“Hey, there’s a party tonight at the river. I was wondering if you’d like to come.” King asks when he comes to pick me up Friday morning for school. My mind immediately goes to Andy.“I don’t think so. It’s not really my scene, feels like you guys are defiling the place for me.” He suddenly laughs.
“You’re just an amateur.” I choke and splutter at his words in disbelief.“Amateur!?”“Yes, an amateur who wants to roll with the big boys but can’t. It’s sad.” He continues mockingly.“I am going to throw you into this river and hold you under till you die and I never have to remember this conversa
A body suddenly shoves into me from the side and a heavy arm is thrown over my shoulders, and I’m brought to the here and now to find Andy by my side.“Wanna go for a swim with the sharks, Luna?” I shrug his arm off me and take a step away. This guy is a crazy asshole, and the next thing I know, he’
By the time my mind clears up and comes back to me, I hear rapping against my window and sit up straight wondering who would be at my window this late in the night. I hear the rapping again and move towards the window. When I open the window, I find King holding on to the branches in a t-shirt and s
“Okay, okay calm down. This is a lot, and I’m trying to follow you without panicking, so calm down.” He pauses and I nod before he continues. “You are saying that you saw your mom and she was holding you and all. Now, I don’t doubt that, and I’m sure it’s a gut feeling or something, but how sure are
“Mars!”“Mars, wake up!” I’m shaken awake by King, his voice panicked. I’m drenched in sweat and shaking from a horrible dream that I don’t even remember. But that’s not even the worst of it, the worst is that I’m in pain. It’s as though my hand is on fire like I’ve been branded. I’m clutching my ha
“I bet you were a bully in school.”“Only the biggest and baddest.”“You sound too damn proud of yourself saying that, and last time I checked, bullying isn’t something to be proud of.” He just shrugs.“Not my problem, especially at this moment when I want to talk to you about what happened.”“Awful
I know for a fact that this hasn’t always been there, not even yesterday, not even last night, so...I blanch.My dream, the burning on my hand.Shit!I turn to the mirror to...I shriek and step back farther into the shower. I could have sworn there was someone’s reflection in the mirror. I’m not ev
“I don’t feel like a gun.”“Yeah, you don’t look like a gun girl with all that white hair,” he teases, and I laugh.“What about a bow and arrows?” he shakes his head immediately.“No, that’s too damn cliché and obvious. You can’t exactly hide a bow and arrow, we need something small, deadly, and…” I
I’m sorry, Remy, I didn’t mean that, I…There’s no response and no sign of her presence anywhere.I continue the rest of my run deeply disturbed, on edge, and without any sign of my wolf. Instead of going back to the house, I go towards my river. Upon getting there, I sit at the riverbank and since
“At best?”“Yeah, you heard me.”“Um, okay, then what’s the worst that could happen?” Surely, nothing can be worse than death.“They’ll make sure I never make it back.” He notices the confused look on my face. “Imagine my body is here, my soul is here, but I’m not here. It’s like I’m dead without tr
“Why are you still standing there? Get in bed.” Rome says as he gets comfortable on the bed. Honestly, I’m mentally listing all the things that could go wrong.“River?”“Hm?”“I’ve had a long day, please get in bed, don’t make me beg.” I regard him, he looks like he’s gonna fall asleep at any second
“Rome, what the hell?!” I whisper yell, “My dad kicked you out, what are you doing sitting on my bed.”“I came to see you, he didn’t let me, so I had to come in another way.” I facepalm, he can’t be serious.“The point of kicking you out was so that you’ll stay out, not sneak in and stay in my room,
“What do you want?”“I need to see, River.”“Are you sure, River wants to see you?”“Why wouldn’t she?”“Because you’re the ass who left her this morning when she was expecting you to stay.”“I can’t always stay.”“Maybe you should work on that before trying to see her again, she deserves more than
“Remus?” I ask.It doesn’t make a move, and I find myself feeling unsure in its presence.“Remus, is that you?” It stands to its impressive seven-foot-something height and comes closer. I’m well aware that I should be running for the hills, screaming all the way, but I feel safe in its presence, so
“You are friends with the moon goddess.” He says, slowly enough that I fear the information has managed to break his brain somehow.“Yes.” I reply slowly, mimicking him, and when he realizes what I’m doing, he rolls his eyes in amusement.“It’s just really…it’s a lot, but I’m following as best as I
“But I’m sure he’s been with other women before he met me, and maybe even after.” Saying that leaves a sour taste in my mouth, but I voice it anyway. “he can’t say he’s sexually frustrated if he’s getting the sexual attention he needs.”Aria shakes her head at me.“I can assure you that the only att