“Perfect.”, his mother said quietly. “You’ve both passed the test.” “WHAT?”, they said in unison. “Well, my work is done.”, Dante’s mother said as she stood up from her seat. “I needed to see if you would be a gold digger, and I needed to see how strong my son’s mindset is when it’s set on something or someone to be exact.” Dante and Lily were left speechless as they turned their heads to look back at each other. “I hope you two will have fun and take good care of each other.”, Dante’s mother said as she gave hugs to Lily and Dante. She then gave Lily the two envelopes in her hand. “Keep the money as a gift from a mother to daughter, so you can buy something beautiful for yourself. And keep the pictures as a souvenir darling.”, she said as she kissed Lily’s cheeks before she could leave. Lily was so touched by this act that she actually started to tear up and she hugged his mother back, because she grew up without parents, and the only father figure she had was Leo. Dante hel
A couple of days later “Wait, what?”, Lily asked Zoey confused. “You said that Eddie came back after all these years?” “Yeah, and the funny thing is…Alex hates him.”, Zoey added as she gave out a dry laugh and hugged her pillow tightly over her chest and her cell phone between ear and shoulder. “I can understand…but sweetheart, you’ve got to know… he had a choice to tell you before he left you, he chose not to. If I was you…I’d wait, I wouldn’t trust him so easily. It all seems too good to be true, it’s fishy.”, Lily stated. “It can’t get any worse though, you know?”, Zoey added “You’re a bit naive when it comes to love, but you have got to understand that you’re not only living your life for yourself, you’re living it with your fiance too, how do you think he would manage if he finds out that Mr. Jerk, Eddie, hurt you and abandoned you in the past?”, Lily stated, which immediately made Zoey’s head turn to face Alex who was fast asleep. “From what I can tell…Alex really loves you
Zoey’s POV Damn…we were having such a good date, why did Eddie have to text me? What if something was wrong? What the heck did he even mean by ‘I need you, right now please.’ ? I huffed out as I breathed in the smoke caused by these smokers. It was getting more and more chilly, so I decided to hug myself. I can’t believe I forgot to take my jacket with me! Ugh. I just need to find Eddie real quick, take him home, and go back to the mansion, and VIOLA! The look on Alex’s face though…I really have to make it up to him no matter what. I walked into the bar to see that it was literally empty. Why couldn’t he go home early? So many questions were running through my mind right now. I started to walk towards him but I was soon stopped by an oversized muscular slug! “Hey, baby? You’re looking fine, why don’t we-” That was the last thing he said before I knocked him out unconscious by kicking him in the face. Wow…quite funny that someone so big could get knocked out so easily…Not that I h
“I like you.” “What?”, Zoey yelled at him. “You heard me… I know that you’re going to get married soon. But I want to apologize for the bad ways I treated you, manipulated you, and used you. I didn’t understand how to express myself and how to feel around you.”, Eddie said as he kept his eyes glued to the floor. “Wait, so you’re telling me you have liked me all along?”, Zoey questioned him as she furrowed her eyebrows. “Yes. Be with me instead, I can make you happy. I’m sorry for the way I rejected you back then. I’m so sorry, Zoe-Zoe.”, he muttered under his breath before pulling her into a tight and warm hug. “Eddie…” . . . Alex huffed as he paced around the house waiting for Zoey’s return but she didn’t come home. “Where the hell is she…”, he muttered under his breath before clenching his teeth tightly. (I’m not dumb…I saw who messaged her. Why would she hide it though? She’s not the type to cheat…), he thought to himself. “Argh…Zoey, you’re making me lose my mind.”, he
“Good job.”, Zoey said as she threw her head back. “Thanks! These men don’t know what we’re capable of.”, the girl said. (Her voice sounds familiar…), Zoey thought to herself. Zoey looked back at the girl and frowned while tilting her head to one side. Her eyes widened in surprise to see the resemblance. “I’m Alexandra, but people just call me Alexa, what about you? What's your name?”, Alexa asked as she smiled warmly at Zoey. Zoey was shocked but soon regained her posture. “I’m Zoey, nice to meet you.”, Zoey stated as she shook Alexa’s hand. But before Zoey could pull her hand back, Alexa tugged on her hand gently as she looked at the ring on her finger and then back at Zoey confused. “Uhm…Is something wrong?”, Zoey asked awkwardly. “No…nothing is wrong. Would you like to meet up at a restaurant?”, Alexa asked Zoey as she gave her brightest and warmest smile ever. “Sure…?”, Zoey answered. The two girls exchanged their phone numbers and went their own ways. . . . “Hey, A
Alex’s body stiffened up as he kept quiet and sat upright. “Zoey…there’s something I need to tell you.”, Alex stated as Zoey hear the tremor in his voice. “What’s wrong?”, Zoey asked as she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. “The day I… bit you, you turned into a vampire and your powers awakened and became stronger.”, Alex said as he looked into her eyes for a reaction. “W-what…?”, Zoey muttered under her breath as her eyes widened in shock. “I-I’m sorry…I should have told you earlier…but-” “No, you don’t get to say that! This is my life, Alex!”, Zoey exclaimed as she cut him off in anger and stood up. “How long did you know about this?”, she asked as she clenched her fists tightly. “When you left the house after the incident with Sabrina, you used your powers on me…”, Alex’s voice trailed off. “Unbelievable…Just unbelievable! I can’t believe that you wouldn’t tell me something that carries such a huge impact on my life!”, Zoey yelled at him from the top of her lungs while he
Damion’s POV Damn…I forgot how loud Zoey can scream if the chance was given. I rubbed my hand over my ear and squinted in pain. I can’t blame her though, it’s kind of shocking to find out that werewolves and vampires aren’t only in fairytales, but also in our daily lives. We might not just notice them. She’s kind of cute …Shit. No, it’s not. This is going to be harder than I thought it would. I can’t fall for Zoey again, every time I look at her…I feel like I’m sinning. The bond is broken…but it takes time to get over the feelings unless you meet your next mate. I don’t even know if my next mate will be able to fix this, even if I would even have one. I ran my hand through my hair as I tried to think of where her friends would be, so I could go back. Yes, I need to go back… The very first day I met Zoey…I realized that I was already trapped…and I was her mate and she was mine… The day that Alex told me that he bit her…I felt a tight tug on my heart. The bond was semi-broken…and all
Alex’s POV “I-I’m so sorry Alex…I-”, was all Zoey could say before I cut her off. “I don’t want to hear it.”, I stated in a monotone and cold voice, he then turned to look at Damien, “Damien, I need you to track down the Parkinson’s family, that’s the only family that we know that has that abilities.” The Parkinson’s family is our greatest rival, both in business and in rankings. They can shapeshift, they’re vampires, of course, the sly types. “I’ll check on them.”, Damien said to me before he then walked in Zoey’s direction, placed a light kiss on her forehead, and gave her a soothing hug before he could leave. “As for you Alexa, it’s good to see you again, sis.”, I gave her a subtle nod before I started to pull Zoey’s wrist into another room. I closed the door and locked it before I could face her. “Explain. Now.”, I demanded from her, not sparing her any mercy. “You…already saw everything on the television.”, she muttered under her breath as she shook. ‘She’s hiding somethin