“No, I am not leaving here. I don’t care what you say!”
I plugged my ears like a four-year-old and started humming—loudly. Anna and Rachel had just spent the last twenty minutes telling me how wrong I was to hide away.
“Amy,” Rachel’s tone was placating, and loud. I suppose that I could hear it over my humming. “You can’t live the rest of your life in a cave. There is an entire world out there to explore.”
I unplugged my ears for the briefest of moments. “There is an entire world to explore in these caves. Did you know there is an entire jungle down here? And that it has its own river system? I could explore for eons and never get bored.”
Anna’s eyes narrowed. “What about people?”
“People are bad,” I parroted what I had always been taught. “We kill first, ask questions later, right Veti?”
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CHAPTER 54 - AmyI let Anna and Rachel stumble about, trying to remember the spell that they had used to end up in the cave. Was that a little mean? Of course it was, but I didn’t care. They were making me leave and that was more than a little mean.Veti, however, wasn’t amused.“Amy, stop being a bitch and do the damn spell.”Anna and Rachel turned to me wide-eyed.“You have had the ability to leave all this time?” Rachel’s tone was incredulous.I shrugged. “Relocation spells aren’t difficult.”It would seem that I had stunned them yet again.“Did you think I was a prisoner here?” It dawned on me that it might look that way.“Why else would you stay?” Anna’s lips were tight. “This doesn’t make any sense. Don’t you want to find out who you are and where your real family is?”“Veti is m
CHAPTER 55 - BradDon’t look at her tits and just respond to the summons. I could do this. The moment that I got word from Amy that she needed me. I wanted to come crashing in like a knight in shining armor. I was one once, a long time ago, so I know how a bloody hero is supposed to act.But these days, I am not sure if I am the hero or the bad guy. My brother, Henry and I, were palace guards for the Vasile family. We were present during the massacre and were only able to save one child—a twin.I enlisted my older sister, Helvetica, to help protect the baby, and I swore her to secrecy. Not only would she have to give up everything and go into hiding, but I didn’t even want the child to know of our connection. The less the girl knew the better.Helvetica reported to me that the child cried nonstop for days for her sister. The girls were toddlers and old enough to know that something was dreadfully wrong. I cursed and promised V
CHAPTER 56 - Amy“Please tell me you are Queen Anne with a new hairstyle.”The giant of a man scowled down at me with a tight jaw and clenched fists.I frowned, uncertain of why he was so angry. It wasn’t like I had done anything to him, not yet anyway.“I am not Queen Anne,” I said with a smile that showed him I wasn’t afraid of him. When you have the ability to raise people from the dead, teleport, and even fly should you so wish it—big brawny men were the least of my worries.I turned on my heel to the girls. “Obviously, He-Man here isn’t happy about our visit. Let’s go.”Evangelina shook her head. “No.”She was ballsy for a kid, I had to give her credit for that.“Amy, why are you here?” Henry growled at me. I even saw the slightest bit of fang, which to my surprise, wasn’t unattractive on the man. He had taken a step bac
CHAPTER 57 - AmyIt had been a very long eight days of being restrained to a bed. I had come to know Henry’s scent almost as well as my master’s. Actually, strike that, I was to call him Brad now. Everything seemed so strange now. My senses were heightened to an uncomfortable degree.I heard things that were happening clear throughout the castle. Obviously, the nights were the worst. I could tell stories about the inhabitants that would curl your toes. Anna and Rachel were some of the worst offenders. It was as if the perfect world that I had lived in with Veti and Master never existed.Now, I was shoved into an alternate reality where I was constantly battling with my body. It seemed to have a mind of its own.I finally broke down on day three and allowed Rachel and Anna to see me. They entertained me with their stories of how it went when they turned. I was grateful for their compassion and kindness. As well as highly entertained by some o
CHAPTER 58 - AmyThe first day of freedom and I felt like a new colt stumbling about on my spindly legs. My senses were in overdrive as I got my first real glimpse of the castle, and it was glorious.The gardens were an elaborate mixture of perfectly manicured hedges and razor-sharp greens. The fragrance from the flowers tickled my nose as the sun warmed my skin.In the month that I had been in the Lycan royal court, I had been strapped to a bed in the bowels of the castle and placed on house arrest until I learned to control my cravings and my transition into the beast. I had also been assigned the two hottest men in existence to guard my every move.Not to mention that I was in love with one of them and confused by my growing feelings for the other. I clearly didn’t have a handle on all thing’s Lycan.However, all was not lost; now that I was granted freedom, my magic had been restored to me.I moved my fingers experimentally
CHAPTER 59 - Amy“Are you sure this looks okay on me?”I had a hard time recognizing myself in the mirror. The ill-fitting clothes and messy bun were gone and in its place was a rather nice-looking young woman. My platinum blonde hair hung down my back in soft waves. The red pencil skirt fit my new curves like a glove. The silky black top was a perfect match for the black ankle boots that she insisted I wear.“Okay?” Anna laughed from where she was sitting across the room. “That doesn’t begin to describe how amazing you look.”I frowned. “You have to say that; you share my face.”Anna winked at me and went back to her magazine.“You look incredible,” Rachel answered. “I can’t wait to show you off to Henry and Brad.”A flush stained my cheeks.“What makes you think I care what they say?” My words were bold, but my blush said o
CHAPTER 60 - AmyThe door crashed against the wall as Angelica raced into the room, horror in her eyes.“Something is wrong with Evie! You have to come right now!”I was out of my seat in a flash with Henry and Brad close behind me. Angelica hadn’t waited for a response. She spun on her heel and raced back toward the nursery where she and Evie had been playing. With my new speed I easily passed her on the stairs and was at Evie’s side in a matter of seconds.The child was convulsing, her eyes rolled back and her body stiff as it shook. I tried to remember the few things I had read about what to do when someone was having a seizure. Did you turn them on their side? Was I supposed to make sure she didn’t swallow her tongue?Suddenly she stopped. Anna and Rachel were at my side and we stared at the pale little girl. Her eyes flashed open and a voice that sounded nothing like the Evie we knew came out of it.
CHAPTER 61 - AmyThankfully by the time we got there Evangelina had everything under control. And by that, I mean that she literally froze everyone, much like I had when we first arrived at court.“We can’t keep doing this,” Henry growled. I wasn’t sure who he was addressing, Evangelina or me, but he was right. They were going to notice that things weren’t measuring up timewise. However, it was a brilliant solution to a sticky situation, and I didn’t mind telling Evangelina that.“You have to be the coolest kid I have ever met.”Her eyes sparkled. “Thanks, you aren’t so bad yourself, Amy.”Henry went over and touched Anna and Rachel, releasing them from the spell.“What on earth?” Rachel flinched looking around and then realized that everyone was frozen mid rant. “I can see the spittle frozen next to this guy’s mouth.”“Eww!&r