Linda-I didn’t know how long I was unconscious, but when I woke up, my head was killing me. On the plus side, I was still alive. Opening my eyes, I noticed I was inside a small room, like a closet. On the ceiling, there were many different pipes, which suggested I might be in the basement.It was a dimly lit room, but I was the only one inside. I was leaning against the cool, damp wall, with my hands tied behind my back. Thankfully, my phone was still in my pocket. To get it out, I had to wiggle around a bit, and after a few moments, the phone fell out of my pocket. Twisting slightly, I managed to grab my phone with my hands, although it had been difficult and painful as I had to strain myself.Not only were my hands behind my back, but my arms were looped around a metal pipe as well. With a bit of adjusting, I was able to get the phone. Now sitting in a very awkward position, I tried to call someone, but I didn’t have any signal in the basement.I was alone at this moment, but I had
Linda-I was freaking out. What if someone found out what I did? I knew it was wrong to hire people to kidnap that Zira girl, but after what my best friend Allie said, I thought I needed to teach that girl a lesson. Yet, after I saw her taken away, I started to panic.I was still in high school, and even if I wasn’t the one who actually kidnapped her, I was the one to hire the guys. Technically, they were people Allie knew, and she had told me that they would do almost anything for the right price, even kill a person. I didn’t want to kill anyone, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to scare her.I never told them to take her from the school parking lot, though. It was too public, and if they were caught, it would be traced back to me. To make matters worse, I couldn’t go home because my family wasn’t there. I wouldn’t have an alibi.So, I decided to stay after school and volunteer with the dance committee. I thought it might help distract me, but it didn’t. In fact, I felt even worse beca
Axton-As I walked, I kept thinking of what could have happened if I hadn’t arrived when I did. Seeing how Bryce had pinned Zira to the ground, trying to take advantage of her, had nearly sent me over the edge. If not for Kason and Lukas, I might have killed him.Twisting my head slightly, I placed a gentle kiss against Zira’s head, careful not to wake her. I wasn’t sure when exactly she fell asleep, but I was positive she was asleep from the way her breathing became deep and steady. She was also limp in my arms.Walking the few miles back to where we left the vehicle. I silently vowed that I would never let her go. I would need to find a way to get her to accept me as her mate. Even if she didn’t know what we were, I had to at least get her to fall in love with me.The moment I learned that there was a chance I would never see her again, I became even more convinced that I was irrevocably in love with her. It had nothing to do with our mate bond. Zira was extraordinary just for the f
Axton-“Find her!” I roared, causing my voice to echo in the vast open space surrounding us.The instant Lukas informed me Zira had been kidnapped, I dropped everything to go to school. That was the location of the necklace I could access. If Lukas had told me that the necklace had been removed, I could have saved a bit of time or gotten a lead on her before it became cold.I admit I might have taken things a little too far when Lukas returned from trying to track Zira. The moment he returned, I clocked him hard in the face, causing him to shed a bit of blood. If Kason hadn’t arrived, I likely would have done a lot worse.It didn’t help that I had done it in front of others, still at the school. However, since I had assigned Lukas to keep her safe, I felt he was at fault. At the same time, I knew I couldn’t blame him either.I knew that letting Zira out of the house without someone with her at all times was risky. She couldn’t protect herself, and there was danger all around her. Yet,
Zira-“About time you woke up.” A familiar voice spoke from behind me.I didn’t need to see the man who spoke to know who he was. Before he walked around to get within my line of vision, I already knew it was Bryce Miller. Trenton’s second best friend, and the biggest idiot I have met.“What do you want with me?” I asked through gritted teeth as soon as he was standing before me.“Isn’t it obvious?” Byrce cocked his head to the side and raised his eyebrows, which looked like they needed trimmed or something.I always thought Trenton was good-looking, but I have questioned his reasoning for befriending Bryce. At least Trenton’s best friend, Glenn, was handsome, but Bryce was definitely not. He looked like a scrawny kid, despite being in his early twenties, with a mustache that looked as if it was struggling to grow in.He also had eyebrows that were twice the size of a normal male brow, expanding across his forehead and almost looking like an unibrow. His eyes were not proportional to
Zira-Wednesday morning, I was a little sad that I needed to go to school alone. I did feel better driving on my own, after I drove alone a few times around the neighborhood. I was just looking forward to spending a bit more time with Axton.Ever since I told him about what happened during my test, other than when he was training me, or taking me to and from school, I rarely saw him. He and Kason have been trying to locate the werewolf who exposed himself to a human. I understood why they needed to, but that didn’t mean I liked having less and less time with Axton.I thought we were getting closer lately, and that I had a chance to get him to consider me as a true mate prospect. However, today, he wasn’t home when I woke up. I only had a text from him saying he had a lead, but he wouldn’t be able to take me to school or pick me up.The lack of time I had with Axton wasn’t the only issue. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but something felt a little off today. I was on edge, as was my wo
Zira-“Okay, let’s do another lane change.” The instructor advised.Without a word, I nodded once as I extended my fingers to turn on the proper turn signal. However, now that I was nervous again, I screwed up and accidentally turned on the wrong one. Quickly fixing my mistake, I sucked in a sharp breath.When I heard the sound of the instructor’s pen scratching against the clipboard, I knew I screwed up. Although the mistakes I have made were small, they felt huge to me. My heart was pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat. My palms were also sweating a lot more.Gripping the steering wheel tighter, so my hands didn’t slip and lose my grip, I tried to calm my nerves. Every time I saw another car or something when I was checking my mirrors or looking out of the window, I kept imagining all of the things that could go wrong. On a side note, I noticed that the car seemed to be handling things a lot more smoothly than usual, so that helped.“Okay, let’s pull into the parking lot.”
Zira-After parking the car, I felt nervous again when I noticed other people were standing outside, staring at me. They were all younger than me, by two or four years. I haven’t cared that I was behind with a lot of things until now.However, those nerves quickly vanished when I got out of the car, and the kids surrounded me. They hadn’t been staring at me, they were more interested in the vehicle. Feeling more relaxed, I answered all the questions that the kids asked. Axton answered the questions I couldn’t answer.“Zira Valdez?” An overweight man with a balding head yelled as he stepped out of the building.“Here.” I raised my arm as the kids around the car walked away.“Is this the car you will be driving?” The man, I assumed was the instructor, asked.“Yes, sir.” I nodded as I walked to the driver's side and used my voice to command the car to open the doors.“Okay.” He wrote something on the clipboard he had in his hand before walking to the passenger side. He waited to get in
Zira-The following morning, when I made my way downstairs, I glanced towards Axton’s room. I wasn’t sure if he was home yet, but if he was, it was possible he was sleeping. Since I didn’t want to wake him if he was in his room, I quietly made my way down the stairs.Feeling hungry, as I hadn’t eaten much last night, I went directly toward the kitchen. It was still a little early, so I was surprised to hear noises coming from inside the kitchen. On the weekends, the kitchen staff didn’t usually arrive until after eight or nine, but it was only seven in the morning.When I reached the kitchen door, I hesitated to go inside because if they were early, I didn’t want to bother them while they were working. Slowly retreating, intending to go back to my room, I paused when my stomach grumbled. With a low groan, I walked forward and decided that maybe I could just grab a banana before I went outside to get in my morning exercise.Pushing open the door, I froze when I saw who was in the kitch