Eric-The snicker on his face was filled with contempt. It was clear that nothing I said or did would lessen the hold of whoever he was sent by. I could see it in his eyes that he wasn’t being controlled, he was doing so at his own accord.“Does it matter who sent me? You do not belong here, so I am here to end you.” The male snarled.“Why don’t we belong here?” I heard Leilani ask from the cage.I was glad she was still in there because I didn’t want to take any chances. He may be held captive right now, but the strength he showed me was nothing short of amazing. It wasn’t like he was the first shifter crow I have faced, yet he was far the strongest.In fact, I was sure that he had the help of a witch making him stronger. If it hadn’t been for the serpents to lend a hand, I had begun to think I was in over my head. I still wasn’t sure where they had come from though, although I suspected Leilani was responsible.“Little hybrid, you do belong. It is the wolf that doesn’t.” He responde
Leilani-I hadn’t expected for Eric to just take off like he did and attack. I still wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do. Maybe I needed to try to figure out how I made the snakes appear and try to do it again, or maybe something else that wouldn’t make me completely useless.Jumping down from my wolf, I watched as Eric took on my old pack so effortlessly. Maybe I could just watch, get some ideas or something. There wasn’t much I could go off though, since I have yet to shift into my wolf.“Stop worrying about things and focus. You will find your answers within.” Violet spoke.The second she stopped talking, she took off towards the pack to give Eric a hand. I was far enough away that I wasn’t in their way or in danger. If my wolf and my mate could do this, then so could I. I hope.Lowering myself to the ground, I sat with my legs crossed. I needed to focus, although it was a bit hard to do. My mind was racing with the possibility I have placed Eric, my wolf, and myself in danger. T
Leilani-When we arrived in the north field, this time I wasn’t attempting to sneak around. I wanted Archer to know I have come for him. After the last encounter with him, I wasn’t sure it would be a welcoming visit.“So, explain to me why we are about to release a dragon?” Eric asked as we made our way toward the volcano.“Because he needs to know that I am not going to leave him here. Apparently, long ago my soul was cursed by a witch, for loving you. Except it wasn’t you exactly, it was a version of yourself. According to,” I paused, not sure how to explain this without it sounded strange.“Let’s just say it was me, but from long ago. This witch, the one you mentioned earlier, had also been in love with you. Back then I was just a witch, and each time I had died, I had been reborn. It wasn’t until this time I was reborn as a werewolf, but because of my soul, my powers came with me.” I wasn’t sure if I was making any sense to him, but he didn’t interrupt.“Once I fully accepted the
Eric-Gathering around the dragon outside, everyone was trying to wrap their heads around there being a dragon here. I, on the other hand, was still reeling about everything that has happened recently. The dragon was one thing, but to find out that your mate has been your mate for centuries, was a lot to process.It wasn’t that I didn’t believe her, it was just a lot to take in all at once. I figured that her being a part witch would be that she knew a few spells or something, not some powerful high priestess or whatever they were called. I had watched her handle the dragon effortlessly, not to mention how she took on her old pack.It had been mind-blowing, to say the least. Looking over at her, as she talked with her dragon in the backyard of the packhouse, I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to think. I mean, she had a pet dragon for crying out loud.“Are you okay?” Brook’s gentle voice filled my head as she stepped next to me.Taking my gaze off Leilani and her dragon, I looked over
Leilani-After I finished talking, I directed my attention to Cordelia, wanting her to answer the question I had asked before telling everyone what had happened. From the first moment I met her, I already didn’t trust her. Now I was almost sure something was going on with her.I asked the question again, yet she still didn’t answer. If we were going to find a way to break this curse, I wasn’t sure it was a good idea that Cordelia was here. Actually, I wasn’t sure it was a good idea that any of the witches were here.“I want them all gone.” I told Eric, speaking directly into his mind through our link.“Are you sure that is a good idea? We could probably use their help.” Eric responded.“I’m not sure what kind of help they could give us. Plus, I don’t trust them one bit. When I woke up, you were still stuck there. I had asked them to get you out of there, but everyone claimed they didn’t know how. I still don’t know how I did it, but thankfully I knew the words needed to get you to wak
Leilani- Tate and Eric showed up as we were all laughing about my cooking abilities or lack thereof. Instead of gathering in the living room, we sat around the table in the dining room, so Brook could continue to cook. I wanted to hear more about my past, but now everyone was here, it was time to get down talking about what was really going on. Tate told Brook that their daughter, who I assumed was Bailey, was asleep. At first, I thought they just left their daughter alone, but then he mentioned a babysitter, but I didn’t catch her name. I was willing to let them continue to talk about their daughter since it was nice seeing how at ease, they were with each other. Catching a glimpse at Eric, who was sitting next to me at the table, I found he was looking at me with a strange look on his face. It made me feel slightly uncomfortable, but I let it go when Tate turned his attention to me. “So let me get this right, both of your parents were werewolves, but because of a curse placed on
Leilani-When Brook hung up the phone, I had expected it would take a while for her uncle to get here. The last thing I expected was for him to appear directly behind her before she placed her phone back in her pocket. Looking around the room, no one seemed surprised by this, not even Archer.“Uh, how did you do that?” I asked, completely shocked by him just appearing out of thin air.Jarod’s gaze moved over me as if he were sizing me up, and I was starting to hate that everyone was looking at me like that. A smile formed on his lips, just before he disappeared once more. Startled, I jumped in my seat slightly, nearly knocking my chair over.“You mean this?” I heard a man ask from behind me.Quickly turning in my seat, I looked up to find Jarod was now standing behind me. When Archer had done it earlier, while we were still on the roof, it hadn’t surprised me nearly to this point. I guess with Archer I kind of expected the impossible from him.“Yes, that.” I said, trying to calm mysel
Eric- Knowing there was no way I could fall asleep, I left Leilani alone in bed. Quietly exiting the room, I gently shut the door. With everything going on, I hadn’t even thought about how tired she must be. Brook was right though, I felt like I had enough energy to spare. Returning to the dining room, I found everyone still cleaning up the mess. Pitching in where I could, we quickly finished cleaning the table and getting the dishes loaded up in the dishwasher. Everyone except Archer wanted to go see Bailey, so I showed Archer the other room he could stay in. After telling him to make himself at home, I left to follow everyone to Tate and Brook’s place. Thankfully I caught up with them before Jason met his granddaughter because I wanted to be there when he did. “Thank you for staying with her.” Brook was telling the babysitter at the door when I arrived. “It really is no problem, she is absolutely adorable and a joy to be around. Feel free to let me know anytime you need someone