LOGINWe quickly pulled into the hotel's back lot. Jordan parked in one of the reserved spots. He helps me out, and he wraps his arm around my shoulder as we walk to the door with two new guards stationed at the door. Typically, the guards didn’t bother me. If anything, they set me at ease because I knew they would keep us safe. Now I wasn’t feeling at ease. It was bad enough with the reason why I was there, but then I noticed the female guard sneering at me. A shiver went through me as I remembered how badly this woman used to bully me in school. When the whole Chad thing happened, she was like a kid in a candy store with all the new ways she could torment me with.
“What is wrong?” Jordan asked; he must have felt how my body reacted to seeing her, and remembering all the awful things she did to me. I didn’t want him to know about any of it.
It was another 10-minute drive just to reach the cabin. I couldn’t believe it. How much of this land did he own to be able to do this? I couldn’t even fathom it. I was shocked when we reached the so-called cabin.“You call this a cabin?” I asked. I bet if I looked in the mirror, my eyes would be on the verge of falling out of my head.“Yeah? It’s nothing special, just something I use when I need to get away.” Luka answered,This was some gross overspending, given how luxurious this so-called cabin was. This thing was bigger than my house and at least 10 times nicer than anything I have ever lived in, and he comes here to escape. What in the world did Luka need to escape from? I am lost in my thoughts while looking at the “cabin” when a loud shriek breaks my thoughts.“LULU!!!” A smoking hot blonde came barreling out of the cabin and jumped into Luka’s arms. He caught her and put her down right away. It still made my stomach sour. I didn’t even notice him get out of the car. He was ove
We drove for hours, heading north—farther north than I had ever traveled in my entire life. The town I knew all my life disappeared behind us slowly, like it didn’t want to let me go, but it finally did. Everything I grew up knowing disappeared slowly into the vast forest.After we passed the last small neighborhood, the world became nothing but trees. Moss coated the trunks in soft green velvet. Ferns spilled across the forest floor in waves. Sunlight flickered through the branches, sliding over us in warm, gold stripes. Between the shifting shadows, everything looked dreamlike… unreal…I couldn’t look away. My forehead practically stayed glued to the window. It was just so beautiful.“You see anything good?” Luka asked, amusement curling in his voice.“No,” I breathed, “but… I’ve never been this far out of town before. The woods out here are just amazing,”“Why not?” Luka questioned.“I don’t know. Mom never wanted to go anywhere. Plus, we never had the money to do anything anyway.”
A heartbeat later, the elevator doors slid open with a soft metallic sigh. Luka stood there, framed by the warm gold light pouring from the hallway behind him. For a split second his expression was pure shock—wide eyes, frozen stance—then it shattered and reformed into something far darker. His jaw locked. His nostrils flared. A quiet, controlled fury radiated off him like heat from a furnace.He looked from me… to the massive black wolf at my side… then back at me. And the way his eyes moved over me this time made my stomach twist. This wasn’t a concern look. This wasn’t the soft warmth he usually gave me.This was rage. Icy. Focused. Lethal.“Who did this to you?” Luka’s voice was low, almost too calm, but each word dripped with barely contained violence.Talk later. She needs care.“No! I need to know what happened,” Luka snapped, stepping forward.Don’t back-talk to me, boy. The wolf’s growl reverberated in the elevator like distant thunder. The Alpha here has it handled. Take her
The wolf from my dream was here. It was physically here. It was massive, with glowing blue eyes. He looked pissed. Monica shook next to me. “Holy fuck…. I can't do this!” Monica's voice was laced with fear. She dropped the knife she held at my side. She turned to flee. Before she got the chance. The black wolf pounced on her. Chad was nowhere to be seen. Of course, P.O.S. The wolf growled in her girl's face. Monica began sobbing. I couldn’t let her die. WHY SHE WANTED YOU DEAD. A deep, angry male voice sounded in my head. I stood in disbelief. The wolf was looking at me. Cold fury in his eyes. I knew he wasn’t mad at me but, I froze on the spot. We stared down each other. No one is budging. I think he was waiting for my answer. I AM Holy crap, this was crazy. “Because she wasn’t acting alone. There is something bigger going on.” I tell the wolf. I think I lost it. This couldn’t be real.Explain “Give me a minute. This is cray.” I tell him trying to get my thoughts in order.
Stars exploded across my vision. Pain burned through my face as I fell to the floor. Soon, my attacker was lifting me to my feet. I couldn't breathe. I was trying to wrap my head around what was going on. I was being choked. My head was swimming. I think I heard a voice? “FUCKING DIE ALREADY!” A female voice was fuming with anger. Who was that? I couldn’t think straight with the pain. I have never been hit before, and the lack of oxygen didn't help. Something had to be done by me. I couldn't move. If something didn’t happen soon, I was going to die. Maybe I was okay with that. No more pain. No more losing people. That sounded nice. NO! YOU WILL NOT DIE! A voice sounded. Snapping out of my thoughts. I had people to live for. I would not die. I dropped my hands from my attacker's wrist. I felt the wall for something. I could not see. But I felt something on the table. I mentally smiled. It was the plate that Matt filled up with food. I grabbed it and prayed it would save me. I some
I can’t believe I just left them. How could I leave them? Trusting Joel was necessary, as he said he'd get Jess and the twins. Joel said Luka can handle himself, so I had to trust him. Trying to calm down, I stopped crying and took slow, deep breaths, as taught in grief therapy. I felt more in control of my emotions as I turned around. I pulled the hood over my head and breathed in Lukas's scent. It helps calm me. There was no way someone could have hurt Luka. He ran into a burning building to save my mom for me. He could get through whatever he was after. I told myself, and I might have been a bit delusional in my thoughts, but until otherwise proven, I held onto those thoughts. “Don’t worry, Danni. It will be okay. Luka is a badass.” Matt tried to reassure. I nodded my head in wagreement. Spoken words were still too hard. I noticed that Kayla was staring at me. I guess staring would be the wrong word, more like glaring, and if she could, she’d probably shoot laser beams at me.I di







