After we found the treasure, we immediately went back to our place, Jace was right, everyone was already back, and seems like they are waiting for something. “They’re here!” they all shot glance to us, “OMG! I knew it, that’s why we can’t find it,” Jace handed the box to Jena and Rein, we nodded and get back to our team, they were all excited, Caleb is almost jumping, perhaps, imagining how much we will be receiving. Well, I’m not that excited, I mean, we accidentally found it, while were chatting, I looked at Jace, he shyly smiled at me, and motioned me to look in front, which I did. “As you can see, we already have a winner, the group four! Let’s give them a round of applause!” we all clapped and congratulated everyone. It was quarter eleven, we decided to eat early lunch, before we proceed to the next game, we had talked about many things, first everything feels awkward to me, I’m not used on going to a social activities like team building, but most of my colleagues help me to

“That was damn fast,” I smirked, while looking at the front door of the bar I went, it’s been a week since I last went here, Aaron wouldn’t let me be alone. Preparing for wedding is so boring, but my dad wouldn’t let Aaron do it alone, I want to enjoy, my single life days is about to end, yet I didn’t get laid by the man I want to fuck? I won’t let myself be buried with that married, without even enjoying him, I confidently walked through the entrance, the bouncer don’t need any ID’s or proof of any identification, of course, who wouldn’t let a Glazilda Croix inside? No one in hell would dare to do that. “Zil, it’s been a while since I last saw you, the regular?” Levi, one of the bartender approached me, as soon as I sat on the high stool, we both knew each other’s pack, he is like me, I wink at him as my answer, he chuckled, and proceed on mixing my drink. I roamed my eyes, and found some men looking at my direction, their eyes darted on me, of course, my voluptuous body wouldn’t

“What? Mate? Death? What the fuck do you mean, Sy? Please let me understand it!” I gritted my teeth, I cant understand a single word from her, it makes me feel so dumb, in the middle of these two people—I mean, one person and a creature, or whatever. “Cel,” Sy held my both hands, “I need your presence here, this is a vital situation, and I need you to focus on me, do you understand?” I shook my head, “No, I don’t understand, no! how the hell would you expect me to understand all this?! It doesn’t even make sense!” “Cel, I know, I can’t explain everything overnight, but please, can you trust me on this one? I promise, I will explain the things I knew, okay?” “Sy,” I looked at Hunter, who is more confused than I am right now, probably? “Hunter,” he turn his gaze on me, as if, I pulled him out of his reverie, “Can you please leave for now? I want to be alone, this is all unbelievably absurd, can you please give some time alone?” I saw how Sy froze for a second, Hunter looked at me an

I am now holding to the only thing that my parents left me with a necklace that undeniably same as the mark I saw on my eyes that night, Aunt Fatima made it clear, I am not blood related to them, that’s why he keeps on telling me that I brought misfortune to them. My grandpa died when I was a kid, my granny just gone missing one day, and my the marriage between Aunt Fatima and Uncle George were ruin; he made me believe that all of these were my fault, that my life was equivalent to misfortune. “Mom, dad,” I mumbled to the air, “I hope you’re doing fine now,” unlike the other kids who was sent to a different family, I don’t feel any negative feelings towards my parents, they made the right choice by choosing a good family to leave me, and Aunt Fatima told me that they have the most sensible reason to leave me, they didn’t left me because they want—they didn’t have the chance to choose. What happen to my family? This question became a portal for my emotions to arise, I sat down on the

“My lord,” Sydney offered her greetings to Hunter when he entered the villa, “I have gathered all the men you asked me last time,” Sydney said, still bowing. “Arise,” Hunter’s menacing and emotionless voice sent a shiver to Sydney, “I want to ask you things I’m bothered with,” “Anything you want to know, my lord,” “About Celeste,” Sydney almost chocked upon hearing her name, “She started to undergo the shift when she got back from the Village and had an unsuccessful transition of body,” Sydney heard Hunter grit his teeth from annoyance, “I already deal with the witch who tried to steal her body,” “Can you confirm that she was not my mate? Why do we share the curse?” Hunter confusingly asked Sydney. “I’m still looking for further information about it, but for now, I beg for your mercy and look after her in the meantime, for she may or may not be your mate; however, her blood was utterly provoking, and this can lead to her being in danger,” “Are you asking me to be her bodyguard?!