“Is this going to hurt?”
Anja smiles at me while shaking her head. “No, sweetheart, it won’t hurt.”
Anja takes my hand and leads me over to the sofa of grey.
I sit down and let out a breath through my lips.
I am so nervous that I’m fighting not to throw up!
I want to do this, of course, I do, but I’m scared of what I’ll see. There could be all sorts locked away in my mind that I don’t know of.
When Anja came to me this morning and suggested what she could do, I never expected this. Sure, Orrin said he has a way to help me, but delving into my mind?
It’s madness!
How else am I meant to figure all of this crap out if I don’t let Anja do this?
Bastian’s parents are stil
“How could all of this be inside my mind? I didn’t think such small children could remember so much.”Anja chuckles from beside me. “Shifter children remember a lot from when they were children. But one as small as you are here, they’re repressed memories.”I nod my head as if I know what Anja means when I don’t.She laughs again. “Everything that happens in our lives is stored up here,” She points to her head at the temple. “Nothing is ever really forgotten, just pushed aside.”Huh, that’s one way to look at things.“Anja, why am I seeing but not remembering?”“I think perhaps I took you back a little too far. There will be something that triggers things for you, Sara; we just hav
“Sara,” I grab Sara’s arm, stopping her from running any further. “Where the hell are you going?”Mum called me into the living room as soon as she and Sara were free from Sara’s mind. When I entered the room, Sara was staring into space.Mum explained that Sara had remembered everything and perhaps was in shock.That was blatantly evident from the look on my mate’s face!Having to wait outside while Mum did her thing did not sit well with me. I wanted to be with Sara, but Mum advised against it. She said that Sara needed to do this alone, and I understood that. It didn’t make waiting easy, though.When I crouched down in front of Sara, I touched her face. But she didn’t even flinch, and I was worried that Sara had reverted into herself.
As Bastian holds me close, I sigh with contentment. I never realised how happy I would feel once I let Bastian in.All the time I’ve been here, I have been too scared to hear Bastian out. There’s no point wishing I had now; nothing can change what’s been and gone. All I can do now is move forward with my brother in my life.“I’ve missed you,” I mumble. “I’ve really missed you.”It sounds strange to say that when I didn’t remember anything until half an hour ago. However, now that I do remember, I know that I’ve missed my brother.“I’ve missed you, too. You will never know how much I have missed you, Stella.”I won’t tell Bastian just yet that I don’t think I could get used to being called Stella. That&rsquo
I clutch the edge of Orrin Dalgaard’s desk and suck in a deep breath.How could this have happened?All these years, I never knew what happened to my daughter. Now I find out that my once best friend wiped my mind.It hadn’t been for Anja and her ability to bring back a person’s memories, Jethro and I would still be in the dark.When Anja, the woman who has been my close friend since we met over twenty-five years ago, said that she could help me, I was sceptical.However, Jethro immediately said yes. My mate wanted to know what memories had been taken from us.So, Anja did her thing. Now here I am, trying to get my head around everything I’ve seen.“Faye?” Jethro squeezes my shoulder, trying to comfort
Hearing Faye saying that Paul was her brother shook me.Wasn’t it bad enough thinking that a stranger took her child?Now Faye finds out that it was her brother and his mate?It’s no wonder she needed Jethro to hold her for a moment before making her way to Jill’s cell.When Bastian and I arrived here, Orrin was waiting with a witch friend of the family. Jill immediately started screaming. Though Jill couldn’t move or speak due to being frozen to stop Jody from doing what she needed to do, she continued to scream.Jody cast a spell over Jill, binding her powers, rendering her unable to perform magic again. Jill can’t hurt anyone ever again.Orrin also told me that it would be my choice if Jill and Paul lived or died.
“Better?” I ask Sara as we sit beside the lake.“Much.” Sara breathes deeply.The air is cool and fresh, and I find it does one a world of good.“I’m sorry that I wasn’t with you; my father forbade me from entering the dungeon.”“Yet you did anyway,” Sara chuckles.I nod. “I had to; you were going to kill someone if I hadn’t stopped you.”Sara crosses her legs then hangs her head while biting her lower lip. “I’m so sorry; I didn’t realise what I was doing. Anger took over me,”With my fingertips under Sara’s chin, I tip her head up. “Your power is growing, Sara. We need to get you some help with controlling it.”
After fucking Sara in the shower twice, it’s safe to say that I’m late. My father won’t be pleased that it took me almost an hour; when I said ten minutes, but tough shit.He calls for me to enter when I knock on the door.My eyes narrow when I walk in and close the door behind me.What the hell is Yanlin doing here?“What’s going on?”Dad raises his eyebrow at me. “First off, where the fuck have you been? Actually, don’t answer that; I can smell it all over you.”I roll my eyes.“Why didn’t you tell me you fucked up this bad?”“Excuse me?” I don’t understand.“Yanlin here has been
“Sara, wait!”“Leave me alone!” I scream while walking faster away from the mansion.I cannot fucking believe this shit!How could Leander not tell me that he’s expecting a child with someone else?Okay, it’s evident that it happened before I came along. But that doesn’t make it any easier to cope with.Lilly told me how wolves are passionate creatures, and most don’t wait for their mates before having sex. But almost all will not have children with anyone other than their mate.Not mine, though, no, mine had to go knock someone up who wasn’t me!I feel so hurt, and I don’t know how to cope with it all.I want to cry and scream and beat the shit ou
Two Months Later.“Sara, will you please calm down.”She’s all over the place, looking nervous when she has nothing to be nervous about.“I’m sorry,”I chuckle at my mate as she finally sits down.Sara has just spent the past half an hour explaining to my parents how she wants to take Jenna back to Greenrock with us.I was a little sceptical at first; I mean, Jenna is Luther’s mate. It doesn’t matter that he still hasn’t accepted the girl or even told anyone that she is his mate. Taking her away from him could have terrible consequences.However, Sara made a valid point.
It has been so much fun getting to know everyone.Leander and I have made the round, and Mum and Dad have introduced us to literally everyone. Some of the elder members of the pack wanted to know if Leander had anyone in mind for Beta.We could keep Chris as Beta, but it would all depend on whether or not he can keep up with Leander’s demands.Leander won’t keep Chris just because he was Beta for Bastian. There will be tests of all kinds, both physical and mental, that any candidate will have to take.Leander and I want the best for our pack, and we’ll make sure they get it, no matter what.Leander and I are on the dancefloor in each other arms. We’re smiling at each other as we move slowly, and I can feel how in love we are. It’s all-consuming, and I have never felt this
“I’m so nervous, Leander.”Leander smiles and entwines his fingers with mine.I have to say that he looks incredibly handsome in his grey suit with his dark hair gelled back. I dressed to match in a grey cocktail dress, with silver heels. I fashioned my hair in a French twist and kept my makeup light.“It’ll be all right, sweetheart. You’ll relax as soon as we walk into the ballroom and start speaking.”Leander has no clue that I won’t relax until we’re back in our room.Our room?That sounds so weird when this used to be Bastian’s room. Leander said that we could decorate before we officially moved in, and I agreed because we needed to put our own stamp on the place.It’s
After letting Bastian and my father know that I’d take Alphaship of Greenrock, Sara and I left the mansion this morning. The past couple of days, Sara has seemed much more at ease about things. It’s strange to me because I thought she’d still be worrying about what happened with Chan and Yanlin. Sara also called a meeting to explain to our families her decision about Jill and Paul. Sara doesn’t want them executed but to be locked up for the rest of their lives. Not once will they touch each other, and forever will they yearn to be together. Sara had worried about what her parents would think. But Faye smiled and told Sara that she was proud of her and that she had nothing to worry about. With everything squared away, my father expressed that taking over Greenrock wouldn’t happen overnight.
I breathe in the fresh air and smile.I came outside for a walk after waking up from a nightmare. Everything that happened yesterday kept playing like a record on repeat inside my head.I didn’t wake up screaming or anything, but I was shaking. I couldn’t fall back to sleep, and Leander was snoring softly. So, I left him in bed and came out for a while.I figured I could clear my head, and maybe that would sort me out.The trouble is that I don’t know if I’ll ever forget what Chan did to me. I know that he’s dead, but I would have liked to talk to him and find out the truth for myself.Yanlin is locked up, but I’m still a little worried that she’ll somehow get out. I’m not scared of the woman, but it does bother me that she’s so obsessed with Leand
A gagging and gasping sound has Sara pulling away from me. “Mum!”“Stay back!” Faye yells. She’s in full-on banshee right now, and I know how dangerous getting close to a banshee can be.Everyone is on tenterhooks, watching as Faye fights the effects of the Esian.I hold Sara against me as we watch the Esian cover Faye’s entire body. She throws her head back and screams the scream of a banshee in pain, knocking everyone but Sara to the floor.“Mama?”“Sara,” I groan her name while clasping my ear.Fuck me; these banshees sure can bring a man to his knees.Sara ignores me and walks closer to her mother. She takes Faye’s hands in her own, and I watch Sara take her banshee for
“Hold him!” I scream at Luther.My brother growls in the guy’s face while Bastian rips the mask from his face.“Chan?” Lilly says with narrow eyes. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”Chan doesn’t answer, and I don’t give a shit right now.I crouch down next to Sara and push her hair away from her face. That bastard hit her, and the bruises send me murderous!I want to kill him, but Sara is more important to me right now.The room fills with people, but I have no mind for anything other than Sara.“Baby, can you hear me?”Sara doesn’t move, nor does she make a noise to let me know that she can hear me.
“I can’t believe how cute you were.”I playfully poke my tongue out at Bastian.He and our parents are sitting on the sofa, Mum in between Dad and Bastian as they look through the photo album I brought.“I’m sorry, there aren’t many. Jill and Paul weren’t big on photographs.”Mum shakes her head. “This is perfect. We get to see you grow up through these pictures, and I couldn’t have asked for more.”They’ve seen me as a small child, my first Christmas without them, my first lost tooth, and so much more.My family missed out on all of those precious moments. I can’t get them back, but the photographs seem to be helping ease the pain somewhat.“You look so m
This cannot be happening!Leander was supposed to fall at my feet, not fight me on whether the damn baby is his or not. For Goddess Selene’s sake! I have done everything to make the Dalgaard’s believe me, yet Leander fights me on the truth?Okay, saying I was twenty-four weeks pregnant made them doubt me. But the fact remains that I am twenty-four weeks, and there is nothing I can do to change that!A friend of mine, a witch, said that I need the blood bonding of a Dalgaard to save mine and my baby’s life. There is only one Dalgaard I would bond blood with, and that’s Leander.All my life, I have loved Leander Dalgaard. I had finally made him mine; then he cast me aside as though I were nothing to him!Now, he’s got a mate?I could just scr