“Life is about choices. Some we regret, some we're proud of. Some will haunt us forever. 'Black Rain' was very much about choices. The message - we are what we chose to be.”____"There you go, Child, my famous turkey and sweet potato chilli, chilli chicken soup bowl, pork rib curry, and a chocolate eclair for dessert. Oh yes! Let's not forget the spicy watermelon tomato salad." I looked at the meals she laid before me and then looked at her with my mouth open. I couldn't believe she went from getting me something to drink to bringing over her entire kitchen."Mama! I thought you were getting her water?!" Hendrix exclaimed with disbelief. "You practically brought out all the spicy food in your kitchen!""She needs to eat properly,""She lives with Brie. That's pretty self-explanatory. The both of you are going to stuff her with too much food. And these are too spicy," Drix complained, but my eyes were already fixed on the pork rib curry. I quietly and sneakily picked up

I found myself huddled up on my bed after a long, cold shower. I stared sullenly at the wisteria and aster-printed duvet, absentmindedly. I wasn't weeping anymore, I was simply sad and depressed. My heart was heavy and there was a thick lump in my throat. I hadn't seen or heard from Drix for over three hours and it increased my sadness and at the same time, I was glad. I didn't think I could handle seeing him for now. I just wanted to be alone until I could convince myself that I'm okay.Zinnia left me a long time ago having failed to convince me. I was emotionally, physically and mentally drained. It was already a few minutes past six in the evening. I ruined my date so I ended up back home early, another reason for me to feel like shit. I sighed and placed my cheek on my knee, stretching my hand out and then bending it so I could play with my hair while my other hand traced the design on the flat sheet. I couldn't sleep and I hadn't eaten lunch. I couldn't eat during the date and I

Sapphire blinked her blue eyes slowly, her forehead puckered and her lips pinned and lopsided. Her mother combed her moisturised hair slowly, humming a love song to herself and tapping her foot to the rhythm of the song. She wasn't paying attention to her daughter that much because if she was, she would have noticed the expression on Sapphire's face, her signature I-saw/heard-something-I'm-curious about-so-I-need-answers look.Sapphire glanced at her mother through the vanity mirror and frowned deeply. She wasn't pleased by the fact that her mother wasn't getting the hint. She blew some strands of hair out of her face and then let out her signature sigh. Now that her mother was quick to notice. She smiled as she looked at her daughter, catching the smirk on her face before it disappeared behind her simulated curious lip pout."Cunning little thing," Lobelia thought. She dropped the comb to weave Sapphire's hair. "What is my little Sherlock Holmes curious about this time?""It's nothin

I'm going to be raped!Alaric brought his head down to the crook of my neck, inhaling my scent pleasurably while I quivered with fear. Who do I call for help? Since Hendrix shared his blood, I was already part of the pack but a shifter with no beast cannot access the pack link. He or she can only receive messages but never send them. If I send an SOS… no, the main problem was that I couldn't access the link, Zinnia was asleep and even if she wasn't, Alaric would sense her immediately.Does that matter more in this situation? Yes, more than anything else."You are mine," he whispered with authority before placing small kisses all over my neck. To be more precise, all around my sensitive spot.Somehow, the pleasure managed to slip past the dread, leaving me in a state between horror and pleasure. Still, I needed to do something, anything to save myself. "Alaric," I sobbed, "you're hurting me," that went right over his head and the next minute, I was yelping as I fell back on the bed, hi

Sapphire stepped forward but Manchester who was standing behind her placed a hand on her shoulder, making her halt her steps. Sapphire looked over her shoulder and smiled assuredly, a smile that made my heart skip. Manchester let her go with a smile of his own and a nod, then she turned her head around and started striding towards me, fearlessly.I stared at her with an expression of panic and fear, my heart thumping violently in my chest. Isn't she angry with me? Isn't she supposed to be scared? Why is she coming closer to the man that almost raped her? Why don't I smell fear or negative emotions from her? Why is she worried about me?Sapphire swung the pillow and whacked my head with it. A loud bong resonated in my head as the pillow… no, the man-killer made contact with my head. The sound echoed in the room as well, along with the sound of my skull cracking. The world toppled over its axis and spun vertiginously, and bile rose up my throat."Wow, do it again! Do it again!" Cooper c