LilahAlpha Coltโs deep voice seeps into my head. โCan you come to the office please!โI hadnโt spoken to him since he let Linc take our son away. Instead, I had spent my time alone and in our room. I had been trying to decide whether I should just go and get him, but Aiden had been so happy about the idea of staying with Linc.โLeave me alone, Colt!โ I mutter backโWe need to talk. I can come and get you if thatโs how you are going to be!โ I hear the amusement in his voiceโFine!โ I snap and slowly make my way down to the office. As I open the door, I see her chocolate hair and immediately turn around.โLilah, we need to sort this out. Your sulking isnโt helping anyone.โโIโm not sulking!โ I snap in defenceโLately, the only time you speak is to have a go at someone or throw out a sarcastic remark. Now sit.โ Slowly moving through the room. I keep my eyes on her as I take the seat next to Colt. โThere is something that Daphne wishes to share with you. And trust me, you will want to
Alpha ColtโWhy do you have a picture of me and Daphne as babies? Wait, why is there a baby picture of me and Daphne?โ She stares at the photo, โIs it actually us?โโApparently so.โโIt looks like me, but..โโDaphne confirmed it.โ Lilah opens her mouth to speak, โ And before you go off on a rant at me. I was about to tell you when Daphne turned up to tell me about Aiden.โI feel her flutter through a range of emotions. โControl your thoughts. Aiden can feel them too. I donโt need him charging in here again!โShe frowns at me. โItโs hard to control my thoughts when new things keep coming to light. Where did you even get this?โโDaphneโs grandma was tracking you.โโYou still didnโt answer my question!โโDaphne had them in the flat. They were sent to her after she told her mother she was safe.โโAnother thing she didnโt tell me about!โ She groans at meโLinc believed her when she told him that she hadn't looked at them. This photo was actually hidden under the box. Daphne didnโt know
LilahHe really did believe her!I couldnโt believe it. It had always been me convincing him that she wasnโt a problem. Up until the truth came out, I had defended her all the way. And just like that, our roles had been reversed. And I couldnโt let go.โYou have to try Lilah.โ He tells me again as we get ready for bed.โItโs not that easy.โโI remember when I was telling you the same thing. You used to tell me to relax. Now, if I were to say that to you. How would you react?โ I roll my eyes at himโExactly. We need to look at the bigger picture.โI couldnโt believe he was using my own words against me.โShut up, Colt.โโReally, Lilah. Can we not be adults about this?โโIt wasnโt that long ago that I was worried about you hunting me down.โ I mutterโAnd what does that have to do with this?โโIโm just saying so much has changed.โ I sighHe leans in through the bathroom door, watching me brush my teeth. โYouโre right. We have a son. I bet you never saw that coming?โ He half smiles at me
Alpha ColtโWhat are we going to do about him?โโHeโs your son, put an order on him like you would anyone else.โ Linc shrugs his shoulders at meโHe can block me.โ I growl. โYou heard him, he wanted silence.โโI donโt know, Alpha. Something like this has never happened before. I think itโs going to be a learning curve for all of us. But he is definitely a chip off the old block. At least he is safe and unharmed.โI couldnโt argue with that. I see our son disappear into the house and shake my head.โIt has to be because he is part Lycan.โ Daphne mutters. โMaybe that is why he is growing so quickly.โโWhat would you know?โ Lilah snaps.โI know I still donโt know everything, but surely shifting isnโt what's making him grow?โโIt could be. Our bones snap and move and heal as we shift.โ I mutter as Linc protectively wraps an arm around Daphne and pulls her away from Lilah. โWe donโt shift until we are eighteen. Our bones have pretty much already grown. It seems the only logical explanation
DaphneLilah stands at the door and screams. She opens it but is unable to move forwards and screams again. I could just about make out Alpha Colt and Linc walking away. They donโt even look back.โLiโฆ.โโShut the fuck up.โโIโฆ.โโI told you to shut up.โThis wasnโt the girl I had originally met. She was nothing like the girl I had shared a flat with either. There was so much anger coursing through her. It was like she could no longer see anything else.She turns to look at me. Her hands balled up into fists at her side. โThis is all your fault.โโI didnโt ask Alpha Colt to do this if thatโs what you mean.โโNot him! All of this. He is making me stay here because for some fucked up reason he believes you.โโI just told him the truth.โโIs it the truth though, Daphne? Youโve lied so much that you probably canโt even tell.โโItโs the truth. I told him everything I know. Even weird things that my grandma used to say.โโI donโt believe you.โโThen there is nothing else I can say, Lilah. T
Lilah She looks at me with those dark eyes of hers. Her jaws hangs open as she tries to make sense of my words. Her head slowly moves up and down but her eyes become full of tears. โI lost my pup for you.โ โI know.โ I immediately felt guilty. I had been blaming her for everything when all along she had done what she could to protect me and that meant sacrificing her pup. I had been so stupid. โAnd why did the Moon goddess show herself to me? Iโm no one.โ She mutters quietly. โYou are still half wolf. Who do witches pray to?โ It wasnโt something I ever thought about โThe horned God. Thatโs what grandma said.โ She mutters as she looks at her hand. โDid she bind us? Was the Moon Goddess responsible for tying us together?โ โI donโt know.โ โLilah, I donโt understand.โ โYouโre not the only one. What does it all mean? Why are we bound by blood?โ โI think we were always supposed to be. I mean we share the same father. You and I are half sisters. It can't be anything else.โ โYou thin
LincโI donโt understand why the Moon Goddess would come to you and then me?โ Daphne mutters as she makes herself a drinkโShe has her reasons!โ It was hard to actually give her a valid reason when I didnโt really know why.โBut why? And why now?โโI donโt have all the answers, Daphne. Itโs rare that anyone gets to meet the Moon Goddess. Alpha Colt has never met her, well not that he has said anything.โโDonโt you think itโs weird?โโEverything surrounding you is weird.โ I snap, annoyed with all the questions. It had been a long couple of days.โButโฆโโDaphne, please change the subject. You and Lilah have made up, you should be happy with that.โโI am but I still donโt know how Iโm supposed to use my magic to protect her when I donโt even know what Iโm capable of.โโYou have used your magic twice. โโYou mean breaking through Alpha Coltโs order?โโYes.โโBut that was justโฆinstinct.โโIโm not a witch, I donโt know how it works.โ I shrug my shoulders at her.โAnd the only witch I know o
Alpha Colt. โYouโre mated? Callie flashes her eyes out into the crowd of people. I see how Grant smiles back at her. There could have been worse people that Callie could have been mated too. โHow long have you known?โ โDo we have to do this now?โ She mutters back. โThey are all waiting for you to say something.โ I look out at the waiting Lycans. โCallie will be standing in as secondary Beta shortly after the ceremony.โ โIโm what?โ She glares at me โItโs already been decided.โ โWithout discussing it with me?โ โYou are the next best person after Linc.โ โWhere are you going?โ She glares at Linc, โAnd why havenโt you told me?โ โYou didnโt tell me you were mated!โ Linc mutters back as everyone watches us. โI didnโt know I had too!โ Callie snaps "Where are you going?" "I'm taking Daphne to Moonstone." โGuys, we will deal with this after. Just shut your mouths for now.โ I mutter as everyone watches us. Callie stomps off and goes to stand next to Grant. I see how they lock hand
Lilah The next morning, I find Colt packing up the office. โGoing somewhere?โ I look around at all the half packed boxes in amusement. โWe are.โ โWe are? Did you try talking to me when I was asleep?" He laughs at me, โNo, you said you wanted to live in the apartment.โ โYouโre joking right? None of this shit is going to fit in there.โ He had more than enough boxes to fill the bedrooms. Plus it would have remnants of her and I couldn't be somewhere like that. โI thought thatโs what you wanted?!โ He stops packing and places his hands on my small bump โOnce, but there was barely enough room for me and โฆ.โ I hadnโt mentioned her name since I had set her on fire. Any time there was a fleeting thought, I would push it away and focus on something else. โYou can say her name. She canโt hurt you anymore.โ โNo. Even thinking of her is giving her time. Anyway, what about when this one comes along? A town centre is hardly a place for a newborn wolf or Lycan.โ He presses his lips to my ch
LilahPulling the blade from my chest. My lungs quickly expand, desperate to suck in some oxygen after what had just happened.The wound above my heart, knits itself together, removing almost all trace of nearly being stabbed to death. All that was left was my blood soaked top. For just a single moment, I was afraid to move. Afraid to look at the damage she had done.Linc appears in front of me. His dark eyes searching mine, her blood coated the skin around his mouth and his chin. He stretches a hand out towards me and pulls me to my feet. โYou survived.โ He mutters, running his eyes over me, โNot very many of the others did.โAs I look around, I see that Callie had stopped jerking about, but her eyes were closed and her body was now motionless. Aiden was hunched over, weeping over Ivyโs body, surrounded by dead Lycans. โCOLT!โโHere,โ His voice is faint in my head. He was still flat on his back, from where Daphne had knocked him down. โYou have to burn her.โMy eyes flicker across
LilahโSnare?โ My voice breaks when I say his name. I thought he was long behind us. โWhat does he have to do with this?โ โYou should have listened to him. He was watching you. Just as grandmother requested.โโYour grandmother?โ Everything was quickly unravelling. Everything that Daphne had ever done or said was all lies. Out of everyone, she had played me the most, lied to me the most. She had used my emotions to get what she wanted and I had fallen for it, again and again and again.โIt really was you. You are the one that made the hospital cave in on us. You almost killed yourself!โShe chuckles. โI knew I wouldnโt die well not completely. But the pissy Hybrid had to get involved, didnโt she. Sharing things that shouldnโt be shared. You and I, we could have been great together. A descendant of The Greats and me, a strong and powerful witch. But you ruined that. No matter what I did, you and your special Colt could not be torn apart.โโWhat about the photo?โ Colt croaks from the gr
Alpha ColtHer breath quickened as she kept her hand steady on my chest. Annoyance maybe, or maybe she finally accepted that someone was lying to her. And that someone was Daphne.She shakes her head at me and moves away. โYouโre wrong, Colt.โ โWhy are you refusing to see what is right in front of you? Even after all the shit you have been through, you still want to believe her.โโShe wonโt lie to me.โโHow many times have you heard that? How many times are you going to keep forgiving her?โโShe doesnโt need forgiveness this time because it isnโt her!โโThen who? Who do you think it is? And donโt you dare say me, again!โโThat Ivy girl.โI wasnโt about to tell her that Aiden isnโt certain about her, because that would just give Lilah more reason to blame her instead of the real culprit. โIvy was with you.โโMaybe she planned something, maybe she set something up.โโYou donโt believe that. You are just trying to convince yourself.โโFuck off, Colt.โ She sits down on the chair, crossin
Lilah Making my way down the steps, Iโm hit with a cold breeze that almost takes my breath away. Looking back, I see Colt and Linc deep in discussion, but at the same time, I could hear Daphne down below, her quiet sobs filling the silence. โDaphne?โ She stops crying and her hands appear through the bars of her cell, โLilah? Is that really you?โ Stepping in front of her cell, she pulls me in for an awkward hug, holding on tightly. โLilah, you have to make them understand.โ โIโm trying.โ I mutter. โBut Colt still thinks you still want revenge, thatโs why he is blaming you. He is refusing to listen to me.โ โYouโre not wrong. I did want revenge, but only because I was angry. When I saw Linc's dead body, anger was all I felt but thenโฆ I saw him, standing in front of me, like he had never died, only his eyes were black and all the anger, it disappeared.โ โDo you know what happened with the hospital?โ I ask quietly She shakes her head. โLinc told me, but it doesnโt make any sense. Ho
AidenโYou want me to find out if she had something to do with the explosion? Dad, she was with me and mum when it happened.โโWell someone is hiding something.โ he snaps.โI agree,โ Linc nods his head at meโItโs not me, at least, I donโt think it is.โ Daphne mutters from her corner. โIt just doesnโt make sense.โI tell her what Ivy told me, and what she had said to my mother. Daphne violently shakes her head. โI have already said, it wouldnโt work that way.โ She glances up to my father, โI donโt know what you saw, Colt, And I donโt know what you mean by the light being under my skin. But I am not responsible for everything. You have to stop blaming me.โ She leans her head back against the stone wall. I could see the light flickering along her neck.โYouโre doing it now.โ I stare at herโWhat?โโThe light that dad spoke of.โShe looks down at her hands and rolls the sleeves up. Her mouth falls open as she stares at them. โWhatโs happening to me?โโYouโve not seen this before? What
Alpha Colt.โClear the room.โCallie, Aiden and Ivy all make their way out carefully stepping over the shards of china, when Lilah starts to follow, I grab her arm. โNot you. We need to talk.โShe scowls at me and tugs her arm away, letting out a groan. I wait for the door to be closed and to listen to their footsteps as they walk away.โDonโt bother, Colt.โ Lilah growls at me.โWith what?โโYou are going to try talking me around. Convince me that Daphne is the bad person. But itโs not her Colt, itโs you.โโWhat are you talking about?โโThis is what itโs all been about, isnโt it?โโLilah, you are not making any sense.โ I literally had no idea what she was going on about.โYou never wanted me to have a sister. You wanted me for yourself, with no one around to get involved. But one by one, everyone that has been a part of my life has died. Dad, my mother. Halle, Drake, Grant, my children. The list goes on and on Colt. Who is next?โโIt doesnโt mean itโs all my fault.โ I snap in frustrat
Alpha ColtโNo,no,no,no,no.โ Linc mutters from next to me as his hand starts disappearing. His dark eyes flick up to where my mate is and back to his hand.โSheโs dead!โ It was the only thing that made sense. It was why Aiden was hugging his mother, it was why I could hear my mate crying. And it was why Linc was losing his hand all over again.Ivy says nothing. She watches my son and Lilah with wide blue eyes. A slight frown forming, but the frown quickly disappears when she sees me looking at her.โI will go and help.โ She declares and starts climbing over the rubble towards my mate and son.โWell, I guess we didnโt need to kill her after all.โ I mutter to LincโIf sheโs dead, so is her magic.โ He shows me that he can move around freely. โIt's gone.โ He beams at me but those dark eyes show an emptiness that seemed to go on forever. I could deal with Linc later, right now my mate needed me more.Aiden carries Daphne's body over the rubble back towards me. While Ivy helps to keep Lila
Lilah.โMum, just calm down.โ Aiden is growing frustrated with my pacing. โPlease, just sit down.โโYou are my son, why are you keeping me locked up?โโIโm just following Dadโs orders. What the hell happened in there?โโI donโt know.โโHow can you not know? You were in there when the first explosion went off.โโDaphne was still unconscious. I was holding her hand when the roof started caving in. Colt, he pulled me away. He blocked me from the falling ceiling. Heโฆ.โ I knew he was blaming Daphne, but there had to be more to it. There just had to be.โAiden, you need to let me go out there!โโNo mum. Dad made it clear, you are to stay here with me and Ivy.โโDaphne is my sister!โโAnd she is the one who did this!โ He glares at me with his grey eyesโIโm not so sure.โ Ivy mutters from the window.โWhat?โ Both Aiden and I speak in unison.Ivy hadnโt spoken a word since we had been in the house, well not to me anyway. She had spent the entire time watching what was happening from the window