It is against the law in the Gold River Pack to have a physical relationship outside of the mating bond. The morning after the Alpha Beta Ball, Hyacinth finds her life turned upside down when she wakes up in a stranger's bed. Forced from her pack she becomes a rogue. Little does she know, her ill-fated one-night-stand would lead to her being forever linked to the new young alpha--who is engaged to her step-sister Ashlynd. When a roadside rescue finds her returning to her pack after 6 years, she comes face to face the pack's new Luna, her sister Ash, and sees an opportunity to find out what really happened to her the night of the Alpha Beta Ball. With the help of her very special son, who has been gifted with powers beyond explanation, she looks for answers and justice. Who set her up that night? Why does her child have "superpowers'? And what is really happening in the small pack of Gold River?
View More[Hyacinth] Again I find myself standing in front of the little yellow house where everything began to change for me and Slate. Nervously I look around. I am sure this place is no longer safe, with both witches and watchers hunting us, but I cannot think of another place to go. I need allies if I am going to go back to Gold River. Allies and a way in that won’t draw too much suspicion. I am hoping that our friend in the yellow house can help us. Jeffrey is shocked when he opens his door to find both of us standing on his front stoop. His shoulders slumped, he sighs as he allows us to pass him into the warmth of his home. “You shouldn’t be here,” he hisses as he pushes us inside. “It isn’t safe for you to be seen this close to Gold River. the network has been compromised. Where’s Gregory?” he looks behind us, expecting to see the large, gruff wolf glowering from the street. “I didn't know where else to go," I confess as I hold onto Bash tightly. "Gregory is still on the island.
[Hyacinth] There is a flash of light along the treeline. I see the silhouette of the woman who claims to be my mother, although from a distance it is hard to tell who she is. The further away she becomes, the harder it is to make out her details. “The Witch!” One of the men near the docks screams pointing towards the lights. “She’s back!” All of the searchers rush off to hunt her, to find the mysterious woman of the woods. They seem far more concerned with her than they are with finding Bash and me. Only one man stands near the boats, waiting. Gregory. Drew’s mentor. “I was wondering when you two would show up,” he shrugs as he unties the boat. “You better hurry before they become suspicious.” “Why are you letting us go? I demand, wanting to know the truth of all of this. “Drew asked me to watch after you, to keep you safe,” he looks over our shoulders nervously, as he gestures for us to enter the boat. “I thought this would be the best place to hide you but I was wrong.
[Charlotte] “Or at least I think he is,” her voice goes from confident to uncertain. She places a hand on her head. “Things have been confusing since I woke up.” “How long have you been awake,” I ask. She seems lost, both in mind and spirit. “Something isn’t quite right about her,” my wolf sounds both hesitant and confused. “She doesn’t feel like our mother, not quite. Something has been taken from her.” “I don’t know,” she admits sadly. “Until I saw you running through the woods, I was not sure if I had been here for days or decades. I have no memory of anything other than the accident and waking up on the table. I wish I knew more. I wish I had some kind of clue.” She looks so close to crying she is so overwhelmed with emotions. “And things haven’t been quite right since I woke up,” she admits. “Like my abilities. They are completely different. I seem to have lost the ability to heal, but instead, I can do this,” she raises her hands to the sky. “Create illusions. This has nev
[Hyacinth] My eyes take a moment to adjust to my new knowledge, as she lifts a hand to touch my cheek. How can this old woman living in the woods of a secret island be my mother? My mother, who has been dead for 12 years? It takes me a moment, it has been so long since I have seen my mother that I had forgotten what she looks like. But once I get past the white in her hair and the wrinkles around her eyes and mouth, I can start to see the once-beautiful beta in her smile. It is clear by her appearance that her life has been rough, but there is still enough of her old self there to shine through. Unfortunately knowing that she is my mother doesn’t make this moment any easier. It just leaves me with more questions than answers. Questions like, why didn’t she ever try to come home? When I think of the things that happened over all this time-- Dad marrying Tabitha; my ejection from the pack; my years as a rogue and now all this mess with the witches--I’d be lying if I said that I am
[Hyacinth]The ground is slick with fallen leaves, wet from the island dew. Bash and I are wandering through the dense jungle, doing our best to try and find our way to the dock. We fell a few times, and I am still sore with separation pain, but we can’t stop. If we stop they will find us.Did Drew know that the guardians would try to drug us? Did he know that his mentor would take us here? And if he did, would he have sent us anyway?Doctor Stevens ended up being less hopeful than I had hoped. I know he has answers that he hasn’t shared about the nature of our powers, but he also has motives of his own to keep some things close to his chest. I am growing more and more suspicious the longer that I think about everything that has happened.I have a hard time believing that my mother had anything to do with what is happening here. island. Yes, she used the blockers on me, but did she know what it meant? And if she did, was she aware that there were children out there who might not be gi
[Hyacinth] “ARRGH!” It feels like my heart is being ripped out of my chest. I cannot breathe, I cannot see. Losing control of my body I fall to the ground screaming and shaking. The dance around the bonfire comes to a complete stop. The children all stand, wide-eyed and scared as they watch one of the few adults on the island hurt and in pain. For them, it must feel like the world is falling into chaos. Including Bash, who stares at me, his hands extended, but wanting to help but unable to move. “SLATE!” I scream my mate’s name as my wolf howls in agony. He is gone. Our connection to him is gone. “Oh, Goddess! SLATE!” Gregory scoops me off of the ground. Holding me in his arms he follows Dr. Steven’s instructions, taking me to the medical suite where he lies me down on a padded table. Bash follows, unwilling to let me out of his sight. “Gregory, please hold her arms,” he requests as he turns to me. “Hyacinth, your body is going into separation shock. I need to give you a sedativ
[Slate] Ever since I realized that she was drugging everything I ate and drank, I stopped eating in her presence whenever possible, sneaking untainted food from the kitchen, and faking every time I had no choice but to pretend to be obedient. When I do have to eat around her, I make sure to spit out what I can, swallow what I must, and vomit up whatever is possible when she isn’t watching. It isn’t a perfect system, but it is enough to give Sage a chance to help me. “The food is breaking our connection to our mate,” he explained to me one night. “She feels further and further away from us every night. We should be able to feel her no matter where she is.” I noticed the difference as well. I had been hoping I was wrong, especially after Sage gave the news. “She’s carrying our pup,” he was so proud to discover that in such a brief time together we were able to create a new life with our mate. “You are going to be a father.” “I already am,” I think of the handsome young alpha with
[Ashlynd] “I don’t think this is a good idea, Mother,” I plead one more time. “We need to call the pack leaders and postpone the ball.” "Pft," Tabitha James dismisses me completely as if my panic and fear are completely unwarranted. "The wards will have been properly dug by then and the pack will be ready to show our best side to the world. With all the Alpha and Beta's here, the giant focus will finally have a chance to really...shine," she smirks at her own small joke before becoming serious again. "We cannot cancel." "Is there any way that I can just keep Slate hidden until after you..." “No,” she takes a delicate bite of a finger sandwich. “Not acceptable. We need to keep up appearances or the illusion falls apart. If we want to live openly as we are, we need this spell to work. We need this spell to be successful in controlling the wolf leaders of the West. For the sake of the coven and the freedom of all witch kind,” she dabs on the edges of her red lips right before she pick
[Hyacinth] “Is that how you and my mother decided to keep me safe,” my body grows rigid as my tone grows cold. Sensing my change he retracts his hand. “Did you block my wolf?” “Yes,” he admits, not denying that he was responsible. “It was what your mother wanted. She knew there were witches who would hunt you as soon as they saw you had inherited the full Monrovia gift. You were only 3 when you started to show signs. We waited until you were 5 to give you the first dose.” “First dose?” My anger is starting to boil over as bile threatens to rise from my tightly-clenched gut. “How many times did you do this to me?’ “Only twice,” he confesses. “The treatment lasts 10 years and is designed to wear off in time for you to develop your wolf at an age where your body is better able to control the strength of your abilities. Your mother had the same procedure done herself. She was one of our test subjects at the institute.” I remember the file I had found in my office, the one that showed
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