Two years later…."Urgh!" I angrily stomped through the room, and sighting the vanity table I focused on it and poured out all my anger and frustrations on it.With one clean swipe of my palm, I pushed everything to the floor taking in a bit of delight when I heard the crunch of glass bottles hitting the floor. As if that was not enough, I brought down the mirror and flung it on the ground, stomping passionately on it for good measure.That temper tantrum didn't bring me half the satisfaction I was expecting, so I pounded my fists on the hardwood vanity table roaring out so loud I could feel the window panes shaking.Suddenly, I felt so weak and tired so I slumped to the floor and circled my knees with my hands, and bent my head.I didn't know I was crying until I let out a sniffle which quickly led to full-blown bawling.I didn't cry for long though because my room door burst open, and I immediately raised my head thinking it was Ethan coming to apologize.Unfortunately, it wasn't hi

Caleb’s POV"How far?" I pant, doubling over so I can place my hands on my knees to catch my breath.Daniel sidled up behind my back, too close for comfort so I scooted out of the way so he stood at my side."Not far." He replied, not even looking winded a bit.Daniel and I had formed what I would call an uneasy alliance basically because we both needed each other's help.We had passed through an underground tunnel that ran beneath the city filled with mold and other ungodly stuff I didn't even want to see.It took way more time than I had expected for us to crawl past there and several times I had wondered out loud if there wasn't any other way for us to pay but Daniel insisted, saying it was the best way to enter the city undetected.Their security was tight and no matter how we tried to squeeze in, they would find us.It took us two days but we finally made it and with my superhuman strength, I broke the flimsy excuse of a barrier so we could exit that awful place.Now though, we w

Katherine's POVI take up a fighting stance but deep down I'm so scared out of my mind. My body is frozen solid and I'm sure if one of the masked figures approached me, I wouldn't be able to untangle my stiff limbs long enough for me to move.My thighs tremble and I have to blink rapidly behind my mask so I can keep my gaze focused on them.At first, none of the men moved, and then the one that caused a diversion looked up to the other one that blew the powder.It seems he's the leader.He gives an imperceptible nod, and they creep closer.Fear runs through my veins and I'm stuck between the fight or flight response when the leader does something that shocks me."Katherine, we don't want to hurt you." His gruff and scratchy voice echoed loudly in the small space.How the hell does he know my name??!I shift back a bit but they notice and creep closer. I study his build and height and mentally run it through the guards at Ethan's home or anyone but I seem to be drawing a blank.That's

Katherine’s POVMy vigil gave way to an exhausted slumber, and I was jolted awake by the slamming of a door from downstairs.Ethan was home!I jerked up on the bed and wiped the drool that had stuck to my cheeks.I dashed into the bathroom, sprinkling water on my face to wake up, and righted my clothes properly before I headed downstairs.My eyes caught on the digital clock and I winced inwardly when I saw the time.It read 1:45 a.m.Why the hell was he home this late?I heard shouting, glass breaking, and then some loud cursing.I hurried downstairs, wondering what was going on.Rounding the staircase, I caught sight of blood and broken bottles on the floor.My eyes widened, and I gingerly stepped around them, conscious of the fact that I was barefoot."Ethan?" I called out shakily, not liking what was going on in the house anymore.The uncertainty was starting to wear on my nerves, which I didn't find funny anymore.The response I got to my call was a loud grunt, then more cursing.

Caleb’s POV"Hey, have you seen anything yet?" I half yelled and half whispered. I paced back and forth on the ledge, half leery of the steep edge and half anxious as I waited for some news from above.And by above...I meant Daniel.Only the loon seemed to love me drowning in misery since he stubbornly refused to reply to any of my questions for the past ten minutes.His legs dangled from the small alcove a couple of feet above us, while the upper half of his body was somewhere I couldn't see.A couple of rocks skittered away from my feet and rolled down, down, down… into nothingness.The eerie silence following the rock's departure made me nervous, and I swallowed thickly.I inched closer to Daniel's legs and tapped his thigh.No response.So I shook the pant leg of his trousers"Daniel, anything?!" I squeaked out, andHe shook his behind in response and I moved back an inch, wary he was going to fart in my mouth.However, he wriggled some more, pulling his upper half slowly out of t