Shannon’s POV Ricky, Jules, Cole, mom, and I sat on separate couches as we allowed different thoughts to spiral through our minds. Deep down, I knew mom was disappointed, not in me though, but in Eric.When she discovered we were mates, she tried all her best to see to it that we got mated, but unfortunately I was rejected. For some reasons, I didn’t want to accept the fact that Eric reappearance was a coincidence. Something must have happened for him to appear all of a sudden. Was it Selena? — I asked myself. “Shannon.” Mom called with a soft voice, interrupting my thoughts. “Mom, I’m sorry. I should have told you earlier.” I said. “It’s not your fault. Believe me, whatever happened between Eric and you isn’t your fault.” She said, taking my hands in hers. “Thank you.” I mumbled, lost on what to say. That night, I went to bed brainstorming on the possible reasons why Eric decided to return all of a sudden. I fell asleep thinking about it. The next morning at school, Leila wa

Selena’s POV My joy, which was supposed to last forever, was cut short when I got a call from Ricky. Thinking he wanted to apologize for ignoring my calls and texts, I picked his call with a bright smile. “Hello dear.” I cooed, twisting my hair in-between my fingers. “End it.” His cold response came. I had to take my phone off my ear to confirm his identity. This was the first time he was speaking so coldly to me. Even when he discovered I was the reason Eric returned and began to make trouble, he didn’t speak to me with this tone. “Why the sour tone? Fine, I know you are mad at me…” I was still speaking when he interrupted. “You think I won’t find out?” He asked.“Can you just stop this madness young lady?” Cole’s voice came through. “Young lady?” I asked, biting my bottom lips. Things had really gone south. “Ask Eric or whoever is behind that fake news on the school website to bring it down else, you wouldn’t like what would happen to you.” Ricky said with a deep voice. Bef

Shannon’s POV After that encounter with mom, our relationship became strained. She noticed I was still mad at her, so she tried all that was within her power to please me, yet, I didn’t budge. The following day saw me in my room cuddling my pillow as I thought of all the good times I had shared with her. Suddenly, my mind went to Selena. Deep down, I was certain she was behind the wolfsbane incident. Even if the triplets bullied me, I knew there is no way they would try to hurt me to the extent I would find myself in the hospital. When she came around that day, fright and anger overwhelmed me and that was why I began to cough since I was uncomfortable. If I had known she had an ulterior motive, I would have asked the triplets to ask her to drink the water. Of course they wouldn’t ask any questions, moreover, she was on their blacklist. “Shannon, breakfast is ready.” Cole said, poking his head into my room. “I already had breakfast.” I replied, not bothering to look in his direct

Selena’s POVI woke up feeling super excited. First, the moon goddess had granted me an opportunity to get rid of Shannon in the easiest way. Secondly, she was in the hospital, probably fighting for her life or maybe even dead by now. Jhenna was excited just like I was. With the way things were going, the only thing that would separate us is death. She always went out of her way to see to it that I was happy and she always shared in my happiness. What more could I ask for in a friend? “Here, drink up before the ice melts.” Jhenna said, handing a plate of ice cream to me.“Thank you.” I replied, flashing a smile at her. “Are you still on the school website?” She asked, placing her legs on the table I was resting against. “Yeah. It seems she isn’t dead yet…” “Don’t say that. You and I know the wolfsbane was an overdose and would take the intervention of the moon goddess for her to survive. I guess the family doesn’t want to reveal her death yet. Don’t worry, the news will come in

Ricky’s POV“Heard any news about her?” I asked my brother enthusiastically. The news of Shannon missing had brought out several emotions from me. I had never felt these emotions before, it was hard to adapt to it. It felt weird that my heart tugged just at the mention of her name. I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed teasing her, how her voice brought melodies to my ears, and how her perfect little body pleased my hungry eyes. I felt stupid that I had to find out this way how much I cherished her. “We have not heard anything! This is becoming aggravating, my wolf is beginning to go insane!” Jules said, his voice sounding frustrated. “I don’t know why I can’t get Shannon out of my thoughts. It’s stuck! I never knew there was a day that I would cherish our moments like this.” Jules added with a sigh. “Same here, I regret that we are always bullying her. She doesn’t deserve something like that.” Cole said. “You guys are right but we can’t do that now, we have to get her out of thi