Elly There were so many thoughts and emotions fighting in Elly’s head she didn’t know where to begin to process them all. Every pair of eyes in the kitchen were on her and she couldn’t take it. A splitting pain went through her head and she pushed away from the table and ran to her room. By the time she got in the room and slammed the door, she felt something warm and wet on her face. She wiped the back of her hand across her face and pulled it away to see blood smeared across her skin. “Great, just what I needed.” She said to herself as she moved toward the bathroom. Before she could find a towel there was a knock at the door that sent panic through her. All of their explanations seemed so convenient. There was something familiar about Cecily but she had spent her entire life believing Rebekah’s lies. “Elly, are you okay?” Amber poked her head in the door. Her eyes grew wide when she saw the blood on Elly’s face. “You’re bleeding!” She rushed in and pulled Elly into the bathroom.
Darren It was total bullshit. All of it. From the moment Darren met Cecily he knew she was trouble. There was something about her face that rubbed him the wrong way. Something beyond that fake smile she kept plastered on. First, she interrupted his time with Elly. Then all of a sudden Elly has a sleeping spell. There was no way she could accomplish that without help. She wasn’t even interested in magic. That crazy bitch kidnapped his girl and now she had the audacity to lie to his face. Private property? Bullshit. When his family moved to the area they did their research. There were no covens around. There weren’t even any owners of the land around them. It belonged to the bank. So either they were squatting or they moved there sometime after Darren and his family. Either way, it was a problem. “Well? Is she there?” His mother asked for the third time since he came back to the car. Of the three of them, he was the only one that had enough power left to do a locator spell. “I’m posi
Elly Wood and fire rained down. Elly shielded her face as she tried to catch her breath. People were rushing around pulling each other up off the ground. A pang of fear cut through her. Where was Amber? Static filled the air. The hair on her arms stood straight up. Amber groaned and sat up, Elly gasped as she saw her long hair standing straight up. She lunged at her making the two of them roll as lightning slammed into the ground right where they were just sitting. she looked around and saw continuous streams of electricity hitting the ground all around them. Screams came from the other side of the field. Cecily and Austin spread out and began organizing people. Within minutes there was a shield forming overhead. The lightning strikes crashed against an invisible wall. The current spiraled out, unable to reach the ground. “Amber start getting everyone that’s injured into the barn.” Cecily’s voice echoed around like it was coming from a loudspeaker. Elly looked up and saw her eyes g
Rowan It should be impossible for a werewolf to hate the moon. Just thinking about it made Rowan feel like he was turning his back on the Moon Goddess herself. But how else was he supposed to feel when it was constantly used to hurt him and his people? The moon meant everything to them. Even Eris didn’t look forward to the pack runs under the full moon anymore. How could he? Kara always cooked up fresh hell for them to have to navigate. The morale of his pack was severely suffering. No destined mates, no luna, no full moon celebrations. At this point, the only thing keeping people from leaving or from other packs from attacking was the fear of the witches. Something had to give. Rowan rushed to hop in the shower and change clothes. He didn’t bother to unpack when he got there. He got distracted pretty quickly. On his way out he looked around for the girl, Elly. Something about her pulled his attention to her. Even her smell was captivating. “Do you think she could be our mate?” He
Rowan “Oh shit Alpha! The coven is being attacked!” Fox’s words froze Rowan in place. “They’re what?!” He asked in disbelief. He was just there, there was no way anyone from Silver Moon knew about Elly. “There’s lightning raining down on everything.” Rowan leaned over the table. This couldn’t be happening. If they got the girl already it was over for the pack. “The girl, Fox. Is she safe? Is it Silver Moon?” Lucas squeezed his shoulder and held up a hand reminding him to take a deep breath. “I don’t see anyone yet. If it was Silver Moon I think there’d be more than a light show.” There was the rustling of leaves and panting. He must have been running through the trees. “I can’t get a scent. Too much smoke and burning wood. They’re holding off the attack…wait, I see the girl. I didn’t know she could do magic.” He said in awe. Rowan bristled. “She just stopped a huge fireball by waving her arm at it. Magic is fucking cool sometimes.” A low growl slipped out of his throat before he
Lucas Asking for help from another pack was a huge risk. They used to have a great relationship with Moon Valley Pack but that was a long time ago. In the last few years the alpha, Ollie, quit talking to them. That hurt both Lucas and Rowan. Ollie and his beta were like family. It would have been nice to at least know why they wouldn’t respond but they found that if something strange happened it was usually because of a witch. This wasn’t the time for hurt feelings. Lucas dialed the official number for the packhorse. After a few rings, someone finally answered. “Working late again Ollie? Your mate is going to be mad at you.” Said Lucas. “She would be if she weren’t working right beside me.” Lucas sighed. It was nice to hear the familiar voice. They had gone too long without being able to contact anyone outside their pack. “What do I owe the honor of this conversation?” Asked Ollie. “Not just conversation, full-blown visit. I’ll be knocking at your borders shortly. Mind telling your
Elly The powder Darren used was unlike anything Elly experienced before. It burned her nose and throat with every breath. At first, she barely noticed his lips crashing into hers. He pulled her bottom lip between his teeth and bit down making her scream. The second her lips parted he thrust his tongue into her mouth. The room spun around her as she pulled away, desperate to catch her breath. “I knew you wanted this just as much as I did.” His lips made their way from her mouth down to her jaw and neck. Elly blinked repeatedly to clear the mist from her eyes. She wanted this? No, but that’s what he said so it must be true. She squinted at her surroundings. They weren’t in the church like she thought they would be. Wait, why did she think they would be in the church. He bit down on her shoulder making her cry out. His laugh filled her ears as he sucked on her neck with more enthusiasm than before. Elly closed her eyes and remembered how much she enjoyed the sensation. She remembered l
Elly The fire roared around the house. The barrier blocked them from touching the house but it did very little for stopping the heat. Sweat beaded on Elly’s forehead as it was beginning to get more difficult to breathe. Smoke pressed against the barrier, thankfully, unable to get through to them. “I don’t know how much longer I can maintain the barrier,” Darren said through gritted teeth. “We have to do something, fast.” Sweat poured down his chest. By the looks of the dark shadows spreading under his eyes the barrier would be falling sometime soon. Even if he could outlast the flames he wouldn’t be able to outlast the onslaught of attacks from the werewolves. Elly’s grip tightened around Amber as her mind raced to find a way out. She could use her blood. But to do what exactly? Even if they made it through the barrier there was still the fire and the angry werewolves. “We need to go to the basement, now.” Rebekah and Jonah came into the kitchen, their features a mirror of Darren’s