A large hand comes over my back and begins to rub gently. “You know, when you keep breaking down like this, you make it hard for us to watch you. We decided we wouldn’t cry anymore and hold it up in our hearts instead…to honor her and remember her for as long as we live…” Harrison begins to say in a soft voice.“…so can’t you do us just this little favor and not cry like this?” I gently begin to detach my face from my palms and see Harlow with a painful look on his face and my breath catches. I lower my hands, bringing them down to my thighs in fists. Sniffing, “I’m sorry. I won’t cry anymore…I promise”. I’m sorry I’m still a child and still so weak. There’s still so much I have to prepare for and so much to learn. I couldn’t be useful this time…but I won’t give up.“About what I said that night, I didn’t mean to say those hurtful words and hurt your feelings like that. I was insensitive and selfishly caught up in my own spurt, I’m sorry” I keep my gaze on my fists, glad I came o
“I’m done packing up!- Zach come help me out will you?” Ugh, why do I have so much to drag down? I frown and put my hands akimbo, staring at my luggage when my bedroom door comes open and a nineteen year-old Zachery steps in, chuckling into his fist when he sees my things.“Don’t let that laughter sip out. Help me get this down” I order and pick up my phone from my table as I join him to take them all down. Before I knew it, six years already sped by. A lot has happened, the family especially became much larger than it was back then. Harrison’s boys are as disastrous as he was and love to raise trouble all the time. Even the last of them who's only a year old, already knows how to manipulate the adults around him.Harlow has a son and a daughter, full of mischief but are quite cool. The girl loves to get into fights…must have inherited a little of me there.“Auntie you’re leaving already? When will you come visit us again?” Little Abby asks me, tugging against the leg of my jeans
“Where did you find her?” A gruff cold voice spoke stringently. The man was irritated and impatient as he looked chagrined at the cell.“Somewhere far from home…she fell right into the trap laid out for a bait” The other man, who was grinning with mischief replied as he gripped the cold bars of the cell.“Way far…from home” His voice was sardonic and his face darkened by the evil thoughts that he was inviting into his mind.“You…get it fed. We set off at the first light of dawn” The older man spoke authoritatively and stepped aside, walking past the younger to exit the dark and acrid underground cell.The younger man pulled back, his wicked grin retreating to reveal a void mask as his gaze hovered over the one behind the cell bars.“I will take you to your new home. Get enough rest” And he too left the place, allowing the dead silence that pervaded the creepy cells to
She halted suddenly, the tray in her hands rattling softly from her solid grip and her eyes expanded to its full width.“…the child seems to possess the same traits as its mother. He will be useful, like she’s been to us”.It was his voice and who was he talking to about her son? It made her unrest resurface with an even greater force when she heard the next lines that followed.“And once we’ve successfully completed it, their powers shall belong to us while we lay them to waste”. Malignant laughter issued after that and her heart shattered into a million pieces.She accidentally dropped the tray and fled from fright. She knew they had heard and would know she had eavesdropped. But that wasn’t the focus of her concern.She needed to get her son and flee immediately.The four year old was alone in the room he owned, playing with glass-like figurines his mother had carved for him when she sudden
Heather’s POV.“Do you have to leave tomorrow?” My little brother, Weslee asks as he pokes his head out from beneath my blanket.I ruffle his black hair with a faint smile and nod, “Hm, but I’ll always visit. Mom wouldn’t let me miss on that”.He comes out of the blanket and sits on his heels, a sad pouty look coloring his cute face. Ugh! It’s the puppy eyes again.“Darlings! It’s dinner time!” Mom’s holler saves me from the hypnosis and I jump off the bed. “Lee lets head down or those rowdy brothers of ours will eat our share”.The kid runs out first and I dash in pursuit. When we get there, the dining table is packed and Harrison is about to drop my meatball into his gaping mouth.“Oh you wouldn’t dare!” I speed towards him and knock the fork down. He grins at me and I shake my head sideways.“Mom, Harry’s
I giggle and skip outside to see my brothers stuffing my luggage into the car trunk and that lonely feeling creeps in through the back of my heart.“That’s the last one, shut the trunk Yohan” Mom tells him just when I come to give her a side hug, pressing my face into her shoulder.“Changing your mind so fast?” Harrison wiggles his brows at me and I glare deathly at him who quickly looks away, whistling.“Don’t be mean Harry, she’s leaving, at least bid her properly for once” Mom scolds and he groans, dragging his feet towards me.We’re staring at each other at first and next, his fingers sink into my hair as a smile grows on his face, making his slate-blue hazels twinkle softly. “You be a brave girl and stick up for yourself. Anyone try to mess with you, just let me know. And I’ll eat them aliv-“Harrison” Mom reprimands and he moves away to hide behind Hayes who f
First day of school, anxious since unlike the past, my mother isn’t here to accompany me. It’s just me, Gloria and Drake as I force my legs to move forward. The anxiety is so powerful around my legs!“Uh…Heather, are you okay?” Ria’s voice of concern hits me and I shake my head, more to convince myself.“Y-yeah…just a little nervous” I give a chortle, eyes moving around until they spot something.My sharp ears catch onto a sound of distress and my eyes zone on the bent form by the entrance of the large building. Without a moment hesitance, my legs are closing in on the person.Peering around the person and attempting to help him with his things strewn over the concrete ground, I gasp when the head warmer on his head slides off a bit to reveal tufts of white hair.White hair? Puzzlement paints my face as I move to speak to him instead. “Hi…are you okay? I can help”.No
“Heather Slater…isn’t it? The little wolf princess” The dirty-blonde in front sniggers with his nose high up as his oceanic-blues pin down on me.Ugh…how much further is this day willing to rot? I tusk to the side, dropping my shoulders to face him squarely.Taller than me, maybe five feet, two…or thereabout. The other six behind him, three girls and there guys, looking all… condescending. It prickles over my skin, tracing disgust at the back of my mouth and it makes my face crumple up.“I’m not holding a ball tonight, so move” I’m upset enough for the day. And I can feel the alpha blood in me rippling impatiently.I meet his infuriating gaze, even towering over it and he shifts back, making me ease the alpha intimidation leaking out and into my aura.“Pests” I spit, brushing his shoulder harshly despite how much shorter I am as I walk off. Ria giggles behind me, &ldq