Gavin’s POVA woman of fire.That was what the teenager had referred to the woman in the red cloak.“She emerged from the fire?” Gavin asked to clarify.The young girl nodded almost gravely; a dark haze fell over her vision as the memory surfaced in her mind.“Yes… it was like the fire was dancing around her body. Not actually touching her, but also not avoiding her either. It was being created for her… or maybe by her,” the girl said thoughtfully. But then she disappeared, and the fire stayed…”She shivered at the thought.Gavin nodded, understanding.“You’ve been very helpful,” Gavin said to her with gratitude. “What is your name?”“Amelia,” she answered with a small smile.“It’s nice to meet you, Amelia,” Gavin said, bowing his head slightly at her.“You as well, Alpha.”…Erin’s POVThe game had ended over an hour ago and we’ve been doing nothing but watching TV for the following few hours.I kept asking if I could go outside and get some fresh air but kept saying it was probably
Erin’s POVMy heart was pounding quickly against my chest; I couldn’t tell if it was because I was caught snooping through Gavin’s office or because I was so furious with him. But the accusatory way he was looking at me made my blood boil.“What am I doing?” I asked, stepping around his desk with the Moonshadow list in my hands. “What are you doing, Gavin?”His eyes traced my face for a moment before landing on the paper I held.“I can’t be too safe.”“You think I’m a member of the Moonshadow?” I asked disbelief in my tone.However, considering I was a member, it wasn’t too odd for him to think that.“You have abilities, Erin. Both you and Henry do. It can’t be a coincidence.”“You could have just talked to me about it but you’ve been investigating me instead,” I hissed, fury boiling through me.“Would you have told me if I were to ask you?” He asked, narrowing his eyes at me. I fell silent, unsure of how to answer him. Of course, I couldn’t tell him the truth. The organization would
Erin’s POVI haven’t heard from Henry in days and this is what he has to say to me? Not to trust Gavin?I already knew that Henry didn’t like Gavin; it wasn’t much of a secret. But what did Henry know that I didn’t? I had to admit that it got me curious.I decided to call Henry and find out what it is that he knows.“Erin?” Henry answered the phone on the first ring.I was pleased to finally hear his voice considering I’d been trying to get a hold of him for days. But I was also upset with him for disappearing.“Where have you been?” I asked him right off the bat. I was trying not to sound upset, but I knew it was leaking through in my tone.“That’s not important right now. Do you have a minute to meet somewhere?”I frowned, staring at the clock.It was a little after 9 pm.I wasn’t even supposed to leave the packhouse; getting out of the door was going to be difficult with all of the guards keeping a watch over the place. Especially, since they were keeping a watch over me.“I can’t
Erin’s POV“The Slayers?” I asked in disbelief. “That’s not possible. We’ve already defeated them.”“Not all of them,” Henry said, shaking his head.“I thought the organization got shut down with the leader perished,” I said, meeting Henry’s worried eyes. “How are they still around?”“There’s a new leader,” Henry said. “I didn’t understand it at first either. Theo didn’t have all the answers. But they caught on when certain wolves and humans had gone missing. They later turned up dead and drained of their blood. They had abilities.”My heart fell into my stomach at his words.“A new leader?” I whispered, feeling the color draining from my face. “The Slayers are back?”“I wouldn’t be telling you this if it wasn’t true,” Henry assured me. “That’s where I’ve been the last few days. I’ve been watching them. They have Bane under their control, and they have Gavin too. Gavin is only keeping you locked away until the Slayers are able to capture you.”“No…” I said, taking a step away from him
Gavin’s POVThe first thing Gavin did was check the bathroom; telling from Erin’s lingering scent, she wasn’t there at all. She’s been missing for at least a couple of hours.He went from her bathroom to the open window and peered down. It was a long way to the ground; she would have to be pretty talented to make it to the ground without any injuries.His stomach formed a tight knot at the thought of her getting hurt, but she wasn’t around anywhere so he knew she got out okay.“Seth!” Gavin growled in his mindlink. His Beta should have been back hours ago from his mission and back to keep an eye on Erin while Gavin worked. The fact that Erin was missing meant that Seth and the other guards weren’t doing their jobs correctly. “Report to Erin’s room,” he ordered.It didn’t take long for the tired Beta to enter the bedroom; he frowned instantly when he looked around the seemingly empty room and then his eyes landed on a very furious Gavin.“Notice anything missing?” Gavin seethed between
Erin’s POV“You seriously want back in?” Theo asked, raising his brows.“That’s what you wanted right? You wanted me to return? Well, you win. I’m returning. I want to investigate all of this for myself and prove Gavin innocent.”“Are you sure that’s what you want? You’d be going against your partner’s investigation.”“Yes,” I answered with confidence, folding my arms across my chest. The thought of returning to the Moonshadow organization terrified me; every time the thought crossed my mind, the image of Jessie came into my view, and it would back me into a corner.What happened to her, and others were unfortunate, and I vowed to never allow something like that to happen again. But I couldn’t stand by and watch Gavin be accused of something he didn’t do. Especially now that I know about this woman of fire.I needed to find out who she was.“You have a lead?” Theo said, staring around my determined face.He knew my face well and he knew when I was thinking intently about something, e
Erin’s POV“His Luna?” I whispered again, staring at the paper in disbelief.“He doesn’t have a Luna,” Emily said with wonder. “Could he be talking about Susanna?”The thought made me feel ill on the inside. I wanted to pretend I didn’t see this, but I took a picture of it anyways. Everything I found going forward was evidence and I needed to document literally everything.I placed the invitation under a few others documents before departing from the office.Thankfully, nobody saw me enter the office and nobody saw me leave. The halls were still vacant, but I could hear the light chatter of Gavin on the floor below and Beta Seth approaching the stairway.It wouldn’t be long before he found me. I went straight to my room with my backpack and grabbed my old laptop.I hadn’t opened this thing in a long time. As I propped it up on the desk across the room, I saw that it was dead.I sighed, grabbing a charger and plugging it into the wall.Once the laptop has a little more power, I’ll be a
Gavin’s POVIt was obvious now; the whole reason that Bane wanted Erin for himself. The only reason why he knew about her in the first place was that he was being controlled by the Slayers.The darkness circled around his eyes and the small tint of gold outlining his pupils told Gavin everything he needed to know.Bane was talking about something that Gavin had tuned out long ago; he no longer wished to entertain the Slayers.Gavin was incredibly powerful and able to get the old Bane back; not that the old Bane was any better. He was still an arrogant prick. But at least he was a harmless prick.He grabbed onto both of Bane’s shoulders, keeping him steady. Bane’s eyes widened, shocked by the quick motion and force that Gavin had used. He was about to fight back, thinking he was being attacked again, but his eyes locked onto Gavin’s, and his entire body froze.Gavin channeled his inner powers to meddle with Bane’s mind. Unlinking all the ties that the Slayers had on Bane’s brain. Bane’