IRIS It had been two days and no sign of Finn; no texts and no phone calls. It was as though he had been completely wiped from the surface of the earth. I found it difficult to concentrate in class. Finn occupied my kind as each hour passed by. There were times I wanted to regret every time I spent away from him but then, I still needed to hold onto my faith. After my encounter with Raven the other day, everyone found out I was mated to the alpha. Many approached me, telling me how happy they were to have me as their luna and not Raven. Guess she didn't have a good reputation. Even Roland was surprised and tried confronting me but I shunned him and warned him never to confront me ever in his life. Even Damon did the same thing when he took my warning lightly. He had formed the habit of always approaching me and it wasn't funny. He said something disgusting about not letting I and Anya go and that we belonged to him. I just tagged him as a child and reported again to Damon and the

IRIS I didn't know when I started crying. My heart ached a lot at the thought of almost losing Finn. The state I saw him in was maddening and it took me a lot of courage to be able to stand before him. I didn't want to be scared of him even though my legs were shaking. How did he get there? He was such a nice guy but yet, he had so much to take care of him. He could easily lose his life. It was a scary thing and I couldn't help but ponder on it. I didn't go back to school. I just went back to my apartment and sat down on the floor, resting my back on the bed frame. Why was the moon goddess mean to good people? Why does evil thrive but good struggle? Why can't she just take the life of those who threaten others? I lay down on the floor and shut my eyes. I just wanted all the pains to just vanish. ******I felt my body being lifted up and placed on a soft surface. I moaned when I felt his touch pulling my hair away from my face. I opened my eyes to meet Finn's eyes staring at me.

IRIS I didn't bother about the strange lady I had met after I got to my apartment. I just removed my clothes and soaked myself in a tub of hot water. It relaxed my tensed muscles and I think I ended up sleeping inside. I got up from the water after hearing rattling noises coming from the kitchen. I tied my towel and went out to check who it was. Didn't I lock the door before going to bathe? I questioned myself. I walked slowly to where the sound originated from only to see Finn getting out plates from the nylon bag he had come with. I released a sigh of relief and walked closer. "What'd you get?" I asked. He didn't even freak out that I walked in on him without notice. Maybe he knew I was right behind him. "I got you chicken soup and some rice. They should be enough to film the wormhole in your stomach." "Great. Thank you." I stared at the food, salivating. I didn't know he was looking at my body as I stood there. It was then I noticed how short my towel was. I pushed some stra

FINNI quickly sent for Damon and dismissed the little girl. I almost exploded. How dare Raven do this to Iris? I wanted to send for Raven immediately but I needed to make sure that she wasn't being falsely accused. I, for one, knew that she was capable of such given the reason that she didn't like Iris, not even for one bit. She always hated her right from the very first day she set her eyes on her. I knew Raven's parents. They were one of the nicest people I've ever met. I wonder where Raven got her rash behaviors from. First, it was the rape attempt. I let her go free for a while because of the relationship I had with her parents. And because it wasn't a success. But now, if she was responsible for the predicament of my mate, then, she would have to face me. "Find out if she was really the one behind this scheme," I said to Arnold. "Of course." He smiled. Arnold was somehow good at uncovering secrets and tracking down people. I wondered why he hadn't taken down Hendrickson ye

IRIS I lived my life in fear. Some days I couldn't sleep properly. I would always lie awake in fear that someone might sneak in and take me away. I started seeing strange faces in my dreams and some days, I would wake up in the living room when I remembered sleeping in my room. Finn was constantly worrying about my whereabouts so he placed both Arnold and Damon as my personal bodyguards. Doing that didn't help in any way as I was always getting tense. Strange rumors had been going on around town about a certain girl who appeared to be Zaria but always disappeared when someone recognized her. Just as I met her that day, I had never seen her again. There was no one I could run to for comfort. Finn was always busy that we barely saw each other in a week. He was bent on capturing the rumored Zaria and keeping me safe. But what he didn't know was that stranger things were happening with me. At night, I always felt myself sleepwalking. I couldn't bring myself to tell him about it. For