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MAXINEThere was no one in the room. It was a closet for cleaning products. Inside, there was nothing but cleaning supplies and dust-covered shelves. Zel walked into the room and stepped out."What the hell? Nothing?" She asked, her voice returning to its normal tone now that the fear was gone."I heard it coming from here," I said, also confused. I was positive that the sound had come from here. "This doesn't make any sense. We both heard it.""Maybe it's just the lodge. You know, old buildings can make weird noises." Zel tried.I looked around the room and saw the small keg of cleaning reagent on the floor. I picked it up."This made the sound?" Zel asked, taking it from me.I looked up at the shelf where the others were lined up, and arranged. This couldn't have just fallen on its own. They were too close for one to just fall. This keg was pulled out.I nodded. "But, it didn't fall on its own. Look." I pointed at the shelf. "It has to be pulled out from there. It can't just fall. A
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MAXINE"The same Mr. Grayson who runs the lodge now?" I asked.The woman nodded. "Yes, the very same. He's kept the place going, but those who know the history avoid it. How do you know that?""We heard the stories," Zel smiled."Do you think he knows what's going on?" I asked.The woman shrugged. "Hard to say. But if anyone knows the truth, it's him. But, be careful. Some secrets are better left buried, never to be known."We thanked her and turned to leave but she stopped us. "What are your names?" She asked."I'm Annalise. And that's Zelda." I replied."You can call us Anna or Zel," Zel smiled.The woman smiled back before she gave Zel the small grandfather clock that she had been admiring. "You gave me enough money to cover that," She smiled as she packed it up for Zel.Zel thanked her and we left, our minds racing with the new information. As we walked back towards the bus stop, I kept remembering the old woman's words. Could Mr. Grayson's wife's spirit truly be haunting the lodg
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MAXINEHe had short curly blond hair and blue eyes. His skin was a beautiful tan orange and his jaw was chiseled. When he smiled, I was so distracted by his dazzling teeth and pretty lips. They looked like kissable lips…I didn't realize that I had been staring until he chuckled and said, "I'm Conrad." He said. "What's your name?"I cleared my throat. "Annalise." I replied and shook my head quickly, "But you can call me Anna.""Annalise," he tested my name on his lips. Why did it sound so good? Why did I want him to keep saying it that way? "I like that. I'll see you later, Annalise."He walked past me and I turned to watch him go. I didn't realize when a dreamy sigh escaped my lips. Was he real? He looked like he was carefully sculpted by a Greek god."I saw how you looked at him!" Zel teased bumping shoulders with me. "He looks like a cute guy."I acted like I didn't care as I began to fold laundry. "Yeah, I guess.""You guess?" Zel asked. "Are you still hung over hot Alpha who chea
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MAXINEWe turned to look at Mr. Grayson, standing by the door. His grip on the handle was white. I swallowed deeply. I hadn't even heard him."Well?" he asked, taking yet another step closer. "What do you think you're doing?"His hands were clenched into fists and his eyes burned with anger. The air in the office seemed to shift with the implication of what we had done.Zel stood frozen, literally caught red-handed. There was a file opened in her hands. I swallowed hard, trying to find my voice."You can't speak?" Mr. Grayson asked, lifting one of his brows."We...we were just looking for some cleaning supplies. We wanted to take out a stain in a carpet and…" I stammered. The excuse sounded so flimsy and weak.Mr. Grayson scoffed. He looked at Zel and then at me. "Cleaning supplies? In my office? Do you take me for a fool?"Zel stepped forward, a defiant look on her face. Her chin was held high. "We're not fools, Mr. Grayson." She began. "We know that something is wrong here. We heard
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MAXINEWe turned slowly and saw the dark figure by our door. We quickly rushed backward, putting space between us. There was a pair of glowing eyes and a growl escaped its mouth."Who are you?!" I demanded, finding my voice. I held onto Zel protectively.I growled, my bones shifting and claws extending out. I felt the fur grow on the side of my face, my legs, and my arm. I didn't fully shift.This was a dangerous situation and I needed to act fast if this thing tried to attack us."What do you girls think you're doing?" the figure growled, sending shivers running down my spine. "Snooping around about the lodge like that."Now that we knew why this strange enemy was here, I was somewhat relaxed. It meant that there was something sinister about the lodge and it had finally manifested itself to us."So, you're the spirit tormenting the Gray Lodge," I said matter-of-factly.The thing seemed to chuckle. "And what if I am? What are you going to do about it?" It asked.Zel stepped forward. "
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MAXINEWe let the shock of what he said settle between us for a moment. The silence reigns. The only thing we heard was the sound of the tires against the road."What happened to him?" I asked. He looked through the rearview mirror at me in the backseat."He disappeared. It was a little while after my wife’s death. I’ve been searching for him ever since, hoping to bring him back. I think maybe the curse has a hand in this I just hope he's still alive."We didn't ask him any more questions and were stuck in silence until we reached the lodge. Mr. Grayson pulled over and helped us bring our things out of the trunk."You girls move back into your room. We'll talk some more tomorrow." He said."Does this mean we have our job back?" I asked, optimistic.Mr. Grayson nodded with a small smile. "Yes."Zel and I exchanged a smile. "Thank you," I said.He wished us goodnight and we walked back into the lodge. Zel and I carried our bags before we knocked on our room door and walked back inside.
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MAXINEHe held my chin gently and brought his lips to mine. They were warm and they tasted like chocolate. The kiss was slow and patient but it caused my heart to race.He pulled away and looked into my eyes. I chuckled, feeling my cheek warm up. He chuckled as well and we faced the sunset again."That kiss… That was, that was something," he said, at a lack of words, just like me.We stayed for a while until the sun set and the weather became cold. Conrad and I walked back to the lodge, our hands linked. This was a new thing for me.I had never held hands before and I didn't know what to do. I just kept them, not moving my fingers as we went. When we got close enough to the lodge, I felt shy and let go of his hand, pretending to arrange my hair."Thanks for today, Conrad. I enjoyed watching the sunset with you." I said with a smile."I enjoyed talking with you, Annalise. You make everything look better." He smiled. I didn't know what he meant but I took the compliment."Goodnight, Con
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MAXINEAfter the meeting, Zel spent most of her afternoon translating the book while we worked. Sometimes, Regina and I would peek over her shoulders to get a glimpse of what was written inside.She was done in about two days and she returned it to Mr. Grayson. He gathered us together and told us our first plan."The first piece of the puzzle is not too far. It's an old and abandoned monastery. How to get there is written in the book. Are you all ready for this? You don't have to come if you don't want to. I'm sorry for placing this burden on you." Mr. Grayson said.I shook my head. "I said we were going to do this, didn't I?" I asked. "Then we would.""Let's see how getting this first piece is," Regina spoke up. "If it's easy, we can just split up into teams and retrieve the others. It's going to be faster then."We nodded to her suggestion, agreeing."Well then, let's prepare to leave."Zel and I, along with Regina, returned to our room to change out of our uniform. Regina changed a
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MAXINEI got a job working at the pack hospital again. This time, I signed up to be a real medical practitioner. I was going to become a midwife. There were a few familiar faces at the hospital and lots of new ones.Still, I was grateful to Ronan for giving them this opportunity again.That evening, I walked back into my apartment. The dead herbs were still in a box on the floor in the kitchen. I wondered if I would go back. I used to pick herbs and sell them to women who wanted to get pregnant.It felt like eons ago. Times were simpler. Back then, I saved lives not help take them. That was a time when I didn’t have blood on my hands.I sighed, running my fingers through my hair. I wanted my simple life again. It was simple but everything made sense. I didn't have to try to untangle myself from this mess that was my reality.A knock on the door brought me back. Zel was back from work. She worked as a bartender a little while from our apartment. Zel had gotten the job. After the manag
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MAXINEI nodded, not trusting myself to speak without crying. Ella was right. I needed to let myself grieve. The love I once had for Ronan still occupied my heart.Lindsey reached out and held my hand. "We’re here for you, Maxine."I squeezed her hand, grateful for their support. They were right. I didn’t have to go through this alone. I had them.Maybe it wasn't so bad after all.***Going back to my old life felt like stepping into a strange place. There was the feeling of losing something. My apartment felt like a place from a faraway memory. Zel was gone and I was feeling so sad.I was back from saying goodbye. I unlocked the door and stepped inside. The space was just as I’d left it. There was still dust over everything. At least, I had something to do with my time.I took a deep breath. I hadn't lost everything. I was still okay.I began to clean up slowly. Lindsey stopped by to help me out and together, we covered a lot. As I was cleaning, I heard a knock on the door.“Are you
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MAXINEI wanted to believe her that everything would be okay but deep down, I felt guilt and grief. This was my fault. I pulled back from her and wiped my eyes. I gave her a shaky smile. “It doesn’t feel like it.”She cupped my cheek. “Everything isn't always as it seems, my dear. But, I can tell you one thing I know for sure.” She said.“What's that?”“It's not your fault. I'm sure you don't know where to go from here, what to do, or where you belong. You want to come with me, you want to continue your life back at the place where you and Zel liked and you want to go back to how things were in this pack.” Cinder explained.“But, I see you staying here. This is where your strength lies, where hope lives, where you have friends and support.” She lowered her eyes and winked. “It's where you have a future.”“And, we'll always be here for you to fall back on, regardless of what happens. We're your home away from home.” The Luna Queen said, putting her hand on my shoulder. “I'm very proud.
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MAXINEI didn't feel anything. No pain from a stab whatsoever. I looked between us and that's when Ronan smiled. His lips were close to my ear and he whispered, “I would never hurt you on purpose, love.”I didn't know when I screamed.Ronan collapsed into my arms, taking the both of us down to the ground with him. I tried my best to hold his head up on my lap. My eyes traveled down to the blood pouring down the stab wound in his belly.“Ronan,” I called, tears filling my eyes and rolling down my cheeks. He had stabbed himself.My hand shook as it hovered over the wound. I didn't know what to do. The dagger was in his chest.Ronan had chosen death. Death over a life without me.“Maxine…” he called, his voice unnaturally calm for someone who was dying. He reached up to touch me and I guided his hand to my cheek.“I'm here, I'm here,” I cried. “I'm sorry,” I whispered the last part. My hands shook as I held him. I never wanted this. I didn’t want him to die.Ronan gasped. He looked up
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MAXINEI held my breath as Ronan kept his eyes on mine. When he was close enough, he stopped. Neither of us said a word. The battle continued around us but I couldn't get myself to make the first move.He didn't either. I wondered if it was hard for him to see me. I wondered if he thought he could fight me. I also wondered if he thought that he could kill me.I spoke up first. “Ronan,” I called. My voice was sounding more longing than I wanted.I missed him, to be honest. I missed sitting down in the quiet and reading books. Strangely, I missed making his cinnamon coffee.Ronan didn't say anything. Instead, he took a step closer. “You don’t have to do this,” he said.There was no hurt, no anger in his voice, just nothing but kindness. I wished he would yell. I wished he would curse me and call me evil for everything I've done.“Come with me.” He said, softly. I heard it regardless of the noise. “We can fix this, Maxine. We'll leave everything behind together.”It sounded so good. But,
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MAXINEHe caught me off guard. It meant that he still cared about me. I didn't focus on that though. “I won’t, I promise,” I replied.We stood there in silence for a while, neither of us knowing what to say. I could feel it though. I could feel it. The unspoken feelings and questions we didn't have the time to ask.Or we didn't dare to ask, I guess.After everything that had happened, I still wasn’t sure where we stood. I said I was okay with him hating me but, I didn't know anymore. The lines between us were confusing now. I didn't know how to fix that.But now wasn’t the time to focus on that. We had a mission and that was a priority. Every other thing could come after. We would cross that bridge later.For some reason, Liam stepped closer and I held my breath. “Regardless of what has happened between us, out there?” He said, “No matter what happens, we’ll get through this together. Do you understand?”I nodded. “Together,” I repeated.Before I could say anything else, Zel appeared
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MAXINECinder gave me and Zel a brief of the plans that night when she showed us a bedroom. She and the Luna Queen were sharing the one right next to us. They told us to come to them if we faced any issues.Sleep didn't come easy because my mind was entirely on Ronan. I didn't know how I was going to face him again after betraying his trust. But, I knew I couldn't sit out of this fight.The sun had not even risen when I was woken up by the sound of Liam's voice. He was given instructions and I heard more footsteps around the house than the number of people I had seen the previous day.It meant that Liam was already up and gathering the troops. I could hear him giving commands like it hadn't been two months since he was last in power. He was a natural-born leader. He carried this air of authority around him.He was giving orders, explaining ranks and positions for this fight. Every single detail was important to winning.Zel was still asleep, of course. She wasn't a wolf so she wouldn'
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MAXINEI chuckled bitterly. “What about now?” I asked. “Will you take me back now that I have a wolf? Isn't that what you've always wanted?”His eyes widened slightly but he kept himself composed. “That would be unfair to you. It would be wrong. If you want to come back to me, I will take you but the choice is yours now. You have a choice and I see now that I was wrong. I’m so sorry, Maxine. I hope you can forgive me.”Tears welled up in my eyes. I hadn't thought about this but I let the anger roll away from me. He was still family. He was my father. “I forgive you. You're my father, whether you abandon me or not.” I said.“Thank you, Maxine.” He said. He reached for me hesitantly. I would have settled for a handshake but he wrapped his hands around me. For the first time in what I knew was forever, my father hugged me.I didn't know what to feel about that.LIAMAfter Maxine spoke to her father, they returned to the living room. However, she moved toward the far end of the room, away
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LIAMDespite everything that was unfolding in front of me, my thoughts were stuck on one thing.Maxine had a wolf.I couldn't wrap my head around it. After everything that had happened to her, it didn’t make sense. I glanced at her. The strange white-haired girl was sitting between us.Maxine was staring out of the window. The white-haired girl squeezed her hand. Maxine turned to look at her and offered her a small smile. That was when she caught me staring. She looked away, taking her eyes back to the window.It left me confused. Was she pissed at me? I was the one who had the right to be mad at her. She had chosen him over me. Well, the distance between us was necessary.I didn't know what I would say or do if I were sitting next to her. Kris took a sharp turn, causing Maxine to grab the handle of the car door. I opened my mouth to say something but I stopped myself. There would be time for questions later.“You alright back there?” Varis asked.“We’re fine,” I said. I didn't know i
