LOGAN'S POV "I know you're hurt Logan, but this isn't the right thing to do. You're going to leave an indelible mark of pain in her heart forever." "Well, she did the same to me." I muttered dryly. "Seriously?!" Liam asked in disbelief. "How do you even know this funny experiment would work? We have never been told about such a lore since we became of age and had our first shifts." "Trust me, it works. I personally spoke with Edith." "Am I supposed to know who that is?" "Obviously. She is the one who was marked and rejected by her mate." "You said she had only been rejected for a couple of years. That's no guarantee that she wouldn't be able to find another mate." He reasoned. "Why are you so bothered, then? If you're so sure it wouldn't work, then why are you bothered?" "Because the thought alone is insane. What's happening to you?" "Change." I sighed, literally feeling a headache from his complaints. I expected him to support me, not this. "And the fact that
AUDREY'S POV "When I get older, I would love to have a handsome mate!!!" I sang as I ran down the staircase. "Much handsome than you are, Andrew!" I jested, and he continued to chase after my small figure. "You wouldn't be that lucky, you silly rat!" He barked behind me, and I giggled happily because I was clearly riling him up. Just then, the door went open and father walked into the living room with his Beta, a few guards tagging along. Instantly, the place fell silent and I ceased my running. Andrew on the other hand, stopped chasing after me. We both watched in silence as father sat on his favourite sofa in the living room. We had no idea he was going to return home so soon. There had been an interpack dispute, and he had travelled to settle issues. It wasn't even up to a whole day since he left. "Father." I muttered in my tiny voice. "Welcome home." I said, hoping he would return my greetings with a wide smile. His smiles always made me feel so good. Sometimes, I felt
LOGAN'S POV Witches, wolves, vampires, and faes. All, fighting together? The chaos was sooo great. I found myself running ahead, aggressively hitting down the rogue vampires and wolves that came on to me. The audacity indeed. I could feel so much anger within me, and I just wanted to take it out on a particular person who stood far across from me. I couldn't clearly make out his face, but I knew that he was the rival I had to deal with. One minute I was running towards my rival, the next minute I realized I was in a different spot. Beside me, was the most humbling creature I had ever seen in my life. An extremely beautiful wolf with furs of fire. That wolf was fighting alongside me. I woke up, my eyes frantically searching my surroundings. There was no chaos, I wasn't in battle, and there was no wolf with furs of fire. But there was one person though. "Liam, you're watching me sleep now?" I asked in mild irritation, to which he simply shrugged. How could he act normal, af
AUDREY'S POV As I stepped out of the hall, I could feel several pairs of eyes on me. This was the first time I was out in public since my return, and I was already regretting it. I didn't know if I should increase my steps, or just walk back inside the hall and wait until the entire place was free of people. I decided that the former was the best decision, and increased my steps. It almost felt like I was running, and I didn't realize I was, until I began to hear mockful chuckles behind me. Slowly, the chuckles became more audible, and I could feel hot tears cloud my eyes. I bent my head in embarrassment, and ran off. The moment I got to the house, I uran past my uncle and made my way to my room. "Audrey!" I heard him call, but I didn't have it in me to say a word in response. Though I was worried that he might assume I wasn't happy about Denver's new appointment, but I made a note in my head to meet him and explain later. I laid in a way that my head faced the pillow, and
AUDREY'S POV "254, 255, 256, 257, 258...." "Audrey, that's enough." I didn't need anyone to tell me who it was. "Denver, I do not appreciate your interruption." I threw him a glare, breathing so hard. "Well, that interruption was very necessary!" "I enjoy my sit-ups. It helps me clear my head." "Audrey, it's been 8 months! You can't keep hiding behind the sit-ups and extreme exercises." "Oh?" I asked, as calm as could be. I was actually annoyed. "8 months ago, you gave me a royal order to take on the position of chief commander, and I did. Regardless of how difficult it was for me to go into the midst of people who detested me, and lead them. I couldn't defy the king's order now, could I? For 8 whole months, I've been trying my hardest to win over a team that doesn't see any good in me." "Audrey, I..." He started, but I was quick to cut him short. "Denver, this is my only escape." I ground my teeth, knowing I had gone past that era of crying. It never really so
AUDREY'S POV I looked down at the Doctor's report in my hand, anger taking over my senses. "She lost it." I whispered in disbelief. "Rosaline lost her pregnancy." "Again." Denver muttered, and that reminder pained me. What plagued me the most was my lack of understanding towards Rosaline's tolerance for my brother. "And she's left with him again, right?" "Yes." He sighed. "They both went home this afternoon, after the doctor announced she was fit to be discharged." "That isn't a home, Denver!!" I burst out, before I could hold back. "She isn't in a home. She is too kind for that monster." "Do you think he would get better from this psychologically relapse?" Denver sighed, and the look in his eyes only increased my annoyance. "Really? That is why you have been so lenient with him? Because you feel sorry for taking the Alpha position from him?!" "Audrey, calm down." He whispered. "But I can't. You all are busy, pardoning a horrible person, due to the excuse o
LOGAN'S POV I found myself smiling as I saw the energy going from my palms, into the soil. In turn, I felt the fresh power of magic surging from the soil, back into my veins. So much power, so much magic. "Sicut in terram energiam nostram conferimus, ita etiam in magiam tarrae penetramus." They all chanted. It meant 'As we give into the earth our energy, so do we tap into the magic of the earth'. "Hecate, tua vis per nos fluat." They continued. 'Hecate, let your power flow through us'. We continued to chant and watched as a line of fire was formed through the soil, dividing into several branches and getting into the palms of the others. Our chants became louder and louder until there was a mighty outburst of fire in the middle of the field. The ritual was complete. I took my hands off the ground, and looked around the field in pride. "Beloved, praise Hecate for the release of her power upon us." "Gratimus agimus Hecate, pro tam evidenti et benigna ostentatione amori
AUDREY'S POV I walked into the house, feeling emotionally exhausted. "Would you be fine?" Denver called after me, and I simply nodded. I heard the door close behind me, and started to make my way upstairs to my room. I got there and walked to the front of the mirror. The black dress and black hat I had worn, was too beautiful for the ugly event I had just returned from. My brother's funeral. I guess the colour of the dress made me feel more like the devil I was. I killed my own brother. 'You were trying to protect Rosaline'. My wolf defended. There was probably nothing that could excuse what I had done. I was a curse to my family. 'Yet, she hasn't said a single word to me for three weeks now'. I gave a bitter chuckle in my head. 'She's probably gonna leave for her pack, without saying goodbye'. 'She's probably still trying to process it all. Regardless of all he did to her, he was her mate'. 'And I should have just minded my business like I had been doing.' 'But sh