Amikat's POVI open my eyes, and immediately find myself in an immense amount of pain. I look down and to my dismay, there's several tubes and monitors connected to my appendages. Great.'Oh My Goddess!' howls Amira. 'You are finally here! You do not know what we had to go through to get you back!''How long was I out?' It can't have been for more than a few hours, right?'You have been gone for eight days,' says Amira. 'And I am so glad to see you again! I have missed you so much!'I sit up to see that the room is empty. Where is Arienne?"Hello?" I call out. I hear some mumbling outside the door, and it stops abrubtly after my call. The door swings open and a few women in white coats rush into the room and begin to check all my vitals."We are so glad that you're awake," one of them says. "We were beginning to worry.""I was out for eight whole days?" I question. "Where is Arienne?"The doctors
Hello my dear readers! I thought I'd do something fun and share the playlist I listen to when I write this! It's on spotify as Alpha Arienne, with a cherry emoji attached to the end. My name is the same on there as it is on here, so you'll know you're on the right one if I'm the playlist creator. I've also opened the playlist as collaborative, so if you have any song reccomendations to add, you can do that as well. Just please don't be a troll and ruin this opportunity for everyone. Happy reading (and listening) ! ~~Kat Todd
Carmen's POV Despite how terrible Arienne's being, I think he needs to know about Kat's dream. If there's even a slight possibility that the vampires might have something to do with the war brewing, knowing as soon as possible would be our best bet. Every war in history between werewolves and vampires has been an absolute bloodbath, so much to the point that a winner couldn't even be declared. They would all end up dead. They're extremely cunning and not to be messed with under any circumstances. There hasn't been any vampire sightings in this part of Oregon in quite some time. I tried mind-linking him and it wasn't a surprise when I found I was still blocked out. I was going to have to go see him in person. His office door is locked when I get there, and I can tell by putting my ear up to the wood that he's not in there, either. I go out to find Samuel, who told me that Arienne’s away on pack business to see The Council. It must be getting pretty serious if they’ve decided to star
Carmen's POV Things have been really tense since Arienne's meeting with The Council. Literally everyone has to do physical training now, and it's getting really exhausting. It's every single morning. Even on weekends. And it's at five in the morning! I feel like I can never get enough sleep, and I am so not a morning person. At least they've been pairing me up with Leona for the training excersizes, so we can chat while we train. I'm surprised to see that Kat isn't required to attend, but I guess that should've been expected. She's not technically a pack member, and Arienne's made no efforts to fix things with her either. Having another pack on our territory is also weird. A lot of the Moonstone warriors are staying in Ashland, but all of the higher ranking members get to stay on the second floor of the pack house. They're literally everywhere, and it makes me a little uncomfortable. I've run into Alpha Elliot a few times, and he seems pretty nice despite what Arienne has said abo
Amikat's POV Arienne turns away from me, trying to hide his face. "Hey," I spoke, concerned. "What's going on? Are you okay?" "I didn't mean to start crying," he tries to laugh it off. He sniffles and wiped his face with his shirt. I approach him carefully, and sit on the bed with him. He instantly wraps his hands around my middle section and places his head in my lap. "I-" He tries to speak, but he starts to cry softly again. I stroke his hair in my lap as he lets out whatever he's feeling. I don't know what's going on, but it really hurts me to see him like this. He's a very moody person, but I've never seen him break down like this before. "It's okay," I whisper. "I'm here for you, whatever you need." I'm not sure what else I can do for him, unless he tells me what's going on. After a few minutes of me holding him while he cries, he sits up and begins to speak softly. "I've had a really off day, to be honest," he starts. "Why's that?" "I've told you about Layla, and whil
Amikat's POV "You're a beautiful girl, Amikat," he states. He crooks his head forward and buries his nose in the knape of my neck. "What's this?" He pulls my hair away from my shoulder, revealing the mark that Alpha Arienne had given me the night before. It's mostly healed now, leaving a silverish-blue circle with a star in the middle, kind of like a pentagram, but he star is filled in in the middle. It's honestly bealutiful. I reach up and try to cover it with my hand, but the vampire catches my wrist and pins my hand against the wall. He squeezes tightly, cutting off the circulation to my fingers, leaving a tingling sensation. "You let him mark you already?" he whisper-yells. "How dare you? I wanted you all for myself, and that bastard has to go ruining things for me!" "What do you mean you want me?" I ask. I know the answer already, but that doesn't make me like it any more. "Like I said, you are beautiful, and you are way too innocent... I'd love to be the one to make you scre
Amikat's POV I wake up from a weird dream the next morning. I wasn't in the astral or anything, but I kept seeing that vampire. The Vessel. I keep thinking about what he told me, that his plans had changed; if he wasn't here to kill me anymore, waht did he want? What did he mean by taking away my innocence? I probably need to tell Arienne about this. He grumbles awake, his hands beginning to roam my body. I turn around to face his sleepy eyes and smile. "I like waking up next to you," he says. "Me too," I reply. It's still early in the morning, and the sun isn't quite up yet. Maybe that means I'll have Arienne all to myself for a little but before he has to return to work. I'm suddenly pulled from my head and back to reality when Arienne plants a kiss on my forehead, sending tingles through my body. He traces his fingers over the spot where he marked me, which is completely healed by now. It sends little traces of pleasure through me, similar to when he marked me, but not as stron
Arienne's POVI've instructed everyone not to tell Kat about Blood Moon's trade offer. I fear that she might want to do something rash, and I don't want her trying anything before I have time to come up with a solid plan. I went to see Delila today, but Leona had met me at the door stating that Delila was in no shape for visitors at the moment. I really just want a chance to sit down and talk to her about what happened. I'm hurt by it too; Collin was a very good friend of mine, all the way back as far as childhood, and I know what it's like to go through what she's currently experiencing. But if she refuses, I'm not going to force her. She needs to be ready for things at her own pace. My phone lights up with a text, and I'm surprised to see Alpha Elliot's name. Meet me by the lake, I have some news.That can't be good. Though I don't know what he knows that I haven't already come across. I decide to head down with my guard up; I still don't trust him fully. He's been extra warm wit