I was no longer scared. I just wanted to end everything. I decided to go back to bed after my encounter with Marcus. I was in no way sleepy yet, but I needed rest. Its been a very long day, and I know I have some longer days ahead of me. I lay down trying to think of a battle plan. Something, anything that could give us an edge over them. Over Sarah. No one is invincible. They're not God.They must have a weakness.They just must. I tried to mentally analyse all the time I'd spent with Sarah, even going as far back as the night I saw the creature and even before that, when I saw them floating in the woods. There must be a way to stop them.After spending what felt like an eternity thinking about what to do, I finally settled on a thought.Not exactly a thought that was going to automatically save the day, but a thought that could get us started.It was something. At least I hoped it was. I needed to make sure it was.***The day couldn't have broken soon enough. I did manage to
"For me?""Yes, you. When you first learned of the sacrifice and you thought the great thunderstorm was going to be the ritual day. He called the Alpha of my pack almost every day until they finally had to get me back from my retreat so I could help you out.""Really?""Yes, even after the event had passed, he never stopped contacting us.""Us?" All this information was new to me. I mean, I know he contacted some packs for help when we initially found out about the sacrifice, but after it had passed, I somehow forgot about it. Didn't he?Apparently not."Myself and some other couple of healers from other packs."Oh. Wow."He said he noticed very odd things about you that had him worried. He said you were getting sick, losing weight, your hair was falling out, and you were losing almost all your strength." Losing weight? I unconsciously looked down at myself, as if I would be able to identify from that glance the pounds I've lost, if I had lost them that is. I couldn't see anything o
"She could attack you Alpha.""She could. And I'll be ready for her. But please, help me find a way, I need to talk to her. There are so many holes in this story that I need to fill out. I'm going crazy.""What makes you think that she will tell you all this?" "Because, I've seen the cracks in her armour. I've seen times that she got so emotional she lost control of her act. At that time of course I didn't know it was an act, but now, it is only obvious."Sorayah looked at me, she wasn't convinced."Whoever or whatever she is, she is pulling her memories from somewhere. Somewhere deep inside her, the real person still exists. And I'm not planning or holding out the hope that I can turn her around and make her give up her evil ways, because I know that is highly unlikely, but I want to get under her skin far enough to rile some answers out of her. She will answer me.I need answers if we are ever going to be able to try and fight them." Sorayah's expression had not changed in the sli
"As much as I have enjoyed your hospitality Alphas, I must leave now and head back to my pack. There is an emergency, and my presence is required immediately." Damon and I were in his study going over updates and possible sightings of Sarah and her cohorts. All had amounted to nothing so far. We weren't even surprised. We didn't even know what kind of enemy we were on the lookout for, let alone how to fight it. Sorayah had entered after knocking slightly at Damon's open study door.I knew she would have to leave sooner or later, but I really wasn't ready for her to leave just yet. But I knew I couldn't be selfish. Her pack needed her. On the up side though, I knew she and Evelyn had been able to figure some stuff out in terms of protection spells. It wasn't permanent though, but it would have to do for now.Damon stood up to shake her hand."We're grateful for your time and help. I'll have my gamma get you back to your pack along with the packages that we agreed upon." Packages?
Damon went back around his desk to sit after giving another goodbye nod to Sorayah, and then we were out the door."I'm really interested in this healer Aliyah, if you don't mind, I'd really like to meet her upon my return. I know we have a lot of other things to worry about, but I really want to see her. If you can, that is." "Of course. Hopefully, she'll be here." Once we'd walked a distance and we were almost by the door, she pulled out a stick from her pocket. She said a few words over it and it lit up, burning slowly from one end.Noticing my confusion, she gestured towards Damon's study. "It's so he won't hear anything."Oh.I nodded. Wait, why though?"Why are you blocking him out?""I have something for you, regarding what we spoke of?" She lifted a brow at me. "I'm assuming you wouldn't want him hearing about that, or am I wrong?"In that moment, I wanted to hush her for fear of being heard, but then I remembered she's already taken care of it.Smart girl.Then she hand
He blinked. Like he hadn't heard me properly but then he quickly regained his composure, and probably his thoughts too."What do you mean contact her? We've been searching for her non-stop already. How do you plan on contacting her?"Through snap maybe?I pulled out the candle from my pocket."She gave me this." I looked up at him as I held out the candle. He kept his eyes locked with mine for about five more seconds, trying to read me, I guess, before he tore them away to look at the object in my hand.He regarded the tiny candle resting in my palm."A scented candle?" His brows were furrowed but he looked mighty confused as well. "It's to contact Sarah, it can bring her consciousness to me."His eyes remained hard as he stared at the candle and then slowly back up at me."Bring her consciousness to you?" He said enunciating each syllable like he was trying to understand the sentence himself. "The same thing that's trying to kill you? Have you lost your mind?" His voice was calm an
Mavis and I had walked out of the library and towards the pack house, discussing as we went.We decided to meet up at the library and continue with our research hoping to find something, anything. After a while of finding nothing meaningful, we decided to head out. "I still can't believe so much has happened." Mavis sighed. "And that wicked witch Sarah, I can't believe she- ugh!"I nodded silently as I walked alongside her. I still couldn't believe it myself, how gullible I'd been."I can't believe I let her braid my hair! All while she was trying to poison- wait," She paused like a thought just came to her. "That's why I was knocked out for almost a day.""What?""When I had some of that your blasted tea once, I was literally slumped over for a day, and I didn't know why. I'm sure it must have been the tea.""Oh, I remember that." I said recollecting the day that we went to see Evelyn and James had informed me that Mavis had been sleeping since the previous afternoon well into the n
Huh, impeccable timing."Good day Alpha Adrianne, Mavis" she said as she approached us. And even as she stood before us I knew it wasn't a coincidence that she walked by us this very moment. Her steps were deliberate.And as I regarded her I knew something was wrong. She seemed uneasy.Sensing all this, I put my hands on her shoulders steadying her a bit. "Hey Mara, are you alright?""Yeah, no- well yeah, I'm fine, but I'm, I don't know." She sighed."What's wrong?" "I saw you walk out here and I decided to come look for you. I needed some help. It's my sister.""Aliyah?" "Yeah. She's acting weird." "Oh, so she stayed afterall." I said confirming some of the thoughts I had on my checklist."Yeah, she did. Ever since her encounter with the Beta a couple days ago, she's been acting weird." She said trying to gesticulate with her hands. "I know they're not mates cause she didn't feel anything, but afterwards she's been a bit catatonic. She says I'm exaggerating but I don't know." M