Elysia's POVI sat on the edge of the bed in the room Adrian had escorted me back to the guest room and had gone back to his chamber. When I got to the guest room, Aunt Liora had finally fallen asleep after another round of sobbing, she had been worn down by grief and exhaustion. I sat on the bed slowly, trying not to wake her up, wrapping a blanket around my body. Where was Lila? The thoughts of everything that had happened lately flashed through my mind again. My legs curled up and my arms wrapped around it, maybe if I had trained even more harder I would have been able to save her.But instead, here I am sitting here while she is out there and the moon knows where. I stared at the window in the corner of the room, its curtains slightly parted. My chest tightened, she was still a child and asides that she was carrying a child. She is a strong, sweet girl. But how long could strength carry a child when surrounded by monsters?I rubbed my palms down my thighs, trying to stop mys
Adrain’s POVI stood in front of the guest room, I hesitated for a moment before knocking. All I could think of was how to tell Elysia that I couldn’t find Lila.The door opened before I could knock twice. She was already awake and dressed. She smelled like fresh jasmine, her scent filling the air.But she was still looking like she hadn’t slept for days. Her hair was tied back loosely, and her eyes immediately searched mine like she was waiting for me to say something.“Why do you have bruises all over you? Did you go looking for her? Did you find her?” She asked, talking like she had hot food in her mouth.I didn’t know how I was going to give her a response. I exhaled, “No, Rogues attacked us and Kyle got injured. He was taken to the infirmary.”Her eyes widened, lips parting slightly in shock. “Wait, what? Is he okay?”“He will be,” I said quickly. “I came to tell you and to check up on you. How is your Aunt doing?”Behind her, I heard a sound, quiet sniffles. Liora stood behind E
Adrain’s POVI knew how urgent Elysia wanted me to find Lila, couldn’t figure out where she could be when Jason has refused to give the answer we needed.Kyle and I decided step out of the pack to the forest maybe we could luckily find her there.I could only hear the birds chrip and the trees still like they were holding themselves from breathing.I crouched near a cluster of rocks, scanning around between the pines. Kyle knelt beside me, his breath steady. “I don’t see anyone yet.” he muttered. “But I think some people passed here. These prints are recent—probably three or four hours old.” Pointing to the ground.I nodded, rising to my feet. “Could be Lila. Or one of them.let’s see.We walked even deep into the woods, it felt like there was no end.Kyle brushed his dusty hands clean on his pants. “We have checked the old hunter’s trail, the creek and all the hidden places we know of. If they are keeping her nearby, they will need access to water and some kind of shelter.”“How abou
Elysia’s POVAdrian and I didn’t exchange another word as we stepped out of his office. The hallways were getting dark already, I hurried quickly to the guest room where I left Aunt Liora as an uneasy feeling curled up in my chest.When we got to the guest room, we heard her sobbing, the sound echoed faintly through the corridor.We broke into a run, the door to the guest room was slightly opened.I met her on the floor. Clutching the scarf Lila had been wearing the day before, Aunt Liora rolled back and forth on the floor in the middle of the room, crying out her daughter’s name like it could bring her home.“Lila! Lila! Please, no, not my baby. Not my baby girl!” Hearing the pain and hurt in her voice.I rushed to her, falling to my knees beside her and wrapped my arms around her shoulders to comfort her.“Auntie, please, I’m here. I’m here.” I said, worried.“She’s gone, Elysia! My daughter is gone!” she screamed, struggling in my arms like a little child.Adrian stepped in quiet
Elysia’s POV“I won’t sit in this house and wait for them to return.” I said as I stood up, standing at the edge of the bed. My clothes and other necessary items were neatly arranged inside my bag.Aunt Liora stood quietly behind me, her eyes red and swollen. Her arms were folded across her breast, seems like she was holding her grief. “This is my home,” she whispered, he eyes teary. “My husband built this house for me with his hands. Elysia I can’t leave just like that.”“But Lila is not here anymore,” I interrupted trying to be polite, turning to face her. “And we don’t know what else is coming. Aunt Liora, please. Please we got to go.”She looked at me, our gaze meeting. “You are right Elysia but…” she paused and shook her head in confusion. “I heard her scream early this morning and I failed Elysia. I failed to protect her. It is all my fault.”There was silence for a while. Then Aunt Liora closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she looked around the house one last time an
Elysia’s POVI tossed around the creaky bed, my watery eyes fluttering open in the dark room.The silence that surrounded the house was comforting. Aunt Liora had slept early that night. She was probably exhausted from probably worrying about moving into the pack.I had noticed she had been restless ever since I brought up the idea of moving. Lila had protested too, saying she didn’t want to leave her mom behind, which was fair, and I wasn’t ready to leave them either.I and Lila had spent hours talking about it to Aunt Liora, trying to convince her that staying in her home was dangerous. But she wouldn’t concur. I was still hoping she would change her mind before morning.Meanwhile, I glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It was 2:14 a.m. Then I heard rustling sounds echoing faintly from outside, but my lazy, tired ass wasn’t ready to stand up yet.The noise came again, I could hear it coming from Lila’s room this time, like someone was scattering something.I frowned, probably it