Shortly after leaving the funeral home, Scarlett and her friends arrived at Tucker's house, but they didn't get out of the car until after eight. Scarlett ignored Mrs. O'Hara's repeated calls and threw her phone into the car's storage area.
In front of a white glass mansion, Scarlett was standing between Cornelia and Avery with her hands now entwined with those of her companions. She took a deep breath. "Here we are." She spoke while fixating on the house. Tucker's house.
At 15, Scarlett was aware of Tucker's intense love of partying and it was one of the barriers preventing the two of them from being together. Whenever his parents are away, Tucker takes advantage of the chance to party with his basketball teammates every weekend. Even though they still liked one another, the fact that Scarlett was a bookworm and Tucker wasn't didn't make them compatible.
The mansion had a large pool in front of it and music was playing inside. People from the lower classes who weren't invited to the party were loitering outside the mansion while those who had been invited were inside.
"Scar, take a deep breath. I am aware that you don't normally do this but let's consider it a step outside of your comfort zone." said Avery.
"I suppose you should use this opportunity to stop holding yourself responsible for what happened to your father." Cornelia said.
Scarlett felt guilty for a split second. She was at the party despite knowing she wasn't supposed to be there. She was aware that she shouldn't have let go of her father so quickly, but she did. How could she? She let go of her friends' hands and turned around, turning to leave when she heard Tucker's voice. Scarlett halted abruptly and turned around. "Tucker." She spoke, shyly tucking her hair behind her ears. She swallowed. Hard. Her heart started to beat very quickly.
There, Tucker stood handsomely. Scarlett was unable to take her gaze off of him. Even after 8 years of liking Tucker, she still harbours the same childhood crush on him.
He flashed a wide grin. "I didn't know you were coming. He pointed to the balcony. "I saw you from the house so I thought I should personally come say hello to you." Then his face grew grave. "I heard about your dad and I am so sorry." She graciously consented to his hug when he offered it. It was Tucker. She'd do anything to be in his arms.
Scarlett sniffed as she let go of him. "Thank you, Tucker." She said. Her friends caught her attention and understood the signal she was sending.
"Cornelia and I will see you later, Scarlett. If you need us, we'll be inside." Avery snatched Cornelia by the hand and led her away.
"I feel so bad for being here, Tucker. Today is his funeral." Although she attempted to contain them, tears were in her eyes. "I feel so bad for being here. Despite the fact that he was my best friend, I let him go so easily."
"Shh. Don't say that." He gave her another hug. "You didn't let him go. You still have him in your heart." He held her hands while gradually releasing her. "I'll be here for you always, Scar. I'm here whenever you need someone to talk to."
Scarlett nodded. "Thank you, Tucker." As she let go of her hand, she grinned.
Tucker drew her nearer to him. "Come on. Let's go have some fun."
She gave him a glance. "By the way, congrats on your wins, Tucker." She encircled him as they entered the house through the front door. It appears to Scarlett that she will get the man she wants tonight. But is there really a happy ending? Of course! Sometimes there isn't, and in Scarlett's case, she knew she wouldn't get the happy ending she desired because she could see Cassy coming toward them.
"Tucker!" As she ran to them, Cassy yelled. At first, she didn't even present herself as having noticed Scarlett with her boyfriend. After giving Tucker a lip kiss, she turned to face Scarlett. "Hi, Scarlett.'' She gave her a hug. She had always been aware of Scarlett and Tucker's unique bond, which was one of the reasons she detested seeing them together. "I had no idea you were coming," she said.
"Well…"
Before Scarlett could finish, she intervened. "I'm sorry to hear about your father, but I wouldn't have attended this party if I were you. Everyone is aware of how close you are to your father, who is also your best friend. It's hard for me to think that you didn't grieve for him enough. Rather, I found you at my boyfriend's party." She wrapped her arms around Tucker's shoulder.
Indignantly turning to face Cassy, Tucker let go of her. He was dating Cassy primarily because she had big boobs and was attractive. He didn't like her attitude at all. His gaze was fixed on Cassy. He said, "Say sorry to her right now."
Cassy snorted. "Tucker, I'm your girlfriend. Scarlett is merely one of your friends. Are you really going to take her side?"
"Cassy, what you said was awful and nobody deserved that. Not even Scarlett. So apologise to her."
Scarlett shook her head. "No, Tucker." She spoke softly. Scarlett will always act calmly if Tucker is nearby. "It's fine. I am fine. She is right, you know? I shouldn't have come here in the first place. I will leave." She turned around and ran out of the room and Tucker couldn't chase her because Cassy held him back.
While running, Scarlett bumped into someone and fell, but the other person caught her. She was frightened and gasping for air, but she was also grateful that she hadn't. She raised her head and looked at the person who had helped her. Her heart started to race when she finally caught a glimpse of the person's face. Her first thought was, "How could someone be this beautiful?"
The man was tall and appealing. He had a face that could make girls swoon, and Scarlett wondered how God could have created a man with such beauty. His flawless lips were beckoning for her. He was wearing a black jacket and a pair of black jeans. She only became aware that he was holding her waist when he finally let go of her.
"Thank you." With a sniff, Scarlett said. Given how attractive he appeared, he ought to be one of Tucker's friends. But she had never before seen him. "If you're looking for Tucker, he's in there."
The man said nothing; he just nodded and walked away, and Scarlett never took her eyes off him until he was gone. Maybe this night wasn't really hers. She turned toward the gate and got out. Once outside, she went to her car, got in, and sat down.
As she reached into the compartment box for her phone, she rested her head on the chair's back. When Scarlett turned on her phone, Belly had left some missed calls. She sighed and shut her eyes, but she was startled by an unexpected voice.
The voice of a man.
He was arguing, as though he were on a call with someone.
After rolling down her car window, Scarlett took a quick look outside and remembered the previous encounter. He was the person she had run into. He was the same person in whose eyes she had been lost. He was making his way toward the woods.
Scarlett exited the vehicle and went after him but before she knew it, he vanished from view.
Scarlett came to a stop in front of the trees. Where could he have gone? She thought. She turned her head in all directions, but all she could see was the shadows. She took a step forward before turning around and walking backward, telling herself it would be foolish to follow that boy inside.The part of her that was in love wanted to follow him to find out what he was up to, but another part of her warned her against even attempting to do so.After waiting outside for a while, Scarlett exclaimed, "Fuck it." She had to go inside to look for the boy because he hadn't come out. She turned on the light on her phone before entering the woods, but all she could hear were the sounds of crickets.Following that, she stepped on something that made a noise, which startled her; however, when she flashed her light in its direction, she saw that it was nothing more than a thong of dry leaves. She moved forward and kept looking, but she couldn't find anything. "Where did he go?" She asked herself
Simon understood that the only way he could catch his prey was by luring it. He had only attended the party for that purpose. He was well aware of his attractiveness and it had always been to his advantage to entice women into the woods with him so he could eat them.No exception applied to the girl he met at the party. She was infatuated with him at first sight and he could even read how her heart was beating when he caught her in his arms. She would be too simple and sweet to consume.She was also beautiful and he couldn't deny that. Although Simon thought she was the most beautiful person he had ever seen or was about to eat, he needed to stop deluding himself. No matter how beautiful she was, she was going to be his dinner. He watched her until she climbed into her car. Acting as if he was having an argument on the phone was all part of the plan to lure her into the woods and he didn't believe it would work.What a fool!The moment he changed into his wolf, he smelled her fear. If
Simon stretched out his naked body and assumed a human form beneath the rounded red moon.Why would a human be selected to be the alpha's mate? He pondered.Why would the moon goddess be so cruel to him when she knew how he had hated humans for years?Lunas cannot be humans. It didn't make sense at all to Simon.He was the next in line following the passing of his parents. He rose to the position of pack leader, and now his Luna would be a human? A human would be his partner?Simon scoffed. How could the moon goddess do this to him? How could his wolf be drawn to a human?He was about to return to where he had left his clothes—in the leaves—when he felt something sharp beneath his feet. When he looked down to see what it was, he discovered it to be a phone and beside it was a pink handkerchief.As he knelt down to pick it up, Simon scoffed once more.He picked the handkerchief up and saw the embodiment "Scarlett O'Hara" written on it with white treads, but it was at the bottom o
Scarlett groaned as she grudgingly opened her eyes. She wondered where she was. Her eyes became more lucid as they scanned the area. Upon realising she was in her room, she let out a contented sigh.As soon as she started to experience head pain, she placed her hand on her head, groaning and getting to her feet. She questioned why she was lying on the ground. Scarlett gasped as she suddenly remembered that she had passed out on the floor just before going to bed after a run-in with the beast and being bitten by it. She was relieved that she survived the bite, even though it was possible for her to die. She found it odd that, while she could see that her blood had seeped into the bandage when she lifted her clothes up, she wasn't feeling the same amount of pain as the previous evening.While seated on her bed, Scarlett glanced at the time. Although school didn't begin until 8:00 a.m., it was already 6:30. She got up and went to the mirror to examine the bite and to get ready for the 7:
"Hey, Scar." As her car rolled into the parking space and came to a stop, Avery waved at Scarlett. Scarlett shut the door behind her as she got out of the car, and Avery and Cornelia walked over to her.Before leaving for school, Scarlett went to her backyard to gather the clothes she had thrown out the window. She didn't want her family to see it, so she kept it in the trunk of her car. After school, she had made up her mind to drive a considerable distance to a remote location and dispose of the clothing there."I texted and called your number, but no one answered. How could you just bail on us last night, Scar?" When Avery asked, Scarlett removed her sunglasses. Oh sh*t! Now she remembered. She left her phone in the woods.With a squeaky voice and an inhaled breath, Scarlett replied. "I'm so sorry, guys. I had to leave because Mom called." She was unable to reveal to them that while pursuing a hot guy in the woods, she was attacked by a strange beast. Her friends wouldn't take h
Opening her locker, Scarlett took a few notes before facing Tucker. Since what happened last night, she hasn't spoken to him. There was no way to text or call him."Can we talk?" Leaning against the locker next to hers, he questioned. Scarlett turned her head in his direction."Sure." As she spoke, she was holding her books. "What is this about, Tucker?""I tried to call you last night, but there was no answer. Didn't you get my text? I texted you more than nine times."Scarlett sighed. "Last night on the way home, I misplaced my phone.""Oh. Ah. I had no idea.""Of course you wouldn't. Why exactly are you here?" Tucker leaned in close. "I…Look. I just wanted to apologise for what Cassy said last night. She…"Scarlett interrupted. "No. Cassy is merely acting defensively. I totally understand her. If I were the one, I would have done the same thing if someone had an eye on my boyfriend. Tucker, I don't hold her responsible for what she said to me last night. You and I share this…" She
"Hello Scarlett."Those words kept ringing in her head.When Scarlett's senses returned, she sprinted as quickly as she could outside of the bathroom.The animal knows her name. How on earth could that be? How was it possible for her to see an animal's reflection in the mirror? Why does she feel this way? Scarlett pondered, but she could find no answers.She was uncomfortable throughout the lecture as a result of the reflection she noticed in the mirror. Scarlett only knew that what she was seeing was very real and that she wasn't dreaming. She put her hand behind her ear and started to scratch. She noticed how loud the teacher's voice was as he was speaking to the entire class, and she began to perspire.Cornelia leaned over from the back seat and asked, "Is everything alright with you?" She mumbled, "Scarlett."Scarlett, who was occupying a seat in the front row, turned her head a little Cornelia's way. She uttered "I am good" in a whisper as well."No, you are not. We need to go to
About a hundred warriors stood on the field of battle, ready for one-on-one combat. They gather as usual before five every morning and put in the necessary work to improve.Gamma Mace was facing the crowds with one hand holding his weapon and the other resting by his side. Although Mace wasn't as tall as Simon, he was still attractive. At a very young age, he converted to the gamma state. He is now 22 years old. He was one of the most powerful warriors who had previously protected the packs from rogues. Mace has a good heart and was a kind man. He was mated, but sometimes being mated doesn't stop other girls from admiring him. They liked his sincerity. They liked his calmness. He was good.He held his head high and raised his weapon to the sky, his face intent. "Are we ready?" Mace yelled. His voice was clearly audible to all of his warriors."Yes!" The shouts from the warriors were loud enough for Mace to hear."Now pick a position. You know how we always go about things? The werewo