FINNI quickly sent for Damon and dismissed the little girl. I almost exploded. How dare Raven do this to Iris? I wanted to send for Raven immediately but I needed to make sure that she wasn't being falsely accused. I, for one, knew that she was capable of such given the reason that she didn't like Iris, not even for one bit. She always hated her right from the very first day she set her eyes on her. I knew Raven's parents. They were one of the nicest people I've ever met. I wonder where Raven got her rash behaviors from. First, it was the rape attempt. I let her go free for a while because of the relationship I had with her parents. And because it wasn't a success. But now, if she was responsible for the predicament of my mate, then, she would have to face me. "Find out if she was really the one behind this scheme," I said to Arnold. "Of course." He smiled. Arnold was somehow good at uncovering secrets and tracking down people. I wondered why he hadn't taken down Hendrickson ye
FINN I stared at the letter in my hand for a while. I didn't want to believe that what I was seeing was true but judging from the fact that her brother, Arnold, handed this over to me, I was forced to believe it. "And where did you see this again?" I asked, bile forming in my throat. It was becoming hard to breathe or even speak. I was too stunned. "In my room. I heard the door opening and closing. Finn," He moved closer to me. "Something is definitely up. This person could be an impersonator." "An impersonator that has the exact handwriting of your sister. You have got to be kidding me. And how would someone cross the borders without the guards noticing?" I asked him. I had an idea of what was going on. The lady I saw the other day was indeed Zaria and my eyes weren't deceiving me. It could be that someone took her ashes and molded a new body for her. Which means, her soul was captured and put in the body. And I knew just the exact person that would do such a thing. He was prob
IRIS I lived my life in fear. Some days I couldn't sleep properly. I would always lie awake in fear that someone might sneak in and take me away. I started seeing strange faces in my dreams and some days, I would wake up in the living room when I remembered sleeping in my room. Finn was constantly worrying about my whereabouts so he placed both Arnold and Damon as my personal bodyguards. Doing that didn't help in any way as I was always getting tense. Strange rumors had been going on around town about a certain girl who appeared to be Zaria but always disappeared when someone recognized her. Just as I met her that day, I had never seen her again. There was no one I could run to for comfort. Finn was always busy that we barely saw each other in a week. He was bent on capturing the rumored Zaria and keeping me safe. But what he didn't know was that stranger things were happening with me. At night, I always felt myself sleepwalking. I couldn't bring myself to tell him about it. For
IRIS With everything that had been happening over the past few days, everyone had been on alert. There were other records of strange activities, such as sudden accidents and strange fires. It was when the time for prom came that everything had lessened. Prom was the talk of everyone in town, especially the young ladies. It was mostly there that young people found their mates and it was held once every year. I wasn't ecstatic about it at all. With everything that had been happening to me, the taste of joy to others tasted sour to me. Finn had become distant again. Damon and Anya too. Anya's problem was that I hung out with Jason too much for her liking. Why on earth would she be bothered when she wanted to be with Roland? She was confused and was dragging others alongside her stupidity. Plus, Jason was the only person I spoke to more in school. Our discussions were like therapy. It helped keep me sane for a while. I was constantly losing my mind. The whole school spoke about the
IRIS My heart fell to my stomach countless times. The rate of my heartbeat increased and I had to leave before I did anything stupid. I felt pains that were enough to make me cry. Anya, Roland, Jason, and Finn. All had done a very strong thing to me tonight. I was close to breaking down but I couldn't do it in public. I didn't bother going back to the party. It was already over for me. I removed my heels and began walking home. I was mentally tired and stressed out. I didn't know what to think anymore. My entire world was crumbling down for the third time. I was lost and hopeless. Maybe it was just my fate to always feel this way whenever I was an inch close to happiness. My father died almost to my sixth birthday. He promised to get me a unicorn as a birthday present and lots of fairytale books. I was almost killed after Fenrir finally realized I was mated to him. He chose Lyra over me. And now when I had seen a mate that would accept me, he went right back to the ex that he cl
FINN "She'll only be angry for a while and then come around," Damon said. "Come around?" I asked. I was frustrated and it showed much because I was always pushing my hair backward. "She freaking saw Zaria kiss me. How do you expect me to explain that it was black magic?" "You should have told her in the first place. And maybe she'd believe you." "Don't forget I told her I don't trust her." He nodded knowingly. "You're really screwed, man." He sat down. "What I don't understand is, why is she mad at me too? I didn't do anything wrong." "Of course, her anger has to go round. It can't be only me." I rolled my eyes and relaxed in my seat. "How the magic worked on me is how I don't understand. I'm kinda immune to it and I always notice when someone using it is around me but what happened? Why did I fall for their trap?" "And where is the b**ch?" I asked. "What do you want her for? Explain to Iris what happened? You have got to be kidding me." "If that were to be possible, then
IRIS How dare he show his face to me after I told him to stay away from me? I would never forgive him. The fact that he didn't want to tell me about the kiss was enough proof to judge him. I needed closure. I needed to go out and clear my head. I got invited to the prom afterparty immediately after our test. The party was to be held that same evening. I planned never to go to a party but desperate times call for desperate measures. I needed my revenge to be served hot. I opened my wardrobe in search of something skimpy. I settled for a crop top, skinny jeans, and a jacket. I applied a little makeup before walking out of the room. I locked my door and exited the building. I ambled toward the road and stopped a taxi. I was driven to the manor where the party was taking place. It seemed it was already in full swing as the entire living room was crowded. Liam's parents had died in an accident, leaving the kid alone to live his reckless life. He threw parties almost every Friday and
FINN I rushed to the scene of the party after Anya had called. I was furious. Since when did both Anya and Iris start attending parties? The strong scent of alcohol hit my nose and I scrunched my face. These kids were lucky that whatever they were doing here was far away from town. I would have broken down the building if possible. I ventured inside the house. None of them noticed me because they were all wasted. "If I see Anya like this, I'll make sure she gets grounded." I scoffed. I finally found her in one corner, taking shots. As I got to where she was standing, I cleared my throat. She flinched when she saw me. "Why are you scared? Weren't you expecting me?" I folded my hands. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "I was just trying to forget everything. Jason doesn't want to hang out with me and I cut ties with Roland. Never in my life would I have done that." She whimpered. "Still doesn't warrant you coming here. Go home, Anya. I'll deal with you later." I said and wen