Days ticked past since the preparations for Calvin Gio’s case began. These days had felt peaceful for Kayla as she'd been in sync with Corey. Corey sometimes shared new ideas with her when they hung out. Kayla was supposed to be happy spending time with Corey, instead being near Corey felt inappropriate, and she hoped to stop. She tried to avoid him, but he kept coming. For guilt’s sake, she couldn't resist him.Each time she discussed Corey with Nora, Nora who despised Corey would say she rather stayed away from him just so she avoided punishment, and their hanging out would get people talking. Who cared? Kayla would sooner be punished than to hurt another friend of hers. Uh-uh, that wasn't the truth, was it?The answer was ‘no’ the moment she stepped out of the car and found Anthony in the balcony, his eyes drilling into hers. That pair of shimmering sky-blue eyes told her she was up for a big grill. Someone else dropped her off, seeing that her car broke down. To exacerbate matters

“Erasing Kayla's memory wouldn't stop her from figuring you out, Anthony. Kayla's curiosity is like her disease, one day she'd get to know about you still,” Dominic said immediately they got into a large room there in NHO, reserved specially for Anthony.Anthony leaned his hands on a table, breathing heavily. The pain over intensified when he hadn't even gotten the bullet out. “Her curiosity is like a disease, that's why I mustn't let her suspect a thing,” he panted. He pulled his shirt and leaned forward on the table. It was time to get the bullet out, a painful moment he'd only experienced once, when he hadn't started dying. Shutting his eyes, he sucked in a deep breath and expelled it.“I’d sit on the floor if I were you,” Dominic said, knowing the idea of standing while pulling out a bullet wasn't good. He watched how Anthony's breath gradually began to roughen, it was difficult for the dying hybrid. “While you do that, I'd prepare the neutralizers and your medications.” He walked

It was another session with Spencer in Anthony's study. Anthony studied Spencer's silence and unpleasant expression, Spencer had terrible news. More than anything, Anthony expected unnerving news. “How many percent of my human body do I have left, Spencer?” “You have 24%, and five months to live starting tomorrow being the month of June.” Anthony went rigid. Could that keep him until the day he'd kill Marcus? “HIS and HIC work perfectly to keep your powers at bay. Moreover, your current dosage is the highest you can go. We'd blame the fairy for your health degeneration, wouldn't we?” Of course, evident in the way his beast and the stupid part dominated him when it came to matters concerning her. Especially the days he fought the urge to drain her, protecting her. Anthony found it necessary opening up to Spencer about the cause of the medication's failure, perhaps Spencer could have some solutions as to what he'd do to control the beast functions.“Being around Kayla triggers my urge

The new month started off with a thousand wishes. Sonia, who just returned from Paris with her family, last night requested over the phone that Kayla joined her in a Pilates Program in her new friend’s Pilates studio. Sonia claimed her request was so that Kayla stayed fit for Anthony. If it were about Anthony, Kayla would rather let her hips sag to the floor; as going to the Pilates studio meant she’d give him some space, she agreed.The thought of being subservient to Anthony for the entire month of June troubled Kayla’s mind. What could make her break the rules? If being around Corey could, then that’d be a tremendous problem. These thoughts stole her focus during the Pilates class. The female instructor often wrenched her out of the trance each time she lost focus, guiding her through the Mat Pilates. Kayla followed instructions but got zoned out each time the instructor finished with her. Her mind went farflung until she stopped hearing Sonia, who was on the Pilates mat next to he

“Dr. Spencer, I need you to quit smiling and tell me what calls for the sudden session today?” Spencer suddenly gave him a Skype call there in his office, distracting him from his work. The old doctor had been smiling since he picked the call, and it was pissing Anthony off, yet he remained in his calm. “Get your skates on, Spencer, I’ve got an appointment by twelve.”“Have you gone through the mails I sent you last night?” “I’m too busy to go through my private email, so it’s clear I didn’t. What about it?”“It was your father’s research book, which I sent you. And the good news is… we found the cure at last.” Spencer gave a big grin.Anthony froze, gazing at Spencer. Did he hear Spencer correctly? Or was this a dream? It was sudden, unexpected, and unbelievable. He wasn’t sure whether to be glad or full of questions. He hadn’t dreamed for four years. Was his first dream after four years aiming to prank him with his longings? He tilted his head down questioningly, his brow raised. “