VernonSurely I must have heard her wrong. Why would Shannon ask to sleep in the same tent with her friend? The point of this trip was to spend time with her."No, why would you do that?" I asked her."I..."Her expression changed and she was holding something in. What was she hiding?"You are acting a little strange lately. What happened? Did I upset you in any way?"Hearing this she immediately shook her head."No, no, it's not that... It's not you. I just..."Again she didn't elaborate. But if she said it was not me, was it because of her friend?"Is it about your friend? Did something happen between her and Adonis?" I asked and I had to physically restrain myself from looking in their direction. They would certainly know we were talking about them if I turned to look their way.But from what I remembered their interaction today, was fine. It didn't seem that they were in a fight of any sort."No... I..." She was really starting to make me worry now."What's going on? You can tell
ShannonI was awoken by a soft bird chirping. There was something special about waking up in nature. Everything felt so fresh even though I was only in a tent. The sound of running water, the fresh air that came with the wind, and the heat natural sunlight brought, were so refreshing.This was the point of camping, I think.Vernon's arms were wrapped tightly around my waist, his face was buried on the back of my neck. I felt his breathing rhythm changed slightly, indicating that he was awake."You are up so early," Vernon said, his voice was low and husky from sleep."The birds singing woke me up," I said simply. But I wasn't complaining.Vernon only made a hum in response."What are we doing today?" I asked him out of curiosity."Hiking, but I didn't know if your friend could still do that after last night.""Quit it. Don't say this in front of them, she would get shy.""Of course, I wouldn't. What kind of person do you think I am?""Yet you are saying that to me." I rolled my eyes.
Shannon"You should be fine after a few days of rest, don't tire yourself too much, okay?" The Pack doctor said as she checked my ankle for the last time.I nodded, and facing me were Vernon, Adonis, Nora, and the Pack Doctor. I could feel their gazes were all on me, I was a little afraid of lifting my head because of this.Vernon sensed this."Okay, you two can go back and rest. I will take her back." He said to Adonis and Nora.Nora left with Adonis, not before telling me to take care of myself. The doctor also left the room.Vernon bent down to pick me up, and I panicked."I can walk!" I yelled, not wanting to be picked up by him all the way back."With that?" Vernon pointed at my swollen ankle. Yeah, it looked pretty bad."I can't have you carry me everywhere," I said, somewhat embarrassed.It was bad enough that I twisted my ankle, resulting in our trip had to be cut short. Now if his Pack members saw he was carrying me back to our room, what would they think of me?"It's fine, y
Shannon"It's okay, they wouldn't try anything when I'm around you," Vernon said when he put his hand above mine and gave me a light squeeze.I was a little nervous about meeting Vernon's father, and rightfully so. From Vernon's statement and what I heard from others, I knew his father might be a handful. His words didn't help either. He said they wouldn't try anything when he was around, but what if he was not? Would they try to do something if Vernon was not around? What would they do? What could I do to protect myself?A lot of thoughts were racing through my head right now. I didn't even reply to Vernon when he comforted me. He noticed I was absent-minded, and he gave me a light squeeze again. I looked down at my hand and looked back up to his face. I forced a smile."I'm fine," I said to him."It's okay, I will be by your side." He said as his hand reached to my face and brushed a strand of hair out of the way.Realizing we were still in a car with Adonis driving, I blushed a lit
VernonI already knew what my father was going to say when he summoned me to see him. It was funny I thought time could wash away my resentment towards him. But when I saw his face, every emotion I had ever felt for him came rushing back.When I saw his face, I could see myself in my old age through him, but I knew I would never become him. Whenever I saw him I saw my mother, and I was forced to remember how she left us."Mom, why can't you be with us during the day like Adonis's mom?" 5-year-old me asked my mother."Because I am the Luna of this Pack. I need to train and work to make everyone's life better." My mother said as she stroked my hair.She was so beautiful, the most beautiful woman I had ever seen in the span of my five years of life. Her golden locks were tied to a bun, the morning sun framed her ever so gently, and she was glowing like an angel. I was puzzled as to why couldn't she stay at home like most other moms do.She had just given birth to Melvin not long ago, now
VernonWhen I got downstairs to see Shannon, she didn't look so good. She looked pale and was deep in thought, she didn't even notice me until I walked right in front of her face. I looked at her up and down, trying to see if anything was wrong, but it didn't seem that she was hurt or anything."Are you okay? Did they do something?" I asked her."No... I'm fine. Are you done talking to your father?" She just shook her head and asked me."Yes, let's get the hell out of here," I said to her.Truthfully speaking, I didn't want to stay here as well. This was the house I grew up in, every spot of this house carried some memories, good or bad. They were the days I couldn't go back. All I could do was leave them behind and go back to the reality I built.When we walked out of the house, Adonis was already waiting for us in the car because I mind-linked him earlier and told him that we were leaving soon.We got in the car. The air was tense, I could tell that something was bothering Shannon,
ShannonI woke up feeling groggy and sore. I stretched and felt around beside me to see if Vernon was still in bed. Turned out he wasn't, and that meant it must be late since he was an early riser.One look at the clock on the wall told me that it was almost noon! How did I sleep this long? What did I do last night?Then heat immediately rushed to my face once I recalled what happened yesterday...We did it once on the bed, and then Vernon said we should move to the bathroom to get cleaned up, and then we did it once in the shower, then again in the bathtub. I told him I couldn't take it anymore, he said it would be the last time, and then after dinner, he took me to his office and said he would "Work" and then he took me over the desk again. When we went back to the bedroom, he wanted to go again on the balcony, I had to beg him to let me rest.It was safe to say that I had been tired out thoroughly yesterday. No wonder I felt sore all over... I didn't really know what had gotten int
ShannonAfter some painkillers and a whole day of sleep, I felt much better. Vernon left for work early like he always had. But I had no doubt he must arranged for a maid to wait outside of the room with my breakfast.Sure enough, when I opened the bedroom door, a maid was holding a tray waiting for me outside. She greeted me with a smile and said the same thing as yesterday, I thanked her and took the tray from her.After I had my breakfast, I was feeling bored. I skipped the training for the last few days and slept most of them. Should I go training? But I just had my period, I was afraid that the cramps might come back.I looked out the balcony and saw that today was a sunny day, the air was fresh and the temperature was just right. Maybe I should go out for a walk. The doctor said that some light activities might help the cramps. And maybe I could find Domenica or Nora outside.With that in mind, I quickly got changed and went downstairs, heading to the garden.I walked to the gar