Empty. That was the first word that came to mind when Emma asked me that question. I couldn't tell her that though, it sounded weird. I was happy. ”I’m happy,” I said. ”Okay, happiness is good, but how do you feel?” ”I feel-” I looked around the room. ”-Like something is missing,” I whispered. ”I-” The door burst open and both me and Emma jumped to our feet. ”Leave.” Emma's eye met the floor and her head bowed. She quickly went around Damien and disappeared out of the room. He was tall, and big, and was taking up nearly the entire door frame. His eyes were yellow and his lips were pressed tightly. Damien closed the door behind him and then took slow steps toward me. His eyes were pinning me to the spot and I was afraid to look away from him. His hand came up and cupped my cheek as he inhaled deeply. Damien's hand went around my head and he grabbed a fistful of my hair. I yelped as my head was pulled back. ”Get on your knees.” I was kneeling in front of him, his e
The stables were empty and all the horses were out on the fields. We walked past the boxes and out on the back where there were stacks of hay piled all around. We climbed up on a ladder and looked at each other, both of us laughing as we pushed off and landed on the soft piles. I clutched my stomach when I couldn't stop laughing. They grew louder and I couldn't help myself as I rolled over. I sat up and looked at Emma. She was laughing too but hers died down. I couldn't stop. I continued laughing hysterically and my cheekbones were starting to ache. Emma looked at me worriedly and moved closer. My eyes started watering and my stomach contracted even more. ”Selene?” Her voice was soft and caring and her hand reached out. My hands were grasping onto the hay and I shook my head. The laughs gradually turned to cries and the loudest sob started uncontrollably overtaking me. The tears ran and I was screaming. My mouth parted widely and I was pulling my hair. My breaths were becomi
Meredith walked up to the bars. She eyed Emma and nodded her head. ”I was looking into that before Damien arrived with his pack. I met with a witch doctor a few times and told her about Selene. According to her, it shouldn't be possible for a person born of Royal blood to not be gifted a wolf. It simply shouldn’t. She said that if this was the case then there had to be another reason, something external that is prohibiting her wolf from connecting with Selene.” Emma's eyes fell and her shoulders twitched in a shrug. ”Like what? What can I do?” She asked sounding exhausted. If something else was keeping Selenes' wolf dormant then it shouldn't be that hard to fix. It meant that she had a wolf, they just weren't connected. ”You have to find that external factor,” Meredith said. ”How?” She shook her head. ”I was looking into that before all of this happened. I couldn't find out what it was. The doctor said it could be magic, some elixir, herbs, so many different things could b
I heard steps coming toward us and turned my head. A man came running from behind the trees and stopped when he saw Bella lying on the ground. He raised his head, his blonde hair was flowing in the wind and he was sporting a fresh black eye. He rose a brow and pouted his lips. ”Nice,” he scoffed and turned his head to me. ”Am I gonna get to meet the artist of this masterpiece,” ’What the hell?’ He has to be a pack member ’Which means he’s on our team’ We don't know that for sure ’So let’s find out’ We shifted back into human form and I stood there naked in front of the man who clearly hated Bella as much as us. ”Here,” he took off his shirt and tossed it to me. It hung down to my knees like a dress and I smiled gratefully when I looked back up at him. ”Thanks.” I said and stepped toward him. ”Who are you?” ”I’m Emma. My Alpha is Alpha Percy and I'm a member of the Lycan pack. Your turn,” He smirked and put his hands in his pockets. ”I’m Dave. I’m Selene’s fri
Bella's eyes fell to my neck and her brows furrowed. Her jaw tensed and she turned around without another word and left the room. I walked over to the mirror and looked at my neck. Damiens mark was fading. I ran my fingers over it softly and it wasn't warm anymore. That’s why I cared about Percy, that’s what this mark was doing to me. Oh my god. This mark is making me not care about anyone other than Damien. That’s what Emma told me to fight. If he found out, he’d mark me all over again. Bella was going to tell him. I ran out into the hall and saw her by the stairs. ”Wait,” I grabbed her arm and yanked her back. I saw the flesh wounds when her shirt rose, they were healing but they still looked gruesome, she had been in a fight. ”Don’t tell him about-” I placed my finger on the mark because I knew that if I said it, someone would hear and Damien would know within seconds. ”I don’t think you’ve fully grasped how this works. We don't get to decide,” She seethed. ”But you
Emma and Dave had gone off to see if they could find anything in Vanessas' house. I wasn't even sure if she really lived there or if the house would’ve disappeared as her father had. Magic was fucked up. There were too many ways to mess with someone for me to be comfortable with it. For now, I had to find some sort of comfort in knowing that Percy would be okay. I couldn't tell whether it was because he was my previous Alpha or our history together that made me care so much. But I didn't want him hurt. I had to play Damien while they were gone. Whatever he asked or did, I had to just nod my head and obey him. The thought alone disgusted me but I was hoping that it wouldn't show once he was close. Something tugged inside of me and I felt him. The mark wasn't fully gone yet so it still had some effect. The door opened up and Damien stepped in. I was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a book that I pretended to read. He walked over and got in between my legs. He leaned down,
~Emma~ Walking through the woods and past all the warriors was a task in itself. I hadn't been here before so I had no idea who was with Damien and who was on our team. Luckily, Dave knew and it seemed like a lot of the people we passed were actually part of this pack. Damiens warriors were more on the borders and closer to the castle as well as in town to keep everyone in check. We made our way out onto a patch where several cottages were lined up but only one truly stood out. It was a bit more fallen and damaged than the others and it didn't look like whoever lived here looked after it. The brown chipped wood and the broken board on the porch were in deep need of some love and care. ”This is it,” Dave said and stepped on the squeaking boards. He opened the door and we stepped in. She had to have had some hex over the place when Selene was here or she would've told me how badly damaged it was. There were layers of dust in every corner of the house that I saw. The racks in t
Bella was eyeing me cautiously. Her eyes were narrowed and I could almost hear the wheels in her head going round from all the thinking. ”How?” ”I can make sure of it. Selene is needed here, Percy was willing to let go of her once, he’ll do it again if he thinks it’s for the best. I can get Selene on board too,” my heart clenched in my chest but I knew that if it came down to it, Selene would give Percy up. She didn't know what the rest of us did, she had no idea that Percy was her mate. And if I had to keep it from her to save her life, then that’s what I would do. ”The second she gains her wolf, she’s going to search after Percy, she’s going to recognize him as her mate,” ”Not if she doesn't know that he exists. Selene doesn't know that she and Percy are mates and if you choose to help, I will make sure she doesn't find out. She would sooner reject him than lose her pack and family anyways so there is no way for this to go wrong,” I could hear Dave's heavy breathing from behi