RexIt takes a few hours for one of the guards to locate Rosa. They find her unconscious and in her underwear. Tied to a tree and gagged in the deepest part of the forest.Her blonde hair was a mess, she had scrapes and bruises all over her, but she insisted she is fine. That worse things have happened to her.She stands next to me as we both look on over Elsa.“Still no sign.” I mutter. She had been barely conscious when we found Kyra. By the time Elsa was dropped to the ground, she was completely unconscious and she had been that way since. That was three days ago.I couldn’t find a single mark on her. No bullet holes. No strange scent coming from her mouth. The baby’s heart was beating normally too and yet, she couldn’t wake up.“I have tried everything.” Rosa murmurs.“I know.”“No, you don’t understand. There is nothing else. No other medicine. No herbal remedy. No concoction. Her heart is beating perfectly and so is the heart of the unborn pup. I cannot find anything wrong.”“I
Elsa Five months had passed since I killed Kyra. Some nights, her face still haunts me and Rex needs to remind me that I killed her. That there was no way she was coming back this time. There had been no sightings of Vampires, making Kyra right about one thing. She took us on alone. Maybe she really had been ready to die. Fingers click in my face. “Daydreaming?” I smile at Rex as he hands me a juice. He kisses me on the cheek and then kisses my very swollen belly. “I can’t help it.” I whisper, taking a mouthful of the juice. “There hasn’t been a problem in months. Everyone is happy.” “What about Oliver? he still hasn’t forgiven you.” “He never will. I was the reason he lost his mate.” “But…” “It doesn’t matter. I would be the same if I lost you. Now drink, I want our boy to be strong.” I roll my eyes at him. It still wasn’t a hundred percent certain that we were having a boy or girl. “Why don’t we just go and see Fern? She has a machine that can tell us.” He pleads. He h
ElsaMy head was throbbing. Who the hell decides to throw a kids party in a small cafe at this time of night?Tossing some paracetamol back my throat, I head for home. The one place that I didn’t want to be.As the rain starts to fall, I pull the thin coat around me and quicken my pace. I had to get home before my stepmother, Kyra, realised I was late. She would be fuming if I didn’t have supper ready for her and Sadie.Pulling my phone out my pocket, I check the time. Two minutes, I could get home in two minutes. My walk turns into a run as I turn into our street. My feet splash through the puddles as I watch the clock on my phone tick over.The lights were on and I groaned. I was supposed to have been home already. Kyra was bound to hit the roof for the fifth time this week and it was only wednesday. She wouldn’t care that I had to do over time. I pause to take a breath, wondering what my punishment would be tonight.I could hear my stepsister's shrill voice before I opened the doo
ElsaMy alarm goes off and I can barely open my eyes. How had I gotten home? I don’t even remember walking home.Last night’s events were hazy. My neck aches like hell and I was still in yesterday's clothes.Crawling across the floor. I peer at myself in the mirror. My long dark hair was a mess. My ears were ringing from the music at the bar. Big dark rings sat under my baby blue eyes. I was a complete mess.Turning my head, I see two small red lumps on my neck. They were sore to touch. Glancing at my bedroom window I curse myself for leaving it open. I must have been bitten by some bug or something.Quickly rearranging the bandages around my waist, I pull a green sweater over my head and slip on a pair of dark blue jeans. I knew I had to hurry to make breakfast. Kyra was likely already mad that I disappeared last night, ruining her celebrations. I didn’t need her to start the day in a foul mood.My head was spinning from all the alcohol. It was only the second time that I have ever h
NateIt took longer than expected. Mason and I had been standing outside the bar for over an hour before she appeared. Her baby blue eyes were wide as she spots me.“Stay here.” I mutter to Mason. He follows my gaze. “Alright, you win, she did make it here.”He remains behind as I cross over to her. Just like last night, she couldn’t take her eyes off of me.It takes some convincing, but she agrees to come with me. Now I just needed to find the words to tell her that she isn’t human anymore.She sits in the back of the car next to me as Mason drives. After a brief quiet moment, she begins firing questions at me.“What’s wrong with me?”“How do you know I can smell you?”“How did you know I would come to the bar?”“What’s wrong with my hearing?”“Elsa, just wait.” I mutter, draping an arm around her shoulders and pulling her in next to me. I hope it would be enough to settle her nerves. That I could be some sort of comfort to her or my scent would.The questions keep coming and Mason
Elsa“How did you get here?” I groan. I could smell him before I even opened my eyes. The vanilla bean scent was welcoming, but also frustrating. How did he even find me?Nate stands over me, his white tee covered in my blood. At least the beatings had stopped. For now.“I can feel your pain. This isn’t the first time though, is it?” He hands me a glass of water and a couple of paracetamols. His brow creases into a frown. “Why didn’t you tell me?”“Does it matter?” I murmur, propping myself up. My sweater had been replaced with a tee, it was rolled up and tucked into my bra band. The bandages on show for all to see. “Did you undress me?”“You left me little choice. I couldn’t have you bleed out now, could I? Your other bandages weren’t doing much anyway.” He sounded annoyed. How could he be annoyed with me? I was the one who had been beaten. I was the one in agony.“Where are they?” I mutter, peering at my watch. A sharp pain shoots through my head. “I need to make dinner.”“That’s wh
NateHer eyes are wide as she stares at me. “He was turned?” Her voice breaks as she asks the question.“Yes, it would seem so. But it was a long time ago.”She pushes herself up off the chair. Her hand grips her ribs as she frowns. “You’re wrong! He would have told me! He told me everything.”“Elsa…”“Don’t Elsa me. I knew my Dad. He wouldn’t hide that. He would have told me. He was my Dad. She is lying to you. She's just making up shit like she always does.”“He wanted to, he was just waiting for you to be old enough to understand.” Kyra mumbles. But she is glaring at Elsa.Tears are threatening and with a single blink, they burst over. Elsa quickly wipes them away. Embarrassed by her outburst.Her blue eyes search mine. She wanted me to tell her it was all lies. That it was all made up, but I couldn’t do that. She needs to know the whole truth. She needed to hear what Kyra was hiding from her.“Tell her the rest.” I growl“I’ve told her.” Her stepmother cries.“What about the other
Elsa“No.” He holds his hands up in front of me. “Lola was caught up in something when she was a child. She was bitten. My Dad found her and took her in.”“Your Dad found her?”“In wolf form. She was five.”“Five? As in five years old?” I was shocked.“If anyone can understand what you are going through, it’s her.”“Alpha Nate.” A chocolate haired girl comes running towards us. Her face red as she huffed and puffed. “I’m sorry I’m late. There was a problem with the water and….”“It’s fine Lola, I was just showing Elsa around.” He smiles sweetly at her. The same smile he gave me when he pulled me out of the road.I didn’t like it.She smiles at me, her dark eyes are welcoming. Yet I didn’t feel welcomed. I felt protective.“Lola is going to show you around while I catch up with my guards.”Lola wastes no time in linking her arm with mine. She turns me out the door, apologising when I wince at the pain in my ribs.“You’re so lucky.” She whispers as we get out the door. “Alpha Nate has b