Willa's POV
Rachel hadn't spoken to me since Natasha chased her away. The last two days before the new moon was so peaceful that it felt somewhat surreal.
But I knew better than to think everything was okay--
Rachel had been staring at me viciously wherever I went in school as if it was her day job to make sure I saw her vicious eyes everywhere, reminding me that I wasn't welcome.
I felt like she was up to something.
Natasha on the other hand, suddenly became my new "guardian angel". She had been seen around me even more than Rachel, smiling at me, patting me on the head, and even talking to me like we were old friends.
People stared every time this kind of "miracle" happened.
"What was that all about?!" Scarlett sneaked closer to me after Natasha patted me on the head with a smile.
"Behaving like the new Luna? I guess responsibility does change a person." I shrugged. Deep down in my mind, I didn't believe myself, but I didn't
Willa's POVAll four of us stared at the door. It was the school guard, checking classrooms after the school hour.Thank goddess!"Sir--" I stepped up, but Rachel cut me off right away--"Morgan." Rachel nodded at the man in a condescending tone, queen-like, "We need the room for a few minutes tops. You will allow me a little game, won't you?""I'm not playing!" I ran to the guard Morgan, "Please! I just want to go home!""I thought you said you want to poison me?" Rachel smirked.What?!The guard squinted his eyes at me with a suspicious look."That's not what's happening--""Morgan, she just tried to force me to drink this!" Rachel rose her hand and showed Morgan the vial in her hand. I watched her lie with my mouth wide open --I was good at lying, but I wasn't THAT good!"That's not my vial! I have nothing to do with this!" I turned to Morgan, appealing."Let me see." Morgan took the vial,
Scarlett's POVI didn't trust Natasha.I had no idea why the Alpha would ever allow Natasha back into the pack after what she did, but I wouldn't keep on doubting her if she wasn't acting all nice to me and Willa. Every time she saw Willa she would go up with a huge smile and pat Willa on the head even, like a poisonous snake.Her action felt staged, but I didn't know who was the targeted audience.The Alpha?Me?The pack?The only thing I knew, was that something evil was building behind my eyes, and I hated that feeling.I wanted to keep close to Willa, and conveniently, the Alpha had to leave the pack so he asked me to come over and live with Willa until he gets back. I was so happy to spend some time with Willa like before, but the moment I saw Willa, I knew something was changed."Granny. Thanks for coming." Willa said that on the stairs when I arrived before she went hiding in her room for the rest of the night. It
Willa's POV[Granny?! Where did you go! I couldn't even mindlink you!] I almost burst into tears when I heard granny's voice in my head. At that moment, all the doubt and suspicion disappeared, and she was once again the loving granny I had all my life.[I'm sorry, little one! Caught up with some business!] Granny sighed in relief, [Back away from the door!]I slipt to the other side quickly -- granny was many things, but gentle was not one of them --The door came down."Hmm, granny, this is the police station..." I mumbled with a defeated tone, feeling like the dust dancing in front of me was laughing at how much trouble I was in this time.Did granny fight her way into the police station?!"I need a cure spell!" Granny pushed something into my palm -- it was my ring. Only then did I notice the sweat on her forehead and her messed-up breath.She was poisoned with wolfsbane?!"Granny, what happened to you?!" I got her a
Kirsch's POVThe moment Willa cut the mindlink Cerberus suddenly picked up his speed. It was so sudden a move out of nowhere that I almost suspected that Cerberus heard our mindlink all along.Though I had been waiting for this --I KNEW Cerberus WAS looking for Willa on the new moon nights!I wanted him to find Willa, and that would dissolve any misunderstanding Willa might be having against Taran no matter how he lied to her. Taran wouldn't be able to deny Cerberus's pull toward her when Willa could see it herself.The only thing that surprised me was that Cerberus still had the energy to burst out such a speed when he hadn't been eating for so long.It took us a couple of hours to get the beach in our sight. I thought we could only make it by dawn. I wouldn't have been able to keep up with Cerberus when he gives his full speed, which was why I lost him five years ago.Now I knew -- he broke into his full speed that time because Wil
Kirsch's POVI embraced myself for the pain, but Cerberus jumped into the air at the last second before he could reach me and dashed over my head. I quickly got up to my feet, only to see a wolf running away with a man riding on its back.It was Stone!Cerberus growled furiously as more wolves appeared, surrounding us.[Ethan! Where are you?! Get the warriors to the beach!] I shouted in the mindlink, but no one answered me.[Annie! Where are you?! Annie?!] No answer either.The wolf pack surrounded Cerberus as Stone rode on one wolf, hiding behind his herd. It took me a moment to realize the reason--He lost an arm![Richard?! Thomas?! Matthew!] I started trying on all the other betas. What the hell was going on?! Did Stone take over the whole fucking pack?! I didn't feel any death happening in the pack bond. It was simply impossible![Alpha.] Thomas answered me first, with a relaxed tone no less![Where the hell
Kirsch's POV The wolves all groveled down on their front paws, including Stone! I felt such an urge to obey her that I almost also groveled down, but Rudy refused to kneel. Willa glanced at Stone with a cold condescending look before she turned to Cerberus. I peeked at my Alpha, too, realizing he was not only NOT kneeling, but was already walking toward her like usual as if her power wasn't working on him. Willa stopped and waited. Cerberus got to her and sat in front of her. She put a hand on his head like an owner of her pet, except that pet was a fierce beast that could kill without a blink. "How dare you hurt your king?" Willa turned to Stone, who was frozen as a stone by now. Suitable name. He stared at Willa with only fear in his eyes. "Tear him up." Willa waved her hand lightly without another look at Stone. The wolf herd suddenly jumped up and dashed at Stone without hesitation. Stone pulled Annie's fur and she whimpered before turning
Willa's POV It was the first time I completely fainted during a wolfsbane attack. The last time anything ever close like that was that fateful night five years ago when I was lost half of the time. But not like this. This time it was as if I went into a different world. Everything was dark and quiet. I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't talk. Trapped, in nothingness. The good part was that the pain also stopped when the world disappeared. I waited there so long that I lost sense of time until all of a sudden something broke the peace. The furious voice rose again, shouting horrible things. But I didn't have time to do anything before the pure darkness shattered as I fell to I didn't know where. My mind was still a mush but pain and coldness returned instantly. Then a kiss. Burning hot, printed on my forehead. Kirsch's body was cold, but still warmer than the freezing water. He had his arm around my wais
Willa's POV Like always, I woke up right after dawn. I was back in my bed, all warm and comfortable. Even the sunshine flooding the floor looked cute! It was a MESSY new moon, for sure. But I couldn't be happier -- the new moon nights of my nightmare, the darkness of endless burning, the once every month torture... Was finally over! Forever! It was the first day of the last month before I turn 18, and my birthday was on the 24th so the poison had no chance to get to me again before the moon goddess gives me her blessing! My evernight was finally over! I couldn't believe I pulled that through! I had wanted to give up so many times that I had lost count! If it wasn't for granny who had been there for me all this time, I would have died a million times! [Granny!] I shouted in the mindlink, not able to wait for a second longer, [This is over, right?! I won't ever get another wolfsbane attack, right?!...granny?]