Growing up, Rebecca didn’t have any grandparents or aunts or uncles, but it was okay for her because her mother and her brothers and sister were enough for her as they would play with her, though only until she grew old enough to see through their lies.For instance, Louis would eat Rebecca’s food and say he didn’t. There was no need to lie. He could have said he ate her food, and she probably wouldn’t have minded that, but because of him lying, she was hurt more.Another day, she heard Shawn asking Sheron, the old maid, to cook sweets for him. When Sheron said she would also cook for the girls, Rebecca and Veronica, he told the maid there was no need to include them. Whatever his reason might have been, Rebecca cried inside.Her innocent mind would get hurt because of these heartless acts that would pop up often with every passing month.When she once went out on a trip with her family, she was buying ice cream from a tricycle cart, and a hungry street dog was looking at her. At some

The giant feathered serpent was the first to launch its attack a fraction of a second earlier than the other beasts. Benjamin leaped straight into its mouth and stood on its lower teeth. It tried to shut its mouth, but he stopped its upper teeth with his bare hands, so that it wouldn’t be able to crush him to death.The humanoid bull angrily smacked the serpent’s face with its club-like weapon, sending its long body rolling up and down the mountains until it fell into the hundred mile wide Nox River.All the other six beasts soon reached the ghastly river covered by pungent dark clouds.Benjamin was floating atop the river, surrounded by these seven horrid beasts, each looking menacing in its own right.The air was bitingly cold. The Nox river was massively wide, but it still seemed thinner than a stitching thread in relation to the vast lands it ran through. Some of the largest beings in the world like the feathered serpent or the behemoth, these extraordinary entities struck as anyt

The morning turned to night in the Sterling villa.There was no news of Rebecca. The same was the case for Benjamin.Veronica was on the rooftop, crying for her sister, while staring at the main gate, hoping her sister would show up soon. She hadn’t eaten anything even though Delle and Amber had brought her food multiple times.Because she didn’t eat, Akash also didn’t eat.“Trust in Benjamin, Veronica,” Akash told Veronica, putting his hand on her shoulder. “He’s going to bring her back.”“I hope you’re right,” Veronica sniffled. Her eyes were still wet. “Everyone in my family put all kinds of conditions before giving me money, except my sister. She always tells me to spend it wisely everytime she gives me money. I owe her so much, but I’m unable to help her when she’s in a difficult situation. I’m still utterly useless.”“You’re not useless. Everyone has talent in something,” Akash told her. “You need to find out what you’re talented at. If not, at least stick with what you’re passi

Steve and Jane were sitting in a cafe, but Jane didn’t show much interest in coffee, as it wasn’t going down her throat easily. Ever since returning, Jane had been moody and barely spoke or smiled. She was someone who was always talkative like a monkey, so seeing her like this, Steve felt bad. He had already called her parents and told them they needed to return fast.Steve put his hand on Jane’s hand. He didn’t say a word to her, as he had already tried, and it didn’t help all that much.Jane didn’t cry like Veronica had for Rebecca, but she definitely felt sad for how things turned out. “Why was Rebecca the only one that had to be taken away? Hasn’t she suffered enough already?” she asked Steve. “From her college, she started earning, but she has never been free. I thought that after the party last night, she’d finally leave the Sterling villa and live with Benjamin somewhere else. But fate has been playing games with her. Even I made life difficult for her at some point…” she felt

The moonlight touched the moonless kingdom after many centuries, but the vampires couldn’t appreciate the view of the moon for long.Vampires liked cool conditions, but every vampire in the moonless kingdom currently experienced the hottest summer amplified by a hundred times.“What’s this insane pressure?”“I can’t breathe.”While being unable to breathe wouldn’t kill them, some felt like they were getting choked by the air molecules all around them. Even the capable adults felt goosebumps all over. Their hearts trembled at the invisible aura that oppressed them.Sasha was shivering in bed. “What’s going on? My arms and legs are trembling like they have frostbite. My heart… it’s banging hard.”Amaal, who was watching from a distance, felt unsettled. “My heart is thumping against my will. Me, who has lived over a century and has gone through countless crazy ordeals… is feeling anxious now? This brat is the second person who made me feel this way.” He grinned rather angrily.Brad blew