Maddox’s POV I could have intervened in the diner, but Lottie needed the confidence to fight her own battles. As Luna, this is a skill she needs to hone. If that was the girl from school that Parker was telling me about, she was lucky I was there. If I wasn’t, I was not sure Lottie would have held back. Then again, if I wasn’t there, Lottie may not have been in the diner. I wondered why Lottie was organizing flowers for her mom. But I guess it’s just something they do in their family, so we picked up the flowers from the florist. I found the interaction between Lottie and the florist exceptionally bizarre, especially when he winked at her. I think if he were a young man, I would have thought he was trying to flirt with my mate. But he was extremely old, like in his 70s. Xavier was not worried about him running off with her either. Lottie explained to me that she and the florist, Mr. Johnson, had had the same interaction every year, with the same words spoken and gestur
Xavier’s Pov It’s a shame this isn’t a real hunt. I would enjoy taking down an Alpha Wolf. But Maddox keeps reminding me I am only about to trap him. He doesn’t need the stress of the Wolf Council breathing down his neck for attacking another Alpha for no reason. Every time I think I see a wolf in the woods, I think it’s him, but it’s not. It’s just another wolf, searching, or maybe it is one of the patrol wolves. Regardless, they are making this difficult. I also have no way of communicating with pack members to stay out of my way. It was getting dark when I heard howling. I guess someone spotted him. I ran to the sound of the howling wolves and I saw him. He is big, he is definitely black, but he is old and looks tired. “Found him. Follow the howling wolves.” I mind linked Saxon. I keep my eye on Alpha’s wolf until Saxon arrives. We need strength in numbers to trap him safely. Saxon always appears on my right side, just like Parker is always on Maddox’s right side.
Caren’s POV I went upstairs after breakfast with my mom, Lottie, and Maddox. I was really upset at the thought of Lottie moving away. We have always been there for each other. What would I do without her, while I am stuck here with our mom? I mean, I love her, but to be stuck with her and no one else. I may go crazy. I walked over to my dresser to get ready for my day. After all, it is the day before my birthday. Out of nowhere, I started with the worst headache I have ever had in my life. It felt like my head was about to explode. I clenched my teeth because of the pain. The pain was so severe I couldn’t even yell. I put my hands to my head, trying to heal the ache a little, which has worked occasionally on smaller migraines in the past. When the pain eased a touch, I opened my eyes. I saw my reflection in the dresser mirror. It was the same as always, but my eyes. My eyes are green, but right now they are glowing green. I leaned on the dresser top, pushing my face clo
Lottie’s POV I watched mom leave Caren’s bedroom, I then sneaked in. We would do this when we were kids. For any reason, we were scared, had a bad day or we just wanted to talk. I also think we just wanted a hug. As we got older and physically bigger, we struggled to get two people in our small beds and our sleepovers had just stopped. That was until last night when Caren climbed into bed with me, but tonight I was worried about my sister, so I climbed into bed with her. My big sis, who I love so much and would probably die if anything happened to her, are my thoughts. I fell asleep too. That is until I got pushed out of her bed. My first thought was ‘that bitch’ as I lay on the wooden floor. But I could hear Caren in the bathroom struggling to breathe, and I immediately felt guilty. She then ran downstairs. I jumped up and ran after her. “Mom” I screamed as I followed my sister, who ran outside. Her whole body was shaking. Mom is beside me in a few seconds. “Car...”
Lottie’s POV It feels like I’ve been running forever. I know the territory, but I think I don’t know where she could have gone. My mind is just all over the place. I just need to find her before anything else does. When I ran around a boulder, I nearly crashed into a girl wearing a blue dress. I stopped suddenly and froze, looking at her “kneel.” My inner voice screamed at me. What? Why? “Kneel” she screams again. This time I do as I am told and kneel. The girl approached me. She is slim and has long brown hair. She delicately takes hold of my head and whispers, “I’m allowing the gift to be used before its time, but only once.” I was about to let her know that I didn't think she had the right person, but when I looked up, she was gone. I glanced all around, but she was nowhere to be seen. I stood up, determined to keep searching for my sister. “Danger” my voice screams loudly in my head. Before I could react, a wolf shoved me against the boulder. I had to gr
Maddox’s POV I spent the night in wolf form next to an irate Alpha Hudson. Every sound Xavier was on point. I am not sure he slept much at all. He was extremely restless. Something was bothering him, but when I asked him, he didn’t seem to know. In the morning, Parker walked into the valley with a breakfast for Alpha Hudson and me. He slipped one into the cage and headed in my direction, which was when Xavier gave me back control of our body. I put some shorts on while I was eating. “How was your evening?” I asked my brother. “Informative,” he says, looking around us. “I spent the evening being entertained by the Beta’s oldest daughter, Ella Thorne. She was a bundle of energy and liked to chat.” He looked around the valley and nodded towards one warrior walking around. I nodded, acknowledging what he meant. He wants to have a private conversation, where no one can hear what he is about to say. “According to Ella, her dad has been Beta here for nearly 18 years. He only came
Millie’s POV I have been hiking for hours and have not come across either of my girls. They have to be somewhere, I tell myself as I sit, having a drink of water. When I heard growling coming from behind the trees, ‘crap’ is what I thought to myself. My only hope is that they think I am a lost hiker and leave me alone. There are not many human disappearances in these parts, mainly because no one wants the human authorities wandering around the area. I text Lottie ‘911’, hoping she knows I need help and can track me using our family app. Aidan told me once that wolves love a chase, so unless you are confident you can get away, but your best bet is to climb, hoping they will get bored. If they think I am a human who has climbed a tree, they won’t stick around as they usually have a job to do. As soon as I spotted a tree that I may be able to climb, I ran towards it. But I didn’t make it very far before a wolf snapped its jaws on my trouser leg and was dragging me along
Caren’s Pov I have been staring at that stupid tracking app for hours. It was getting beyond a joke. I am literally tapping out a text to Maddox when Parker comes bursting through the door. “Lottie needs you. NOW” he practically screams at me while grabbing my wrist and dragging me out of the house towards his SUV. If Lottie needs me, he doesn’t need to drag me. I would go at any pace. Deana asks who Lottie is. I gave her a brief summary of who my twin sister is. Deana doesn’t quite understand the dynamics of our sisterhood and I am not in the right mindset to explain it to her. I told her I would explain it all to her later, but right now, what she needs to do right now is to trust me. What I also know right now is that if Lottie needs me this desperately, there is a situation only my witch powers can deal with. But I haven’t used them since Deana arrived and I don’t know how strong they are. I pray to Hecate that I still have enough witch left in me to handle whateve