Just to not hurt her feelings, I agreed to have a drink with Ava and she begged me that we stay in her room because my Uncle's wife, Aunt Victoria would check on her if she was in there. It made me a little suspicious why my aunt would check in on her in the middle of the night but I guess they are just as strict as that especially since teenagers nowadays are a little bit liberated and always looking for fun.But I don’t think Ava is that kind of girl at all. She’s timid and gentle and she always talks in a formal way. I also find her too polite to me and it makes me feel like I am so old when we talk. Well, I’m just a young one for the shifter’s family but when it comes to looks, some would think I am in my late twenties. Mostly because I always look strict and gruffly while Phillius looks so younger than me. He’s always the bright one, the smiley face, and the popular guy. I preferred hiding in the shadows because I always hate when people compare me to him.Her room is adjacent to
“XENO!!!”The loud shout startled me as I made an attempt to get up from the soft bed I was lying. The first thing that I felt was the excruciating pain in my head that made me grimace and the blinding light from the open window struck my eyes. I had to squint to look clearly at what was going on.Pulling myself into a sitting position, I felt something heavy on my left shoulder and saw Ava, sleeping and embracing me with only the white blanket covering our naked body.F*ck!My eyes widened upon realizing what is happening. Then when I turned to look at the door, my Aunt was already there with my two other cousins. All their eyes are wide with surprise with my cousin’s heads poking out from my Aunt Victoria’s shoulders.And then I feel like the blood in my body drained, petrified and confused, remembering what happened last night and when I came back to my senses, I look at Ava with disbelief in my eyes.So this was her plan!“This is not what you think it is, Aunt Vicky!” I frantical
I borrowed a phone from Uncle Sam, hoping to contact Kelly as soon as I can. I need to know what’s happening in the mansion and I have to know if Sapphire’s still breathing in the hands of Phillius.With hope, I waited for her to pick up the call but it only just keeps on ringing. Then I thought she must be inside the mansion’s premises so I just hang the call and leaned the back of my head on the trunk of the tree behind me. I shut my eyes tight and knocked my head against the trunk as I savor the bitter taste of impatience growing in my chest, not wanting to think that I, also, was trapped on this turf because of Ava’s incredulous lies. When I opened my eyes, my brows automatically frowned that Ava was already standing in front of me, staring at my face with her innocent eyes as if she had never done something that ruined my Uncle’s trust in me.I turned my back from her, not wanting to see her face after what she did but I felt her hand stopping them from getting away and I exhaled
I can't believe what I am seeing.Here, in front of me, is my dad whose face looks a decade older than when I last saw him, just a month ago. I wonder what happened between him and Phillius and why he is here on the turf of his late wife's brother.His head hangs low as we sit in the receiving area of Uncle Sam's humble home. He couldn't meet my gaze and I don't know what to say to him either because my mind is full of questions right now that overwhelms me. I just watch his hands clasped together as if in prayer."I'm baffled to see you at our doorstep, Edmund. What happened to you after Phillius took over the clan? We have never heard from you since then." Uncle Sam asked when silence fell upon me and my father. His head is still bowed low like he's ashamed over something that he cannot say to me or his brother-in-law. "Tell us what happened, Dad. Why did you let Phillius do all these unacceptable things! He even left me in the old Manor to die!""That is the reason why I am here,
I can sense something strange, something that is not pleasant in my feelings.There are pairs of eyes that are watching me among the crowd of people in the airport. I am finally back after my three and a half hours trip from Dallas, Texas, the headquarters of my Uncle Sam's turf. It took me half a day to convince him that I have to go back here to New York to settle things down with Phillius and to let him know I am not here to kill him for whatever he did to me but to try and negotiate with him about Sapphire's situation.But I think, there is no negotiation happening because it’s clear that Phillius made sure I won’t make a single step into the mansion by sending these assassins lurking among the thick crowd. I am impressed by how fast he knew I’m coming back for Sapphire and I wonder if Kelly had also sold me to him. I sigh. I think I should stop doubting people around me. I believe no matter how in love Kelly is with Phillius, just like what she told me before, she doesn’t like se
Kelly…I can’t believe she’s here!Wishing that I could somehow connect to her mind to ask what the hell she’s doing in this place, exposing herself in front of Motley and my former squad members whom she’s also a part of. But since I am now stigmatized as a Rogue, I can’t communicate mentally with any of them because Phillius had already severed my connection with his pack.I have no idea what came to her mind, why she suddenly appeared when we had both already agreed to meet at the port area. I glanced at my wristwatch. The glass has broken but it’s clear that I am already an hour late from the anticipated time.No wonder she’s here looking snarling like mad behind me.“Hey Kelly, I’m sorry I had a situation. You didn’t have to come,” I apologized to her without turning my head to look at her reaction because I could feel she was really upset for making her wait that long. I was expecting that she’ll shift back to her human form and pretend that she has no connection with my plan bu
What I said to Kelly is somehow impossible to execute right now.We both went straight to the port where we met his younger brother, Frix, the kind young guy that serves as guard and watchman at the gates of the Clarkson Mansion. Aside from Hazel and Anna, Sapphire also considers him her friend and I know it is also hard for him to know about the real situation of Sapphire in the hands of Phillius.“Master Xeno!” he exclaimed in a low voice, scared that an enemy might suddenly appear if he kept on saying my name. He swallowed, looking nervous before he spoke again, “It’s been a long time. So many things happened! Sapphire—““Calm down, Frix. He knows what’s going on,” Kelly tried to pipe down her brother who looks like he is going to crack up any moment, thinking about Sapphire and the fact that the three of us are now hunted by the demon Alpha and his Clan of fanatics.I don’t like the sound of it but there is no other description that could match Phillius other than that.“So how ar
I bared my teeth at him and I looked at his face. I noticed that he looked younger than the last time I had seen him and I knew it was because of Sapphire’s mana and her ability to heal. Kelly and Frix are also forced to kneel in front of Phillius too. Like he’s some sort of a god for these stupid fanatics that want the Clan to reign over this continent.“What you’re doing is insane, Phillius,” I grunted and growled when the one who was grasping my hair pulled me more to let Phillius have a good look on my face. I am not used to the way his eyes look at me with coldness and resentment. It’s like the curse has been eating the Phillius I used to know and making him a spawn of a demon, using his body to create chaos everywhere.“What’s insane is you, going back here, Xeno. I am well aware that you have lost your ability to shift to your wolf form and now you’re marching back into this place?” Phillius snickered “I never thought you are that dumb to do that but there you are!” “I need so