"Vincent!!" Lynn screamed and they rushed over to his body. Emris gritted his teeth and slammed his fist into the ground. *Not again.* He growled. *Not this again!*The sound of Lynn's cry filled the air, and Faye watched them mourn. She stared at Emris' back, slouched as it carried the weight of regret. She could tell that he was already blaming himself. She could tell that he was already killing himself on the inside. Their bond was over, but she felt his pain consume her, and her heart ached. Not just because of him, but because Vincent may have been the quiet Uncle who hated her, but he also ran to protect her. So did Lynn. The Rune family...protected her no matter what. "I'll risk it." She breathed, then stood to her feet. Ryuu -already healed- looked at her with furrowed brows, then followed her. Faye sat next to Vincent's body, then held Lynn's shoulder. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "I'll make it better."The rest mirrored the confused expression on Lynn's face, and Fay
WARNING: This chapter contains violent content.••Faye and Ryuu sat in a moving SUV with Vincent and Lynn sitting across from them. Lynn had her arms folded, and Vincent had his eyes outside. "Where are you taking us?" Faye questioned, and Lynn only smirked. "What's this? You're a lot calmer than your friend here. Are you not afraid of death?""You won't kill us." Faye rebuffed."You're right." Lynn shrugged. "We'll dump you in the neutral zone so you guys can get lost and never return. I would kill you if it were up to me.""And what are you going to tell your brother and the rest? I'm sure they know what you're up to by now.""You're more talkative than I expected." Vincent said, a slight glare in his eyes. "Are your true colours finally coming out?""Yours definitely are." Faye retorted, and Vincent scoffed. "You're definitely trouble. I don't buy the nonsense about you being wolfless. Soon enough you'll be out of our sight, things will go back to normal and the family will co
Gwen glanced at the empty seat beside her, then sighed. "She's been at this for two weeks."After getting rejected, Faye avoided the family by holing herself up in her room and touring the Lycan city with Ryuu. She and Ryuu were basically inseparable. "You shouldn't worry about her, Hun. We assigned two of our best warriors to protect them." "That's not why I'm worried. It's obvious she's avoiding us because she thinks we hate her.""And whose fault is that?" Mabel accused, looking at Emris who quietly ate his meal with his eyes on his phone. Mabel shook her head. "He's trying to play it cool, but I can tell he's burning with jealousy 'cause his ex mate found another guy."Emris placed his phone down, then looked at Mabel's smug smile. "Before you try to get a rise off me, consider the fact that you're hiding your own jealousy behind humour." He said, earning an eye roll from Mabel. "And I can't be blamed for her simply wanting to explore.""It's not just that." Gwen's brows furr
Something was different, and she couldn't tell what it was.The way he looked at her changed. His gaze wasn't cold, but it wasn't warm either.Faye got off the floor, her brows furrowed at him as she tried to decipher the expression in his eyes, but she came up with nothing."I'm lost." she sighed in defeat. "I didn't think things through when I decided to explore the place. What are *you* doing here?""It's my house." Emris deadpanned. "And I'm on my way to the Conservatory."Faye's eyes lit up. "Can I come with?"Emris stared at her expectant gaze, then let out a sigh."There won't be a lot of relaxation going on with you there, but fine."Faye blinked, and he brushed past her.*What does he mean by that?*She rushed after him."What do you mean by that?"Through their ten minute walk to the Conservatory, Faye learnt of the other rooms in the huge Mansion. The home theater, indoor pool, the Observatory, the library, the grand room- to mention a few.It got her even more curious abou
"Hi, darling!" Mabel chirped when she walked into Faye's room. "What do you say we go out on a playdate in the house?" "A playdate?" Faye let out a nervous chuckle and Mabel narrowed her eyes. "This here is the reason I'm suggesting a playdate. We have to kill the awkwardness between us." *It's hard to kill it when I got caught in a lie, then proceeded to cry my eyes out like a child.* Faye's brows furrowed when Ryuu poked his head into her room, met eyes with her, then quickly retreated. "He wanted to talk to you." Mabel explained. Faye let out a low sigh. Knowing Ryuu, he was ridden with guilt about exposing her. "Ryuu, don't make it weird and just come in." They heard him clear his voice, then he entered the room - his eyes looking everywhere but at Faye. Faye tried so hard to mask a deadpan reaction to his silliness, but she managed to force a soft smile. "What's up, Ryuu?" "I um, wanted to apologise." "For what?" "Well, for one: for putting you in a tough
With Faye and Emris gone, their attention settled on Ryuu and Mabel. "What are we going to do about these two?"Lynn held herself back from ripping her hair out. She took a seat to calm herself, and Gwen let out a sigh. "I know this isn't an easy situation, but right now Mabel is the one who needs to make the decision."Mabel met eyes with an awkward Ryuu, then tore her gaze away. It was pretty easy to guess what her decision would be: nothing. She couldn't make one, especially when fate battled with enmity. *Ahh. This must be how Emris feels* she thought. She sighed deeply. "I'm sorry, everyone. But I'm just not ready to rip out another part of me."A small smile crossed Nick's lips. "We understand.""I'll call for the maid to show him to his room." Gwen concluded. Lynn scoffed. "This is getting out of hand. We have two Werewolves from Blood shield Pack taking up our guest rooms, and you're all so calm about it!""Lynn, it's not our choice to make.""Yes it is!" She snapped, ign