MARCUS P.O.V“What am I thinking?” I whispered to myself, running my hand through my hair. I looked around the living room like someone who was lost and just then I felt the heaviness in my chest.Why did I tell her my perception about Katherine? Ever since we got married all I have ever done is cause her pain. I should not have said what I did; I should have kept it to myself. What have I done?I was still in grief when I heard a shattering sound behind me. I looked and unfortunately it was Alicia. Her eyes were already covered in tears as she staggered on to the dining table. Her stare was like that of someone who was already broken.My mind ran through the possibilities of everything that could put her in this shape and the only reasonable answer was that she must have discovered another of my many secrets. My heart ached at her sudden appearance and broken look and it was at this moment I realized that I had made a terrible mistake in bringing her into my life. Things might have t

MARCUS P.O.VI watched him shiver and dread at my sight, the shock thrust him backward to the floor, I read the traces of fright in his eyes, I saw how badly he wanted to move, I saw how badly he wanted to disappear but his legs betrayed him.He hopped off the floor, taking a few quick steps which landed him back on the ground and afterwards his feet were steadied as he fled from my presence. His wails resounded in the forest like that of a night bird as he went on and on.I was glad that I had brought him this far from home else it would have been a complete disaster. His reaction was not unexpected so I pursued after him. I tracked him from afar to make sure that I didn’t startle him so much, I did it in hopes that after a while his strength will fail and when he is at my mercy he will have no other choice than to listen to me.I followed him miles into the forest as he kept staggering and falling until finally he staggered on to a tree. Resting his back on the tree he took a wood f

MARCUS P.O.VI walked into one of the largest eatery in the city that night as I settled down on a chair. The place was comforting and the ambient music served as a distraction to the worries that filled my mind. There were a lot of persons present than I had expected because the current status of California will not support this setting, at least not with the mass terror that is ongoing in the city.“Excuse me sir,” a waiter said as I lifted my gaze to meet her cheerful smile.“Yes.”“Is there anything you would like to be offered?” she asked.“A glass of wine will do,” I answered and immediately after my comment she left. As soon as she moved away I spotted a young man walk in with a fair young lady. They both looked wealthy but what caught my attention wasn’t their uniqueness rather it was the strange atmosphere I felt at their presence. I could tell immediately that they weren’t human but I was not able to tell whether they were vampires, werewolves or witches.I held my gaze on t

ALICIA'S P.O.VShe led us to a discrete room and there we found a staircase leading down into a basement. I followed her curiously to know who this individual is and why they had to keep him in a place like that. We arrived before an iron door as she opened a little spot for us to have a look. Through the rectangle hole I saw a man seated down on an iron bench with his face on the floor.“His name is Alaric and he also has a rare condition. The previous person with a similar condition like his didn’t survive,” Helen said as I could tell from her tone how sorry she was.“What exactly is wrong with him?” Travis asked.“He developed a rare DNA which causes his body to build up so much heat. At times it gets so critical that he is caught up in flames but what is most unlikely is that the fire never consumes him,” Helen explained. “This is the second most critical condition we have been presented with so far,”“What are the problems of the other patients?” I asked.“Most of them have abnor

MARCUS POVStop the excuses Laura, if you don’t have enough capacity to handle a simple request like this then tell us now so that we can find another person to handle it. But you must know that failure to bring Flynn to us before sundown tomorrow will cost you your life.I recalled the last words the two young men said to Laura about Flynn. I never wanted to intervene in the matter but the fact I knew that his closest friend was about to betray him and I had the opportunity to save him was killing me.I had many reasons not to help him; one of those reasons was that I didn’t know if Flynn had the same intentions for her. While contemplating on the matter I took out the address the waiter at the restaurant had given to me. “What in the world should I do?” I thought to myself.Buzz… Buzz…The vibration of my phone knocked me off my thoughts. I took it out of my side pocket only to see that it was Alicia calling. My mind skipped at the sight of her name. Considering the clash we had a f