HenryMagnolia taking her shirt off the way she did gave me the boost I needed to push Hendrix to the side and to come forward and see my mate.My memory of her and the life we had before is… complicated. It feels fuzzy and hard to remember all of the details of it. She looks so beautiful, just as I remembered from before. And… she deserves so much better than the hand she has been dealt.I never should’ve intervened with fate, I should’ve ascended.This man that I got paired with to be in the same body… he’s not good enough for her. He doesn’t try to be better, the only thing he cares about is his sister. If he has to be a monster to keep his sister safe then that’s what he’ll do. He starts pushing against me, frustrated that I’ve taken over his body. Even after five years since taking the place of his original wolf, he still doesn’t trust me. He doesn’t realize I’m different from the wolf he originally had and you would think after the near death experience he had that he would lea
MagnoliaHenry or Hendrix, I’m not sure who is in control right now, stays quiet as we walk to the Willow pack’s main house. This pack is much smaller, they need the alliance with us more than we need it with them. But even if they are small, they’re still good. The pack house is like a two story building. I know from being here last time that they only have on guest room here. They aren’t used to having guests, they haven’t had a need for more space. The Willow Pack is decently secluded and poses no threat to anyone. Alpha Lee and his Luna Kimberly are already waiting at the front porch. Kimberly smiles at me as she walks towards us and says, “I know you like to make an entrance, Magnolia, but a warning would be nice.”I give a smile in return as I say, “Oh, really? I thought you loved spontaneous guests.”Her eyes flicker to Hendrix and I give her the same introduction I gave Gamma Kenji, “This is Hendrix, he is a new recruit of the Moon Stone Pack and has been designated to be my
HendrixMagnolia is suddenly nervous now that I want her to talk. I suppose this whole thing is good for both of us. We need to bond, we need to grow close and be able to trust one another in order to survive the Solstice Pack. In order to survive Emery.Magnolia rolls onto her back and looks up at the ceiling the same way that I did. She tells me, “I grew up in the Renegade Pack. My parents were the Alpha and Luna and I was meant to take the Alpha title when I came of age. I was an only child so they had no other kids to pass it down to.”There’s sadness in her voice, like she wished she had a sibling like I do. I ask, “Did it bother you?”Her eyebrows scrunch together as she thinks about the answer and she says, “It bothered my parents. I know they would never admit it to me, but the people around them had multiple kids and I could see that it bothered them that they didn’t have more than just me. Meanwhile, I felt like I had siblings. I grew up with Charlie and he was like a younge
Magnolia My ears feel as if they’re ringing. I knew it would be hard to talk to Hendrix about this, I knew it would be even harder for him to truly be able to grasp the whole truth. But when he asks me, “Do you only care about me because of Henry?”It’s like my whole mind goes blank. I don’t know much about Hendrix, and what I do know about him isn’t the best. I can’t say that I’m falling for him because that wouldn’t be true. I admire how close he is to his sister. I think he’s incredibly attracted, but… in normal circumstances, that wouldn’t be enough for me to keep going in this relationship. He’s made it very clear to me that he doesn’t want me.I breathe out, my chest hurting because I obviously forgot to breathe in the past few minutes. I say, “I care about you and Harper because of who you are. Harper is Charlie’s mate and you… you are now mine. But that bond I have is to Henry, not you. I think I could grow to love you, but you keep me at arm’s length, it’s hard to envision a
HarperI jolt up from my bed with a sharp gasp. I’m pouring sweat yet I’m freezing cold. I call out, “Hendrix!”He’s not here. He left to go to the Solstice Pack, to keep me safe from Emery. I pull my knees to my chest as I let out a shuddery breath trying to prevent myself from having a full blown panic attack.I haven’t had one like this in a long time. Not since the Academy.Charlie. Charlie’s my mate. He would be here for me, right?I push myself out of bed and grab a robe and tie it tightly around my body since I was only wearing a nightie and I don’t know who I might run into in the halls. I struggle to remember what room is Charlie’s in my panicked haze. I frown, not wanting to barge into the wrong room but feeling a desperate need to be distracted from my racing thoughts.“Harper?” I hear someone say my name and I turn to see Violet. She looks at me with a deep frown and she asks, “Are you okay?”“I was, um, I was looking for Charlie.” I don’t know what time it is, but surely,
MagnoliaI ended up sleeping on the floor.I didn’t have to. Hendrix certainly didn’t want me to, but I couldn’t lie next to him all night long and feel the sparks with the two of us. It made the temptation too big especially knowing that deep inside of him is my true mate.At this point, I wonder if he’s right and I should just reject him. I hate thinking that way, really I do, but there’s so much going on. I run a hand through my hair, trying to calm myself down before I get too far ahead, but this is a lot more complicated than I ever thought it would be.His voice interrupts my thoughts, “Are you awake?”I nod as I murmur, “Yeah.”“Should we get ready and head out?” His voice is monotone. I think we both feel uncomfortable after last night.Last night, it was too vulnerable. Too much and I’m not sure how well we’ll be able to recover from it.“Yeah, let’s do it.”I push myself off the floor, I can feel his eyes on me as I go to my bag to find my clothes. He asks, “Are we just movi
MagnoliaIt takes us four more days to get to the Solstice Pack.Most of our journey we have spent in silence. Neither of us knowing what to say to the other anymore. I didn’t realize we made it there until Hendrix came to a sudden halt and stood still. I look in front of us, just trees, like everything else we’ve seen. I ask, “Why’d you stop?”He breathes out, “You can’t see it. You’ve never been a member of the pack or a mate of one of the members. In front of us is the Solstice Pack.”I frown as I look at the line of trees in front of us and say, “You’re pulling my leg.”He chuckles, “You had little faith in me, I don’t necessarily blame you, MJ. But I’m telling the truth.”“Well, then, how am I supposed to see it?”He shrugs, “It’s an illusion. I think if I hold your hand and walk through that it will break, but honestly, I’m not sure.”“And if you didn’t hold my hand?” I question. He breathes out, “You would think that you were continuing forward. In reality there’s some type of
HendrixI probably should’ve warned Magnolia about Isadora and Emery’s family. Emery’s parents appear on either side of her, both just as intimidating as she is. Her younger brother, Gabriel, sits on the floor in front of her with little fidget toys to keep him busy. He’s always been bursting with energy, the kid deserves to run and be normal, but his parents are too strict to allow that.Emery walks closer to me and looks at the mark on my face that hasn’t fully healed yet from Isadora. She says, “Izzy, you know how I feel about unnecessary violence.”Isadora responds curtly, “I don’t think it was unnecessary.”Emery shrugs in response and then looks to Magnolia and says, “So, you’re the new mate.”My body tenses as she walks over to Magnolia, walks around her looking her up and down, trying to figure out how big of a threat she truly is. Magnolia doesn’t look like a threat, but I know she is powerful. I saw her wolf, and currently, I can feel the power radiating off of her. I don’t
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.