I soon reached the battlefield. Stella was clearly close to winning. There were few King's men left alive most of which were fleeing into the trees. The medics had also been sent out to tend to injured Stella soldiers and many were checking the bodies of King's men ensuring they weren't still alive.
I scanned the area for Connor hopefully before any Stellas saw me and tried to drag me away. After tuning my ears, I heard him. An in pained groan coming from not too far away. My heart began to pump as I searched through the remaining soldier
When we arrived at the castle gates, Luca ordered two guards to collect Connor's body before carrying me upstairs to an empty room. He told me that because of the long journey back, the lateness of the day and the exhaustion of the army, that we would be staying in the castle until the next morning before going home.He lit the fire, fetched me some blankets which he proceeded to wrap me in, made me a cup of hot cocoa and most importantly, kept me company. We didn't speak much but he was willing to sit with me regardless. I couldn't bear to be
When I had stopped myself crying once again, I left the room, closed the door behind me and dragged myself through the castle with little motivation to do anything.A few doors down from Connor's room was a group of soldiers. It wasn't until I got further down the hall that I realised who was talking to them.My mate
"When are we leaving?" I asked."About fifteen minutes," he replied pulling a bottle from the truck he had been loading."How long is the journey?"
"Okay, this is weird. We are thirty-two minutes and 42 seconds into the journey and you haven't eaten the chocolate bar yet or said a word. What's up?" Luca said finally after glancing over at me multiple times without a word."I don't feel like eating," I replied."Who are you and what have you done with my Ella?" he
Hours later we finally pulled up at the army base in Stella pack. I'd just woken up, was still half asleep and probably looked like an absolute mess so when Luca told me to stay in the truck I wasn't going to protest."How is she?" I heard Leo's voice from the back of the unloading truck."Distraught, upset, angry, ti
Finding Forgiveness - the fourth book in the Alpha Loren seriesIf you thought I was just going to just look into his watery blue eyes and simply forgive and forget, you can think again.
"Luca?" I asked when my phone call was finally picked up.I had left the house and I didn't exactly know what to do next other than wander aimlessly down the forest track in the dark and cold. I knew I didn't want to go back but I also
For the next day, we drove South down the West coast of the country. By late afternoon, we had reached Sacramento and Luca needed gas."Why Mexico?" I asked as we drove around looking for a gas station.