~ Zora I shouldn’t have snapped yet I found myself lunging for Hailey with the intention of grabbing her throat. In a split second, Nox put himself between us while Roman pulled Hailey behind him. No matter how much I tried to walk around Nox, he wouldn’t let me. Eventually, I got frustrated and paced around, feeling too much to stand still. Rage and desire fought within me and I found myself torn between making out with Nox and attacking my sister. “Can someone please tell me what’s going on?” My sister asked and Roman murmured an answer to her. “Oh.” She exclaimed. “That makes so much sense now.” She looked at me with similar blue eyes as mine. “Sorry, Zora. You know I love you right? And I would never do anything to hurt you.’ Somewhere in between all the chaos I felt, I knew I wasn’t acting right. I knew Hailey wasn’t trying to seduce Nox, yet, I couldn’t bring myself to control the rage inside me. Nox stepped closer in an effort to touch me but I stepped out of his reach. A
~ Nox I knew something like this would happen, but I didn’t expect it to get this far. I had informed Darius to brace for any kind of hostility from packs he’d been doing business with. The plan was simple. If other packs refused to do business with Moon Circle, then he should draw back his shipments and I would personally connect him with people who would do business with his pack. Now, not only were Darius’ shipments being called back. It was under attack. “I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to go.” Roman said as we stepped outside the manor. “Why not?” “You know why. It could be a trap.” Roman explained. “Send Cain and Sydney with me. They’ve been dying for some action anyway.” He said with a glint in his eye. I sensed what Roman did there but I thought about it. “I can’t pull my Gamma and Delta from sector three just because I fear things might get a little too rough.” “It’s not just that. You’ve stationed them at sector three for way too long. Giving them this will re
~ Zora 46 By the time we heard from Roman, it was late afternoon. He simply called to inform us that the fight was over and that Darius had taken his wounded home but most of the shipments were destroyed. Darius later called to speak with Nox, and I took the time to excuse myself and check on Hailey. Before coming to Nox’s office, I had shown Hailey to her room and handed her over to Emelda who was more than happy to show her around. A quick mindlink to Emelda and I found them sitting under a weeping willow having cakes and tea with Penelope picking flowers near them. I took a moment to watch my sister laughing happily, I couldn’t remember the last time I saw her this happy. My joy would have been complete if my parents were here too and I was for once actually close with my mother. Before I could get sad, I shook the thought from my mind and approached them. The moment Penelope saw me, she raced towards me and I bent down on my haunches to embrace her. “I have missed you!” She ex
~ Zora “Where?” Roman asked, turning his chair around to face her before sitting. “Back at my pack. He came with some others in a car, like around midnight.” Hailey explained. “I was on my way back home from work when I saw the car pull up into the soldier’s territory. I asked Joe about it and he said they were contractors.” Confused, Roman asked, “Who’s Joe?” “Joe is her boyfriend for research purposes.” Nox answered. When Roman continued to look confused, Hailey decided to explain further. “But that’s dangerous.” Roman said. “I know, and I’m being careful.” Hailey said. Roman turned to Nox. “I don’t like this.” “I don’t either but she’s the only one that can get us vital information without raising too much suspicion.” Roman nodded. “So Emilia is working with rogues now?” “Makes sense if she doesn’t want anything being traced back to her.” Sydney said. “But where is she getting the funding to do all these?” Cain asked. “No one has heard from Emilia or her pack in fifteen
~ Zora According to tradition, I was supposed to spend a day apart from Nox before we got married. So, I found myself back in my old room the next morning, reminiscing on how things used to be before everything changed. Before Nox went out, he gave me his credit card and a kiss on the head for anything I needed. Staring at the card, I wondered what I would use it for. “Are we not supposed to have a bachelorette party?” Hailey asked, sitting on my bed in a hello kitty pajamas pair. After a shower and a good night's sleep, my sister was looking better than when she first arrived. I sighed and went to sit beside her, leaning my head on her shoulder. “I don’t know. Abigail has us booked to the nines.” I cringed, thinking back on those witchy looking women telling me I was not good-looking enough. I wondered what they had in store for my sister and I. “Isn’t your mate going to have a bachelor party?” Hailey asked. “I don’t think so.” I said, uncertainly. “Nox doesn’t seem like the type
~ ZoraI had never been to a club before. Everything from the flashing lights to the exotic dancers in cages above, to the music and decorum excited me. Falcon was a club for the non-humans. There were different kinds of people here including vampires, faeries, werecoyotes and so many more. Sydney had informed us that there was nothing to worry about as these kinds kept to themselves, and as long as Falcon was on Nox's territory, they weren't allowed to make any move that could cause harm to others. As we walked in, they stared at us and I could catch some whispering amidst themselves but most of their attention was on Sydney who strutted and held herself like a true queen. I smiled to myself. Her plan was really working and I was free to have fun. Sydney led us to a bar where we ordered drinks and then proceeded to the dance floor. Everything was going well until I felt eyes watching me. I ignored it at first but it kept getting intense, and amidst the sea of people and strange s
~ ZoraNox cursed and went silent on the other end, then he came back. "No matter what you do, stay in the car. Understood?" "Okay." I said. Sydney and her men growled at them and then all hell broke loose. The rogues jumped out of their hiding place onto the road and began their attack. Compared to the Lycans, they looked small and scrawny but they were fast and agile, slashing and clawing at my men. Some rogues aimed for the Lycans surrounding the car we were in and my men fought against them, killing them instantly with a slash or by gripping their hinds and slamming them on the ground. Because we were surrounded I couldn't see much. Emelda whimpered next to me and I put my arm around her shoulder rubbing it in a comforting manner. Hailey's fearful eyes met mine and through our gaze we communicated our fear as well as our hopes. One of the Lycans standing directly outside my window fell and watching him die brought a great sense of pain and loss to me. A feeling so intens
~ Zora “Why?” That was the only word that made sense at the moment. The question mark to every thing that had gone wrong between us from the start. Why did he reject me? Why did he give Emilia his phone? Why did he allow his father put a kill order on me? Why did he mark and marry Emilia? Why was he looking for me now? Why did I still feel sparks with him after accepting his rejection? Just why? Tyler’s shoulder slumped, his eyes downcast, then he swallowed and met my gaze and all I could see was the shadow of a man I once loved. My anger flares up again. His lips parted as if he wanted to say something, then he suddenly became alert. His eyes shifted behind me and when I turned, I could hear the movement of several people. By the time I turned around, Tyler was gone, so I shifted back into my wolf form and immediately checked on my sister and Sydney. I saw that my sister was still unconscious but breathing fine. I could hear her body healing itself and her cracked back gra