ElsaHe was right. He was gone by the time I woke up. He had left me a note saying that he didn’t want to wake me and that he promises to be back by nightfall. There is also an added note about making sure I stay with Lola.Silently dressing for the day, I catch sight of myself in the mirror. The wound on my ribs had completely disappeared now. Not even a tiny pink line and I felt better than ever. Braiding my hair and tying it up into its usual bun, I look at the crescent on my neck. It had changed and looked more like a tattoo now. I had so many questions about it, but there never seemed to be a good time to ask Nate.Pulling open the door, Lola’s presence makes me scream. Footsteps quickly came from all directions of the house as my heart hammered in my chest.“Elsa, it’s just me!” Lola stares at me wide eyed as I clutch my chest.“You were so quiet.”“Guard duty.” She mutters, as if I had forgotten.Mason and some other guys come racing around the corner. “What’s going on?”“Who
NateShe isn’t laughing with me. Her baby blues are wide. Her body was almost frozen in time. Catching the scent of her blood, I frown.“What’s wrong?”“Something is in my back. I can’t move Nate.” She whispersCarefully lifting her up, I spot the blade that lives in my desk drawer. It sits deep in her lower back, right next to her spine.“What is it?” She whispers.“A blade.”“Silver?” Her panic grows.“No. I’m going to roll you onto your front and remove it.”“Okay.” she barely makes a sound as I turn her over onto her stomach. Her blood leaves small tracks over her skin. She whimpers as I wrap my hand around the hilt.“Try to hold still.” It was probably going to hurt more coming out than going in.She lets out a cry as I tug it out. Her nails dig into me, piercing my skin. Grabbing my discarded shirt. I pressed it against the wound, hoping that she would heal quickly, just like how her ribs healed.A few minutes pass and she sits up groaning. Looking at the broken desk, she sighs
ElsaToday, I was asked to join training practice. Apparently they would usually wait until after the full moon. But because I had shifted, Nate wanted me to learn how to protect myself. It was all he said to me this morning.Lola reassures me as we head over to the grounds. “Alpha Nate has already warned everyone that if you get hurt there will be big trouble.”“Trouble?”“For them, not you. Plus Mason’s on duty today and no one wants to feel his anger either.”I must have looked worried because she adds. “He can be worse than my brother.”“Shouldn’t they be dealing with the dead?” I whisper and she shakes her head.“Already done. Besides, right now, it is more important that you can defend yourself.”Mason was standing with a group of people. Farrah was there too. Her braided hair was wound up in a bun on top of her head. She was wearing the skimpiest workout ever. I was pretty sure if she bent over, her boobs would fall out of her bra.“Elsa, Lola. Glad you could both make it.” Ma
NateShe mumbles the words with her eyes closed. I almost found it funny how she thought I would believe that she was asleep. Her heart rate was slower when she was properly asleep. Nothing like it was now, where it was practically humming.“Yes.”It takes her a moment and just as we enter the packhouse, she opens her eyes.“You can put me down.”“I don’t want to.” I wanted to hold on to her for as long as I could“Why are you doing this?”“If we don’t attack, it will be the biggest mistake Lycans have ever made.”“Why now?”“I’m doing this for you.”“For me?” Her baby blues flash up to me. “Why me?”"So that we will never be ripped apart." I groan, because she didn't know what she would experience if I died.“Elsa, they will keep coming. The problem is, they think we won’t fight back. They think we will stay here, hiding out, waiting for them. They believe that they have made us like this.”“That doesn’t explain why you are doing it for me!” she forces herself out of my arms. Her arm
ElsaStaring at the door handle. I couldn’t bring myself to open it again. I had been out of the bedroom a number of times, never making it past the top of the stairs. Anytime I go close, I felt this immense pressure. Maybe a gut feeling, I was unsure. But if I went down, I wouldn't be in my safe bubble.I did what Mason had told me to do. Sniffing the air, I knew that Nate wasn’t downstairs alone. There were loads of scents, a mixture of old musk. But one thing I knew for certain. They were all powerful. I was upstairs and I could tell that from here.Nate had mentioned a meeting, but I didn’t realise they were coming here. I wish that Lola was here. Where was she anyway?I should just go down. I should find out what is happening. But every time I touched the door handle, I was filled with dread. If the past had taught me anything, it was to not wander in somewhere where I wasn’t wanted.Backing up, I sit on the edge of the bed. It faced the door, allowing me to see if anyone tried
Nate“She’s right.” I mutter, swinging the door open. “You don’t have a choice. If they know that you have been here and told us, they might just kill you. If you don’t tell us, I won’t be able to let you go. I might just use you as a bargaining tool.”Her deep blue eyes are watery. She was about to burst into more tears.“Look, Sadie. You can try and make things right with your sister after everything you have done to her.” I look at Elsa but she was too busy focusing on Sadie. “And maybe, just maybe, I will grant you permission to stay here.”“You would?” They both reply, staring at me. While Sadie's eyes are wide, Elsa's are narrowed.Elsa jumps to her feet. Grabbing my arm, she pulls me from the room. “You’re lying. You said it yourself. You don’t like humans.”“You want me to tell her the truth? You want me to admit that she doesn’t stand a chance, whether she shares information or not? What if she is lying, Elsa? What if this is just a trap?”She frowns at me“Elsa, after everyt
Elsa“What are you talking about?” His dark eyes hover on me. I should have told him first. But I had been so wrapped up in shifting. I couldn't control it.“She said they are surrounding the pack. There is no way out. We are outnumbered.” I felt sick. My stomach was tying itself up in knots. I was going to die tonight.He grabs my chin roughly. Pulling my face up, forcing me to look into his eyes. There was so much anger radiating off of him.“It was a trap.” He mutters. He starts dragging me back to where the men were having their meeting. “She used you to buy them time!”“Used me?”“There is too much good in you, Elsa. I told you she would pull on your heart strings and that is exactly what she did. You don't see when they are using you."The men were standing around Sadie. Her tears had dried up. Her lips were twisted up in a smirk.“My pack are on their way.” Vella mutters“Too long.” Nate shakes his head. "It will take too long."“Then it’s a good job I came prepared.” Finn smil
ElsaHe’s smiling up at me. Pleased with himself that he had figured it out. Or maybe Nate had told him? It didn’t seem likely. Nate had bound Lola and Mason, forbade them to speak of it.“You’re supposed to be with the others.” I mutter, trying to distract him. “Is Nate okay?”“Trust me, you would know if something had happened to him.” He grabs hold of the first branch and starts pulling himself up the tree towards me. “Why are you hiding?”“I’m not.”“A bag full of things, hiding in a tree, almost twenty feet off the ground. It tells me that you are running.”“I’m not running. I just….”“You’re panicking.” His eyes narrow at me. “You feel trapped. Caught between us and the humans.”How did he know so much about me?“You are making a mistake, Elsa. How were you planning to hide when we take over?”He’s almost level with me now. My stomach was in my throat. My heart was racing in my chest. What did he want with me?He holds out his hand, “You can't stay in the tree all night. At leas