Killian's POV “You finally decided to talk to me now?”“Don’t be mistaken, Killian. I share no pity for you whatsoever, you can sit and sulk for all I care. If anything, I might be here to only make one or two things clear.” Her voice is bold and stronger. It was different from what I had heard in the past week about this event.“By all means, take your shot,” I urged her. She dropped beside me, a considerable amount of distance still sat between us, enough for three people to pass between us without having to come in contact with me or herself.It wasn't the best time for me to hear whatever she had to say but I wanted to hear it anyway, my mother already had the streak, and Ana had taken her shot so I thought, how bad can this get?“At first, I wanted to drop out from being your publicist and manager earlier, but then someone advised me that I would only be conceding defeat and I wouldn't be able to prove myself worthy—”“You are taking advice from a 17 year old highschooler??”“Y

Katie's POVI made Melissa stop the car a few blocks from my house. All the way there, I kept busy with the multiple scenarios of how badly this could end for me.Now that the mansion was a stone's throw, I could feel my heart hitting hard against my chest.“Are you sure you are going to be okay?” Stephen asked. He was seated in the back seat while I was in the passenger seat. I wasn't really familiar with him but he came off as a harmless person. I shook my head, “I don't know…”“Do you need to be escorted, I don't mind taking some of the heat.” He suggested. I appreciated his effort for someone whom I just met today, though I had a feeling he already knew who I was.“No, it's okay. I think I have to face this on my own since it was a decision I made myself.” I assured him. “You are not alone, Katie. You got us. Anything that happens in there, put one of us on a call and we will fall in to swoop you out.” Melissa said, giving me a reassuring smile. “You want a piece of advice?” He

Killian's POVI found a way to leave after the humiliating breakfast which just entailed Ana talking about all the things I did wrong. All of these things my mother believed. She spent another thirty minutes advising me on how not to end up like my father. For the first time in a long time, I had nowhere to go to for solitude. I wasn't sure Stephen would really want to see me now of all times and the way I made him would still leave him scarred. I unconsciously found myself at My Café where Katie works. There is a sign on the outside that they would be closed for today due to some health violation policy. The entire scene looked like something my mother would definitely have a hand in. She only ate here yesterday and today, they had a health violation policy warrant.It almost sparked into another moment of rage, the way she only seemed to appeal to chaos in the name of bringing order to a room she had no hand in making.I got back into my car and drove further up the hill to a point

Katie's POV I didn't resist this time. I accepted his offer. “But on one condition.”I turned to look at Killian, not impressed with the need for a condition. “Really?”He swallowed nervously. “It isn't that deep, I promise you. I just need to get something clear and you seem like the only other person who would be able to tell me these things besides the obvious person…” he trailed off.It gave me an idea of what he wanted to ask. “Is it about Melissa?”“Yes, it is about Melissa—” he manifested a flask out of the freaking thin air and poured the content past his lips before I could even ask where the flask came from.“And you. I have tried having the conversation with her but that obviously didn't work out—”“She came back into the hall pissed, breathing hot air through her nose like a freaking dragon,” I interjected. He snickered with a boyish grin taking over his once expressionless face. Somehow, the thoughts of a person like Melissa breathing like a dragon made him laugh.“I

Stephen's POV “You got to be fucking kidding me…” Killian was walking out of my next-door neighbor's apartment. The apartment belonged to a weird old lady everyone knew not to mess with. There were always rumors that circulated around where everyone thought she was a witch hiding in plain sight but no one, who lived in this apartment complex could do anything about it.There were few high rising apartment complexes that allowed the coexistence of werewolves and humans in the same building due to security risks. According to the law, we had to live on the outskirts and that was where this building was located. So it was first a surprise to see Killian all the way here after he had complained about how long the journey was to the outskirts the last time he was here. According to him, this journey was so long that he accidentally got sober and drank himself into a stupor during the same journey. It could have been a far-cry exaggeration for all I cared. But for now, I accepted him into