MELISSA’S POVI needed to get to the address as quick as possible, because nothing else mattered than this address. I got to do anything to save Layla, and thankfully, it wasn’t something so hard to do. They just needed my presence.“Hello. I am at the address and I am alone.” I said, hoping nothing won’t prevent me from seeing Layla today.“Yeah, I can see. Now cross over to the other side of the road and walk through the alley. You’ll see a car at the other end, just get in.” He gave me directions and hung up.To be honest, I was frightened, because these people were too dangerous to trust. But if they killed Layla when I still had the chance to save her, it was going to be hard to forgive myself. I walked through the alley, with goosebumps and even when my leg wasn’t ready to keep moving, I still forced myself to.When I got to the end of the alley, as the man said, I met a car, it was a dark hair and then as I walked closer to the car, the door opened and I got in. The driver wore

MELISSA'S POV.I woke up, wishing that I would meet myself, back at home, that everything was a dream, but I still opened my eyes to the ugly basement we were held in."Layla, Layla." I called out to her, softly, so as not to raise any alarm, or sort.She squinted her eyes as she woke up and looked at me."Melissa." She said, softly, adjusting herself on the chair."C...can you look around? Probably if you see any sharp objects or something.""I can't find any, here. Even if I find any, there's no way I will be able to pick it up." She sighed, deeply, looking devastated."It's fine. I'm not even able to move at all." Then we heard footsteps, coming down the stairs. They went straight to Layla, loosed the rope that she was tied to and then dragged her away."Where are you taking her to?" I shouted, scared that they were going to do something really bad to her."Leave me alone! Let me be!" I could hear her screams as they went up the stairs.I was so restless and didn't know what to d

STEFAN’S POV.“Arrgh” I grunted as I slowly opened my eyes.I was in the basement, and I felt much better than when I injected myself with that. If that man had already injected it into Melissa, she was going to react badly to it and then unspeakable things were going to happen, which wasn’t supposed to be. The human world and the supernatural world ought to be balanced and wolves were not supposed to lose control in this world.It was night already and then I had a bath, because I had gotten dirty. While in the shower, I could not help but keep thinking about Melissa. I was going to break down if anyone had done something bad to her and I will no longer have the will to live. In order to prevent that, it was better for me to protect her with my all.After I had my bath, I went to the balcony and I felt much relieved with the cool breeze that caressed my skin. Looking at the stars and seeing how beautiful they were made Melissa’s image to keep popping up in my head. I yearned to cudd

MELISSA’S POVI remembered that Edward and I had agreed to meet this weekend, to visit the spa. I couldn’t possibly decline Stefan’s offer, because this way, I was going to be free from owing the favors he had done for me. I guess I was just going to push the spa time, further.“Alright then. I’ll get prepared for weekend.” I said.~I got back home and met Layla eating chicken like a person who had not eaten for days.“Oh goodness. Why the heck, are you rushing up what you are eating?” I asked as I dropped my bag on the sofa and sat down.“Well, I am so famished. You can’t blame me.” She said, still devouring the chicken.“What did you do today that got you so famished?” I asked, still giving her a baffled look.“Well, I guess I am just eating all I was deprived of, when I was abducted.”“I was also abducted, you know.” “Well, you aren’t hungry.”I shook my head lightly and went to the fridge to get a chilled mango juice. “So, how was work today?” Layla asked me as she dropped the

STEFAN’S POVIt seemed to me like she was regaining her memory or something and I wanted to call her Jana, in case she was back to Jana.“Melissa? Melissa? Jana?” I called out to her, holding her tight.Then she looked up at me, with her lips, dry. It seemed as if she wanted to speak, but the words couldn’t come out of her mouth. “Alright, you just need to gain your strength, back. Just sit and relax.” I said as I helped her to sit and rest her back.After a few minutes, she looked much better.“Are you feeling better now?” I asked, out of concern.“Yes, I am much better. Thank you.” She said as she stood up.“You are about to take your leave?” I asked, desiring more time with her.“Yes. And I would love it if you never call me by the name, Jana, anymore.” She said, respectfully, then left.I felt a bit unhappy, because my hopes were raised, thinking that she would be back to being Jana, but that wasn’t the case. It seemed as if hearing the name, Jana, made her annoyed. Or maybe beca