Blue"You're free to go."I stood outside the police station, and considered my next move. I climbed down the stairs of the precinct and saw Ever's car out front.I rushed to hide behind a pillar, backing into the corner because I didn't think I could handle a run in with Ever. She hated my guts apparently.I peered around the pillar and saw Ever's beautiful beast of a car zoom off. I relaxed s little more. That meant Ever was gone. And I could now leave the precinct without her even seeing me. She still believed me to be involved in this somehow.I came out of the pillar when the car drove off, letting out a sigh of relief. Now I don't have to say anything to Ever.I turned to start walking, when I saw her. Ever, she watched me with eyes that were like daggers.My heart started racing again. Ever still thought I had something to do with Blue going missing. I could almost feel her staring at me as though trying to see into my soul through my skin.She looked so pissed at me. The last
I tripped on the stairs rising to the stage in front of a crowd of elites and paparazzi. The cameras flashed, and my cheeks burned red. I cursed my Jimmy Choo heels because those pretty pearls had just stabbed me in the back. Not to mention, I also heard the crowd's split-second gasps. It was a big day for Fairy Beauty, and I almost ruined it if not for those many years spent in the gym at six am. I still blamed it on the janitor for leaving the floors wet. I would send whoever it was packing from my company, but not even that could erase the mortification I felt. Only this flitting moment will raid tabloids and social media for weeks. I cleared my throat before speaking while on the stage. The knowing eyes of the crowd scrutinised my poor attempt at avoiding the embarrassing moment like it never happened. I blinked them away, focusing my eyes above their heads.The air in the space was heavy like a piñata waiting for a stick."Fairy Beauty will mark the start of another calendar y
It was real. This shadowy being with thick limbs and red eyes. I shoved the back door open, but my legs gave out the second I put my weight on them. I turned on my arse, crawling backwards with my fingers digging into the earth. My eyes had returned to normal when I checked the driver-side mirror while falling on the ground.The creature held Hank high and ripped his heart out. My hand covered my mouth, trapping my cry of fear. A tear rolled down my cheeks in memory of Hank. He had worked for me for years. Now he was gone. "I will kill you for doing that to him!" I screamed while seeing red. "He was my friend, you monster!" The creature stomped its large foot on the ground, and the force lifted me off it and threw me down back again. Alarmed, I started crawling away faster, forgoing my borrowed confidence."No! Please stop—" I struggled to get on my feet, but it swiped me up from the ground and into its giant palms like I was as tiny as an ant. In comparison, I was like an ant, an
My widened eyes watch the sheathed sword still in his hold. This could only mean one thing. He was mistaken about me, and now he had to make sure he kept the happenings of tonight a secret."Why then are they after you?" He muttered to himself. "There has to be a reason the shadow demons are targeting you!" He paced for minutes, and I suspected he was moments away from ticking.I stood from the bed and grabbed the wine bottle from the dresser. After taking a long sip, I passed it to him. He raised a brow at my gesture. "One last drink before I die by your hands? It's clear I'm not the Ember-whatever-you-called-it witch." "I can see that, but Khal is never wrong. There's something I'm missing, and listening to you yap is not helping."I still held out the hand holding the bottle. "You said they eat humans, too. Maybe I pissed off the gods and the universe. I tend to drag a lot of attention because of my social status."He refused the bottle after three more attempts from me. I return
I froze on the stage, fiddling with my fingernails. Now, the world would find out the truth that something was wrong with me. Cage would also be discovered, and only I would pay for it. The gasps rose. I feared them. My feet fell back a step, and just when I was about to crumble, broad shoulders stepped in the gap and pulled me in. It was him. Cage. My face was currently buried in his chest, but if I didn't hate him so much for making me give up my life's legacy, I would have snuggled closer to inhale all of him. The enemy smelled good. Too good. "What are you doing here?" I croaked. "A bodyguard must protect his owner at all costs." His hand patted down my hair. The other one slipped around my waist, pulling me close. If we weren't faking this to save ourselves, I would have been convinced. The reporters would forget the past minute and the sudden colour of my eyes. They had seen a bigger dirt to gossip about. Blue Meyer and a man who's not Noah. It was the news of the decad
I looked at him like he had grown three heads. He was definitely crazy. It was one thing to trust and escape with the same man who wanted to kill me a few hours ago, but he saved my life and I acknowledge that. This was just not it. "You've got to be kidding me." I shook my head, turning away and raking a hand through my hair. "Alpha Khal of Kandare sent me. He's the only one that can save your life but you must get married to him." He insisted, grabbing my arms and pulling me to face him. "I'm marrying no one!" "It's a good thing I don't answer to you, Blue." "I won't leave with you, Cage. If those are your conditions, then I won't!" I jutted my chin, hoping he won't see right through my act because on the inside, I was only just a scared woman who didn't want to die. "So, you would rather die in the hands of those shadow demons?" He stood so close, dropping his voice by an octave. "I thought I was the only one allowed to kill you." I breathed in his scent, shutting my eyes
I frowned at my surroundings when I couldn't see him anywhere. My heart had started beating too fast because I knew I couldn't afford to be left alone for even second. The car had been parked at a cliff. He had abandoned me in the middle of nowhere, so that those demons can feast on me. I could feel my breaths coming out shorter. What if the demons were right outside the door, waiting for me to take the first step outside and then they'd attack? I was shit scared. I had never been this scared or alone in my life and I had been lonely all my life, but that was an understatement compared to this. With shaky hands, I pushed the door open and stepped out. It was a windy night. The wind blew locks of my hair over my forehead and eyes. I kept pulling them away, only realizing he had covered me with a throw blanket while I was asleep. I limped over to the edge when I didn't see any signs of danger. A part of me told me they would come. If I could just jump over now and save myself the pai
Cage was on his feet at the instant because they had attacked us without delay. I was still on the seat as Cage blocked them off. He was getting outnumbered, and we would slowly start to lose. I broke the bottle on the table against the wall and stood at his side. I had no idea what I was doing, but when our backs touched, I knew I had to protect him. I stood with the broken glass held out in defence. Cage and I bid time. The others snarled at us, too. Their eyes were completely as black as night. "You should have just stayed put, Blue." "I came to help." "You are not actually helping." We were bantering, forgetting the main point of why we were even here and the dangers around us. It was always easy to lose focus while around him. I just realised this fact. "We can't stay here. Let's clear out a carriage and lock ourselves in until the ride is over. They shouldn't be able to get past these steel doors." His eyes flickered to me for a jiffy, and I almost smiled at the fact th