Freya's Pov Fear rippled through me like the waves on the sea, and I began to run in the dark, adrenaline rushing through me, and filling my brain with danger signs. My heart seemed to beat in my throat, wanting to burst out, and finally, I stumbled.“Ah!” I screamed from the pain and the fear that I would suddenly feel something heavy and menacing land on my back. I gasped and struggled to get to my feet, and that's when I realized I had stumbled on the staircase. With relief mingled with terror, I began to climb, using my hands and legs. I got to the very top, and pushed… “Ah…” I cried as the floorboard came open, revealing light. Immediately, I hoisted myself onto it, and tumbled into the room, hurriedly sealing the floorboard shut. Why wasn't there some kind of lock to it? What if the creature came bounding up the stairs in search of me, and leaped against the floorboard?What would happen when I was locked in the room when it came?A new wave of dread filled me up. If the C
Freya's Pov “I… I cannot just kill someone. You have to understand. This man has been good to me, and…”“Take her away. Now.” He turned from me, walking away, with his hands behind him“Wait, wait! You have to…” Before I could complete my words, Drake's thick hands grabbed me by the elbow, and I stumbled. He pushed me through the door, and jerked his head towards the left. Men came out of the shadows, and I jumped. I hadn't noticed them at all when they were taking me to the Alpha's rooms.The men all flanked around us, and I thrashed about like a mad bull.“I cannot just kill a man. I do not even know how to kill. This… this is ridiculous!” I shouted, but they seemed to be blockheads. They paid no heed to me, and instead, marched me out. They practically lifted me up when I couldn't speed down the stairs as fast as they could, and they dragged me when we got to the large, overly bright foyer. Maids all around, doing all sorts of chores, saw me, and began to whisper, throwing piti
Freya's Pov My hands and legs flailed helplessly, as the water joined hands with the force of gravity to pull me down. Water got into my nose, mouth, and ears, and it was a very horrible feeling as I plummeted downwards, unable to even scream, unable to cough, unable to choke, just getting rained down by the powerful water. My hands fought to grab anything I could find, just anything as my heart seemed to want to tear right out of my chest. But all that happened was my hands sailing right through the water, unable to grab anything. The fear suddenly seemed like a real creature threatening to devour me alive. It was a force on its own, and it felt like I would die of the fear before the rocks got to me.Finally, I crashed into the dark water, plunging deep with the speed at which I had been falling.I felt my whole body freeze. It was damn cold! The feeling left my fingers and toes, and they felt numb, so numb that I couldn't begin to differentiate my index from my middle finger. T
Freya's Pov I woke to the sound of sheep bleating, kids giggling, and something nice cooking.I was on multiple blankets soft, warm and cozy. My hands were capable of feeling once more, my hair was dry, and there was a huge blanket over me. Finally, I opened my eyes, and saw I was on the floor, right next to a sofa. With a grunt, I got up, and saw I had been dressed in a large hoodie, and sweatpants. My head throbbed, but it had been wrapped with a bandage.“Nana! She's awake!” I heard a smaller girl scream, and a lady wheeled into the room with a wheel chair.“Goodness. Are you alright?” She asked, looking at me with pity, and several more kids of different age filled the living room.“Eric found you, and brought you here. You were in a really bad state. How did you get there?” She asked, and an old man, together with a younger couple came in.“I… thank you so much for saving me.”“You should thank Eric.” The younger woman said, pointing to a boy on the sofa behind me. He had blac
"What are you sorry for?” Freya asked, looking baffled.“Child, it's a long story, but all we can tell you is that when we found you, we decided to use you as a test experiment.” The granny said, and sniffled.“A test experiment? I don't understand.”“Our girl is cursed, and we have heard of the Mystic Realm where people's curses can be lifted, but we needed to be certain that our girl will come back alive, and that it's safe for her to go. So, we put you under a curse that can't be revoked by us. Your only hope is the Mystic Realm.” The granny revealed to her.As she said that, a portal whirled open, making the leaves around to dance in rhythm to the wind’s power from the portal.“Oh, my goodness. So, you mean you cursed me? How do I get home? I need to get home!” Freya cried out, beginning to regret that she ever stepped out of the redemption pack.“You can't. You'll continue to be haunted, and it will get worse daily. Before it does, it's best you find the solution. We'll know if y
“What! Hades!” Freya exclaimed in shock.“Yes, Hades, child. The keepers of Hell are in custody of our eyes. They tend to act like collectors, so they take what they feel is useful to them, but taking our second eye is making us incomplete and we need you to help us retrieve it.”“B…but I have no powers. How do you expect me to go to hell and retrieve your eyes from beings that probably have powers?” Freya questioned, finding it baffling that they expected her to do such a thing.Her survival was going to be even less than 50 percent and that's going to suck because she didn't come here to die.“It’s all about the mind, child. You do not need physical powers or spells. All you need is the power and determination of your mind.” The first hag said to Freya.But Freya shook her head, unable to take that. She still didn't have the confidence to face Hades and she never wished to be there.“Please give me another task.” Freya urged, hoping to get a better one and not one that is far worse.
Freya didn't allow herself to be shaken by his voice, so she stood firmly and tried to be bold as looking scared was the last thing she needed now. But before Freya could answer, the huge guard interrupted.“Welcome to hell. Time to live the rest of your life here.” The guard spoke.“I'm not here to perish. I'm here for a task Where do I have to go to start my task?” Freya asked for information.“You already started your task from the moment you began your journey. All you need is guidance, now.” The huge guard uttered. “Alright then.” Freya agreed and the guard opened the lock and Freya walked out.She began to follow the guard without saying a word, and she didn't trust him enough to walk by his side, so instead, she followed after him from behind.“How far do we have to go?” Freya asked out of curiosity.“You should refrain from asking questions that are unnecessary. Do you think in hell, we want you satisfied?” The guard voiced and Freya frowned.She wished she could tell how fa
As the guard disappeared into thin air, Freya became anxious being all alone. She didn't know what exactly to expect, but being aware that it was hell, she knew very well to expect hideous creatures.As she was about to move forward, a hand suddenly held her back and she looked back to know who had held her. It was a man burning in hell. She didn't notice that there was another window close to her, and it was really unexpected for someone to grab her. In fact, she didn't know that could happen.The touch on her hand wasn't hurting her though, but it was uncomfortable because she didn't know the implication of this.“Let me go.” Freya urged as she tried to pull away from the hold of the man.She noticed that he seemed to be human or maybe werewolves lost their powers whenever they came to hell. After all, there's no need of it.“I didn't do anything bad, I swear it. You have to help me look into my last time on earth to know if I made a mistake somewhere.” The man cried out in pain and
Freya's Pov Hold up. This woman looks so familiar. Have I perhaps seen her somewhere before?I squinted my eyes and looked inwardly, trying to remember where I had seen her and if we had a conversation or something.But in the blink of an eye, I recalled where I saw her and what encounter we both had. She was the granny I saw at Nina’s company who kept on complaining about her pictures.My eyes widened in shock. Who would have ever known that she was the one who took care of Xaden’s look alike at his lowest point? But then, we didn't actually form a bond right there and there was nothing we talked about except for the fact that she thanked me for her photos.Even as she stared at me, she still looked strict. I can't tell if she remembers me or not and that's only making me feel really nervous.“Goodness.” I said under my breath shakily as I watched her join us in the living room and take her seat.Hopefully that things go well during my time with her right here. I wouldn't want anyth
Freya's Pov “Who are we to see and why do I have to be careful?” I asked him out of curiosity.“Well, that's because… Look, she is a granny right now and she played the role of a mother to the man I'm imposing, and did all she could do for me back then when he was younger. She was there for him in every way that he needed someone to be there, kind of.”“I don't understand. You are clearly different from the person you're talking about.”“Yeah, that's what I thought until I made my findings. We do look alike, so that's an advantage, and also, who knows, she might have an idea of where the shining gem could be. We just need to take things slowly and let the acting be perfect.”“Okay then…” I urged him to continue.“So, she's back in New York City and she wants to see you and me. You know that she has definitely gotten the hang of the so-called marriage. She just doesn't know that it's not, you know, real between us.” “Oh, I understand. That's great. But why do you look a little weird
Freya's Pov For the past few days, my health has been a little discomforting. I came down with a cold and it didn't seem to go away quickly even with the medicine that was provided.We had gotten a temporary home because we still had to get our eyes peeled for the shining gem as that was the main reason for coming here. It would be really weird to go back with nothing since George who we were thinking might show us, was now in prison.I wrapped myself with my thick bed covers and sniffled as I reached out for my phone to check out what was going on on the internet and that's when I heard my room door open.“Hey, you're awake already.” Xaden said with a smile on his face.He was holding a tray with a glass of water and medicine.“Yes.” I replied and adjusted myself on the bed.When he got close to me, he sat at the edge of the bed and placed the tray on the bedside desk.“How are you feeling this morning?” He asked me and placed his palm on my forehead.“I'm a little better. At least,
Freya's Pov Xaden was running towards us and the look on George's face said a lot about his shock. He didn't expect that Xaden would find us.“Shit!” He cursed out loud and released me.As he released me in the deep, strong water, I yelled out to him.“Hey!” I yelled out as he was the only one who could hear me quickly.But he didn't care enough to look back at me. The current was beginning to sweep my body away and I shrieked, trying to swim away and get to shore, but it was proving difficult to do that especially as the force of the water was really strong.“Help me!” I yelled out in fear, but Xaden had not gotten close enough to hear my light voice. “Shit!” I cursed boldly as I continued to try swimming fast and strong.What if the current becomes more forceful and makes the water sweep me away swiftly and moves me far from reach?What if I got to the middle of the water, and a big sea creature jumps up and eats me up? George's wish of death for me would be fulfilled immediately t
Freya's Pov My eyes widened and almost popped out due to the shock I felt. I blinked my eyes to be certain that I was seeing the right person and the same face was still before me.“Is this truly George?” The words trailed off my tongue because it was a little difficult to believe.He had a smirk on and my heart continued to beat fast and faster like it was going to explode any minute from now as it seemed like he truly was George. So, when he had told me that he understood the fact that we were married, he didn't have it in mind to back out.All he wanted was to get Xaden to himself and seeing as he had already said he was going to get rid of me, he probably meant death.“Please. Please don't kill me.” I pleaded with so much fear in my heart.My legs were feeling wobbly and I also felt doomed that I had met my end already.“There's no way I'm letting you go since you've been proving stubborn.” George uttered devilishly.“Please.” I pleaded with a shaky voice as tears filled my eyes
Freya's Pov I put my phone under my belly and closed my eyes, pretending to sleep. At least, If I didn't click on the message, the blackmailer won't know that I have seen his message or that I'm not asleep.I opened my eyes again and my eyeballs kept drifting left and right as I scanned the room as well. Even as I had not checked the message, I felt disturbed about it. What if he could see me or he knew that I wasn't asleep?Just then, I sat up and sighed in frustration. I picked up my phone again and opened the text. I let out a sigh and smacked my lips. “Alright, where?” I sent a text, and stared at the phone intensely.“The back of this hotel.” He informed me.Regardless of how scared and terrified I might be right now, it's just best for me to step out to avoid more troubles. Besides, nothing can happen to me. Freya, you can do this. Don't be scared.I slowly got down from the bed without making any noise as I didn't want Xaden to wake up from that. I reached for my jacket which
Freya's Pov “I… I don't understand what you mean by that, Xaden. What is it that I could be hiding from you?” I said, turning my eyes away from him.I also had a feeling that he was probably talking about the way I have been acting all this while. I guess he has been noticing that I've been acting strange or he probably feels that I might know something about the reason the blackmailer came into the hotel room.“You should know what I'm talking about, Freya. I feel there's something you're hiding from me. If it's something that's so difficult to say, you can decide to tell me that there's something you'll like to tell me, but you need time to process it. I'll understand.” Xaden urged me.I was so tempted to tell him what was going on or to even give him a sign that I had something to tell him, but each time I remember when the blackmailer sent me a text about him having a gun, I become mute.I just can't risk my life and Xaden’s, so it'll be best for me to stay calm and know what exa
Freya's Pov At first, I was really tensed because for the blackmailer’s text to be coming at a very important moment like this, it couldn't be good. I took in a deep breath and let it out without letting Xaden sense or suspect any chance in me. Then I finally found the courage to face what was coming for me.I opened the message only to see what made my heart beat drop a little. This blackmailer just has every single way to make one really scared.“I can see you're about to tell your fake husband about me. Go ahead. Just so you know, Give Up Now. (When you're done, take the first letters of my last three words outside the bracket.)” The blackmailer instructed me.With shaky hands, I began to look deeply at the words and did just as he had said, and to my shock, it meant Gun.I almost gasped after realizing this and my eyes searched around the restaurant. For the person to say this, it only meant that he was around the hotel and is with a gun.My heart began to beat fast and louder to
Freya's Pov Two days actually passed with no word from the blackmailer and while it felt nice not to hear from her again, I still felt the chills having a feeling that she was somewhere watching me and all.Since I haven't heard anything ever since, I sincerely hope that those messages are not going to continue ever again.“Be positive, Laura.” I said to myself, trying to lit hope in my heart.It was rare for a blackmailer not to threaten his victim continuously especially someone that sounds as harmful as this. So, there's a possibility that it might not be real.I turned off the lamp light and closed my eyes, ready to sleep and it didn't take long before I dozed off.~The next time I woke up due to thirst, I opened my eyes and noticed a large male figure with huge shoulders in my room. He was at the other end of the bed and was so scary that I opened my mouth to scream, but before the screams tore out of my throat, the figure covered my mouth with his large hand and he held me tig