Chapter 243** Josie’s POV **Luke’s heart rate monitor picks up suddenly, his heart rate seems to match my own again.“Shit, Mace,” Theo curses as Mason slumps against him, and he holds him up. “Did he just…” I start, but then trail off as Luke’s hand twitches in mine. “What’s going on?” Deacon s
Chapter 244** Josie’s POV **Art rushes into the room and quickly assesses Luke.“I think he’s waking up,” Art says, and I almost sag in relief. They’ve done it. My guys have worked together to give Luke the strength and time he needed for the antidote to work.“I’m going to run a few quick tests,
Chapter 245** Josie’s POV **I push open the door, my eyes going straight to where Luke lies. The tubes helping him breathe are gone, replaced by an oxygen mask. His parents are huddled around one side of his bed, his mum being comforted by her bonds as she sniffles quietly. I move to the other si
Chapter 1 “Good Morning ladies!” The dorm senior, Jenna, shouts as she makes her way down the corridor of the dorms, banging on each door as she goes. I roll over with a groan and stretch to pick up my phone. I read the time and then rub my eyes before checking the time again because there’s no way
Chapter 2 For the next few hours, I watch the clock in the small room they have me locked in. I’d drank my small paper cup of water hours ago and I've counted every tiny crack I can find in the plastered walls at least ten times. Just when I'm at the point of driving myself completely insane by me
Chapter 2 “Wake up, Miss Banks,” a smooth voice says, the tone washes over me like a loving caress, and for the first time in a very long time I feel safe and it's not something I want to wake up from just yet. I nuzzle my face into the warmth against my cheek. A sweet, buttery and woodsy kind of
Chapter 4 “I thought I heard voices in here. Is everything okay Dee?” a very attractive woman who looks to be in her thirties says as she walks into the room with a beaming smile. Her hair is jet black and shines as the sunlight hits it. It's the sort of hair that should be in shampoo ads and just
Chapter 5 I stand in the doorway of my new room open-mouthed. This must be a mistake. This is nothing you'd expect of a dorm. This is more like a hotel suite. The bed is huge, king-size at least, and the pillows are like plush clouds that I just want to jump into. There is a dressing table with a m
Chapter 245** Josie’s POV **I push open the door, my eyes going straight to where Luke lies. The tubes helping him breathe are gone, replaced by an oxygen mask. His parents are huddled around one side of his bed, his mum being comforted by her bonds as she sniffles quietly. I move to the other si
Chapter 244** Josie’s POV **Art rushes into the room and quickly assesses Luke.“I think he’s waking up,” Art says, and I almost sag in relief. They’ve done it. My guys have worked together to give Luke the strength and time he needed for the antidote to work.“I’m going to run a few quick tests,
Chapter 243** Josie’s POV **Luke’s heart rate monitor picks up suddenly, his heart rate seems to match my own again.“Shit, Mace,” Theo curses as Mason slumps against him, and he holds him up. “Did he just…” I start, but then trail off as Luke’s hand twitches in mine. “What’s going on?” Deacon s
Chapter 242** Mason’s POV **Luke is in a bad way. Whatever he has been dosed with has either been too much or he has had a bad reaction to it. Art thinks the only reason he is still alive is because of his strong connection to us, which has been severely weakened, almost to the point of being non
Chapter 241** Luke’s POV **I have no idea how long I've been trapped in the silent darkness. There is no concept of time when there is nothing from which to judge it. I can’t even trust my own mind, as I’m sure it keeps shutting down completely. Is this the afterlife? Is this what happens until we
Chapter 240** Josie’s POV **We get to the assessment office where the teens who wanted to negotiate with us were so fast that I don’t think Mason has fully opened his eyes yet. The teens, two boys and a girl look terrified when we arrive. If I wasn’t so desperate to get the information from them
Chapter 239 ** Josie’s POV **“If you don’t want to help, then just leave,” I snap at Mason when I see the sour look on his face. “What makes you think I don’t want to help?” He snaps back.“Oh I don’t know, maybe it's the face of thunder, or the annoyance pouring from you,” I say sarcastically.“
Chapter 238** Axel’s POV **Convincing Josie to get in the shower hadn’t been nearly as difficult as I expected. I think she needed the break away from everyone to gather her own thoughts.I wish I could port her home, so she can shower in a place she feels more comfortable in, but we have to work
Chapter 237** Deacon’s POV **Harper is like a different kid from the one we lost a few weeks ago. She is so mature and just like her mother. The way she has taken the lead with her peers and is commanding the room has me envisioning her running the academy in the future.I’d brought Luke’s parents