Killian's POVI had no idea how fast she could walk until I had gotten to the end of the stairs and couldn't find a trace of Ana. A part of me badly wanted to look up, see Katie once more from my point of view if she had a look of concern too or she absolutely wanted nothing to do with this mess.My thoughts about Katie faded to bits when I heard a howl of pain. I rushed to the scene allowing my ears to lead me in the direction of the scream. And there she was.One of her heels had broken off and she had tripped to the ground. I rolled my eyes. She most definitely was too drunk to be doing this.“Save me and save you the embarrassment, let's get back inside or let me take you home.” I offered, the exasperation was clear in my voice. I clearly didn't want to be here when I had two of the closest people in my life right now being currently mad at me.“What do you care..” She muttered, her voice weak and barely audible. I sighed.“Maybe I don't care but one thing I do care about is my i
Killian's POVI found a way to leave after the humiliating breakfast which just entailed Ana talking about all the things I did wrong. All of these things my mother believed. She spent another thirty minutes advising me on how not to end up like my father. For the first time in a long time, I had nowhere to go to for solitude. I wasn't sure Stephen would really want to see me now of all times and the way I made him would still leave him scarred. I unconsciously found myself at My Café where Katie works. There is a sign on the outside that they would be closed for today due to some health violation policy. The entire scene looked like something my mother would definitely have a hand in. She only ate here yesterday and today, they had a health violation policy warrant.It almost sparked into another moment of rage, the way she only seemed to appeal to chaos in the name of bringing order to a room she had no hand in making.I got back into my car and drove further up the hill to a point
Katie's POVThe house had started to feel like a trap house. A mansion so big I could exist in a wing without being interrupted or found now felt like a one-room apartment clustered with all my dark thoughts. The helplessness was beyond me. I walked out of the house once it was past evening time and Joanne had found her way to wherever she usually went in the evening time. I had little or no concern for anyone or anything else.With enough money saved up, I decided to take the bus to my workplace. There were so many reasons I decided to go there. One of them was that it had become a little safe haven for me, the smell of brewing coffee and confectioneries started to smell more like home than I ever thought it would. I loved it, more than anything, the newfound company with Shedrack and occasionally, Roman. I had some time left before I had to return home.All through the bus rides, I watched the comments on the video uploaded to Donald's page with the headline being;First visit from
Katie's POV I didn't resist this time. I accepted his offer. “But on one condition.”I turned to look at Killian, not impressed with the need for a condition. “Really?”He swallowed nervously. “It isn't that deep, I promise you. I just need to get something clear and you seem like the only other person who would be able to tell me these things besides the obvious person…” he trailed off.It gave me an idea of what he wanted to ask. “Is it about Melissa?”“Yes, it is about Melissa—” he manifested a flask out of the freaking thin air and poured the content past his lips before I could even ask where the flask came from.“And you. I have tried having the conversation with her but that obviously didn't work out—”“She came back into the hall pissed, breathing hot air through her nose like a freaking dragon,” I interjected. He snickered with a boyish grin taking over his once expressionless face. Somehow, the thoughts of a person like Melissa breathing like a dragon made him laugh.“I
Killian's POVStanding in the hallway of Stephen's apartment complex contemplating on the right first words to say to him was something I couldn't blame on the little alcohol I had consumed in one hour. It was a stipulation of the many thought scenarios I have had on what I would miss out on if I didn't fix the damage I made. It has been at least thirty minutes since I arrived at his apartment building and lurked in his hallway but never had the full courage to knock on his door.“Hello…” “Hello…”I was forced to greet the old lady who had gone back and forth between the elevator and her room twice in search of something she definitely hadn't found. I knew she was getting weary of me from the way she kept staring at my hands as if she was expecting me to pop up with some kind of gun and rob her of her little penny purse.She stopped someplace down the hall and turned around.“Excuse me, young sir, but are you looking for someone or do you just enjoy awkwardly standing around people's
Stephen's POV “You got to be fucking kidding me…” Killian was walking out of my next-door neighbor's apartment. The apartment belonged to a weird old lady everyone knew not to mess with. There were always rumors that circulated around where everyone thought she was a witch hiding in plain sight but no one, who lived in this apartment complex could do anything about it.There were few high rising apartment complexes that allowed the coexistence of werewolves and humans in the same building due to security risks. According to the law, we had to live on the outskirts and that was where this building was located. So it was first a surprise to see Killian all the way here after he had complained about how long the journey was to the outskirts the last time he was here. According to him, this journey was so long that he accidentally got sober and drank himself into a stupor during the same journey. It could have been a far-cry exaggeration for all I cared. But for now, I accepted him into
Katie's POV It was one of those days—which was almost every—that I didn't really want to face school. Usually, I have to mentally prepare myself to face it all. The bully, obvious side talks that are usually loud enough for me to hear, and the taunting on some intense days. I was ready for them all but today, I was far from ready. I was drained from the whole escapade with Joanna and Donald, and I knew it wasn't going to end there. Whenever they don't immediately lash out at me for the opposition, they always had something planned that was way worse than my move.I was already ten minutes past my usual time of getting up. I could hear the bells ringing out and calling for me to get up before no bone in my body corresponded. I ended up just laying there until I heard some steps aiming down my hallway before throwing myself out of bed and into the shower. In the same spot, I brushed my teeth and washed my hair. I picked my most comfortable and most worn sweatshirt, a beanie, and headed
Katie's POV I stood up and stormed out of her office. “Katie!!” “Katie!!!”I ended up stopping halfway through the hallway before turning around. Thankfully it was empty by this time and everyone had found their way to their classes including the ones who were late, except for me of course because everyone always had a problem with me or the other.I gave her an expectant look, waiting for what more she had to say other than more punishment for rudely walking out on her, though she deserved it a hundred percent and I would do it again just to make a statement.“Please see the school counselor and I want to see a checked slip, twice a week, every week until the end of the term.” Fuck, if only glares could kill, her head would be hanging from the ceiling with stab wounds all over her body.I gave her a thumbs up, the best I could afford because one more shit from her could have easily turned it into a middle finger. I got into class without any excuse from the teacher or apology and