I opened my mouth to say something, and he spoke again. “I spoke to your father earlier and—” “Professor Enzo?” Rachel asked, raising her brows. I almost forgot she was standing behind me. “Is everything okay?” “Why are you out of bed?” Enzo asked, narrowing his eyes at her. “I thought you weren’
Lila’s POV“Earlier today,” I answered with a shrug, trying to seem nonchalant. “But you were busy taking Connie to lunch.” “When did you find out about this little vacation?” “It’s not a little vacation,” I said in return. “It’s a huge opportunity. Plus, I’ll be working as Cassie-Ann’s assistant
I wanted to argue some more, but something inside of me was telling me to keep quiet. “I’m sorry, you’re right,” I said, peering out the window. We were getting close to Elysium. I knew how much Rachel hated Elysium, but I needed to take her to my father. The rest of the ride was quiet and when
Enzo’s POV“Was it the same men who attacked you before?” I asked, trying to get my mother to calm down a moment to talk to me. “Yes, I believe so,’ she said, shaking her head with dismay written all over her face. “I need to heal everybody…” “You don’t have your abilities anymore,” I said. “But I
Lila’s POVThe woman sounded frantic like she was in danger. I could tell she was crying, and my first instinct was to get rid of Rachel. “Go back to the packhouse,” I said quickly. “Wake my parents and tell them somebody is in trouble.” “What about you?” Rachel asked. The woman’s voice grew loud
I yelped loudly, kicking him in the face and snapping my own canines in his direction. Soon, a dark grey wolf came out of nowhere and roared loudly. I recognized him right away, but I just couldn’t believe he was here right now. “Brody?” I asked in a mindlink. “How are you here right now?” “I sa
Lila’s POV I wasn’t sure how long I’d been out for. My entire body ached when I woke. It felt like I’ve been knocked in the head, but I knew that wasn’t true. I was out of it before anything happened to me. I remembered a stabbing feeling in my neck and then everything went dark. When I started
“And we will,” he said. “I promise. I’ll get you out of here. But for right now, we have to just be patient and wait for that opportunity.” I nodded once. “Before I passed out, I mindlinked Professor Enzo…” “Professor Enzo? Why/” “If he knows I’ve been taken… he’ll come,” I told him, almost