Trust is priceless
When Star arrived in the room Stone had prepared for her, she placed her bag down on the bed and sighed out loud.
Never in a million years would she have thought she’d find herself in such a situation, but nothing from the moment she found out who her father really was, was normal, or how she’d ever pictured it. The axis of her entire existence was thrown out of balance, but if the past year had taught her anything, it was that she was adaptable and no situation would get the better of her.
Looking up at the sky she pictured her mother staring back at her with loving eyes and a proud smile the way she always had as a kid. Her mother’s death was something she’d come to terms with years ago, but she had a feeling she wouldn’t see the rest of her family
A double-edged swordStar crouched low behind a fallen tree trunk at the tree line and waited for Stone’s signal, he peeked from behind a tree and motioned for her to follow him, together they broke into a sprint across the short clearing between the trees and the first house on the southeast border of the pack.They weaved through the houses, ducking below windows where families gathered around a television or pups were being put to bed. Star made a point to count the number of people in each household, scratching the number onto her forearm for reference.Star’s body jolted to a stop when Stone held up a fist, the packhouse was in view, a few small groups lingered around, while lone wolves moved with a purpose, going somewhere. They were well hidden in the shado
No success exists without sacraficeSweat dripped down her back with every swift motion of Star’s body. She was starting to become irritated by the back and forth game they played, so in a split second her decision was made and Mike’s sword flew through the air, landing feet away from them. His momentary distraction and disarmament were all she needed to swipe her feet beneath his and drop him on his back.“For a skilled hunter, you’re quite easily distracted,” Star smirked, holding the tip of her sword under his chin. If he were a werewolf he would have been screaming in pain from the contact.“Pardon his distraction, young warrior Micheal has become… rusty
Feeding passion fuels the fireStar’s body ached, her skin burned like fire danced along her back. The black cotton shirt she wore did nothing to ease the blows, instead, the shreds of material that lodged itself in the cuts that formed on her skin pained her more. She was free of the confines of the chair and ropes, but the friction from the nylon bruised her wrists leaving a lasting image in her mind.The sound of the metal door swinging open alerted her to the presence of another person, dragging her from her pain-induced haze. Her mind was on high alert even though her body was hard to move, if they planned on hurting her again, she would again put up a fight.Star watched Maximus tense carefully as he approached her and flinched when he reached out to her.
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight“How did you escape?” Stone asked in shock when he arrived to see them getting off the Dodge.“I knocked out a housemaid when she came to deliver lunch.” Star shrugged and tried to walk past him, but he grabbed her arm.“Not so fast. How did you get out without being detected.” Star eyed his hand on her broken skin with disdain.“If you’d let me go, I would show you how I knew.” She ripped her arm from his grip and turned to walk away again, but stopped, “Were you even going to try and rescue us?” Stone’s jaw ticked.“If you’re stupid e
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind“You know what baffles me?” Stone’s voice startled her to the point that she almost spilled the coffee in hand.“Do tell.” She fought to remove the sarcasm from her voice, but she had no luck.“How is it that you made it out of the prison without anyone noticing?” Stone’s large arms were crossed over his chest and his narrowed eyes set on her, watching her every move like a hawk.“We were long gone before they realized.” She calmly sipped her coffee, maintaining eye contact.“You knocked out a housemaid, is that correct?” He pushed off the wa
A life for a lash“You better be right about this.” Stone’s jaw ticked as he looked ahead. He wasn’t a huge fan of the plan Star came up with, but she convinced him to go along with it; the idea of a hunter creating an alliance with werewolves was foreign to him.They were approaching the Lockwood territory from the north-east side, the Warden’s house was far from the civilization of the pack which made it both easier to infiltrate and easier for him to hide hostages.“Only one way to find out,” Star Smirked his way and nodded to the group behind her, it was 21:15 which meant that patrol was on the opposite side of the border.Star and Beatrice led the group, they weave
The eye of the stormStar’s foot drove into the punching bag with ruthless negligence, the voice in her head was rambling at a mile a minute which fuelled the rage bubbling inside her. The unhappiness from earlier had long turned to anger, more at herself than anything else and it was because of that, that she was determined to dispel the ill feelings before they festered.Truthfully, her problem didn’t lie with the fact that Stone kissed her, after all, he was simply acting on the signals she sent, her anger stemmed partly from the fact that she allowed him to believe she was even remotely interested and partly from the fact that she couldn’t keep her emotions at bay long enough to keep up the facade.Delivering a harsh blow to the bag, she readied herself
Belonging is sometimes found in the strangest of placesMaximus’ eyes ran down her body searchingly the moment she appeared in front of him, “I told you I was fine.” She rolled her eyes.“I couldn’t be certain, I’ve seen the kind of damage that pig can do.” He sneered and held out a hand to help her over the fallen tree.“Good thing he never took me seriously from the beginning,” Star smirked.“Never thought I’d see the day Stone made such a vital mistake.” He smirked back.“Let’s not count our chickens, there’s still a lot of ground to cover if we’re