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
~Selene~ I wrote down my feelings in my journal and placed them away. I had to be careful about what I wrote down in case Damien or one of his people ever found it. I had left Stephanie's room after telling her everything that we had found out and she seemed relieved to hear that there was a plan- or sort of a plan, in the making. I had gotten all my thoughts out and knew that Steph had eaten and gained some energy, so now I was just tapping my fingers on my desk. I got up and ran my hands through my hair before flipping my head over and grabbing all my hair. I put it in a high ponytail but jerked up quickly when I heard the door open. Dave stepped inside and looked like he had had a rough day. He forced a smile and closed the door behind him. ”How did it go?” I asked as I tied the hair tie around my ponytail. He nodded his head and slumped down on the bed. He cupped his hands and leaned his arms on his knees. ”We have Bella on our side,” My eyes narrowed and my jaw clen
After I had showered earlier I reapplied makeup to the mark but as I began to sweat and Damien's hand rubbed against the area, I was worried that it would get smudged. I tried to stand as still as possible and to calm myself so that the sweating stopped. Damien's fingers were so tangled in my hair that it felt like my scalp was being torn from my skull. I tried thinking about something calm but nothing in my life was calm right now. Everyone I knew was either in danger, locked up, or repressed. Something free and calm, what the hell could I think about? Rascal, it hit me, my horse was still free. He was waiting for me, that ride we’d had together with Meredith when he just ran and I bounced on his back. My hair flowed in the wind and the wind graced my skin. He was my calm, my freedom, thinking about him helped control my nerves. The pain eased up a bit and I stopped sweating which was the important part. Thanks, buddy. Damien's thumb dragged over my lips and I held his gaz
The chandelier that hung on the ceiling started shaking, and the crystals fell one by one and bounced against the marble floors. ”Babe,” Sam grabbed my arm, smoke formed around his fingers and he yanked it back. ”You fucked her.” The paintings on the walls, the curtains that hang from the high ceiling, and the lamps on the walls all started shaking. ”Stop, please. Do something,” He said and looked at his brother. The lamp came crashing down, and the guards moved out of the way but a few crystals penetrated their skin. Two paintings fell to the floor and the curtain flowed down from its hangers like a velvet-red waterfall. ”Vanessa, that’s enough.” I looked at Damien but the anger was getting out of control and I didn't care who got hurt or what I did, I needed a release. The glass on the windows shattered and the splinter fell behind me. ”Vanessa!” Sam screamed and stepped toward me with widened eyes. ”Tell me the truth!” ”Fine, yes, I slept with her!” I drew in my finge
I couldn't tell whether that had been a memory or a dream but when I woke up I felt happy. Smoothing was slowly starting to fill me with warm light and something that told me things would be okay. Although it could've been just a dream, and I was fooling myself by acting as though it was more. I sighed and got up from the bed. It was morning and Damien hadn't gotten back yesterday. His side of the bed was still made and no one had laid there, and if he had come back, I would've woken up. The sun shone brightly and for a second it felt like nothing had happened like Damien had never come and the Royals were downstairs eating breakfast. But one glimpse outside and reality smacked me in the face. The warriors were patrolling every inch of the grounds, our pack members were getting antsy and angrier by each day and some who had tried to retaliate had lost their lives. The entire atmosphere had shifted from what it had been before they came. Everyone was walking on eggshells or plottin
2 days left… There were two days left, I was walking around the estate and taking everything in. I had to close my eyes in order to actually relax. Wherever you looked you could see Damiens warriors eyeing everything they passed. I was starting to think that they had a genetic condition that made it impossible for them to smile. They never moved a single facial muscle. They looked like creepy dolls where only the eyes follow you around the room. My body shook from the thought and I went around to the stables. Emma had gone to the cellars to tell them about the plan and hopefully have them onboard with everything. I begged her to not tell anyone else about what had happened with me, Dave and Damien. I needed that to be a well-kept secret that no one ever found out about. She promised after a few minutes of beginning on my part. Apparently, she thought the king and queen should know, even Percy because it would make them keener on ending him. Though I doubted they would need th
I was now looking at him in utter confusion. Damien wanted me to mind-link Percy but he knew that I had no wolf. You also couldn't mink-link someone you weren't connected to and you were connected only to your pack members. ”Now, Selene,” He said and leaned down his head. His other hand slid up my leg and gripped my waist as he pushed me back onto the rock. ”I can’t,” I said in a breath and was starting to fear Damien. I hadn't feared him before, the mark made it so that I thought I loved him but now when the mark was gone, I knew him for who he was and he was dangerous. ”Close your eyes.” I hesitated but Damien's eyes narrowed and it felt like he was staring into my soul. I closed my eyes and took a deep shaky breath. ”Now, focus on him, see him, and then you talk to him,” He was losing his mind. Nevertheless, I tried but I got nothing. ”I- I can’t,” I stuttered and opened my eyes. Damien's jaw clicked, his hand came up and he roughly gripped my chin and tilted my head bac
I gasped and my breathing sped up as I steadied myself. This was definitely not like riding a horse. His fur was thick and glossy, there were patches where some fur was missing and hadn't grown back but overall he was majestic in both size and color. Damiens wolf took off and I held on hard and leaned forward. Something about him running through the fields, and the wind slapping me in the face was oddly satisfying. He ran much faster than Rascal and his turns were calculated and expertly executed as he ran down the hills, over the fields, and jumped over anything that was in his way including cars. ”Okey, slow down,” He was running toward the school but he wasn't easing up on the speed. ”Damien, slow down you’re coming in too fast!" I screamed but he didn't listen. People were jumping out of the way and pushing each other to the side and screaming as he rummaged through town. ”Damien!” A guttural scream rang out as he closed in on the school. People inside were looking out in s