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I felt defeated right now. Seeing Leilani’s limp body like this, I felt like I haven’t been protecting her as a mate should. If I had been, I would have been able to protect her before she ended up like this.
Turning her hand in mine, I was just about to place my other hand on her palm, when I noticed something that hadn’t been there before. Across the center of her palm, there was a burn mark. Straightening my back, I moved to lift her other hand.
She had the same mark on her other hand. I called the warriors back in, needing to find out if something happened to her in the time I was gone. When neither of them knew where the burn marks came from, I wondered if it was the witch that did this to her.
Lifting her in my arms, I carried her downstairs, back to my office. I didn’t figure Tate nor Brook would be here, but I didn’t expect them to both come running in as soon as I placed Leilani on the couch.
“What
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Leilani-Over the next three days, I have been scouring the area, trying to find a way to wake up. I have watched Eric go through a mixture of emotions, from crying to anger. The witches have made zero progress in finding out what was going on with me.Even I was beginning to lose hope. I haven’t gone to see my wolf again since the last time because I was trying to honor her request to stay away. However, the more time I was here, with no idea how to get out, I wondered if I shouldn’t go see her.That black flower kept drawing me in, even though I felt like I shouldn’t mess with it, I was beginning to wonder if that was my way out. Currently, I was back in the field, because it was the only place I could find a sense of peace.There were two other areas I have yet to venture into since they both looked worse than where Violet was. Each time I made my way to either area, I immediately turned around. I looked to the north, wondering if I s
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Eric-Leilani visibly relaxed, but then her body began to feel hot. She was breathing hard, so I wondered what else was going on. I hated that I couldn’t see what she was doing, or where she was at.“Are you sure you want us to send you to her? I must warn you, I cannot guarantee that you will end up in the same place as her. We have never sent another species to that place. We will send you, but it might be for nothing. If we send you to a place we cannot reach you, we may not be able to bring you back.” I heard Cordelia say, but my attention remained on Leilani.It wasn’t even a question as far as I was concerned. It was a risk I was willing to take. If there was a way for me to help her, I was going to do everything I could.“How long will it take?” I asked.My hand reached over to brush Leilani’s hair from her face, which was matted to her skin from the blood. She looked like she has been beaten only minutes from her life, yet she seemed more at peace now than she had been. When t
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Eric-Over the next two days, Kellan gave us a rundown of what he knew about the witches. It wasn’t much, so it didn’t really help me with anything. It did however inform a lot of the pack about what to expect.What he has told us, was stuff I had already figured out. One is that they were selfish witches that wouldn’t do anything unless it benefited them. Okay, that wasn’t what he said, but he might have well said it.They were taking their sweet time preparing to send me to my mate. They told me that they found out that my blood bonded with Leilani’s instantly, so I didn’t understand why it was taking so long. Luckily nothing more has happened to her since the last time, but for how long?Time was of the essence, and we all knew it. The longer we waited, the greater the chance was that she would be in danger again. I was getting antsy, which my brother kept reminding me about, but I didn’t care.Brook was probably the only one I could tolerate being around right now since she was th
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Leilani-I still couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that Eric was here. If it weren’t for now, I had to find a way to get Eric out of here as well, I would be happy. Okay, I couldn’t deny I was happy but not as happy as I should be.Being trapped here for as long as I have, I felt as if I were starting to go crazy. Hopefully, now Eric can help me figure a way out though. I think I was figuring it out, but a lot of things weren’t making sense.“There are five parts to this place that I have discovered.” I began to explain as we started heading out of the packhouse.“Are they all as weird as the place with the dragon? I know of three I think, so what are the other two?” Eric asked while keeping pace with me.“I think the best way to explain one place, is to take you there. Probably even the other place, but it isn’t a place I wish to go to right now.” I told him.Wrapping my arms around my upper body, I wasn’t looking forward to taking him to see my wolf. It wasn’t that I didn’t want
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Eric-“I will do everything I can.” I vowed to both of them.Looking at the cage, I didn’t see a lock or anything I could break into. From the looks of it, the cage was dropped over her. There had to be a weak point of entry though, somewhere so I could get in and release her.I could sense both Leilani and her wolf looking at me. The hope I saw in both of their gazes made me feel a bit of pressure, being that I didn’t want to let either of them down. More than anything, I couldn’t believe I had finally met her wolf.Desmond was practically leaping up for joy in my mind. Which only made me wonder if this was how he acted when he was a pup. It seemed weird to even think that he was once a pup, considering I have only known him as a full-grown wolf.It was something I was going to have to ask him about sometime. For right now, I needed to focus on getting our mate out. I wasn’t sure what kind of metal was used to cage her, but it didn’t look like anything I have seen before.There had t
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Leilani- My back and front burned from squeezing through the bars, but I wasn’t about to let Eric know about it. I watched as Eric’s wolf seemed to be dancing around. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust that something was attacking, I just didn’t see anything.“This was why I didn’t want you here.” My wolf spoke to me, causing me to remember that I was in the cage with her.Turning towards her, I could see the way the barbed wires dug into her flesh. Maybe while I was in here, I could help get her free of them. I didn’t care how bad it hurt me, I had to do something to help.“Because I can’t see them?” I asked, keeping my attention on the wires, and trying to locate the best one to start with.“No, but that makes it worse. I don’t understand why you can’t see them. I see them just fine.” She responded.Finding a wire that seemed the easiest to get to, I reached out to touch it. Just like the cage, it burned my fingers. Looking around, I saw the tools Eric had brought with him, still in the
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I wanted to thank you all for your support over these months. I haven't decided if I am going to do another book in the Contract series, but I will be working on other books that I hope you all love. I have another book called Alpha Ryker that I will be focusing on this summer. It will be different than my typical stuff, but I am excited to write it. If you enjoy apocalyptic romance, I hope you will check out Alpha Ryker. Just like all my werewolf romance books, I try to bring a twist to them to make them different from the typical stories. The book has already started, and I will be focusing on that book next. Thank you again for all of your support. I would love to hear what you think of this book, so I may improve my writing. Best wishes, Raelyn Karson
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Brooklyn- I couldn’t believe it. It has been five years since that fateful night with Mavis. Nearly six since when I first met my mate, Tate. Looking back on everything that has happened over the years, I couldn’t be more grateful for how far we have all come. When I first came to the Black Fang pack, I never would have imagined that I would be happy, with two daughters, a son on the way, a loving mate, a pack, and a family that I loved with all of my heart. Since the night with Mavis, the program I had created had taken off without a hitch. With Leilani’s help, we were able to track down everyone that needed our help and even find homes for everyone. We had to deal with a few trouble packs, but once again Black Fang banded together to take them on. Now my father was getting ready to step down as the Alpha King and he had named Eric as the new Alpha King. I couldn’t be happier for Eric, since I know he is going to be the best for the job. It helps that he has a kick-ass mate, who m
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Leilani-Breaking the hex on the door, I walked in and saw the other half of my soul standing next to the bed. She gave me a soft smile, which looked both sad and knowing. Before I could say anything, she began speaking.“If we do this, there is no going back. If death comes to us, it will be forever. Are you sure you want to do this?” She asked.“You know this is our only chance. Even if we redo the cycle, it still won’t be enough. Spending as much time as I did with the other versions of me, they still didn’t reach their full potential. There is no guarantee that if I come back that I will find a way to defeat her. How long must we continue in this cycle if I need to become complete to defeat her?”I don’t know why I just didn’t agree to this from the start. Was it out of fear or something else? It didn’t really matter now though. I knew now that it was our only real chance of defeating her. Even if I died, I could hopefully bring Mavis down with me.“Very well, then we will live ou
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Leilani-In absolute horror, I stood there as Archer moved toward me. I could feel it through our bond that he was going to attack me. It was in that instant I realized why Mavis kept looking over at him.“You need to fight it!” I yelled at Archer, pleading with him.It was foolish of me to think I could take on Mavis with extraordinarily little time to learn centuries of magic. I had played directly into her hand. Now she had somehow managed to take control of Archer.There was no way I could fight him. The last thing I wanted to do was kill him or even hurt him. I could tell he was struggling against the hold she had on him, but I was starting to feel that he was slipping away from me.“Fight!” I screamed at the top of my lungs.He didn’t respond, which I didn’t think he could at this point. I could feel our bond, but it felt wrong, tainted. Just then I felt Eric’s arms come around me and I was lifted off the ground.“You can’t reach him anymore. We need to get out of here.” He said
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Leilani-“Are you ready?” I asked Archer, who was now in his dragon form.“I will follow you anywhere.” He spoke into my mind.Knowing I couldn’t push the time anymore, I transported Archer and I through the threshold that divided the two realities. I trusted Jarod to join us when he was ready, he had left to get Delilah and any other help he could. It wasn’t that I wasn’t confident I could take Mavis on now, but we all agreed we needed as much help as possible.“Release them.” I yelled out to Mavis.For the past ten minutes, I have been watching everything play out. It had taken everything I had not to just appear sooner. Just as Eric suggested though, I used every second I could until I could no longer wait.I was on the other side of the group of pack members, opposite the packhouse. I couldn’t let Mavis know what Archer looked like in his human form just in case this went south. Where we were now, it was the only area large enough, that was close to them, that allowed Archer to be
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Eric-With everything I possessed, I had to try to keep Desmond at bay. He was ready to come out and rip out Mavis’s throat, for forcing herself on me and kissing me. I had been able to push her off, but she was trying to do it again.If I didn’t know that she would kill us if my wolf attacked her, I probably would have let him out. I didn’t stand a chance against a witch as powerful as Mavis, or any witch for that matter. Unlike Leilani, I wasn’t anything special like that.“I don’t care how much you try. I will never be with you.” I gritted out, doing my best to keep her lips from touching mine again.“You know I can force you right?” She whispered, just before I felt the slickness of her tongue as it ran along the base of my neck.It felt like pins and needles were being dragged across my skin. Just her touching me like this made me feel ill. I just hope that Leilani couldn’t see this and that she was once again in her meditation.I had hated leaving her as I had. Jarod had gotten
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Leilani-“Come on, I know you are wanting to get this done, but you need to snap out of it.” I heard Archer’s voice in my mind.It wasn’t the first time he has tried to get me to come out of my trance, but I have been ignoring him. He was right, I was trying to get this done. I know I already missed the first six hour break I was supposed to do, but I was doing well right now.Unlike the first time I did this, I knew what I was doing now. I have learned so much more and I felt completely fine. If anything, I felt as if I was fully rested and full of energy.“Eric is here.” Archer’s words hit like a brick wall.Okay, I don’t know if he was just saying it to get me to come out of it, but whatever the case was, it worked. Snapping out of my state of mind, I looked around the room and Eric was indeed sitting on the couch. It almost seemed as if he were looking at me, but I knew he couldn’t be.“I was wondering when you were going to come out of it.” Eric’s voice was like music to my ears.
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Leilani- I spent an hour looking for Jarod. Even going as far as trying a locator spell, I produced nothing. I didn’t think I did the spell wrong, since I tried again with Eric. I also had Archer leave to go to the field of flowers, so I could try on him as well. Jarod was the only one I couldn’t locate. It was as if he was wiped out of existence all together. Continuing to look around the house, I looked for a sign or something of what could have happened to him. The longer this took, the more valuable time I was losing. “I found something.” Archer said from across the room. Moving to his side, he handed me a folded piece of paper with my name on it. Opening the paper, I noticed it was a note from Jarod. Hoping it would tell me where he was, I began to read the letter aloud. “I am guessing if you found this letter, then I was trapped inside the room. If that is the case, I am going to need you to let me out. I have cracked the code on the hex, but I have a suspicion that I am not
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Leilani-I wasn’t ready yet. She couldn’t be here already, there was still so much I needed to learn first. I thought I had more time.“That was quite the show. I especially enjoyed watching you two fucking like bunnies in there. I find it exciting to know that my dear sister might be carrying your child and once again I will be taking away her hopes of a family. It is perfect really, considering that it all started this way.” Mavis laughed as she continued to clap.Petrified by her being here, all I could think about was everyone else that could be in danger now. I had hoped I would be able to face her alone, because she could seriously hurt or even kill everyone else that tried anything against her. What if someone walked out and saw her?They might get it in their mind to attack. Then there was Archer, who might decide to show her who he was and then he might be in worse danger than he should be. This was not good at all.At hearing her words, I wondered if it was possible if my ac
