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
VioletThe next morning both Magnolia and Charlie look tired. He’s now giving her the silent treatment, angry that she would even consider not taking the Female Alpha position. I understand why he’s mad, but it’s making things difficult.Surprisingly, Cora didn’t make them fight it out. After Magnolia and Charlie went their separate ways after lunch I asked her why and she told me, “The issues you and Magnolia were having were personal and needed to be worked through together. Magnolia and Charlie aren’t having those issues. He’s not going to understand her thoughts and she needs to be able to decide for herself whether or not to take the Alpha position. Even if it hurts his feelings, she needs to do what’s best for her.”I nod in understanding and tell her, “I’m going to have them come with me to meet Phoenix tonight.”She looks at me skeptically and I say, “We need to make a bond if this is going to work. Charlie and Magnolia both need to trust him at least a little bit.”“Good luck
MagnoliaI hate to admit the fact that I liked Phoenix’s answer. He seems genuine, he seems… kind behind that mysterious mask he likes to hide behind. Even my wolf, Ada, murmurs her agreement with me.There’s more to Ada than what the eye sees. I know everyone will think of her as a giant monstrosity that is powerful and capable of barreling through in battle. And she is capable, she’s well aware of it. I can feel the power within her, the pride that she has knowing what she can accomplish if she wanted to.But I believe she also has an intuition on who we can trust and whether or not they’re lying. Phoenix and his black wolf surprised us that first night, but now, seeing him in person when I’m not so shocked… his words ring true. Ada is trusting him, Violet trusts in him, I think Charlie does too. I think that my initial reaction was wrong.But I’m scared of falling into a false sense of security. I have to know, without a doubt that I can trust in him. So, I ask him more questions.
VioletWe stay for hours talking to Phoenix and by the time it’s past midnight Magnolia says, “We should head back home.”I notice the glimmer of disappointment in Phoenix’s eyes, but it’s quickly replaced with a blank stare. I need to prove to Magnolia and Charlie that we truly can trust him and there’s only one way I can think to do that. I say, “You two go on back. I’m going to stay overnight with Phoenix.”I obviously caught him off guard because he looks at me, startled. Magnolia looks at me with furrowed eyebrows as she asks, “Are you sure?”I nod as I glance at Phoenix with a small smile and say, “You two go on back. I’ll be home in the morning. He won’t hurt me, I’m safe here.”Magnolia’s gaze roams over Phoenix as if she’s trying to decide how much she trusts him right now. Charlie doesn’t care, it’s obvious that this night helped him because he seems to have trusted Phoenix from the moment he told him to do his worst if he ever hurt me.Charlie motions with his head for them
MagnoliaI pace back and forth in the dining room. It’s well past breakfast time and Violet still hasn’t come back. Frustration fuels me, my nerves are shot as I wonder if he did something to her.Cora and Charlie walk back in from tending to the garden and Cora scolds me, “Violet, you’re going to burn a hole in my floor with all that pacing.”I force myself to sit as I murmur, “Sorry.”Charlie chugs a bottle of water before putting the bottle in the sink and saying, “Come on, let’s go check on her.”Cora looks at us silently, her eyebrows raised as she silently questions us. I huff as I push myself out of my seat, it’s the only way I’ll feel better. I have to see her.As I put my hand on the door knob Cora says, “Make sure you guys are home by dinner. I’m pretty sure your parents will be here tonight and we don’t need anyone getting suspicious.”I nod my head and walk out with Charlie right behind me. It makes me tense to see my parents, I don’t like deceiving them and I know they wo
VioletThe door to my room creaks open and I yawn as I stretch and look over as Magnolia slips into my room. She puts a sundress on my bed and asks, “Do you mind if I get ready with you?”My eyebrows furrow but I nod as I say, “Yeah, that’s fine.”I can feel the nervous energy rolling off of her in large waves. I try not to let it affect me. While she’s planning to wear a baby pink sundress, I find a pastel yellow one to wear that has little bumble bees sewn onto it. I set my dress beside hers and sit beside her in front of the mirror as I start to put on some make up.Magnolia is quiet as she moves along, doing each step perfectly and looking utterly flawless, as always. I quietly ask her as I brush through my hair, “Are you okay, Mags?”She huffs, but nods her head as she admits, “I’m fine, I’m just… I’m nervous to see my parents.”That’s… odd. Magnolia’s always been close with her parents. She has the relationship I used to have with mine, she has the relationship that honestly, I’
VioletUncle Maven and Aunt Amelia did not stay the night. Honestly, I’m grateful for that. The longer we’re around them, the more nervous I am that somehow they’ll figure out what’s going on. I know that the Renegade Pack is a decent size pack and would be good to have on our side. But… my mom is Amelia’s sister. I get the feeling they wouldn’t let me join in this mission and would force me to sit on the sidelines and I can’t risk that.When they leave, we all disperse to bed, knowing that we need the rest. Because come tomorrow night we’ll be traveling with Phoenix Black and headed to take the Black Night Pack down.All of us sleep in, allowing ourselves these comforts while we can because we don’t know how long this will take and we know for awhile we’ll just be sleeping on the ground under the night sky.We decide to head to Phoenix after dinner. During the day while we rested, Cora worked her butt off getting things ready for us. There are so many elixirs and potions that she has
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.