“I’ve laid the ground work”Daisy’s POV“What do you mean they have gone silent?” Alec roared.The air around the camp has been thick, almost suffocating.Alec has been on a rampage, something was happening but no one knew how.“Reach out to the northern region,” he growled.I settled deeper into the shrubs hiding from his sight.“Eavesdropping is not a good look on you,” Eve muttered.I jumped in fright from the sound of her voice and landed face down on the grass.Eve’s laughter had my blood boiling.“So what did you get from all of that?” she asked, stretching out her hand to pull me up.I accepted her offer with a sly grin on my face.“ouch” she yelped, falling to the ground.I crackled, holding my ribs as I laughed.“you really are a mean one, you know,” Eve muttered, with an unimpressed look on her face.“I’m sorry,” I chuckled.Eve and I had somewhat gotten cordial. I had seen it all, she was just a girl who was trapped into loving her abductor.“Do you want to go to the garden
“burning cities, crumbled glories.”Hades’ POV“Shut down his trade,” I muttered, with a dark look on my face.Daisy had given us a comprehensive list and plan of everything Alec did and his allies.Lucien and I have been working quietly to not rouse suspicions.I called it a reformative change in the memo I sent out to pack Alpha’s. Each ally was invited to my kingdom and locked up.I was taking down everything that supplied Alec money. It was a dark game but I would squeeze everything around him until he was in the position I wanted him to be.“What of alpha Smith?” Lucien asked.“We will be saving him for the last,” I muttered.Brittany had a lost look on her face, observing the documents before her.They had become my most trusted council these past days.Damien had given me some of his men but I was only saddened at the fact that Hazel wouldn’t be able to join.Even though she wanted to fight, Damien had threatened to lock her in their castle until she had given birth.“how did w
“like a clockwork, the dominoes cascaded in a straight line.”Daisy’s POVYou know that feeling you get in your bones? That feeling of something waiting to happen.Premonition, a feeling of imminent disaster.It has been a lot like that lately, the constant need to check around myself to be sure I was present.The startled jerk in the middle of the night checking on Blair and her well being.It didn’t help with the fact that I felt like eyes were constantly watching me. I had heard nothing from Kevin since the night he had found Blair and I in her tent.I walked around with bated breath, waiting for when the other show would drop.“Daisy, Alec has requested for your presence” a guard called.My heart dropped, I guess it was wishful thinking to assume it was all alright.“Thank you,” my voice quivered.My stomach tied in knots as I walked towards his tent.While, I guess the other shoe had finally dropped.I was scared to find out what Alec would do to Blair now that he was aware of o
“a beautiful moment decorated with thorns.”Daisy’s POV“Daisy!”Eve screamed running towards me, a large smile across her face.“We have to go, it’s time,” she screamed, barely looking at me, her voice dripping with urgency as she turned away, running towards the direction she came from.“Blair is about to put to birth,” she screamed as she ran, answering the question I was about asking.My feet were swift, taking me faster than I could imagine. It has been seven days since she started feeling pains, but the mid wives said nothing could be done until the child was ready to be born.Seven days of excruciating pain and tears. And no it was finally here.I could hear Blair’s scream from a distance.“you can’t go in yet,” a voice said blocking my path.“She needs me,” I hissed, angry at the lady who looked unfazed by my attitude.The sound of a baby crying quelled every anger that was brewing within me.The lady smiled, “go”The word barely left her mouth before I rushed in, my eques on
“look how my tears ricochet,” Daisy’s POV How do you get over? In less than two days I had become a mother. The rest of the people had returned to their to jobs like nothing happened. They were quick to move on and it hurt. “Your mother was the bravest person I know,” I whispered to Amani, gently rocking her to sleep. No one even dated to offer to watch her, I was like a wild bird, unhinged and completely obsessed with her young. “Hi” Eve muttered, walking into the tent. She was persistent, no matter how harsh, or rude I was, it never deterred her from showing up every morning like nothing had happened. Eve walked into the room with a gentle smile on her face, her eyes stuck on Amani, I knew she wanted to hold her but she just couldn’t say it. “I brought some mint leaves, the scent is usually very soothing for babies,” Eve said in a low tone. I was getting tired of lashing out at anyone who dared approached us. It was easier to ignore until they got frustrated.
“death flashes through my mind.”Daisy’s POV“Hazel”Lorelei froze, her eyes wide in shock as she heard the name.“H.hazel?” She asks in a nervous tone. This was the first time I was seeing Lorelei look anything but comported.“Yes,” I answered, my reply sounding like a question.“She’s alive,” she muttered to herself, her fingers brushing through her hair in frantic movements.“Is she well?” She asked, looking excited at the thought of Hazel.I nodded my head to every question she asked. Each bringing more wide smiles to her face.“she is married and has a son,” I replied her last question.Lorelei looked like she would jump out of her skin at the mention of hazel with a mate and a child.“who is she to you anyway?” I finally asked.Lorelei smiled, the most genuine smile I had seen on her.“she’s my sister,” she whispered.I froze, “your sister?”I had a mental image of Hazel and looking at Lorelei, I tried to piece in their similarities.“yes,” she smiled.“now this just makes it mo
“such a ghostly scene.”Daisy’s POV“I’d like to see you try,”My words challenged Alec, and a deep growl rumbled through his chest.Alec rushed towards me, his teeth out, ready to mark me.A loud clash sounded behind him, and Alec dropped to the ground, surprise written on his face at the hole in his thigh.My eyes found Eve, tears steaming down her eyes with a gun in hand.Eve had shot him.“Go!” She shrieked, rushing to Alec’s side, trying to stop the bleeding.Alec looked shocked, his eyes fixed on Eve’s tear stained face.“come with us,” I whispered, picking Amani up from the cot.Eve shook her head, “no, my place is here, with him,” she cried.“Hades is here,” she muttered.Hades had come.My heart thundered in my chest, tears filled my eyes, he had come for me.“Eve please, let’s go,” I begged, trying to persuade her.Eve cried more, hugging Alec who had shut his eyes.Whatever she must have shot him with was strong, it had completely disabled him.“Go, this is my home, go to y
“loving you to my dying breath.”Hades’ POV“He has killed his right hand man,”I blinked, trying to fight back the surprise.“Kevin?” I asked in a stunned voice.Lucien nodded his head, “the execution had happened some time this week,” he said.“Alright then, this makes it easier,” I muttered, pointing to the map on the table.“I am going to split you guys in groups,” I said.“Our main priority is Daisy and Blair, you find them and take them immediately to safety” I ordered.“The remaining lots, you are to guard this tent like your life depended on it,” I commanded.I couldn’t have Priya and Brittany sneaking out and trying to play hero.Lucien and I needed to fight with clear minds and no worries about the girls who had twisted our arms to join the mission.I walked out of the tent, my eyes fixed on the moon that would soon be hidden by daylight.“What’s bothering you brother?” Lucien asked.It was a nagging feeling I couldn’t shake off, like something was bound to happen and I woul