KAI-VIIThe clock was ticking. Fast. I had to find the orb or whatever was removed from that gemstone before Ratio lost his patience with me.If I didn't find it soon, I am a goner.I didn't want to die. Not when I was just recently given another shot at life. I depended on Ratio for survival. My life wasn't mine. It was Ratio's.Seven must have transferred the energy into something similar to a ring. Maybe it was a necklace or even another ring.Fuck! I should have questioned him before killing him. I should have been more careful! I mean, why did it never occur to me that I wouldn't have been able to hurt a single hair on Seven's head if he had the real gemstone on him?I was stupid to have thought that Seven would carry something so important on him 24/7. If I had something so strong in my possession, I would have kept it safe.Something told me he had hidden it somewhere in this huge house. The strange feeling I got whenever I was in this mansion was unmatched. At first, I dismis

SEVEN"Dad! Dad! Where are you?"Debris of concrete and glass fell on my body as I was on all fours. There was a sharp sound in my ears. So loud that I could barely hear the words that were coming out of my mouth.There was smoke and dust everywhere. I couldn't see anything. My eyes were on fire. My body was on fire. Everything was on fire.It was as if my skin was peeling off my bones. The pain was like nothing I had ever felt. Even when I shifted for the first time, I was able to handle the excruciating pain.This particular one was hellish. I was in hell. The deepest parts of hell!"Aargh!" My roar echoed in my ears. It set off something I couldn't place my finger on. My fingernails sank into the dirt on the floor. I slowly came to my feet and looked around."No, this can't be!" I shook my head in denial. A party had been ongoing a few moments ago. What happened? What was that book I heard? How did my birthday party resort to this?"Dad!" I called out again, waving my hands in t

WINTERIt was as if someone was beating a drum in my head by the time I regained consciousness. From the antiseptic smell in the air, I knew that I was in a hospital even without looking.I held my banging head and winced in pain. I tried to open my eyes, but the light above was too blinding. It was as if someone was shining a torch straight on my face.With my face scrunched up, I covered my eyes and took a deep breath."Hey, you are awake!"I felt a squeeze of panic as soon as I heard that voice. Oh, Moon Goddess! No! "Thank goodness!" The familiar voice came into my ears again. I thought I was hallucinating, but it seemed I wasn't. That was Seven's voice, wasn't it?As a chill chased up my spine, I opened one of my eyes. His face instantly came into view in the blinding light. Seven! What was he doing here?"I was so worried about you, Winter. Are you okay?"A mixture of sadness and anger swirled in my heart at this moment. "Of course, I am not okay. How could you even ask me tha

SEVENThe air was serene as I stood by the window and I looked out at the sea. Waves were slapping the rocks on the shore. This has been my view for the past one month. Life with the Williamson family was going good. It was nice to finally be away from all the drama that happened in my pack, but I still wanted to return.Not because I loved to be saddled with so much responsibility. Actually, I missed Winter. And I wanted to make sure she was okay.I'd have called her, but I had no phone and I was almost cut out of this world. My wounds had healed long ago, but I still suffered pain in my chest and head.After the move Becky Williamson pulled when I tried to leave weeks ago, I couldn't trust that she would allow me to go before I completely recuperated. The young lady was bossy!Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of my room. "Seven, hey! Come down for dinner."Speak of the devil!I threw on some clothes and went downstairs minutes later."Have you forgotten what I told you, miste

KAI-VII The days I spent reading through Dawn Holland's diary were extraordinarily long. I got to learn only two things from the first journal. One, she carried out far too many experiments for a supposed medical doctor. Two, she was a psycho! Her entries in the journal showed that she was desperate to make something. Something that would change the game in our world. For the most part, she called the thing "IT". Sitting in Seven's studying, the air was stuffy as I opened all the diaries in front of me. Curiosity was getting the best of me. Worse still, time wasn't on my side. I had to find a lead now that Ratio was breathing down my neck. I picked up a diary and opened it in half. The first few lines were all German to me. But just as I was about to flip another page, my eyes caught a glimpse of a few words at the end of the page. It read, "The Phoenix Orb is almost complete. It's still too dangerous to use, but I and the others are working on making it safe before the D-Day."