[Arissa’s POV]I lifted my hands to block my eyes as the too bright of light that was encasing me threatened to blind me. Despite my attempts at breaking free, I found that the light was a physical thing. A thing so powerful it made escaping impossible.Squinting I found Ivan’s horrified gaze as my
[Ivan’s POV]"Enough standing around." I ordered, preparing to climb the tree closest to me."Wait!"Turning, I watched as the rest of our group rushed up, followed by Lindsey and Grant, with Pixie picking up the rear."What is it?" I asked Lindsey as she managed to reach me. "If it is about putting
[Arissa’s POV]I opened and closed my eyes, entertaining myself with the dead children that disappeared and reappeared with each blink. Playing this game was the only thing keeping me sane as pain and exhaustion rushed through me.Letting out a sigh, I looked around until my eyes came to rest on my
As Ivan’s eyes took in my raw and blistered wrist, his eyes darkened with rage. Surging forward, he wrapped his hand around the cuff and squeezed, shattering it as if it was nothing more than flimsy metal."Nice." I smirked. "My man is so strong.""Who the hell did this?" Ivan growled. "I’ll fucking
[Arissa’s POV]I don’t know how long I lay there trying to process what had just happened. There was just no way that it could be real. It couldn’t. Ivan had to be playing a sick joke, pretending to be swallowed up by the earth itself. If I just stayed here, he would reappear and we would go home to
[Ivan’s POV]Heat pressing strongly against my skin was the first thing to break the darkness that was encompassing me. It wasn’t necessarily too hot, but it was extremely uncomfortable and made it impossible to ignore.Opening my eyes, I stared above me at what looked like the roof of a cave, but f
[Arissa’s POV]"Luna," Christine murmured, gently shaking me awake. "Sorry to disturb, but it is time to feed the twins.""Huh?" I groaned, feeling like I had been thrown off a cliff. "Feeding?"As if my body was trying to remind me of exactly what that entailed, liquid began to drip from my nipples
[Arissa’s POV]"Hans!" I gasped. "It isn’t what you think!"Instead of responding, Hans continued to take everything in with a blank expression. It was fucking maddening not being able to tell exactly what he was thinking, but would Ivan’s most trusted men be any less?Snapping my gaze from Hans, I