LOGINDrake’s POVEverything changed in a split second. Betsy was on the ground, lying still.“No… no, no…” I said softly as I rushed to where she lay and knelt beside her. My hands were shaking as I stretched my hands to touch her. “Betsy, please don’t do this,” I begged, my voice cracking a little. “Hey, look at me, please don’t do this to me, open your eyes”.Still, I got no response from her.I was filled with fear and I didn’t even know what to do at that point. I moved her hair gently out of her face, her eyes were tightly shut. “Don’t leave me, please,” I begged. “I know you can fight this, I know you’re stronger than this, and you can overcome it”, I said with a sense of urgency. “You can’t leave me, but like this”.I noticed Matteo coming closer, and for once, he was calm. “She pushed herself too far”, he said softly. “I told her earlier that she can’t keep resisting what has been destined”.I gritted my teeth immediately when he said that.“This is not the time for the rubb
Drake’s POVEverything changed in a split second. Betsy was on the ground, lying still.“No… no, no…” I said softly as I rushed to where she lay and knelt beside her. My hands were shaking as I stretched my hands to touch her. “Betsy, please don’t do this,” I begged, my voice cracking a little. “Hey, look at me, please don’t do this to me, open your eyes”.Still, I got no response from her.I was filled with fear and I didn’t even know what to do at that point. I moved her hair gently out of her face, her eyes were tightly shut. “Don’t leave me, please,” I begged. “I know you can fight this, I know you’re stronger than this, and you can overcome it”, I said with a sense of urgency. “You can’t leave me, but like this”.I noticed Matteo coming closer, and for once, he was calm. “She pushed herself too far”, he said softly. “I told her earlier that she can’t keep resisting what has been destined”.I gritted my teeth immediately when he said that.“This is not the time for the rubb
Betsy’s POVIt kept getting worse by the minute.I couldn’t stand it anymore. The fight wasn’t just between the both of them, it was affecting me as well. I was feeling the effects of the fight.Every punch, all the movements felt like it was echoing in me and it was tearing me from inside out.I placed both hands in my head as I tried to keep my balance just as another wave hit me. “Can you guys please stop this already?” I said loudly, my voice already sounding weaker.They didn’t pay any attention to me, it was as if I was pouring water against a stone.Drake attacked Matteo again more furiously, his punches landing one after another without him pausing to catch a breath. He was fighting like he was out of control, like a force was pushing him to keep striking him more.Matteo dodged the ones he could.Again and again, the cycle kept repeating itself. “You’re taking this very far”, Matteo said as he dodged another punch.His voice was still sounding calm despite how he was movin
Betsy’s POVEverything about this gent wrong. The air felt too tense. It was as if something was pressing down forcefully in me chest, making it hard to think or even to breath and my heart was pounding furiously and I thought it could burst.I stood in between Drake and Matteo. They are facing each other, neither of them willing to step back.I felt like things would take a wrong turn if I didn’t intervene.“Can you both stop this before it turns into a crazy bloodbath”, I said to them.Neither of them looked at me and it made me feel like I was nothing, like I wasn’t even there and it was the both of them and that pissed me off more than I was willing to admit.“If you both keep pushing yourselves, it’s not likely things will get fixed”, I tried again. I tried to move a bit but my legs felt very weak.Drake didn’t move but what I said must have gotten to him.He clenched his fists and then he moved very fast before I barely had time to react.“Drake”, I managed to say but it was to
Drake’s POVI moved faster even as I was trying to be calm and slow down.Every instinct in me was on edge, and my senses were stretched to the limit as I moved through the forest without giving it more thought. With how fast I moved, the trees were blurred as I passed them.The deeper I got, the stronger the feeling became.But it wasn’t quite steady, but at least I was feeling different.I gritted my teeth and increased my speed.“Hold on a little longer, Betsy,” I said softly under my breath.For a moment, I thought I heard her voice, but as I scanned the first, it was just my mind playing tricks on me.I knew something was wrong, but the feeling was worse now.I slowed down a bit as my instincts led me.I noticed subtle movement ahead. Before I could fully process it, my body reacted instantly.I stood completely still, and I tried to listen more carefully.Then I heard another sound, and it was a bit closer now.Without thinking twice, I moved toward the sound.I moved quickly, b
Matteo’s POVMy eyes were solely on her, watching her every move, and I saw every reaction she was giving without her even realizing it.She had grown stronger. Her willpower had grown stronger than the last time I had an encounter with her.I could see that clearly now. But strength alone didn’t matter here.What she really needed at this point was control. But right now….She was losing every ounce of control bit by bit.“Your resolve is cracking”, I said calmly, my eyes still fixed on her. “It’s not obvious to you yet, but it’s there”.“You’re not moving as fast as you were a few moments ago”, I continued.She looked at me, I’m sure you could have stabbed me to death if she had a chance.She didn’t reply, and that told me all I needed to know. She didn’t want to admit it to give me that satisfaction.But her silence didn’t hide the truth, it only confined what I already knew.I took a step closer to her. I moved slowly and deliberately, closing the small distance little by litt
Drake’s POVI was sure Vivian would show up.For several days, she had been uneasy, and I could sense it even when she was not around. Vivian always made a noise when she was not getting her way. She always came, always asked for explanations, always thought she had a right to what was hers.When t
Betsy’s POVThat night was sleepless for me.No matter the effort, my mind would not calm down. Every noise was like a trumpet playing in my ear. Every outline on the wall looked like a lurking figure. I was lying on my bed, gazing at the ceiling, hearing every creak of the house, and very much aw
Vivian’s POVNo, I would never go to Matteo just to catch a glimpse of him.To be truthful to myself, I was seeking him out because I was very much losing everything, and what I needed most were answers. I wanted to establish some control over the situation. That control, in particular, only the l
Betsy's POVI walked out of my brother's room, softly closing the door behind me.Nick had given me his







