LOGIN~DAHLIA
"Congratulations on your engagement, my dear. I am incredibly proud of you, Dahlia. Truly. It seems your presence has made Zayden a better man already.A few days ago, when he told me the news about wanting to propose to you during the ceremony, I was so happy. I told him that he is finally going in the right direction and it's all thanks to you," my adoptive grandfather stated, his eyes crinkling with warmth as he stared at me with a smile.I smiled back at him, even when my entire body tensed at his words.My grandfather had no idea, but he just handed me some very vital information.Zayden had told him about the proposal. Which meant that I was the only one kept in the dark, and the thought made my blood boil with anger.Last night's ceremony came to an end way later than expected, and by the time the last pack members bid us their farewells, it was way past midnight.It was too late for us to go back h~ZAYDENI had never given death a thought. I mean, everyone knew death was a given, but I had never actually though of dying. Not once. Not ever. But as Derek pressed the trigger, my heart lurched into a stop. The world stopped spinning, and for a brief moment, I felt as though I was suspended in time. Ava. Axel. Dahlia. Their names flashed across my mind, and I felt so proud of myself that even at gunpoint, they were the ones I thought about. No one else but them. My family. The people I owed everything to. During that brief moment, I wondered how our life might have turned out if there was no bad guys, like the one standing before me, in our lives. Then Derek's finger pressed down on the trigger, and the moment passed. I couldn't move as the bullet left the gun, and for a second, it looked as though the bullet wasn't going to hit me. But then it went through my arm, and the
~DAHLIAZayden was going to die. I knew it the instant my eyes opened, the moment I woke up from the pain induced sleep. It was the only logical explanation as to why Derek was still keeping us here. “He is not going to come. I know you are waiting for Zayden, but he is not going to come,” I said to Derek as we waited, trying to convince my former best friend that the father of my children does not care about us as much as he should. It was a lie though, and Derek knew it too. “Stop trying to act dumb, Dahlia. We both know that he is already out there looking for you guys. And sooner rather than later, he will find this place. And he will try to save you. What do you think will happen to him then?”My heart had fallen into the bottomless abyss in my stomach then, and it had taken all of my willpower to remain composed then. “You… you don’t have to kill anyone, Derek. You came here for me. You already have me. I’ll g
~ EDDAZayden was a fool. As he drove away from my apartment, I watched him with a mixture of hurt and elation. I was happy that I got to see him, that he personally made his way all the way to my apartment on his own accord. Seeing him made me realise that I missed him so much. But I was also hurt that the only reason he came was because of the dolls. I mean, I actually had not expected him to figure out that I was the one who sent them. A resigned sigh slipped past my lips at the thought. It was a good thing that he came here, I suppose. I mean, if I had not been smart and fast enough, he would have had me cornered and I would have had no choice than to tell him that I was indeed, the sender. I shook my head as I locked my door and walked back into my bedroom. Now that I had succeeded in making him paranoid, he would be suspicious of everyone now. And that was a good thing for me, because by the time I eventually decide to get rid
~DEREKZayden was the father of Ava and Axel. The words circled around in my head, blinding the rest of my senses to everything else. That bastard. I found it hard to believe, yet somehow, it made sense. Dahlia would not lie to me, and as I stared at her sleeping form, I felt a great wave of disgust. The feeling slammed into me over and over, and my hands curled into fists. I wanted to beat her, to slap some sense into her, but her face was already swollen and bloody from the beating I gave her earlier, and as pissed as I was, I was not going to mar and ruin her beautiful face. Why should I, when she was the love of my life?My chest tightened at the thought. I was madly in love with Dahlia, and even though I did everything to show her, she never caught the clue.The first time I set eyes on Dahlia was four years ago,and she was heavily pregnant. Yet, her pregnancy did not blind me from seeing how pretty s
~DAHLIAI gaped at the man that was my best friend, unable to believe my eyes. This could not be real, right? Derek could not be the one standing before me, right?Right?My best friend chuckled at the look on my face. He looked healthy enough, but there was still some sort of… weird gleam in his eyes. “Hello, love,” he smiled, and it was his genuine smile. It was the same smile he always flashed at me ever since I knew him, and my heart broke at the sight of the smile on his face.This was a horror movie. The smile was a trap and this was a nightmare. It could not be real.All the fight went out of me as I stared at the face of the one person I thought I could trust with my life. “What…what are you doing? What is the meaning of this? Why…why am I… what is going on, Derek?” I asked, my voice shaking as I managed to push the words past the lump in my throat. Derek moved closer, his hand reaching out to gently
~DAHLIAI had no idea where I was. One minute, I was in the kitchen, about to make some food for my kids. And the next minute, someone was folding an handkerchief over my face.I didn't recall passing out or losing unconsciousness, but when my eyes fluttered open, when all I could see, all I could feel was the blindfold against my face, preventing me from seeing anything, I knew something was wrong. Someone seemed to have kidnapped me. My hands were tied behind my back, and the chair I was sitting on was very uncomfortable. Fear wrapped its cold, clammy hands around my neck, and it was taking all of my willpower to remind myself to breathe. "Hello? Is anyone there?" I called out, my voice coming out choked as I tried not to let my fear obvious. No one answered me. Before I could speak again, something started to vibrate against my leg. It was my phone. It had been in my pocket before the horror s







