Chapter 37 – Gas Station
The drive went by quickly as Moira and Keagan caught up on their separated lives. We laughed as Keagan told us about the first time he shifted when he was fourteen, describing how he had woken up with his room torn to shreds, and tufts of blond fur strewn across his floor. Keagan told Moira about the times her mother had come to visit him, and how she used whatever power she had to protect him as he learned to control his wolf throughout his early teens. He said that Ginger had studied all she could on werewolves to try and help him, and while he knew the basics because of her, he still had no idea what it was like to be in a pack, and had never actually met another werewolf besides his mother who had died long before he even knew what he was. I watched as tears shined in Moira’s’ soft brown eyes as she fought to hold them in, her emotions running high as they talked about the past. Beyond the sadness though, I knew Moi
Chapter 38 - SisterI tried to scream as long pointed teeth twisted up into a wicked smile, but the sound caught in my throat as ice cold terror wrapped itself around my lungs. I was frozen in place, trapped like I was caught in a night terror. I willed my body to move, but only managed to let out a strangled whimper from the effort.I could see my own wide and terrified green eyes reflecting in the creatures’ white ones, the light from my palm causing the vision to look distorted in the dim light.“Sisster.” Its sharp voice taunted me, and my knees went weak at the sound as it ripped through my body. I fought to keep standing, at I stared back into its unnerving milky white eyes. It’s taunt skin looking even tighter around it’s pointed face than from what I remembered, as it lifted a gnarled hand towards me. I swore it’s stretched smile widened, black saliva staining the tips of the sharp incisors; as it brought i
Chapter 39 - Light“I cannot be a queen of a bunch of monsters.” I laughed out loud, waiting for Simon to cast me some sort of smirk showing that he was just messing with me. When his face remained sharp as stone though, fear began to raise its angry tendrils through my chest. “I barely got away from them before, and you think I’m going to be able to control all of them?” My soft soprano rose to a high pitch at the end, proving my discomfort with the situation. Flashes of being pulled away in the cave by Moira pushed themselves to the forefront of my mind, all of them scrambling to get at me, long claws extended towards us. I shivered involuntarily, unable to get the disturbing images to stop their pillage through my brain. “I mean, they came after Moira and I. They would have absolutely killed me if they got ahold of me.”“I actually don’t think that’s the case.” Moira’s mousy voice
Chapter 40 - ShadowsThe world stopped for a split moment as the large black car appeared again beside us. It was almost as if I watching a movie through someone else’s eyes as the front fenders of the vehicles made contact, and Simon lost control of the car. Someone screamed in terror, as the car shifted and rolled to the right, flipping almost poetically onto its roof, and sliding the rest of the way down the road before coming to a grinding and sparking stop. My dark hair fell above me, falling onto to roof of the car in a coiled puddle, as I hung upside down from my seat belt. I watched as thick drops of crimson slid down a few strands, disappearing into the mess of obsidian. My vision began to tunnel, the edges turning black, as my head began to swim.A loud crack pulled me from my trance, and I whipped my head to the driver’s seat to see Simon had already freed himself from his seatbelt, and was crouched onto the roof. A large gash acros
Chapter 41 – Horror NovelWe ran for what seemed like hours, always on the road and never in the woods. When the sun finally dipped down into late afternoon, my entire body ached and sweat poured down my limbs from the sun beating down on us. My hands were shaking with the effort of gripping onto Simon’s mane, and my head was still spinning from the accident.As Simon came to a slow trot, and then a stop, I took a second to look around us. The road stretched out for miles, barren and empty as it had been since we had left the shadows, and Moira behind us. The forest continued to stretch itself out on either side of the roadway, but now it seemed less ominous, and more of an invitation to come and sit under its shaded trees. Simon had taken every twist and turn he could find, leaving us not only in the middle of nowhere, but also far from the path that we were supposed be following before.I slid from his back, slowly lowering myself to
Chapter 42 - Crow*Marcus*The sun had fell hours before, leading into the dark and damp night. My footsteps just barely sounded through the large stone hallway as I moved swiftly through the maze of corridors that lead to the infirmary. A puzzling message from the doctor had set me on edge, and I had to wait be to separated from the prince to move towards the meeting room.The crow is here – F.T.That’s all it had said. My mind had quickly flashed to the small, short brown-haired girl that had been invading my dreams for the last couple nights. Her timid smile and playful brown eyes setting my heart on fire even though she was a hundred miles away. Watching her leave in that car, dust flying behind the tires, was almost crippling as I was left behind. It was as if the softest parts of me left with her, leaving only the broken solider behind. The only thing keeping me here was the thought of her being safe as far away from her un
Chapter 43 – The FarmerEvery crunch and crack through the woods had me on edge as I travelled alone down the road. It had been hours, or had at least felt like hours, since Simon had left me with some vague instructions and a pat on the head. What I wouldn’t give right now to be able to sprout wings and take off in whatever direction I chose. Instead, I’m stuck walking down an empty road, in a heat so thick that every part of my body had a thick sheen of sweat covering it. I’m sure that if I could catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror, my hair would be sticking out in every direction, the curls springing around my head from the heat as they attempted to escape their prison that was the ponytail. Not that I had anyone to impress anyway.I knew I was getting close to the little town Simon had told me about when the forest began to give way to large open fields, and large cattle roamed around wooden fences. Small houses began to appe
Chapter 44 - Return*Simon*He should have been here by now.I paced back and forth through the shadows of the woods. It was easy to find the spot on the road where Keagan and Moira had been taken, even though wrecked car we had abandoned had already been taken away by whatever authority patrolled these roads. Large skid marks from sliding tires ran across the hot pavement, and a chill in the air left from the ghosts of the vampires led me right to where I should have been meeting Keagan.Leaves crackled under my dark boots, as I wore a slow path on the soft earth beneath them. The doctor was clear on his plan. He would approach the rouge pack, offer his services, and when they accepted and let their guard down, he would set off a sort of silver bomb of his own creation. Causing hopefully enough mass chaos that it would give him enough time to free Keagan and send him my way. He had left three days prior, and I was supposed to have Keagan in my custody th
Chapter 45 – Drip Drip. Drip. Drip. The sound of water hitting stone echoed through my ears, and I struggled to lift my heavy eyelids. It felt as though someone had placed hundred-pound padlocks on them, locking them closed. Drip. Drip. Drip. Moisture misted my face, and I could feel the soft droplets as they travelled down my forehead. My mind was fuzzy, swirls of colors dancing through my head as I attempted to organize them into neat piles that made some semblance of sense. Drip. Drip. Drip. I could feel something scratchy brushed up against my cheek, like I was laying on an old burlap sack. Funny, as I felt like as though I was a sack of potatoes laying in a cold cellar. A loud bang boomed around me, and my eyes fluttered, still unable to open, but more movement than I was able to pull from them. I couldn’t place what the loud sound was, but my head was spinning, and I was sure I could slip right back into un
Chapter 56“Witches have been gone for over a hundred years Fern.” Terran spoke first, breaking the tension in the silent room. “They were killed in the wars so many years ago.”“How did they obtain their magic Terran?” My mother challenged, “I know you have some history books in this den of yours.” Terran let out an annoyed growl at her, and shook his head like a dog shaking water out of his fur. The action almost funny if it wasn’t for the seriousness of the situation.“They were normal humans that were gifted magic by the moon. From what I understand, there was no rhyme or reason to it, and sometimes it wasn’t even passed through bloodlines if the child was deemed unworthy.” Callum said, cocking his head to the side in thought.“This is nonsense.” I added, looking between the three of them. “I’ve never done a damn witchy thing in my life. What do witches even do anyway, cast curses at people who glare at them?” I waggled my fingers at Callum, and he jumped back as if I was throwing
Chapter 55 I let out a war cry as I lunged for the women standing in the entryway of the Alpha’s office. Throwing my earth magic out in a quick blast around me, I formed deep trenches between everyone else in the room and the devil I set my sites on. No one was going to get in my way. I heard someone yelling my name, but let it skitter through my brain as I closed in on the brunette. Fingers flying out and wrapping tightly around her thin neck, before slamming her against the wall. She was taller than I was, but I pressed into her just the same, forcing her into the plaster hard enough to send pieces scattering in our wake. It was almost surprising that I didn’t push both of us through the wall with the sheer force I hit her with. I tightened my hand in a bruising grip around her soft skin, snarling like a beast close to her face. Sparks were flying around my fingertips, dancing against the milky color of her neck and I held back the urge to fry her completely. “How dare you.” The
Chapter 54 The Alpha called an emergency meeting with all of us, as well as his closest and most trusted wolves. We met in the safe conference room as the day before, and I tried my best not to think about how Simon and I had defiled was seemed like almost every inch of this room. The thoughts still circling my mind even as the Alpha, and his two men pinned us with fierce glares from across the table. “Do they have any weaknesses? Did they give you a timeline to when they would be here? How many are there?” Terran shot in rapid fire at me, and I tried to answer to the best of my ability, but to be honest, I knew little about the Children except for the short time in their cave, and the couple of visits they so graciously paid me. “Iron is a weakness, just like all Faerie.” I started, and thought about the chilling time Moira had just barely saved my life from the herd of them in the cave. “I was able to kill one with my magic, but I had used ev
Chapter 53 I woke wrapped in Simons body, so entwined that I didn’t know where he started and I ended. We had ended our little encounter in the office three orgasms later, and only after Keagan had awkwardly knocked on the door and told us to find a different room. We had ended up in Simon’s room shortly after, where he tucked me tightly into his body, and we both fell asleep in an exhausted and naked heap. His breath was even and warm against the skin of my neck, as he continued to sleep. He had chosen to leave the following week to meet Marcus at the gate with the two wolves of the Gold Moon Pack, and he needed as much peace as he could get before they began tracking down Moira in the absolute pits of hell. My heart squeezed uncomfortably at the thought of him going into danger without me, the thought of losing another person in my life scratching at the back of my mind. If he failed, I not only lost him, but Marcus and Moira as well. Everything about this was absolutely fucked,
Chapter 52 “We cannot send my pack into a vampire den with absolutely no information, or even knowing if your friend is still alive at this point. I understand that she is your family Keagan, but my hands are tied right now. My top priority is protecting this pack from Ben Avon, and that has proven to be much harder than any of us anticipated.” Terran said firmly, but not without sympathy. We had been at the Gold Moon pack for a week now; gathering strength and speaking to the Alpha about our plans for rescuing our sweet Moira from Alaric and his Night Walker clan. It had been a whirlwind of meetings, greeting the pack members, and finding time to curl up in one of the very large beds that Terran had offered to each of us in his personal home. Everything had come to a head when Marcus was able to get past Devin and Ben Avons’ defenses to send word that he had located the den of the vampires, and was going to begin preparations to move that way. Knowing that he would be going alone
Chapter 51 “Aspen.” His voice was rough, husky. The deep tones scraping against my head like a metal rake. Goosebumps chasing the magic that was wrapping and warping itself around my arms; rearing its head in protection against the monster in front of me. My fight or flight kicked in, and I began to struggle furiously against his arms that were holding me tight to his chest. I could hear my name being screamed repeatedly from behind me, but it was a dull noise as I struggled to get away. “Aspen Stop!” Devin’s voice came out in a strangled order, as I slammed my foot into the ground, forcing my magic down my leg and into the ground. Dust flew out from under my foot, and a booming crack sounded from underneath us. Then we were falling. My entire body pitched forward, and Devin’s arms loosening from around my waist. I pushed his chest away from me, putting distance between us before landing to the ground with a hard thump. My shoulder taking the brunt of the impact, as I landed on my
Chapter 50 – The GateWe travelled in a tight group through the darkening woods; Terran’s pack spread out around us in a defensive circle. Most of their wolves choosing to stick with their fur and teeth, rather than walk on two legs next to us. The few of them that had changed stood close to Terran, surveying every move we made as we walked closely behind the Alpha. Terran had paid them no mind though, and had kept Keagan next to him, speaking in quiet hushed whispers, as if their very presence would disturb the forest itself.“The pack village is only about a mile from here. Normally it’s much faster on four legs.” Terran spared us a glance, and small tilt of his lips. “We should be there in about ten minutes.”I nodded back at him, and he turned towards Keagan, keeping on the conversation that was too quiet for my ears to pick up. “Well,” I started, and looked up towards Simon’s face; his sapphire eyes glancing quickly to mine. “We aren’t dead yet.”I had meant it as a joke, but wa
Chapter 49 – Meet the AlphaWe were surrounded before Keagan’s words had sunk in. Six wolves of varying colors, each one larger than the next one, had moved in to block any chance of escaping.“Thanks for the heads-up” Simon said under his breath. He had pushed me behind him in an effort to place himself between me and the wolves, but failing as two wolves moved in behind me.“I tried, but I was racing wolves who have been allowed to run much longer than I have.” Keagan snapped back at Simon, the irritation in his voice obvious at he back into the two of us to tighten our small circle.“Now is not the time you two.” I growled at both of them. The wolves were tightening their circle, teeth snapping and hair raised as they moved on silent paws towards us.A gray wolf with blue eyes moved in almost close enough to touch my arm, its hot breath fanning across my skin, and causing goosebumps to rise on the base flesh. I flinched back away from it, nerves fluttering through my belly, and my
Chapter 48 – Not an ApologyDarkness has come upon us quickly. We had made it to the line of the Gold Moon pack an hour before sundown, and Simon suggested we wait until morning to go an speak with the Alpha. Not wanting to agree with anything he said, I opposed, but Keagan had agreed with him. Thus, leaving me the odd man out in the decision.We walked about a mile back from line, and tucked ourselves under a thick section of pine trees that had long and spindly branches that brushed against the soft ground. It wasn’t a bed or a hot shower, but it provided some semblance of shelter and coverage from anyone who may happen to be hiking through. I had pushed myself as far from Simon as I could go, placing as much space as I could between us in the small area. Curling myself into a small ball against one of the sappy trunks, and covering myself with a sweatshirt that Keagan had pulled from his backpack. We weren’t able to light a fire, as to not attract the unwanted attention, but I co