HARLOW HAD THOUGHT WAKING UP TO AN ALARM WAS BAD, but waking up to someone who was about to smash her bones into pieces was ten times worse.
"Get up bitch, and I don't have all day for this." It was Mille. The girl, her gym coach, had paired her up with; Harlow had convinced him to let her participate again, without her Mother knowing, of course. At the time, she thought it was a brilliant idea but now...not so much.
Millie's knuckles were hitting her repeatedly, and, judging by her tone, she was annoyed. The first thought that came to mind was: What's she's doing in her room? However, her violence caused retaliation from her, and her fist was the first thing that moved, blindly hitting anywhere until it reached something hard.
A scream followed, and it was enough to make Harlow go deaf. Her eyes snapped open to the view of what had transpired, and the sight that greeted her was something she had prayed to happen since she met Millie at train
"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Michael dragged her to an empty room and then locked the door while throwing her to the ground.His angry tone didn't affect her anymore because she wasn't only angry; she was livid. Harlow stood up courageously and blushed off the nonexistent dust. "You wanna know why I'm here?" She mentally applauded herself and kept herself under control as her voice didn't waver once.Michael stared at her for a second, then turned around, punching the wall with his fist, creating a very deep dent. Well, wasn't he strong? It confused her, his bizarre behaviour, as she didn't say anything to anger him...at least, she didn't think she did.He sucks a hypocrite, he tells he to control herself, yet he does the opposite himself. 'Ugh! Fucking hypocrite! I hate you!'"Why did you do?" She asked, staring at his back, which was toned in all the right places. 'Dammit! focus Harlow.'"Do what?" He replied. Harlow's eyes ro
GRIEF IS A FUNNY THING, some feel the sadness inside them, and as a result, they can't stop but cry. They can't stop thinking about all their memories before everything went wrong, wishing how they had a little bit more time.Harlow wished she was one of them.She felt nothing, nothing at all. The numbness inside her was far more significant than anything she had felt before; at first, she thought that her body and mind had had enough of the unfortunate events in her life over a couple of months, and it was too much. Her body couldn't keep up, not anymore. Every movement she made didn't seem like her own, walking around like some Zombie, a brainless creature.Maybe this sort of reaction was expected, normal even, but she couldn't help but feel like the watchful eyes of her Pack-mates judging her for it. For not feeling like she was some freak.At this point, she felt like she deserved their judgement; everything they might be thinking, she agreed wi
"SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE SEEN YOU, YOU'VE IMPROVED," Millie commented, holding her arm firmly from the punch she gave her. From her tone, she sounded frank about what she was saying. Harlow faked a small smile, "Really?" "No, I was playing with you. You're still awful." And that was how Harlow's 'smile' was instantly turned upside down. Her frustration and annoyance towards Millie were combined in that punch, and she felt like doing it again. If it weren't because Millie was much stronger than her, she would have created some chaos at what she alleged about her. "Tell me again." Millie looked her over, then returned the punch, making her stumble back into a tree. "The Pack is supposed to respect you for what exact reason?" Brushing herself off, Harlow walked back to where she was standing, not so gracefully. Millie smirked, shaking her head in the process, making her hair fly in different directions. Huffing out a sigh of frustration, she concluded t
HARLOW WOKE UP STARTLED. Feeling her body, she realized that she didn't wake up from any burning pain; then again, she wouldn't feel anything since she had been taking those pills her Doctor had given her. They made her feel numb, like she lacked feelings, and other times they made her feel like her brain was slowing down, and everything moved in slow motion. Most of the time, they make her feel tired. It was better than to feel the burning pain. Way better than the pain. But that wasn't why she suddenly had woken up; in the thick night silence, a long howl filled the quietness outside, causing shivers to run up and down her spine. Who would be out this time of hour? The howl ends, and another one starts up immediately. It had Harlow's body become so rigid as howls continued to fill the silent night. They didn't seem to stop, and she didn't know where they came from. Maybe it was one of her Pack-mates on patrol; it had to be. Who else would be stu
THAT MORNING SHE ENTERED THE SCHOOL, it was different, and everything felt foreign. Harlow's gut couldn't help but think of what her Nan had said, 'I don't need history to repeat itself once again.' Harlow wondered what it meant, what did that have to do with her? "Hey." Mia's cheery voice made her jump. "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." Breathlessly, Harlow greeted her. "Hey." "You seem on edge today; you okay?" Mia asked genuinely, but Harlow didn't know what was genuine or what wasn't. So she chose to ignore her question, maybe because she didn't know what to say. What would she say? When she looked at Mia curiously, it suddenly clicked; Mia had been in this Pack her whole life. She must know something; Mia was the most knowledgeable and the nosiest person here, Harlow had come to realise. Her father was close with the Alpha and Beta, and she must've heard something about what was going on. So Harlow couldn't help herself; she needed t
"WHEN DID THE PAIN START?" Mia asked as she listened attentively. Her eyes at times would widen, and her eyebrows would scrunch up into anger whenever she heard what Harlow told her, and Harlow made sure to inform her of every detail, making sure she didn't leave any points out. Why would she? Mia Knew the most important secret she had tried to hide, so what else did she have to lose. "A few days after meeting him."Her eyes lowered, whispering cruse after curse words before her eyes met Harlow's. "He seems like a real joy." Sarcasm laced every single word.Harlow let out an uneasy laugh; she had to agree, he was the most harmful person she'd ever met, but it wasn't like Harlow could do anything about it, at least she had thought that until now. "Yeah, a real keeper. Don't you think?" Harlow replied."Oh, most certainly." With her own form of sarcasm, Mia said, "When did the dreams start?"Harlow wrinkled her eyebrows in co
"Right, right. Yes, yes, we need to get home." The alarmed look on Mia's face didn't go unnoticed; both of them were startled. Hearing about another death wasn't something to take lightly. However, Harlow couldn't help her brain from questioning whether or not it was Michael's doing. He killed her mother; what's stopping him from Killing anyone else within this Pack? "And, quickly," Mia said. Harlow didn't waste any time; she stood up fast. Mia did the same, dusting herself off. "Let's go." Her mind didn't question the fact that it might have been Michael, she knew he had no heart, and it took her mother's death to realise it properly. Everything tragic that happened around here, Michael was the cause. At the corner of her eye, Harlow saw mia slowing her pace to match hers. It was no secret that she couldn't shift, and probably that's why everyone gave her those looks all the time, a look of curiosity but also a look that coul
HARLOW STOOD THERE NUMB, with shock, as she watched the last vestiges of life leave the small body. Seconds passed flew by, Harlow knew that her Wolf was howling at her, urging her to snap out of her trance, but she couldn't tear her eyes away from the grotesque sight. As a werewolf, she had seen plenty of violence in her life, even heard about it. However, she has never witnessed something like this; the brutal slaying of a boy that was but a child. Death was something she was familiar with, but she had never experienced it; she had never seen what it was like to watch another person's soul leave their body. Judging by the size of the hole in his chest, his heart had been ripped clean from his body; that was one of the only ways to kill a werewolf. The more Harlow stared at the boy, the more her mother's face appeared in the forefront of her mind. Was this how she died? Was this how her heart was ripped out of her chest? Had Michael done this too? She didn't s