Selene“And this is your first pregnancy?” The doctor questioned, making my heart race right as he took my pulse.“Yes,” I lie, earning a raised brow from the man.“And your previous doctor diagnosed you with HG?” He presses.“Yes, I was recently hospitalized for dehydration, but I’ve been able to put on some weight with the help of medication.” I explain.&
3rd Person“Bribing the guards?” Bastien suggested, sharing his fifth idea of the morning.Grayson promptly shot him down. “Tried it.”“Tunneling out?” Bastien proposed next, determined to find a solution.“Tried it.” James vetoed.“Picking the locks?” The Alpha offered hopefully.
Selene“What do you mean, you’re working with Frederic?” I demand, not believing my own ears.“He wants to help.” Helene insists, rubbing my arms in an attempt to soothe me.“Helene, he tried to destroy our lives.” I remind her, “he let Arabella try to kill me, he murdered Gabriel and tried to assasinate Bastien, he locked his own mother in a basement and would gladly do the same to me.”“Yes, he did.” Helene agrees, “you
Sophie “Should we tell her?” I ask Drake, unsure whether telling Lila that her parents will be gone even longer than we feared can do any good. We certainly can’t tell her that they’ve been captured: that Bastien is Blaise’s prisoner, Selene his slave and her younger sibling bound for death.“We have to tell her something.” Drake sighs, “she’s expecting them to come for her any day.”“She’s three and a half.” I remind him, “she doesn’t know what day it is or how long they&rsq
Selene“I can’t do this for much longer,” I groan, staring out the windows at the glittering skyline of tartarus. Blaise will be holding court in just under an hour, and my night will go the same of every night that has come before. His servants will dress me in a ridiculously expensive gown, I’ll wear it for a sum total of one hour while the aristocrats of the Calypso pack whisper at me behind their hands and Blaise fawns over me. I’ll eventually excuse myself from dinner with the excuse of nausea, only to return to my rooms and wait for Blaise to turn up and try to paw me. I’ll hypnotize him and send him to bed, then lie awake agonizing over Bastien, Lila and our future.
3rd PersonThe rebels struck at dawn.Thousands of black clad bodies poured from the city’s underground before the sun had even risen, charging forward with homemade weapons and magic wielders at their sides. Some of the outlaws shifted into their animal forms; wolves, bears and big cats nipping at the heels of those running on two feet, but others remained upright, wanting the freedom to carry knives, clubs and batons.The Calypso security forces were completely unprepared for the assault, half of them falling where they stood, while the others ran to sound the alarm
SeleneI’m woken by the sounds of blaring alarms, the sound so shrill and horrible I slam a pillow over my face before I can stop to consider what the sound might mean. It’s not until my bedroom door swings open and a young servant girl pokes her head in, that I lower the plush implement. She pulls me out of bed and helps me into a robe while my head spins.An alarm. I think hopefully, that’s bad for Blaise. And what’s bad for Blaise can only be good for us. Luna answers slyly.
BastienMaking myself wait to take action until hearing from Helene is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. My relief over escaping the dungeons with Grayson and James wore off almost immediately after learning that Selene was still Blaise’s captive. I hadn’t really expected her to get away at the same time we did, but my disappointment and worry once Matthew filled us in was proof of the hope I hadn’t let myself acknowledge.The worst part is waiting for the witch to appear afterwards, but my new allies keep reminding me that I won’t be any help to Selene if I get captured again. Only this fact keeps me from stormi