PenelopeCora got caught up with the older woman, Maggie and seemed to forget about us. Donovan had his arm around me and rubbed my arm in a circular pattern. He seemed lost in thought. A small part of me wanted to talk to him and see where his mind is, but honestly, I think his mind is in the same place mine is. Unable to stop thinking about our pack and whether or not there were any survivors.We sat there quietly until Maven and Amelia returned to the house. It took an hour before they arrived and when they did, I couldn't help but look at Amelia. When I first saw her, I didn’t notice any resemblance, but now that I’ve been told that she’s my sister… I can’t help but want to look for the similarities.The biggest difference between us is our hair. Mine is black and as dark as night meanwhile hers is blonde and light like the sun. But both of our eyes are blue, our skin is fair, and our facial structure is similar. Honestly, outside of our hair, I can see how we’re sisters.Amelia wa
PenelopeWhen we talked about getting to know each other better, I guess I just thought that conversation would flow better. We're sisters for goodness sake! Shouldn't we have some kind of bond to make this not be uncomfortable?Well, we don't. This is so freaking awkward I just want to bury myself in a hole and never come out. None of us know how to start this conversation on how to learn more about each other. I don’t know how close Donovan and Maven’s relationship was and… I don’t know the first thing about having a sister.I force a smile as I ask, “How about we start with something easy? How did you two meet?”Maven turns to look at Amelia with a mischievous smile and she shakes her head as a light blush covers her cheeks. After a moment Amelia says, “Well, I was new to town and was in my cottage when there was a knock on my door. Maven stumbled in, injured, and he passed out. I didn’t even know his name, but I helped him recover. I left because I didn’t want him to know who I wa
PenelopeIt was hard to sleep and get any rest knowing that tomorrow we will travel back to our pack. We haven't heard from anyone and we're fearful of how things will be when we get there.Donovan and I lie in bed and doze in and out throughout the night as we hold hands. By the time the morning came we were both dreading going home because of the unknown.We walk down the stairs and Donovan is tense. Of course, he's tense, I am too! The unknown is hanging over our heads like a dark storm cloud. Before we leave, I give Amelia a hug goodbye and then I follow Donovan and Maven to the car to head home.The drive there is quiet. No one talks and the hours it takes to get back home seem to drag out.I didn't even notice when we got there because... there's nothing left. My jaw drops open as tears fill my eyes. The car hasn't even fully stopped and I'm ripping the door open and stumbling out as I immediately crumble to my knees as I sob racks through my body and escape my lips. There’s no
DonovanMy life doesn't feel real anymore. It's like I'm stuck in a nightmare, unable to wake up.Life has no meaning anymore.I lost everything except for my mate. Although, I’m grateful that I didn’t lose Penelope… it’s still hard knowing that I lost everything else. My sister, Jack, the whole pack… everything my father and his father and his father, all the way to the creation of the Moon Stone Pack, everything those men did to build this pack up and it all got annihilated.It's all my fault. If I had made better choices, none of this would've happened.I’m grateful that Maven and Amelia are letting us stay in their pack. It’s been a couple of weeks and I still have no idea what our next steps are. One thing’s for sure, I need to get Penelope to see a doctor, but anytime I suggest she check out the Renegade Pack’s doctor, she tells me that she doesn’t want anyone else to know.On the bright side, Penelope isn’t getting sick as much. But that’s the only good part about it. I think th
DonovanIt took us three hours to get here.Penelope has no idea where we are and honestly… I hope that I don’t upset anyone too much. We stand in front of a small cottage and Penelope looks at me with confusion as she asks, “Where are we?”I breathe out, “This is Cora’s house.”She raises an eyebrow at me and asks, “Does Cora know we’re here?”I shake my head no and say, “She does not.”“Donovan… we can’t just show up and demand to live in her home.” Her voice sounds exasperated. She's as scared as I am that Cora will be upset over this.“I know that, Pen. But this is the safest place I could think of… I was just hoping we could stay here for the night and maybe she can help us out in some way.”She presses her lips together and nods and then brushes her hair back behind her ears as I walk to the door and knock on it.It doesn’t take long for Cora to answer me and she looks at me with narrowed eyes as she asks, “How did you know where I lived?”The corner of my mouth twitches up as I
PenelopeDonovan looks at me with wide eyes when we hear Cora yell for me. His eyes dart back and forth and I think he's tempted to tell me not to go. But then she calls out, “I won’t ask again. Get in here!”I scramble to my feet and rush into the other room where she is. She’s sitting on the couch and there’s sweat on her forehead and behind her is a foyer that wasn’t there before. My eyebrows furrow as I ask, “What’s going on?”She looks back at me and says, “Magic, dear. You want a place to sleep and stay hidden, don’t you?”I nod slowly as I say, “Yeah, I do.”“I made that. It’s how I’ve made my whole home be the way that it is. But, I’m going to conceal yours and make that door look like a bookshelf. I don’t know how long the two of you can stay here. I don’t want to draw attention to myself, but… I can’t risk the two of you getting hurt.”I nod, “Thank you, Cora.”She shrugs her shoulders and says, “Go check back there and make sure it’s enough room for you.”I smile softly as I
PenelopeIt takes half an hour before Donovan comes into our room. When he does, he immediately walks to the bed and lies down. He breathes out, enjoying the softness of the bed, and then mumbles, “Huh, surprisingly comfortable.”I roll on my side and look at him as I ask, “Are you okay?”He nods, “I’m fine, Pen. Things are just… weird right now. I trust Cora with my life… I really do. But she’s always been a bit of an enigma. She has always snapped at me if I tried to learn more about her, but then… with you, she just doesn’t seem to care. It’s weird. I mean, I’m happy that she’s being nice to you, don’t get me wrong. Just it’s very odd for me to see when she’s always come off as abrasive to me.”“It could be a gender thing,” I suggest, “She might just be more comfortable with other girls.”He nods his head but doesn't look entirely convinced as he says, “Yeah, I suppose you’re right.”He yawns loudly and I move my hand up and run my fingers through his dark curls and then trace my fi
DonovanBy the time I wake up, Penelope is already out of the room. The relationship between her and Cora is definitely odd. It seems like Cora actually likes her and that’s just weird for Cora.She's always been so recluse, like a hermit, seeing her get on so well with someone and that someone just happens to be my mate... I don't know, something just feels off.I walk to the kitchen and I can hear them talking, but nothing about their conversation seems substantial. As I enter the room, I say, “Morning, ladies.”I lean down to Penelope and give her a quick peck before turning to look at Cora as I ask, “Are there any towns nearby?”Her eyebrows furrow and she asks, “Why would you need to go into town?”“I need to figure out things with the businesses that I ran. They’ve been successful, but I know they can get traced back to me, and Xavier knows about almost every one of them. I would like to sell them and invest the profits in something different, so we don’t have to worry about mone