I decided to write Lucas POV of the end of Whispers at Moonrise. I love the Shadow Fall Series and am a big Lucas fan! I've started on a Shadow Falls Story in Kylie's POV. It's set after Lucas' POV and it's a bit different than the book. I hope you check it out! Also, this short story has been edited.

Nobody Wins - The Veronicas

I could feel my insides twisting into knots and a part of me break as I slowly walked up one of the trails that led to Holiday's office. I knew that this time of the morning, she usually was in her office going over paperwork or speaking to any campers who may need her that time of day. However, as my legs sluggishly carried me towards my desired destination, my mind could help but replay the conversation Kylie and I had only a couple of hours ago.

It was after my engagement to a woman my father wanted me to marry. But, she wasn't the female who had captured my heart, linked her soul to mines, nor the one I wanted to spend the rest of this life and the next with. But, seeing as the girl I loved had witnessed the engagement, watched me offer up my soul and seal the agreement with a kiss, the damage had been done. I still remember how eyes as blue as a cloudless sky had stared up at me with betrayal and pain. How broken and haunted her watery gaze had seemed to bore into me. I could see within Kylie's blue depths that I'd shattered her. But, couldn't she understand that I was hurting too?

Growling out of frustration and anger, I'd just paused at an intersection of the trail when the sound of feet pounding on the hard ground caught my attention. Head snapping up while my nostrils flared, at first, I thought perhaps someone had snuck into the camp again, a thought that caused my muscle to coil beneath flesh, ready to fight. However, when I breathed in the familiar scent of a certain shape shifter, I instantly relaxed.

That was until Perry came bawling around the corner, only sparing me a momentary glance before continuing. It wasn't unusual for the shapeshifter to be out this time of morning. Yet, when his gaze for a brief moment met mines, I knew something was wrong.

"Perry!"

I called out, running to catch up with him. Instantly regretted that decision when side by side, Perry's gaze shot towards me, his eyes blacker than I've ever seen them and conveying anger. "What the hell do you want?" He snarled without slowing down.

Since meeting Perry at Shadow Falls a few years ago, we'd become; I wouldn't say friends, but we respected one another. But the sharp glare coming from his now color changing eyes told me I'd done something to majorly piss him off. "Has someone broken into the camp?" I asked frowning, reaching into my pocket to check my phone for missed called from Burnett. But all I saw on the screen was a forgotten call from my dad; most wondering why I left the "party" so quickly, and a couple messages from my sister.

Shaking my head to push the thoughts from my mind. I had to focus on the direction we were headed and keeping up with the Shapeshifter "Or has something happened to Holiday?..." I started to ask and was interrupted by an irritated Perry who came to an abrupt stop, growling as he turned in my direction. " Look, Miranda called me." I paused myself and observed the sympathy that filled his gaze. At first, I didn't understand why he was now looking at me with empathy. Then it hit me. Miranda was roommates and best friends with two girls. I knew if something had happened to Della, Perry wouldn't be staring at me with a mixture of fury and sorrow. So that left only one person. "Kylie? Has something happened to Kylie?" I could feel my nails bit into the palms of my hand as my fingers curled inwardly. My own gaze narrowing to show rage, demanding the shifter answer me now. Yet, as I watched the shifter stuck in a breath, turning his head away from me as if what he was about to say was difficult, I could never have imagined I could feel any more damaged than I did a couple hours ago.

Yet the words spilling from his lips had done just that.

"Miranda..." He started a bit slow. "She called me upset." Slowly, Perry began to walk away, his words following him like mist creeping across darkened land. " Kylie is leaving Shadow Falls."

It took me a moment, maybe two, to process what had just been spoken to me and I couldn't help remembering the conversation we had.

I could see the flicker of emotions place across her face and feel my own spin out of control as I watched Kylie step away from my outstretched hand, flinching inwardly. When she held up her hands next, drawing breath through lips I kissed so many times. I knew then that this wouldn't end well

" No."

She whispered and I shook my head to drive away the spreading arch in my chest.

"Please, don't do this. Damn it!." I pleaded and turned away from her. I could literally hear the breaking of both of ours hearts. Even as my heart pounded like a drum within my caged chest. Clenching my hands until they were fist and closing my eyes. The swirl of emotions around in my chest caused me to feel breathless. But as they spun out of control, one couldn't help but stand out amongst so many.

Turning back around to face her. I swallowed hard and gazed down into eyes as beautiful as the heavens and whispered.

"I Love you"

Those three words, I'd only heard them spoken by my grandmother to me and felt their meaning multiple times. Once when I was seven, stealing a kiss from the sleeping blonde girl who lived next door. A girl who had enthralled, yet frightened me, and once again. When I saw that same girl again, but this time we both had grown up. I'd loved her for all these years, keeping that love hidden because I thought I would never see her again. Because I'd once heard that To Love was to Destroy. Nevertheless, when I'd finally found the courage to speak them, they had come too little too late.

Seeing the pain in her eyes and smelling the uncertainty coming from her in waves. I'd started to crack, then splitter before shattering completely when I heard the words spoken next.

"I think you vowed your love and soul to Monique tonight" Where the last thing she'd spoken before darting around me and into her cabin.

Thinking back to how I'd just stood there stunned, feeling so many emotions run rampant through me. It felt like forever since the door had been closed in my face when in reality, it was only seconded. I'd hurt her, but I'd destroyed us both. Still, I couldn't bring myself to process nor accept what Perry had said.

Kylie Galen, the girl I was in love with was leaving Shadow Falls.

Giving my head a shake, I took off running down the path Perry had taken. Pushing my legs to move faster, forcing my body to not shudder from each hollow breath I took. As the smells of Forest, the camp and its many inhabitants reached my nose, so did the stronger scents of Barnett, Holiday, Derek, Miranda, Della, one that was unfamiliar to me and...

" No.." I breathed out.

The trees begin to thin out and voices filled the early predawn air, I slowed my pace from a full run to a jog, then slowly walking until I finally stopped in the shadow of the trees.

" Promise me you'll get your wolf ass back here soon. Promise me, damn it!"

I heard what sounded like Della yelling. Which, was a rarity for her. Unless you managed to piss off the Vampire. Moving until I was sandwiched between two trees, I watched as Della and Kylie embrace as if they were each other's lifelines.

" She's really leaving..." I uttered in disbelief.

As Kylie pulled back from Della and her gaze moved over the people who stood, saying their final farewell to their friend, their sister, I stared fixated, feeling something within me snap like a rubber band. For the first time in my life, I felt the making of tears in my life. Hurt me, lie to me, betray me and I'll get made. But, this overwhelming feeling to scream, to cry was foreign to me.

When her eyes left where her family was standing to gaze upon the trees I stood hidden, I knew she could sense me there and I could almost hear her whisper the words

"I'm sorry, Lucas."

Watching Kylie turn away from me and pick up her bag, she walked through the gates that separated Shadow Falls from the rest of the world and I knew a few things were certain.

I've loved Kylie Galen since the moment I saw her running around the back of her yard. When I saved her from the bullies when she was walking home. When She was lying in the grass and asked me if I saw the animals in the clouds. Or when I would watch her to see if just maybe, she would turn into wolf so I could share my world with her. Then... The night I climbed into her window and stole a kiss from her.

Kylie Galen was. No, she is my first and only love. Even when I knew the odds were against us, I was selfish and couldn't bring myself to end things with her because it would be as if I ripped out my own heart. I thought I was doing the right thing by playing by my father's game. But all I've accomplished by trying to reach my goals was breaking two hearts.

I never told Kylie I was sorry.

I tried to tell her that I love loved

But, It was too late to take it there.

There is never beauty in goodbye and in the end...

Nobody Wins.