It’s 8:PM by the time I get back to my room, and I startle to see Sara sitting on my bed, waiting for me.
I don’t know how she can want to be in my room; it’s dark and dank. It’s not much better than a prison cell. But I don’t complain, it doesn’t smell bad, and at least I have a roof over my head.
“Where have you been? I thought you’d have finished work hours ago.”
I smile slightly while shrugging. “There was a lot to do today.”
“You look awfully pale, Jenna. Are you okay?”
I smile while nodding my head.
I can’t let Sara know how much pain I’m in, and I hope I’m doing a good enough job of hiding it.
“Just tired. What brings you here agai
I don’t know how Sara convinced her in-laws to allow me to leave with her or why Leander saidyes, but I am so grateful.Waiting for the hour to pass is excruciating. But it’s given me time to think about my future, one without Luther. It’s painful still that he doesn’t want me, but I know that once I reject him and get past the pain of it, I’ll move on. Unless, of course, it kills me. But I hope that I’m stronger than that.With the help of my friends, I hope I can be one of the few Omegas to survive the rejection period.If I manage it, I’m going to become somebody worth knowing. I won’t stop until I become the person I know I was born to be.“Heard you were leaving.”I spin on the spot to face Philip. I should have known that
“I hope you’re ready!” I sing-song, making Lilly laugh. She decided to come with me to collect Jenna.I’d spoken to Lilly first a few days ago about me taking Jenna with me to Greenrock. I love Jenna; she is so warm and friendly. She’s always been there when I’ve needed someone to talk to. I seem to have adopted her as a sister, my little sister.I can’t wait for us to leave and start a new life. I’m going to make sure that wonderful girl gets the life she’s always dreamed of.I open Jenna’s door and almost drop to my knees. “Oh, Goddess,”Lilly pushes past me and rushes to Jenna’s side. “Jenna, can you hear me?”I don’t understand what I’m seeing; my eyes don’t seem to want to tell me the truth
“Sara!” I jump out of my seat and rush into Leander’s arms. He holds me tightly and kisses my head. “It’s okay, baby; I’m here now.”“What happened?” Anja asks while stroking the back of Lilly’s head.Lilly keeps her arm’s around Bastian but turns to her parents. I keep my head on Leander’s chest while Lilly explains the situation to everyone.Naturally, Orrin is fuming and order’s guards to look for anyone suspicious and bring them to him should they find anyone.“Has anyone told Luther?”“No,” I shake my head at Orrin. “And no one should. He made it clear that Jenna means nothing to him, so he has no right to know.”“Jenna is Luther’s mate!&rdq
“Do you really think it’s possible?”I’ve been with my grandparents for over a week, and we’ve made some headway. My grandfather believes that there is a way to remove Lorcan.My grandfather thinks that there’s a better way to draw Lorcan out of my body without needing a host body waiting.According to Serafina, the oracle that lives deep in the forest, there’s a spell she knows that would bring Lorcan a life of his own. She’d need my mother because she’d need to lay her hands on my mother’s stomach.Serafina believes that in doing so, then drawing Lorcan out of me, he’d appear before us as he would if he’d been born and grown the way Leander and I had.It’s tricky, and it could kill me; Serafina didn’t lie about that.
I’m in such a rush to get to Jenna that I don’t see my uncle blocking my path.“Not so fast,”I growl at Adrian.He raises his eyebrow at me.My uncle is a Beta. I’m an Alpha; he has no right to stop me!He’s flanked by guards, who I assume were on their way to collect Anna and her abusive offspring.“Calm down, Luther. I know where you’re going, but you can’t go to the infirmary looking like this,” He runs his finger up and down my body.I look down at myself and realise that I look like I’ve been in the middle of a battle. I’m covered from head to toe in blood.As badly as I want to get to Jenna, I know I can’t go looking the wa
It’s so dark here, whereverhereis.I don’t know where I am, but I can hear voices calling me to come home. I’m scared because I can’t find my way back. I try to follow the voices, but most of the time, I only recognise one of them – Luther.He tells me that he loves me and needs me, but I know it’s all in my imagination. Luther doesn’t love me; he doesn’t even want me.So why would he be calling me to come home?Do I even have a home?Sara, I remember Sara offering me a home within Greenrock pack. I wouldn’t be a slave there; I would be there as her friend and little sister. I wanted that so much, but I can’t go
It’s been weeks, and Jenna still hasn’t woken from her slumber.Toby is concerned because he believes Jenna should be well on her way to getting physical therapy underway.I’ve tried talking to Jenna, we all have, but nothing makes a difference. She isn’t healing, and Toby can’t detect Jenna’s wolf. If the wolf dies, then there is no hope for Jenna. She won’t survive without Shadow.However, it doesn’t make sense how Jenna has survived this long in a coma. It’s practically unheard of for a wolf to live longer than two weeks after falling into a deep slumber. Yet here, my Jenna is still sleeping but not waking.A couple of times, Mum delved into Jenna’s mind. She wanted to know if anything was rushing around in there that could help us bring Jenna back. Sadly, all Mum sees i
“How’s she doing?”I turn my head and look at my mother.She smiles while taking a seat beside me and taking my free hand in her own.I hear Lorcan sigh contentedly inside my head, even though I know he didn’t mean for me to hear it. Whenever Mum shows affection towards me, Lorcan feels it, and he relishes it.Mum is the only person Lorcan connects with entirely, and I know that he wants nothing more than to have her hold him when he’s free of me.I smile slightly and shake my head. “There’s been no change.”Mum nods knowingly.“I can’t imagine how hard this has been for you, Luther. Just stay strong; Jenna will come back to you.”I wish I ha
“Remember to contact me immediately if I’m needed.”“You won’t be needed, Luther.” Christian mumbles.I grit my teeth.“Look,” He sighs. “You don’t need to repeat yourself over and over. It’s not the first time I’ve been left in charge. Nothing will happen to the pack, I promise.”Christian is right; I know he is.I’ve left the man in charge plenty of times over the past two years. He’s always done great, and I know he’ll be just as good this time.I guess I’m just nervous about seeing Lorcan, and I don’t know why. I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is wrong.Maybe I’m just an overprotective big brother,
Two Years Later “Jenna, do we really need to take all of this stuff?” I roll my eyes and huff at Luther. “Yes, we have to take it all! We have to be prepared for every eventuality.” Luther shakes his head while zipping my suitcase. He’s annoyed with me, and I hate that. I don’t mean to keep being difficult, but I’m scared to death of what the next few weeks will bring. Luther and I are about to visit Lorcan at his pack. No, Lorcan hasn’t found his mate, which is usually the reason a Prince acquires a pack. Orrin could no longer handle Lorcan’s erratic behaviour within the Royal pack, so Orrin sent him on his way. Orrin handed over Silver Paw pack to Lorcan on the understanding he was a good Alpha. No one agre
“How are you feeling?” I ask while tucking Jenna’s hair behind her ear.Jenna smiles.Since Jenna accepted her Goddess powers, she’s seemed lighter somehow. My mate always seemed to have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but now she’s free.“I’m fine, Luther. Please don’t worry about me, sweetheart.”I take Jenna’s face between my hands.“I can’t help but worry, Jenna. I almost lost you today. Do you have any idea what that did to me?”Jenna closes her eyes and nods her head.Tears fall from her eyes, and I feel like a cunt for upsetting her. But I need Jenna to know how hard almost losing has hit me.What happened today w
Sweet fucking freedom!In the middle of Dalgaard forest, I stand with my eyes closed and breathe in the fresh air. My lungs expand, and I’m in fucking heaven.I am alive!I have so much to thank Jenna for; that girl almost lost her life to give me my own. There is nothing I won’t do for Jenna. Anything she needs, and I’ll be there.All my life, I have waited for this moment. Now it’s here; it doesn’t feel real.I pinch my arms and chuckle because it stings. “I’m real,” I mumble to myself.“That you are,”I turn my head with a smile on my face. “What are you doing here?”Jenna walks around me, Luther holding her hand. Both stand in front
"Jenna, I want you to know that I’m sorry for all that you have suffered,”I fold my arms around myself and bite the inside of my cheek.“But there have been times where I’ve intervened in your life. I put the idea in Lorcan’s mind to convince Luther to give you his blood which saved your life. I would have smite those who hurt you, but Luther beat me to it. When your brother came to you, it was because I whispered to his subconscious where you were.“I knew that Slade would tell Jin about you, but I knew that it was time. I realised that I’d robbed you of love, and I hate myself for it.“I may not have been there for you when you needed me, but I didn’t abandon you completely. I won’t abandon you now. You’re coming home with me where you belong, and that’s fina
I’m floating outside my body, wondering if I’m alive or dead. Seeing Lorcan standing in front of Luther, smiles on their faces, happy emotions fill me. It worked; the ritual worked. Lorcan and Luther are finally free, and I couldn’t be happier. Things are going to be okay now for Lorcan and Luther. Luther can finally get through a day without wondering when and if Lorcan will take over his mind and body. The two of them will finally be able to have a conversation face to face. Lorcan is going to live the life he’s always wanted. I just hope that now Lorcan has been given the life he wanted, he won’t waste it being angry. “Jenna?” I turn to face the beautiful honey-haired woman calling my name. She reminds me of Selene and when I saw her in my cell. Apart from the
“Jenna?” Mum draws Jenna’s eye. “I know how scary this must be right now. I also know that you have more questions than your brain can keep up with, but you are my only chance,”Jenna pulls away from me and scrubs her hands over her face. “I know that, Anja, but there is so much to take in,”Jenna walks over to the open fire and stares into it. I want to go to her and tell her that she doesn’t have to do this. I won’t let Jenna think she has to go through with this ritual just to please everyone else.‘She does have to this, Luther! I know she’s your mate, but if the oracle is saying that Jenna can free us, then she has to. Do you want me to beg, is that it?’
“This is crazy!” I stand in front of Serafina’s burning fire with my hands on her head. “What the hell did you just shove inside my head?”“The truth, Jenna.”“Jenna, calm down.” Anja holds out her hand to calm me, but I shake my head vigorously.I don’t want anyone touching me right now; I’m scared the anger will explode out of me and kill someone!The oracle’s cat curls itself around my legs, purring and searching itself against my shin. I nudge it away from me. I love cats, but right now, I don’t want even a cat to touch me.“I know this hard for you to get your head around,”“That’s an understatement. I can’t believe this; how can you honestly believe that I&r
“Are you sure this will work?”Selene nods her head once in my direction.“It will work, Serafina. Have I ever lied to you?”“No,” Selene has never lied to me, though she has steered me wrong once or twice.Not that the Moon Goddess would take any blame for such a thing. Selene makes no mistakes, according to her, and it’s the rest of us who fail.Today, nothing can go wrong, not one thing.In a dream last night, it came to me, the cure to the curse put upon the Dalgaard Prince’s.For almost twenty-six years, I have searched for a way to help the King and Queen. For just as long, I have failed.Of course, all these years have been frustrating. Never once have