Se connecter~ REID ~ I stood rooted, my gaze locked onto her devastated emerald-green eyes. My chest was heaving. The pain tore me apart at the idea that Genny didn't want to be with us. But not because of anything we did, because of those four fuckers that violated our beautiful girl. The thought set me ablaze with anger. I wanted to go over and pull her into my arms. I wanted to kiss her until her doubts vanished. But I didn't. Instead, I quickly turned around and bolted out the door. I nearly stumbled when I heard Charlie ask her if she was still in love with us. Genny's loud wailing in response nearly broke me. I couldn't help but think that she was, but the mere thought of it overwhelmed her with grief. I needed to get away from there. I needed to talk to my brothers. They deserved to know. "Hey, Reid, did you tell Genny where we stored the gift bags Mom sent?" Alexander asked as soon as he saw me. I ignored him and kept storming deeper into the forest. They hesitated but caught
~ GENNY ~ "Where are we going? You guys are taking me out here to kill me, aren't you? You do realize it's starting to get dark, don't you? Don't you know it's not safe out in the forest after dark?" Jacob was nervously rambling as he, Jillian, Brett, and I made our way to the cottage. I stopped abruptly, pinched the bridge of my nose, and let out a long sigh. "Jacob, it's a surprise. We've told you this. Trust me, you're going to like it." "A surprise? In the forest?" he nervously chuckled. "Surprises in the forest don't always end well. You know this better than anyone." As soon as he realized what he had just said, his eyes widened as he rushed out an apology. I just walked ahead, making sure the trio stayed close by. In an effort to calm him, Brett let some of the information slip. "I've never seen your cottage before, Genny. I'm excited for tonight." I shot him a scolding glare, which he just smiled widely at. Jillian suddenly had a bounce in her step. "We're going t
~ GENNY ~"How the fuck did you do that?!" Gawain shouted, his voice filled with awe as I descended."Do what?" I asked with genuine confusion."Your mom said that we would feel anything inflicted on our avatars. But I felt nothing. Absolutely nothing. Both of my birds fried to a crisp from the strength of that lightning bolt," Anton replied.I petted the little monkey on my shoulder. "You didn't see it, but I disconnected you from your avatars right before the lightning struck. It was less than a second. It took me some time to find the connection though.""Guinevere! That was a psychic connection. You shouldn't have been able to see it, let alone sense it. I don't even know if Charlotte would have been able to sense it," Aunt Isabella scolded as she and Mom rushed over.I grabbed my little imp and cradled him to my chest, stroking his bald head. "I know, but as soon as everyone created their avatars I could see these threads. They were faint, so I almost missed it. So I tried disconn
~ UNKNOWN ~"Genny, we should discuss what happened earlier. About my sister..." Anton was quickly cut off by Genny covering his mouth."Not here, Anton. We'll talk later somewhere more private," Genny whispered.He nodded before mumbling behind her hand. "You can uncover my mouth now."She pulled back her hand and mumbled a quick apology, at which he chuckled with amusement and patted the top of her head."Edward, are you sure you don't want to participate?" Genny asked.He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. "Yeah. I'm sure. I'm not blessed like my sister and my mom, just gifted. With you, Amber, Janet, and Mya entering, I already know I don't stand a chance. Not to mention the elf and vampire princes there will be participating. I know my limits."Amber tilted her head. "I don't understand. What do you mean?""For wolves, there are two types of wolves with magic. Blessed wolves have their gifts bestowed upon them directly from the Gods, usually after a trial of some sort. Som
~ GENNY ~I watched with satisfaction as Sylvia's face drained of all color. She swayed slightly before slumping into her seat. Then she shot her hand up close to her face, flipping it over repeatedly.She became frantic as she looked around. "Where's my ring?! I need my ring!" she shrieked.I leaned back, making sure she could see my hand. I gave her a sinister smirk as soon as her eyes locked on the ring sitting comfortably on my pinky finger. Her eyes were wide with shock as she rapidly looked between me and the ring."Ho-how? That's pure silver!" she shouted as she pointed at the ring. Then she pointed at me. "You're a werewolf! Your finger should be sizzling by now! He said that ring would protect me!""P
~ REID ~"What makes you think she still has her memories?" Alex asked over the mind link."She keeps asking for you, for one. I thought you asked Mrs. Stevens to erase any trace of her romantic feelings for you. But she keeps blushing when she says your name," I replied."Yeah, it should have included all personal information as well. I thought it worked. Why else do you suspect she remembers?" Alex responded."She commented that we all must be excited for the mating ball and to find our mates. That's not something a human unaware of the supernatural world should know about," said Damien."We changed the subject to make small talk abo







