They screamed and felt their hearts pounding against their chests. Their nails dug painfully into the soft foam and their eyes were vastly expanded. Lola screamed and Melissa slammed the pillow onto her face and buried her screams into the velvet cover.“How are you not scared right now?” Melissa asked, her voice muffled by the pillow that she refused to remove from her face- it acted like a protective barrier between her and the demons on the screen.Ed chucked gravely and turned with the brightest smile.He shrugged and pouted his lips. “I don't get scared easily, especially by things that are contained in a TV,” the girls shivered and Lola whined as she pressed herself onto Melissa.“I wish,” she said and burrowed closer to Melissa who was pressed further against Ed. He didn't mind being squished against the side of the couch because he loved her closeness and to feel as though he was protecting her the more she pressed onto him.Ed reached around, his hand tugged against her waist
The sun rose and banished the clouds from the sky. It was a blue morning as they called it in Wild Cliff when the clouds were gone. It didn't happen often but when it did, everyone was outside.Lola and Melisssa woke up to an email from their professors asking where they'd been the last few days. They knew by now that if they couldn't get a hold of Lola, Melissa was their biggest chance of reaching out to her.She groaned and pressed her face into the pillow while Melissa stirred awake next to her and tossed the phone down the bed.“The sun’s out,” Melissa said against her pillow. The sun was lighting up the whole room and the girls were messily spread out on the bed.“I know,” Lola said, her voice muffled by her arm.They had been staying at Melissa’s house for the past three days after the harvest moon festival, hiding in her bed with snacks and board games.These few days had been nothing short of an escape for Lola and Melissa was happy to help her.“Is today the day we face reali
Was there a right thing to say when being told that your husband's ex-girlfriend was moving back? Not only to the same town but also the same house. And that she was single because her mate had been killed.Lola was standing in shock trying to find the right words.“I-I’m sorry for your loss,” Lola said. Lavina smiled through the tears and buried her nose in the napkin.“Let’s talk outside,” Jax said and guided Lola out of the study.They walked out of the mansion and around the big estate to the edge of the hill.“I’m sorry to spring all of this on you like this but she’s a mess and she’s alone now,”Lola shook her head.“I understand, you don't have to explain yourself.” She said.They walked to the bench overlooking the townhouses and sat down. Lola’s leg brushed against Jax’s and in a moment of discomfort, she folded one leg over the other to create a distance.“How does it feel to have her back?” She asked. Jax shrugged his shoulders and smiled but he had caught the gesture, watc
Lola woke up alone in the guest room with the drapes drawn in darkness.Her head fell heavy down on the pillow and it was near impossible to get out of bed, even the idea was too much for her exhausted mind to handle.She touched her waist where the wood had staked her that night in the barn- her fingers moved up over her shoulder where the metal bar had stabbed straight through her and she graced her fingers over every part that had been wounded but where nothing showed. All reminders of her wounds were gone except for the mental scars that would forever be burned onto her bones.She knew she couldn't stay in bed forever but it was safe in here and she didn't have to face Jax or Lavina.Her phone lit up next to her and she saw Melissa’s name.“Hello?”“Hi! Are you just now getting up?” Melissa asked.“I wasn't planning on getting up so technically, no,”“Meet me in town in ten. We’re having coffee and I'm going to tell you all about my lake date.”Lola flew up in bed and cast the cov
Lola felt like the air was being sucked from her lungs and the floor was being pulled away from under her feet. Melissa tried to grab her attention but it was futile, all Lola saw was Jax’s gleaming smile and the beautiful girl on his arm.“Jealousy doesn't become you,” Ash’s gravely voice brought her back and her eyes cast down on the floor.He moved closer so his arm brushed against her.“Don’t stare, it’ll just feed the delight,”“What?” Lola said.“They want a reaction, don't give them one. Trust Jax’s feelings for you, it’s the only choice you have,”“But look at them,” Lola said.“They kind of are the picture-perfect couple aren't they?” Ash cocked his head.Melissa slammed her elbow into Ash’s side and shared her deep scowl.“Ouch,” he groaned.“Remember how hurt you were when I told you that I didn't trust you?" Lola asked.Ash didn’t answer but she saw in his eyes that he remembered, they both did and it wasn’t a pain they would gladly relive.“I’m going to ask you something
Lola had the dress on and left the guest room. She had applied just a thin layer of makeup and put her hair half up. It wasn't anything fancy but she felt confident enough to face the entire pack.It was still baffling to her how everyone here except for Melissa and her were werewolves.She walked downstairs and heard Ash’s voice echoing through the hall.“Melissa!” He stood in the hallway with something in his hand and flushed cheeks.“Is everything okay?” Lola asked.“Melissa got a phone call and bolted somewhere, she dropped this on the way. Can you give it to her when you see her?” His eyes were looking around distractedly and his hand shot out with the necklace towards Lola. The pendant pressed against her arm, and a burning pain shot out over her skin and d
Her heavy breaths could fan the face of every pack member in the crowd. She watched with tremors and weakness in her body as their judging eyes began to roll in dismissal.She turned her head an inch to the side, just to see Jax for a second and gain some courage.Lola looked and tried to meet his eyes, she just needed him to look at her for a moment but he seemed occupied. Her eyes followed Jax’s and she saw how he and Ash were having a stare down.Everyone was waiting, exaggerated sighs and nonchalant head tosses were pushing her luck on getting Jax’s attention.She drew a deep breath and filled her lungs before it all disappeared anew.“To lead is to trust, it is to believe in the ones who follow and trust that they see what you do not. As Luna, I devo
Lola walked upstairs without looking at anyone or anything that she passed. Jax was outside still enjoying the party thrown in his honor and everyone was congratulating him on this new journey and elevated status. The smell of alcohol and testosterone filled every inch of the mansion and made her nauseous as it seeped up her nose.She slammed the door behind her and was hit with the silence in the empty room. It was serene, beautiful, and quiet; the complete opposite of the madness going on outside.A knock on the door made her fall into the room but she held her breath in hopes that maybe the person would leave.Another knock echoed, slower this time and Lola pressed herself back against the bed.“You can hold your breath all you want but you can't quiet your heartbeat,”