“This is elder Carole’s granddaughter. What are you doing to a ten year old Derek?”“Easy Keila. Carole had a witch place a spell on Paige. Paige has clearly overheard her grandmother say something she shouldn’t have. That mark burns her if she tries to talk about it. Dimitri can remove it but it is going to burn her more to try and stop us. I need you to ease her pain as much as you can.”“Paige I am going to place my hand on your wrist. I will take away as much pain as I can. Tracey, hold your daughter. She is going to need you,” Keila replies. Tracey wraps her arms around her daughter while Keila places a hand over the mark. Dimitri scoots closer and grabs hold of Paige’s hands. Dimitri begins chanting and Paige begins to scream. I can see Keila close her eyes concentrating as Paige’s screams die down but she is still crying.“It hurt’s mommy. Make it stop!”“I know sweetie, I know. Just a little longer,” Tracey replies holding back tears. My heart breaks for the little girl and I
Malayah I have been heartbroken when I could no longer feel Maliyah. One minute I could feel the connection and then the next it disappeared. I have been trying for weeks to get through to her knowing it is futile. Something was done to Maliyah to sever our connection permanently. I can feel she is alive but I can no longer communicate with her. I now feel more alone than ever before. I wish I had listened to Derek and stayed away from Enzo. I realize now Derek has been a father to me all along and now I may never see him or my family again. I ruined everything. I walk over to the mirror that is in my room. My hair is badly matted and you can visibly see my cheek bones from the weight loss. I have many scars all over. I need to do something. I can’t keep letting them use me but I don’t know what to do. I already tried killing myself, twice, but the witches just keep healing me. I don’t want to kill anyone else. I hear the door to my room unlock and rush to the far corner. “How is
I see the light fading from her eyes as I get to my feet and take off running. I have no idea where I am or where I am going but I need to get away from here. I feel guilt hit me hard as I know the witch died saving me. She knew who I am and told me my parents have not stopped looking for me. I hope she is right and that they find me soon. I turn a corner and run into someone. I fall to the ground panicking as I back away from the person I ran into. I stop and recognize her as an elder from Derek’s pack.“I know you. You are an elder from Derek’s pack. Is he here? Are you here to take me home?”“Oh Malayah. We’ve been looking for you. I’m elder Carole. Come with me let’s get you out of here.” She takes me by the hand and I follow her. I can here Alastor barking out orders to find me. He is so angry.“Do you know how to get out of here? Where are my parents?”“Do not worry young one. Everything will be fine, just follow me.” I don’t understand why she is alone and is not answering my
Tears stream down my cheeks as I nod, acknowledging what he is telling me. I will never see my family again. Leila nuzzles me, trying to comfort me as best she can. I have screwed up royally and it has cost me my life, but if I can save someone in the process at least some good will come out of my mistakes. “Who can I save?” “There are two people close to you that are not going to survive this war. Keila and Maliyah.” “What? My sister dies too?” “She had another path laid before her but with every decision the path changes. Maliyah’s path has changed and she will fall.” I struggle with the decision. I can’t let my mother lose both of us. I feel like I will be a horrible person if I choose my sister over Derek’s sister. But the longer I think about it I know in my heart Derek would understand and Keila would sacrifice herself for one of us in a heartbeat. “What happens to them?” “Thomas will kill Keila. This could change but she would need to make a decision for this to not occu
DavinaWe haven’t heard from Justin in days and I can feel my anxiety increase as the days go by. Dimitri assures us he knows Justin is alive but is very weak which doesn’t help my anxiety at all. Dimitri doesn’t know what would cause Justin to suddenly go weak unless they found out he was a spy. I worry about him, I hope they have not captured him and that there is another reason as to why Dimitri senses his weakness. There still has been no sign of Carole which annoys me. Derek said he can no longer feel her link to the pack meaning she must’ve decided to go rogue and leave the pack for good. Aspen assured us her family is not against us and was completely unaware of what Carole was doing. Tracey said her mother never believed in mixing species and had made Tracey’s younger brother reject his mate who was a feline. It broke his heart for him to do, so he took his own life. The feline then took her own life once she had heard he died. I can not fathom what mother would force her chi
Derek“Holy shit, are you sure she is not an alpha? She’s fucking huge,” says Ace in disbelief.“You scared Ace?”“Fuck you Derek, let’s kick her ass.” I can’t help but chuckle at him.Katerina’s wolf is a tawny color and she wasn’t kidding when she said she was huge. Normally only alphas are that big, but she is just as big as my wolf. However, my lycan still towers over her. She doesn’t waste time and lunges at me. I notice she is impatient, I’ll need to use that to my advantage. She’s never spared with someone outside her family so I know she will want to determine how strong she really is. I easily dodge her attack and grab her by the scruff of her neck and send her flying across the field. She snarls at me as she gets back up, charging for me. I pick her up again and throw her back across the field. This continues for a few minutes before Davina intervenes.“Okay Derek we get it. Your lycan is stronger. Shift and see if you can beat her in your wolf form,” says Davina.“I’d rath
AspenEager as ever to go riding. After her father’s sparing match finishes, she takes off full speed to the stables. I chase after her and beat her to the stables. She swears one day she’ll beat me but I doubt that’ll happen anytime soon, unless Maliyah uses her powers to slow me down.Maliyah is brushing Beauty down, while I brush Argo. I grab the blankets while Maliyah grabs her saddle, strapping it on Beauty. We lead the horses out of the stables and saddle up. We trot down the trail, listening to the wildlife and I can see the happiness on Maliyah’s face. She loves being out in nature and I understand that feeling. It’s calm and quiet. I hear a twig snap and I draw my bow, aiming at the brown wolf behind us. “Wait! It’s River,” says Maliyah as I lower my bow. “You realize I could’ve killed you River.” I shake my head at him as I put the arrow away.“He says he’s sorry. He just wanted go for a run and figured he’d join us on the trail,” Maliyah relays.“Fine by me. By the way, w
Aspen By the time I finally catch up to the horses I hear howling in the distance. It’s River and he’s alerting there is danger. I look at the horses reins and realize they had been cut. I’ve been so stupid, I should’ve never left her alone. “Aspen!” I hear Maliyah calling me, panic in her voice. I race back to the river as fast as I can. Once I arrive at the spot we were swimming at, I see River unconscious and a huge man with Maliyah on his shoulders. Next to him is that bitch Carole. She has a sly grin as I rush towards them but I am not fast enough. The man must’ve been a warlock since they disappear just as I was about to tackle him. I end up on the ground and slam my fist down. “Maliyah!” I rush to River’s side and check on him. I pull out a dart and see several more littered on the ground. Being a dragon, it must’ve taken more than they though to put Maliyah down. Damn it, I shouldn’t have left her. Several guards show up along with Davina and Derek. River’s parents also arr