VioletIt takes longer than I would’ve liked it to to get back home. I’m breathing heavily, my chest heaving and lungs burning as I finally have a moment to rest. But I see Magnolia outside on her hands and knees and I can hear her sobs from here.No time to rest, I jog over to her and kneel beside Cora and Charlie. Charlie looks at me curiously, wondering where I could’ve been and Magnolia looks up at me and through clenched teeth she seethes, “Where have you been?”I shake my head and say, “It doesn’t matter right now, MJ. Let’s focus on you.”She looks back down, panting, and groans out, “Why does this have to be so painful and last so long?”Out of the corner of my eye I see Cora looking at me. I glanced at her and I can see the worry in her face as she sees all of the dirt stains covering my clothes and the bit of blood on my forehead that is almost fully covered by my hairline. The blood has now dried up and I know it’s nothing big for me to worry about.I look back at Magnolia
VioletAda and Selene run around in circles. Once Ada knew the path to take she took charge, running as fast as she could, but each step she took was much larger than what Selene could do. Selene did the best she could to keep up, but I could feel the little bit of irritation that she felt that she had to push herself so hard to just keep pace with Ada.Ada is quite and very set in her mind on the way she feels with things. I notice that she avoids the topic of mates and being an Alpha. Both of those things are complicated for Magnolia so it doesn’t surprise me that Ada doesn’t want to talk about it either. I notice the burning in our legs and I murmur softly to Selene, “Maybe you should take a break.”She growls through the link she has with me in response. She doesn’t want to admit that she can’t keep up with Ada. And, as if the universe knew that she needed to slow down, out of nowhere- a pitch black wolf appears.Ada lets out a loud warning growl and gets into a defensive stance,
VioletPhoenix’s eyes flicker around as if he’s trying to figure out where we are and if he’s ever been here before. His eyes meet mine and he asks, “Where are we?”I can’t risk giving away our location. He can’t know about Cora, not yet. I answer simply, “Somewhere safe.”He snorts in response and says, “Thanks Sherlock.”The corner of my lip tugs up into a smirk. I like being around Phoenix, we always have good banter. I open my mouth to say something until I hear the crunch of leaves. I turn and see Magnolia stalking toward us. She now wears a simple sundress and she carries clothes in her hands. There’s a small pout on her face and she tosses a pair of shorts to Phoenix and hands me a giant shirt and she glances back at Phoenix as she questions, “I assume this is your mate.”There’s hatred burning in her eyes and I know she is not at all pleased with this turn of events. I’m sure she never expected that my mate would be Xavier Black’s son. I never expected it either.My eyes wide
VioletPhoenix stares at me for a long time after I told him that he is not his curse. It’s true, he’s not, he’s so much more than that, but he can’t see it. All he can see is the destruction he’s capable of if he allows his temper to go too far.I stare back into his hazel eyes, focusing on the bright green circle around the pupil. He clears his throat, his eyes breaking away from mine before they roam down my body. His eyes flicker back to mine and I can feel heat rushing to my cheeks after seeing the way he looks at me with such longing, such… lust. Then, he breaks the ice by asking, “Was that a tattoo I saw on your hip?”My cheeks turn a deeper red, knowing how intimately he saw me. I slowly nod my head and say, “Yeah, it was.”His head tilts to the side, his eyes looking at my hip that’s now covered by a black t-shirt. He asks, “Does it mean anything? All I really saw was a glimpse of black.”It feels like there’s cotton in my mouth and I don’t know how to tell him what it is he
VioletIt takes me an hour to get back to Cora’s house. At some point I thought Phoenix would chase after me. I try to ignore the pain in my heart knowing that he didn’t try harder for me. Knowing that his feelings don’t run as deep as mine do.Stupid mate bond. Selene whimpers from my thoughts but I don’t care. There was a time… before I turned 18 that I thought maybe once Xavier was dead then I would be able to find my mate and live a happy life.But knowing now who my mate is… it’s a lost cause.That thought alone is enough to make me want to fall to my knees and weep. Weep over the life I will not be able to have.But, I pushed through, forcing myself to keep heading back to Cora’s home.I hoped that the walk would help me feel better, but it doesn’t. I feel guilty for not going back to Phoenix whenever he had called for me. But… if he had cared enough then he would’ve followed, wouldn’t he?And he didn’t.With a heavy sigh, I walk inside, everything is dark and I assume everyone
VioletThe next morning comes way too fast. I’m dreading being around Magnolia after last night. Guilt still resides inside me and it’s so heavy that it makes me feel nauseous.I took things too far, that was my fault, but she was ignoring me and pushing both me and my wolf. I needed her to stop and… I regret it.I walk out of my room to the dining room and the moment my eyes meet Magnolia I can feel the tension in the room. She stares at me for a moment before putting her dishes in the sink and walking out the door without saying anything. Cora looks up at me with confusion shining in her eyes and Charlie asks, “What just happened?”Cora murmurs, “I’m wondering the same thing.”I breathe out through my nose as I walk over and scoop myself some oatmeal and pour myself a cup of tea. Cora’s questioning voice says my name, “Violet?”I turn back to her and she asks, “What’s going on?”My eyes flicker between her and Charlie and I shake my head and say, “It’s nothing, really. We got into
VioletIt’s going to take me hours to get to Phoenix tonight.After mine and Magnolia’s fight and make up, Cora let us back inside. There we ate and talked and laughed with Cora and Charlie. Charlie suggested we watch a movie. Magnolia met my eyes and told him she was happy to but she thought that I had something else to do.She’s not wrong. It’ll take me a couple hours to get to Phoenix, maybe longer just because I’m dreading seeing him after last night.So, I leave and shift into my wolf, carrying a dress with me as I run out to find Phoenix.He’s closer than he normally is. He knew what direction I was in so he tried to set up camp closer. He’s an hour closer to me than he should’ve been.I appreciate the effort, but it makes me feel nauseous. I’m sure he can smell my scent by now so I can’t postpone seeing him.I shift and throw on my dress before walking through the bushes and seeing him. He sits by the fire and his head lifts up to look at me. His hazel eyes practically glowing
MagnoliaOnce Violet left us to go see her mate, Charlie, Cora, and I watched a movie. Once it was done, Charlie was looking at playing a video game or watching another movie and Cora went to the kitchen. I follow her, taking advantage of this rare moment I have that I can talk to her alone.She’s washing dishes and I stand beside her drying them. My eyes flicker up to the clock, Violet’s been gone for almost three hours. I wonder how long she’ll be out for. I ask Cora, “What do you think of this whole thing with Violet and Phoenix?”Cora shakes her head softly and responds, “Personally, I don’t think it’s a good idea to question the moon goddess. She must’ve made them be destined for some reason. We might not understand it or agree with it, but that’s what she ordained.”The thought of the moon goddess makes my stomach churn with frustration. Cora seems to pick up on my frustration and asks, “What are you feeling, dearie?”She stops what she’s doing and turns to me, concern in her ey
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.