LOGIN"I'm going to slice you open, take out your guts, and put them in a bowl if you don't release me now!" Briar KingBear yelled at her captors, rattling her chains. "All that fire, and you still deny me what you know is mine? I can help you with that, Love.” Artemis gave her a lustful glance. "Don't even think about it. If you kill your brother, how will you enjoy torturing your brother yourself?" She growled at him. "We keep you because you entertain us. You have been chained to that pole due to your own foolishness. Now you won't be able to escape your duty or your fate.”Artemis, the wonderful son of the Alpha who kidnapped her. What will you do when Rei hears I'm here, and you have gone against his wishes? He is the next Alpha to leads us, not you!” Briar screamed. "If Rei could only see how pathetic you have become in captivity, he'd spit on you as well." Artemis spat at her. "I may not. have known my Wolf long, but she is stronger than you think. Maybe I'm luring you into a false sense of security." Briar snapped back at him. "No matter, he will be too late to save you from my mark.”Artemis leveled his gaze on her, slowly walking in her direction. "What are you doing? If you do this, Rei will die! Your brother will be dead!" Briar yelled through her tears. "Everyone dies some time. Believe me, it's his time.”Artemis laughed a psychotic look in his eyes. Briar knew she was in trouble.
View MoreCapítulo 1: A Entrevista
Laura Eu apertava a alça da bolsa surrada com tanta força que meus dedos doíam. O elevador de vidro subia devagar pelo coração de Manhattan, e cada andar que passava revelava mais daquela cidade que eu só conhecia de longe: Nova York lá embaixo, um caos de táxis amarelos, pedestres apressados e luzes que nunca apagavam. Aqui em cima, tudo era diferente. Silencioso. Frio. Perfeito demais. Respirei fundo, tentando acalmar o coração que batia como se quisesse fugir do peito. “É só mais uma entrevista”, eu repetia para mim mesma. Mas não era. Era a última cartada. As contas do hospital da minha mãe chegavam na semana que vem, quimioterapia, exames, remédios que custavam mais do que eu ganhava em meses. Nos Estados Unidos, sem um bom seguro, uma doença virava uma sentença financeira. Se eu não conseguisse esse emprego, não saberia mais o que fazer. Não tinha plano B. As portas se abriram no último andar. Uma secretária elegante, de salto alto e sorriso ensaiado, já me esperava. — Senhorita Mendes? — Sim. Laura Mendes. — Por aqui. O senhor Monteiro está aguardando. Eu a segui pelo corredor largo, os passos ecoando no mármore polido. Passei por portas de vidro fosco com nomes de empresas que pareciam de outro planeta. No final do corredor, uma porta dupla de madeira escura. Ela bateu duas vezes e abriu. Ele estava de costas para mim, olhando pela janela imensa que ocupava a parede inteira. Alto, ombros largos, terno preto impecável. Mesmo sem ver o rosto, senti o peso da presença dele. O ar parecia mais pesado, como se o oxigênio tivesse sido sugado. Ele se virou devagar. Olhos cinza-escuros, quase pretos. Queixo marcado, barba bem feita, expressão que não entregava nada. Nem um sorriso, nem raiva. Só... indiferença. Uma indiferença que doía mais do que desprezo. — Sente-se — disse ele, voz grave e baixa, apontando para a cadeira em frente à mesa. Eu obedeci, sentando na pontinha da cadeira, como se qualquer movimento maior pudesse me denunciar. Como se eu não pertencesse ali. Ele não se sentou. Ficou de pé, apoiando as mãos na mesa, inclinando o corpo ligeiramente para frente. Era uma posição de quem manda, e ele sabia muito bem disso. — Você leu o anúncio? — Sim, senhor. Babá para uma criança de seis anos. Tempo integral, moradia inclusa. — Exato. Meu filho, Enzo. Ele precisa de alguém… confiável. Alguém que fique. A palavra “fique” saiu pesada, como se carregasse um peso que eu ainda não entendia. Não era só sobre o trabalho. Era sobre algo mais fundo, algo que doía nele. — Por que você? — ele perguntou, sem rodeios. — Tem experiência com crianças? Eu ergui o queixo. Não ia mentir. Não tinha mais tempo para isso. — Não tenho diploma bonito nem curso de pedagogia, se é isso que o senhor quer saber. Mas criei minha irmã mais nova sozinha desde os treze anos. Minha mãe... — mordi os lábios. — Adoeceu. Eu sei o que é uma criança precisar de alguém que não desista. Sei o que é colo quando o mundo inteiro desaba. Por um segundo, só um segundo. Algo atravessou aqueles olhos cinza. Uma rachadura minúscula no gelo. Mas sumiu tão rápido que eu duvidei de ter visto. — Enzo não é uma criança comum — ele continuou, voz ainda mais baixa. — Ele… não fala muito. Não se apega fácil. Já tivemos cinco babás em três anos. Nenhuma durou mais de quatro meses. Meu peito apertou. Cinco babás. Um menino de seis anos que já tinha sido abandonado cinco vezes. — Eu não vou embora — eu disse, surpresa com a firmeza na minha própria voz. — Se o senhor me der a chance, eu fico. Pelo tempo que ele precisar. Ele me encarou por longos segundos. Como se estivesse pesando cada palavra minha, cada respiração. Como se pudesse ver através de mim. Então, ele se endireitou. — Amanhã às oito. Você vai conhecer Enzo. Se ele aceitar você… o emprego é seu. Ele estendeu a mão. O aperto foi breve, profissional. Mas quando nossos dedos se tocaram, senti um choque elétrico subir pelo braço. Rápido. Inesperado. Ele também sentiu, os dedos dele se contraíram por um instante antes de soltar. — Não me decepcione, senhorita Mendes — disse ele, já se virando para a janela de novo. — Enzo não aguenta mais uma decepção. Eu me levantei, o coração ainda disparado. — Eu não vou decepcionar — respondi baixinho. Mas enquanto saía da sala e apertava o botão do elevador, uma voz dentro de mim sussurrou, fria e insistente: E se for ele quem me decepcionar?“What the hell do you think you’re doing? Back away now. Briar is mine now.” Troy growled, pulling Briar behind him. “Are you really that stupid to believe you could mean anything to Briar? Let her emerge and decide who she chooses herself, no amulets, nothing to give either of us an advantage, just good old fashioned Nature decides?” Rei offered. “That sounds fair to me. I’m going through a lot of changes, I know what everyone means to me now, but after Kitsune, I’ll be different, I afraid I won’t be the same Briar.” She frowned. “You will be the same Briar, with a little more authority, and you will be able to knock just about anyone on their asses!” Rei smiled, winking. “Super! I’ll become a bully then? I don’t want to be anything like Alyssa, so don’t expect it.” She looked at Rei. “As for you, Troy. Your envy and jealousy are going to end up pushing me away. They aren’t attractive traits to have. These traits are flawed.” Briar smiled. Rei could see Briar wasn’t going to ge
Taking a few seconds to breathe, letting her brain catch up, and compose something smart to say, rather than confusing the situation even more. By the end of this conversation the connection between them would forever be altered. This has always been the part Kitsune hated the most. It has happened many times in her past. She came between twins of every generation her entire life, which was long. This time was different somehow, with the three of them only because Briar is a brand new human vessel, never tested, never pushed to fight like she should have by now. “Your sin of taking me against my will has been forgiven, Troy. I will not forget this so easily, but, I will forgive and understand your actions, thus far.” She said. “Your duality is going to be wicked if you train in properly. That’s What I love about you, Kitsune, you’re real and not much bothers you.” Troy said. “Thank you, Troy.” The way she touched Troy’s hand, Rei had seen enough. He stood, looking down at the two,
Caius, Misha, and Moon all crouched just beyond KingBear’s house perimeter, Misha and Moon laughing at their lack of defenders. Caius shook his head at them wondering how they had managed to live list long. “You’re too loud. Legacies just don’t train the same way as the old days. I miss those days.” Caius whispered, crouching between them. “You may have taken care of the small fries out here, but there is a secondary wave that will consist of high ranking Alphas we are closing in on now.” He scolded.“We are half a mile away from that house. How long will it take for each eave to run back and report?” Moon asked. “Not long. Oh, as an added benefit, we don’t know when they shuffle posts either. I’m going to assume its 2 to 3 hours away, so we have the time to do some damage. Use it wisely, and do things safe. We are here for a 3 day look around, are on a limited kill order, it sucks I know. Animikii just wants them to start believing he is descending on them enough to shake their fou
Rei Came into Bri’s room, sat by her bed as he had for the last few days. “How you feeling today, Bri?” Smiling as soon as she opened her eyes, “Hey, you. I never thought of you as a morning person.” She laughed. “I’m not either, but I can have coffee, you, can’t.” He teased her. "That’s a low blow, Strauss.” She giggled, coughing as she did.“Are you ok? I know I’m the last person you want to talk about what happened to you, but I’m offering my shoulder and ear.” Rei smiled down at her. "Why are you being so nice? You’re going to confront Troy, aren’t you? I warn you, he protected me when I had nobody there. He took my side, treated me with kindness,” Rei cut her off. “The amulets you two wear are to keep your true feelings in check, you and I are mates. I know you don’t feel it now because of the amulets.” Rei explained. “I’m all new to this whole wolf thing, where there’s a powerful wolf inside me that will emerge in under a week, changing my life, how I feel, what I want. I
Rei’s eyes flew open, instantly aware that Kitsune, Briar’s hidden wolf had pushed back to let him know she was almost ready to emerge. He had roughly a month to prepare for it. This morning’s coffee date was the first step in many baby steps to ensure Briar was strong enough to handle the emergenc
Arriving home, Briar parked, grabbed her stuff, the food, and zoom fuel bringing all of it in the house. Making sure the food was put away and the milkshakes in the freezer for when her mom made it home. Instead of chatting with Rina, Bri decided to unplug. Feeling her eye lids getting heavier wit
Rei wasn’t kidding about meeting her after every class, inwardly smiling. She childishly wondered if he was looking at no one but her when he focused his stare on her, but reality smacked her in the face, once again for not minding her surroundings. Alyssa popped up seemingly from out of nowhere,
Briar opened her eyes, looking around the hospital like room she was in, not reme1mbering what happened or how she got here. “There you are! You had a panick attack. How long have you been them?” the nurse asked. “Ever since my mom and dad started fighting I guess.” Briar replied. “Im sorry, tha






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