LOGINChapter 214 She’s deadRue’s POVIris's disappearance has already left me overwhelmed, yet another unexpected blow came. Upon hearing the news of Iris's suspected disappearance, my father suddenly fell ill. I stood outside the medical ward for a moment longer than I should have. My hand hovered near the handle, but I didn’t push it open immediately.“Rue.”Percy’s voice came softly from behind me.I closed my eyes briefly then nodded and pushed the door open.The room was quiet, the only sounds being the soft humming of machines.My father lay on the bed. His face looked older than I remembered. Much weaker. Like time had caught up with him all at once.For a second, I couldn’t move or breathe. This wasn’t the man who commanded entire packs with a single word. This was just my father. And he was slipping away.“Rue…”His voice was faint, barely above a whisper but it pulled me forward instantly.“I’m here.”I moved to his side, taking his hand gently. It felt colder than it should ha
Percy’s POVThe next day, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, just as I was preparing to get into my car, Rue rushed towards me.She didn’t slow down.The moment she reached me, she collided into my chest, her hands gripping my shirt like she needed something, anything, to hold onto.“Percy...”Her voice broke before she could finish.She cried. Her shoulders trembled violently, her breath uneven as she buried her face against me.“Iris… she’s missing…”The words came in fragments, barely held together. And for a second, my mind went completely blank. This was the one thing neither of us had prepared for.I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her closer to hold her together.“I’ve got you,” I said quietly. “We’ll find her.”She shook her head against me.“I should have been there… I should have—”“No.” I cut her off gently. “This isn’t your fault.”Her grip tightened. Like she didn’t believe me. Like she couldn’t. And I understood that because when something like this happened, blame a
Rue’s POVPercy found me in the courtyard. I hadn’t realized how long I’d been standing there, watching nothing in particular. He moved to stand beside me, close enough that I could feel his presence.“Rue, I was actually looking for you. I had purchased something I wanted you to be aware of.”His voice broke the silence casually.I glanced at him. “You purchase a lot of things...”“Well, this is a matter of your concern.”That got my attention.I turned slightly, studying him. “What did you buy?”He hesitated, not out of uncertainty, but like he was deciding how to frame it.“An abandoned funeral home.”I blinked.“…You’re serious?”“Yes.”“Why?”“So, its not just your usual funeral home”“What do you mean?” I frowned.His expression changed. “One of my Betas went to check it out,” he said.“He noticed something… unusual.”I folded my arms slightly, listening.“Go on.”“A woman entered the building.”“A woman?”He nodded.“Not just any woman.”He paused then continued. “Haven’s moth
Rue’s POVMorning came quietly with warmth. It seeped into my senses before I was even fully awake. For a few seconds, I stayed still, eyes closed, letting myself exist in that in-between space where nothing demanded anything from me.When I opened my eyes, the room was filled with a soft, golden light. Curtains slightly parted, the early sun slipping through in quiet streaks across the floor.And then I noticed I wasn’t alone. The faint sound of movement came from outside the bedroom. Careful like someone trying not to wake me.A small, almost unconscious smile formed on my lips.Percy.I pushed myself up slowly, wrapping the blanket around my shoulders as I stepped out of bed.But before I could take another step, he appeared almost immediately. Like he had been waiting for the exact moment I woke up.“Don’t move.” His voice was soft but firm.I blinked, slightly surprised.“What...”Before I could finish, he had already crossed the distance between us. Kneeling, actually kneeling.
Rue’s POVThe door closed softly behind us, and for a moment, neither of us moved. I could still feel the lingering warmth of the night outside, the faint echo of laughter, of music, but it all seemed distant now. Irrelevant.Because the moment we stepped inside, everything narrowed to him.Percy stood just a few steps away, his gaze fixed on me, not intense in a way that demanded, but in a way that… searched. Like he was trying to understand something. Or maybe trying to confirm something.I felt that quiet, undeniable pull that had been building for so long.“ I know that sometimes I may act in a petty way, but the truth of the matter is that...I cant bear the thought of you looking at another man...” he said.“Really?” The words came softer than I expected.“I’d rather your eyes be for me.” His expression shifted.I saw the way his shoulders straightened just slightly, the way his breath seemed to pause, like I still mattered to him more than anything else.“Well, you were the only
Percy’s POVThe mask came off slowly like I had just witnessed something that couldn’t be undone.I stood there for a moment, staring at the empty chair where Haven had been. Then my gaze shifted to the recording device.It held everything, every word and confession. Every truth she never intended to reveal.Haven had killed Sora. And made a very professional act of covering it up. She has always been unstable in ways people chose to ignore.This wasn’t just dangerous, this was monstrous. And worse, she had tried to kill Rue before.The memory surfaced immediately. The way she had come too close, too close to taking Rue away from me.My fingers clenched around the recorder that a faint cracking sound echoed.The only thing that was running through my mind was one simple, undeniable truth.I won’t let her walk away from this.Not this time. Not ever.I made my way to the club.Rue’s POVBella dragged me inside before I could even fully process where we were going.“You need this,” she
Aiden’s POVThe line progressed forward like a snail, and I tapped my foot impatiently against the pavement. I had better things to do and yet here I was.The loud shouts and laughter from the rides grated on me instead of making me feel entertained. I wasn’t really here for fun. I was here because
Rue’s POVBy the time I found Bella and Iris waiting near the exit, the blaring alarms had died off. Bella was nervously tapping her feet, hands akimbo, while Iris had her eyes trained on the main exit.“Finally!” Bella exclaimed, walking forward towards me. “What on earth took you so long? Do you
Aiden’s POVThe restaurant’s dim lights shone gold in a fancy way. The candlelights on our table flickering at the slightest gust of wind. Haven smiled as she delicately sipped from her wine glass. Clearly, she was enjoying the evening dinner. Myself on the other hand, I was already tired. I very
Rue‘s POVI blinked my eyes open when the bell rang at Iris’s school and the playground outside came alive with children’s chatter. I had been busy since 4 am in the morning, and in my waiting for Iris, I had fallen asleep in my car.I saw Iris in the company of other girls exiting the elementary s







