[Leah’s POV]I stood in the hallway listening to the voices that drifted from the room I was currently outside of. After waking up and finding myself in an infirmary completely cleaned up and bandaged, I immediately reached out in an attempt to find the others. Once locating them, I wasted no time getting out of bed and making my way towards where they were.As I considered the fact that I had been drugged, I found myself growing angrier and angrier until I couldn’t stand back and listen any longer."....Blood of the child’s mother..."The words drifted towards me, spurring me to move, pushing open the door and taking in the large scene where everyone was gathered."Take it." I snapped, drawing everyone’s attention to me. "You need my blood?" I continued, stopping in front of an odd man I had never seen before. "Take it."Before he could respond, I extended a claw and placed it against my arm. I dug it deep into my skin and yanked, creating a deep cut that began to openly bleed onto t
[Chloe’s POV]"Leah!" Thia shrieked, clutching at Leah’s unmoving body. "LEAH!"The room around us was silent as Thia frantically tried to wake Leah. The scene was almost surreal, and I found myself wondering if this was a dream. How could Leah be that wreckless? Didn’t she know that there was a better way to go about this?"Thia," Ashton murmured, kneeling beside her and wrapping an arm over her shoulders. "She is going to be fine.""Fine…" Thia repeated, slowly turning her gaze to Edward. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MY SISTER?" In one swift motion, Thia was on her feet and surging towards Edward, but was stopped by Ashton’s arms wrapping around her. "LET GO!" Thia wailed, thrashing around. "LET ME GET TO THIS BASTARD!""You have quite the temper, don’t you?" Edward observed, completely unphased by Thia’s threatening his life."I'll show you just how bad." Thia growled, continuing to try to break free of Ashton’s hold. "Look what you did to my sister!""She will be fine." Edward po
[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