ARLO'S POV I couldn't sleep the whole night, i kept rethinking what Megan had said. Was there really no other way to save Lena?Thinking of how bold she'd been earlier, how she'd leaned back in that booth at Vixens as if she held all the cards.I suddenly felt like i had no other way to save Lena, but still, why did i have to bend to Megan's will?I stood up from bed, unable to sleep, as different thoughts kept haunting my mind whenever i closed my eyes.Kael paced restlessly in my head, growling at the very idea. I wanted to believe that Megan was lying, twisting the truth just to pull me into her game but the reality of it seemed different. I headed downstairs to grab a glass of water, gulping it all down in a go and at that moment, it felt like i was being watched.I looked around the house but everything seemed natural. This had better not be Torben snooping around.I tossed around the whole night till it was finally morning, and by the time the sun began to rise, i was sitting
ARLO'S POV I sat silently in my office, staring at Lena's pink corsage. Letting it remind me of all the memories we'd she had shared. Both the bad and good.Thinking of the pain she might be in at this very moment made me unsettled, so was Kael. He'd howled all night especially after failing to track Torben.It now felt like i was running through a maze without an exit, like a dog chasing it's tail.The fact that i was yet to find Torben was simply driving me crazy. Just how hard was it to track down one slimy witch?“Arlo!” Briar stormed into the office, his expression giving a million possible bad news he was going to share.“What is it Briar” I rolled my eyes, knowing well i was just a breath away from getting irritated.“It's Megan” he said, trying to catch his breath.“What about her this time?” I asked, fondling Lena's corsage, my heart bleeding with regrets. I'd failed to keep her safe and that was haunting me.“She broke out of prison today” he stated.I looked up immediately
ARLO'S POV I paced up and down my office, my thoughts unsettled. Why did Torben have to use my face for whatever it was he wanted to do?What exactly did he intend to achieve by doing so? Was this for the ritual?“You need to calm down Arlo,i bet you can't think with your mind in this turmoil” Briar mumbled, his gaze fixed on the cubic he was working on.“How can i calm down? I don't have even the slightest clue on where she might be” I tried to keep my voice down.“Well you've been like this all day and it hasn't solved anything has it?”I let out a soft sigh. In as much as i wanted to scold Briar for speaking to me in such a manner, i couldn't. Obviously because there was truth in what he said.I needed to figure out a way to save Lena and get rid of Torben for good as well.The fact that i had overlooked his excesses was the reason Lena’s life was in grave danger. I really should've dealt with him when i had the chance.“What do you think Torben is really up to?” I asked, sitting
LENA'S POV Voices, hush voices echoed in my head. Almost like they were calling me. The voices started getting hoarse, pulling me down with aggressively into a pit of abyss.In a bid to catch my breath and free myself from whatever was pulling me down, i regained consciousness.My eyes roamed around the room as i tried to catch my breath. It was unusually hazy, cold and carrying some dark unspoken energy. I tried to move but couldn't, clearly because i had been tied down again. Arm and legs spread apart.“F*ck!” i cursed “Not again”I pulled hard against the bindings, but it didn't give way. Obviously because the ropes were tightly pinned against the bed side.I took a deep breath and tried again but it felt like hitting a blank wall and expecting it to give way. Almost like the ropes were mocking my efforts. My blood immediately ran cold. Why did Arlo need to carry on with the ritual, what was up with him all of a sudden?Through the haze, i spotted a silent figure, putting toget
ARLO'S POV “Are you sure this is a good idea?” Briar asked as we walked into the district police station where Torben had been locked up earlier today.“He has something to do with this Briar, I'm telling you” I said firmly. The officer on duty led us through the cells without asking any questions.I walked briskly to Torben's cell, but it was empty which was really ni surprise for me.“You see that” I pointed at the empty cell room.Briar sighed. “That is why we should be looking for Lena and not coming here, the more time we waste the more danger we expose her to”“Calm down” I said. “He'll show up in no time, it'll be his only way to try proving he wasn't involved” Briar sighed. “And if he doesn't?”I shrugged. “I'll just assume you're right for once”His face dropped. “You never accept that you're wrong do you?”“Absolutely not. I'm almost never wrong” I beamed proudly.Briar snorted. “Well i can't wait to see the look on your face when you finally realize you've been approachin
LENA'S POV My head trapped painfully, with my brain spinning like I'd been riding a merry-go-round. The last thing I could remember was the nurse. She'd smiled and muttered something scary. I couldn't remember what, though. My brain seemed so disoriented to pick the details clearly.I suddenly heard a voice.Lena?My heart stopped for a second–Arlo?.I tried to lift myself, but my arms were numb.He knelt down beside me and held me up with a smile. “You’re okay, Lena. I'm here. No one's gonna hurt you”.Something felt off about him, though. His voice was smooth and his eyes too sharp or i was probably seeing things. But there was no way this was Arlo, right? But somehow, the aura felt just the same.I blinked severely, my breath caught in my throat. Something was so wrong.“What's going on, where am i?” I asked.He dropped his head to the side, still smiling.“You're somewhere sacred, to fulfill your purpose” “Purpose? What're you talking about” I tried moving away from him so i