All Chapters of His Property: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

(Henry’s POV)—————This was a terrible idea.An absolutely horrible idea.And yet…mI was doing it anyway.I stood in my room, nervously staring at the closed door while my heart pounded against my ribs.Mom was downstairs and Grey wasn’t home yet.Which meant this was my chance.I adjusted the dark hoodie over my head and glanced at myself in the mirror.The oversized hood shadowed most of my face.It was the perfect disguise so no one would recognize me outside. Hopefully.I took a deep breath.Then another.Then marched downstairs.“Mom?”She looked up from the couch munching on the bowl of popcorns.“Yes, honey?” She said looking up.I forced a smile.“I’m going to study early tonight.”Her eyes immediately softened.“Okay, just don’t overdo it.”I nodded.Guilt stabbed me almost immediately. I wasn’t used to lying.Sorry, Mom.“I’m locking myself in my room so I can focus.”“Alri

(Henry’s POV) ————— The rest of the walk was strangely quiet. Elijah walked ahead of me while I carefully followed behind, trying not to trip over the huge roots hidden beneath the darkness. The forest no longer felt as terrifying as before. Maybe because I wasn’t alone anymore. Or maybe because I finally knew I wasn’t completely lost. After a couple of minutes of walking, he stopped, and I was confused at first, but when I travelled my eyes I realized the reason. My breath caught. Far in the distance, beyond the sea of trees, dozens of lights glowed against the darkness. It was both beautiful and mesmerizing to look at. The fact that hidden behind this dense forest was a wonderful place of home. For a moment I simply stared. “Wow~” I muttered breathlessly. Even from this distance I could already tell it wasn’t just an ordinary house. It looked like an entire village hidden inside the forest. The lights stretched farther than I expected. Elegant roofto

(Henry’s POV) ————— I wanted to go home. The thought repeated inside my head over and over until it became the only thing keeping me sane. I want to be anywhere but this place. Alex never hurt me, if anything, he was very gentle with the way he acted towards me, but it didn’t sway me one bit. This is still wrong, and I need to go home and escape from here. The first day, I refused to eat. The second day, I pushed the food away without even looking at it. By the third day, even sitting up felt exhausting. But I didn’t care. If Alex thought locking me inside this room would somehow make me accept all of this, then he was wrong. Very wrong. The room was beautiful. Golden sunlight spilled through the enormous windows during the day while moonlight painted silver patterns across the floor at night. The bed was softer than anything I’d ever slept on. The fireplace crackled warmly whenever the nights became cold. And yet no matter how beautiful it is…It still felt like a prison

(Henry’s POV) —————The first thing I saw when I woke up was a pair of golden eyes watching me.My entire body froze.For several seconds, my sleepy brain struggled to process what it was seeing.Then everything came rushing back.The forest.The huge wolves.The transformation!And… and… and Alex!My eyes widened. The golden eyes watching me narrowed slightly.“Good morning, angel.”That was all it took.A sound somewhere between a scream and a dying goat escaped my throat.“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” I immediately scrambled backward, dying to get away from him.Unfortunately, I forgot one very important detail. I was sitting on a bed. A very high bed.My body slipped off the edge. And the next thing I knew—[THUD!]“OWWWWW!”Pain exploded through my injured shoulder. I curled into a ball on the floor while clutching my arm.“Oh my God…” My voice came out strangled. “Why is it always my shoulder?” I whimp

(Henry’s POV) —————The room fell silent. My question still hung between us.For a moment, Elijah didn’t answer. Something flickered across his face. Hesitation? Conflict?Then slowly, he smiled.A small smile that carried so much weight.“It was Alex.” He finally said.I blinked.The tension that had been strangling my chest suddenly loosened.I didn’t know why. Maybe because the answer was simpler than I expected. “Oh…” I let out a breath I didn’t realize I had been holding.Relief washed through me. A strange kind of relief.Elijah noticed this and his smile remained. But for some reason… It didn’t quite reach his eyes.I frowned slightly. Then another thought entered my head.“Where is Alex now?”Elijah leaned back against the wall.“Sleeping.”I stared.“Sleeping?”He nodded.“Can he hear us?”For some reason, the question made him chuckle.“No.” His voice softened. “Not right now. He needs rest.”I tilted my head.“Why?”Elijah’s expression darkened slightly. “I learned from