KATHERINE'S POV
I walked home at a leisurely pace. It would be a long time before I got a chance to be alone again, and I already knew that I was going to get hell for pulling this stunt as it was, so I might as well enjoy it.
I couldn't stop thinking about the man from my nightmares and how he now seemed to be invading my waking life as well. I had been having dreams of his voice for as long as I could remember but it had only been once I moved here that a face came with the voice.
I wished that I could believe myself to be insane or over-stressed as then I could just get the help I needed, but I knew that I wasn't, it was just a wishful thinking. After everything that had happened over the last few days, I had learned that just because I couldn't explain something didn't mean that it wasn't real, this place is surely different from the other one's, creatures that look only good in books. I knew I would have to tell Giselle and the others, but I shrank from the
TYLER'S POV“What the hell were you thinking?" I shouted, my panic turning to anger. "I knew I should never have left her with you!"I ran out the door, Giselle and Sofia close behind.I pushed my way past the students and teachers littering the halls, too concerned about Katherine to worry about manners.If anything happens to her I'll never forgive myself...KATHERINE'S POVMy heart was pounding in my chest as the pieces began to fit together. Werewolf, I thought. But why have I been dreaming about him since before I can remember?Though it made me take a few steps back in fear, I wasn't surprised when the wolf stood on its hind legs and morphed gracefully into the man from my hellish nightmares.His eyes faded and for the first time, I saw that his eyes were naturally forest green.He looked at me with emotion that I couldn't identify. He was no longer covered in the vampire's blood and he wore a long brown tren
AUTHOR'S POVKatherine walked toward Giselle. She came to a stop a few feet before Giselle."Katherine? Are you alright?" Giselle asked, trying to distract her.It was obvious to anyone who knew the truth about Katherine's past that Giselle knew she'd spoken with Convel.Giselle knew she was in for it.Katherine laughed bitterly."Oh, I'm just peachy," Katherine said, her voice so upbeat and acidic at the same time that most everyone flinched. "You'll never guess who I met today, Giselle.""Katherine, I can-""What? Explain? Alright, Giselle. Go ahead and explain to me why you lied to me when you knew the truth about who I really was. Explain to me why you didn't tell me that you're my mother,"Katherine heard the gasps behind her and she could sense multiple pairs of eyes darting between Giselle and herself, but she couldn't have cared less at the moment. She could also sense the others scenting Convel's former presence
Katherine and the coven had seated themselves at the kitchen table and they waited for Giselle to begin her tale. Katherine couldn't help the feeling of déjà vu that passed over her - this was disturbingly like when Giselle explained the Clans' history to Katherine, only this time, Katherine wasn't alone in her ignorance. They'd all been lied to and possibly even been put in danger by Giselle's behaviour, and they deserved an explanation.Katherine only hoped that they realized that this was exactly how she had felt when she found out about all of them: betrayed.Tension and anticipation hung heavily in the air, so thick it was suffocatingGiselle took the last seat in between Tyler and Katherine before beginning."I had hoped that I would have more time to prepare all of you," Giselle said sadly. "I had thought that once everyone saw Katherine 's powers begin to manifest, that thing would be into place for you. As it is, I suppose that my e
AUTHOR'S POVTyler smirked to himself, leaning against a wall to enjoy the show"That dress isn't me, Sofia. It's you, and just for your information, I'm not a Barbie doll. I can, in fact, dress myself," came Katherine's muffled voice from inside the bathroom."I hate to break it to you, Katherine, but they won't even let you in the door if you dress the way you usually do. You need fashion therapy. That's why you have us," Tracy said, examining her perfectly manicured nails for flaws."You can borrow my best-spiked choker if you want, Katherine," Anne piped up."And I have a beaded American-Indian skirt that you would look lovely in," Moonbeam offered in a soft, far-away voice.Tracy and Sofia looked at the other two girls for a moment before exchanging a 'look'."Okay, what I meant was..." Tracy said. "... that's why you have me and Sofia. Moonbeam and Anne are just here for moral support."Anne glared at Tracy and Moonbeam j
Tyler paced the shining hardwood floor of the Library impatiently.The girls had dragged Katherine to Hampshire, a town nearly an hour outside of Bramshott apparently it was the only decent place to get clothes in the surrounding area, because heaven knew that Bramshott didn't carry anything but the preppie stuff everyone seemed to be wearing there and they'd been up in Sofia's room primping' Katherine ever since.Tyler had to admit to himself that he was nervous. Things had been progressing between him and Katherine, though he highly doubted that she actually knew it. Her mind didn't work the same way that other girls' did. She didn't think in terms of dating and clothes and boys. She thought in terms of right and wrong, good and bad, honorable and dishonorable, hardworking and lazy, humble and prideful... The list went on and on in that fashion. She was the most moral person that he'd ever met without ever touching on religion. She believed in God, but she didn't hol
I can't breathe. I'm going to pass out any second now and fall down those stairs, knocking every one of them on the way down like a bowling ball making a strike. Everyone is going to laugh at me and then I'll have proved my other Parents right. I'll have proven myself worthless...I laughed nervously and gave the slightest of waves at the massive crowd below.As if I wasn't nervous enough before…“Hi?” I said nervously.This seemed to rouse the shocked mob into loud cheers, wolf whistles, and obscene comments being thrown in Katherine's direction. Katherine blushed a deep Rose color, only adding to her newfound beauty making the crowd grow a little wilder.It was with the greatest satisfaction that when she caught sight of Tyler that he was the only one still silent, and looking up at her as though in a trance.Their eyes met for what seemed an eternity before Katherine took an almost involuntary step towards him. He seeme
He didn't have much of a chance to think about it because they were at the front door before he knew it, Katherine leaning down and lifting a small welcome mat, and picking up a key.Could these people be any less creative? he thought in disgust. At least hide it under a potted plant or something...It surprised him how much venom he had in his heart for Scott. Yet it wasn't surprising at all if one really thought about it. They had mistreated her. And he was falling for her. Fast.So he hated them. So what as long as they didn't hate him?Katherine unlocked the door and stepped inside, motioning Tyler to do the same. Once he was inside, she quietly shut and relocked the door."Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Katherine shouted.Tyler shivered as he thought of Katherine calling a place like this home. It had to be the most frigid place he had ever been in. Everything was pale and plain it seemed. Colorless, lifeless -a little dead even.Even the
AUTHOR'S POV"The dress is lovely," Mrs. Scott said emotionlessly. "Where did you get it?"Katherine seemed to glow just a little at that comment."There's a really great dress shop in Merytonburg. The girls took me shopping there and I found this""You picked it out?" Mrs. Scott said, not even having the decency to try and hide her surprise at Katherine's newly discovered taste in clothes."It looks expensive. Who paid for it?" Mr. Scott asked suspiciously.Katherine's glow seemed to dim just a bit."It was a gift from Gise- Principal Kingsley -sort of a bonus, I guess."The Scott exchanged a look that clearly spoke of their hate for Giselle. Tyler wanted nothing more than to hit one of them - both preferably. He was past the point where he had a problem hitting humans, even women."Well, at least it's not one of your usual fashion train wrecks. It's one thing to look like the remnants the garbage disposal leaves behind