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LucyI flopped onto a bench. My feet ached, but I hadn’t stopped smiling since we left the SCF office. Stacy sat down beside me and grinned. Tina sat beside me.“Feeling all right? I know she’s a shopping monster.”I laughed and nodded. “I’m okay. My feet hurt a bit… I guess I’m just not used to all the walking.”Stacy chuckled. “You’ll get used to it. This is just day one! You’ll be out taking courses or… working… or whatever you’d like soon enough! You’ll need more than just the bit that we bought.”I shook my head. “I don’t think I’ll ever live somewhere with a big enough closet for what you say I should have.”She laughed. “You’re not dreaming big enough!”I shook my head as Tina rolled her eyes. “Not everyone aspires to be independently wealthy before their senior year of high school!”She beamed. “Again. Not dreaming big enough… Besides, Lucy hasn’t even started high school yet. She’s got plenty of time to dream big.”I looked up at her, a little shocked but also really touched
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LucyWhen Dagon left, Riley started looking through her tablet. “Honestly, he’s such a big help. Let’s start with the easy stuff first.”Riley walked me through signing up for the GED courses for my human education through a local university.“After you take the placement exam, the supernatural side of the university will generate a course of study for you, and you’ll be taking your classes on campus.”I shuffled my feet and nodded. “Will it be okay? I’ve been out of school so long.”She smiled. “You won’t be the only one attending at the time. We could arrange for you all to meet if you’d like?”I nodded. “I’d like that… It’s just… I’m a little nervous.”Her eyes softened. “Whatever will make you most comfortable.”“I think it would be okay if I knew at least a few people.”She took note. “I’ll get it organized. Anything else before I take you to the testing room?”I shook my head and stood. She stood and walked with me. I heard her telling me not to be nervous, but I couldn’t help i
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LucyMy heart lurched. “What do you mean? You just said that it was supposed to protect me.”“It is,” she said. “How is killing me protecting me?”She turned with a wry smile. “It shows how young you are that you can’t imagine a fate worse than death.”“I—”My mind jumped back to the sneer of that luna who had come to tell me about what my duties to Matt and Tony were. The thought of dying in pain, giving birth to a child I didn’t even want, or being alive and forced to see that same child every day…My stomach churned, and I looked down. “N-Never mind,” I said. “I… But why?”“The person who put it on you probably thought it would be broken by now,” she tilted her head. “Or there was supposed to be something else powering it until you were strong enough to break it yourself. Either way, that’s the fact of the matter.”“Well, what do I do? Can you… even tell me what it’s supposed to do?”“Not without a deeper analysis, but you have options,” she said. “Either you learn to use magic a
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DavidI settled at my desk, expecting a lot of information that wouldn’t be of any use to me, but for the first time since I had started to send them out to gather information, they came back with something interesting. Alpha Oren was being released from prison within a month, and his sons were currently in SCF custody. It was almost hysterical. Better than that, it was an opportunity.“No word about when they’ll be released?”“None yet.”I nodded. I already knew from other sources that Lucy was no longer at the Estate, but I would have to move carefully if I wanted to make the most of this. I’d need all the records I could manage on her situation, but if she was really being treated as a refugee, I could go to Blue Moon with my liaison and offer her sanctuary. Matt and Tony would be furious, but they wouldn’t have any say in it. Blood Moon was more stable than Blue Moon in almost every way. We weren’t known for outright murder and bloodshed like Blue Moon, but given how Lucy had co
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LucyHenry made the lift let me out in front, and pushed me inside the building Stacy nudged me into the wheelchair waiting for me just outside my room with a beaming smile.“Some of the people you’ll meet will also be helping on the team as they’re already in magical training, but most of them will be older,” Stacy said. “Oh, and of course, there’s the mixer with all the new students that Riley organizes. It’ll be great!”“Which is happening first?” I asked.“The mixer,” Stacy said. “We didn’t want to overwhelm you with too much at one time.”I nodded. “Why… aren’t there any other werewolves around to test this out on?”Stacy hummed. “Well, to put it simply: politics. Werewolves are cagey and tend to be pretty rude. No one likes them, as a rule. And the Hecate Coven has a terrible track record with werewolves. They designed t
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LucyHis eyes widened. “I… Holy shit, really? Where did you end up?”I sat back in my seat and fiddled with the hem of my sleeve. “Well. I… got adopted, but it wasn’t… I mean, it wasn’t the best.”His lips twitched, and he nodded. “I figured as much… you know, since you’re here.”He nodded to the rest of the group. “I don’t know if you remember any of them, but they were at the orphanage too.”I shook hands with them. Tina brought me a plate, and for a few hours, it was like I was a normal teenager. Most of them seemed to know more about the world than I did, but we had all been brought into the supernatural world through an auction.I frowned and looked around at the group.“Are… you all werewolves?”Each of them nodded. “Though, no one can say for certain which pack we’re supposed to be from?”
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TonyI snarled through the bars at the SCF operative who looked completely unfazed.“I will kill you.”The woman smiled coldly. “Please give me a reason to kill you both. It would make my day.”I growled at her. “Where the hell is our liaison? You can’t confine us like this for no reason.”“I know you’re mostly animal but do try to keep up,” she said. “You attacked a highly respected and important inter-species official unprovoked—”“She stole our mate!” Matt roared beside me.“—endangered her life and the life of her beloved familiar, and nearly revealed the entire supernatural community when you transformed in full view of a very large gathering and the hundreds of drivers on the road.” She smiled. “You’ll be in there until the Council can push and shove itself around enough let you out.”“You&rsqu
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TonyI looked at Matt, waiting for him to understand. His jaw trembled. His eyes flashed. Then, he spoke.“Y-You mean… that she’s not coming back because she doesn’t feel safe here?”I shuddered and nodded. “And while nothing else happened since she was poisoned. I can’t help but think that she has good reason to fear being here…”Matt growled. “But… But I--- But we—”“I know.” I huffed. “But it’s the truth, isn’t it? We couldn’t even keep her safe in the den. The fact she was taken from the venue is a whole other issue… as much as I don’t want to admit it, Matt, we… we can’t protect her.”Matt shuddered and dropped onto a rock. “I… I don’t know what to say, Tony. I don’t know what to do… Between this and Dad…”I swallowed and started to pace. &ldquo
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LucyThe morning sun, a mischievous wink through the blinds, painted golden stripes across our bed. I snuggled deeper into the warmth of David's embrace, the rhythmic rise and fall of his chest a soothing lullaby. He slipped his hand across my lower back. The warmth of his bare skin against mine set a spark of pleasure through me. He rumbled low and content into my hair. “Wake up,” David rumbled. He kissed my head and twined a curl around his finger. “We have things to do.”“You shouldn’t have kept me up all night.”He chuckled. “You didn’t say that last night.”I nudged him. He dipped his head to nip my lips. “You know, if it’s too much, you can always tell me to slow down.”He’d been saying that for five years now, and I never found a reason to tell him to. He knew that. His eyes flickered between colors. I nipped his lower lip. “Give me a reason.”He smirked and rolled me onto my back. “To slow down or…”“To get up,” I said as he kissed
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LucyI sat on the cold stone, watching her, but she didn’t move another muscle. I didn’t know how long it had been, but it didn’t matter. The spectral glow around her was starting to dim, and my mind was just too stressed to do too much thinking. The light of the ritual, the spell I’d used, the blood on my hands all flashed through my mind, and part of me wondered if it was all just a dream. I looked down at the stained and ruined gown. The armor was as pristine as ever, but most of the embroidered roses were torn or stained. This dress would never be white again, let alone whole. I flicked a piece of the long, gossamer fabric and shook my head. I really liked this dress.“Lucy!”I turned my head toward the sound of David’s voice, wrung out and relieved to hear him. He was rushing through the air towards me. He dropped down a few feet from me, looking so worried I could cry.I smiled at him as he dropped to his knees beside me and threw his arms around me,
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LucyI sailed through the air, landing with a jarring thud within the ritual circle. With a trembling hand, I pushed myself up, my senses on high alert. A figure, cloaked in darkness, appeared in front of me. My blood ran cold. Selene."Well, well, Lucy," her voice, honeyed yet laced with venom, slithered into the darkness. "Thank you ever so much for making this easy at last.”I grit my teeth. I wouldn't go down without a fight. Straightening my shoulders, I met her gaze, my voice shaking but resolute. "You underestimate me.” “No, Lucy,” her voice dropped, and a cruel smile twisted her lips. "You underestimate me.” The chanting grew louder around me. I lunged for the necklace, my fingers grazing its cold surface before Selene snatched it away, a triumphant gleam in her eyes. But that touch, fleeting as it was, ignited something. I felt her pushing at my mind. I felt her shoving me back until I could see the forest from before, and we were fighting in a ci
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MattMy vision pulsed and flickered, a strobe light of pain blurring the edges of reality. Tony rained blows down on me, slashing with claws. Each hit chipped away at my resolve and my control, leaving behind a raw desperation to end this quickly. My armor protected me from most of the damage, but still. He was always the stronger of the two of us. I thought it was just because he was the older of the two of us, but this was different. I thought for sure he was going to bite off my head. Then, a flash of golden light arced through the air, and a spear lanced past my shoulder, catching Tony square in the chest. I turned back to see Ginevra hovering in the air. Her golden dress glowed as she passed me with a glowing winge spreading from her back. What the absolute fuck?Tony staggered, falling to the ground, and Dad darted forward, encasing Tony in a shimmering web of light. The wave turned to chains. He thrashed and howled, straining against the magical bonds, but t
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LucyPeter's breath hitched, rasping, and shallow, then deepened into a cough that wracked his battered body. His eyelids fluttered, eyelids so pale they were almost luminous in the dim torchlight. He struggled to get up, leaning on his Spear and on Michelle. The light pulsing through the Spear rippled over his skin. He let out a soft sigh and stumbled a little. “Peter?”“I... It’s gone.”“What?” Michelle gasped as his hair started to change, losing the gray color and growing dark. His face turned younger until I was sure that he was all of twenty-something. He grew a bit taller, too, bigger until his shirt strained against his chest and his buttons popped. He flushed. “Well… that’s not…” He cleared his throat as Michelle smiled up at him. “So this is what you looked like in your youth?”He scoffed. “I’m much younger than you think.”He grunted, pressing a hand to his side. “Wish the Spear would heal the wound, though.”I winced. “Sorry… it’s a
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PeterMy feet pounded a frantic rhythm against the uneven earth, branches whipping at my face, thorns tearing at my clothes. How long had I been running? How much further did I have to go? I didn’t know, and it didn’t matter so long as I got there. My lungs burned, legs screaming in protest, but still I ran. The trail of blood behind me and the patchwork of wounds across my body, chunks of missing and regrowing flesh, weren’t my concern right now. The creature—the wolf was after me, and unlike before, it didn’t seem willing to back off or slow down. It was going to kill me, and what happened after that was anyone’s guess. Behind me, the guttural snarl of the wolf echoed through the trees. Too close to be comfortable. Too close to make sense. This was too much like that dream, but worse. So much worse. The sky was a kaleidoscope of images I could barely make out. They flashed in the sky and in my vision, making it hard to see. I saw Lucy. I saw Michelle. The long
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LucyAdrenaline surging, I grabbed Michelle and pulled her after me deeper into the inky depths of the tunnel.“Quick!”She panted. “What’s going on? Peter—”“He’s possessed,” I said. “Just keep running for now!”I saw my Allison up ahead, leading me down another tunnel. Behind us, I heard Peter's guttural snarls, the rhythmic thud of his feet echoed eerily in the confined space. We had to lose him and the other one quickly, but we didn’t seem to be putting enough distance between us. Panic coiled in my gut, urging me to run faster and push my body beyond its limits. Michelle kept up relatively well. We twisted and turned, navigating the treacherous path by torchlight and the spectral murmurs of White Moon's fallen. But the passage seemed to twist back on itself. When we were back at the forked path, the faint light that had been illuminating the tunnel went out, plunging us into darkness.Michelle shuddered. She drew closer to me and tightened her grip on m
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LucyI was back in that house with that couple that adopted me. I felt the floorboards creaking as I went downstairs. I saw the men in suits. I shrieked, turning. Not again. I couldn’t be back here. Where was David? How had I gotten back here? I looked down. I wasn’t… wearing the dress or the armor. I had no daggers. My hair was just as uncombed and dry as it had been then. When I looked in the mirror, the skinny young woman who had barely had anything more than ramen and school lunch stared back at me. My stomach lurched. The door opened, and I turned to run, knowing what was about to happen. I dug my heels in as dark shadows pulled me towards the door. I felt myself being lifted onto someone’s shoulders. I fought and kicked, but all my training and all my strength were gone. I saw the calendar on the wall, but the date was different. It wasn’t my birthday. It was the day of the Crescent Moon Festival. I screamed, grabbing anything I could manage. Then, Sele
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DavidOren's head arced through the firelit air, landed, and rolled. His body dropped to the ground, still spurting blood. Then, all hell broke loose.The shimmering barrier around the Ball faltered, rippling like a pond, before collapsing entirely. Hunters poured into the arena, their snarls blending with everyone's shocked gasps. “Defensive measures, now!” I yelled, my voice carrying over the sound of the attack. A group of dragon shifters took to the sky as my blade clashed with the first hunter. How had they gotten through the barrier? I saw a flicker of a ghost and growled. “Selene!” I shoved the hunter back, slicing through him before sending out a shockwave of air. She’d been behind this, and maybe she’d been planning this for years, using the werewolf virus to spy on the preparations. It would make sense to try and get rid of me. I was the direct descendant of Fenris. More than that, it was their movements. Each and every one of them moved e
