Eleanor was very upset, and the reason why could be summed up succinctly in one simple word, or name rather - Oliver. Oliver, her supposed loving and caring boyfriend was making her feel this way.
It had happened all of a sudden, as things were wont to do when it came to Oliver.She had definitely noticed that he had been acting a bit weird for the past few days and decided to try to find out what was wrong.She had decided that she would convince Oliver to take her out on a date and do something nice for him. Maybe then, he would open up. That day, she had worn something nice – a pair of blue jeans that Oliver said once that he liked her ass in, and a nice frilly top. She even wore the necklace that he had gifted her on her last birthday.That morning when she spotted him walking in the hallway, she then grabbed his arm and greeted him, leaning into his face for a kiss. But he hadturned away from her. Even worse, he had made excuses for his behavior that did not make any sense to her. For Eleanor, things just did not make sense when it came to Oliver; they seldom did, and she tried to be okay with it. Butit just wasn’t working out sometimes. In fact, it seldom did, when it came to Oliver.Things seemed to go from bad to worse. First, Oliver took a seat further away from her and Taylor, and closer to the front row. His excuse?That he needed to be close to the damn board! It was all too frustrating for her, and she had turned to look at Taylor, wondering if he could tell her what was going on with his best friend, but alas, he had no idea either. He had shruggedat her, shaking his head.Even at lunch break, things were the same. Oliver had given an excuse of wanting to finish up an extra credit work – what the hell was that, anyway? – and had been absent throughout lunch break.It had frustrated her to no end, and the now-upset teenager resolved firmly that she would have to talk to her boyfriend, whether he liked it or not.Now, it was just after class, and Eleanor watched with a gaping mouth as Oliver practically high-tailed it out of the class, not even giving her a chance to speak.It was humiliating, to say the least. She had to be comforted by Taylor, who had also been left in the dust as well. He had given her a tight, warm hug, which had given her shivers even a day later, just thinking about it.It had been awful that night, going home and trying to call Oliver – who was being a very horrible boyfriend right then – but, surprise surprise, he did not even answer the damn phone.She gave a small yell and launched her phone to a spot on the carpeted floor of her room. The phone hit the spot and bounced off, landing near the trash can.“Why?!” Eleanor practically screamed at the empty air, hoping that somehow, someone would explain to her what exactly she had done wrong to deserve this kind of treatment from Oliver overnight.It’s not like this thing he was going through had warning signs. Nope, they did not. Instead, what had happened was sudden and without any reason as to why.She was exhausted, and fell back on her bed, looking at her ceiling that had lively designs on it, before she heard her phone chime with a new notification.Eleanor got up from the bed, moving to pick up her phone. Once she opened up the message her eyes widened in shock and a bit of glee.The school’s confession app, which was made by a few students, was now fully adding the newest update. She opened the link to d******d it.Eleanor did not like to admit it, but she was truly a bit of gossip in so many ways. That was why she liked to linger on the app, just reading confessions upon confessions, and guessing who had made what. However, those confessions only stayed up for 24 hours, which many people complained about. Now, however, she was glad to see that the option to create a fully anonymous account for your confessions was now active!With the upgrade installed, Eleanor now opened the app, going through the guide to see what was what and what was new.She decided, on a whim, to open the account. It would be a wonderful way to vent out her frustrations, after all.Her thoughts drifted to Oliver, and she pursed her lips, nodding to herself. Yes, she would definitely benefit from it.It was very easy to open her account, and she was done in 2 minutes, tops. Eleanor found herself overcome with the urge to post something on the public group. Thank God, her profile was anonymous, so no one could actually track her that easily."Hello. So there’s this weird kid in my class who acts all strange and all, freaking out about the weirdest things. So embarrassing. Last time the weirdo freaked out about a drawing. A simple drawing!! WHO DOES THAT? I mean, haha, you can’t even be a popular kid, despite the obvious boon you have. Nope. Instead, you’re the class number one weirdo. Congratulations, weirdo. LolI hope you are happy about the people you left behind.Okay, rant over, she thought. Her mouse stopped right as the cursor hovered on the Post button on the screen.She bit her lip, then with a shake of her head, clicked the button.It’s not like anyone would know who she was talking about, right?With her rant posted on the public platform now, she dropped her phone on the bed, and, hearing her mother call her to come down for dinner, proceeded to do just that.That same night, throughout dinner, Oliver noticed his mother and father exchanging glances. He felt a strange tension in the air that was not there before, and he wanted to ask but was not able to somehow find the words.He wondered if it had to do with him, but he quickly brushed the thought aside. Besides, he thought while trying to spoon up the last of his vegetables which he absolutely hated, he had not done anything that warranted that kind of look over the dinner table from both of his parents.Now that dinner was over, he left his seat pretty quickly, not wanting to get caught up in whatever the two of them had going on.Meanwhile, Oliver’s father, Jay, looked at his dear wife with concern in his eyes. Now that Oliver had gone to his room, it felt safe enough to talk about the pressing issue at hand, which was Scarlett.“I will be going to see Elder Quinn tomorrow,” he informed her, and she looked at him with shock in her eyes, her eyes widened. He could see a bit of fear in
He was outside again, with the net in his hands. It was a bit awkward as a wolf hunting for grasshoppers, but to him, it was merely a hobby.Although, he had to admit that it was a strange hobby, not one worthy of being looked down soon as he regularly was. Now, it was nighttime again, and he had gone out with his traps, ready to begin his work.As he began to set the traps around, his mind drifted to the girl locked in his room. She was now sleeping, and the last time he had seen her, she was muttering to herself. That time, he had come to drop the plate of food at the door and had not even set a foot inside to know what she was muttering about. In fact, he had not set a foot into the room ever since that incident that took place barely twelve hours ago.She had a strange power, he knew. One that was erratic and uncontrollable, he realized, by how the looks of the furnace had been after she was done with it. He recalled briefly, how the fire was so hot that he began sweating profuse
What a waste!Meera snarled as she walked about her room. With a wave of her hand, she slammed another decorative porcelain object into the wall, another poor recipient of her anger.She winced; the injuries she had received from Elder Quinn were still making her weak. The thoughts of the fight between her and the dying Elder flashed through her mind briefly – the way that he had shifted into his wolf form to deliver her a blow that injured her that badly, and how he died only seconds afterward.He had been a pain in her ass for sure, and it was due to him that she had faltered in her quest to find the dastardly she-wolf. Now, it had been two days already, yet she had not returned to her full power. On top of all that, she had still not found the girl.She hissed, looking around her room. Broken objects were lying about – all signs of her previous fit. With a deep and frustrated sigh, Meera waved her hand again, and those objects vanished out of existence.Then, she began to pace the
Jay had not slept at all throughout the night as he was still driving to Elder Quinn’s home which was quite a long way. Meanwhile, his thoughts were in disarray, as he had still kept trying to reach Elder Quinn but to no avail. He also tried with Scarlett, but he could not reach her as well.Now, the strong Alpha was a mess of emotions, trying to hold it together so that it would not leak to his mate and beloved wife, Sky. He needed to not worry her right then.Things were really a mess right now, he thought. He should have known, should have taken Oliver’s word for it and checked on Scarlett right the moment that he had heard she might be in danger.He turned his car off the intersection and continued driving down a two-lane road. The clear sky of the morning did not provide him relief.As the car moved down the road towards his destination, his mind was whirling. He had been trying to reach out to both Elder Quinn and Scarlett for ages. It was getting to a point where he had to wond
Meera was beyond upset the next morning. It had been an annoying night for her, to say the least. The memory of her waiting at that damned path for someone to show up was enough to make her blow a fuse at whomever she came across. If only she had found a clue, or found someone on the path. It could have been anyone; anyone would have been suitable enough, for to the witch, it was better for her to find a clue as fast as possible.Increasingly sullen and with bruised pride, the witch had deliberately gone to seek out the maid from before and killed her. Meera had felt her bloodlust be satiated just a little as she had watched the light of life go out from the poor maid’s eyes.The fierce and fearsome witch had retreated to her room after that and spent the night sulking and lashing out with magic at various objects in her room, making a mess of everywhere.Now, it was the next morning, and she arose from her queen-sized bed and swiftly put on her disguise once more. She then looked in
Scarlett sat by the windowsill of the room she was in.Two days had passed slowly, and it had been a rollercoaster.Ever since her freak out as she thought the strange and unruly wolf had abducted her, she had been surprised to find that, hours later, he brought in a plate of food for her. He even apologized for the way he acted towards her earlier and asked her to eat. He took the time to show her the bathroom and how to use the facilities so that she could stay there to collect herself until she was ready to leave.Scarlett smiled a little, pressing her face at the window as she recalled when he laughed at her when she asked if there were grasshoppers in the meal. But that was a great way to break the ice, and the tension they had felt in the room had gone away.She later found out that his name was Ian, and she had introduced herself as Scarlett.She now felt absolutely sorry for destroying the furnace in his room, where she now resided in. The young girl had found out that this ho
The lonely Luna stood at the door of her absent husband’s bedroom, morose that morning.She was alone, and the feeling of emptiness that she felt was immense. she went without saying anything, that she did not do well when her mate and husband, Jay, was not around.Sky sighed, shaking her head. Already, she had cleaned everywhere to keep herself busy. She even started counting the hours since he had departed from home to check on Scarlett.Of course, Sky had not thought anything of not being able to reach Elder Quinn and Scarlett. Sometimes things just happened. However, she hated to say that it did make her feel a bit anxious herself.She did not mean to act that way to Oliver when he had suggested that his sister, Scarlett, was in danger. She had shouted at him, practically objected to checking on Scarlett to Jay, who insisted despite her saying that everything had to be fine. Elder Quinn was not a pushover, and their daughter, Scarlett, was a born fighter.Now, it had been over 24 h
By the time the call between her and Sky ended, Gabs’ mind was already whirling about, trying to collect her thoughts the same way she picked up dirty laundry in her teenagers’ rooms.She had told them so. She had mentioned it to Jay and Sky a long time ago, that it would bite them back in the ass if they ever did send Scarlett away.And what has happened now?The she-wolf fumed, pacing the walls of her room. Her mate was not back from his work, and deep inside, she wished to have him near her, to comfort her. Maybe this was due to the conversation she and Sky had just had, and thatGabriella always felt a pang of envy that was great each time that she talked to either Sky or Jay, or visited to meet her lovely nephew and niece, Oliver and Scarlett.The Alpha and his Luna were really living the life, unlike her, who was trying her best to not poison her relationship with Sky and her brother, with the envy she truly felt. And was it a bad thing to feel such envy? Jay’s children had powe