Eleanor's POVI plastered on a smile and followed her to the heart of the party.Harley and I exchanged glances as I signaled him not to worry or be afraid. I cocked my head slightly to the door, signaling him to leave as soon as he had the opportunity to do so.Madison pulled me into the cottage. Despite the late hour of the night, the party was still raging. Groups of hunters had gathered there, drinking, sharing stories, adding fictitious details to make their stories seem more dangerous to impress the listening crowds. The more they talked, the more unbelievable their stories became, and the listeners shuddered with fear as if they were experiencing a real-life horror story. Madison pulled me to a glass display case, "This is the sword I showed you when we were talking earlier. It's beautiful, right?"The sword sent shivers down my spine. Madison was in awe of the sword, but I immediately loathed it. I knew it was a weapon that had slain countless werewolves. This was a weapon th
Lawrence's POVWhen I woke up, Eleanor was no longer at the villa. I bit down on my anger when I found the bottle of sleeping pills on the table. In her rush, she'd forgotten to place them back. We were just making up... and in less than three hours, she was already betraying my trust. She better had a good reason. Where had she gone? Why would she do that?She had slipped sleeping pills into my red wine right after she'd hung up with Madison. What was the video call from Madison about? What could have happened at the hunter's party?Eleanor had also uncharacteristically sent wine to the party. She had even called that human, Harley, over as well. She was definitely hiding something from me. A bad feeling came over me. Eleanor must have gone to those hunters' party, it sounded a little crazy, but it was something she would do.But what exactly did Eleanor see in the video? Why would she risk going to that party? I felt a little sick. It was probably due to the side effects of the d
Eleanor's POVHarley and I snuck out of the hunters' party, taking advantage of everyone's attention on Logan and Lawrence. Then quickly, we hopped into the car and returned to the villa. However, I was worried about Lawrence and Logan. What if the hunters caught up with them? Mostly, I was worried about Lawrence. Why did he wake up so quickly? And he charged to the party without wasting any time. What was he thinking? To come so close to the vicious hunters. Harley turned to me, "I'm sorry, Miss Eleanor. Mr. Lawrence called me and I told him about what happened at the party. When I saw that hunter stalking you, I had a feeling that they wouldn't have let you go. That's why I told Mr. Lawrence where we were."Harley was right. I didn't know what that Cook had to do with my biological mother, and how he had met her but it looked like he had become suspicious of me. Cook was grilling me about my parents when Lawrence and Logan appeared to distract the hunters. Talk about perfect timin
Eleanor's POVI was annoyed. Perhaps I shouldn't have gotten Logan to stay at the villa, perhaps I should have sent him somewhere elseHe and Lawrence were still going head-to-head, arguing nonstop but after realizing that I wasn't paying them any heed, they began to argue over some other petty issues.Although I left Logan and Lawrence at the villa, I still had to go to work, after all, Bena was still in Lawrence's company and I had to keep an eye on her.So I woke up early the next morning and the moment I set foot into the bathroom to wash up, I was greeted by the love of my life, Lawrence. He stood at the bathroom door, ready for me with my clothes and toothbrush.He gave me a kiss and said, "Good morning, baby."I thought it was a little strange, Lawrence never used to do that to me. He looked very suspicious as if he was putting on an act for the sake of raising a particular someone's ire. I narrowed my eyes at him and asked, "What are you doing?"Lawrence shrugged. "Eleanor, I
Eleanor's POVMulu was a very beautiful place, and the town where Luna lived was pleasant and peaceful.Lawrence and I boarded a flight to Mulu and to our surprise, we saw Logan sitting among the passengers. "Logan, what are you doing here?" I asked, cocking my head in confusion. Logan showed me his ticket and said, "I logged into your account and saw the information about your ticket order."Lawrence was very angry. "Logan, do you know what this is called?"Logan responded nonchalantly, "I just wanted to leave Vatican temporarily and travel to Mulu for a few days, I'm not following you."Lawrence sneered, "You're a real pain in the ass. First, you cheated on your wife and now you're sexually harassing my wife. Don't think I'll put up with you forever."The passengers around us heard our voices and looked over with a look of shock and surprise.Embarrassed, I tugged at Lawrence's arm and whispered "Just stop it."Lawrence's mood turned sour and he would not speak to me for the entir
Eleanor's POVI said goodbye to Cook and returned to Luna's flower shop.Upon reaching the shop, I saw Lawrence. And Logan.I had to roll my eyes. What was he doing here?Lawrence looked very angry and was standing in the doorway of the flower shop confronting Logan while Luna stood at the sidelines, looking at them very awkwardly.Lawrence barked, "What the fuck are you doing here?"Logan retorted, "I don't owe you any explanations, Lawrence."Puzzled, I walked over and asked, "Logan, what brings you here?""I came to see you," Logan said, then he turned to Luna and continued, "And Auntie."Luna looked at Lawrence, then at Logan and finally at me. She asked, "This is...?"Without waiting for my answer, Logan pressed a beautifully wrapped present into Luna's hand and said, "Auntie, I used to be Eleanor's boyfriend."To which Lawrence promptly added, "Make that ex-boyfriend."Logan said, "But I haven't given up on her, I'm still waiting for Eleanor."Luna looked downright embarrassed f
Madison's POVA nagging thought kept swirling in my head. I tried to let it go, but it just wouldn't disappear. The feeling was something akin to the sting of betrayal. Of having realized a secret that had been kept from me my whole life. My best friend since childhood had been accused of being a werewolf. Up until now, I had always thought that she was human, just like me. But now, I wasn't so sure. It sounded crazy. Even I couldn't believe it. She had lived a normal life like the rest of us. She even got married and split up from that despicable Lawrence. Good for her. But how much did I really know about her? I'd known Eleanor for so long. We went to school together, slept in the same bed, shared our secrets, talked about boys, went on secret trips without our parents knowing and did normal stuff. We'd gone through the rituals of childhood and adolescence together. And we'd practically entered adulthood together. Sure, we went our separate ways career-wise; I was a hunter and s
Eleanor's POVLife in the Mulu was quiet and slow-paced but Lawrence and I enjoyed the rare moments of leisure.We had been helping Luna at her flower shop. She was getting old and she was getting slower. But she loved her job for it kept her busy. Luna was very happy having me here with her. After I graduated from university, I'd chosen to work in Vatican right away. And when my father, Peter died, Luna must have felt all alone out here. I wanted to bring Luna to Vatican to live with me and Lawrence. To have her closer to us. But Luna did not agree, she said she liked the town and that she had been living here for so long. Besides, she would not be able to adapt to the fast-paced life of Vatican. The slow life here suited her just fine. When we were alone, Luna finally cornered me and asked, "Eleanor, what exactly is your relationship with Logan?"I answered honestly, "Logan was my ex-boyfriend, he was married and had a wife."Luna said, "But you didn't know about this before, did