Mag-log in"Are you sure?" Ollen asked."It's what they said, and I don't think she has any reason to lie to me." I replied.He let out a sigh."What does he want with our farm?" Ollen whispered.It was the same question I had asked Ollen's mother when she told me about Markus and our farm."What time is it?" Ollen asked as he stood from his chair."Almost seven." I replied."We need to go now and find out why Markus is really here. I'm not willing to wait another second." He commented as he slowly walked around the desk.I took his hand in mine and led him out of the office."Shoud we wait until after dinner?" I asked, knowing Heaven would probably be sharing a meal with Markus and Seth."Not another second, Joy. We need to do this now and figure out our next move." Ollen replied. "With the next full moon approaching, I don't want to have anything else on our minds other than keeping you safe and alive." I couldn't argue with that. Just thinking about the full moon made my stomach turn. Anothe
I knocked on the door of the office."Come in, Luna." Ollen called out, and I had to suppress my smile.It wasn't the time to be in my happy bubble when I was concerned about Markus. I opened the door, and the sight of Ollen standing by the window made my worries melt away. "What are you doing over there?" I asked.Still facing the window, he offered me his hand.After I closed the door behind me, I walked up to him and took his head. He immediately pulled me to his chest, holding me in front of me to show me what he was doing."I can feel it even through the window." He commented, leaning down to press a kiss against my forehead.The warmth of the sun has been the new obsession of the pack. It managed to outdo the waterfall in the woods."It does feel nice." I whispered.Ollen held into me tighter."What's on your mind?" He asked."A few things." I replied. "But I'm mostly worried about Markus and the silence of the Sea and Moons. What do you think it means?" I asked."If I'm being
"You're getting a little bit better every day. I think it's time for you to stand up and walk around a bit... you know, to wake your muscles..." Heaven commented.Through the small glass window in the door, I could see that she was sitting on the edge of the bed with her hand in his. For the last few days, I realized that they were getting closer to each other, even if it was an unfortunate situation that brought them together."I don't want to." Markus replied. "I'd rather just stay here and hold your hand." He added.I heard Heaven sigh."How about I walk around with you... holding your hand?" She asked.They fell silent for a few seconds, and I thought I should just go back and give them some time. But they spoke again, and my curiosity left me standing by the door."I have a confession to make." Markus whispered."I'll hear you out if you agree to go out for a walk later." Heaven commented. "You're people won't like me walking out there amongst them." Markus said, making Heaven s
"What are you doing out here, Markus?" Heaven asked, slowly stepping towards him and reaching for his hand.He didn't move, his bloodshot eyes planted on the little farm we had."Markus?" She called out again, touching his bandaged back with one hand.He glanced down at her, and recognition flashed in his eyes."Markus?" She called out again, walking around him to stand in front of him, cupping his cheeks as gently as she could."What are you doing out here?" She asked again, her voice a bare whisper.I watched as he closed his eyes and leaned into her touch."Everything hurts." He whispered.Heaven was close to tears at that point."I know." She whispered back, searching his face with her eyes."When did you even wake up?" Seth asked, pulling Markus's attention towards him."You... what are you doing out here?" Markus asked, his voice filled with confusion."That's..." Seth said, glancing towards Ollen and I before he looked back at Markus. "That's a long story, man. For now, we shou
Ollen kept his word and sent two men to keep an eye on Seth and Markus to keep us safe in case one of them, most likely Seth, decided to attack.Heaven had forced Seth to sleep on the other bed so he could rest, but he had his eyes open and was staring at each and every single one of us at a time.He didn't say anything for the hours Laura and I stayed with Heaven. Markus didn't wake up even once, not even to ask for a sip of water. Heaven had him on IV and constantly checked on him even though there was not going to be any change in his condition. The silver scent never left the room, so we had to keep the window open for a while to let some fresh air in.Everyone noticed the difference in the air. A week ago, leaving the window open meant freezing ourselves to death. But this time around, it was a bit different. It might have been cold, but there was a good amount of warmth coming in that was noticeable.We didn't have time to celebrate it, though, as Heaven was greatly worried abo
Heaven went away for about thirty minutes while the three of us stayed in the hospital room with Markus."What exactly happened to him?" Seth asked. He seemed to ask that over and over again, but neither Ollen nor I had the answers for him.It was something we had to wonder as well."What happened here?" Sam asked as he walked into the room, looking at Markus and Seth with confusion.I understood. Seeing one prisoner and another enemy in the same room where they should not be can be confusing."We don't know yet. We'll have to wait until he wakes up to find out what happened." Ollen replied.I could tell he was frustrated, too, at not getting the answers he needed right away.Heaven returned a few minutes after Sam and Mini and Laura arrived.She looked around the room, clearly not expecting all of us to be here."You can all go now." She commented as she walked towards the chair by the window and sat down, keeping a good distance between Markus and herself."We'll stay for a little w







