[Leah’s POV]I slowly crept around the side of Kelvin’s castle, looking for a way to get in without being noticed. However, I was coming up empty-handed. I knew that it had been a long shot, but I had come this far. I couldn’t give up now. No matter what, I had to get into the building. Arabia and Asher were in it waiting for me.Letting out a breath, I pressed my hands against the castle's wall and began to feel around for any cracks or crevices that could be used as claw-holds. However, the thing was smoother than my legs after shaving."Poor lost little Lycan." A bubbly voice chirped, causing me to tense up. "Don’t you know that bad things can happen when you venture off alone?"Trying to remain calm, I slowly turned to face Aldina. As our eyes met, a slow smile spread across her face as she flashed her fangs at me."Do you want to come home and be my pet?" She purred, remaining completely at ease. "Or would you rather just be put out of your misery right here and now?"Slowly shif
[Leah’s POV]I don’t know how much time passed as Kelvin continued to attack my back with his whip. It could have been seconds, minutes, hours, or even days. Time only existed between lashings. And when he decided he was finally done, I was unceremoniously tossed into a cell, bleeding and broken.I curled into myself, trying to ignore the pain that continued to radiate through me. Why wasn’t I healing? Was it some trick or was that whip dosed? I didn’t know, nor did I care. All I cared about was surviving so that I could save my daughter from that bitch, Aldina."Arabia," I whispered, trying to fight back the sobs that wanted to escape. "I’ll save you.""You won’t be saving anyone in that condition, beautiful." A deep, gruff voice growled, drawing my attention to the hall ahead. "She’s quite the looker, isn’t she, Stan?""Perhaps," the one known as Stan murmured. "Maybe if she wasn’t bloodied and covered in wounds.""She’s a lycan and will heal soon enough." The first man laughed.Lif
[Asher’s POV]I waited until Leah was safely out of the area before turning my full attention to Kelvin. There was no getting around it this time. I had committed a grave sin against him and now all that I could do was fight to stay alive until I could get Arabia back."How sweet." Kelvin laughed, giving a small clap. "The hero saves the damsel.""I’m not interested in your ridiculous back and forth." I snapped.Drawing on my powers, I focused on the roof above Kelvin’s head, sending a ball of energy crashing into it. Immediately, rubble and debris began to fall, giving me the opening that I needed. Rushing forward, I avoided getting hit as Kelvin fought to see.I didn’t look back as I felt Kelvin’s powers reaching towards me, threatening to stop me in my tracks.Drawing on my own, I created a barrier and continued to move, turning down a long, winding hallway that would lead to the main portion of the building. Behind me, I could hear Kelvin whistling as he leisurely followed. That a
[Asher’s POV]Pain... That’s all I could feel as my body hit the spikes below. A pain so intense and so all-consuming that it felt like I was being ripped into tiny pieces. It was nothing like the time I was nearly burned to death helping Haidan, and it made clear that my life truly was over.Biting back the screams of agony that wanted to escape me, I opened my eyes and stared at the large spike that was sticking through my chest. Blood slowly oozed from it and covered the ground below."I’m sorry, Leah." I coughed as my lungs filled with blood. "I couldn't...""Couldn’t save her?" Kelvin offered from above. "Couldn’t play the hero and save the day?"A look of amusement flashed in his eyes as he crossed her arms. Clearly, he was enjoying all of this. Typical Kelvin."Don’t worry." He continued, lifting a hand that caused my body to begin to lift. "I won’t let you die that easily."As he spoke, I continued to lift until I was dropped on the ground at his feet."See, it doesn’t pay to
[Ashton’s POV]"Stay back." I hissed as Thia attempted to follow Leah and Ian into the fray. "You don’t have any of your abilities right now.""That doesn’t matter." Thia snapped. "My family is in danger. I can't just sit here!""Yes, you can." I countered. "Please, just listen to me this once. Go and find the kids; get them far away from all of this. I’ll find you as soon as I can. "Before Thia could argue, I quickly leaned forward and kissed her. The kiss was nothing more than a quick peck, but I could feel so much from it. Pulling away, I gave Thia a smile as Tatiana appeared behind her and placed her hands on her shoulders. Once they vanished from sight, I turned towards the battle field and began to move.Around me was pure chaos, and it was hard to tell who was gaining the advantage. The ground beneath my feet was scattered with both the bodies of the enemies and those of my fellow comrades. Why Azura and her warriors hadn’t appeared was beyond me, but I couldn’t focus too hard
[Leah’s POV]I watched as everything seemed to move in slow motion. Ashton was moving through the air, Asher releasing the ball of energy, and then the energy hit Ashton’s forearm, causing it to disappear entirely as it was eaten away by the power."ASHTON!" I shrieked, scrambling forward as he hit the ground."Stay back." Ashton warned, clutching what was left of his arm to his chest.Stopping, I looked from Ashton to Asher as he prepared to make another attack. I couldn’t let this happen!"I’m sorry, Ashton." I hissed, running past him. "I can’t let Asher do something he will regret.""That isn’t Asher!" Ashton yelled.Maybe to them it wasn’t, but to me it was. Despite his current state, I could still feel the real him in there. He was struggling, and I couldn’t let him go through that alone."Please!" I gasped, continuing to move until I was an arm's length away. "Don’t do this!"Asher didn’t respond as his cold eyes met mine and his lips began to turn up into a slow evil smile."B
[Leah’s POV]"Could you explain why you’re here?" I demanded as Craig began to pull me along."Later." Craig huffed, looking over his shoulder at the creatures that were following us. "First, we need to get away from these guys!""Why not fight them?" I asked, digging my heels into the earth. "You’re just leading them back to my home like this!"None of this made much sense to me. Craig roaming around outside of my home and then not seeming too surprised at seeing these creatures. There was clearly something going on that I wasn’t aware of, but what was it?"Are you crazy?" Craig asked as I finally managed to break free of his hold. "What can you possibly..."The rest of his words died out as I called on the fire and let it explode towards the creatures. Giving a satisfied smile, I watched as the monsters closest to me began to shrivel and shriek. I would make sure they understood that they fucked with the wrong person."Leah, look out!" Craig called, just as an arrow flew by my head
[Ashton’s POV]"The past?" I repeated, trying to make sense of what Antoine had said. "You just said the past.""That’s right." Antoine confirmed.Letting a frown spread across my face, I turned my attention to Craig as he silently waited for us to give him our full attention. He looked pretty damn modern to me with his jeans and hoodie, not to mention his looks. Why did he think we would believe that he was from the past?‘Just let him speak.’ Leah murmured through mindlink. ‘It isn’t like we have very many options as of now.’She was right, we were out of options, but that didn’t mean that I was just going to believe a complete stranger. Honestly, there wasn’t time to sit around and listen to whatever this wackadoo had to say. The rest of our group and pack mates were still missing.As this thought crossed my mind, a blinding light appeared in the middle of the room, followed by Ian's appearance, covered in injuries and barely conscious. I watched in shock as Leah rushed forward to