Braxton-It was time to get my plan in motion. I have been waiting for this moment since I first heard from the Professor about getting to be able to take everyone on a trip. I wish it had only been Izariah, but I knew she wouldn’t have agreed if I had asked her.“Well, what do you think of the place?” Lex asked Izariah as he slung his arm over her shoulder.Seeing him touching her like that made me feel irritated. I didn’t know why I got annoyed as I did, it was almost as if I were jealous. That couldn’t be it though because I wasn’t interested in being with anyone.“It is beautiful, are we free to do whatever we want while we are here? I would love a chance to see the beach.” Iza answered with ease in her voice which made me envious of Lex. I wish she would be able to speak to me like that. It only made me more eager to get my plan in motion.“I will do you one better. My family has a yacht that we will be using to get to the resort.” I smiled at her, knowing fully well that I was g
Izariah-“Mel!” I yelled out to my best friend, which had just fallen through the ice of the lake we were playing on.I started to panic as I watched her tiny arms try to reach for something to grab onto. Getting onto my hands and knees, I crawled toward her but stopped when I heard the ice cracking beneath me. Not wanting to fall through the ice as well, I looked around to see if there was a stick or something I could use for her to grab ahold of.Not seeing anything, I burst into tears. We knew we weren’t supposed to play on the lake when it was frozen. The only reason we went out was that the ball we had been playing with rolled out onto the lake after kicking it too hard.Neither of us knew how to swim, but since it was frozen, we thought it would be okay to get the ball. Once we realized that it was fun to skate around on the slick surface, we ignored the warnings from our parents. We were small five-year-olds, so it didn’t seem that dangerous.We have seen others on the lake man
Izariah-Once I cried all the tears I could, I wiped my face with the back of my hands. Sniffling a few times, I took a couple of deep breaths. It has been years since I have felt the extent of losing my childhood best friend.Leaning my head back, I stretched my legs out and leaned my head against the door. Closing my eyes, I tried to ready myself to face everyone again. I thought about hiding away inside the cabin I was in, but I knew that I had to keep my head up in front of others.After the stunt that Braxton pulled, I couldn’t let him win. I was not going to hide away like a coward. Slowly, I opened my eyes again and let out a long sigh.“I can do this.” I whispered to myself, trying to find the courage I needed to walk out of this room.Repeating the words in my head a few times, I pulled my heels back and used my hands to boost myself up and off the ground. Giving myself one last pep talk, I lifted my chin and straightened my spin. Turning to face the door, I placed my hand on
Izariah-It took me a while to find the room I was given, but thankfully I wasn’t sharing with anyone. Everyone else had to share, but I didn’t. I knew it was due to Braxton, but right now I didn’t care.I did not want to be in the same room with someone who was going to end up stabbing me in the back or something while I slept. With how everything has been going, I knew it was a possibility. At least now I could have a place to escape away from everyone.Opening my door, I sucked in a deep breath when my gaze fell upon the room. The room was huge, but that wasn’t what caught my gaze. It was the large window that made up the window on the far side of the room.There was a sliding glass door that led out onto the balcony, which overlooked the beach and a beautiful view of the ocean. I started walking towards the window, only to stop when I noticed something sitting on the king-size bed in the room. A duffle bag sat on the bed, with a fancy paper sack next to it.Not sure what it was, I
Braxton- Sitting outside, I was debating on going into the resort to bring Izariah outside. The bonfire started an hour ago and I thought she would have joined by now. She was the only one that hasn’t come out. I had hoped to see her, just so I could look at her. As much as I didn’t understand why she affected me as she did, I could fully admit that I did enjoy looking at her. She was beautiful. “Braxton, would you like a drink?” Jennifer asked me as she sat next to me on the tree trunk I was using as a seat. A few trees in the area had been cut down and placed around the site, for seating. We used to have nice outdoor furniture, but I had wanted it to be more authentic for the setting. It felt like a real campfire, like the ones I used to have with Jace, Sebastian, and Lex when we were younger. I might have more money than I knew what to do with, but things like this couldn’t be bought with money. “No.” I said simply, not bothering to glance at her. “All right. Anyway, I don’t t
Izariah- Returning to the bonfire, I no longer had any desire to hang out with anyone. The only reason I agreed to join everyone was in the hopes of getting to spend time with Jace. There was something about him that spoke to my soul. I didn’t know why, but I believed that the calmness I felt around him would open the door to us becoming good friends. Since arriving though, I hadn’t seen him. When I arrived, Lex pulled me into a group he was talking to, but I didn’t know anyone. Lex didn’t seem like a bad guy, but he was a massive flirt. I am sure that every girl he had talked to had had his attention at some point. On the other hand, he was rather charming. Every girl he spoke to lit up like he made their world spin. I didn’t feel any attraction toward him, but I couldn’t deny that there was something about him that made me feel at ease. Once I looked past his flirting, he wasn’t bad. In a short time, I learned he had an intelligence that very few people could achieve. “I was won
Izariah-I woke up to a loud pounding on my door. Pulling my covers over my head, I tried to tune the sound out, but it only intensified. Groaning, I rolled over on my side to smash my pillow over my ears.Nothing I did seemed to matter as the banging would not stop. Kicking my covers off, I screamed into my pillow. I was generally a morning person, but I felt like I had barely fallen asleep.“Okay!” I yelled.Rolling out of bed, I walked over to the door and yanked it open. “What the hell?” I demanded at Braxton, who was standing in the hall with his fist in the air.“I told you we were going into town today. We are leaving in five minutes.” He had a smile on his face that reminded me of a child’s smile.He looked a little cute and not like he was a natural-born killer or something. It softened my mood a little, but not enough to tell him exactly what I felt about him pounding on my door. Turning my head, I looked at the clock on the wall and sighed.“It is five in the morning. You p
Izariah-Getting out of the car, I felt a little uneasy with how he was treating me. Now he was being attentive and like a decent man. I wasn't sure if I should trust the way he was acting. The best thing I can do for myself is to keep my guard up."Have you ever been in a helicopter?” Braxton asked me as we walked toward it.“Wait, we are going up in that thing?”The laughter that flowed out of him was a little surprising. It was pure and sounded as if it was something that very few had a chance to hear. Looking at him, I realized that he was entirely different from his usual self.Even his demeanor was more relaxed and as if he weren’t angry all the time. Prior to this morning, he always seemed uptight and in a foul mood. This side of him almost made me think I could be his friend.“Yes, we are. I was going to take you into town and have fun, but I changed my mind. I want to show you my favorite spot in the entire world.” His smile was contagious, causing me to return the smile.Bra
Three Years Later Izariah- “Will you hurry up already? You don’t want to be late to your own graduation!” Rachel, my new best friend and Jace’s mate yelled from the front door of the house that I lived in with Braxton. After we officially moved to the pack, we stayed in the packhouse with his father for a bit. On the day of Braxton’s graduation, which had been two years ago, he surprised me with the keys to our own house. He explained that he hadn’t wanted to live with his father or in a house that had too many bad memories. “I am coming!” I yelled from the bathroom, where I was putting the finishing touches on my hair. As I inspected my reflection, I was reminded of the first day that I met Braxton. That morning I had been running late to class and my old friend and roommate had yelled at me to hurry. I had just barely made it in time to take my finals that day. I guess no matter how many things have changed from then until now, there were still some things that were never goin
Braxton- When we arrived at the lake, where her childhood best friend died, I wasn’t sure what I could do for her. I could sense she was hurting inside, as she experienced being back here. We were all standing in a group, near the lake, no one saying a word. When she started walking forward, I decided that this was something she was going to need to face on her own. Putting my arms out, I stopped the others from following her. If she looked back then I would join her, but her gaze remained on the center of the lake. “Just wait. If she needs us then we will be there for her, but I think the best thing for her is to support her from back here.” I explained. “Do you think that it will work? What if she is never able to shift?” Jace asked. “Then I will make sure I am always by her side to protect her.” I said with certainty. “Even without a wolf, I believe she is stronger than any of us realize.” Sebastian spoke in a faraway tone that made me glance at him. His eyes were focused on
Izariah- Taking a deep breath, I gathered my courage as I opened the car door. I barely had time to close the door before I rushed by Gwenna. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me tightly. “I knew the moment I met you that we had a connection. I never would have suspected it is because you are my sister!” She exclaimed, speaking a little too loud in my ear for my liking. I was a little confused about how she already knew that I was her sister when I hadn’t spoken a word yet. Since I had been looking forward to this moment as well, I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her just as tight. Between her and the Alpha King, she was the one that I had been the most nervous about seeing. Meeting my biological father was scary, but it wasn’t like I needed a new father, as I already had one that I absolutely adored. Having a sister, on the other hand, was something I have always dreamed of. Seeing that she was just as thrilled with the idea, I relaxed. Not wanting to break the mom
Izariah- “Chill out, I am Millie’s boyfriend.” The man spoke in a tone that indicated that he didn’t care who I was or why I was here. “Don’t lie to me. Tell me who you are, now!” I demanded. With everything that was going on, he was the least of my problems. I have already dealt with enough, so I didn’t have time to deal with a little punk too. He was probably a few years older than me, and I could sense he was an Alpha, which didn’t explain why he was in my room. “I am not lying. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her yourself. She just left to get some ice cream, but she should be back any minute.” He said with a yawn as he leaned back and went back to playing a game on his phone like he had been doing when I entered. Not sure what to do at this moment, I shifted my weight from one foot to the other. He seemed harmless, but I still didn’t believe him. I knew Millie had a crush on Sebastian, so why was this dude claiming to be her boyfriend? Just then Sebastian barged into t
Izariah- The moment we drove through the gate that surrounded the territory; I was completely speechless. Eric, who had been driving the car, had to slow down to a crawl, as members of the pack surrounded us. It took me a moment to understand that they were all celebrating. “What is going on?” I asked, not sure what the reason was for all of this. “Two things. They are welcoming their future Luna and celebrating that their old Luna is no longer here.” Braxton answered. “Do they know it is me?” I asked. I didn’t need to ask why they were celebrating Tabitha being gone, as I am sure many hadn’t liked her. There were only a select few that knew what I was though. As far as everyone else was concerned, I was still a wolfless Omega that worked with the pack doctor. Granted, no one at the pack had cared or treated me terribly over it. There had been one group of teenage girls that had made a comment about it, but it hadn’t escalated. Braxton had been with me when I heard it and he had
Izariah- “I will grant you something, but it won’t be to find another mate. If I have learned anything, is that I don’t make mistakes twice. You have shown me that you are undeserving of love, for you don’t know the meaning of love.” As my mother speaks, she walks closer to Tabitha. “I did love them!” Tabitha yells, but my mother is unfazed by her outburst. “The fact that you think that is love, shows me that I can’t allow you to love another soul. It would be wrong of me to torment anyone with the kind of love that you have to offer. No. Instead of that, I will give you something else.” My mother places her fingers against her chin and taps them a few times, appearing to be deep in thought. “What are you going to do? I promise I won’t cause anyone any more trouble if you just let me go.” By now Tabitha looked truly scared. “And what? Allow you to roam free and give you the chance to not repent for your actions? Even if I allow you to go free, you still won’t learn anything.” She
Braxton- Seeing my father enter the room, I was a little confused about why he was here. My eyes moved to Izariah, who didn’t seem surprised at all. Moving my attention back to him, I hoped that he was here to help and not to make things worse. “My love, what are you doing here?” My mother asked innocently. “Save it. I heard everything just now.” My father growled as he stomped toward her. “You don’t understand, it isn’t like that.” The panic in my mother’s voice revealed that if there was one person in this world, she both loved and feared, it was my father. My earlier assumption that she was in control of their relationship was wrong. Now that I thought about it, it had simply been my father giving in to my mother because of his love for her. I completely understood because I would do the same for Iza. Not that I would have to worry about that, because I doubted there was a single bad cell in her body. It was also apparent that my father hadn’t known about the things my mother
Izariah- “I was wrong, I won’t do it again. Please give me another chance. If I had known she was the daughter of the Moon Goddess, I wouldn’t have tried to break them up.” Braxton’s mother pleaded with my mother. “Do you honestly believe that I care? It shouldn’t matter who someone is. All that matters is that they love each other. I chose your son for my daughter, not because of who his family is or how much money he came from. I did it because I knew they would be good for each other. If we only based someone’s standing on if they were good enough, then do you think I would allow my daughter to be with someone when his mother is so awful? Despite your beliefs, I don’t think someone’s past will define who they are.” “Then you can understand that I was only doing what I thought was best for my son. I love him and I want him to succeed in life.” Luna Tabitha seemed to have given up pleading with the Moon Goddess, as she met her gaze with unwavering certainty. “Best for him?” My bi
Izariah- Unfiltered strength flowed through me, not only mine but Braxton’s as well. Had I known that having Braxton mark me would awaken my wolf, I would have let him do it sooner. Not only had I unlocked my Goddess abilities, but I have a wolf. I still had a bit to go before I could fully be who I was meant to be, but right now none of that mattered. I would figure it out in time and once I could let go of my fear of water, I knew I would be able to shift into my wolf. My birth mother had been right, but now I knew it. Full of confidence and brimming with untapped power, I held Braxton’s hand in mine as I stepped around him. The look of shock and then anger that passed over his mother’s face was everything I had hoped for and more. When she came in and assumed that he had marked Gwenna, I couldn’t wait to prove her wrong. No longer did I fear her. Compared to me, she was nothing more than a power-hungry werewolf that couldn’t hurt me or Braxton any longer. Her threats were meani