LORRAINE'S POVThat night, I grabbed my sons and we huddled together. I rocked them till they fell asleep. They cried so much that their voices got hoarse. They were frightened to the core. I had never seen them this scared. I'd be scared too if I was woken up in the middle of the night and was told that I had to run. I did my best to comfort them. Finally, they fell asleep. Gently, I placed them on the floor. I kissed their foreheads. I was glad that they had finally fallen asleep. We would stay here till morning. By morning, everything would be calmer then we would return home. As soon as I made sure they were asleep, I stood up. Becca's words echoed in my head. I couldn't believe she would say that or even think about it. It made me wonder what she would have done if I hadn't come home in time. Becca stood, leaning on the wall of the cave. She faced the entrance, looking deep in thought."Becca" I called her. She turned to me "Yes Lorraine" "You've been like a mother to my chi
BECCA'S POVI stepped out into the night. Deep in my thoughts, I walked further into the forest. I had no idea where I was going. All I knew was that I needed some fresh air. I couldn't stay in that cave with Lorraine any longer. I felt guilty about the words I said to her. I panicked. That was the last resort or so I thought. Thinking about it now, I should have never said that. I out of all people should know how Lorraine felt. I was a mother once. I knew how it felt to lose a child. I never told Lorraine this but I've actually had an encounter with the witch before. It's one of the reasons I was so scared. I didn't want to come in contact with her again. If she saw me, she could expose everything. I'd like to keep my past in my past. I was content with my new life and I didn't want anything to ruin it. "I told her to surrender her son to the witch," I whispered to myself. The look of betrayal on Lorraine’s face tugged at my heart. I feel bad for what I said. All the apologies in
NEIL'S POVI could feel the coldness of the cave in full force on my skin as I knelt beside the frozen boy. I used my pick axe to keep breaking the ice. Luckily, I had made progress. Oscar and I had been at it for days. We used all forms of heating methods along with other means. Slowly, the ice barrier was starting to break away. I was almost done. My arms and my back literally hurt. The plan was to free the boy, get him the hell out of here and find the witch. Perhaps then, she would finally leave us alone. Before now, I wondered why the witch couldn't find him after all these years. That night, when she accused Oscar and I for trying to kill her, it finally clicked. Whoever hid this boy knew that the specie of witches she belonged to hated cold places. I read more about it. A particular breed of cursed witches couldn't enter extremely cold faces. The person who hid this boy was aware of this. The person hid the son here, knowing fully well that the witch couldn't enter a cold cave
BECCA'S POVI began to get more desperate by the moment. Rose had proven to be just as useless as Oscar. I needed to find the boy myself. He shouldn't have gone too far. He was probably being hidden in one of the houses here. Where else to hide something if not in plain sight? I went from house to house, asking people if they had seen the boy with a mark in his neck. By now, I had gone to over seven houses yet nobody had seen him. If he wasn't here, then where was he? Where could they have taken him? I needed answers and I needed them now more than ever. I didn't want to give up on my search yet. I continued going to people's houses to look for him. With each passing moment, my frustration grew more and more. I was getting more annoyed and agitated by the second. I couldn't let everything I had worked so hard for be destroyed in an instant. I needed to find him and make things right again....fast. I had to do this before the witch realizes he's been found. I continued my search. I
LORRAINE'S POVThe next day, I tended to Aiden and Alex who laid on the bed. As soon as the sun hung in the sky that morning, we made out way back to the bunker. Aiden and Alex clung to me tightly. They barely slept throughout the night. I hummed as I rocked the two of them to sleep. I tried to soothe them by stroking their hair gently. Their soft breathing showed me that they had slept off. I was happy that they were resting. Even when we got home, they were a bit agitated. I kissed their foreheads then gently laid them on the bed one by one. When I saw that they were still fast asleep, I got up and tip toed out of the room.When I got into the living room, I let out a deep breath that I had been holding in. I raised up my head and fanned my face with my hands, trying my best not to cry. It was all too overwhelming for me. Life hasn't been the same since we moved here. My heart rate increased loudly in my chest. I was starting to feel anxious, like the walls were closing in on me.
LORRAINE'S POV"Isabelle?" the witch said. I looked around in confusion. Who's Isabelle?I stood there, clutching Alex and Aiden tightly behind me. My heart pounded in my chest like a drum. "Isabelle," the witch called out again. Her voice echoed through the house, making chills crawl up my spine. My grip on my son's tightened. I was so scared. I could feel their bodies trembling in fear. "You're mistaken" Neil said "There's no one named Isabelle here.""You're the one who's mistaken" The witch said "I know that voice. I recognize it" "It's probably a mistake. I have your son with me. He's been hidden for years, I think. He was inside a cold cave. I guess that's why you couldn't find him. Since, you can't enter cold places" The witch removed the hood of her cloak, revealing hollow, empty eyes. I gasped silently. She had no eyes. The sight of her face scared me even more. I did my best to shield my children so they wouldn't see her but I think they already did. "Mommy" Alex cried
LORRAINE'S POVA lump formed in my throat as Becca's words sunk in. I felt so shocked at her words. She wanted revenge. Does this mean she's going to kill the witch's son? I had to pinch myself to make sure what I was experiencing was real. I couldn't believe what has happening before my own very eyes. It looked like a movie. Saying I was shocked was an understatement. I looked at Becca in disbelief. How could she be so cruel? How could someone I trusted with my life, someone who had been like family to me, do something like this? I thought about everything Becca and I had been through. She had become like a sister to me. Even when we were banished from the pack, she didn't blame me, not once. She was always nice to me. She had stood by me through thick and thin, helping me raise my boys when times were tough. Deep down, I understood how Becca felt. She was grieving. She missed her son. I would probably want revenge if someone killed my boys. I wouldn't be able to live with myself
ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVIt had been over a week since i defeated Morra and gained control I've my pack again. After the fight, Cole and I along with some of my guards took Morra's body to the main council of the district. We explained what happened to them. They passed a verdict and proclaimed for the hundredth time that the land belonged to my pack and the clan had no right over it. The council also sent a sound warning to them. The clan agreed and promised not to bother us again. I was glad that it was all over. Currently, I stood in a corner of the grand hall in the palace. The grand hall was adorned with decorations, all thanks to Molly's orders. Soft music played in the background. The few guests in attendance moved forward with their gifts to pay respect to Molly. Molly organized a small get together for her friends and other noble members of the pack to announce her pregnancy. I watched everything from a corner, hoping to be unnoticed but sadly, that wasn't possible. Molly radia