Anna's PovMikel has been calling me ever since our last meeting, and I can’t say I haven’t appreciated it. He has this calmness about him that helps me forget about the chaos that has been circling my life.With Landen and Hannah gone, presumably back to the Moonlight Pack, I thought things would settle down.But they haven’t. The fact is that Mikel has been the only thing to fill the void left by all the emotional turmoil I've gone through. The idea of what might have happened if things had gone in a different direction makes my heart hurt. Ever since that night at the business gathering, my wolf has been restless.Seeing Landen again awakened feelings I thought I had buried.I try to ignore it, to push away the longing I feel. But it’s there. Every day, it gets stronger.The mate bond is hard to break, and even though I try to convince myself that I’ve moved on, my wolf knows the truth. Landen is still my mate, and my wolf can feel his absence like a deep, never-ending void.It’s
The road unrolled in front of me, tranquil and empty, as Owen and I exited the city for our long-deserved vacation.The sun was going down, sending down a soft orange light on tree tops beside the winding road.Owen was murmuring a familiar tune in the back of the car, looking out of the window, feeling thrilled by our little excursion.It was meant to be an escape from everything – a moment for us to relax and run away from all these happenings that had turned into our lives in multiple crazily overflowing cases. I had started feeling so confused especially since Landen came into sight again after long since he left me with tears in my eyes.This journey was meant to clear up my mind concentrating on Owen only, however; I still had deep within me this weird intuition that something bad could happen.But I tried to suppress it anyway. It was meant to be our moment together and I was determined to make it feel interesting. Looking at the mirror behind me, I saw Owen’s face smiling at
When I opened my eyes, I wasn’t even sure I would call it darkness because my sight wasn’t strong enough for comparison.A cold and damp atmosphere crammed with a scent that was hard to describe filled up the air. I tried to build a mental image of the place by blinking many times but all I could see were morose shadows outlining walls. My heart started pounding when the realization came that we were not in a van anymore.“Owen,” I whispered with a shaky voice.My hands were groping around me as my heart was racing at its normal speed. That’s when I found him by my side curled up on the floor; tiny and shaking.“Mommy?” came Owen’s voice—timid and trembling.“I’m here baby,” I murmured while pulling him into a possessive embrace. At that moment everything seemed perfect because there was no better way to keep him calm other than holding him close.“I am right here.”We were in a small, cold room. The great interior door of the basement was heavy and the floor was hard floor as though
I couldn’t believe my eyes when she appeared in the doorway of that cabin, her face contorted into a wicked grin. Hannah—my former best friend, but now my foe.As I held Owen closely hugging him tight, my heart began racing. I wanted to scream and cry out, or better yet fight back, but there was no way out.We were trapped inside with this crazy woman who could do anything she wanted and for all I knew it would be something terrible.“Well well well look who we have here,” Hannah said stepping further into the room with a frigid and mocking voice“Anna you’re harder to get rid of than I thought.”Glaring at her body shook from both fear and anger that the whole time was evident on my face“Hannah, why are doing this? We used to be friends why not leave us alone?”She laughed as if she were possessed sending shivers down my spine“Friends? Is that what you thought? Oh, come on Anna! You’ve always been such an innocent naive person. It was never about any friendship; it was always about
Owen was shaking beside me, gripping my small hand while we were sitting down on the cold floor inside the cabin.He looked at me with his wide eyes full of tears demanding answers, comfort, or rather anything that could erase this nightmare. But they were not there.All I am able to do is keep him calm despite being frightened myself.“Mommy, why did they take us?” Owen asked in a hardly audible voice. It was trembling and sounded full of fear.“Are we going home?”These words were enough to break my heart into tiny pieces. If only I could assure him everything would be alright; that soon we’d be back home safe and sound.But how do I know? The next thing is unknown which frightens me even more than anything else. For him, I must be strong while inside me; all seems lost.I drew him closer with my right arm around him tightly. “We’re going to be okay baby,” I said trying so much to sound very confident.“There must be a way out and I assure you I will find it.”Owen sniffed and burie
3rd Party PovAt that time, Navian was seated at his desk, gazing at his phone. For more than twenty-four hours, Anna and Owen had left for their vacation. Normally, Anna would send him a brief message or even call to inform him of their safe arrival. Occasionally, Owen would ring Navian just so that he could tell him about trivial things like what he saw along the way or how much fun he was having since Owen loved Navian so much. But now there was nothing- no call, no text, and no update.Navian attempted to self-convince that perhaps they were just having fun. Perhaps not having thought about it; Anna wanted to spend quality time with Owen instead of checking on them but however deep inside, he knew differently.This is uncharacteristic of Anna who takes responsibility very seriously, especially when it comes to Owen.He drummed his fingers across the desk leaving a glistening sound in a serene room. He picked up his phone again and sent another message:*Hey, just checking in. Hop
Navian had been on edge for days. He couldn’t shake the worry gnawing at him since Anna and Owen disappeared. No messages, no calls—nothing. It wasn’t like Anna to leave without a word, especially with Owen.The police were still saying it was too soon to file a report, but Navian knew something was wrong.On his own, he had been looking for a hint by making hotel reservations, visiting hospitals, and even just driving around aimlessly. But his anxiety increased with the amount of time that passed.Elena was the second thing that had been worrying him lately.Elena had always been straightforward with him. They’d been together for a while now, and she had never kept secrets before. But recently, she had been acting… strange. It started small—whispering on the phone, leaving the room when he entered, or cutting conversations short when he asked her what she was talking about.At first, he thought maybe she was planning a surprise for him or something harmless like that. But now, with A
Navian’s fingers drummed nervously against the steering wheel as he drove down the empty road. The pressure that was growing with each passing day was causing a discomforting feeling in his stomach.Anna and Owen left for their trip and it had already been more than a day, and he had not received any kind of communication from either of them. That wasn’t like Anna.She always checked in. And Owen? He loved calling just to tell him the smallest things.The silence was unsettling. Too much time had passed, and the police didn’t seem concerned, but Navian knew better. Something was wrong.As the hours went by, his anxiety only worsened. He couldn’t just sit around and wait anymore. He needed to act.Anna had mentioned the location they were headed to, and Navian had been able to track their likely route. Even if it meant getting things done on his own, he was determined to find out what had happened. A glow of silver in the woods far away made him stop in his tracks after what seemed li