Leo’s footsteps echoed all over the abandoned warehouse. He could feel the tingling sensation at his nape, which indicated that he was not alone. Despite being so quiet, he knew there were people lurking behind the shadows.
He positioned himself to be ready in case someone attacks him from behind.
Matt met his eyes, and they nodded to each other, understanding there was no going back in executing their plan. Everything must go without a hitch.
“Althea!” Matt shouted. He heard his own voice as it bounced back within the walls of the compound. He looked up at the ceiling and made sure he was alert.
No one responded.
“We know you’re here,” Matt said in a loud voice. He turned around and inspected every corner of the gigantic empty place.
A huge
Petals of flowers were scattered all over the green ground. People were talking in low voices like bees buzzing, and the liquid purl of the falls nearby was the only thing they could hear.The moon illuminated the Crescent pack's haven where Aria and Leo’s wedding will take place. The parents who lost their child were rejoicing upon reuniting with them and had never seen Aria and Leo without saying thank you.Everything seemed to be in place, contrary to what was happening the night before when they were all chaos because of the abduction of their kids. Matt was staring into the distance, a glass of whiskey in one hand while guarding Althea’s body.On the other side of the cabin, Cassie was putting make-up on Aria’s face. Aria looked at herself in the mirror and sighed.“What? You don’t like it?” Cassie asked.
Aria replaced her white wedding gown with black pants, a leather jacket, and combat boots. She tied her waving curly hair earlier into a bun and prepared all the other equipment they could bring to be used against the Valles.Despite having an army of hybrids, Aria can’t just go there unprepared.The rest of the pack who would fight with her made the wedding venue earlier into a space for training and preparation. From a white occasion earlier, their sanctuary turned into a training ground with kids as young as twelve throwing daggers at targets made of woods.Matt looked up at her and nodded. She smiled and nodded back at him, then Matt continued on teaching one child in aiming at the target.“We can’t these kids come,” Aria told Lizzie.“They know they can’t go with you to
Lizzie felt another searing pain on her right arm. At first, it appeared to be read, then after a few seconds, the burned skin appeared. Its appearance on her skin was also the disappearance of the burn on Blake’s right arm.“It’s so painful,” Lizzie cried, her tears swelling up in the corners of her eyes. Cassie helped her sit comfortably, as Aria inspected the burned wound.“We have to call your mom.” Aria took out her phone and started dialing Mrs. France’s phone number, but Lizzie took the phone out of her hand.“You, can’t,” she said. “I defied her by going with you, by going here. If she hears about this, ah!” Lizzie grimaced as she felt another pain in her back, “the way she sees all of you, it would be worst.”“She helped us before when we found out
The stench on Aria's nostril was replaced by a sharp and thick smell. It permeated the air in the whole new chamber they had reached.The iron-like smell became stronger as they left the secret tunnel. Aria glanced at Leo, who was crunching his nose after the smell hit him. “It’s a lot of blood,” Aria said.They walked further inside that room and had found out why the smell of blood was so strong in that room. Aria gasped after pulling out the huge curtain. Hundreds of bodies, being drained of their blood, were on the other side of that room.Some of them were still conscious that they raised their hand as high as they could, asking for Aria to help them while most of the people there were unconscious, pale, and probably, dead.“Help us,” the girl said in a weak voice. It was almost inaudible. There were tubes all
“Where are they?” Aria asked Matt right after torched Raymond Valle’s body together with the vampires they killed. The other vampires escaped death and ran far from Crescent Hills to God knows where.“They are with Abigail,” Matt answered.Aria breathed in relief and glanced at her father. Blake was silently staring at the dancing fire burning the bodies of those who made his life a living hell.“Father.”Sometimes, it still feels odd for her to say those words out. But, they came out of her tongue naturally as soon as she met Blake.Blake turned around, and Aria welcomed him back with a tight hug. “Thank you, for coming back,” she said, trying to speak without breaking her voice, but she failed.Aria sniffed and leaned back.&ldq
Aria grunted in frustration after trying too many times to remove the ropes binding her hand on the two opposite poles. Her wrists were already red, and she could feel every fiber of the rope pricking her skin as she tried once more.Each and every one of her packs was inside the castle, celebrating with the enemy while mosquitos were biting every exposed part of her body.Her wounds did not help her in getting out.Aria tried once more with all her strength, and a muffled scream escaped her lips. She freed herself from the ropes binding her, but not without wounding her own wrist. She ignored the wounds and just ran as fast as she could, hurting herself once more in the shoulder.She knew something was in the drink they forcefully gave her. It seemed like it took all her strength. She ran towards the woods of Crescent Hills and glanced at the moon.
Aria woke up with the sound of a woman yelling words she could not understand. The woman had long black curly hair and looked a bit older than her mother. She was holding some kind of herb, her eyes were closed, and below her is a wooden table with a little glass.The smell of wolf's bane, chrysanthemum, and other herbs Aria could not recognize lingered in the air around her. She could feel the two ropes binding her.“Hold her down,” the woman said when she noticed Aria was already awake. Before Aria could even fight back, arms surrounded her, pressing her against the tree she tied at.Aria did not know how many people were there, but she saw familiar faces with vacant eyes as if they did not recognize her.“What did you do to them? Who are you?!” she yelled at the w
Matt woke up from a nightmare and immediately looked at his bedside table. Beads of sweat trickled all over his forehead. He got up and walked out of the balcony to breathe fresh air.He did not realize it was already a full moon until he saw the majestic Luna shining from above. If it weren’t for Aria, if it were not for the prophecy, they would still be in pain of transitioning as a wolf tonight.He wondered what they were doing in Crescent Hills.Matt went down to grab some beer, and he almost jumped on Cassie when he saw her lurking in the dark garden. “What are you doing there?” he asked.Matt opened the glass sliding door and let her in. “What happened?” he asked. He inspected her, but she seemed fine, except for her expression.“I always have a dreamless sleep,”