로그인VioletShe’s seen everything. From the moment Ginny truly put her mind to it, I knew I was no match for her. Trying to keep her out feels like a fool’s errand. A fool. That’s what I am. And because of my foolishness, I’m about to get into some serious trouble. “Oh my goodness.” Ginny withdraws from my mind. Her face is white as a sheet. She’s staring at me like she’s seeing me for the first time. Can’t really say I blame her. I’d hate me too if I found out that I’d been pretending and lying to everyone’s faces. When Lyra asked me to come here, I thought it’d only be questions. A few back and forths and then I would be on my way. If i had known that they were going to do this mind fuck thing, I never would have showed up.I would have packed my bags and disappeared for the rest of the summer. No such luck now. Everyone is confused, patiently waiting for Ginny to spill the beans.“What?” Aiden’s the first one to lose his cool. “What did you see? Did she do it?”“Yes,” Ginny digs
Aiden“Why are you calling me? Didn’t I say that we’re over?”Willow exploding on my ass still hurts. But I get over it pretty quick. I’m not calling to fight with her. Frankly, I’m just glad that she picked up the phone.“I’m sorry.” I start, keeping my voice neutral. “I know what we said but I thought you should know what’s going on. It’s Violet. She’s at your dad’s building. About to be questioned.”“What? Why?” Willow flares up. “Did you have something to do with this? Is that why you’re calling me?”“This isn’t about me. It’s about finding Rowan. We’re not sure yet but we think Violet can lead us to him.”“We? Who’s we?”“Ginny. And Vincent.”“You’re scheming with my people! On top of that, you’re accusing my best friend of— what exactly?”She sounds so mad.“Last night, someone leaked the co-ordinates to Rowan. All of your dad’s people have strong alibis. The only one that’s yet to be accounted for is Violet. Don’t worry. It’s nothing bad. We only wish to confirm where she was l
Aiden“No one else had access to the co-ordinates. It was just the network and the guards.” Lyra looks just as distraught as I do. “I’m sorry. I wish I knew how the data got leaked. We’ve screened everyone but there’s nothing amiss. Everyone had strong alibis.”“What about Violet?” Vincent asks, features contorting in a frown. “She was with you for hours. At what point did she leave?”“It was shortly after we discovered the location of the culprits.” Lyra continues. “I overheard one of the guards asking to give her a ride home but she turned him down. Said she preferred to take a taxi.”“And how are we sure she went straight home?” Vincent turns to me. “Is there anyone you could call at the sorority house to confirm this? We have to know for sure that she arrived home at the approximate time.”“I doubt the girls would have been awake at that hour.” I pause, contemplating it. “Hold on. Wouldn’t it be easier to search her memories?”“There’s that.” Lyra hesitates. “I could make a reques
AidenVincent and Helen already left for Willow’s condo. I show up at the condo a half hour later, looking pissed as shit.Vincent takes one look at me and sighs. “I’m guessing your second talk with miss Thompson didn’t go as planned.”“Yes and no.” I walk around Willow’s living room. Helen is in her bedroom, organizing her suitcase. “As you might have guessed, she’s still pissed. On top of that, she’s hurting. Which is why I’ve decided to make it up to her by finding Rowan and bringing him to her.”“The elusive vampire?” Vincent growls. “To find that bastard, we have to first rule out the prospect of a mole within our ranks. But that’s not for you to worry about. You’ve got your succession drama to worry about. And then, there’s your girlfriend. How about doing what normal boyfriends do? Buy her a gift. Grovel if you have to.”“I already did the grovelling bit.”“Apparently not enough, if she’s still mad.”“I doubt a more enthusiastic grovelling stunt is going to work on her. You sho
WillowI’m trying to put on a brave face for everyone else’s benefit but deep down inside, I wish everyone would just stop talking about this.I’m back home now. I want to go back up to my room and hide underneath my covers. I do not want to have to answer one more question about how I’m feeling. I definitely do not need to keep bearing the weight of Aiden’s eyes resting on my face.He’s so obvious. Where was this attention when I needed it?Where was his devotion when I was waiting by the phone, hoping that he would call me?I don’t know which is more insulting—his surprise about the breakup or the fact that he never imagined that I’d want to end things between us. His fragile ego must be bruised.I tune out of the discussions around the table. One thing I do catch is my family’s unanimous decision to have my things moved back into the manor. Not that I mind. I can’t imagine living in that huge condo. Alone. With no family around.What if I have more nightmares? What if someone manage
Aiden“What did you just say?” Of course I heard her. But surely, she doesn’t mean it. Right? She’s just mad. Only saying the things, she hopes would hurt me the same way that she’d been hurting. “Willow… fuck…Surely, you don’t mean that.”“I mean it.” Those gorgeous eyes are still hardened, like shards of ice. “I’m breaking up with you. I don’t want to be in a relationship anymore.”“Wait, hold on.” This is worse than I imagined. I reach out to grab her but she lets out a whimper and it stops me in my tracks. She’s shaking, almost as if she’s afraid of me.No. This isn’t about me. Not entirely. This has more to do with Horace fucking Smith, specifically what he’d done to my girlfriend, while she was being held prisoner at his stupid mansion.I want to kill him. I want to wolf out on his ass and tear him to shreds. I want to set fire to everything he owns and watch it all burn to the ground.But even then, it wouldn’t be enough for what they’d done.“What did that bastard do to you?”
VINCENTI’ve never lost a charge before. Never questioned my capabilities to protect those I’m assigned to keep safe. I’ve had my fair share near death experiences. Seen thousands of werewolves drop dead during the Lycan war. Nothing fazes me anymore. It takes a lot to make even a crack in my perf
WILLOW“I’m not going to have Tessa suspended from the squad,” I announce. “I know that’s what you’re all expecting me to do but I won’t. There’s been enough in-fighting. It’s time we put that aside and try to work together for the sake of the team.”“That’s not what Tessa said you’d do,” someone sa
WILLOWThere’s a high chance of Cary hunting Tessa down for what she did to me. Telling him about the whole ordeal feels like too much of a hassle, so I ask Vincent to keep it between us. He holds the car door open for me and he’s helping me with my back pack when I whisper the words to him. “We
WILLOWThe hockey game between me and Tessa is about to start. Because it’s a basic, watered down version of an actual hockey game, we are only expected to wear helmets on our heads, protective gloves for our hands and hockey skates. Because we’re girls, someone had to rush to the locker room to fi







