The ray of sunlight pierced through the window and met my eyes, making me squint them as I turned my head away from the light. I raised my hand to shield my face but I froze when it didn't budge. Then I opened my eyes. I was in my room, laying on my bed, my head facing the ceiling. The headache had stopped and my body did not seem to be in pain any longer, but my hands didn't seem to move. "She's awake," a masculine voice said and I turned my head in the direction of the sound. "That's good, how're you feeling?" Sonia who was sitting at one end of my room asked, getting up to move close to me. But then she stopped mid way. "What happened?" I asked, trying to sit up. "You went unconscious," she replied and I frowned. "Why?" I glared into open space as I tried to remember why and when it happened. I was in the storage room, I had almost finished my clean up routine and I remembered coughing out blood. I stared at my hand to see the blood had been washed off. I remembered the pai

Lance scoffed and then turned to leave. I had seen Lance get angry, like hell I had even been the cause but this was rage. Lance's body was trembling as he walked back into the castle. Upon seeing me at the door I assumed the worst would happen but he just passed me without a word. Whatever questions I held in my tongue remained frozen in place for a later time. The attackers were gone and I went outside. "You know, you shouldn't be eavesdropping," Gray said to me approaching me. Sonia had left him to do something. She was dragging one of the dead vampires to torch his body. I too wanted to feel useful. "Are they any injured pack mates?" I asked, ignoring his earlier statement. "No, four dead wolves and vampires.""Gray, I warned you not to take those events lightly but you wouldn't listen," I said, becoming a bit angry. "Hayley, I see now that your hunches were right and I'm sorry that I paid no heed to your warning," he replied, placing a hand over my elbow. "Secondly, why did

I immediately realized how far I had gone and apologized. I picked up the doll. It was just childish curiosity that must have triggered Beam to take the doll out of my workshop. "Hayley," said Beam as I turned to leave. "What?" I asked, not wanting to turn back to her. "I just don't get you at times that's all," Beam replied. "Don't get me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?""It's like sometimes you become a different person. You're on and off like a light switch flickering, I know people are supposed to have different sides but yours flicker way too much."I considered her words for a moment. Was it true? Did I really change personalities that much? I wondered why that was. I grew up in an abusive environment. I was not exactly getting the best out of the alternative of coming here. So forgive me if I do not seem to have my shit together. I left Beam without a single word. Beam just sort of gave me that older sister's vibe. I had not cared for anyone like that in a long while. In

Lucas got to his feet before me, but I was still hurting to get up just yet. He walked towards me with a mischievous grin, thinking that he was ready to win once he got to me. Soon, he was hovering above me, his legs spread wide and his hands on his waist. He wanted to pay back what I had done to him when I jumped on his body, but I slipped away, underneath his legs and everyone laughed at how funny my escape was.Not waiting, I kicked both his legs and he fell off balance. It was my perfect opportunity, he was obviously still stronger than I was, so there was no amount of my blows that could put him down, so instead, I rushed my way towards him, using my reserved energy, I did my best to hold him down on the floor, he struggled but I had the upper hand since I was the one above him. Memories of the failures and the training I had with Gray began to flash across my mind. He was not going to win, I was going to prove to everyone that I could be equally strong. Fisting my palm, I focuse

"Wake up, sleepy head!" I jerked up awake from my sleep. My bed bounced as I did and I held onto my chest to moderate the way my heart beat."She sleeps a lot," a voice which I recognized as Beam's said and I glared at her and Gray who were standing at my door that was open ajar.My room,"How did I get here?" I questioned, scratching my head in confusion. The time with Lance must not have been a dream, it was too good to be true, but at the same time it felt real, way too real to be a dream."You're in your room, where else should you be?" Grey who was standing right beside her."I know that, but I was..." I trailed off, losing my words too. I couldn't possibly tell them their Alpha slept on my legs last night. "Beam, hurry on and eat breakfast, I'll talk to you later okay?" Grey offered and she hurried on without complaining.With no invite, Gray walked right into my room, going to my curtains and spreading them wide open before taking a seat opposite me on the ground."So, did y