SAMMYI've felt like I'm drifting away. Like I'm trapped in a never-ending nightmare. I'm done panicking. I've got nothing left. I'm starting to lose any hope of escaping my mind.After staring into the black for so long, I almost missed it. The pink lights return.The beast is showing me more. I squint my eyes to adjust to the brightness. Images come forward."This was once your kingdom. The home of the creator." The growling voice came through.I look at the destroyed, burnt-out homes. The twisted cars. The abandoned items of families."What happened here?" I crawl on my knees to get closer to the pictures projected through the wolfs eyes."A great battle. Destroyed your kingdom. Your people scattered to the wind." The growls sounded sad as it travels through the roads."Where are you taking me?" I look for anything that could tell me where I am."Your castle." It confirms."I don't have a castle. I'm an interior decorator!" I punch the floor."You are so much more than that. You'll
SAMMYThe wolf is determined to hold me forever. We travelled for days. Slept during the daylight and walked at night.Finally, we stop and the pink lights appear."This is where the prince was born.""What prince?" I ask again"The one who is yours, child. The one you were created for. With his strength and wisdom, you will both ascend to the throne." The deep growling voice echoed."Will you stop! I'm not royalty!" I shout."No. You're a God. Sent to command us all." The voice boomed making me cover my ears.We travel into the town."Do you want to get caught?" I say in a snarly tone."The town is quiet now, as we’ll be."We stop outside a tiny house. Under the cover of trees."Why are we here?" I ask."The woman who bore the prince lives here. She's the same as you except she bares no wolf. Her power went to the son she carried." The voice informed."She's human?" I slide closer to the vision."Yes. However, the child she held is not. He's something more.""Who was his father?""Th
BASTIANWith Alexi riding shotgun, we pull into the tiny human town of Bellington.Tiny really is an understatement. There are probably only 20 houses here. All small, humble looking homes. There's a diner, a small church and a few other buildings. This town makes Black Lake look huge.I park the car on the side of the street. "So, where do we start?" I ask Alexi.She looks around. "That restaurant looks like as good a place then any."I nod and get out. We cross the street and walk to the little eatery. It has soft lighting save for the large front window letting in more light. It's filled with square, dark wood tables. There's maybe 5 people in it. A big, overweight guy is behind the counter. He wearing a tight t-shirt and an apron.He eyes us as we walk in. "You folks lost?" He arches a brow as he wipes the counter.The others at the tables turn and scan us suspiciously. I meet their staring eyes and give a little wave saying 'Hi' quietly. Flashing my best smile. I don't want to be
SAMMYI stare at myself in the mirror on a vanity table.But it's not me. Not entirely. My eyes have turned to pink iris'. Not glowing, but the beast has turned my brown eyes pink.As I watch myself brush my hair, I see the seriousness in my face. The stone-cold expression. She looks almost robotic as she meanders around in my skin.She puts the brush down and stares at her reflection. "I can feel you in there. Our connection is strong. This is good. You can feel our strength and what it will mean to your people." The beast forces a small smile."No! I want out!" I demand."Sorry, child. That's not happening. Not until you accept our role as Dragon leader." She smirks."That will never happen." I grit.I may not know much about the Dragons, but my introduction to them so far is one that leads me to believe their evil, monstrous people.She chuckles. "Once the Alpha marks us, you'll have no choice but to comply. You might as well get used to this life. You're a queen. Your people need
BASTIANI pace back and forth in the common room of the pack house."Bastian, we need more manpower. We can't go in there without help." Nigel was sitting in an arm chair with Luke, River, Jayson and the rest of the Alliance Alphas on various couches.I stop and rub my head. "We can't. The Alliance will tear her to shreds. Especially if that thing fights back. I need this to be an extraction mission. If we can get to her and pull her out, I can touch her and fix it."Jayson leans on his knees. "Ok. We set up two teams. One from the north and one from the east. We keep mind links open at all times. We'll send in the flyers first to get Intel and form a plan once we know what we're up against. Scouts can escort them. We'll have two trackers per team. Luke. You and Wren will be team one. I'll call Shane and Hayden. They'll track for team 2."River sat up. "I'll set up satellite imagery so we know movements. Anna can take Alexi and be the first wave in. They're both light on their feet an
SAMMYThe days drag on. I pace around, pounding on the walls of black, every once in a while, to let the beast know I'm still here.She turned off the pink vision, so I've been left in the dark. I have no idea what she's doing out there.I think she might be mad that I was able to reach Bastian. I didn't think I could. I tried with all my might to at least let him know that I'm still me inside here.When I got the link open, I couldn't believe it. I sent him everything I've seen so far to try and let him know where I am. I just hope I was clear enough.When I saw him standing on the other side of the void, I thought I was dreaming. I was so happy, but a barrier erected between us.The beast found out. She threw me deeper into my mind and locked me away. I've been here ever since.I've tried to contact Bastian a few more times, but it's like my head wants to explode. She's blocking me hard.I don't know how long I've been in lockdown. It feels like days. If not weeks.I lay on my stoma
BASTIAN"Where is she, Jay?" I whisper as I throw on a t-shirt. I had Anton and Nigel bring packs with clothes in them for everyone.We're crouched in an empty, overgrown lot just outside the city waiting for Sarah and the two scouts to get back. They've been gone now for almost two hours and there's no sign."I don't know." Jayson's fist opens and closes as he scans the city lines. Looking for any sign that his mate is back. "It shouldn't take this long." He's getting worried. I feel the same. “She’s not answering my link.”River turns to me. "Maybe we should go look for them."A twig snap behind us. We spin around."Relax. It's just us." Dylan, Wes and Grey come crouched out of the brush."Did you bring them?" I crawl over to Dylan. He drops a bag."Yeah, but I don't know if they'll work. Remember, she's immune." He unzips the bag and opens it.I look in and can feel the resistance under my skin. My wolf growls and flashes his eyes. I push him down. Putting on a glove, I pull out tw
SAMMY"No." I whine weakly as I look into the pink vision of the beasts' eyes.Still restrained, I desperately pull on the chains."What are the codes!" The beast yells. She hits Bastian again whose face is covered in cuts from her claws.I sob on the floor "Stop it! Please!" I scream, begging the beast to stop her torture. I suck in a breath. "BASTIAN...." My forehead hits the floor.The beast grabs his chin. He's tired. He's covered in blood.She shakes his head. "What are the codes?"He's breathing heavy. Fighting consciousness. "Fuck.......you...." He mumbles.She punches his face again with a loud angry growl. She walks away.She spins. "You realize I could kill her right?"His head hanging off his shoulders. "No...." His head shakes slowly."Oh, yes." She takes big steps to him. "I can have her completely wiped from my mind. Erase her from existence. You'd never see her again.""You...can't...." He forces out.She grabs his hair and places her face close to his. "I can. Bastian.