Nora felt her breath catch in her throat and Lila on her other hand could barely move even though the spell holding them down had been broken.They were both frozen, completely overpowered by the intense aura that this man emitted and they didn’t need a saint to tell them that this man was from the mysterious family too.Beads of sweat formed on Nora’s forehead as she scrambled to her feet with her sister behind her. Her legs shook and her knees still felt weak but she knew that she had to stay strong for the both of them.“What do you want?” She snarled at this man, her words grinding between her teeth before making their way out and the man only laughed, a refined kind of laughter that pierced the air between them.Nora felt sick to her stomach and her chest squeezed tight, almost causing her heart to stop beating at once as she tried to hold eye contact but failed.“I can see that you’re as smart as they made you out to be,” the man said, his voice so low and chilling that it sent

“There’s a significant improvement in the way you fight but still, you need to train even harder and get better,” Fabio said as soon as they finished training.“You can’t rely on your powers because when it really comes down to it, there would be times when you would have to rely solely on your physical strength.” He added and Kai nodded.His chest heaved as he struggled to breathe, his lungs burned and he felt like it was only a matter of time before he passed out.Lorenzo had also been a part of the training but he got tired before Kai did and Shadow just really didn’t want to get involved with all the fighting.“Freshen up and rest, we’ll continue the training when I feel like it.” Fabio said before walking out of the training hall and Kai grunted.“Yes, Sir.” He said breathlessly as he collapsed onto the cold floor of the training hall, his breaths ragged and shallow.Sweat soaked through his clothes, clinging to every muscle and scar carved onto his skin like a loving testament o

MAEVE HAWTHORN. “Do you have your sunscreen? Oh, and that lingerie we bought when we went shopping…. Okay, I’m done packing this bag and then….” Scarlett’s voice jolted me out of my thoughts. I could hear the excitement in her voice, I could even feel it and the happiness shone so brightly in her eyes that I almost blinded myself looking right at her. “Okay, everything is set now.” She said proudly even though she had done everything by herself without giving me the time to pack anything. I didn’t want to anger the beast and ask her what she had packed but I knew really well that she had stuffed my bags with things that are both necessary and unnecessary. My mind was racing, it's sort of the first time that I would be going out with Enzo and not just out, we would be together— alone— for a few days and as exciting as it was, it was also nerve racking. Drawing in a deep breath, I placed a hand on my chest and went to my happy place which of course included Enzo and Scarlett becau

The night plunged deeper into darkness as the both of them remained rested in each other’s arms, Catherine’s head on Kai’s chest as she closed her eyes, falling asleep to the rhythm of his heartbeat.Kai could feel something coming, it was excruciatingly close and he knew that was why Fabio was making sure that he trained really hard for but tomorrow would be different.Tomorrow, he doesn’t have to train and he could plan the perfect date for Catherine. Raising his hand up, Kai’s palm balled into a fist as he stared at it.“I’m going to protect you. I swear it.” He said into Catherine’s ear as he eventually dropped his hand and soon, his eyes became too tired to stay open as they fluttered close.The cold air from the air conditioner seeped into their skin and Kai maneuvered as he covered both him and Catherine up with the thick duvet.His eyes soon closed and the only thing loud in the room— the entire building— was the silence that accompanied the night.___________The first thing

Although he trusted his grandfather and he knew that Fabio would go to the end of the world to keep him and the rest of the group safe, Kai couldn’t help but feel like something was amiss.The tension in the room was so strong that even Catherine could feel it, the air was thick as everyone waited for Atticus to say something but all he did was smile.Kai found it strange, maybe Fabio had called Atticus in for some kind of help but still, how was Atticus so available when he, Kai, had gone through two different awakenings and a trial.“I don’t understand any of this.” Kai muttered and he had no idea that his voice had been loud enough for everyone in the room to hear him until heads turned in his direction.Catherine could feel the energy ripple through the room, she remembered that it had always been like this before Kai came, before he was found.Anytime something strong enough to ruin the trust between all of them happened, the group cracked open a little bit and she felt like it w