I was in shock and unable to get off the chair when he was done with his story. I became ashamed of myself for ever thinking he was a monster. I stood up from the chair I had been sitting in all this while and moved close to him. It was a little dark in the room except for the lamp that was giving off light. Looking at the scar on his chest, I could feel my blood boiling, and a tear escaped my eyes. "Please don't cry," Axios said as he cupped my cheeks in his hand. Every shred of fear was swept away as the tears flowed helplessly. It was one of the saddest stories I have ever heard, and for some reason, my heart was in pain. I caressed the scar on his chest as the tears continued flowing. "Is it painful?" I asked him, staring into his eyes. "Not anymore; would you stop crying, please? I can't stand seeing you cry," he whispered. He gathered into his arms and I willingly went to him. * * * * *One week later It has been awfully quiet these few days. I spent almost every sin
Tiger might not be a wolf, but he was a beast on the battlefield. He didn't miss any, as he killed every last one of them. Kiara and I kept exchanging glances as he continued his onslaught. Within a few minutes, the ground was littered with dead bodies. "Are you okay, ma'am?" he asked the instant he pulled the car open. Honestly, I feel like hugging him right now. I nodded my head in response, as I couldn't get myself to say a word. "I should get you home, ma'am," he said, stretching his hands to help me get down. I grabbed onto his hands as he led me to the car he came with. I looked back to see Kiara had already gotten out of the car and was standing over one of our attackers. "I guess she had her fair share of shock also," I thought to myself as he pulled open the car. I got into the car, Kiara and the driver entered the car when they were done transferring our stuff into the car, and Tiger drove off. We drove back to the house in silence. I got out of the car the minute it ca
I opened my eyes to a faintly lit room. My vision was a little blurry, and I tossed from one side of the bed to the other. When my vision became clear, I couldn't quite figure out where I was or why my head was aching. I was still lost in thought when images of me in that weird room flashed before my eyes. I suddenly became apprehensive when I finally remembered that I had fainted in that room. I turned to see a figure sitting on the couch. "I can't possibly still be inside the weird room," I silently asked myself. I looked away, scared as fuck, as I didn't want to make eye contact with whomever it was. "Someone must have found me." I tried convincing myself while looking around the room, scared to my bones. I don't know what I would do if I were still lying in that haunted room. I turned to the side to see a bedside lamp giving off light. "This is the bedside lamp in Axios room," I silently said to myself as I continued looking around the room.There was a rush of cold wind, and
"How do I look?""Like you always do, gorgeous with a touch of madness," Gramps teased me."Come on, Gramps," I said, faking a frown. She cracked up, laughing so hard and coughing in between laughter. She cleaned off her mouth with a piece of cloth, and I nearly screamed at the sight of blood stains."Gramps, we should go see a doctor once I'm back," I said to her. She smiled. "I'm fine, darling; besides, you look perfect, my beautiful granddaughter," she said, holding my cheeks and tugging at them gently. She planted a kiss on my forehead."I will be back before you know it," I screamed out. I grabbed my coat and dashed out the door. It was a beautiful morning, and I was rushing out for an interview. I have been out of work for 3 weeks now. I gave my last employer quite an earful before quitting that awful job. He was a hell of a terrible employer.I got to the bus station a little earlier; I wanted to get to the interview earlier than other applicants; I needed this job now more th
My heart was failing me as I stared at the problem before me. I slumped on the ground, tears flowing freely from my eyes."Gramps," I called out, shaking her body to get a response."Gramps!" I called yet again, and when I didn't get a response, I placed my ears on her chest just to be sure she was breathing.I quickly skidded off the floor and ran upstairs in search for my phone to call for help. * * * * * * * *Gramps has been the only family I have known since I was a kid; she has been the center of my world. I didn't get to meet my parents; I have no idea who my mom was, and Gramps never really spoke about them.I never complained about my parents because Gramps was everything to me, but looking at her now, I feel the kind of pain I have never felt before. I could feel my heart breaking in two as I watched her hooked up on all sorts of machines."Gramps, please don't leave me," I cried, soaking her hands with my tears. I blamed myself for not taking better care of her."Amber!" S
"Let's hear what you want and what you are willing to sacrifice," he said, walking around me in a circle. Chuckling awkwardly. "Ta, take me to the Alpha," I stuttered, but immediately found my voice. My heart is racing pretty hard.He grinned. "I can smell your fear, no matter how hard you mask it." He stepped a few meters back, raising both hands.I guess he wanted to make me calm, but my heart was threatening to burst out of my chest."Tell me what you want with the Alpha, and maybe, just maybe, I can help," he said, his eyes buried in mine as he grinned."I need to borrow money from the Alpha," I bravely replied."Aha, it can only be money problems; let me guess you lost all your money to gambling or drugs, or was it alcohol?" He whispered to my hearing. The fear I once felt slowly turned to anger. I could tell from all indications that he was enjoying the drama."Do you want to take me to the Alpha, or are you having the time of your life?" I snapped."She got some fire; I like t
"No, no, no," I screamed out as one of Alpha's men dragged me outside. My screams were the only sound saturating the air, but no one was willing to come to my aid.When I made it impossible for the guard to drag me anymore, he landed a thunderous slap on my cheeks, and I lost balance, landing on the floor on my ass."How dare you!" I heard him roar, and before I could say a word, he grabbed the guards by the throat with his left hand, lifting him above the ground while everyone watched. I was speechless watching him from the ground, where I am sitting. The picture of him killing that innocent girl at the market flashed right before my eyes. I guess he has a knack for choking people out."I...... " I was cut off by the sound of his right hand going right into the guard's chest. He pulled his hand out and ripped out his beating heart. clutching it in his hands with blood dripping from it. He quickly dumped the lifeless body of the guard on the floor. His gaze met mine, and his eyes wer
My eyes widened the instant I heard him. I had wondered what he wanted from me the instant he bid that huge amount of money on me."What the fuck does he want with me?" I asked myself, confused. One thing was certain: whatever he was going to do with me wouldn't be pretty."Is he going to sell me off?""Why bother to buy me with that huge amount of money just to sell me off? Besides, who is going to pay that much?"The more I thought about it, the more confused and angry I became. Slowly, every shred of pity and guilt I felt earlier for trying to escape was replaced with blame. If only I had calculated well, I would have successfully escaped from this demon.I looked up to see him keenly staring at me. I could tell from his expression that he was confused; it was as if he was looking at a mystery wrapped up tightly that he needed to unravel.Whatever it is that confuses him, I don't care, and I wasn't going to stick around long enough to find out. I had paid keen attention on our wa