The Tormented Soul

Aleera's POV 

Later that evening, I was sitting on my bed with gray leggings and a loose black tank top. I have been sitting here doing nothing since I smacked Darius on his face. I looked over to the bedside table and noticed something there that wasn't there before. I moved closer and I saw a book. After all the commotion from yesterday, I had totally forgotten that Celia was going to let me borrow her book, it must be this one. The cover looked interesting and I turned it around to read on the back. The genre was young adult and supernatural and the book was in a small series and the series was named hush hush written by Becca Fitzpatrick. I decided to give it a try since I had nothing to do. As I started to read the first chapter I was shocked.

‘I WALKED INTO BIOLOGY AND MY JAW FELL OPEN. Mysteriously adhered to the chalkboard was a Barbie doll, with Ken at her side. They’d been forced to link arms and were naked except for artificial leaves placed in a few choice locations. Scribbled above their heads in thick pink chalk was the invitation:

WELCOME TO HUMAN REPRODUCTION (SEX)’

This was the weirdest thing I have read in a long time and it was in chapter one. What kind of book has Celia given me? But I do remember she told me to keep reading, that it was weird in the beginning. So I continued to read.

‘His black eyes sliced into me, and the corners of his mouth tilted up. My heart fumbled a beat and in that pause, a feeling of gloomy darkness seemed to slide like a shadow over me. It vanished in an instant, but I was still staring at him. His smile wasn’t friendly. It was a smile that spelled trouble. With a promise.’

It was starting to be more interesting, Celia was right. As I was about to turn the page a knock on the door interrupted me. I looked over to the door and sigh. I put the book on my duvet and went to open the door. They have been knocking over and over again all day. Let's see what they want this time. When I was almost at the door the knock came again but the sound came from behind me so I turned my head to the glass door and there he was, standing outside. I sighed and walked over to the glass door.

As I got closer to the glass door I could see that he was wearing black jeans and a white shirt that hugged his upper body so his muscles were on display. After I opened the door I could hear music out on the balcony. I did not say anything to him, I just looked at him with a frustrated stare.

He looked at me before he decided to talk. "I was wondering if you would like to join me for dinner out here on the balcony?"

I looked down at the floor before I sighed and shocked my head. "Did I not tell you earlier that I didn't want you near me and no I don't feel like eating. I am not hungry."

"I do remember and I insist you join me. I know that you have not eaten the whole day and you need to eat otherwise you will starve yourself."

I knew that he would not give up. I sighed and answered back. "Fine, I will join you." 

I followed him out on the balcony and what I saw out there was something I did not expect at all. There was a round table with a white satin cloth and on top of it were white and red roses and there were lit candles in the middle of the table. I looked at him, what was this? He said dinner, nothing fancy like this.

"What is this? I thought you said dinner." I asked him and pointed to the table.

"I wanted to have a dinner date with my mate. I thought I could do it so it looked cozy and not boring and I also thought we can take this opportunity to talk to each other and get to know one another, but you don't need to talk about the stuff that hurts to talk about."

now he wants us to talk so we can get to know each other. I

you feel… Dream… And

said to me and I just nodded to him not knowing

he sat down on his char right in front of me. I looked down and saw a plate with food on and it was something I have never seen before or eaten, at least nothing I could

with Ramen

I have made huge progress. The first bite was so good, the taste was so amazing. I continued to eat in a slow-pace so I could enjoy

eat it all up, but i had eaten around half of the plate

favourite color?" He

always loved black, red,

asked another question. "Sorry to ask this, have you always been against finding

my head. "No, my dream was to find my mate. I have always loved the idea of having a mate, someone that would love me the second he saw me. I had planned to give him everything but as everything has been taken away from me I am ashamed of myself and that

can promise you. You should know that I do love you and want you even if

my smile. I had a warm feeling inside me and it frightened me. We did not say anything more

I ask you something?" He asked me.

but if I answer it is up to me." I said

nodded "What do you

I expected him to ask. I was silent for

liked it when I was a child, my mother used to dance with me in our living room, but it all

his phone and typed something in, I looked at

reached out his hand to me. "May I have

if I remember how to dance." I said

a chance. You can do it." He said to me and I knew once again that he would not give up so I sighed and took his

to a place with more room to dance I could hear the

‘Ooh Ooh Ooh

my religion but he was my

so sacred so

for him was