LIANA Dr. Daniel, who was Zaylen’s personal doctor according to Zaylen, checked him and now we were sitting in his cabin, waiting for him to say something. “Well, it’s nothing serious,” Dr. Daniel said, sitting comfortably on his chair. “But Zaylen, you should avoid loud places like that in the future. You know the damage it does to us.” He started writing some medication for Zaylen, while I felt immediate guilt filling me. It was due to me that Zaylen was in this condition. He agreed despite knowing the side effects, just for my sake — our friendship’s sake. He was really a nice guy. Even though he didn’t feel anything for me and what I felt for him was a rebound, I was glad to have him as my friend. He didn’t abandon me and helped me sort out my feelings. He really highly valued his friendships. I was lucky to have him in my fucked up life. My chain of thoughts were broken by the ringtone of my phone. I checked the caller ID and saw it was my dad. My eyes grew as wide as sa
ZAYLEN Before Liana could fall, I held her up in my arms in an instant. “Liana…” I called out. Her eyes were closed, and by taking a closer look at her beautiful face, it seemed like she was writhing in pain. A sudden surge of panic and concern washed over me like a tidal wave seeing her like that. “Zaylen…” I could feel her pain as if it were my own, each agonized breath she took sending a shiver down my spine. “Liana…” I called out again, but there was no response. It seemed like she fainted. With a gentle touch, I lifted her delicate form, cradling her close to my chest as I hurried towards the hospital. With each step I took, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was stirring within me, something different. I have never felt like this before. As I was about to step inside the hospital, Liana’s eyes jolted open. Once she realized she was in my arms, she mumbled, “Put me down.” I sighed in relief, seeing she got back her consciousness. I put her down obedi
LIANA“So… what about the werewolf earlier?” I struck up a conversation as Zaylen and I walked.“What about it?” Zaylen asked, arching an eyebrow.“Who was it?” I asked curiously. “Oh, he was Jackson. He turned sixteen, so he transformed fully today for the first time. That’s why he lost his control,” Zaylen informed me. “So do all the werewolves lose control?” I inquired.“I thought you did your research on our kind,” he teased with a smile, but I rolled my eyes playfully.“It’s better to hear everything from a werewolf. I mean, hearing it from the werewolf personally beats the information I can find on G****e. Unless, werewolves have a personal g****e page where they put every information about themselves.”“Like a Wikipedia page for werewolves?” he asked to be sure, and when I nodded, both of us burst into laughter.“Why would a werewolf dig their own grave by putting it all on social media? That’s so stupid,” he mumbled.“If humans can get addicted to social media, why can’t it b
LIANA “Sara?” I stared at Sara sitting in the car, still in disbelief. “You are Jordan’s secretive girlfriend?” I could see Sara’s cheeks getting red as she nodded. “Yes…” I felt betrayed and happy at the same time. So I decided to do some drama. I mean, Sara deserved it as we did get close as friends. “Why did you hide it from me?” I asked, feigning hurt in my voice. I could see Sara’s eyes filling with guilt as Jordan stood next to me and said, “Well… we didn’t want you to feel awkward around us.” “Plus, office romance makes things so awkward,” Sara added. “But I was going to tell you everything. I swear, Lia.” I could feel the sincerity in her tone, but I decided to play around a bit more. “Sure… I thought we were close friends, like really really good friends.” “We are! We really are!” Sara tried to assure me. I placed a hand over my chest dramatically and said, “Are we, Sara? If we were, I would have known that you were the one dating Jordan.” “Lia, I —” I interrupted
LIANA Sara and I were at Sara’s place, chilling in the living room with pizza and soda. “I really think we should invite Kiara,” I suggested as I took a bite of the pizza. Sara took a sip of her drink and shook her head. “Kiara doesn’t know about me dating Jordan, either.” I scrunched up my eyebrows, totally confused. “Why didn’t you tell her? I mean, she is the closest to you of all.” I thought the reason would be the same as she gave me, but the solemn look that appeared on Sara’s face meant something else. “What’s wrong?” I asked, placing a hand over her shoulder. “Actually, Lia, everything is so messed up. I don’t know how to say or from where to begin,” hurt was visible in Sara’s voice. “It’s okay. Take your time.” I gave her an understanding smile. She sucked in a deep breath and let out, “I am not Jordan’s destined mate.” “Huh?” I tried to absorb her words, but literally nothing made sense. So I looked at her quizzically. “What does this even mean?” Sara smiled at me
LIANA “You…” I didn’t know what to say as I watched a tear slide down Sara’s eyes. “Six years ago, I lost my mate. He died while trying to save me.” I gave a side-hug to Sara, my heart breaking at her confession. “I was miserable after he left. He was so good to me, Lia. Only Jordan was there all the time to support me emotionally. Zaylen did as much as he could as the leader.” “So Jordan pursued you?” I tried to divert the emotional topic. A smile formed on Sara’s lips as she nodded. “Jordan has always liked me. Once I was finally able to accept my mate’s death and moved on, Jordan started pursuing me. That was, I guess, three years ago.” “So did you accept him instantly or made him struggle to prove his love?” I teased. She chuckled, probably remembering those days. “Jordan was so adamant about not giving up on me even though I rejected him many times. All he said was, ‘You cannot undo my feelings for you.’ That’s what melted me, to be honest — his determination. So eventually,
LIANA Zaylen: Why don’t you and Sara come to my place for breakfast? Jord is here as well. A smile appeared on my lips as I texted him back. It was a Sunday today, so obviously we didn’t have an office to go to. Liana: Did you and Jordan have a slumber party like me and Sara? He replied instantly. Zaylen: I had to give him some company after you stopped him from having sex with his girlfriend by taking her away. I gaped at his response, fully dumbstruck. Oh, so that’s why Jordan was interrupting Sara when she wanted to have a girls’ night. It all made sense. Liana: Well he deserved that for hiding this from me. I don’t mind. Zaylen: The way you said that, I assume you don’t have any experience there. I froze at his text. Was he indirectly confirming whether I was a virgin or not? I told you to stop being so delulu, Liana! I sucked in a deep breath and typed again. Liana: Keep assuming ;) Zaylen: Uh… you didn’t answer? I had the urge to roll my eyes at his text. I kn
LIANA After breakfast, I walked around until I saw Jordan. “Hey, Jordan,” I called out, and he smiled at me. “I heard everything from Sara.” His smile fell. “Everything?” I knew he meant even about the mate thing, so I nodded. “I am curious about one thing, though. What will you do if your real mate appears? Will you leave Sara?” This question has been bugging me since last night. I really wished to know Jordan’s answer. The poor girl had been through too much already for her to lose somebody all over again. Before he could reply, I added sternly, “If you do leave her, I swear I will turn my revenge against you. You would be at the top of my hit-list” Jordan chuckled at my threat. “Don’t worry, Liana. I will never do that to Sara. I love her. I really do,” he said and I could feel the sincerity in his voice. The way his eyes glinted at Sara’s name, I knew Sara found a gem after what she went through. They both clearly deserved each other. “And over my dead body will I let s