I was only in my bra and panties because I had removed my clothes with the intent of taking a shower. But with the unexpected guest in my room, taking a shower was now the last thing on my mind. I had other crucial things to attend to. Like, trying to get Chad to calm down before he did something that both of us would regret in the morning. The thin curtains at the window fluttered due to the gentle and cool breeze coming in. The light from the full moon was evident when one looked outside from the view of the window.I was deeply screwed, and not even in a fun way. From the line of Chad’s questioning, it felt like he had found out my secret; that he had figured out who I truly was.That was not what I needed right now. I still had to get my mom to believe that I had actually reincarnated. I still had to come up with a plan with her on how to exact our revenge for our fallen pack. I still had to see where life was going to take me concerning a certain green-eyed boy by the name of
It was the next morning. The sun was up and the birds were chirping. Beams of light shone through my window and flashed on my face, causing me to squint my eyes before finally using my hand as a shade. I had a dull headache that made me groan as I dragged my body from the unmade bed. My eyes were still groggy from sleep but the alarm clock kept going off loudly and I had to shut it up. The annoying thing about it was that instead of it being right next to the bed where I could reach and shut it off, it was at the work desk in the right corner of the room. The sound was loud and obnoxious. But it did a great job of waking me up. Because it was not close to the bed, I could not snooze it whenever I wanted; I had to literally wake up to do that. And by waking up physically to turn it off, it was doing its job. Because once I’m out of bed, it’s harder for me to find sleep again easily. So in a way, as annoying as it was, it was productive. When I reached the alarm clock, I turned it
The air smelt sour and the coldness was evident. As I walked deeper into the dungeon and past the prisoners, I noticed that most of them were asleep. The few that were awake stared at me blankly as I walked by. I was not there for any one of them. I was only there for a single person, and that was my real mom, Luna Alexa. When I reached her cell, I saw that she was humming a familiar tone. A tone that made me emotional. In my past life, she used to hum that tone all the time when she would give me my meds. It was soothing and reminded me that I was not alone. When she noticed my presence, she stopped humming and stared at me. “What do you want, little girl?” Her voice was gritty. “Have you come to wave your flag of victory in my face?” She was wearing the same dress when I last saw her. “No.” I shook my head slowly and walked closer to the cell. My heart was thumping in my chest; not because of fear but because I was overwhelmed with memories of her and me from my past life. “I c
Nervousness gnawed on my bones as I tried to find out what to say to the betas. They did not have looks of suspicions though, only ones of curiosity. “She probably went down there to take some selfies with the prisoners,” The other beta with blonde-curly hair guessed. He had a round baby face and his eyes were the same color as mine: ocean blue. From how he looked at me, I could tell that he either really respected me or had a crush on me. The beta that spoke first, replied, “Now, why would she be doing that? Are you that dumb?” He had a rough but attractive look. The other beta that had not spoken had short hair and looked bored. He scoffed lowly and then joined the conversation. “She’s right here, we can just ask her what she was doing down there.” He shrugged. They all looked at me, waiting for me to explain myself. I smiled nervously and then exhaled deeply. “Alright. You guys caught me.” I chuckled lowly. “Your friend was right, but he was off a bit. I was taking pictures of
As I was submerged, a feeling of calm and serenity took over me, helping me relax. It was like I got lighter and could move my body easily. My eyes were closed and I held my breath as I still lingered under the water. It was like I was in another world. All was quiet and peaceful. I did not know how to swim so it surprised me how calm and collected I was. But then it hit me, I was reminded that I was in Katara’s body. I had some of her memories, even the muscle ones. So I somehow knew how to swim even though the real me had never learned. I finally opened my eyes and then I came up for air. As soon as my head was out of the water, I took in a deep breath, trying to fill my lungs quickly with the air they were deprived of when I was under the water. I used my right hand to push my wet hair in a backward motion out of my face before letting out a small happy laugh. I felt great! I continued to enjoy myself swimming from one end of the pool to the other until a beta came in my dire
I handed Jade a glass of cold lemonade. He took no time to take it from my hand and started to gulp it down like he was really thirsty. In seconds, the glass was already empty. He let out a satisfied sigh and smiled. “Darn…” I chuckled. “You must have been really thirsty.” I put my own glass to my mouth and took a few sips. It tasted really cold. It was cold and was the perfect refreshing drink for the weather today. He laughed lightly. “Yeah, I was, sorry.” “No, it’s okay. I can pour you another if you want?” I offered and he nodded once as a shaky smile claimed his lips. I took the glass from him and began to fill it up with more lemonade.“Before I came here, I was actually jogging. I saw the mansion and could not resist stopping by to see you,” Jade confessed, and butterflies slow-danced in my belly. “That’s why I’m so thirsty.” And also apparently why he was dressed the way he was. He looked sweaty when he was escorted in by the beta, so it made sense that he had just come fr
Jade gulped down the last of his lemonade and a small smile lingered on his lips. “I mean, yeah. I guess I do. I guess I believe that you’re Lucia Hill.” He shrugged lightly. It felt like a huge burden had been lifted off my shoulders. And from his reaction, he was taking it all really well. “And…and do you think that would change anything?” I bit my bottom lip gently in nervousness. He let out a short sigh. “Not a whole lot, to be honest. I would still like to hang out with you and get to know you more.” He gave me a comforting smile. “So let’s start with introductions again. Hi, my name is Jade Sanchez and I would like to know you more.” I laughed lightly. “Hi, my name is Lucia Hill, a reincarnated girl on a revenge mission, and I would also like to know you more.,” I smirked, and he let out a laugh that was very contagious. “Well, nice to meet you.” He extended his hand for a handshake. I did the same and we shook hands. “It’s lovely to meet you too.” I smiled. I had forgotte
Jade seemed to make sense. Being vengeful was exhausting. Being angry all the time was draining. It was also quite the opposite of fun. But was I willing to let all that go? Was I willing to entertain the idea of forgiveness? I looked Jade in his eyes and asked him, “Have you forgiven Chad and his family for what they allowed to happen to your mom?” He seemed taken aback. He swallowed and then shook his head. “Now, that’s not fair. It’s different.” “Is it? Because I see it as almost the same.” I proceeded to stand to my feet. “If you can’t forgive Chad and his family and have refused to talk to him for all these years, then I don’t think you’re the right person to be telling me to forgive a murderer.” “Katara…” He stood up too. “I mean, Lucia.” He corrected himself and then stopped me. “You know what? You’re right, I am not the one that should be telling you to forgive when I struggle with my own demons. But I am only trying to help you here. I am only trying to watch out for you