Kacie
The quiet scraping of the slow unlocking threatened to give send me into full panic mode when the click of the lock sounded. I gulped and braced myself for Ken’s return as the door opened. I never thought I’d say this but I’ve never been so happy to see Clara. I was so relieved I could have cried.
She stood in the doorway, her hand on the doorknob as her eyes scan the room. When they land on me I could swear I saw a hint of pity in her gaze before a cool mask of indifference slipped into place.
She strode over to the bed and leaned down toward me. She gripped my arm and pulled me up until I was sitting. Her eyes scan down my body and a small frown pull down on her lips.
“You look like shit,” Clara says.
My mouth is still full of whatever material he used to silence me. I could respond with all the vile words I want to throw at he
Kacie“Goldfish!” She yells competitively. “I win!” She says triumphantly.“That’s not how it works,” I say and pick up a card. “You say ‘Goldfish’ when I don’t have a card and then it’s my turn to ask if you have a card I need.”“Bullshit,” she sighs. I don’t miss the doubtful look she shoots me. Her shoulders slump and she sinks into her chair.“Do you have an 8?” I ask as I stare intently at the back of her cards.Without checking her cards Clara looks at me for a few seconds before answering, “No.”I try hard to keep the smile that threatens to take over my face.“Are you lying?” I ask.“No, goldfish,” she says matter-of-factually, and her eyes flic
Kacie The door opens and Ken and his beta walk in, blood coating their shirts and arms. Ken’s jacket is thrown over his shoulder and his hair is gelled back. Their faces are bruised and I love knowing someone got a good punch in. He isn’t smiling as his gaze lands on Clara and me, taking in the box of cards and the fixed room. His gaze found mine and I swallowed. He was stalking my way. He didn’t say anything. I held my ground and returned his gaze. I wasn’t about to back down and I wasn’t going to revert to who I was. His strong fingers clamped down on my forearm and he turned me around. I bit back a gasp. His grip was tight and unrelenting. Anger radiated off of his body as he leaned down until our noses touched. He didn’t say anything and that sent shivers shooting down my body to the tips of my toes. “Yield,” he demanded. I ignored
Kacie We sit in silence for I don’t know how long but we don’t move. There isn’t anything but the sound of the waves outside and my haggard breathing. “I will hurt you,” Clara warned. “Don’t try and fight me.” I nod to let her know I’m not going to fight back. I can barely breathe right now, I don’t think I could handle another fight with her so soon after this beating. With a sigh, she stood and turned to leave. I fought to swallow the lump in my throat. It felt like sawdust and wouldn’t go down. I took a deep breath gasping for breath and it felt like I was being stabbed repetitively in the side. I used my hand to grip my side tenderly hoping that if I pressed on where it hurt, the pain may subside. It didn’t. Panic sets in when the image of me lying on the floor for hours or days pass through my mind. The thought of being left here
Kacie “Do not repeat what I just said and don’t respond. The mutt is close by and may be able to pick up what we’re saying. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth and just keep quiet about it,” Clara says. I close my mouth and nod so she’ll know I heard her. When my hands are freed I grip the burnt flesh that was damaged from the wolf’s bane. I can’t believe she took them off. How long before she puts them back on? It could take hours for my body to start recovering. Will I have them off long enough for Athena to come back? Goddess, I hope so. Staring down at me she holds a slender finger to her lips before backing up. Her cautious eyes warn me as she drops her hand down to her side. “Sit there and relax. I’ve done my part,” she says and takes a deep breath. “I’ll be watching you until your Alpha relieves me of my duty.” I scowl at that.
KacieMy whole body screams no, no, no and all I want to do is shove him away. I want to bite, kick, fight him. I want to do everything I can to put space between us and get away from him but I don’t let my face show what I’m feeling.Instead, I stay still and try my best to give him a seductive look. I’ve never practiced looking seductive or even know how to try and attempt ‘fuck me’ eyes. I doubt I’m doing it right but he must find whatever I’m doing appealing because his hand grips my neck and he forces my lips to his.The door opens and for a moment it stays open. I don’t know whether I hope she stays or goes but before I can make up my mind the door closes and she’s gone.Ken doesn’t even bat an eye, he kisses along my cheek and down my chin. I take deep slow breaths to try and calm my heart and stop myself from throwing up.
KacieClara’s eyes flicker to me.“And maybe things could have been different,” she whispered before she turned back to Ken.“Tell me where she is,” she asks as she stares impassively at Ken. She takes a step forward and Ken flinches.“Now,” she says as a black cloud appears around Ken.Ken’s eyes widen as he stares at the mass of black fog that has surrounded him. He starts shaking his head and tries to take a step back when his movements stop. His eyes dart back to Clara.I can feel my strength returning as I watched the darkness almost completely surround Ken. They were both sidetracked and I had a feeling Clara wasn’t going to hold me anymore.This would be the perfect time to make a run for it but-“Have you always been this terri
KacieThe world stands still and the temperature in the room drops a few degrees. I watch as the wheels turn and Clara starts to grasp what Ken just said. The anger that was blazing in her eyes a second ago is gone as if it’s been extinguished.Ken gulps.I inhale a sharp intake of breath.“Did he just?” Athena whispers.“Yeah,” I reply. “He confirmed my suspicions. It didn’t make sense why he wouldn’t tell her where she was when she kept her side of their deal. I knew something was off. Her sister… is dead.”My eyes trail over Clara’s face and her expression tells me she is in shock. She sways side to side for a second before her brows furrow and she catches herself. She turns her head and stares dazed out the window.When she turns back to f
KacieI stare at my palms and my eyes trail the flames as they lick up my hands and end at my wrists. I haven’t known about this ability for long but during the time I was cuffed, I felt like something was extinguished inside of me. With the flames back, I felt like that missing piece was found.I refuse to look down at what remained of Ken. Instead, I lifted my eyes to Clara who stood in front of me. She’d taken revenge for her sister but now that she had no one left I wondered what she would do. Where would she go?“She is not our problem,” Athena murmured softly. “You have done enough, we have no more ties to the witch.”A loud noise alerted us of movement in the house and I knew the guards were on the move towards us. I stilled to listen to see if I could locate how far or near they were. The floorboards creaked as they slowly made their way down th