-MILA-Lobo and I sat outside the restaurant, we were hidden in the car. According to Lana, one of the wolves from the rogue pack was seen having lunch at this spot every day. Without Fenrir, so today was our first move. We waited patiently to see the wolf so we could approach him about joining us."You seem nervous," Lobo spoke suddenly, breaking the heavy silence between us."I am. There are many ways this can go wrong.""Relax. In any case, tonight I want to take you to dinner to celebrate our engagement."I smiled at his words, "For such a scary beast, you sure are a romantic at heart."He grinned but it fell away into a serious look, "There he is."We jumped from the car and hurried across to the wolf.He immediately regarded us with a wary look in his dark eyes."What are you doing here?" He looked around nervously."We have a proposition for you. One we wished to discuss in private, without Fenrir." Lobo spoke calmly.The wolf frowned, his dark hair covering much of his forehe
-MILA-Alpha Zeke sat across from us at his table in the cabin. Lana and Laura flanked him on either side, all three held a serious expression on their faces.Zeke clasped his hands together on the tabletop, "So, what do you have for me?"Lobo glanced at me before speaking, "We have some of the rogue members willing to leave Fenrir. One still seems skeptical, but I'm positive that he will come around."Zeke nodded thoughtfully, "Very well. When will the attack take place? I would like you to liaise with us so we can lend you some of our finest fighters.""I want to give it a day or two. I want to give the members a chance to make an alliance with us before we go in killing." Lobo explained.Laura - at least I thought it was Laura- leaned forward, "AAlpha, if I may?"Zeke nodded, giving her permission to go on."If you have spoken with them, I think that is courtesy enough. We cannot risk another attack from them. They have already killed some of our wolves.""I understand that. But th
-MILA-Lobo was in the shower, and I was on the sofa when his phone started ringing on the table."Lobo! Your phone!" I called out, reaching for the ringing phone."Answer it!" He called back.Zeke's name flashed across the screen. The moment I saw his name, I knew something was wrong."Hello?""Mila? Where is Lobo?" Zeke sounded annoyed and impatient."He's in the shower, would you like me to take a message?""No. I would like you to get him out of there and tell him to come and see me. Now.""Give me a minute." I got to my feet, holding the phone to my shoulder as I went to Lobo, "It's Zeke. He wants to speak to you and sounds really pissed off."Lobo stepped out of the shower, frowning as he took the phone from me.I sat on the closed toilet while I watched, his brow furrowed deeply as he listened to something Zeke said on the other end of the line."What? When?" Curious, his voice hiked as he walked to the mirror, "We'll be right there."I raised my brows, "What was that about? An
-MILA-I walked beside Lobo as we made our way toward the rogue Pack with Zeke and his Pack members.Glancing over at Lobo I was surprised to see him looking calm and collected. I couldn't help but wonder how he could look so calm when we were walking into battle. I shook my head, it was just another mystery about Lobo."Stay close." He muttered, leaning down to my ear.I nodded, hoping I looked more confident than I felt.As we stepped into the clearing, the wolves from Zeke's Pack shifted and rushed toward Fenrir's rogues. Lobo turned to m, giving me a curt nod before taking off with the others.I hung back, leaning against a tree trunk. I couldn't feel the slightest indication of a shift coming on, so I stayed back, not exactly wanting to risk my life in this.It was a blur of fur and claws as they went straight into fighting each other. I noticed a few of the rogues weren't involved in the fighting going on.They must be the ones who want to join us. I looked out at the war trans
-MILA- Upon Lobo's return, he came back without Fenrir leaving me to believe that Fenrir was no longer a problem.I excused myself to wait in the car while Lobo spoke with Zeke.I wasn't very happy with what Zeke had done. I felt he had risked our lives for something that could have easily been avoided.And with the way I was feeling, I knew I would have a problem keeping my mouth shut after my chat with Zeke.There was a feeling of anger in me that I wasn't used to. Threatening to burst forth from me if given the chance.I watched as Lana and Laura walked over to join Lobo and Zeke. There it was again, the anger threatening to bubble out.Don't do it. I told myself, fighting the urge to go out and voice my unwanted opinion.I bit on my thumbnail as I watched them. I wanted to go out there and scream at them. So many lives were lost, all because of Zeke's ego. It angered me to know that they were the reason that so many people died.Lobo turned, his eyes meeting mine for a second.T
-MILA-I was frozen in place when the words left Lobo's mouth.She's been giving you herbs to stop you from falling pregnant.Lobo rushed passed me, his hand closing around Shauna's neck, pulling me from my trance."Lobo, wait!" He turned to me, looking at me as if I had lost my mind."We must be fair." I reminded him, even though I felt like I was ready to tear her apart myself.Lobo snarled at Shauna before roughly throwing her to the ground, "Mitch, lock her away."The Pack was silent. An awkward tension rising in the air.Lobo turned to me, "Come." I followed behind him, not daring to look at Shauna as I passed by.When I stepped into the house - an older cabin- I noticed Betty sitting in a chair near the back."Tell Mila what you told me." Lobo demanded, crossing his arms over his chest.Betty looked at me, "Those herbs Shauna gives you aren't just vitamins. She's been mixing herbs into it that stop you from falling pregnant.""I heard that already. Why?""When you first arrive
-MILA-I woke up in an empty bed.Getting to my feet I walked out to find a few guilty looks from the Pack members.What has he done now? I wondered as I searched for Lobo. I walked through the Pack, hearing hushed whispers, and I knew it was something bad."Lobo?"Mitch stepped in front of me as I tried to walk into the cabin where Shauna was being kept."Get out of my way, Mitch.""No. I have been given orders to ensure that you do not enter this cabin.""Mitch, I don't care. Get out of my way. Now.""No."I sighed, "Where is Lobo?""I'm right here."I turned to face him, "What have you done with Shauna?""She's still in there. She's facing her punishment.""Which is what?""I have injected a mixture into her veins. A diluted silver."My mouth dropped in surprise, "What? Are you insane?""Relax. It will not kill her. It simply causes mild pain and strips her of her wolf abilities for a time until the silver passes from the body."I raised my brows, "What? Lobo, listen to yourself."
-MILA-"Let go of me!" I snapped at Lobo as he dragged me into our cabin."No, if you won't listen, I will forcefully stop you from this foolishness."I pulled my arm free of his grasp as we stepped inside, "You know why she thinks it's better that we don't have children, don't you?"His hesitation told me my answer."Why? Tell me why she feels this way.""You're seeing things that aren't there, Mila. I don't know why she feels that way."There it was, that strange change in his eyes. "What is going on, Lobo?""I don't know."I had a feeling that was the first time he was being honest with me in a long time. I sat in the chair with a sigh, "This is such a mess.""Please let me handle this. That's all I ask."I nodded, even though I had no intention of doing that."Thank you. Now, I need to take care of Betty.""What's the plan?"Lobo frowned, "I'm going to inject her with the silver mixture, the same way I did with Shauna."I nodded again, "Alright. And then what?""I'm not sure yet.
-MILA-Lobo.I paused mid step, Theo was forgotten.I fell to my knees as I shifted back into my human form and Lobo immediately came over and placed his jacket around me."Are you okay?"I shook my head. The fever was worse, my limbs were weak and shaky, my body flushing between chills of ice and boiling heat.Betty came over to help me to my feet, "The fever is worse."Lobo looked between the two of us, "Fever? She's sick?"Betty nodded, "Yes.""Why the hell are you running around on this stupid scavenger hunt then?!"Despite the growing pain in the joints of my body, I straightened, "Now is not the time for arguments, Lobo. I need to get to the cure.""The cure?" He looked at me in disbelief, "You're burning up hotter than a furnace and you're worried about the cure?"Betty cleared her throat beside me, "Mila, I'm with him on this one.""We must go on, we are so close." Theo piped up.Lobo glared at him, "Who the hell are you?""A friend of Elena's. I know how to get to the cure."
-MILA-My eyes widened as I looked at the hilt in Elena's pocket. Betty was walking slightly ahead which gave me no chance to warn her about what I was seeing and my heart rate sped up in panic.Was Elena the one who would kill Betty?My mindwas racing, I had to find a way to stop the vision from happening, but I didn't have the slightest clue how to do that.An idea struck me,but I wasn't sure if it would work or not.I took a deep breath and tried to concentrate on Lobo."I don't know if you can hear me-""I hear you, baby, what's wrong?""I need your help. We're on our way through -" My thoughts were interupted as Betty yelped, a figure running at such a speed it was blurred came rushing passed us."What was that?" I asked, pausing to look around."Mila?"Theo seemed calm, "It was a vampire.""Excuse me?" I spun to him with wide eyes, "You said there weren't any vampires here!"He chuckled, "I guess I was slightly mistaken." He spoke with a comical tone to his voice. He spoke as if
-MILA-The test was all but burning a hole through my pocket. But I couldn't go anywhere near it with Theo right beside me.Betty's eyes were glued to the road ahead as we drove toward the spring with the cure.Theo was barking directions and Elena was dead quiet.I turned to look out the window, and said a silent prayer that the test would be negative.If it was positive I wouldn't be able to take the cure. And if I couldn't take the cure, all of this would have been for nothing."What test, Mila?"Shit! I jumped with fright, I hadn't realized that Lobo could hear me. I wasn't even trying to communicate with him at all."Mila?"I didn't look at Elena when I responded, "I'm fine. This fever is killng me." It wasn't a lie, the fever did seem to be getting worse.Theo turned to me, "Perhaps I can distract you a little?"I turned with a frown, "And how do you plan to do that?""I would like to know more of your mate."It seemed strange to me that he would ask about Lobo so suddenly."Why
-MILA-I sat with a blanket around my shoulders curled up on Theo's sofa after having emptied the contents of my stomach. The nausea was strong and I was extremely fevered.Elena and Theo stood together talking in hushed tones while Betty sat on the arm of my chair."I don't trust him." She whispered."Neither do I. Something is up.""Are we going to go with them to the spring?"I nodded, "Of course we are. I need that cure. For all we know I'm getting sick because the Goddess is pissed at me."Betty frowned, "Or you're getting sick because the prophecy is already underway."My head spun in her direction, "What?" A shiver ran down my spine, that was a possibility I hadn't thought of."You have the symptoms."I shook my head, "No." I was in denial. I didn't even want to think that it could be true.Not now when I was so close to the cure."How about you take a test before we leave?" Betty suggested.I glanced over at Elena and Theo, "I don't want them knowing anything about this.""Don
-MILA-We arrived after sundown in the small homely town. The cottage styled houses lined the roads with picturesque front yards and trees set behind them.The moonlight cast blue hues along the bark of the trees."It looks like something out of a fairytale." I commented, slightly in awe of the beauty of it as we drove along."It's a pretty old town. They try to keep it as close to the original as possible." Elena spoke with pride in her voice.I wanted to ask why she left such a beautiful place, but I didn't want to pry."Why did you leave?" Of course, tact was not one of Betty's strong suites.Elena shrugged a shoulder, "I fell in love with a man who shattered my heart and in an attempt to heal, I ran away."The silence that fell between us was dense with sadness. When Elena spoke, she spoke with such emotion that I could feel the heartbreak rolling off of her."Is he the one who thinks wolves are monsters?"I wanted to reach over and smack Betty.She really didn't know when to stop
-MILA-"Can you turn that racket down?" I asked while holding my pounding head.We were drivng toward Elena's hometown and the music on the radio wasn't helping my already pounding head."You're suffering because you refuse to eat." Elena stated matter-of-factly.I rolled my eyes and laid on the back seat. My head felt as if there were tiny construction workers in it, hammering away."When will we get there?" I wanted this all over and done with, the sooner it was over the sooner I could attempt to move forward."It takes a few hours." Betty responded.A few hours? Although it was only now reaching sundown I was already growing impatient."Mila. You better get your ass back here."My eyes darted open but I didn't dare tell Betty and Elena what I had heard.With the way the pair had panicked earlier, I didn't want to risk spooking them any further."When we get to my friend, let me do the talking. He's a little panicky." Something in Elena's voice told me she was hiding something.I sa
-MILA-I stood with my arms crossed over my chest while leaning against the hood of the car while staring at the little motel. Elena was inside the motel arranging rooms for us."I thought Lobo would be mad and want nothing to do with me after this." I spoke suddenly.Betty scoffed, "Like I said before, you clearly didn't think this through.""Obviously not. And now I've put the two of you in danger.""Elena has her own reasons for this, that's not on you. And as for me, I haven't belonged in that Pack for a very long time. I just needed a shove to leave."Her words surprised me, I always assumed that Betty wanted to be apart of the Pack forever.Before I could question her, Elena stepped out and came toward us giving a thumbs up."We've got rooms. We need to check out tomorrow at eleven. But we'll probably be gone before then, right?"Betty nodded, "Yeah, we need to get to your hometown as soon as possible," she looked around the parking lot, "Is there anywhere I can stash my car? If
-MILA-The trees blurred as we drove past. Betty and Elena were talking up a storm in the front while I sulked in the back seat. Although it was by my own doing, I still couldn't get over the pain I was feeling over my choice."Mila?" Betty glanced into the rearview mirror before turning her attention back to the road."Yeah?" I asked, the single word seemed to take more effort than usual, feeling as if it sucked a boat load of energy from me."Are you-""Don't ask if I'm okay, because I'm not, and I don't know when I will be."Elena turned in her seat to face me, "I think you did the right thing. You made a selfless choice based on love. Not many of us would be able to do that.""Well, it doesn't feel like I've done anything good.""Why is it so important to become human again?" Betty asked."When I was with Lowell, I knew the day would come where I would be marked. But he made it sound easier. Since I've been marked it's been hell. I hate this. And now with the prophecy... I can't d
-MILA-I woke up feeling a heavy dread in my stomach and a sense of anxiety beginning to set in, complete with nausea.I looked over at Lobo who was asleep beside me, it was one of the first times he was actually sleeping in for a change, it was also one of the few times where he looked completely peaceful.It calmed me slightly to look at him and a smile crept onto my face, a feeling of warmth spreading through me.I sighed, snuggling closer to him while admiring his beauty.It came to mind that he was misunderstood in many ways. It was easy to see why, he had a way of oozing power.His very presence demanded respect.But that was only his outward appearance. Deep within, he was a soft and caring man.I would even go as far as saying he was emotional and fragile.Suddenly a frown came to my face at the thought. He was willing to give up his whole life for me. Was it fair of me to expect him to do that?The answer was no, it wasn't.I was being incredibly selfish. With a heavy heart,