ZAIRE
“Yes, you did it princess,” mom cheered as I walked for the first time. Dad recorded everything, and I could see myself, that tiny baby, clapping my hands. One minute, they turned their backs on me and I looked out the glass sliding door, a tall figure.
CONNOR As soon as she fell asleep, I slowly got out of the bed, careful not to wake her up. I walked out of the room an
ZAIRE
CONNOR The air felt so good on my fur. Ruelle seemed to be having fun, and Amoux who was skeptical at first, let loose and decided to enjoy the moment with our friends. They were both howling and running as fast as they could, jumping over fallen trees and shrubs. The woods were really dense and a wrong step could end with one of us flat on our faces. She suddenly jumped us, biting and scratching each other playfully. I had to admit, it was fun, but it was not the same as running with Louve. With her, it was just a beautiful affair and Amoux and I loved that. Ximena was carefree and fun. Leonard must love that part of her, and I couldn’t be any happier for them. We hid behind a tree and shifted, putting our clothes on and sitting on the grass, admiring the beauty of nature. “This is really nice. I’m sorry I scratched you. Zaire won’t be too happy to see that,” Ximena said, giving me a sheepish smile. “Don’t worry. I’ll talk to her. She’ll understand it was j
MARGERY “Margery, I need you close to me,” Mom said as the witches and wizard surrounded the town to put the shield that would protect the pack lands, most importantly our village. I stood next to her and lifted my hands, closing my eyes as I focused on strengthening the shield while the wizards kept chanting the spell that was placing it. The strength was overwhelming, making me groan in pain, but I was able to hold on and let them finish the process. “Good job, honey. That should keep them away for a while at least,” Mom said, hugging me while kissing my head. Dad approached us and looked at me with that intensity in his eyes. He was strict, but loving and everytime I would see this side of him, I would be afraid that I had done something wrong. “I’m very proud of you, my little witch,” he said, smiling at me as he cupped my cheeks to kiss my forehead. “Thank you, Dad. I don’t want to disappoint you both. I promise I’ll keep working hard for the coven,” I
BLAKE“Looks like you’re ready to be discharged,” the doctor said as he checked my vitals one more time before signing me off the clinic, “do you have any parents to come get you?”“I don’t. My dad is away on a business trip. He left right after we moved here,” I lied, getting off the bed and putting my shirt on. I was ready to leave and as I was about to head out, he stopped me.“And your mom?” Kind of nosy, if you ask me. With a fake smile plastered on my face, I turned around and looked at him straight into his eyes. “She died, end of story,” I replied, leaving the clinic. I hurried out of the pack house before the Alpha saw me and stopped by the cave to see if my Father was there, but there was no sign of him or the wolves. It was the calm before the storm, I knew that for sure and I had to prepare for it. Being someone’s mate and realizing my Father was a jerk has made me think about my future. Now I understand why Amoux doesn’t want to leave, a mate can do that t
ZAIRE I left the last class of the day and headed towards my locker to put my books back when Connor appeared in front of me. Letting out a deep sigh, I tried to ignore him, but with his strong scent, it was hard to.
CONNOR I wasn’t sure what Zaire was planning, but I had a feeling I was going to be screwed. Leonard was sitting by the benches with Ximena so I was not going to have him back me up if I needed it. The dislike and jealousy I feel towards Cathal could help me defeat Zaire, I just hoped it worked. She took her sweater off, leaving her in a sports bra and shorts, shaping her adorable curves. Stupid teenage hormones.I wanted to impress Alpha Jedrick while proving to his daughter I could take her down. I took my shirt off as I saw her grab a sword from the weapons stand. Mine didn’t compare to how big hers looked as she waved it back and forth in front of her. “Careful, princess. These are sharp,” I said while she showed me a confident smile. “Don’t worry. I took classes back home. Or did you think I didn’t know how to manage one?” she replied cockily, looking at Cathal with a smirk on her face. I turned my gaze towards him to see his reaction, but he was not impressed. “Well, then I
MARGERY I was almost out of breath as I kept running through the woods. The loud howling and growling coming from behind me had my feet moving at a fast speed. He was going to catch me, I had to try to stay away from him.