Chapter Eighteen
Snow's ❤ POV
"Snow!"
Whoever is calling me should stop cause I don't think I wanna leave this bed. Who knows when I'll be able to sleep like this again.
"Snow!"
The owner of the voice starts to shake me by my shoulders. I'm not ready to open my eyes so I ignore the call.
"Snow!"
Slap!
"Ouch" I don't think I can ignore that smack. " What time is it?" I asked an amused Anna. "It's two in the morning," she replies smugly.
What!?! .....
I sit up immediately and check the clock just to be sure Anna knows what she's saying and funny enough ...she is.
I sighed out loud.
"I think it's time for you to come out and have your lunch, cause Ivan is trying to convince everyone that you are dead" she heads for the door and leaves my room.
I shake my head trying not to believe that I just slept like a koala. I brushed my teeth, took my bath and started combing my hair in front of the mirror. My mind starts playing memories of my dream last night, almost smiling at the thought of standing up to my step father. I pack my hair into a full ponytail, staring closely at my flame birthmark. It actually looks... What's the word again?
Pretty.
Yeah, it looks pretty.
I leave the room with my tablet, stylus pen and my headphone.
"I told you. She's not dead now pay me back my money" Cade pouts, he stretched out one of his hands to Ivan waiting for him to place money into it and when Ivan does not do it he huffs, withdraws his hand, and continues to slice the carrots.
My eyes wandered on their own without my permission to Ivan and not only did they decide to look at him, they decided to stare at him. He's dressed in a white top and chic sweats, black outline of tattoos are showing beneath his clothes.
Has that always been there?. He looks up and I look away before he catches me staring.
"Are you ready"? Honey comes into the kitchen looking all dressed up.
Tasting out of whatever Cade is cooking.
"yeah let's go" Anna replies
"Where are you guys going"?
I asked.
"Well me and Chad here will be busy shopping for the pack anniversary next tomorrow". She replies.
"You look different, in a good way tho" Honey scans my face.
"oh! You didn't cover your birthmark.... You look hot" Cade joins in scanning my face.
"yeah.. " Honey continues staring at me before Anna drags him out of the house, not before telling me to be good and not to mind whatever Ivan says or does.
I start to draw on my tab, not bothering to start any conversation not until my stomach betrays me.
"don't worry grumpy tummy, my special fried rice will soon be ready" Cade proudly cooed at my tummy, I think.
I didn't bother to look up so I can't say who he was actually talking to. Of course he's talking to you glutton. My subconscious tells me.
I busied myself with the drawing of the mysterious lake I saw the other day and I added little of my imaginations into it and by that I mean, Waterfalls pouring over polished rocked steps and a white transparent Horse drinking from the lake.
"Tada"! Cade gushes as he places my food right in front of me and it looks very good... I hope it tastes good also.
I begin to eat my food. It does not taste like Honey's food but it tastes good.
"ermm don't you have anything to say about my cooking" Cade rubs his neck clearly embarrassed.
"It's not bad" I said without looking up but I bet he's smiling. He moves to grab my tab but I stop him before he gets to see what I was drawing.
"Relax. I'm not your enemy, to think I wanted to take you to a shooting range. it's not a date" he adds quickly. I continue with my food as I weigh my options.
It's either I stay here alone with Ivan or I follow Cade and have fun shooting a dummy posing as my step father or Ivan.
Putting my dirty plates into the sink I sighed.
"Am ready when you are"
I wait for him to squeal in one, two, three-
"Yessss!!..... we are soo gonna have fun together, you won't regret it". He jumps up and down then leaves the kitchen.
"I'm starting to regret it" I muttered dryly followed by a sigh. I return back to my seat, grabbed my tab but before turning it on I'm distracted by the eyes looking back at me on my screen.
I never pay attention to my eyes. Did I inherit them from my father? It must have been from him cause Mother has emerald eyes.
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"So she has found her mystical friends... Things are starting to fall in place, with what my sources tells me she will soon find out about her past and her identity then I will be able to know what she is and if she's is a δράκων" (dragon)
My sweet lover makes me happy with his good news.
"Are you sure her orb will be able create my kind of mystical creature? I asked him
" Yes, my love. Once the ritual is complete and the orb of the δράκων(dragon) is added everything will come into place and every living creature mundane or mystical will bow down to our kind" he replied as we both drink from our blood wine.
I've waited all my life pretending to be who I wasn't just to get close to my moment and when I accomplish what I want it won't all be for nothing. I smirk at that thought.
Snow ❤>
So, I'm in Cade's car on our way to the shooting range.
"You know the range is where I get to clear my head. You shoot out all your frustration and you feel free. It's a nice feeling". He tries to start a conversation and I nod.
"How do you feel knowing you are a witch.. Huh? He takes a quick look at me before facing the road.
"I've not really dwelled much on the information so I don't feel anything". I reply in my usual nonchalant and emotionless tone. He nods his head, taps the steering wheel humming to some kinda rock music.
I put on my headphones and let Khalid take me away with his song "Silence". I begin another drawing of a bleeding rose in the mist of burnt ashes.
We got to the so-called shooting range and we both got out of the car and headed into the range.
Cade shows me around and I meet a few old people who I didn't bother greeting.
We put on our headphones and Cade shows me how to cock a gun and aim at the bullseye. Which I already know how to do.
"Watch and learn Snow" he fired the gun five times and they went through the bullseye.
Meh
"Show me what you got"
I point the gun to his direction with a smirk on my face and his expression changes.
"What's going on? Why are you pointing the gun at me"?. He looks collected and calm but weirdly I can smell his fear.
I closed my left eye and fired the gun. I opened my eye, looked behind Cade's horrified self to see my shot at the bullseye behind him. He does the same and gapes at me.
"A pro huh... You could have told me that before I embarrassed myself" he murmurs
"And where's the fun in that" I returned smugly.
We've been out here for at least two hours trying out different types of guns, styles... Snacks.
"So how does it feel... How was it? Cade questions on our way back to the car.
" It feels nice and better than staying alone with Ethan or what's his name again"? pretending to have forgotten Ivan's name.
"I-ts it's Ivan," Cade laughs. He starts the car and we leave the shooting range.
I let my mind wander aimlessly to the past events and I regretted it immediately.
Mom is a witch, I might be a witch, my real dad is I don't where and has an unknown identity, my step-dad is a psycho, am in car with a girl who mistakenly came into the world as a boy, my wolf which is supposed to be chilling back home in China is actually a werewolf and a good looking one at that. My life.
All I've ever wanted was to live a normal life. Be a gymnast, No birthmark, abusive step father, werewolves, vampires or witches.
So what, I am supposed to believe I'm a witch and my existence will actually save the world. Why would I even want to save the world, the same world that hates my existence?
Ever since I was little I've never had a human friend, I had no fun or whatsoever, only God knows how many more memories are hiding in my head.