VICTORIA The moment I saw Alaia leave the room, I followed a few feet behind. I could feel her anger vibrating off my skin. She was mumbling something I couldn’t catch as she disappeared behind her office door. I stood by Alaia’s office, hoping to find out what she was doing when I felt it. The feeling was heavy around the door, like dread creeping on my skin. It was so thick I had to step back to catch my breath. She was doing something evil in there. I felt a presence and turned to look down the hallway. There was nothing there, so I went back to the door. After not hearing anything in Alaia’s room, I returned to the room where the councilman was addressing everyone to signal Zack, and we met in the hall. “Did you find something?” Zack asked. “No, but whatever she is doing right now doesn’t feel like anything I’ve ever felt before,” I told him while leading him back to her office. “It’s something dark. I could feel it through the door.” “Don’t worry. I’ll see what I can sen
ALAIAI transported myself to Zack's office right as he was walking in. He was startled at first but quickly gathered himself before closing the door. "You could've given me a heads up, Alaia. It's still a little strange you can do this," he said, walking around me to his desk. "I used to do this a lot when we were kids. Thought you would be used to it by now," I said, placing the necklace he found at the bar. "I never liked it then either," Zack grumbled. "Do you remember the plan?" "Of course I do. I'll go in first to 'de-magic' the place, and then I'll pull you through. When that time comes, this necklace will illuminate." I walked over to the floor-length mirror I requested. "Place it over this mirror and walk through. Understand?" Zack picked up the necklace. "Sure. Place the glowing bit over the mirror. Just be careful," he said, looking down at my belly. As if he actually cares. I thought as I rolled my eyes. Just think Mirja will be one less person to worry about after t
ALAIA I saw it was one of the wolves that helped with the attack on Zira. He must have recognized me from when I killed Danny. Dammit! I stepped back towards Mirja as he approached me, trying to get a better look at me. "Frank, leave," Mirja begged him, but his eyes never left mine. "Yes, Frank. Why don't you leave and get Nas? He knows me. I'm sure he could clear all this up," I said, trying to usher him out the door before he grabbed my arm. "No! This cloak and your scent. You…you…you were there. You...you...killed Danny," Frank said. "Why would I kill Danny?" I asked. "I was the one who paid you guys just for you all to fail. I was the one who got screwed in the end." I tried to pull my arm out of his grasp, but his grip didn't ease up. "No. I remember the figure well, and Danny didn't know many witches besides you and Mirja." Already, I could feel the power gathering inside me, ready to be released at a moment's notice. "Be careful what you say, Frank? Lies can get pe
ALAIA I stepped away from the mirror, waiting for Zack to come through. A few minutes passed, and I started to panic. I don't know why I would care. I hated Mirja and hated my brother even more. If they died, it wouldn't bother me, right? I started pacing back and forth, shooting glances at the mirror occasionally. If they weren't back now, then they had to be dead. Nas caught them and was probably torturing my brother for information. Zack wouldn't give me up, though. I was sure of it. Well, not entirely. Finally, the mirror warped, and my brother fell through with an unconscious Mirja. I let out a breath of relief. "What took you so long? What happened?" Zack's eyes glazed over, signifying he was linking someone before he looked at me, confused. "What are you talking about? I broke the necklace, like you said, right when you disappeared. That was only seconds ago." "That's impossible. I've been waiting here for at least ten minutes." Zack shrugged his shoulders. "I don't
ISAIAHMy father paced back and forth while I sat behind the desk, watching him. He was going on and on about Zira carrying a white werewolf. A werewolf our lineage hasn’t seen for three generations. This was an excellent opportunity to strengthen our pack, but I had other plans. “Look, all I’m saying, Son, is this is an opportunity not only for you as an Alpha but for this pack. If I were the Alpha, I would do this in a heartbeat,” my father continued. “But you’re not, Father. I am,” I said, keeping my eyes on his. “I gave Alaia my word, and I’m not going back on it. Not for you, not for the council, not for anyone.” I wasn’t backing down from this. I made a promise, and I was sticking to it. “Just think about it, Son. That’s all I’m asking.” “Fine.” I got up from my seat and walked to open the door. “I need a minute alone to think about it.” He looked at me, shocked by my action. Being a former Alpha, he wasn’t used to someone telling him to leave his former office. Of course
ZIRATears fell down my face again today, and I hated it. Stupid emotions were taking over everything. I looked at my parents as if they were crazy. I have been preparing for this day for months, and now this. "This is not fair," I whined at my parents. "Please just talk to him and see if he'll let me go." My mom rubbed my back as Lisa put another plate of food before me. I pushed it out of the way. I wasn't in the mood for food. "For the last time, I'm not hungry.""That's a first," my brother laughed, trying to lighten the mood, and one glare from me shut him up quickly.Lisa took the plate and left. Thank Goodness. I didn't like her and wished I could get Mary back. "Mom, Dad. Please. I haven't missed this tradition since I was a kid." "We know, sweetie, but you're so close to giving birth, and we don't want you to drain all your energy." I started to protest, and she held up a finger. "We all know how you get during the snowball fights." I gasped at my mom. "Mom, it's a
ISAIAH I opened the door to my office just as I heard another door slam and Isabella screaming in frustration. I knew from the distance she was near Zira's room. I wondered what had happened now. "Isaiah, we need to talk," Isabella linked me. I sighed, not really in the mood to handle whatever drama she wanted to talk about. I had just come from a conversation with Alaia that didn't go as planned. I remembered going to her office to speak about something, but now I can't remember what it was. I last remembered her yelling about not believing her and slamming the door in my face. Believing her about what? I have the faintest idea. Dammit! What were we talking about? I knew it had to be important, but... "Hello...Earth to Isaiah?" Isabella was pacing in front of my desk, glaring at me. I didn't even realize I was sitting down. "How did I...when did you...wait, what's the problem?" Isabella sighed. "Come on, bro. I've been ranting for five minutes while you stare into la la land
ISAIAH Zira screamed and threw a plate full of food at the door. “I said I’m not hungry, you dimwit!” The plate was smashed to pieces only a few inches from where Lisa was standing. Lisa barely flinched as she began to pick up the mess. Her casual demeanor made me believe this was a routine between the two. I heard about she-wolves going through mood swings during their pregnancy, but this was more than I bargained for. She has snapped at everyone at least once or twice, and poor Lisa gets the bulk of it. This wasn’t like Zira at all. Nina, on the other hand, maybe. I’ve been giving her space, but these outbursts had to stop. “Zi, you need to eat,” I said, stepping around the mess to get closer to her to block her view of Lisa. Zira looked like she was going to attack Lisa at any moment. “Doctor Callie says you need to build up your strength.” “Right, Alpha Isaiah,” she said sarcastically. “Just enough strength to move from this corner of the room to the other. Thank you for