Luke’s POV“Now I need you to pick up your swords and I know it seems a little heavy. I will demonstrate the technique with one of the guards here and you'll watch and repeat the same with the other guards. Each child gets a new guard, after that, you'll try it with yourselves“ The female trainee explained.We were going to teach them how to defend themselves. It was a plan I thought was necessary, we needed it.The children looked really nervous, She smiled as she watched their reactions.“Do you understand?” she asked them.“Yes, Laura” they chorused.Laura smiled again satisfied with her work, bowing curtly to me before making her way to get her sword. Moving to the center of the gathering. Everyone was looking at her expectantly, waiting for her to move as well. She just stared at them for a while before beckoning on the head of the royal guards.He was a huge man, easily towering over Laura. He nodded once and walked to stand in front of her as if ready to catch her if needed.
Emily’s POV“So we have to wait for them to come to us?” Carolyn asked as we sat eating.More like they were eating. I couldn't find the strength in me to lift up a spoon, the fight earlier had weighed me down and everything felt so heavy I could barely move. Even though I had managed to get off the bed after I'd vomited my guts out, the dizziness had made it difficult to see where to place my feet and I still couldn't sit upright right now, much less stand up or even walk.But no one knew I had vomited when we got back, I didn't want to attract any attention to myself that way. Not with what was going on at the moment. At least not yet. So the vomiting had seemed to be a good excuse. Hopefully, no one would be too concerned by it because I really didn't want anyone to be worried about me or try to help me right now. “Yes,” Luke answered. “I heard the attack is taking its toll on them and they don't even know who their enemies are” “Oh,” Carolyn said, looking away from her lunch. Sh
Emily’s POV “Let me in Sara” Carolyn’s voice was as loud as her fist that was banging against my door. She was probably getting agitated but that was the least of my concern. I really needed to talk to someone about it because I felt like if it didn’t stop soon I would explode into a thousand pieces like those old broken-down automobiles you could always find at the bottom of the ocean. You never know when your life is going to take a turn for the worse, or just for the better but right now I couldn’t think about what to do. She kept on knocking so hard it sounded like she was hammering on wood from a distance, probably trying to break down my door. I wasn’t even sure if I would open it until eventually she would give up and go away. Maybe she wouldn’t come back at all. I wish someone would tell me that the man I loved was okay and that… “I know you can hear me, Sara, open the damn door and stop being difficult”. Damn. With one last sigh, I went to unlock the door. When the do
Luka’s POVHow could they? we were literally the same kind! Why? We were literally the same kind so why wouldn't the Lycans lend a helping hand to us in our time of distress? I was angry and frustrated, but I wasn’t going to just sit down and accept it. And you know what else, I would never do that. No matter how much pain we were in. I refused to let this be my last battle. The one thing I have always known about myself was that I would not give up until all of these monsters were gone for good.The Lycan King had laughed in my face, belittling my efforts for an alliance and then he ordered his guards to see me out.Who could imagine the effrontery? I, King Luka, kicked out of the doors like some common criminal? Well, I wasn’t going to take that lying down. I refused to let my people die when I could do something to help them. I needed to turn my anger somewhere else so my fist connected against a tree. It didn’t break, but it certainly did leave a bruise. And that was alright bec
Emily’s POVEverything was just so difficult for me. I knew that this was going to be the hardest year of my life but still… It wasn’t only that I felt like I had failed/ been a failure all my life, but also that I felt like everything around me was going wrong all because of one person… one single person who I could never stop thinking about and couldn’t seem to forget… I sighed, looking up at the sky where there were no clouds, no sun, no anything at all. I tried to keep it all in but I couldn't. Each day, I'd eavesdrop on Luke’s conversations with Carolyn and everyone else in the community. I needed to know what was happening in the outside world, I needed to know if the King was fine - I wanted him to be fine, I needed him to stay alive.I was ashamed to say that I thought about him more than I should, constantly when I slept. In fact, most nights now I lay awake and stared at my ceiling wishing he was here, I wanted him to kiss me again, to hold me in his arms. I wanted so mu
Luke’s POV“Luke? Luke, please listen to me. I just want to talk to you”“Damn it! What are you doing here? this has to stop. This place is not for you, you are not welcome here” I told her trying to understand how she managed to sneak into the place that used to be ours.The place that held so many memories, memories I didn't want to share with her ever again. I wanted nothing more than to keep those memories locked away forever.“This was your safe place once…” she started but as soon as she saw my expression she knew she had made a mistake, “No, I didn't mean that, not like that...this was our... and Luke...”“Stop! Just stop” I pleaded not wanting to hear her words, knowing there was no changing her mind. She needed to leave now or else I wouldn't hesitate to take her out of here. Not again. Never again. I would never be part of some crazy plan she decided to make me, never again.“Just go. Go back to wherever you came from and leave me alone” my voice was filled with hatred, a
Emily’s POV“No, no, no!” I yelled before jumping up. Beads of sweat formed on my forehead as they fell down to the collar of my shirt. My heart pounded in my chest and my hands shook. The room spun a little and I tried to steady myself by placing both palms on the little worn-out table beside my bed.I saw him again, his smell of booze and cigarettes haunted my dreams, his rough hands that felt like sandpaper against my skin and those dark eyes. A wave of heat and anger rushed through my system as I grabbed the small glass bottle from the table. In one quick movement, I threw it at the wall opposite me with all of my strength.IIt shattered into millions of pieces and the scent of the pills mixed with herbs assaulted my nose, making me retch. I took several deep breaths while wiping away the beads of sweat from my face and neck with the back of my hand before climbing out of my bed. I wanted it to all stop but it didn't. Instead, my memories took me back to those days and it felt
Luke’s POVI had those dreams where I watched Emily sleep naked at night, her blonde hair was a contrast to the dark of the room and her chest rose and fell quickly as she slept and her hands were wrapped around her stomach. She looked like a goddess, and even in slumber, I could see the soft curves of her body that had haunted my dreams for years. She was perfect. So beautiful in fact that it almost hurt. It was like looking at a painting or one of those famous sculptures, and seeing how real they were.Her lips were parted slightly, and when she breathed out I caught a whiff of something uniquely her. A hint of vanilla from the shampoo she used, but also something else. Something spicy. The scent lingered on my skin and mixed with the musky scent of our passion. She smelled so fresh and clean, even though we had been intimate only moments earlier, I could still smell the lingering traces of her arousal clinging to me. The sensation alone made me shiver. I had never met anyone m