Caught Me Off Guard Chapter 1 Novels & Stories

The words in the book stared back at me. My own life. My diary. My story. The realization settled not with a crash, but with a quiet, chilling certainty that spread through my veins like ice. The book stopped because I disappeared. My story had paused, waiting for me to pick up the pen again. I am the Red Fionaaa. My fingers tightened on the small, leather-bound copy. I had to appear calm, to control the storm of emotions raging inside me. If they knew, if they suspected who I really was, what would they do? I was powerless, a legend stripped of her myth.

to track me if she freaked. But before I could take another breath— Boom. The ground slipped under me. I fell straight into a pit I swear wasn’t there a second ago. My vision spun, my skull rang, everything pulsed in chaos. I couldn’t move. And then I saw it. A shadow… tall, warped. And right before everything went black, I swear… it moved. ********* 🔥Hey Amazing reader, don't forget to leave a comment 💞. It means alot to me 🥺. And I hope you stick around because things are about to get heated.. Just not in the way you think 😉😮‍💨

Kaima Was the shelf high and the books too far from my reach? Yes. Would I still try to get it? Still yes. That's how stubborn I could be, especially when my mind is set on something. I stretched my body, my foot shifting against the rung, and suddenly the ladder jolted. My breath hitched as gravity yanked me down. I braced myself for how hard I was going to hit the ground. But that never happened. Instead, I crashed into warmth, strong arms wrapping around me with unshakable certainty. My eyes snapped open and widened as I saw who caught me.

However, the figure in front of me grabbed me by the shirt, hoisting me up towards him. I locked my eyes shut, accepting what was about to happen to me, until the hand clutching onto me disappeared, and the deafening rain came to a sudden stop. "Open your eyes, Kacie!" I exhaled deeply as I opened my eyes, noticing the sudden change in scenery. "You're okay, it's fine," soothed a voice from in front of me, making me gasp, before tingles began to dance across my skin, giving me goosebumps.

I rolled, forced myself upright, but my vision blurred. My arms felt heavy. My claws didn’t retract properly. I tried to stand. Staggered. Fell to my knees. Then I heard it. A branch cracking—not far, not near. And voices. Real ones. Human. Strong. Commanding. I tried to rise again. This time, I managed it—barely. I took three steps. Then the world tilted sideways. I started to fall. But I didn’t hit the ground. Because someone caught me. Warm arms wrapped around my shoulders before I collapsed completely.

I couldn’t let him catch me. But the forest wasn’t as kind as I thought it would be. I didn’t see the trap until it was too late. The ground beneath me gave way, and before I knew it, I was tumbling, falling into a pit I hadn’t even noticed. The world spun around me, my head reeling, and just as I thought I might black out, something caught me. A strong arm. I twisted in the air, only to find myself face-to-face with him. The man. The Alpha.

But as Kamon squeezed my hand and smiled at me with complete confidence in whatever came next, I thought maybe complicated wasn't necessarily bad. Maybe it was just... supernatural. [End of Chapter 13]

Shaking the thought off my head, I gripped my dress and then hurried towards Alpha Jasper's chamber, only to change my direction to his study. Somehow, I figured out that since there was no guard in the hallways, he wasn't in his chamber, and that meant he was in his study. On arrival, I took in a deep breath before raising my fist in readiness to connect it to the door. Shutting my eyes tightly, I counted up to three in my head before connecting my fists with the door. The masculine voice that responded made me remember how much I had missed him and also increased my want for him. Suddenly, I became scared and then took a step backwards. Whatever that had come over must not prevail; otherwi

**CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains violence that may be triggering to survivors.** We were caught now, we weren’t escaping, and there was a very high chance that we wouldn’t live to see a new day. Guilt washed over me. I had doomed my mate and sealed his fate. We were taken into the room she had come out from. I was unable to break free from whatever hold she had on me. My jaw dropped as we descended stairs to a floor I didn’t know we had. When we hit the landing, my heart raced as I realized where we were. I’d been here once, but had been so drunk with pain.

As I felt myself falling from the tree, I closed my eyes and braced for the impact. Well, this was it. The end of my chapter. But then, instead of the harsh landing I was bracing for, something warm and firm caught me. I gasped, my eyes snapping open, and I found myself staring into the deepest shade of gray I had ever seen. His gaze locked with mine, piercing and unreadable, and I couldn’t help but feel a jolt of panic. His lips curled into a smirk, the kind that made my heart skip a beat. For a moment, I was frozen, lost in his eyes, as if time itself had paused. But then reality hit me.