"Woah there jumper" I exclaim as I was tackled by Emma. "How've you been?"
"Amazing, you've come to live with us?" I shake my head.
"I'm here to see Jud" she nods letting me go finally. "Where is he?"
"Study" she picks up her ball and plays with it. In that instant, Shania waltz in wearing a very tight, very ugly dress.
"Sylvia. What a pleasant surprise" she looks behind me in search for a luggage.
"I'm not here to stay" I could see her visibly relax. I make my way into dad's office. "Hey Jud!! Did you miss me?"
He looks up from his paperwork, a huge smile on his face. "Sylvia!!! You're here" I open my arms with a nod.
"I'm here" affirmed I. I then stride to his desk, sitting opposite him. "So how's the family?" His chest rises and falls with a quiet sigh.
"Kian just moved out, Emilia is hardly ever here and—"
"And your money's having a hard time keeping up with Shania," I cut in, not bothering to soften the blow.
His silence gave me the impression that I was right. "Anyway could you sign this for me " I push the campfire night consent form to him.
I don't see the use of them asking for a guardian authorization now when they've never done that. But if what Isabella said about the red moon, then I totally get it.
"What's it about?" He picks his glass reading it. "Tonight?!! Sylvia, it's the night of the red moon. You can't go"
"Why do you think they're asking for a guardian authorization?" I answered, too calm to be me
"It could be dangerous. Something might happen to you "
"Nothing will happen to me Jud. I'm going to be extra careful. Plus it's only for the night." I said softly trying to reassure him.
I could see the wheels turning in his brain considering my proposal. "Okay, you can go but call me every hour"
"I promise. Thanks dad"
♠♠♠
"So how did it go?" I ask Isabella my anticipation eminent. Her face turned down told me no.
"Daddy said no"
"What why?" She huffs and throws herself onto the bed.
"Red moon of course. He's worried something might happen to me"
"But nothing will happen to you" I pointed out. She rolls her eyes looking up her room.
"Tell that to my dad" she hissed out. "Do have fun there, double it with me" I nod my head slowly.
"Byron sure is gonna be lonely" I said casually. An irritated breath leaving Isa.
"Please don't remind me. I miss him already as it is" I chuckle knowing very well what I'm doing.
"I have to go. I've got a trip to pack to." I threw out all smug. She groans before hanging up.
I head upstairs to pack my shit, only to find Yohan standing by the window—looking every bit like the demon he is, all sharp angles and dangerous charm.
"What the hell are you doing in my room? Ever heard of boundaries?" I snap, even though my damn heart's trying to bust right out of my chest.
He chuckles low and dangerous before pushing off the wall—walking treacherously towards me.
"You and I don't have…boundaries. Little human" he invades my personal space filling my nostrils with his muscular scent of earth and fire.
He then proceed to tuck my hair behind my ear. "I hear there's a little event happening in school"
I took in a tremor breath throughy mind as I have become intoxicated by his scent swarming my senses. I quickly push past him urging my legs to work.
"What's it to you?" He releases a huff of breath in an- 'unbelievable' way.
He takes a seat on the edge of the bed stretching his long legs before looking at me with hooded eyes. As much a I hate to admit it he makes me feel things I've never felt.
Just ignore him, then he'll leave. Anyone with pride won't accept disrespect.
I pick up a bunch of warm clothes dropping them in. I go to my undies drawer and in the blink of an eye— he was right next to me.
"I know what you're trying to do and it's not working" I glance up at him as his eyes glows red. He curses under his breath before heading to the window.
"Do not do anything stupid tonight" –and with that, he disappeared out of thin air. I release a breath I didn't know I was holding.
The signs has been really clear that this man is not human but I can't seem to understand my body's that's turned on by him instead of being scared shit less.
With much needed effort I packed my bag and drove with Byron to the field that's surrounded by trees and god knows what.
♠♠♠
"Surprise!!!" Isabella exclaims with open arms raising her brows. I scratch my eyes to make sure I'm not imagining things.
"Oh my god what are you doing here?" I hug her with all my might to ensure I'm not hallucinating.
"Daddy finally agreed" she winks before jumping up and down her excitement pretty clear.
"Oh I'm glad you're here because I feel like dying of boredom, even Byron—" I trail off turning around before remembering he went to ease himself.
"Where is he?"
"He went to ease himself. Come let's go and get lunch before they start torturing us with scones" I drag her to the lunch camp set up
"Sylvia, could I have a word with you?" Cole asks standing close to Isa. I give him a skeptical look before agreeing.
We walk to a far end almost a meter near the forest. "What's up?" He scratches his neck looking around the place.
"Look I want to apologise for what I did yesterday. It was so wrong of me, I shouldn't have done that"
"Cole it's totally fine, I just don't want anything to ruin our friendship" he nods and it all happened so fast– I felt an unfamiliar chill sweep down my body, Cole looks behind me with what looks like horror.
I turn around to find someone short wearing a cloak covering it's features. "Who's that?" I ask no one in particular.
A screech in the direction of the forest caught my attention.
Come closer, Sylvia.
I walk towards it my curiosity taking over me.
Come closer, closer if you want to find out Yohan's secret.
I really am curious as to what this Yohan is, he can't possibly be human.
That's right, come and uncover everything about Yohan..
I extend my hand to touch the tree that passes the border of the forest— completely delirious to the fact that Cole has run away. Suddenly a hand gripped my wrist; snapping me out of my trance.
My eyes come in contact with a certain red one, he looks angry. He looks at the forest then back at me.
"What are you doing here" I find myself asking. He bares his teeth and his k-nine appearing very long.
"What did I say about roaming around?"
"Nothing" he glowered at me before gripping my hand and dragging me away from the forest.
"Where do you think you're going?" I tensed up when we approached our camp side. I try to pull my hand free from his grip but to no avail.
"Ah! Mr qu. I see you've made it" Mr Puckett exclaims before giving me his attention. "Sylvia, I see you have associated yourself with one of our major supervisors"
Super-what?
Yohan releases a huffed breath like he heard what I thought. Mr Puckett looks at our interlinked hands befoe clearing his throat and leaving.
He kept on dragging me with his long legs making it hard for me to keep up.
"Hey!!–Sylvia?" Isa trails off when she notices Yohan's brooding energy. He didn't even stop at hearing my name, we kept walking until we entered a big red tent
We kept looking at eachother–non of us willing to speak or break eye contact. I blinked my eyes when it started to hurt.
"Okay what do you want, I don't have all day" I hiked my hands up on my waist. "Plus I'm hungry"
"You didn't seem hungry when walking into the forest"
"I don't know but I was just drawn to it" he runs his thumb over his lower lip.
"No more wandering around the forest, is that clear?" I just looked up to him with a blank face not willing to admit defeat.
"Sylvia don't make me rep—" Isabella barges in interrupting whatever he wanted to say.
The look Yohan gave her looks to be a death wish. I glance back at Isabella to find her also glaring at him.
"Come on Isabella, I'm hungry" I grab her wrist–dragging her away from the monster.
Thanks to Yohan and his annoying lectures I didn't get to have an actual meal, just scones and marshmallows. Isabella squeals when she steps on another mud. Right now we're taking a nature work with our supervisors— not including Yohan.
I look around us again before glancing at Isabella. "Hey, have you seen Byron? I was so caught up in my own life I've forgotten about him"
"Yeah, he went back home, too scared for his life" sounds like Byron, if he could lock himself in a bubble, he would. "By the way, who was that guy that dragged you into his tent? Wasn't he the same guy who saved you from the last trip?"
"Yeah, that's Yohan and also our special supervisor" Isabella stops us in our tracks.
"Wait so, he's real?"
"Of course he's real, why would I make such a thing up?" She looks around her with a forced smile. "Are you okay?" She nods her head almost immediately.
"Can't wait to tell Byron we've been wrong this whole time"
Sylvia,..
I look to the forest but found no one there, Isabella touches my shoulder. "What's wrong"
"I heard something that's all"