Carter A small frown tugged my lips downward as I stole a glance at my watch. I'd been waiting for a while now and if I was being honest, it looked like I was going to have to wait a little bit more. A sigh slid past my lips. I hated waiting for someone, so I tried my level best not to keep anyone waiting. No matter what came up, I always tried to be on time, so it only made sense that I would want people to keep to time right? But unfortunately, even luck wasn't on my side in the most mundane things. I couldn't exactly complain, because I didn't tell the person involved that I was waiting for her. I simply stood camp by her favorite spot, with the hopes that she would show up. According to my sources, she always did and hopefully, she wouldn't choose today of all days to take a day off. Oh, the things I did for this lady. My frown gre deeper when last night's events replayed in my mind. If I had known that was what she had been up to, then be rest assured I would have stopped
Willow. I sat in my vanity, my reflection showing straight on the mirror. I'd been like this for the past one hour, but was I tired, not at all. Could I even see myself in the mirror, I couldn't answer that either. I let a tired sigh slide past my lips. I'd been doing that for as long as I can remember and it wasn't helping matters. My mind was a literal mess and right now I wasn't sure anything could be done to clear it all out. Even if there was, wasn't it already too late? I pressed my eyes shut and despite how hard I fought, the memory came rushing by. I'd had it all planned, from the beginning to the very end, so I had no idea how things had managed to go south. Even in my wildest dreams,I never saw it panning out the way it did last night. If I needed any more confirmation that the moon goddess hated me, I'd definitely gotten It last night and it was in the form of none other than Olivia. I didn't see her reaction coming. What hurt the most, was the fact that my gut fe
Willow It was messed up, everything was messed up, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized how doomed I was, and it was all thanks alpha freaking Carter.I had no idea why he had done what he did. I really didn't ask him for help. All I asked him for, was a week to do things my way, so I could make Asher see what he was missing and he would come back to me. He'd agreed to it, but apparently, it was too much of a big deal for him to keep. Now, not only had he pulled me back in achieving my goal, I had no idea what Asher thought of me at the moment. I wasn't in his head, but I was sure he felt insulted. How could Carter even think of doing that in the first place? Did that even make any sense to him at all? I shook my head slowly.Carter was fond of doing this. Always meddling into things that weren't his problem and eventually doing them. Then when he was done with the damage he'd wanted to wreck,he would come to you for validation. Such a loser. I blinked back a c
Carter “And that's what I told her.” Colin's hearty laugh reached my ears, but it didn't take too long for it to slip out the other ear. “And in a fit of rage, she stormed off.” I made a weak attempt at laughing at his jokes when Colin burst into another round of laughter. I'd been doing that for a while now, and he hadn't caught on to it. Yet. Honestly, I was hoping it stayed that way because I wasn't in the mood to explain anything to him. “Carter?” Colin's voice pulled me out of my thoughts. “You're not listening, are you?”“I am.” I shrugged, before turning to face him fully. I'd just lied and if there was anything Colin was good at, it was sniffing out lies, especially from me. “I'm a hundred percent with you.” “Really?” Colin crossed his hands across his chest. “What was the last thing I said then?”s “You were talking about a lady.” I nodded. Colin was always talking about one woman or the other, so there was no way this would be an exception. I hoped. “Right?”“What di
Carter I snuck a glance at the woman on my bed one last time. I guess it was true that the statement, “she slept like a baby”, because right now, I wasn't sure I'd seen Willow more at peace than now. With the side of her face pressed gently against the pillow, and the way her hair spread out around her like waves from the ocean, she could easily pass as a goddess who'd decided to take a rest from the duties of the day. Like this, she could easily enter into a contest with the goddess of beauty, and still come out as the winner. I took another glance at her, before coming out of the room and shutting the door behind me. “Is she okay now?” I had barely taken one step before someone's voice reached my ears. My heart leapt into my throat, but I did a good job hiding it. “ Shit, did I scare you?”“Maybe a little heads-up would be nice, Colin.” I snorted. “Did they not teach you not to sneak up on someone?”“I didn't sneak up on you.” Colin retorted. I threw him another glare, before
Carter I stood rooted in my spot for the next couple of seconds. Maybe if I could pretend I hadn't heard them, they would leave right? It always happened to me. Most times when I was too preoccupied with a thought, so much that it bothered me, if I ignored it for long enough, it would just leave. And if anything could be possible in my mind, it definitely meant it could be possible in real life too, right? I hoped. But I was wrong. The nervous glance that Colin threw my way was all the indication I needed to know that my imagination hadn't worked this time. The mystery person who had interrupted us was still there and I couldn't help but wonder if they'd overheard us or not. “Excuse me?” The mystery person spoke up again and if I was being honest, there was something off with their voice. “What's going on there?” Colin and I locked gazes again. I wasn't the only one who'd heard the uncertainty in his voice, Colin didn't miss it too. But what if I was wrong? What if it was al
Willow A small groan slid past my lips as I slowly drifted back into consciousness. For the first few seconds, I couldn't feel any part of my body, nor could I feel the very surface I was laying on. If I was laying down, that is. Slowly, I turned to my right and only when I was done did I realize I had probably just made the worst mistake ever. Jolts of pain spread through my body. Like a really sharp needle had pricked the most sensitive part of my body, I pressed my eyes shut in nothing but pain. The sensation went on for hours, or if I was trying to be more accurate, a maximum of twenty seconds. I had barely recovered from the shock when a dull throb at the back of my head began to form. This time, I did nothing to mask my groan. With everything in me, I let out a gutteral cry. Tears pricked the back of my eyes and with the huge lump lodged in the base of my throat, I wanted nothing more than to scream my lungs out. Apparently, screaming had a penalty of its own. Not knowing
Willow For the second time in what seemed like forever, I gently peeled my eyes open. Unlike the last time, this one didn't hurt. If there was anything that felt weird, it was how heavy my eyelids were. The more I tried to keep it up, the more the weight seemed to want to press my eyes shut. A wave of panic washed over me immediately. Why? Why did I always have to wake up in the worst possible ways? If I wasn't trying desperately to feel my bones, I would be trying to keep my eyes open. This was only the second time, but I was fed up. I muttered a quick prayer to the moon goddess, and she must have heard, because I felt slightly better after a couple of minutes. I still felt groggy, but at least I had my eyesight now. After blinking a couple of times, another wave of panic rushed in my veins. From a quick glance at my surroundings, it was obvious I was no longer in my room.Despite how groggy I felt, I managed to get up, and only when my hands had come down on the sofa's armre