NATHAN I went out to Zelda's cabin, hoping she'd have found something else now. Anything from the decay of Rhea's body before we'd buried her. Lannon had gone on a sort of recon with the twins while I'd been to work to check in and back. It had just been a day since we'd found Rhea, and I was wondering if I should have gone out on the town with Lannon to search for answers. Pack matters had to be kept private and within the werewolf community. For that reason, we couldn't involve the police or private investigators. We had our own in various places for these reasons though,and Lannon was currently meeting a police officer for reports on any recent deaths we might have not heard of similar to what had happened to Rhea. The man was a werewolf, whose sole purpose at that precinct was to conceal any information concerning our community. Hiding our affairs from the prying eyes of the world. I knocked once and pulled the door open, walking into her living room. I followed the
NATHANMy pack was under some kind of attack by some fucked up witches and here I was, fucking ecstatic.The way I'd been when Patrice had called to say she wanted to see me.I'd been intrigued to say the least. For the ice queen to reach out to me, be the first to make contact, something had to be quite wrong. I watched her from my spot infront of the windows, holding the black out curtains in one hand a little bit to the side so I could watch her through the window.She wasn't getting out of her car.Was she going to turn around now and leave?I held my breath as I decided to wait her out. Another minute passed, before she opened the driver's side and stepped out of the car. My breath left me as I watched her sashay to the front door.I waited for her to ring the doorbell, before I drew the curtain closed and walked across the room to the door. She rang the doorbell again and I yanked the door open before the bell stopped ringing.My breath caught as I looked at her. She looke
NATHANShe's given in to me in someway but she still remains stiff on the bed, occasionally throwing me glares when she thought I wasn't looking.I can tell that our deal is pissing her off. I can tell that the fact that she had to give in to me is making her mad and just a little bit on edge. With the way she's vibrating with her dislike of the situation, I'm grateful for this. Now she'll have to put up with me and tolerate my presence for as long as it took for us to find Axel and the moonstone.Which I hoped was a little long. I wanted Faye back, and this was just the right opportunity for me to make amends for the past.It looked like that amends would have to include heavy grovelin because she was fighting me, even when silent.She wanted me. I could hear her little breathy sighs and sense the sexual tension. She didn't plan on acting on it though, I could see.She was really convinced that is being together had brought about this chaos. It made sense that she didn't want to re
FAYE The look on Nathan's face was not a good one. I knew from the look on Nathan's face that what he'd heard on the phone was bad. I only wondered if it was as bad as what Granger had just told me. "We need to go, Faye." "Go where?" I asked, looking at him like he was crazy. "To my pack. There are some things we need to go over." "I can't be seen at your pack house. In fact I shouldn't even be seen with you. That would just complicate everything."I pointed out, considering all the media focus on me right now, I couldn't afford to be seen with Nathan. It wouldn't just affect the company, with all the questions and flying suspicions about me and Nathan, it would also get the packs talking. He sighed and regarded me wearily, the look on his face told me something had made him worried enough to suggest that we head to his pack house. "What did you hear on the phone? What's made you like this?" He shook his head and then glanced over at me. "I found out where Axel's hiding o
FAYE"Come on, take it." Nathan cajoled, trying to get Carolyn to take something he wanted her to have if he didn't come back.I felt sorta sick watching them. What if he really died?Could I handle it?"Why can't someone else go with you, Nathan? At least take Zelda.""Not more than two people enter the forest at a time, Carolyn. It won't allow it." Lannon answered."What do you mean it won't?" I asked for the first time. Did he mean the forest?I hadn't brought up him bringing anyone else because it wasn't my place to demand that. And this was my mess, so I wasn't dragging anyone from my pack into it."There's a reason why they call it the forest of lost souls. It draws people in and makes sure they can't leave. But it only takes two people.""How?" I asked him, looking at Nathan who just stood by and let Lannon do all the talking."Well its magical powers do not allow more than two people to use the portal leading into the forest on the same day. And I've heard that there's a stro
NATHANI drew Lannon with me out of the study.We had things to talk about.We went upstairs to my room, and I shut the door, facing him. "Find anything else on the witch? Are there more of them in there with Axel?" I needed to know what to expect. Needed to be prepared. Any werewolves in there wouldn't have their powers, but a witch would.I could do my best handling one witch, but if they were as much as they were in the pictures, if some or all of the men were wizards, then I could never take them on."I think those are just the muscles. I don't even think they have magic, nor are they werewolves."Okay. "Then what about the woman?""Her name's Vera."It didn't sound familiar. I didn't know anyone who was related to the pack or the werewolf community with that name either.Definitely not from here."Any connections to Axel?""They've been dating for a while now."Stunned, I asked him again. "Dating?""Yes. It seems to be over a year they've been dating."I calculated and that ha
FAYEI was rigid, skeptically taking in my surroundings.My eyes swept all I could see, trying to see if there was anything unusual. Their was nothing unusual about the forest. There wasn't even the skulls I'd expected to see lying around on the forest floor.That part was sort of something I had left for her.I watched my boots as I walked.There was nothing but fallen leaves on the ground and some were still freshly fallen.My ankle boots crushed some of them, making the only sounds I could hear. Everywhere was so quiet, I'd vomit all my phone. Nathan was super light on his feet. Werewolves always were. They walked like there was only air beneath their feet, making no noise.I looked beside me to steal a glance at Nathan like I'd been doing for the last twenty minutes. He wasn't beside me. I paused warily, and turned around to search for him. But nothing.I started to panic just a little. There was no way he had been attacked, cause I would have heard.Nothing could have hap
NATHANI'd scared her badly.For her to have cracked and spilled those tears in front of me.She was so icy now, I doubted she ever cried infront of anyone.I had felt something change between us. She wasn't saying anything now, just walking stiffly beside me. I looked ahead, raising tree branches that hung low so that both of us could make our way through.We trudged on, the low bushes and weeds brushing against our thighs and lower legs.The roots that were off the ground were not easy to spot, and almost brought her down twice, with me reaching out to steady her and getting rebuffed each time.I could take that.For now. I would take it until she didn't want to throw me off anymore. Couldn't reject me.I walked around a tree and her eyes followed me sharperly, showing me she was watching me, even though she pretended not to be. I chuckled to myself, coming out onto the path we were walking.Something felt eerily quiet about the forest.It wasn't just that I already knew it was