JackWe moved on the journey, to each their own thoughts, everyone lost in their problems. We were silent all through the walk, not because just because we had nothing to say, we also didn't want to. What was there to talk and laugh about. As jovial as I was, I didn't have anything to say as well. I was more worried about the state that my darling poor Mia was in more than the awkward silence that trailed us as we walked.On a normal day, I hated silence wherever I was, especially one that was as freezing as this was. I would have found a joke or anything to not make the journey long but right now, I didn't care. I wanted the silence. I needed it as it allowed me to think the way I wanted to. I craved it. I loved it just the way it was.I was worried that we wouldn't get to Mia on time, thinking that the horse wouldn't be able to work as fast as we did. I realized that I was being ridiculous. He kept his pace with us and I was proud, more than impressed.He seemed to have his own stor
QuinnI hoped that he wasn't right. I hoped that he wasn't right about what he had said. I hoped that wouldn't happen. I couldn't deny that I was apprehensive all through the journey. Neigh had successfully put fear in my heart with his sad tale. I was sad about his loss but I was more worried for the girl who was still alive than the one who had died. I had pretended like I wasn't listening to the way they were talking but it was hard for me to not have heard especially when I heard that they had killed Neigh's sister.I knew how Mia was. I knew that she was going to frustrate the trolls. She wasn't ever going to be their plaything. If only they knew that she wasn't that friendly. I didn't want to see her dead body. I would be crushed if that ever happened."What are you thinking of?" Jack asked as he saw the expression on my face."Aren't you thinking of the same thing I am?" I replied."Don't worry. Mia wouldn't be so easily killed. She is strong, stronger than she looked."I wante
MiaMy stomach grumbled and I rubbed my hands over it. The damned traitor. I couldn't believe that I dared to be hungry in this kind of situation. What was wrong with me? Why would I be hungry at this time? Why wouldn't I? It had been hours ago I had been abducted and hadn't eaten anything since then.Moreover, I had a weird tendency to eat whenever I was stressed. I didn't think that anything could have been more stressful than the situation that I was in.The trolls heard and came rushing to where I was. As usual, only their leader talked and smiled at me. "Are you ready to eat now?""As if I was going to eat what you have." I scoffed at them."Don't be too stubborn.""What is your business if I am?""You are making us feel bad. It's hard on us to watch you suffer.""Then let me go. No one will have any reason to be hurt anymore."He scoffed. "Stop suggesting the impossible. You know we can't. It will be hard on us to let go of our bride.""It's hard on me to see you keep on dreami
JackThere was a game I used to play with my brothers when I was young. I had missed it but I was finally going to be able to play it again today. I used to love the game when I was young and even now, as an officer. Then, I would play shoot with my brothers, shifting into wolves and running at one another with our claws when the game got intense. As an officer, I enjoyed shooting at the enemies with my guns, loving the sounds as the bullets popped and echoed in the air.That was fun. I didn't have guns now but I was going to shoot at some idiots and I was going to enjoy doing it. John was a genius. I couldn't imagine how he had come up with the idea. I shrugged. That wasn't a big deal. John had always been a genius. We all were.We waited as patiently as we could, knowing that they were going to come out soon to check up on Mia. Neigh had told us of how obsessive they were with women that they abducted. He had also told us of how we could weaken them so we could defeat them easily.W
JackMia was talking with Neigh, the two of them facing each other when we got there. That wasn't unexpected. Neigh was a good storyteller and she would have found him to be a charmer. It was also weird that we wouldn't expect her to have made friends with the person who had saved her. It wasn't like I was mad but I would have loved it if I had found her waiting for us and showing that she did instead.I shrugged off the negative emotions. What did I intend to gain from wanting her look worried? She had suffered over the past few days, she deserved some laughter and peace now. I had to grow up and get over my jealousy. Yes, I realized that it wasn't that she was laughing that got me acting out, it was who she was laughing with.I was being silly. Why would I be jealous of Neigh? It wasn't like she was going to leave us to get mated to a horse. That was no offense to Neigh because he was a good friend to us over the past few days that we had met. We wouldn't have found Mia on time if i
Mia"What is this?" Jack asked.I nodded. What was that? I was about to ask Neigh that same question. Was he sure that he wanted us to get home safely? I was suspicious of him because he looked like he was about to kill us instead."The exit hole." He smiled at Jack. "You are always full of questions.""I learned from best." He said, pointing at me.I blushed. He didn't have to put it all on my head."Are you sure this is the exit?" I asked Neigh."Or it is a grave for burying those who came to the island for daring to step in?" Jack added.Neigh laughed. "Why are you being funny when you are leaving? Even if it is a grave for burying those who came to the island, would I do that to you after all that we had been through together? It would be nice if you guys can trust me as I trust and see you as my friends.""It's sad that we will have to break up now, friend." Jack grinned at him.I sighed. He was making it too obvious that he didn't want to stay here. I believed Neigh wanted us to
Mia"Yay! We did it." We screamed as we got to my room, jumping around like kids with our hands held together.I inhaled the air, loving the familiar smell of my bedroom. It was good to be back home. I couldn't wait to have a long soak in the bath tub and sleep for hours on end. I would pick the comfort of my bed anytime over being on that island but Albert came first this minute. We had to free him before we start to think of rest.We should go to his study, check if there was a material that could help us track his whereabouts. We would find his broken soul, kill him, save Albert and be back to our big, happy family. I missed mum and I knew that she would have missed me greatly. She would have called while I was at the forest and probably worry herself to death for not being able to reach me.I sighed. I would send her a text later to tell her that I was fine and apologize for not calling because I was busy. I couldn't afford to call her because I didn't trust myself or my voice. Wh
MiaI sank to my knees beside Quinn and wrapped my hand around him. I hated to see him that way. It broke my heart to see him that way. He looked ragged with pain and my heart constricted with more pain at the sight of him, even though I had my own problems to deal with. I was annoyed and enraged at the abduction of the statue of their father as the boys were and I wondered who could have taken him.Quinn's emotional outburst was making it hard on us all and I didn't know what I was going to do about it. I didn't know how I was going to help him. I sat there though, wrapping my hands around his shoulder as I laid my head on his back and hoped that was going to be enough for him.I thought of who could have taken Albert so we could know how to find him. It couldn't have been the dark wizard as he had been injured and couldn't morph into his physical form. The only apprentice that I knew with him was Sasha and she was dead. I had been there when she was buried so there could be no doubt