Violet We went and took in the baby two days later. They hadn’t even named her, each person always called her something different. I shake my head in distaste as I hold her in my arms as I settle into the seat of the private plane one of our alliances let us use. I ask Phoenix, “What do you think of Quirina?” His eyebrows furrow and he asks, “What does it mean? I know you’re all about the meanings, Vi.” The corner of my mouth twitches up and I say, “It means warrior. Which is what she’s had to be until she found her way to us. We could nickname her Rina or Q. I think it’s cute.” I look down at the little girl and I ask, “What do you think little one, is Quirina the perfect name for you?” She touches my face with her small little hand and gives me a smile. I can’t help but smile back at her and I look to Phoenix with a pointed look and say, “I think that’s a yes.” He chuckles as he kisses my head and then caresses our daughter’s face and says, “Anything to make the two of you hap
Four years later.The Moon Stone Pack is more hectic than it was before. Although Phoenix, Violet, Magnolia, Henry, Charlie, Harper, Phillip, and Isadora all fell into a season of peace where there were no more worries concerning the safety of the pack or one another, they also fell into a season of chaos with all of their children and being thrusted into the joys of parenthood. What makes parenthood even more chaotic is the fact that each one of their kids are guaranteed to be special in some way or another.Charlie and Harper ended up having a baby girl who they named Annabelle. So far, she seems to be the sweetest and most easy going child of the group. They are now pregnant with their second child, but they don’t know the gender yet.Phillip and Isadora also had a little girl who they named Hazel. She’s been rambunctious as she always wants to chase after her older brother and keeps her parents on their toes. Since having Hazel and also co-parenting with Franklin, they’ve decided n
Quirina All my life, my dad has always been big into thinking about your legacy. He thinks that you should focus on the mark you want to have on this world. The big question is how do you want to be remembered? It’s easy for him to say these things though when he and my mom have been able to achieve so much! Plus, they aren’t as… unfortunate as I am. I have so many abilities it makes me an oddball. Most people would view their abilities as a blessing. Like my mom being the white wolf she has the ability to heal others, or my aunt being the guardian wolf and is ultra strong and powerful in order to keep everyone safe! They aren’t like me. Or rather… I’m not like them. My powers… they don’t help people, all they do is harm others. I have to keep my emotions in check at all times to make sure that I never do anything by accident. My 18th birthday is coming up fast and I am hoping that somehow having a wolf will help me learn how to be better, but I’m scared that it will cause me to
QuirinaI wipe my sweaty hands along my dress. I take a deep breath trying to remind myself to keep my emotions in check. Everything is okay, I can handle this. There’s a knock on my door and I practically jump in surprise. I breathe out before calling out, “Come in!”The door opens and shuts and I turn to see Franklin in my room. He asks, “How you doing, Rina?”I breathe out, “I’m fine.”“It’s okay to be nervous, it’s a long weekend.”I nod in agreement. I’m about to be 18. My parents don’t know exactly when my birthday is but they planned a party to celebrate. Because my parents are so well known within the community, lots of visitors are coming to celebrate with us… for them.It’s no secret that I’m not normal. I think people want to know whether or not my parents plan to give me the Alpha title. They have Felicity now and she’s biologically their child, it makes complete sense if they want to wait 13 more years before relinquishing their position.My dad has told me not to worry
QuirinaI feel even more nervous as I walk through the walls of the pack house to find my parents. I try to breathe evenly and keep myself calm, but no matter how hard I try, I can still feel my abilities underneath the surface just itching to come out. My parents are in the main foyer, greeting our guests as they come in. My mom notices me first and smiles as I come down the stairs. She holds her arm out to me and I take it as I stand by her side. She tells me in a quiet voice, “I’m glad you came down to join us. It looks good on you as the future Female Alpha.”I nod my head as I force a smile- I don’t have the heart to tell her that I don’t think I’m fit for the position, that it would probably be in everyone’s best interest to just wait 13 more years for Felicity to come of age.The next guests come in and before they come to greet us my dad smiles over at me. I watch as 3 men come forward, I assume an Alpha with some high ranked guards or an Alpha and Beta with a warrior.They bo
QuirinaI ran as fast as my legs would carry me. This trail is quiet, rarely used, and I know it’s a place that I can exert my energy without anyone really watching me. It’s exactly what I want, what I need, a space to be unhinged and not have to worry about anyone reporting back to my parents about how I might be “breaking” or whatever word they would use.I focus on the burning pain in my legs as I run, digging in deeper and relishing in the pain. Pain is the only distraction from my constant racing thoughts and the power that is always ready to come to the surface. Finally, I slow myself down to a stop and check my watch. I only have 20 more minutes before I need to be back at the house to get ready. I breathe in and out, the pain in my legs slowly fading, I’m about to run again when I hear a voice, “Nice to see you again.”I jump from shock, not realizing that I wasn’t alone. I turn and see one of the boys I met while we were greeting people. He’s an upcoming Alpha… Titan? Timmy?
QuirinaThe cold shower shocks my system and ultimately makes me feel refreshed. When I come back out of the shower I see Franklin looking at me with concern shining in his eyes. I rub the back of my neck awkwardly as I say, “I’m sorry.”He shakes his head, “There’s no reason for you to apologize, Q.”I breathe out as I sit on the edge of the bed and his eyes flicker to me and he says, “I told Annabelle you decided to get ready with me. I hope you don’t mind.”I shake my head no, “Of course I don’t mind, Frankie.” I pause as I realize all the stuff I need is in my room. He stands up and says, “Come on, I’ll come with you to your room.”We walk together in silence and he asks, “Who was the person that knew?”“His name is Tony Brooks. Future Alpha of the Oasis Pack… he said he helped take care of me before I was adopted. But then, he’d be like five years older than me or something. Why hasn’t he taken his role yet?”Franklin shrugs, “Different packs do things differently. Maybe his pack
QuirinaI walk into the ballroom where there are at least a hundred people already in attendance. Just the sheer number of people is enough to make me break out in a nervous sweat.It’s easy for me to pick out my friends and family though. I knew what my cousin Franklin was wearing. He wears a charming smile as he talks to a small group of women and there’s two other men that I don’t recognize on either side of him. He seems comfortable, obviously in his element. Like he didn’t need alcohol to help loosen up and behave the way that’s expected of him.Annabelle is already on the dance floor. She wears a pastel purple dress that shimmers and has black details that help outline her figure. Her strawberry blonde hair is pinned up in a nice bun, she wears a black mask and I notice that her eyes appear dark. She must’ve put in colored contacts to help disguise who she is. It’s not every day you see a girl with pale purple eyes.Hazel is wearing a formal romper and sticks out compared to the
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.