MagnoliaMy eyes snapped open the moment the door shut behind Charlie. I don’t know why he left the room, I feel an urge to follow him so I get out of the bed, put on my slippers and robe and head to the door.But I hear him talking down the stairs and I hear Harper’s soft voice respond back to him. I stay in the doorway, not wanting to interrupt them, but not wanting to go back to the room and be all by myself. That’s when I sense his presence, my eyes flicker up to meet Hendrix’s and he looks at me, fury seems to blaze in his eyes. He takes a step towards me and it takes all of my willpower to remain right where I am. I will not back down against him, I can be just as strong as he is.He frowns as he comes close to me and I can’t resist the urge to touch him. I long to feel the sparks I’ve always heard about, the sparks I never had the opportunity to feel with Henry since he died before my 18th birthday.My fingers lightly graze against his hand and his eyes shut, his whole body se
HarperI breathe out in relief from getting away from the tension downstairs. I sink down into one of the sitting chairs in our room, but I know I don’t have long before Hendrix will come in here.As if he knew I was thinking of him, he walks in the room. He’s deathly quiet, he doesn’t even look at me and instead walks straight to the bed. His breathing soon turns heavy that I thought he fell asleep, but then his voice breaks the silence in the room and he asks, “What did you see?”I saw two things. I saw her life with him and her life without him. Her life with him… it drained her of all happiness and life that she has. She already is depressed, he will break her so easily.I saw her without him, there was someone with her that I couldn’t quite make out, but she was happy and smiling. She radiated with joy the same way that Luna Violet does. As much as Magnolia longs to be with her mate… the goddess made a bad call with the two of them.Yes, I know her name. Magnolia Jade Knight. Par
MagnoliaPhillip had to check in on the patrol once we were done with our quickie in the clearing. He told me that I should get back to the pack house and I thanked him. He did distract me, he did exactly what I wanted and needed.Yet, I feel bad. I feel bad because I used him and he’s a good guy, yet, I continue to drag him along. He deserves to know. I need to tell him that Hendrix is my second chance mate. I need to tell him that I don’t know what I want… I don’t know if Hendrix and I will go any further than where we currently are.I walk back to the pack house and I sneak in the back way and quietly go to the kitchen, hoping that no one will notice me. I don’t want a lecture and I don’t want to talk with anyone.But I’ve run out of luck because as I walk into the kitchen I see Violet’s back. I stop moving and try to back away but her voice rings out, “You’re playing a dangerous game, Mags.”I gulp and walk toward her as I get closer I see that there are two glasses of wine sittin
CharlieMy heart sounds thunderous to me as I wait for Harper to respond. Phoenix told me that Hendrix and Harper seem to have trust issues and although he understood why I was waiting to make a move with Harper, he was concerned that she would view it as an act of betrayal if I continued to keep it from her.I brought her here because I thought it was beautiful and because I thought that by talking about our past and not wasting time and what not, that maybe… just maybe she won’t reject me on the spot.She’s already told me that she’s not interested in having a mate. She’s told me that she’s scared of getting hurt.I’ve only known her a total of 5 days and I can’t imagine ever hurting her, just the thought of her experiencing pain brings me anger. I just want her to give me a chance.Her pale purple eyes seem to pierce into my soul and she slowly nods her head as she looks back out at the flowers and tells me, “Well, that makes a lot of sense.”I tilt my head to the side as I look at
HendrixI need to apologize to Harper.It’s been a few days, plenty of time for both of us to cool down and to try and figure out if we like this pack regardless of the other one’s opinion. I don’t mind the pack, it’s not hard getting adjusted to a pack lifestyle again. It’s like riding a bike, getting back into trainings and being around other wolves comes naturally for me.Has it been an easy adjustment for her? I haven’t seen her often, and normally when I do it’s from afar.I go searching for her, but she’s not in the house, she wasn’t on the trail when I went… where could she have gone off to?Sweat beads on my forehead and the back of my neck. Fear grips my heart as memories of our past haunt me. I see MJ walk out of the pack house and I walk towards her, I’ve seen her and Harper together a few times over the past few days. Perhaps she knows where she is.I call her name, “MJ!”She turns to look at me, her dirty blonde hair is pulled back in a high ponytail, she doesn’t wear any
MagnoliaThere’s more to Hendrix than what meets the eye, I can feel it. He asked me so many questions on our walk today, I think having a few days without talking to each other was good.He looked at me intensely anytime I brought up Henry, I swear I could see his wolf spark inside when I brought him up. The wolf is Henry, I’m almost certain of it. And although, this isn’t what I thought the goddess would do, it is the hand that we’ve been dealt.He watched me intensely as I tended to the sunflower that I had out here for Henry. It brightens my day anytime I come out to see it, it stands so tall among all the other flowers, just the way my Henry was. When Charlie and Harper were heading out they offered for us to walk with them. I said no, Hendrix said yes. So, now, I’m left out here alone.I sit and stare at the flowers that felt as if they stretched on forever. This is the best way that Violet and Phoenix could’ve made a memorial for these people. It doesn’t depress you, instead i
HendrixHarper yells at me, “What the fu-?!” I clamp a hand down over her mouth and say, “Shhhhh, be quiet!”Her gaze is piercing and she throws my hand off of her mouth and hisses at me, “What do you mean you never broke the bond and Emery didn’t either?”I press my lips together, I know she thinks I’m stupid, but I don’t know how to explain it to her. She demands, “Break the bond! Break it now!”I huff, “I’ve tried, Harper. It doesn’t work.”Her eyebrows scrunch up and she shakes her head no and says, “That’s not possible.”She’s going to be so angry, I can feel her wrath building up and I tell her, “I think that Emery gave me a fake name.”“Prove it.”
MagnoliaHe’s doing it in the best interest of me and MJ, that’s what Harper said. I thought… I thought Hendrix really didn’t care about me, yet now, apparently he’s trying to do something for me because he’s looking out for me.It doesn’t make much sense to me, but I know he would look out for Harper. It’s obvious how much he adores his little sister.Everyone in the room is quiet after Harper said that she needed her help in stopping Hendrix. Phoenix is the one to speak and he asks, “What do you feel comfortable telling us?”She instantly looks uncomfortable, like she hadn’t thought this far ahead. Charlies moves closer to her, now sitting beside her, as he tries to offer her his support and she gives him a soft smile as she places a hand on his knee. She says, “We came from the Midnight Burrow Pack, a small pack, honestly… pretty insignificant. Hendrix craved more, but we knew unless we were mated to someone else that the likelihood of achieving a better life would be slim.”She le
Five Months Later.QuirinaBryce and I officially became the Alpha and Female Alpha of the Moon Stone Pack three months ago. Annabelle and Franklin became our Beta couple, Hiro and Hazel became our Gamma couple, and Rowan and Winnie are enjoying not having as many responsibilities.All the issues we previously had with Hazel completely disappeared when she finally accepted Hiro as her mate. Because when he marked her, he was able to take away her gift. He holds her power and give it back to her if she ever wants it, but she seems thrilled about no longer seeing when people will die.Mom and dad still live at the pack house, but they are enjoying no longer being in charge and getting to fully focus on Felicity. I don’t know if they’ll ever go anywhere without her again because she has struggled with separation anxiety ever since they returned home.My biological parents have come to visit me and to meet the rest of my family. I talk with them at least 3 times a week, they are perfectly
QuirinaBryce, Charlie, and Harper and I headed home after only two days after the fight. There weren’t many survivors left that were a part of the trafficking ring, but there were tons of kids in the school. My parents along with Magnolia and Hendrix are meeting up with other pack leaders and trying to split up the rest of the people appropriately. There will be no more Supernatural Academy and no more trafficking.I mean, we know it’s impossible to completely abolish all trafficking, but we have done our part and this has helped to take down a huge contributor. I’m ready to be back home, the desire to be some place familiar and to unwind after all the recent events. Bryce had marked me, but I still haven’t marked him, it hasn’t felt right. He’s practically buzzing and glowing with some energy he has now. I don’t know exactly what it is, but I know he received some of the powers that I absorbed.I haven’t even discovered everything I absorbed in that moment. I was so desperate to be
BryceThe door opened and we had been expecting more guards or for more prisoners. But now, Phoenix Stone walks into the room.All the guards that had been sitting without a care in the world suddenly stand at attention. I watch in fascination as dark black swirls crawl up Phoenix’s arms and he smirks, “If I were you, I would lock yourself in one of the cages. Or else I’ll make you crumble like the rest of them.”Most of the guards seemed concerned as soon as he said that. Everyone has heard of what Alpha Stone is capable of, and everyone knows that he would do anything for his family and for the legacy he had created. But there’s a couple of guards who doubt him. And one asks, “What do you mean by the rest of them?”Phoenix gives the most wicked smile I’ve ever seen, it’s almost bone-chilling in it’s ruthlessness as he says, “You would not be my first death of day. Now, I will count to five and whoever is out of the cells, well… we’ll get to have some fun.”After that announcement p
QuirinaI think most people would find it odd if I told them that I actually thrive off of chaos. But the moment that I zapped the cameras and everything went down, I took off running. I could hear the whole mansion as it descended into chaos. Everyone complaining, trying to keep guard of their current prisoners, and trying too figure out what the hell happened to me.I can’t help but smirk to myself as I run. I don’t know where I’m going or what exactly I’m doing, but I’ve caused enough chaos that I have time to search without instantly getting caught. I find a stairwell and run down it as fast as my legs can carry me. The first door I see on my right, I open to turn into only to be instantly met by a group of five warriors. I close the door back and take off running back down the stairs, I hear them behind me. Fear is gripping my heart now as I am more panicked than before.I enjoy chaos, but I don’t enjoy the adrenaline that comes with it. It makes me struggle to think clearly and
QuirinaI have to get out. I have to find help. I don’t know what I’m going to do… they’ll figure it out as soon as I leave the mansion and then I’ll be captured before I get anywhere close to the pack borders.My mind is reeling as I rush from one room to the next hopefully getting further from the danger but honestly who knows? I’m running on instinct here.I need to find my family, all of them. Because regardless if we’re blood related or not, we are all family. I try to reach out through the mind link but I huff in frustration as I realize no one is connecting with me.I let out a low grumble and then focus on my surroundings. I haven’t found a single room with a window for me to look outside, I haven’t run into anyone. This is a little too suspicious, wouldn’t there be a lot of people looking for me? My eyes flicker around the room, trying to uncover some answer that I haven’t been able to figure out yet. And my body tenses when I figure out the reason. There’s a camera, it’s sm
QuirinaThe room is too quiet, too cold, too… unnerving.The headmaster looks at me, I’m currently cursing myself for not asking his name. The fact that he knows mine but I don’t know his makes me uneasy. He smiles at me and says, “I don’t know where your parents are, Ms. Stone.”I narrow my eyes at him and spit out, “Liar.”The corner of his mouth twitches up in an amused smirk, like he is enjoying knowing that he is able to get a rise out of me. I want to punch him in the face for it.He gestures towards the chair and says, “Please, take a seat, let us talk like adults.” The way he speaks to me is patronizing, my hands ball up into fists out of frustration. His hazel eyes flicker down to my hands before looking up at me and he says, “I assume you would want to do things properly considering you are about to take the Alpha position. You don’t want to start off with a bad reputation.”I snap at him, “I think you and I both know that my reputation doesn’t matter. It already isn’t in st
BryceI follow behind everyone as we go into the mysterious Supernatural Academy. I’ve heard so much about this place and yet… I don’t know what to think now that I’m here.Quirina is obviously tense and on high alert. She’s towards the front of the group and a small part of me feels uncomfortable with how far apart we are, but I know it’s for the best for her to be towards the front.We come across a mansion like building and Beta Charlie breathes out, “Welcome to the Academy headquarters.”Quirina look to him and looks around, “The headquarters? Not the building where all the students are kept?”He shakes his head no and explains, “This is for staff to live at when they don’t have a rotation at the school. Gives them a chance to be away from the students.”She nods her head, but I notice her deep furrowed brow, something isn’t sitting right with her. It’s moments like these that I wish we had already marked and mated one another because I would love to know what she’s thinking about
QuirinaThe plane ride was quiet, neither Bryce nor I spoke as we flew to my parents. The entire time he held my hand, letting me know that he is here for me if and when I choose to talk.I don’t want to talk. I want to get there now and make sure that they’re okay. When the plane lands Bryce just gives me a tight-lipped smile. I thank the pilot and we get off. Bryce asks me, “So, how do we get there?”I smile softly, “Leave that to me.”At that moment a car pulls up and an older man comes out and says, “A pleasure to see you, Ms. Stone, Mr. Lake.”I nod at the valet and both Bryce and I get in the car and it takes off in the direction I need it to. I know that we will have to walk a bit later, but for now I just lean my head on Bryce’s shoulder and enjoy the ride. He looks out the window, watching as the world passes on around us. I sit up when the valet asks, “Are you here to meet up with the rest of them?”I frown, “Who?”This causes him to frown and he remarks, “The other ones fro
VioletWe’ve been at the Academy for just over a month now.I was right, there was something fishy going on here.They never quit with their antics. All this time, all these years, I thought we had gotten control of the human trafficking, I thought we had ended it! Only to find out that for the most part we did, but for the kids who show potential to be strong they are never put as available for adoption.Quirina was an exception because they couldn’t figure out to control her, but because she was so powerful they thought her brother would be to. So, they kept her brother’s identity from us so that way if he showed potential they would be able to sell him. My fists ball in frustration, I should’ve known. It was too good to be true. But because we found out about it and they found out we found out, now we’re trapped. We’ve been separated for two weeks now, I have no idea what they’ve done to Phoenix, but it makes me worried. Ever since we met, we’ve never been separated for this long.