《Waindale》thirty. the devil's magic
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I take a seat up front as my mind swims in ideas and day-dreams of my weekend with Adam. My mom came into my bedroom as I was getting ready this morning. She sat on the edge of my unmade bed and watched as I made sure I had everything necessary—and arguably unnecessary—packed in my suitcase. We talked a little. It wasn't like our usual sarcastic banters, but rather deep and blunt. Since I felt guilty about my fib regarding the status of Adam and my relationship, I decided to fill her in a little. I even told her that Adam and I haven't done anything yet, but the message was masked by other words yet clear from context. I told her that we were taking it steady, and this seemed to settle her nerves.
Although I have stayed the night at his house before, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous myself. Last time things didn't go exactly as I planned, but worrying about it won't do me any good. School is a godsend—serving as the perfect distraction.
"Wren, how are you?"
I look up from my phone to find Penny standing before me without her evil partner. My eyes look around for any reason as to why she would ask me such a thing. I thought they had finally left me alone.
She suddenly takes the seat beside me while saying, "Caitlyn isn't here today."
"Oh, um, sorry to hear that," I mumble.
"Look, I know she can be a little rude sometimes. It's just because her parents are getting divorced. She takes her problems out on other people."
My eyes widen. "Should you be telling me this?"
Penny shrugs. "I don't know. You wouldn't say anything to anyone. I just wanted to apologize, I guess. For being mean. You're kinda the talk of school ever since people found out about your mate, but I'm sure you know that. I'm sure it was hard enough without us bothering you."
"Well, thanks for the apology," I say and give her a little smile.
Penny and I pair up to do the classwork. We continue to chat as we work, and as time passes, it becomes easier and easier to talk to her.
"I know I'm not part of the pack or anything, but it must have been crazy to find out you're mated to their Alpha. They don't talk much about humans being mated to a shifter. Doesn't happen enough for them to teach about it, I suppose."
"Yeah. It has been a little crazy. My whole life got turned upside down," I say.
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"I couldn't imagine finding my soul mate at eighteen," Penny says, looking out through the window beside us. "I mean, if humans even have soul mates. I doubt it. You're lucky in that case. At least you know you're not going to die alone or anything."
"You're not going to die alone, Penny. You'll find your person."
She sighs. "Well, Adam is a total catch. I've seen him a few times around the academy. No wonder everyone is talking about you, they must be jealous. Honestly, Caitlyn and I were."
"He's great, but there's no need to be jealous. Everything has its pros and cons."
"Cons? What could be bad about being the Alpha's mate?"
I set down my pencil and stretch my hand. "To start, we don't get a lot of time together now that he's officially Alpha. He's always busy—always having to worry about everyone else. He's responsible for so many people."
"I never really thought about that. I don't think I would want to be the leader of anyone but myself."
"Me too."
Penny asks, "Won't you be the Luna, though? The Alpha's mate is the Luna."
"I don't know. We haven't really talked about that yet."
Noticing my shift, Penny says, "Well, I actually think Ben is really cute. Caitlyn ignores me when I talk about it because we could never be together. I wish he was a human—just so I could have a shot, ya know?"
"Ben seems like a good guy. I suppose the whole 'mate' thing stops them from dating around, huh? Maybe you could be his friend, if anything."
She shakes her head. "I've never talked to him. He's not around that much, and when he is, it's not for long. I wouldn't even know how to start."
"I can introduce you to him sometime. We've talked at least twice. Being mated to his Alpha sort of forces him to talk to me."
"Really? That would be great," she says, nearly with a shimmer in her eye.
I say goodbye to Penny when class is over, when we part ways to go to second period. Throughout my next class, I think about Penny's crush—or whatever it may be—on Ben. Is there a point in being interested in one of them? It reminds me of Eli and Elara. They know that they are not mates, but they continue to date knowing that Eli has this connection with some other girl out there. I can't help but feel bad for Elara and Penny. It would be easy to tell them to like their own kind, but the heart wants what it wants.
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If I wasn't mated to Adam and I just saw him walking down the street, would I have a crush on him? If there was no connection, would I be interested? I don't think I would waste my time having a crush on Adam. There's no way I could convince myself that a guy like him would give me a shot. All the sweet things he said to me in my bedroom—was that the mate bond talking? The mate bond is Adam, I guess, but I can't help but wonder. It's weird knowing that if we weren't mates, Adam wouldn't even glance my way. Why would he? He'd be waiting for his soul mate, and there'd be no point in wasting time with someone who doesn't fit the glass slipper.
It's a relief that I am his mate, then. I'm Cinderella and the slipper fits. I should enjoy it and not contemplate such sad things. Just like when I started to believe he would reject me—venturing into those dark places—there's no good to come out of it.
I meet Vivianne and Imogen during the assembly. We sit together in the gymnasium. People speak, but I can't hear them. My head has taken me hostage. No matter how much I try to focus on the good things, I can't seem to. Of course, this leads back to Adam's mother's words about babies dying inside of me. My body growing something it simply cannot. The way she said it—like it truly is so simple. It's sad. It makes me sad. I don't want a baby at eighteen, but the finality of it is upsetting.
"Wrenley?" Vivianne says, checking on me.
"Is there really no way?" I ask suddenly. "Is there really no way for me to have a baby in the future?"
Imogen, without turning to us, asks, "Where did that come from?"
"I just—I thought I would have at least one, and that was concerning the typical human life. Now Adam's Alpha bloodline will end with him and—"
"Wrenley, it's okay," Vivianne assures me. "Adam told you that it's there's no point in worrying about those things right now."
"So there's no way?" I ask again. "If there's no way, just tell me there's no way. Maybe I have to hear it again."
Her eyes connect with Imogen's then. "There's no way," she says sternly.
I slouch a bit. "I always thought I would be a mom. You know?"
"Since when? You've never talked about wanting to be a mom."
"It's just something that people do," I say. "You fall in love, get married, have kids, grow old, enjoy your family. It's just what you do."
Imogen murmurs, "This is depressing."
"That's the human life," Vivianne tells me.
"Mates have children. They love each other. They grow old. What's the difference? If anything, I need to have a kid."
"Well you can't," she says. "I'm sorry, Wrenley. But again, you're only eighteen, you shouldn't worry about it."
"What about being Luna then?" I ask. "Your mom said that nothing would change because I'm human, but Adam hasn't said a word to me about it. Look, I don't know if it's a thing or not, but is there any way for me to change?"
"Change?"
It has gone over Vivianne's head, but Imogen's eyes shoot to me. She stares at my face for a second or three.
"What is it? Was that a dumb question? I'm sorry."
"Who the hell told you that?" Imogen questions, her voice quiet.
"N-No one. I just thought of it."
Vivianne suddenly gasps. "Oh, goodness, no, Wrenley. No no no."
I sit up. "Okay. Okay. I didn't know."
"That is something we consider to be workings of very dark things," Imogen explains. "Whether it's possible or not—who knows. But if it is, somehow, it would be because of an evil power. I know it's popular in movies and what not to change humans into us, but in reality, it's like renouncing the moon goddess to try."
My heart drops. "Oh, god, I'm sorry. Forget I even said it."
"Never mention anything like that to Adam," Vivianne says. "Good thing you asked us and not him."
I sit awkwardly through the rest of the assembly. It was just an out-of-the-blue thought—an I idea I got from silly stories of werewolves and vampires and such things. They're right; thank god I didn't ask Adam about this because I may have.
After school, I follow Imogen to her car to grab my bag.
"Thanks again," I say.
"Don't think of it as a way," she says, catching me off guard. "There is no record of anything actually happening. For all we know, it's just a myth that such things can be done. Okay?"
I nod. "Okay."
Adam is waiting for me. He gets out of the truck and takes my bag from me, putting it in the back. I smile at him, but I know that he can tell something is off. Once we're in the truck and the doors are closed, he looks at me and says nothing until I look back.
"Ready to go?" I ask.
"Yeah, yeah," he says, unsure. "Let's get you home and unpacked."
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A little shorter, but I'll try to get the next part out soon. Happy Chapter 30!
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8 292"Logan." She calls out to me and I squeeze my eyes shut. "Tell me, what do you want," she whispers into my ear. She places a kiss on my neck, just below my jaw. My fucking sweet spot. With a moan, "stop it," I demand. I put my hands on her lovely wide hips to push her away, but I only end up pulling her closer. "I'm m-married. I l-love my wife!" I stutter, wishing away my stiff hard on. "If you loved her so much, than why are you here with me, Logan. Tell me what you want." The way she says my name, she takes my breath away. "I-I want..." Tell her you want her to stay away. Tell her that you want nothing to do to her, I chant in my head. "I want... you." A groan falls from my lips as she grasps the back of my neck to pull me down to her level before putting her luscious lips in mine. __________Beginning Date: August 2019End Date: -#3 in Scandal - 2020#2 in Cheating - 2020#8 in affair - 2020
8 159Life After An Unwanted Marriage
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8 148After The Villain's Mother Fan Wears The Book (MTL) ✓
NOT MINEORIGINAL TITLE: 反派親媽粉穿書后AUTHOR: 西瓜尼姑 Fu Qingqing is a mother fan of the beautiful and tragic villain Gu Yuandi in the ancient dog-blood novel "The Runaway Wife". The role she hates most is the female partner of the same name as her-Gu Yuandi's fiancée. In the book, the female partner is glamorous and has a great body, but she exists to set off the grace and purity of the hostess, vicious and wise. Then the heroine hooks up with the hero,sending Gu Yuandi into the land of immortality,causing Gu Yuandi to destroy the world in the book. Hastily, the garbage world is ruined (╥﹏╥) But why do you want to abuse me Di Zai. When she woke up, Fu transmigrated. Grab the heroine's halo? You shine by yourself. Hook up the hero and the boss? I run faster than you guys. Fu Qing personally led Gu Yuandi's life on the right track. She accompanied him to heal his lame and blind eyes, and watched him become an awesome existence in the book. Then she packs up her baggage and prepares to run away. But halfway, he was surrounded by ten luxury cars. The man got out of the car, his suit and leather shoes, his eyes were forbearing, and his eyes were red. He suppressed the craziness in his blood, and asked with a dumb and desperate smile: "So you want to abandon me. Huh?" Fu Qingming: Ah, I feel angry when I see Di Zai sad. It seems that i can't be a mother fan,i should be his wife. (╥﹏╥)Gu Yuandi knew that he was a demon hated even by his parents. He had decided to merge with the darkness forever and swallow the world mercilessly. Until she brought the light, he made the incomplete him a little healthy. He didn't want to ruin the world. He just wants to enjoy the world with his sweetheart. One sentence introduction: the villain's mother fan Daily intention: love our villain cub
8 122Keeping A Straight Face | ✔
Taylor Ferguson & Darko Ulyanov, two closeted best friends with unrequited feelings for each other, decide to come clean before high school ends. With problems in either person's lives, will coming out be as easy as they think?▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃♫ A Wattpad Featured Story (2018)♫ The Wattys™ Longlisted (2018)♫ Winner of 14 awards--more details inside!♫ #3 in #Love out of 1.8 million stories (9/4/2019)♫ #1 in #GayLove out of 25.3 thousand stories (9/1/2020) ♫ Featured on 'Best of Wattpad Outreach Ambassadors' reading list♫ Book 1 of the True Colours Collection♫ CW: Family death, homophobia, racism, dementia▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃[Longer Blurb] Taylor and Darko, Darko and Taylor: Two lifelong best friends. The two have their differences - Taylor's a musical geek, a natural talent with the piano, and Darko's a gifted dirt-bike enthusiast - but they both share a life-changing secret. Taylor's bisexual, Darko's gay, and they are both secretly in love with each other. Over the years, the two have suppressed their feelings, cruising through high school. While it's been easy presenting as macho straight dudes, both boys are sick of the façade, each toying with the idea of coming out in their own unique ways. It's never that easy, though. They're both entangled in two complicated webs--one filled with grief and guilt and another filled with lies--and both have got to navigate through them before either can find the true happiness they seek. Sometimes, however, the silky threads of the web are more comforting than the unknown abyss below. Will they come clean about their feelings? Or will they keep a straight face until the very end?▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃This story is exclusive to my Wattpad and Patreon pages. If you see this story elsewhere, such as on NovelHD or any other similar sites, it has been stolen and is illegally being hosted on another
8 60Hoshigaki Kisame's love
Sasuke is gone. He despises the person he once loved the most, his brother. Knowing this, Itachi's heart is shattered to pieces. He would do anything to get his little brother back, while Kisame would do anything for Itachi, his love interest. It's time for Sasuke to know the truth.Itachi and Sasuke's story [kind of], but in the modern era. +Kisame's one-sided love.
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