Twilight Requiem

Back to my Reality

At that same moment in London.

Nyx came straight home after arriving from her trip in Montenegro. During her flight, all she could think about was the handsome stranger she left in her hotel room bed.

After she gave herself to him, to a stranger, she just left him. She wondered if she would see him again, especially since he made her feel something special that night, and she was not just talking about the passionate lovemaking; she genuinely enjoyed his company, his presence, all of him.

Nyx then buried the memory of that stranger as she climbed out of the cab and now stood in front of the house where she lives. She knew the moment she entered that door; she would officially be back to her own personal hell.

She took several deep breaths before she grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. Once inside, she didn’t feel the warmth of a home, more like the coldness of a prison.

Nyx shook her head and made her way upstairs to her room. She was about to open her room’s door when the door opposite hers opened, and her stepsister stepped out with a sneer on her face.

“So, you still came back. Thought you had run away,” she said.

Nyx turned to her.

“I went on a trip, as a graduation gift to myself,” Nyx replied.

Her stepsister, Natalia, was the daughter of her stepmother, Elaine. Her father married his affair partner after her mother died when she was twelve. Since they came into her life, they have made her life a living hell every chance they get.

Nyx was in Oborishte as a graduation gift from his mother’s friend and her godfather. She left to go on that trip without telling her family, as she knew that they would only take the trip for themselves.

“You left and didn’t even tell us. How selfish can you be?” Natalia hissed.

Nyx arched her eyebrow at her.

“It was a gift from my mother’s friend, my godfather. It is for me, a gift for me, for graduating valedictorian. It's not something you can take,” Nyx told her,

Natalia scowled.

“Jealous? You should have studied more, instead of snogging your boyfriend,” Nyx retorted, making Natalia livid since she was suspended a week before graduation, making her miss the event and the party after.

Natalia clenched her fists, glaring at her stepsister.

“Mom and Dad are pissed at you for living without telling them,” Natalia started, crossing her arms over her chest, and then she walked over to Nyx.

“And how dare you leave your chores, you servant?!”

Nyx rolled her eyes.

“First of all, I am not your servant. You must have forgotten; this house that you and your mother live in is my mother’s,” she retorted, and Natalia snorted.

“Huh. Your mother married your dad; that made this house his as well,” she said.

Nyx smirked.

“You wish, sister.”

Nyx said, patting Natalia’s shoulder before going inside her room, closing the door before Natalia could respond. Once she was inside her room, Nyx let out a sigh of defeat. Then she dropped her bags and lay on her bed.

She missed her bed.

She missed her room.

She really is back to her real life. She is a fresh high school graduate, not the confident tourist she made herself to be in Sofia, and in front of the handsome stranger.

Nyx’s eyes widened when she remembered that he said that he is a teacher. She sat up, eyes still wide in disbelief. She actually gave herself up, had a one-night stand with a teacher.

She face-palmed herself at her stupidity.

She spent minutes scolding herself before she finally composed herself and grabbed her phone. She dialed the number of the person that her mother trusted the most, her colleague, close friend, and her godfather.

Within two rings, the call was answered by a man.

‘Nicola?’

“Hello, Celestino. I just got back from my vacation.” She informed him.

‘I’m glad you are back safe. How was it? Did you enjoy your trip?’ he asked.

“I did actually. Thank you for arranging the trip for me,”

I replied.

‘Don’t mention it. You worked hard in school; that trip was nothing,’ Celestino said.

I pressed my lips before speaking.

“Actually, I also called because I need to speak with you regarding my mother’s assets,” Nyx said, and then she heard a light chuckle from the other end of the line.

‘I have been waiting for you to call me about that. Let’s meet two days from now,’ Celestino replied, and Nyx nodded.

“Sounds great. I will see you then.”

After the call, she decided to unpack my things. Nyx gathered all her laundry as she put away all the things she brought from Sofia. Then she took the laundry down to the laundry room.

While her clothes were in the washer, she went back to her room to take a shower. After washing up and while drying her body, she noticed several hickeys on her chest. They were the reminder left of the heated night she had with a stranger, a very handsome and capable stranger.

It made Nyx think if she did the right thing by leaving him in bed, without anything, just a note that she had fun. She wondered if it was the right thing to do, cold but necessary. Especially since she is a student fresh out of high school and he was a teacher.

What happened that night is something she will forever treasure in her memory. Because that night, she gave away her virginity to someone whom she may never see again, a total stranger who made her heart race the moment their eyes met in that bar.

She then shook her head and decided to forget about him and forget that it ever happened. Even if that made her heart break, which confused her, as she just met him and they weren’t even together.

Nyx shook his head, dismissing whatever lingering feelings she had for the handsome stranger.

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Meanwhile, Ivan was on his way to Naples after Alvaro called him for help. While still in the plane, he started searching for the firm that sponsored his mate’s stay in that hotel in Sofia.

The only thing he learned was that it was a law firm. It made him wonder how and why such a firm would sponsor her stay there. He checked the list of employees, but there was no one named Nyx, and none of the employees there had her picture. It made Ivan think whether she was an employee or a client, given that the hotel stay was a perk.

Ivan was racking his brain for answers. He needed to find his mate, but it was difficult since he didn’t have much information about her. Heck, he didn’t even get to take a photo of her. All he had was the name Nyx, the memory of her face, and her scent.

Then a thought came to him. What if she was just there for a quick getaway and that she had a man waiting for her, and what happened between them was nothing but a casual encounter?

But he refuted that thought as he remembered that she is a virgin and he was her first. Ivan rubbed his palms against his face in frustration. Meeting his mate and losing her the next day is taking a toll on his mental health as well as his Lycan.