SAGESomeone definitely dropped a bomb in my mind as it wanted to explode with so much information, or rather an unbelievable revelation. My brain was in the loop, cycling through the words that it had acquired seconds ago. And it wasn't helping when the ocean eyes I had begun to adore sullen down into dread as she stared at me. Apparently, they held meaning and they held truth which I couldn't handle at all.It must be a lie, right? The demise of my ex was still unknown and yet, here she was, telling me that she had something to do with his disappearance."No," I finally uttered after what seemed like forever, my eyes firmly at Val. "No, you're lying. Why would you kidnap him? He's irrelevant?"Val almost snorted, but I heard an amount of it before she stopped herself. She clamped her lips inward before speaking out, "Sorry, but I certainly didn't kidnap him and I'm telling you the truth. Ethan Haynes is on our property and recovering from 'the attack'. He's irrelevant though, indeed
SAGE"So...That boy is your ex?" Esther asked, scrunching her nose in curiosity."Yes, he's more than that though, at least for me," I said, turning my head to look at the overlooking view of the woods as we'd decided to rest on the balcony of the villa on the second floor. The breeze of the fresh air soothingly calmed my troubled heart after I'd seen Ethan's state. However, I was more than relieved that he was alive and recovering. Val was with her brother as Vida had requested to talk to them about something private after we left Ethan in the clinic."Oh, you're still not over him? Yikes, Val would be devastated.""No!" I denied her assumption immediately. "It's not like that. Ethan is just—He just helped me get through something traumatic. He was there when I'd decided to isolate myself——even from Gwen and Cayde. So he's important to me.""Then why did you guys break up?" Esther asked further but then, she wavered. "Oh no, sorry. That's really not my business."I shook my head. "No
SAGEAfter I painstakingly placed a set of stones in an oval shape on the ground, I gestured my hand to Val, telling her to hand out the fire log Simon had brought for us. But instead, she stood up and carried the picnic box with her and sat on the trunk with me."Are we really doing this?" she asked, placing the wooden logs in the middle of the stones I'd gathered. "Cooking is not my specialty."I chuckled. "Don't worry, I got it. My Moms and I love camping so we always do this kind of things. Though it's been a long time since we'd done it with just the three of us.""Why is that?" Val asked while pouring the bottle of fuel all over the logs.Clamping my lips, I stared at the sight of the beautiful view in front of me. When was the last time we'd done it? Yes, it was seven months ago before my younger brother passed away. Once I realized I'd zoned out, I withdrew myself back to reality and turned to Val, curving up a little smile. "Mom's been busy lately with, you know, searching fo
VALKYRIEThe softness of her lips on mine gave me a sense of bliss within. Cupping her jaw while enveloping my arm around her waist, I pulled her body against mine, earning a soft moan from her. That little sound coming from her drove me crazier, urging me to tilt my head, to ravish her lips more firmly but making sure that I was gentle. At that moment, my passion for her ignited like an ever-bright flame. Nothing could ever compare on how my existence elated at the fact that I was kissing the blessing that the moonlight had bestowed upon me. The way our lips molded together with each other proved that we were a harmonized being fated to be with each other.And once we mutually parted, we both sighed in contentment. I opened my eyes to see hers glued on mine with the reflection of desire. The sight of her face glittered by sunlight above imprinted in my mind, storing it as an immortal memory."I—— I can't believe that we just kissed," she murmured, fastening her mouth in shyness.A s
VALKYRIEAs soon as the morning sun rose in the east, I forced myself out of bed, groaning lightly due to the pain all over my body. We'd been training harder than before which started yesterday and also took turns at the post to let the others train for themselves. In summary, it was a hectic Sunday and I'd been wanting to just flee from this dilemma and spend the rest of the day with my mate.That's why I was eager to get myself ready for another week. Sage had agreed to let me pick her up from her house and drop her off after school. I was thankful that Father let me focus on my relationship with Sage. So once I sat at the table, I guzzled down the cereal into my mouth and I haven't realized that I garnered the attention of my whole family."Woah, Val. Slow down, will you?" Vance said, staring at me oddly."I bet she's excited," Esther commented, her tone was teasing. "Excited to get kissy-mushy with her mate. Smell how clean she is. Did you just spray your perfume even inside your
VALKYRIEOnce I shut my locker close, I saw the captain of the cheerleading squad coming at me. Primrose Russel was eager to convince me to try out but unfortunately, I didn't have time to do unnecessary things as of now. I sincerely wanted to join because cheerleading distracted me before in a good sense but Sage had become my distraction nowadays——in so many ways.When Primrose halted inches away from me, her lips twisted in a toothless smile. "So tryout is gonna start any minute. And I've come here to guide you there which is rare of me, actually. I'm going to admit it, Irvine. As a former co-captain before, you're going to be a good addition to my team and yes, I do my research."I lifted my brow, amused that she'd done her assignment so well——not that well though. Clearing my throat, I shifted my body to face her. "Sorry to say but I can't really afford to join your team."Her smile dropped at my response. "Why not?""I have personal reasons and I hope we leave it at that," I sai
SAGESo far, everything was going great between Val and I. My friends eventually accepted my relationship with her but still too adamant about letting them get closer for some reason. So whenever it was lunch break, we still couldn't share tables but it was quite fine for me because Val would still pick me up and drop me off after school. We were spending a lot of time with each other as much as we could. Because why the hell not?On the contrary, Primrose finally found out that I was always hanging out with Val, giving her a hint about why the new Aphrodite of the school declined to join her team. She lost a bet and I hoped that she wasn't the type of person who would back down on her words. I was hesitating to call out my win to her though and just decided to ask her for a one-time favor instead of making her a slave for a week. That was going to be ugly on her part, considering her infamous popularity. I wasn't that evil in this story, you know. I knew that she was waiting for me t
SAGE'But you don't have to force yourself to reciprocate my love for you. Just let me show you that my feelings are not entirely base on our mate connection.'Those were the statement I heard from Val when I only responded with silence. Honestly, I'd never heard someone say those three words to me in a romantic way. And I'd never felt being so detached from myself before when I heard those declarations escaping her lips. It was like my soul was transported into a surreal painting while leaving my body in the reality. My mind was clouded with happiness and excitement, then soon fear, confusion and doubt took over. Fear of the unknown, confusion about how my heart speaks for her, and doubt in myself. It was a diverse ride towards uncertainty. And I just hoped that I didn't hurt her for not responding to her sudden confession.I'd never fall in love with someone before so I was really clueless about how it really feels. Hence why I didn't know exactly how to respond to her. Although Eth