All Chapters of Ashes and Bloodlines : Chapter 21 - Chapter 29

Ryker looked at the two vampires that looked back at him, then he moved his eyes to Cassian who was on the floor. He saw the dark line that had formed on his skin, as if they were embedded inside, looking nothing less than a tattoo. At first thought, he wondered if he was safe in a room with them, or if they were plotting something.“Why did you bring me here?” he asked Remus who tilted his head a little to the side. “If you think you can hurt me here, then you are wrong,” he said and turned, about to make his way to the door but Maximus blocked him.“First, no one is hurting you. Second, we need you to help our friend,” he said, motioning his hand to where Cassian was.Ryker stood there, looking at Cassian and he said, “You want me to help him with what exactly?”Cassian let out a raspy laugh and tried to stand by placing a hand on the bed and lifting his leg. He managed to get on his feet but staggered a little and he said to Maximus with his eyes on Ryker, “If you want to help me,

The air shifted in the room and the window slightly creaked open. Julianne was lying fast asleep and the wind moved to where she was, brushing against her skin. She let out a slight groan and turned on the bed.“Julianne.”Her ears twitched at the whisper of her name and she opened her eyes slowly. Her eyes fell on a figure standing tall above her and she slowly raised her eyes to see a faceless person. She let out a scream immediately and woke up with a start, panting.The room was bright and she blinked to clear her eyes before placing a hand on her forehead. She let out a sigh and moved her eyes to the door when she heard a distant knock.*Marianne walked to the door and opened it.“Hi Jul—” she paused, as if frozen and she quickly closed her mouth, adjusting her glasses to see properly. “Hi,” she greeted Maximus who stood outside her room and wondered what he could possibly want from her so early in the morning.Realizing that her room was in view and she had not yet tidied it, s

Monday came and classes went on as normal. No one talked about anything unusual, just the normal boring stuff. As soon as the second period ended, Julianne left the class and went to where Cassian’s class was. She saw some students still inside, talking, while some already started to leave. Her eyes moved everywhere and there was no sign of Cassian or his friends.She turned and started to walk back to her next class, hoping that Cassian was fine and things hadn’t gotten worse with him. As she made her way back, she saw Ryker who was also coming. He stopped and had his eyes on her, as if waiting to ask her something. She also stopped walking, waiting if he would come to her and talk, but instead, he resumed walking and passed by her side, his fingers slightly brushing against hers.Julianne felt embarrassed immediately and she looked to see if no one was watching her. Thankfully, no one was. She held her hand to herself and looked back at him, wondering if he did it on purpose.*“Hav

Marianne forced a smile, trying not to break. She held Julianne’s hand and said, “We don’t know everyone’s story. I’ve always believed that someone out there has had it worse than me too. That is why no matter what happens, I’m not going to let my past haunt me and keep me from what is ahead of me.”Julianne lowered her eyes down to their hands where Marianne gently rubbed hers.“I told you that no matter how worse it can be, I won’t leave because of it,” Marianne said, urging her. “I want to know when you need me to help you and when to stay away.”Julianne finally mustered courage and explained everything to her, starting from when everything started to go downhill in her life to when she started to see herself as a monster, to when she tried to escape it and how somehow, it was back again. She didn’t leave out the part about the headmistress, the anonymous person, Velvet, Ryker, Cassian, and lastly, Maximus. She gave her a mirror to look at the side of her neck and said;“The other

The match soon came to an end. Cassian saw the wolves scowling and looking defeated. As they started to disperse from the field, Jordan went to meet them, his face hard, trying not to look like someone that had just been beaten.“Fair game, huh?” he said.Cassian scoffed. “When has it been fair?”“And don’t feel too bad. You thought you were controlling the game from the start but we just beat you to it. That’s what’s fair,” Remus said.Jordan looked at the three and then moved his eyes towards the bleachers before turning it back to Cassian. He stepped closer to him and whispered next to his ear, “You seem to have gotten yourself a little pet. Be careful. You don’t want to make her cry.”Cassian ran his tongue over his teeth and said back to him, “Touch a single toenail or strand of her hair and watch what I’ll do.”Jordan smiled, as if already having a clear understanding of the whole situation. He had heard her shout from the bleachers, warning Cassian earlier. Now he understood wh