The shower felt fantastic, but I couldn't take my mind off of Emma. Where is she? Who has her? She is my best friend, but really she is more than that. She has been more like a sister. Mia is my sister by blood, but Emma has been my sister by choice. I have to find her and bring her home. I can only imagine how Rod is feeling. I was worried sick when Joscelin took Levi, but at least I knew who had him. I had some answers. We have no idea who took Emma or why. I didn't take my time showering. I hurried to get to the meeting and see if Barrett could give us some answers.
When I left the bathroom, Luca and Levi were both sitting staring at the door."Are you two ok?" I asked as I walked to the closet to grab some clothes to put on."Yes, we were waiting on you to get out of the shower to make sure you are ok," Luca says, and I can see the worry etched on their faces."I am ok but I will be better when we find out who has Emma, and we get her home." I continue on"Ok, we are going to listen to what Barrett has to say. I want everyone to listen. Then, we can ask questions when he is done. Does everyone understand?" Bastien says as he looks around the room. We all give the nod to show that we understand. But, I want to know what is happening and why. "Everyone, I am Barrett. I am the king of the Warlocks. I have heard the prophecy of the light since I was born, and even though I might look like, I am thirty that has been a few centuries of hearing this same tale." Wait, he is how old. I think to myself because he really doesn't look over thirty."The prophecy speaks of a hybrid being born between an angel and another supernatural." He says but pauses to look at me."They have looked for this hybrid for centries as well, and I do believe the prophecy is coming to fruition. My family has been among those looking and keeping an eye out for the keeper of light. The prophecy says that a Nephilim will be born and be the bringer of li
LeviWho in the fuck does this guy think he is. First, he sends a box with hair from Emma and my sister with a dead animal in it. Then he has the nerve to send sexy lingerie to my mate. I want to kill him or anything right now. I want to let my anger out, but Raine needs Luca and me to keep a level head right now. I know my dad and Flo need us right now too. Their baby girl was just taken right from under our nose. How did they even get her to leave? She knows everything going on right now. Even if Emma got her, I don't see her just walking into danger. Why would Emma come here and not tell us and stay so we could help her. None of this makes sense at all. Finally, Raine is feeling ok enough to walk back inside. We kept her from looking in the box. Luca used his body to block it so she couldn't see anything in it. That wouldn't help her any. I helped Raine up the stairs to make our way to her room. Luca stayed back to talk to dad and Flo to see if they knew anything els
Why do I have to go through all this? What are my sister and best friend going through? I feel Luca and Levi both tighten their hold on me. Sometimes I forget that they can feel what I am feeling. I rub my hand down Levi's chest. I look up to him, and my lips go to his. I need to feel him touching me. Hell, I need to feel them both touching me. Levi grabs me below my ass and lifts me up. I wrap my legs around his waist, and he walks me to the bed. He lays me down on the bed. Luca comes to my right side while Levi comes to my left. They both waste no time removing my clothes. Their touch is all I need. "My touch would feel so much better." What the hell was that. I look around the room to see who said that. There is no one in the room. "What is wrong?" Levi asks as him am Luca both stare at me. "I thought I heard someone talking," I say as I keep looking around the room."No one is here but us, baby," Luca says, and I lay back on the bed again. I reach for both
Did he just say that? Does that mean that he will take me and let them go? "Yes, If you come to me, I will let them go," I am trying to think of what to do, but I can't think without him knowing what I am thinking. It is so frustrating. "You don't have to be frustrated. There are plus sides to knowing every little thing someone is thinking.""What would that be exactly because I don't see the upside to that," I reply, getting more aggravated that he can hear all my thoughts."Well, I am sure if you really thought about it, you could figure it out. I am going to spend some time with my guest and give you some space. I will drop in later to talk to you." He tells me like we are talking on the phone, not he is in my head and can hear every thought and feeling I have. I let out a huffy breath and lay across my bed. I would take their place if it meant they were home safe, but how do I trust a psycho to do what they say. I also know that Luca and Levi will not let m
EmmaHaving someone control your body like a puppet, but you can only watch everything you do sucks. No matter how hard you try to fight it, you still just do what you were told, which pisses you off. No one has ever told me what to do, and I do it. You can ask me to do something but don't TELL me to do something. Hell, even if he had asked me, I would not have done it. So that pisses me off even more. I thought it was water in that damn cup. I am a damn werewolf. I thought if it had anything in it, I would be able to smell it. What is the point in having a super nose if you can't smell a damn potion or whatever that shit was. So that makes twice that the bitch from the diner has drugged me. You would think I would have remembered that. "Are you ok, Emma?" Mia asked me, startling me out of my thoughts. "Not really. I am pissed off that I have been drugged twice and one of those times made me kidnap you and drug my best friend." I tell her, not being able to keep t
LucaI am not ok with the way Raine is acting. You have a crazy guy in your head, but you don't want your mates around you. What sense does that make? She didn't even want us there when she talked to Barrett. I don't know how to feel about all of this. I want Raine safe, and I feel she is safe when we are with her. So when she tries to push us away, I feel like she is not protected. I grabbed the bottle of whiskey out of the cabinet and poured myself a glass. "Make that two while your at it." I hear Levi say as he walks up behind me. "I take it your feeling the same way I am,""If you feel like Raine is pulling away and you don't like it, then yes." "Yeah, something like that." Is all I say before I finish filling up the two glasses and hand Levi his. "I think right now she needs us, and she needs us to help protect her. We don't even know who this guy is or what he wants." I tell him before taking a sip of the whiskey."Well, I learned
I know in my heart that I should not have left like this, but I also know in my heart and mind that if I didn't go like this, they would not have let me leave. I am outside the diner where me and Emma had our last meal together, waiting. Chase told me to meet him outside the diner, and he would bring Mia and Emma and trade them for me. I am watching my surroundings for anything or anyone. Part of me is waiting for Luca and Levi to pop up and keep me from going down this rabbit hole. But I have to do what I can to save everyone, including my best friend and sister. Just as the thought went through my mind, the waitress we had walked around the side of the building startled me."You are Raine, correct?" She said as she raised her one eyebrow as she dared me to lie."Yes, and where are my friend and sister, and where is this Chase guy," I say, giving her the same look back. The smile that takes over her face is a little bit creepy. But before she speaks, I hear a man clear hi
He walked right out of the room and left me to sit here by myself and think about everything I had forgotten. Really who does that? First, you block my memories, and then you leave me alone to think about them afterward. I don't even know what to say. I have sat here and thought about it. I was not old enough to find my mate, but I remember how I felt meeting him. He was so handsome to me. He was sweet and funny. I can even remember thinking that I hoped he was my mate. I didn't feel the sparks that I felt with Luca and Levi, but I can remember the look on his face every time that my skin would come in contact with his. The first time I had laid my hand in his to stand, and his eyes shot to where my hand was on his. He almost looked shocked but also excited. Then, the thought had crossed my mind that he felt something I didn't. I can't stand just sitting here, though. Then there is a knock on my door, but before I can say anything, it opens, and in walks the lady from before. I don'
We let Jacob and Katie spend some time together. Jacob told her all about the guys saving everyone. He told her about the new house they were staying in and how everyone was friendly. It almost broke my heart when he told her they wouldn't be cold anymore that they could have a blanket. I learned about what had happened and how they had found the kids. Julie checked on Katie one more time and saw that everything was healed, and she was free to go to the house with the other kids. It took Jacob a few minutes to get her to agree to teleport with Chase. Before she was getting ready to leave, she thanked Julie for helping her. When Julie explained that I had healed her, she ran up and hugged me around my waist tight. She did not have to say anything. I felt the tear as it left my eye. "You will be ok now, honey," I told her, and she smiled at me as she walked back to Chase and Jacob to go to her new home."We will have to try and find the kid's homes and how they ended up the
I rush out of the room to my mother. I have to be there for her. She lost her mate again. I enter the room, and she is lying on the bed with Mia in her arms. I lay on the other side and wrap my arms around mia and mom. Mia is squished in the middle with her arms wrapped around mom. She starts to cry harder when I wrap my arms around her. Mom whispers that it's ok in her ear as she rubs her hair down. I had forgotten how powerful being a mother is. My mom has shown me my whole life. Here she is. She has lost her mate and still holds it together to comfort her child. I am lucky to have a woman like her as my mother. What the Goddess said plays in my head. She is right. She is the one that made my mother, and she is strong. She has endured so much, but she should not have to keep enduring like she is. I look over at mom, and my eyes meet hers. They are red and swollen from crying, and it breaks my heart even more. She gives me a small smile. "I am so sorry, mom" That Is all I can m
Levi,Luca walks off without us talking, and I know what he is feeling. I don't think Barrett deserves a proper funeral, but Chase and his family should be the ones to decide that. I did it for them, not Barrett. "We need to go get the kids and Emma from the treehouse," I tell Chase. I head to the house to get some of the women to get areas ready for the children. We have an orphanage, but it has not been many children there. With not many children, we didn't have but one woman who ran it, and she will need more help with this many children. It doesn't take long, and the women have gone to set up the orphanage, and we are headed to get the kids now that everything is safe and they have somewhere to stay. "Does Rod know that Emma has been here at the treehouse?" Chase asks as we make our way to the treehouse. "Yeah, he is already there and waiting on us," I tell him as we continue. I could hear laughing as we got closer. That's a good sign, I thin
Luca,The rage that came over me as I watched my father drop to the ground and his packlink snap was unbearable. The howl that left my body and the rest of the pack snaped something else in me. I could see Raine as I started to make my way to Barrett. He would pay for what he has done. I felt Levi on the other side of me, and his rage was as deep as mine. We both in sink went after our prey. I let my wolf take over. We take the bottom half of him while Levi takes the top. I sink my teeth into his leg and rip. I feel the blood enter my mouth, and I relish in it. I hear the bone snap and feel a force holding him there. As he hits the ground, I see Levi has ripped his throat out. I look over when I hear a commotion.Raine is walking, but flames surround her. I shift back and stand to watch. There are flecks of black in the fire. She is shooting flames at every person that is here with Barrett."We have to stop her," Chase says from beside me. I look back, and eve
I lock eyes with each of my mates as I look over the yard. I see the look of fear cross Chase's face as I am about to look away. But, I already know what is happening before it happens. Barrett has his arms around my chest again. I throw my head back, but this time, I don't connect. "Did you really think that would work twice?" He says in my ear. I look forward and see all my mates headed toward us. I am lucky to have these three incredible men by my side. I notice they stop moving toward us, and I feel my body being shoved forward by Barrett's body. His grip on me loosens, and I spin to see him turning and reaching for someone. They must have pushed him from behind, making him release me. Before I could manage to grasp what was going on, I saw who it was, my mom. I go to grab Barrett to keep him away from her, but he is faster than me. He grabs her, and they both vanish again. I hear a loud growl from behind me, but I already know who it is. Bastien knows his mate is in the han
The noises were coming from everywhere. I rushed toward the front of the house and to the front door. There were people in wolf form already. I stopped on the porch looking around. I saw a few of Kane's people fighting in human form, and they were holding their own well. Pack members were fighting alongside them. In the distance, I noticed a few warlocks headed toward the house. They raised their hands, and I saw blue sparks light up above their skin. I used my powers and pulled all the big rocks from the yard and hurled them in their direction. The two on the outside jumped to the sides, but the one in the middle was hit.I rushed down the steps and around the house. It looks like they came in from all directions. Is this what Barrett had planned all along? As I went further around the side, something hit me, and I was thrown forward and slid. Whatever hit me felt like a jolt of electricity. I rolled to the side, looking behind where I had been running. I saw a woman with long b
I hated the thought of them leaving, but we had to know if they were hiding Bastien and Emma at his base. There is still a lot that we can do here to get ready. Mom and Mia make their way over to me, and I am glad I could use their help in deciding what to do. "Hey, I am going to head back out and get all the warriors I have with me to move to the back yard and start doing some training exercises. Is that ok with you?" Kane says from behind me, catching me off guard. "Yeah, I think that is a good idea," I say, but mom cuts me off."I think the warriors from the pack and your group should do some training together. This will help since we may all be fighting together." Mom says, looking between Kane and me."I agree with mom. We will let the pack members know, and you can all train on the training grounds in the back.""Sounds like a plan," Kane says as he smiles at Mia and heads outside."So, what exactly is going on between you two?" Mom asked Mia precisely what
LeviWe made it into the house with no trouble, which is a little surprising. I stayed behind Joseph and watched behind us. The house is large. It is probably bigger than my house. What is weird is it seems too empty. Where are the hundred or more people that he has here? We slip down a passage that I am assuming leads to the basement. I still don't see anyone, and something really seems off."This way," Joseph says and heads down another hallway. I catch dad's scent, so I know they are here. Why is no one else here? We get to the end, and there is a massive door. We both put our ears to the door and listened, but I didn't hear anything. Joseph holds his fingers up to count till three, then we both push on the door to open it. I almost got sick at what I saw. Dad is strapped to the wall with silver cuffs around his wrist and ankles. There is a silver collar around his neck. I didn't hear him because they had him gagged. Emma is attached to the wall beside him in th
ChaseThis is the first time I have been to Barrett's place in a while. I try to stay away unless I have to. Joseph has been the one to do the spying and watch his numbers. Finally, we all gear up and are ready to head out. Levi seems like he is ok with me, but I am unsure about Luca. He seems to be more shut off. I know the way I came into the picture was not the best, but I don't want to cause Raine any hardship with either of them. Joseph comes walking up, letting me know he is ready."We need to pop in a little away and go in on foot," Joseph says, and he is right."Yes, I was planning on it. We need to get in and find out what we can and get out. Barrett may even expect us to do something like this. With him having both of them, he will have more security too, I would think." I tell Joseph. "Yes, and I don't want to cause any more issues and get back here as soon as possible, so let's get this over with," Luca says as he and Levi come walking up to