Lucy: "Lucy, slow down!" Leon shouts at me as the elevator dings and the door opens up.I'm already twenty feet ahead of the rest of them, and there's no way I'm going to tell him why. My feet are hitting the ground with force, my chest feeling the gnawing, crushing feeling I had started to get inside the elevator.'Hurry,' Nia whimpers.I know she is taking most of the pain from me, and that's what's scaring me the most. The walls are fading in and out, blurring my vision as another knee-buckling pain rips through my chest.I stumble, my knees hitting the ground with a thud as I grab my chest. The carpet beneath me feels scratchier than normal.'Little mate, slow down,' Leon persists."Oh Goddess," I mutter under my breath.'I need to get to them,' I link back to Leon.I pull myself back up reluctantly, my legs nearly giving out as I take my first few steps. My muscles started screaming at me. A burn raced through my veins as though I had run a hundred miles without stopping.'Why
Lucy: I locked the door after forcing my blood into Shay's mouth. "What the hell is going on?" Trish asks as Liam starts pounding on the door after trying to get in without any success.This wasn't like them. They wouldn't intrude the way that they did.Even as my mates, they would have had enough respect to knock on my office door, knowing I had Trish and Shay with me.'They wouldn't be forcefully touching us either,' Nia grunts; her displeasure has been far too potent.'Leon, where are you?' I link the only one that hadn't come to ravage me like a beast.'Mmm, little mate, I'm in the shower. What's up?' Leon purrs through our link, making me instantly clench my legs together.My mind goes straight to the thought of his broad frame, the way the drops of water roll down his body perfectly. The way his chest feels when I - 'LUCY GET IT TOGETHER!' Nia snaps, dragging me from my thoughts.'Sorry,' I slink into myself with shame for just a moment while responding to Nia.'When did you l
Lucy:'If your mom thought you would find it, Lucy, that means it has to be close by,' Nia comments, suddenly being the optimist.I want to believe that could be true. I wish for things to fall into my lap and reveal everything to me.I'm tired.I want all of this to be over so that I can start truly enjoying my life. Not that all the moments in between haven't been wonderful, because they have."That sounds great in theory, Trish. I really hope that is true," I sigh, rubbing my hand against my thighs, letting my nerves show.I look around the room before standing up and walking over to the wall, where various trinkets are displayed in cases."Why do you trust me? You're sharing all of this information with me around?" Shay asks, flipping through another book. I smile to myself before turning around to look at Luna Shay."You're very pure, Shay. Almost as pure as a child," I say, smiling at her now.I set the book down and grabbed her small, soft hands. She's gorgeous. Long blonde ha
Lucy:I was starting to enjoy the way I made people uncomfortable. Especially grown men who had once been so intimidating. They no longer made me feel scared. Esepecially with my mates by my side.I knew I was safe with them. They would never let anything happen to me and let anyone live to tell the tale."You sense bad intentions from someone here?" Liam asks me bluntly, all but giving away my Alpha gift as well.'Lucy, relax; they could think it is just another Fae gift; what has you so riled up?' Nia asks me.She's right. I'm feeling cornered for some reason.Trish walks up and puts her hand on my shoulder, making my magic stir and my nerves slowly settle."Thank you," I whisper.I make a mental note to ask her about this effect later."I'd like to see her do this firsthand if we're going to risk anyone's lives trying to capture someone from the council," one of the Alpha, whom I don't know their name, says."You know the council has weapons that can kill a werewolf or any species
Lucy:"I could just sign my name right now, Alpha Cade. Both you and your mate have already signed," I respond, simply wanting to see how he will react."Mate..." Liam whispers, almost like a warning to be respectful."What? Am I wrong? Why should I start bargaining now?" I ask, pushing Cade's buttons.I had thought the weird feeling I was getting was coming from Alpha Talon, but it still existed in the room after he left.'It's envy that you're sensing Lucy,' Nia chimes in."If our mates are bound to you, don't you think they should have the same advantages as you do?" Cade challenges.Fair point.The Alpha oath not only bound them in a way that put their connection to their pack at risk but also left their mate to whatever fate I had, if they chose to reveal any secrets to anyone else.Meaning that if they told anyone without approval and the result of them telling someone ended up with me getting hurt, their mate would endure whatever pain I did, even death.Although I did apprecia
Leon:"Alpha Leon, with all due respect, I need to see the proof," Rusty says.I was expecting as much and was nervous about Rusty's reaction. His cousin was on the council, which was part of why my pack and my family had some trust in the council all along."First, I'll need each Alpha to give an oath of secrecy," I announce.The room gets quiet as I had assumed that it would. This type of oath wasn't done often as it bound each Alpha together. If any one of them went back on their word and exposed the secrets to anyone, the others would know, and it would take their connection from their pack."No one has done an Alpha oath in centuries, Leon. Are you mad?" Alpha Talon says, shaking his head.Lucy sits up straight in Liam's lap, looking intrigued for the first time since we got here.Alpha Talon was head of the Mossy Lake Pack, a neighboring pack that we've always been civil with but were somewhat more hesitant with than a few of the others.'Think he knows already? If he doesn't tak