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2024-10-29 19:42:56Matt
He shook his head. "The White Moon Pack was originally a pack of shifters who had a habit of marrying witches; several different families were under that banner. The Ashgraves were one of the few lines that avoided being infected until Eve."
"That must have been hard."
"It was… devastating," Trent said. "Your grandmother couldn't even speak to her own daughter directly…"
He shook his head. "But all of that is in the past now… What matters is what we can do now… What Eve set out to do for you."
I frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Drink," he chided, stroking my hair. "You're just as bad as she was."
I flushed and sipped. It was a lemony blend of something that was familiar.
"She used to drink something that smelled like this all the time."
He nodded. "I bet. Now… I want to help you… Help you get out of Blue Moon. As I understand, that is what you and Tony are a
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MattI winced at the thought, and I shook my head. "No. And… I don't think I'm thinking about it at all.""That's healthy," Arwen scoffed, picking up something that looked like flowers. She turned it left and right before placing it in my basket. "What's that?""Wolfsbarro," she said. "And wolfsbane.""What?" I blinked. "Why would you—"She rolled her eyes. "Wolfsbane and wolfsbarro are related herbs. Neither of them will harm you, and they're used in various meals in that will help stabilize your magic."I frowned down at it. "Isn't it… poisonous?""Anything in excess is poisonous," Arwen said. "Though, now that you say that, wolfsbane and wolfsbarro weaken werewolves because it combats the communicable viruses like the werewolf virus." I nodded, slowly. "Right…"It would make sense why it's preached so much to avoid it. I grabbed another bushel of it and walked on with her down the line. I reached for a pile of fruit."What's changed?" "Changed?"Arwen narrowed her eyes at me. "Y
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TonyI clutched the phone tightly to my ear, my heart pounding in my chest. "Are you sure?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. "I can't just...There has to be something…""I'm sorry," the doctor replied, her voice gentle but firm. "We've been doing everything we can to treat her, but it's not looking good. We don't think she has much longer. It would be best to start making final arrangements."My mind raced as I tried to process this information. Ginevra wasn't going to make it… For all of my power as an alpha, whatever that means now, I hadn't been able to save her. I could imagine Quillan's wails of distress. The bleakness in his eyes. My chest tightened at the thought. I couldn't… "A week at most?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady. "Is there anything we can do to make her more comfortable? To prolong it?"What about her family? Did she have any? I'd have to ask Quillan. "We're doing everything we can to manage her pain and make her as comfortable as possible," the
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TonyA moment later, Ginevra slipped into the seat beside me, a smile on her lips as she lifted her shot of whiskey. Her hair was shorter than the last time, cut in a curly bob that suited her face. Her dress was a body-hugging sparkling black thing that shimmered under the light and a leather, bust-length jacket over it. She wasn't wearing leggings, so she must not have ridden her motorcycle. Though, based on her ankle-high, low-heeled boots, I could believe otherwise. "You look like you could use some sensible company. I hear I'm a good listener if you want to talk."I smiled a real one, so genuine it made my chest hurt. I pulled her into my lap and rested my head on her chest. I took in a deep breath of her fresh, wind-swept scent."You came," I whispered. She chuckled, running her hand through my hair and pulling back to look at me. "Why do you sound so surprised? It's not like it's a cross-country ride. What's happened now? That family of yours giving you more trouble?""Somet
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TonyThe woman, who I didn't recognize, was barely there. She looked at Quillan with a calculating, almost malicious gaze that made me want to shield him from her gaze.I signed Quillan out of daycare and grabbed his things. The phantom of a woman remained in my peripheral vision, making me feel like I was being stalked."…we colored. The crayons were really nice, and we made wolf ears," Quillan said. "Do you think mommy would like wolf ears?"I looked down at him. The mention of Ginevra sent another pang of guilt and confusion through me. "I'm sure she'd love them," I said. "Oh, and Hera said that her mommy's going to have a party. Do you think Mommy would want to go?" He looked down. "Do you… think she'll be better by Christmas?"My eyes burned with tears. "I… I don't know. What do you think?""Mommy said that you told her she should work on liking holidays," he said. "That she should enjoy them now that she can… We've never been to a Christmas party…"I was going to be sick. I di
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MattAs soon as things settled down for the night, I got dressed to leave and headed into the kitchen. I managed half of a sandwich before my communication watch went off, telling me that I had to get going. I ate the rest and headed out, hoping that Tony wouldn't wake up. I softened my footsteps and rolled my shoulder, trying to get a kink out as I left as quietly as possible. I waited a moment, listening for anyone inside before I headed out. I slipped into the elevator and out to the garage quickly. The cool night air enveloped me quickly, and I shivered. Once I was inside, I pulled out the next dosage before I felt the temperature in the car drop. "Stop."I frowned at the voice and looked at the woman sitting beside me. The strange spirit with too much to say was back. "What do you want now?" I hissed at her, my voice low and tense."Throw the vial out the window," she hissed back, her eyes glowing in the darkness.I scoffed and uncorked it, downing it in one go before dropping
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MattHow the hell was I supposed to get myself a proper date without a way to contact her. I guess I'd have to try and get it during my next visit to Yellow Ridge. "Now, if you have an active curse, the best thing you can do is eat well and keep the potion on you," the professor started writing on the board. "Here's the list of the best potions in order of most potent to least."I winced, recognizing every single one of them from my mother's book and the prescription. "Under what circumstances would someone have to take a mix of them?" Someone else asked. I was thankful that I didn't have to. "They're damn near dead and probably went too long without feeding themselves properly. If you're a healer and you get prescribed all of that, don't worry. You won't die quickly. You'll have time to recover, but it's going to hurt like a bitch."I winced, remembering the agony, but that was over now, hopefully. The pain came back every once in a while, but it wasn't all-consuming, and I was gr
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DavidI woke up to the scent of Lucy's hair in my nose. A low, content rumble shook through me as I pulled her closer and adjusted the blanket. I was about to drift back into sleep when the sound of my phone ringing yanked me back to consciousness. I pulled it out as Lucy started to stir and answered. It was Trent.“David, we have a problem,” he said in a serious tone. I could hear the vroom of an engine in the background. "There's been… an incident, and it's not isolated."For fuck's sake. I sat up, tucked the blanket tighter around Lucy and left her my suit jacket before walking a few paces away. "Go on.""There was an attack the territory. I'm headed to the SCF office now… Oren's made a move, of a sort. He's here in Blood Moon apparently, demanding reparations."I grit my teeth. "Was anyone hurt?""… Blue and Amos.""How badly?""I don't know yet. They aren't giving me details. They're both in custody, apparently Amos killed a few people."I frowned. "That's…" I set my jaw. "Wher
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DavidOren looked like he had alot more to say to me, but it didn't matter. He snarled and whirled around, leaving with stilted steps. "Aren't you going to take your precious pack members?" I asked, glaring at his back. He snarled over his shoulder and left without another word. The Council representative stammered and stuttered as he was taken into custody. "I want to know how he got into my territory without anyone alerting me," I said. "And have the barrier deployed.""Of course," Trent said.I turned to look at him and placed my hand on his shoulder. "If you find a way to murder him first, I'll stand aside."He blinked and looked at me with a sly smile. "I can't tell if you know, or if you're just being gracious."Know what? I narrowed my eyes. "Something tells me I'll find out soon enough." I turned to an Enforcer. "If you could make arrangements to get his pack members' remains shipped back to him... with all the respect due."He nodded and left. A sense of satisfaction washe
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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
