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Charlene had never seen Dalton look so angry before. His face, calm before, now looked fierce and cold. Dalton's eyes seemed to throw daggers as he breathed heavily with his fist tightened. Raymond stared at him from head to toe. Wasn't this the friendless dude from the Medicine department? "How dare you hit me, you scumbag?" Raymond yelled, his face contorted with fury. He got up and approached Dalton. "You'll pay for that. You little piece of...ah." Dalton hit his elbow hard on Raymond's nose while he was still speaking. Raymond screamed and staggered back. Blood oozed out of his nose. "You...you broke my nose," Raymond said in disbelief, covering his nose. "Yeah. Try anything else and I'll break more than your nose." Dalton threatened. His voice didn't have the calmness it had before. Dalton didn't look like the cute and calm guy Charlene once knew. She was taken aback by this new version of him. Even Raymond was surprised. His fierce look was enough to frighten him. Da
At the front porch, while Melanie and Brian argued, Charlene was cleaning Dalton's elbow which was grazed due to Raymond's teeth."Geez, harsh thing you did to Raymond." She commented."I could have done more," Dalton replied. The cut inflamed under the touch of the spirit but he didn't flinch at all."Hmm, who would have thought you knew how to fight? You look so...gentle." Charlene stared at his hazel eyes. She could still remember how fierce it looked when Dalton shrugged. "Never judge a book by its cover. How's your head?"Charlene rubbed the back of her head. "I came off with a little lump, but I'll be alright.""Let me see...if it's okay with you." Charlene turned around. Dalton pushed her orange hair away. Charlene loved the way his fingers touched her skin. "Oh," Dalton said, after sighting the lump. "Just apply some pressure and ice on it and it will be alright.""Sure," Charlene replied, almost dreamily. She wanted to press her head into his hands but he had removed hi
"So, you were working undercover?" asked Melanie.Dalton nodded again. "For Brian's safety, Edward appointed me to watch Brian in secret. I'm sure he has other Nightbirds watching Brian secretly too.""Sounds like something Edward would do," Melanie said."OK, can someone explain what a Nightbird is?" Brian interjected, getting confused with the Nightbjrd talk."Oh, you don't know yet. Well, your father has three categories of workers and men. The Nightbirds, Gray Guardians, and Butterfly. Dalton is a Nightbird, while Charlene and I are Butterflies." Melanie explained and pushed back some strands of her hair.Brian blinked. "And why am I just hearing this now?" They only shrugged. Brian shook his head. "So my father has...Nightbirds...watching me in secret?""He didn't tell me, but I'm sure he does. He can't assign just me." Dalton said.Brian hummed. He wondered who the other Nightbird might be. It could be anyone. People he knew, people he didn't know. Anyone."Well, this explains
Gabe and his friends froze as three men approached them. They were masked and dressed in all-black. "What...what...do you want from us?" Gabe stammered, trembling. "Who is Gabe Peterson?" The man in the middle asked. His voice was so deep that it sent shivers down their spine. Without hesitation, they all pointed at Gabe. "Take him." The man ordered. Gabe's heart skipped a beat. "What? What did I do?" The other two men drew closer to him and grabbed his shoulders. "Follow us if you don't want any problems." One of them said. Gabe gulped and glanced at his friends. Fright was evidently etched on their faces. They didn't make any move to come to his aid at all. Seeing there was no point fighting, Gabe reluctantly allowed himself to be pushed by the men. At the doorway, Gabe looked back at his friends. They still made no move. He sighed and walked out. It was almost midnight. Their house was located in a neighborhood secluded from the highway, so the area was quiet except fo
"Brian Ashton and Melanie Spears, the chancellor called for the both of you." An unknown student announced in Brian's Financial Accounting class. Brian sighed. He had been expecting the announcement since he came to school that day. After getting permission from the Financial Accounting lecturer, they left the class amidst the stares from the whole class. They walked in silence to the building where the office was located. They climbed the staircase to the office and entered when they arrived. Gabe, his friends, Charlene, Raymond, and Dalton were already in the office. Miss Claudine stood beside the chancellor who was seated on his swivel chair. The office was quiet except for the creaking of the ceiling fan and the vibrations from the water dispenser. Brian could see a view of the school from the window behind the chancellor. "So, can anyone tell me how the bloody fight started?" The chancellor joined his hands and interlocked his fingers immediately the door slammed shut. His
Silence fell immediately in the cafeteria. The whole students gaped at Brian with their hung open or eyes widened. Dalton froze the moment he felt Brian's lips touch his cheek and faced him in shock. Even Melanie and Charlene stared at Brian dumbstruck. Brian smiled at the reaction of everyone and wrapped his arms around Dalton's shoulder. "Let's go." Brian gently nudged Dalton out of the cafeteria. Melanie and Charlene followed shortly. The students, still silent, watched them walk out before the murmur increased its tempo. They only used the gay stuff to make jest of Brian but was Brian truly gay? The next hot topic was slowly brewing. As they walked to their car, Charlene demanded. "What did you that for?" Brian merely shrugged. "They want something to gossip about, they got something to gossip about. After all, everyone thinks I'm gay." "A little warning will be appreciated next time," Dalton said. "Yeah. Sorry about that." "Next time?" Charlene raised her brows. Bria
Christabel emerged from the taxi when it arrived at the rental apartment building. After paying the taxi driver, she turned and looked at the building. She frowned. This was Brian's old apartment building. She wondered where Brian lived now. Probably somewhere rich. Hmph, lucky him. She thought. She tucked some strands of hair behind before walking in. She climbed the stairs to the next floor and headed to apartment 25 and knocked on the door. "I'll be there in a minute." Margaret's voice responded from inside. Some minutes later, the door opened. "Welcome, Christa." Margaret beamed at her. Christabel became dumbstruck at Margaret's new appearance. Her dark skin seemed to have become lighter, almost fair. Her hairstyle was now a round afro hairstyle. Makeup beautified her face greatly. Two gold round earrings hung on her ears and she wore a crop top and bum shorts. "Are you coming in?" Margaret's voice snapped out of her daze. "Uh...yeah." Christabr got a hold of her
Hip-hop music blasted from Richard's car stereo, lightening up the mood as he drove the Mercedes Benz. Brian sat next to the driver's seat while the rest of them – Melanie, Charlene, and Dalton – sat at the back Except for the music, the car was silent as it made its journey to Wesville. Brian wondered what awaited him at the manor. He was elated to see his mother but what of his father? He hadn't spoken to him for about a month. Wouldn't it be awkward? How would he get along with him? He was also nervous about the reaction of his father's men and workers towards him. Melanie told him his father had a lot of men working for him. Would they like and accept him as the heir? Not that they had a choice but he wanted them to accept him in their free will. What would they think of him? That he was weak and unfit to be the heir of the family? He ran his hand on his face and puffed. This was overwhelming. "Hey, see this," Charlene called his attention towards her. "Look at what you c