" What?!" Darren and Sharlynn said in astonishment. Sharlynn was now on her feet and so was Darren.
" Thinks about it, you both got attracted to each other the second you saw each other. I mean, Ricky-Shawn probably sensed it maybe that's why he beat you up that day." " No, it's normal for two people to instantly get attracted to each other. It doesn't mean anything!" Sharlynn said, laughing nervously. " Then how do you explain the fact that you're not bleeding right now Sharlynn, or that you enjoyed him biting you so much instead of being in pain - or the fact that you've completely healed and the only mark on your neck is a triangle-shaped... don't know - thingy!" Meredith explained excitedly and they both looked at each other. " You're even literally knotted together." She giggled and Darren noticed that they were holding hands but he didn't remove his hands from hers. " What exactly does beiSharlynn stood in front of the largest building she had ever seen in Hollow hills and wondered if she was in the right place. She didn't think that Kyle lived there, he didn't strike her as the extremely rich type even though he had the pride for it.She touched the thick iron Gates and saw strange inscriptions on it along with subtle illustrations of wolves on the gate. If there were werewolf drawings on the gate, then she might be wrong about Kyle not living there.She sighed and looked at the address Mr. Gerard gave her and checked for the umpteenth time if it matched with the address she saw in front of the building before she put it in her bag and reached out her hand to ring the doorbell outside the gate." Who is it?" A female voice said and she replied, " Umm... I'm Sharlynn. I think a man - I mean, a guy brought my family here. I was told to come here for them."Without any further response the gates opened
Later that night after Sharlynn's mom came back from the hospital where she'd been working, Sharlynn thought about how she would tell her mom that she was going to a party. After thinking long and hard about it, she decided she would just dress up for the party, and then when her mom sees how psyched she is to attend the party she would let her go.The thought of opening her closet made her unhappy because her clothes weren't much anymore. Just the ones her parents were able to save from the fire were on her bed and she felt weird putting very few clothes in the closet because it looked three times larger than her old one. It would only make her lack of clothes more obvious." What am I going to do now?" She said as she sat on her bed and covered her face in her palms. Darren had invited her to the party and she felt awful that she couldn't go because her clothes were probably ashes." I'll have to call him and say I can't go." She concluded an
The atmosphere was so tense as Darren drove Sharlynn to the Ridge residence. She was so pissed at Ricky-Shawn that she felt a murderous intention forming in her so the only option left was to ditch the party so she wouldn't entertain any harmful thoughts.She groaned several times as Darren drove and her anger escalated when she saw him smiling widely." Excuse me, are you laughing right now?" She suddenly lashed out and Darren jolted before he gained himself and held on to the steering wheel." Really Sharlynn? I'm driving!" He complained and Sharlynn cringed when she realized that her tone frightened him. Heck, her tone frightened her! Since Darren marked her as his mate, she had noticed her slightly edgy and aggressive character when things got personal." Sorry, Darren it's just that I'm really mad right now!" She said, folding her arms and he smiled." And then you see that I'm mad but you laugh about it!" She added and he s
Darren had the best night of his life while he was with Sharlynn, they spent the whole night talking, kissing, and cuddling but even though he wanted more, he didn't want to rush her. With the way they couldn't seem to get enough of each other Darren wasn't sure if they would even sleep at all, but when Sharlynn finally slept he followed suit and had a good night's sleep for the first time in fifty years.He usually had nightmares about his five-year-old self being torn from his mother and condemned to death by burning and when he woke up from such nightmares, he would be so uncomfortable.Today was however different. As he woke up, he did so with a smile and tossed to the other side of the bed so that he could watch Sharlynn sleep. But Sharlynn wasn't there, her side of the bed was empty and cold and he wondered if everything that happened between he and Sharlynn was a dream.Getting up from his bed, he searched the ground for any signs of any of he
Darren looked at the faces of everyone gathered in the basement of their house. He didn't like them all in his house but a meeting had to be held between all families about Sharlynn.He and Meredith as well as other extended families who were present via astral projection sat down while others stood and talked amongst themselves.Kyle and Kimmel were the only representatives for the Ridges, though the blood moon pack was present. Kyle and Kimmel's parents were extremely busy at the mount Durbes where they were currently seeking rehab after their run-in with a Kanareé. He still couldn't understand how they saw one since Kanareés belong to Veilah and do not exist on Earth.Nick, Tom, and Ron their father were yet to arrive and there wasn't much time left as far as he was concerned so he decided to signal his Aunt to start the meeting. She nodded and clasped her hands causing a rush of wind to flow through the room, startling everyone.&nbs
Darren, Meredith, Kyle, Kimmel, Tom, and Nikk were the ones who went to the cave. Dean wanted to but something came up so he couldn't go. They all stood in front of a cave whose location Darren uncovered by an exposure spell. Darren knew this route very well and never saw anything like a cave there but for some reason, he could sense Sharlynn at that exact location so he knew something was up. " Wow, who would've known!" Tom said and folded his arms and the others shushed him. " Be quiet, you guys are literally useless because your dad's not here to save you if you get in trouble so just shut up and do as I say." Darren hissed in a hushed tone. " Woah, mate bond is no joke!" Nikk said making him and Tom laugh. " Chill Darren we'll find your woman." Tom and they all stood in front of the cave for a while. " What now?" Nikk asked and Kyle looked at him and Tom. Without further hesitation, Kyle said to Nikk and Tom, " Both of yo
The sun seemed to scorch everyone's skin as they headed back to the Toody's basement. They defeated Aveera temporarily - it would've been permanent if they had seen her body by the time they went back into the almost destroyed cave. If they were people who didn't know her, they would've thought that she died but they did know her.She always found a way to disappear when she was almost dying. Kyle had extremely weakened her and taken her surprise and if it weren't for him they'd be dealing with a far more frightening situation.When they all reached Darren's house and headed straight for the basement, Aunt Linda and the rest of the families left couldn't believe their eyes that they all came back unharmed." Darren! Meredith!" She shouted for joy as she saw them and headed to give them a warm embrace but Darren had been bottling up emotions inside that he didn't want to explode all over the place. But Sharlynn - the girl he loved and Tom - the man he
Hey guys, I hope that so far you've enjoyed the first twenty one chapters. So far, I've been writing this book from the narrator's POV and I've not been writing often from Sharlynn's POV or Darren's. I've done that probably once and it wasn't for very long but now I'd like you inform you all that that would be happening soon ( for those of you who prefer that narrative angle:-) ) So, from here on, I'm going to be writing more often from Sharlynn's POV and that of the other main characters because I want to fully be able to show you exactly how they all reason and what happens in their head. So don't get confused^_^ As always, your suggestion is welcome, I'd really appreciate it. With love, Leyla:-)