“Alaric,” I said, hurrying to cover the wound. With the obstruction gone, he should be healing. Instead, he continues to bleed. As he shifts back to human, the wound looks even worse, jagged and oozing with blood and some kind of yellowish gelatin-like substance.It looked incredibly painful. Alaric
Cara’s POVI had no idea what the security official was talking about. What danger could I be in? Weren’t the woods being guarded?And where did he himself come from?“Please, miss,” the man said with more urgency, while gesturing into a group of trees off the main road. My suspicion lurched. Why wo
Alaric’s POVMelinda looked at Noel with some surprise in her typically guarded expression. “So sure of yourself, are you?”“I can hear your heartbeat,” Noel said. “It spikes when you lie.”“Maybe the truth just excites me,” she countered.He shook his head. “You lied again.”She stared at him for a
Cara’s POVBack under the pavilion for another break before the next contest, I sat at one of the picnic tables with my arms stretched out and ice packs over my aching muscles.“There’s no reason for you to participate in the final event,” Charlotte said to me, echoing previous warnings made by both
Cara’s POVThe day was filled with contests with very little time to break in between. As such, I wasn’t able to talk with Alaric, my brothers, or Noel. Instead, though, I filled in the Claw Sisters and Georgie on what occurred.“A secret stabbing is so cowardly,” Charlotte said. “If she had any hon
Cara’s POVAt once, I moved my arm up to shield myself, desperate to protect my vital organs.Yet, when the knife stabbed into me, I surprised to find that the blade pushed back, harmlessly, into the handle. I’d seen such a thing happen in the past, during stage shows. Her knife was nothing more tha
Alaric’s POVWith Colin watching the kids, Ryan, Aidan, and I went to spectate the cooking event. The event itself was being held in a large gymnasium, with special mats set up to protect the typical gym floor. Atop the mats, each contender was given their own section, with their own counters, appli
Cara’s POVThe next day I was somewhat exhausted from the event on the night before. The organizers of the event must have taken that into consideration because today was the last day of rest before the contests started the next day.The cooking showcase was my first event, and I was already nervous
Alaric’s POVI was ready to start throwing hands a minute ago, but now, seeing how quickly and resolutely the BloodyMoon pack came to Cara’s defense, I allowed myself to calm down, at least enough to sit back down and contain myself.My fury at those that had spoken against Cara remained, however, a