AnnabelleQuirina has been gone for a week now.Her parents still haven’t returned.Franklin and I acting like we’re the bosses around here is… weird. I don’t like it at all. Instead of it making me more comfortable with the thought of being a Beta it’s making me wish that I could just be a normal wolf with normal responsibilities.I collapse on the couch of the family room on the Alpha’s floor. We’ve been in and out of their office often and right now I just need a reprieve from my duties. It doesn’t take long for Franklin to join me. Plopping on the couch beside me with his head tilted back towards the ceiling with his eyes closed. He asks, “How are you doing?”I look back at him, but he’s not looking at me. His eyes remain closed, his jaw is clenched tight, his whole body seems like it’s tense. I say, “I could be better, how are you?”He lets out a soft chuckle, “Yeah, I don’t like acting like the Alpha. I’m ready for Quirina to be back or her parents.”I nod my head slowly, “I agre
QuirinaI don’t know who I took with me. I feel like screaming or talking to them, but it’s like I’m unable to form words. All I know is that I can hear their heart racing and the heavy breathing mingled with mine. The darkness that we’re suspended in makes me almost fearful of the dark. I’ve never been scared of the dark before but being thrust into darkness for the second time after so much trauma and then feeling practically paralyzed from how weak I felt… I don’t want to experience that again.I tried to slow my heart rate and calm down, hoping that this would help bring me back into the light. And… it seemed to work. Only as the light came closer I saw the cotton candy clouds again and suddenly everything came back to me.Nick and Raven. The people who claim to be my biological parents are here and they’re trapped because of me. It’s my fault.Now, whoever I just brought through the darkness is here too and I have no idea how to bring any of them back out. To be honest, I don’t
QuirinaWe follow Raven and Nick back to a small cottage. I don’t know how they built it or if I created it or what… but I’m glad to know they haven’t just been sleeping on the ground the past like 18 years. Although, if they were it would’ve been soft because of the velvet.We go inside the cottage and Nick leads us to their small dining table with just two seats. He nods and says, “I’m sure the two of you will want to sit.”I take the seat immediately but Tony seems a bit more wary and he asks, “How did this happen? How did the two of you end up here?”Raven sighs, “As you know, Quirina has the power to absorb powers and as a baby she absorbed Nick’s. She didn’t know how to control it and for some reason, I assume because of the trauma of it all, she couldn’t take us back out.”My eyebrows furrow and I ask, “What do you mean that I have ability to absorb powers?”Raven frowns as she looks at me and says, “I thought you knew. Any ability that you have came from someone else. I know y
QuirinaBryce refused for any of us to talk about anything until he got me settled. He helped me back into bed, called for refreshments for everyone, and sat beside me. I could see Nick and Raven smiling at one another as they watched Bryce fawn over me. I’m sure that’s exactly what every parent wants to see for their kids.Once we’re settled Bryce nods for us to speak, but his dad is the first one to talk as he asks, “Why am I then only one concerned about Eliza missing?”I look at him and say, “I guarantee you that she is safe and unharmed. You’re the only one worried because you and your mate don’t have that kind of relationship with your kids for them to want to worry.”He scowls at me in response and Bryce says, “I think it’s best for you to leave the room, dad. I’ll bring mom to you whenever she comes back.”Timothy stares at Bryce as he tries to decide whether or not to defy him. But Peyton says, “I think you were given an order. If you don’t listen then you might have to be esc
BryceMore than anything else, I’m worried for my mate. I’m sure all of this must be so hard for her to process and work through. Her biological parents, Raven and Nick seem like nice people. They thank me for showing them their rooms and I tell them that I have some people that will bring them their meals so they can just relax and settle in for the night to process things.When I get back to my bedroom I expect to see Quirina lying in bed, but she’s not. She’s moving around the room and putting things in a suitcase. I frown as I close the door behind me and I ask, “What are you doing, Rina?”She breathes out before answers, “I need to leave tomorrow. You’re welcome to come with me, of course, but… I need to go to the Solstice Pack.”My frown deepens as I ask, “Why?”“Because my parents never returned to the Moon Stone Pack. They’ve been gone for a month.” She breathes out shaking her head as she says, “I’m so stupid, I should’ve been checking in on them. They never would’ve left Feli
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.
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
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