“It hurt…” “I know, sorry.” Estrella. “Hunter …” “He’s on the way.” My hands tightened on Izaiah’s shirt. Even my claws grew, causing me to accidentally scratch him. He didn’t complain, he allowed me to vent a bit of the pain I felt. The seconds felt like hours. To everyone’s surprise, Hunter arrived long before the doctor. He was naked, it shows that he had transformed to get here as soon as possible. He was only covered by a towel that surely one of the girls from the mansion had thrown at him. “Sie? What’s going on? What’s wrong?” he asked as soon as he saw me. He took me in his arms as if I weighed absolutely nothing. He was worried and terrified. I could feel him tremble. I could feel his despair. I tried to tell him what was happening but the pain increased at that precise moment, making me scream loudly. Estrella! “Enough. That’s enough!” I implored. “Izaiah?” he asked without looking at him. “She says someone is calling her. From early on she hears someone murmur
Hunter. I had to distract him. If there was one thing I knew about magic, it was that it couldn’t be used continuously. If we managed to keep him distracted, then he wouldn’t have time to attack anyone. And maybe Sienna would find a way to defend herself, to fight to regain control of her body. “It’s Estrella.” He cocked his head, confused. “Sienna is dead, so she must be Estrella.” “Sienna survived,” Leonel exclaimed. “And you are attacking her!” “It’s not true, I killed her.” He smiled wickedly. “She was so little when I got her. She wasn’t as far from the pack as you thought, Leonel. She was just unlucky enough to run into me.” “What did you do to him?” I played along. “I erased all the memories of her!” He laughed as if she had told the best joke in the world. “She was crying for her parents, so I did her a favour. Her essence was that of a human and humans do not survive, so she is dead.” Was that the reason why Sienna didn’t remember anything from her past? Had this bas
Everything was chaos from then on. People were running desperately, trying to buy a little more time. Trying to protect themselves and the pack. “You don’t have to run.” I took Hunter’s hand. “They are not going to attack right now.” “We don’t know,” he sadly denied. “I know.” I looked him in the eye, trying to convey some confidence. “Sie …” “We are not the target yet. I’m not asking you to let your guard down, I think none of them will be able to do it, but don’t run. The attack is inevitable, but not immediate.” He stopped, sighing under his breath. He had refused to leave me alone since Allen Samuel’s attack began, but he had been shouting orders through the connection he had with the pack. “How do you feel?” He flopped down on the couch, exhausted. “Betrayed …” “Sienna.” “We’re talking about my brother, Hunter. And he left me. He’s even going to point his magic at us. Don’t expect me to get over it or ignore it.” “What can I do to make you feel better?” he offered wit
“Remember, little creature, it’s you who’s the boss. Eleonor was the daughter of one of the most powerful witches. If your Uncle and brother are not there, you are the one in charge.” Easy to say, not very easy to do. I couldn’t just reach out and say that: “Hello! I arrived, with permission. Yes, well, I got into a war against my Uncle, who turned out to be Allen Samuel, you know, that guy from the legend. And my twin brother joined him, so I’m a little fucked up. I want you in my pack when the attack comes. Okay? Thanks. “ Simply impossible. Sorcerers did not have a king, monarch, or Alpha. They were a community, a leader was democratically elected from time to time to impose order on some things. However, important decisions were made by the council of elders. The strongest, wisest, and most respected warlock ended up being trained to become the next leader. And that was Leonel, of course. The most powerful warlock of his generation. “There are the most powerful witches, th
Why? It’s fun. Why don’t you try to strike back? Yes, my wolf wanted to see blood flow, but I didn’t. Also, I was taking advantage of this attacks. In just a few minutes, I had learned to control more things than I ever thought I could. They even tried to lift me off the ground. After a long time, when most noticed that I remained impassive on the ground, with a bored face, the murmurs began. Who is she? What is she doing here? Is she going to attack us? What kind of being is that? Why did she come? What is she looking for? “I just want a meeting with the council,” I muttered with a pout. It was definitely not the kind of reception I was expecting. Although I should have imagined it. Species used to be very protective of their own. And even if it hurt to accept it, I knew that I was not part of the community. “What is happening here?” The strong voice of a man prevailed. As if they were all in sync, they made way for the new member of the disaster. I was a bit in a bad mood,
“Go ahead, eat. We’ll have time to talk later.” He didn’t have to ask twice. I pounced on the cart, choosing what to put on my plate. There were so many options. I opted for a couple of mini sandwiches, a fruit salad, and some sweets for dessert. My grandfather waited patiently for me to finish eating, looking at me with an expression that conveyed peace and maybe a bit of fun. “Did it take you a long time to get here?” he asked kindly when I finished. “It wasn’t that difficult, a bit tedious.” I smiled uncomfortably. “They do not have a very accessible place.” “No one messes with us, but we still have to be careful. The young and old witches live here. Young people are irrational, so they cannot leave this place until they are twenty-one. Elders are very wise, but not very trustworthy,” he confessed in a low whisper. “They grew up in times of war and it is difficult for them to notice that this is not our reality.” “Witches are scary,” I admitted. Magic is not as simple as it s
“I’m here for two reasons. The first one,” I held up a finger.”Is to bring you important information.”“And the second?” A lady interrupted impatiently.“To ask for your help.”One word was enough to define the reaction of the public.Denial.They refused to help me, but I came prepared for it. They were so simple to read, that I could tell their predisposition to refuse even before he started to speak.“I know you are selfish beings by nature.” I grimaced, sitting on my grandfather’s desk. “You don’t get involved with anyone, you don’t care about anyone. Just watch over yourselves.”“Sienna,” my grandfather tried to stop me.“And that’s why we find ourselves in this situation today!” I exclaimed with a bang. They were blinded by reality and now we are all in danger.“What the fuck are you talking about?” Kyo pressed.I looked doubtful at my grandfather. I looked at him, knowing that what I would say could hurt him. That I was going to hurt him with my words.I had to do it.For my br
I got carried away by my bad temper and screwed up. I knew it from the moment I left the room. I bit my nail, trying to think. If I went inside again, perhaps I could apologise and speak more calmly. I couldn’t be that impulsive, not when my pack depended on me.I received a message from my grandfather written in neat handwriting. I knew that he wrote it with magic while he tried to calm the bunch of witches who were probably asking for my head.“Sienna, go rest somewhere. I’ll let you know when everything is ready. In the meantime, I’ll try to fix this. Try not to get in any more trouble, please.”I read his words several times, processing. Okay, if Grandpa took care of it, then I wasn’t going to hinder his work even more. I would go around the place to look for who knows what.I did not know where to go. I was in the community, but I didn’t know any of it. I had no idea what to do while he waited. I walked out of the building and walked around the place for a while, having no idea w
“This new life … is it good?” He stood up. “It will be.” I smiled. Yule Cairo walked away from me. I saw him leave smiling. I’m happy for him. We had managed to save him. The meadow began to darken, until the sun hid and the moon came out to replace it. It was then when my head began to hurt. It hurt a lot. I complained, holding my head. What the hell was happening with me? “Wake up!” I opened his eyes, getting close with Hunter’s anguished face. My mate, my best friend. His hetero chromatic eyes welcomed me. His gaze travelled over my body as if he were looking for injuries, as if he’s trying to find out what was wrong. “Sienna, my bunny, my love.” He hugged me as he cried. I felt my body slow, my mind scattering between sleep and reality. What had happened? Wolf? Wolf? Wolf! “Hunter,” I whispered in panic, my voice trembling just like my hands. “My wolf…” Hunter shook his head, answering me without words. My wolf had not managed to survive. There were no traces of her,
They looked at each other’s eyes, as if they were deciding what to do without words. It even seemed like a discussion. I knew what they thought. Lily had accepted my words without replicas, but Liam was insisting. He wanted to stay. Liam was incredibly overprotective with me. “There’s no time for this!” I shouted. “Get out of here!” Lily nodded in my direction, taking Liam’s hand and disappearing before he could register it. I breathed calmly once they left. Leonel looked at me with apprehension, transmitting everything he felt through that look. He left a soft caress on my shoulder without saying a word. I know how much he felt with the loss of Primrose. He had also been her friend, for a very short time he did live with her. “Do you have an idea of what we are going to do?” he asked. “We’re going to condemn us.” We move towards the dying body of Allen Samuel. He was sweating and murmuring Primrose’s name . He seemed to be in a lot of pain. He writhed between the withered flow
The air began to miss, my sight was completely clouded. I was only aware of his gaze murdering me. I noticed that the haze disappeared as the seconds passed. My magic was trying to go back, but my state was not the best. I could not think of coherence. I thought about Hunter … If I died, he would follow me. I did not want to die like that, I did not want to lose everything like that. I wanted to cling to life. However, I did not prepare myself to notice the change in his eyes. He went from seeing me as if he wanted to make me disappear, to seeing me with panic, with the horror mark on his face, as if he did not understand what was happening. As if something was killing him inside … He released me. I fell to the ground, hitting my head on the spot with some roots. I was about to lose consciousness, my sight became black and started dancing and entered into the unconsciousness and reality when I noticed Primrose. Primrose emerged from the forests with a dagger in her hand. It was
Leonel became a beautiful grey wolf, always by my side. His coat seemed to shine and illuminate everything at the passage of him. The wolf size of him was greater than mine, but smaller than Hunter’s. He transformed once we confirmed that our magic shone by the absence of him. The advantages of being a hybrid. If he did not count on magic, he could always count on his wolf. “I’m going to kill you, cursed snaps,” Allen Samuel said, who never stopped his attacks with ice. At least we had the luck to dodge thanks to our reflections since magic still did not return to us. The ice began to affect everyone, but there was nothing we could do, at least not for now. Leonel and I attacked together. He went on the right, while I went to the left. However, Allen Samuel made us fly through the air without even sweating a little. I screwed up against a tree, grunting low by the force of the blow. It was too strong. Without the magic to defend ourselves from his attacks, we would not win agains
I’m fine, I growled. I could not do this. I was not strong enough to deal with ice and attacks. My wolf wanted control. I’m tired of fighting it. It was wise to know when I needed help. And I needed the help of my wolf. I got up from the ground with an impressive force. I did not need magic to get rid of the ice that enveloped me. My body moved with great speed, feeling it for the first time in my life. I felt free. Allen Samuel was surprised to see me. He launched big attacks in my direction but he failed miserably. I fight without using magic to defend myself. I am only guided by my instincts. I dodge each attack as I approach him. Leonel interceded to see what I was doing. It was not a good idea to approach Allen Samuel while my body was not used to what was happening. “You’re transforming”! Leonel shouted, panicked. He covered me with his body, taking care as I adapted to this new way, making sure that everything was fine. Yes, we knew how it would be if I came to transfor
Hunter always knew when my anxiety attacks began. He had struggled to keep my attacks under control, but the stress of recent months, plus the things that began to get out of my control. It was impossible to keep my sanity when the whole world promoted me to madness. “Ready, I need you to keep your mind cleared,” he whispered gently in my ear. “I know…” “Then just let me,” he ordered. “I will take care of Primrose and the twins.” “But…” “I know what my role is, but I also know which one is yours.” His face showed a grimace of concern. “You are going to face a dangerous being directly. I can not help you in your fight, but I can take care of all this. I am an Alpha. I can do it.” “I have trust in you.” I smiled, feeling lighter. “Look.” He raised his hand, showing me what he had. “The dagger is ready for the attack. I always keep it near me.” My mother’s dagger seemed to shine in anticipation. It was as if my mother’s struggle spirit remained alive inside the dagger. Always lo
I smiled, empowering both of them. “I have no idea what it was, but I know you’re here because you just knew it.” The reactions confirmed it for me. I did not want to investigate too much, so I only moved my hand, moving away from both the thoughts. “Allen Samuel is dangerous, Sienna,” said Lily. I already know it. “You do not know. At this time, you are too young to know.” “But I will not be young forever,” I repeated. “Trust me. I know I can do it, Liam.” He pressed his eyes shut, denying his head. By the time he managed to open them and look me in the eyes, the tears peeked from his own. He hugged me with strength, muttering how much he felt. Lily did not want to be approached. I’ve known about it since he entered my office. She always stayed at a painful distance, as if she feared, as if she was scared of my response. I smiled with discomfort, without trying to approach. She didn’t look at me with hatred or a grudge; she was just… cautious. “Sienna. I promise that I will
“I know,” I said. It was perhaps an act of selfishness to cry this way. I knew that one day she would have to leave to be with her other half. I was aware that being so far apart was causing her great heartache. I knew she had to say goodbye. Recovering from the death of a loved one was never simple, but everything was complicated a little more when a war came over you. I did not have time to deal with the pain of her death. Not even to deal with the mark on my neck that bothered me more and more everyday. I only spent my days buried in my office, looking for any existing solution. Time was running out and I was stuck in the same situation as two months ago. I could not find anything, not even a track that brought me mental peace. Hunter was the only one who managed to get me out of there, feed me, make sure he rested for a couple of hours, and train me. Donovan had finished his training a couple of days ago, so he had more time to recite me in the office. I felt much more confi
Is the connection between mates failing? It seemed incredible, however, I had no idea how to help Izaiah with this. Such a situation escaped from my hands. In fact, I could not even understand my own connection with Hunter. It always surprised me the ability to know what he felt or what was distant. My mark stung once again, to the point of having to grab my hands to prevent scratching. “Easy, soon you will achieve her location. Just be patient.” I try to advise him. “I hope so.” He sighed. At the least I had brought him out of his head the idea that I was his mate. That left me a little quieter. He looked at me as if he were trying to understand, as if trying to see beyond me, but at the least it was not that old longing and craving. If his mate was moving, that meant it was someone important. Perhaps someone who already knew … Do not be an idiot. I reprimanded my wolf. What? Makes sense. It was the only way to explain what he felt. Do not get involved. I might have to make