Ellen led the way through the packhouse, Bella at my rear. It was so surreal. I felt empty looking at each area as memories of my life passed by. Thankfully it was the dead of night so no one else was wandering around. I still couldn’t believe everything that had happened to me so quickly, how fast things had changed. I kind of wished that I could go back, warn myself of Xander’s intentions, tell myself to be kinder to Ashly. As we walked out the large wooden front doors I felt myself inhale deeply, pausing to look at the packhouse one last time. Giving myself just that moment to mourn, mourn the person I used to be.
“Luna?” Bella whispered nervously, she was darting around as if frightened we were to be attacked.
I closed my eyes and said my goodbyes to the place that I had thought was my home for so long, my heart hurt thinking about never seeing this place again.
“Laura. We have to go.” Ellen barked, I opened my eyes to see the same mourning look in
“What about your eye?” I asked Ellen, she looked at me with shame. “Ah. Well, it seems the forest wanted to keep a piece of me…” Both Bella and I gasped as Ellen pulled up her right eyelid, showing just flesh left. “It’s okay, it doesn’t really hurt. Thanks to the wolf blood I think it’s already basically healed. Guess I was lucky the tree pulled it out…” “Ellen…” I stammered not sure what to say, she just shrugged before turning to collect the bag she had thrown. Forcing me to remember that needle. “Ellen, what did you inject me with?” Ellen’s body stiffened as she stopped moving, Bella sharing my curious expression. She turned and gave us both a nervous smile. “Ah, just something Doctor Herman gave me… to calm you down…” I frowned at how she seemed to almost dodge the question, I knew she was holding something back. “Ellen…” I breathed with a tinge of agitation, why would she be keeping something from me?
The room was oddly silent as the strange men brought in two chairs from outside the room and sitting on them staring at us. Stacy gave them a suspicious look before turning her attention back to us.“Okay, so. You are refusing to take an x-ray, at least allow me to give you something for the pain and maybe a new sling?”Bella smiled as I felt reassured at her kindness, she nodded and Stacy returned my smile.After Bella was taken care of Stacy focused on me.“Okay, so I know that you probably don’t have any physical wounds but we do have a psychologist on staff to talk to… about… what happened at home.” She spoke carefully, her eyes darting to the men as she spoke.I felt a little better knowing that Stacy seemed to not trust these men, from child protective services. Something about them just seemed off, I wasn’t sure if it was due to the red-haired man’s staring or the other’s strange
I felt powerless as one of them lifted my paralyzed body off the ground. Honestly, I wished I had been knocked out, being mentally aware was sickening. My heart fluttered for a moment remembering the number of people that were here, surely one of them would see this and do something? I couldn’t believe that the human world would allow this! Although, what did I even know about this world? I barely knew anything about my own world. “She’s heavier than she looks” Monty gasped as he flung me across his shoulder, I heard Simon chuckle dryly. “As she should be, she’s grown so much…” His tone almost seemed pained. “The last time I saw her, she was so small… so innocent…” He sighed deeply. “I wish… I wish things were different.” He finished softly before both of them fell silent. So, he was my apparent uncle. I guess that made sense, but… But why would he seemingly kidnap us? Why wouldn’t he just talk to me? Whatever his reason was, it surely could have just
Hello everyone! As mentioned previously, this is a free chapter in Victor's P.O.V :) Please remember these will be every 5th chapter. Victors P.O.V I stared blankly forwards as we walked out of the packhouse, fighting against my own self not to stay and protect her. My love, my mate. Dimitri was right, we needed to leave, but we really had to leave without her? “Alpha, please.” Dimitri almost commanded as I stopped moving, staring back at Clide’s packhouse, arguing with myself to not run back in and take her with us. “Alpha Victor. We need to go, you know she will be safe.” I growled glaring at my Beta. “And how can you of all people trust his word? Trust that she will not be harmed? Look at What Clide has done? Can you believe Herman?” “Yes,” Dimitri responded without missing a beat, his eyes glued to mine. I knew he wasn’t lying, he truly believed in the man. “What is he?” I demanded as Di
Hello dear readers! So, I am starting to hesitate with this story as we are closely approaching 100k words and I feel like we are only about halfway through Laura's journey. So, can I get a show of hands-on who would prefer I just keep going even if the book gets to 100k plus words or break this down into 2 books? My thinking is that I add an authors note a the end of 'book' 1 so to speak and re-write the synopsis to advise any new readers that it will be 2 books in one. Alternatively, the other idea I had was to just have a longer book, but I don't want the length to scare off new readers. Thanks in advance! :)
My heart was racing in joy as I felt Victor scoop me up into his arms, his own heartbeat matching my own.“My love.” He whispered into my ear, his tone a mix of joy and bitterness. “I’m sorry I left you, never again will I.”If I could smile I would be grinning from ear to ear, in that moment I thought perhaps this was the feeling. The mate bond.“Let’s get her back” Domini said gruffly as my heart sunk, he sounded hurt and I knew why.I tried to move my lips, to tell them that Ellen and Bella were back at the human hospital but I still couldn’t move.“Do… do you think…” Domini started to ask but stopped himself sighing deeply. “Anya, let’s see if we can track them.”Anya was sobbing still, I didn’t hear her speak but hear two sets of footsteps walk away.“My Laura… don’t you worry, they will pay.”Vi
Victor placed me down on what I could only assume was his own bed. It was heavenly, soft than the ones back at Slate pack. I felt myself fall into the soft, comforting, and safe embrace giving in to the urge to sleep. I woke up, excited as I was able to actually open my eyes. I felt overwhelmed as I glanced around Victor’s room. It was devoid of color, devoid of any memories or anything that would make it his. The walls, furniture, and curtains were all different shades of grey, perhaps I had been incorrect in assuming he put me in his room? “Luna.” A happy Dimitri sat next to the bed, giving me a smile that seemed forced. “What…? Umm… Where am I?” He squinted his eyes as his smile dropped, “at Crimson pack, in your room?” I ignored his bewildered tone “no, like… I…” I sighed frustrated at myself “is this Victor’s room?” He smirked “why? Would you prefer that?” I felt my face redden as I looked away slightly annoyed at his teas
*WARNING* This chapter contains heavy topics (torture, sexual assault, and death), please skip if this sounds like it will be too much. Victor’s P.O.V chapter will go over the important information in a cleaner way. “I was left with no choice but to find them, to save them.” I sat back quietly as more tears rolled down his cheeks as if he was reliving that moment. “I found them of course, Althea’s power has not faltered with her age. But, I was not prepared for who and what had taken them. A pup, without his wolf, was no match for vampires. Let alone one as old as him.” “Who?” I whispered, his eyes darkened with rage as he spat his name. “James.” He growled before closing his eyes, taking a moment to calm himself. “He overpowered me very quickly, almost enjoying how hard I fought back to no avail. Only when I had given up, prepared to die at his hands did he stop. It was juvenile of me to expect an easy death, he wanted me to suffer.”