DARREN'S POVI came home hopeless. Without Mariko, how am I supposed to lift my curse? She was my last hope. For years I've searched for witches to help me and failed countlessly. Now, we found one, but she left."Ahhh!" I screamed out my frustrations. Punching the wall to my secret room. I feel nothing but wretched."Oh, my, Darren! Stop that!" Mom heard me and came quickly. I continued punching the wall, "Son, please, stop!""Darren!" Rupert and dad hold my arms forcibly. My hands were covered with blood, but their pain was nothing compared to how I felt."Mom, dad," I broke down in tears. Mom didn't know what had happened and asked Rupert. He told them."Oh, son, please, don't hurt yourself. Don't lose hope. I'm sure she'll be back. Your curse will end, I'm sure," mom embraces me."Curse? No, not my son! No! This is my fault. We must go back to the mountain," dad loses it again. I forgot he could not tolerate my curse and lost himself every time."We must go back!" he ran out to my
DARREN'S POV We went to Leona's apartment after buying some flowers and fruit. Sophie told me she stayed in bed this morning and didn't eat anything, so I also bought some food for her. But when we got to her place, I didn't expect Andrei to open the door. "What are you doing here? And where's Leona?" I asked harshly. "Darren, she's in bed. I was checking her out when Leona told me she wasn't feeling okay, so I came," Andrei glanced at the flowers. "Andrei? Who is it?" I heard Leona from her room. I shoved Andrei to the side and went to the kitchen. Rupert followed me holding the fruits and food. There were flowers and food on the table. It was from Andrei. I don't think mine was not needed. "Wait, I'll go get Leona," Andrei went to Leona's room. "Let's go, Rupert." "What about these?" Rupert held up the fruits and food. "She doesn't need it," we hurried out and slammed the door before I lost control and shifted. We head home. I swerved towards the cliff beside the road and
LEONA'S POVI can't go home like this. I need some time to heal. One of the things my body had to adapt to living with the werewolves, it healed fast. I parked my car at the farthest end of seven eleven, waiting for my wounds to heal. But after a few hours, I'm still squirming in pain. Nothing changes. "Shit! I have to go home before Sophie does and sees me," I bought some food and chips and drove fast home. I took a quick shower and ate. My plan is to lock myself in my room until I am healed. Pretending to be sick was easy. Sophie will believe it. She hates getting sick. After a while, Sophie came home and knocked on my room. I told her I got some flu and didn't want her to get infected. Coughing out and sneezing while talking. "Do you need to go to the doctor? I will take you if….""No, Sophie. I'll be fine. I just need some time to rest, please.""Okay, call me if you need anything.""I will," I sighed with relief. I knew she would call me on FaceTime, so I took my blush and pa
LEONA’S POVThe next day, I called Amanda out of curiosity. She did admit that she was still in the city to attend to her other clients, but she never mentioned about going to Darren’s house. I didn’t bother to ask either, because I know she will only make some excuses that weren’t true. I didn’t mentioned moving to other apartment. If ever she goes back at the Flinch’s property again, I will follow her and find out myself. Madam Sonia or Darren didn’t call to inform about her visit at the same time. So, Amanda went there uninvited. Did she meet them? Maybe it was confidential. The photoshoot took place. Luckily, I wasn’t suffering that much with my fractured shoulder, but it’s still sting sometimes and I am planning to visit a chiropractor back in the city. “Okay, that’s a wrap. Good job!” Franco liked the outcome of today’s shooting. We took a different shot in three different places and it went smoothly. Last on our list was the collaboration and we are good to go. I could fina
LEONA’S POVMy heart was racing. The werewolf I just saw, I didn’t felt any fear. He was gentle. As if he was speaking right into my soul. Where did he come from?I went to the balcony and looked for him, but he was gone. His scent was familiar to me. I just can’t figured where I smelled that. Is he my mate?Oh, my God! Was that even possible? If he is, I’ve been waiting for him my whole life! Why now? I mean, should I believe him? Or was it Victoria’s plan? For a moment I thought he was the same werewolf who were chasing me, but he was different. He made me feel safe and comforted. Strange. His scent stayed in my cheek. It was like a moss that grow in a cave. I remembered the cave back in the pack where I used to hide and swim in the cold spring. The moss that grew on the rock surface is what we used to treat our wounds, cuts or scratches. It stops the bleeding instantly and it’s great antibiotic that elevates the swollen area. At least to the pack.The werewolf smells like that.
LEONA’S POV Confused. Was it only in my head? I know it’s impossible. Darren and Andrei are not werewolves. But why do I remember the werewolf who visit me with them? And why suddenly werewolves are showing up out of nowhere? I know for a fact that Victoria was tailing me, but who was that werewolf? Andrei didn’t press his nose against mine. Darren did. It could be him or was it only a coincidence? Geez! I need to find the scent. I need to know who was that werewolf. Darren woke up as if nothing happened. He was drunk last night and woke up grumpily. Guess nothing’s going to change with him. At breakfast, Rupert told him that I took care of him last night. He pretended not hearing him. I wasn’t expecting an apology from him, but at least a smile could brighten his day. “Hurry up. Mom and dad was waiting for us. They expect is today,” he demanded over breakfast. “Sorry, hang over,” Rupert said and followed him. Earlier, Darren’s parents informed him that they found out about me
LEONA’S POVMadam Sonia feel hungry and invited to dine in her favorite Mediterranean restaurant. She is a fan of eating veggie salad most of the time. That is why she looks younger than her age, and the staff knew her. She’s a regular customer.“Rafael and I used to dine here. Even Darren too, but he crave for meat mostly.”“He’s a meat person. I see,” I answered shyly. Madam Sonia nodded. “Leona, how do Margaux treat you in the office?”Should I tell Madam Sonia that Margaux slapped me? That she humiliate me in front of our colleagues?“Good. I don’t get to see her in the office all the time.”Madam Sonia nodded again. Why all of a sudden she got curious about her? Maybe because she knows Margaux is a mean bitch. I couldn’t possibly think of any reason at all.Darren called Madam Sonia again to check on her. She told her that we are in their favorite restaurant. While Andrei also called. I can’t help but feel excited hearing to hear his voice.“Where are you right now? I’m in the
DARREN'S POV Someone is outside. I tried to catch the scent of whoever that was, but I couldn't smell anything. He was firing an arrow at us. "Rupert, I have to go out and find out who's doing this!" "Darren, no. There could be more of them outside! I will light the torch." Rupert runs upstairs to the control room. He flips the switch, and the torch in every corner of our house shines brightly outside. We can see everything within five meters away. The torch was Dad's idea, just like my cave. He built it. He used to talk about attacks. I don't know what he meant by that, but he spent his days building my cave and the torch. I remember he said it would ward off enemies. Confused, I just let him do his thing. Not knowing it was one of the signs of his advance Alzheimer's disease. Aside from the cave and the torch, Dad also put a horn. The first day he test it, police came into our house and questioned Dad. He said it was for the coyotes. They were everywhere, but we all know it