*Ada*The words from my visions kept coming back to my mind, louder than ever."She's the cursed Luna!""She has to die!""Kill her!"And here was a book, right in front of me, that might hold some answers to whatever it was those people were calling me--- no, calling her, not me: the woman from my visions."Hooked you already, didn't I?" Cole asked smugly, but I wasn't even paying attention to him anymore.My fingers shook slightly as I folded back the front cover and the first few pages until I found writing. It was nearly as sparse as the information on the Western Pack and obviously just as biased.'THE CURSED LUNA:Driven mad by pregnancy. Her power was so insatiable that she needed to be fed blood every day to stay awake. She draws her energy from her destined mate.As a danger to our Alpha, she was locked away in a basement that would restrict her from siphoning the Alpha's power. She was kept there for many years, restricting her access to the moon as well. Weakening
*Bryson*We were moving through the dark forest, and I was suddenly thankful for my werewolf eyes. I was anxious to get back to Ada, and I didn't want to wait until morning.I hadn't even had a chance to say goodbye to her before my father had dragged me off, and the thought was eating me up. The only consolation was the fact that now that we were mated I could feel if she was okay or not.But the mate bond was also making me more and more anxious the longer we were apart."Come on, can't you slow down just a little?" Ethan huffed from beside me, trying to keep up.I pushed myself even faster. "We're almost there.""Exactly, so why can't we slow down finally. It's not like-- wait, what is that?"My eyes quickly looked up and followed his line of sight where there was a glow against the skyline. I felt my chest tighten."What could that be?" Ethan asked. "It is much too early to be the sun, and it's coming from the completely wrong direction for the sunrise. It's coming from…wel
*Ada*My bedroom door shut behind me and Bryson was instantly pressing me up against it, kissing my lips just as hard as before.I was breathless in seconds."You can't distract me," I said when his lips moved to my neck, giving me time to breathe. "I still don't feel comfortable with you going alone.""I don't want you in danger," he whispered against my neck. "But we can talk about that after…right now I just want to show you how much I missed you."His lips came back to mine, and this time I couldn't resist. With a moan I brought my hands up into his hair, tugging him even closer. Bryson's hand slid up under my shirt, but instead of the pleasure it usually brought me, a sudden wave of nausea came over me.I pulled back sharply, and pushed Bryson away. He was so surprised that he was easy to move."What--" he began to say, but I didn't give him any time to finish before taking off towards my bathroom.Even in my rush, I locked the door behind me. This wasn't something that he
*Bryson*All the wolves fell on us at once, and I was in shock, my body not responding.Was Ada really the cursed Luna's niece?? Did she know she was? I didn't think so.Ada's wolf whimpered suddenly, bringing me back to focus."Bryson!" Cole yelled out. "We have to get her away!"He was annoying nine times out of ten, but I had to admit that I had appreciated his help with Ada so far. His flirting with her had irritated me, but if it helped keep her safe now, then I couldn't care.Wolves blocked my path to her, shoving me back and forth."Cole, get to her!" I yelled out, but I could see him fighting through the hoard too.Ada let out another yelp that tore at my heart, and then I saw a red wolf jumping overhead. She had gotten enough space and had jumped. There were too many wolves though, and she landed on a few, rolling awkwardly.I ran towards her, but she was already attempting to run further away. Good. I could always catch up. She needed to get out of here.She was doi
*Ada*Darkness.Why was I always surrounded in darkness?There was a light pressure in my head and then the scene before my eyes began to lighten, and I recognized the dream world that I had so often entered now. Except this time it felt…different. Yet I couldn't quite place why.Once again I felt the strange sensation of being somewhere both familiar and unfamiliar, with a lack of self-control. This time wasn't so dim though, not like the visions before.It was bright.And also different was that instead of terror, I felt joyful…happy…content. It was almost more concerning, just because I was used to the negative emotions. However, it was impossible to stay worried for long with the positivity coursing through my body.No, not my body. The body from my dreams…the cursed Luna?I knew the name should mean something more to me, but I couldn't seem to focus on any of my own thoughts. Once more I was sucked into her life and her emotions, overtaking all of my own. Though with the p
*Ada*The scene starts to clear around me again as a new scene takes place.This one is a lot more like the previous scenes I had beheld, where my emotions were geared more towards fear and worry. My bond was on edge as I searched for Bryson.I didn't know where he was at, but I could tell that he was injured.Finally I found him, and all the panic came to a head when I saw how serious the injury was. I jumped right into action, grabbing anything I could and binding his wounds. I could tell she wasn't as experienced a healer as me and I begged to be able to use my body again.Even though it wasn't actually Bryson laying in front of me, I was itching to heal him. Seeing him hurt was hurting my heart, whether it was real or not."Sorry," I whispered out as he winced under my inexperienced fingers."It's not your fault," Bryson said, attempting to smile. "You shouldn't be wasting your time and energy on me. I will heal on my own soon anyway.""I don't care," I said. "I can't just
*Ada*Cole stood there, in front of everyone…claiming credit for everything that Bryson had just completed. I knew it wasn't really Cole, since this was a vision of the past, but it was his image standing there now, just as Bryson's image was there.I looked towards Bryson, and he looked back at me. The question on his face mirrored my own: What would we do now?"What the hell, Cole?" Bryson asked, loud enough for everyone to hear.Cole shrugged. "I am doing what I want for a change and getting what I want."He struck out at Bryson before he even had a chance to react. Their father stood back and watched as the fighting ensued between his two sons, looking no more worried than if he was watching a race.The fight was vicious, and on a good day I was sure that Bryson would have won. Yet he had just exhausted all of his energy actually doing all of the work that Cole took credit for, and the exhaustion was showing in his motions.I knew it hurt him to fight his own brother, and I
*Ada*Ignorance is bliss.And lucky for the cursed Luna, she was unaware of everything going on since she had taken the love breaking potion.Unlucky for me, I was not unaware.Though, her thoughts began to cloud my own, and I started to feel the same way that she did. Cole was our mate and the true Alpha, and we would do anything to make him happy. So when she found out she was pregnant, she took off to tell Cole first thing.She grabbed the door to his room and flung it open, but the smile that lit up her face and her insides was wiped clean as the scene of the room unfolded. Cole was there, yes, but he was butt naked, and it obviously wasn't her in his bed.It was her best friend. At least, that's what I gathered from the sense of betrayal and heartbreak that was coursing through our shared mind. And even in the few seconds that they continued their actions it was clear that this wasn't the first time.In fact, when she let out an audible gasp, he turned around to simply dism