need to lose the dude and approach the woman . " I remind them . Clearly the little girl was incredibly scared of the man and I didn't want to talk to the woman in his presence , at least not until I figured out the whole story . We don't know what's going on behind the scenes so it's better to play safe . " How are we going to do that ? " Alec wonders . I get into my thinking mode , which isn't as useful as it should be . I can't think of a way to separate both of them . " I have an idea . " Jace smirks and I look over at him curiously . Jace motions to one of the workers and calls him over to us . Making sure that his voice is out of the couple's hearing range , he mutters .. " Drop this drink on the woman over there . " He says , handing over my milk . Wait a second . Why does my milk have to be sacrificed for this deed ? What about the plethora of drinks present on the food serving table
I don't dare to fall asleep . Better yet , I can't fall asleep would be a more accurate representation of what I'm going through . I am not used to insomnia , usually I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow . After all , sleep is the only escape that I have from the real world . I can finally experience calmness and peace , something I stuggle with in my day to day life . That's no excuse though . I can't sleep away all of my problems . And it seems that in this generation , no one has known peace , I'm not special . I sigh and turn , desperate for a little nap before it hits 2 am . I check the time . It's only 11 PM . Are you kidding me ? I'm supposed to overthink for another 3 hours before it's time ? I whine and shove my face into the pillow . I remember the last time I slept extremely well . It was definitely the first night that we got here , I slept in his strong and large arms that enclosed me , made me feel tin
Sleep is everything . ' Our houses, our bedrooms—even our beds—are littered with beeping, vibrating, flashing screens. It’s the never-ending possibility of connecting—with friends, with strangers, with the entire world, with every TV show or movie ever made—with just the press of a button that is, not surprisingly, addictive. Humans are social creatures—we’re hardwired to connect. Even when we’re not actually connecting digitally, we’re in a constant state of heightened anticipation. And always being in this state doesn’t exactly put us in the right frame of mind to wind down when it’s time to sleep. Though we don’t give much thought into how we put ourselves to bed, we have little resting places and refueling shrines all over our houses, like little doll beds, where our technology can recharge, even if we can’t. ' This is why humans have trouble sleeping . And It turns out that women need more sleep than men .. So when Jace tries to sha
Disclaimer : The following chapter contains some inappropriate mature content that may be disturbing for some viewers . If you would simply like a short review of the chapter , please scroll to the end for the summary. # " Mommy's gone for a meeting today . So let's have fun , just the two of us . Alright ? " The dad , whose name I somehow know in this weird bend in the space time continuum , tells Alice . " Are we going to play a game ? " She asks excitedly . "Sure . That too . But first , let's go take a shower first . " He says with a wide smile that makes me more uncomfortable than I'd like to admit . It was a strange view . There was some static , some voice changes here and there . But overall it had similar characteristics of a dream , except that it was too realistic to be one . The facial features were realistically etched and the environment was detailed out . It was more like a slightly blurred past memory that you try to remember i