Damien didn’t follow me into the cottage and I didn’t see Autumn either. There sat a small bowl and cup on a wooden table, it looked like a tree had simply fallen over and they chopped it in half.
Without waiting for invitation, I sat down and scarfed the food down as I was a wolf animal. To my surprise, it filled up again as soon as I put the empty bowl down. I stared at it, a bit uneasy to get magical food. The hunger for the better of me as I eat the second helping without any more hesitation.
“You wolves and your appetite. It is always astonishing.” Autumn said, shaking her head. The cottage was dark behind her, only the kitchen was lit. She mistook my looking as she continued, ” he’s not here.”
“I don’t care.” I replied sharply.
“The what?” I exclaimed. “I don’t understand. I thought you were a coven leader or whatever.” My words were pointed at Damien, who snorted. “The coven may have looked for guidance but only because they fear me” He replied, flashing me a cocky smile now. Now Autumn laughed, shaking her head. “If only they knew you are nothing more than a scared little boy.” Damien rolled his eyes at her, it was obvious that he didn’t take offense to what she said. “Jax said you met with the Alpha everytime he would visit.” I pressed on, still confused. He shrugged. “I might have.” Great, we were back to being cryptic. “What's the Vampire King?” I asked, turning back to
That’s how it continued for the last few days. We walk towards the town, we stop and we practice. Never venturing further than the edge of it, no one seemed to ever look our way either. My shield started to get better a bit everyday. Damien said it was starting to take a good majority of his strength to tackle me down. But I still landed on my ass either way. Autumn left this morning before I had gotten up and I walked into her yard to find Damien waiting for me. “Are we still going to town?” I asked him, looking around to see if Autumn had returned. “No. We’re going to practice here today.” He replied, flashing me a lazy smile. “Why? She seemed pretty adamant to not do it near her home. “&n
Jax’s hand roamed everywhere, following with soft kisses, checking for anything. “Are you okay? Did he touch you?” Jax kept asking over and over. His eyebrows furrowed as he took in my outfit, disbelief and.. a bit of disgust on his face. I shrugged away from him, putting my hand on his chest to put him at bay. “I’m fine. I swear.” He crushed me to him again, hugging tightly. Planting one last kiss on my forehead, he lets me go. I sneak a glance at Sabine who is watching us intently. “Where were you just now, Hayley?” She asks, turning her cold green eyes onto me. I think about Autumn and all the creatures in town, how guarded they were against the rest of the world. “Damien was just teaching me s
I knew when we were close to the packhouse as I felt the shift in the air. Glancing out the window, I could see the shimmering that reached miles into the sky. “That’s a lot of security,” I stated. It reminded me of the wards around Autumn’s village. Jax snorted. “Yeah a lot of wolves don't really like to leave the packhouse. There’s only so many jobs that need to be done,so purebloods patrol the border.” “I-” I went to tell him about the magical shields that were around the property but stopped myself. Does Jax know? I had sensed his tension around magic beforehand. Maybe he didn't know and that wasn't something I wanted to reveal. As we passed through it, I shuddered. The magic clung around me, daring me to absorb it. It was unlike anything I had felt while training. This was powerful, it was alluri
“We were scared out of our mind.” Meghan sighed as she hooked her arm through mine, leading me to our rooms. We walked through several hallways, all of it lined with white and gold. The red carpet against the white tiles was startlingly harsh. “I know. I'm sorry. I— a lot happened I just couldn’t come back.” I told her half honestly. I had wanted to come back at first. But the more time I spent with Damien the more I felt comfortable with who I was, especially once we got to Autumn’s. She was open and honest. She didn’t hesitate to tell me anything I asked. “Why though? Why couldn’t you come back?” She asked, her eyes wavered with hurt. “I was — scared” I lied. I don’t know why I did. I was sure that Jax had told her the truth of who I was. She pulled me into another hug, but let go quickly.&nbs
When I woke up alone, I realized Jax went to his training without me and instantly put me in a bad mood. It was slightly lessened when my old duffle bag sat at the end of the bed. It looked so dirty and out of place compared to the rest of the room. I almost groaned in pleasure at the feeling of jeans and a sports bra again. I knocked on the door connecting Meghan’s room, hoping she was there. I didn’t really want to roam around this house, I wanted to go to exactly one place. “Good morning!” She sang, opening the door excitedly. I grimaced, not ready for that kind of energy just yet. “Want to get some breakfast?” “Uhh sure. Then can you take me to the library?” I smiled at her. “I thought Jax was going to give you the tour.” She asked,
“Lost?” A voice popped up behind me, I didn’t turn to look at Aeron, recognizing it from last night. I shook my head. “Just heading to my room” He picked up his steps so he was beside me. “I could bring you to Jax,” Aeron offered instead. I shook my head again. “I just want to go to my room. Really I’m fine you don’t have to walk with me” I tried to increase my pace, not really trusting his sudden presence. He grabbed my arm, pulling me to a stop. And I yanked it back from him, glaring. Aeron put his hands up defensively. “You wouldn’t look at me, but I need your attention.” “For what?” I asked cautiously. Aeron walked around me slowly, lo
“You’re a fool.” Sabine hissed at the Alpha. His eyes turned a terrifying red and I flinched into Jax, who gripped my hip steadying me. I instinctively reached out to her with my shield, the murderous face of the Alpha had me scared of what he was going to do. She turned to me as if she could feel my magic and furrowed her brow. The Alpha followed her gaze and I matched his, turning my chin up. I felt Jax grip my hips harder, his fingers almost digging into my skin. I clenched my teeth, refusing to look away. Look away Aurora warned me, her worried tone shocking me. I broke the stare and instead glanced back at Sabine, who seemed to exhale as if she was holding her breath. “Well it seems I really did come