"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
I sat cross legged on the floor in my room wondering whether I should go through with this. Holding the candle in my hand, I tried to dissuade myself while also simultaneously pumping myself up for this. A two days had gone by since I started preparing for this encounter. Sorayah had added more detailed instructions for the candle on a piece of a paper she attached to the bottom of it. Among those instructions was an important note saying that I could only light it at sunset.So here I was, waiting. I also had to wait for Damon to get back with Marcus, who said he'll be here before sundown, which is when I need to light the damn thing. I have more of the pack members in the loop, who have a general idea of what is going on. And they are all ready to fight. And better suited to protect themselves. That and the fact that she could literally be anyone emphasizes the need for everyone to be on the lookout as much as they can. Look for those festering scars. I stared at my hand as m
Her steely gray eyes made contact with mine.She looked shocked for a nanosecond but she recovered from it so quickly I almost thought I had imagined it."Adrianne dear." She tried to look weary. Tried. "You have to help me, something got me and has me locked up-""Cut the crap."And she immediately shut her mouth.Good."What do you want from me? No really, what do you want from me?""Hm, skipped right past the pleasantries, diving right in."I stayed silent, watching her.Studying all her minute movements with great precaution.She was here, but not fully. That I knew. But you wouldn't be able to tell from her mere physical appearance. By all standards she looked present, fully present and living. I noticed how her chest rose and fell gently, steadily with every breath she took. I noticed her throat move gently as she swallowed.I noticed her her pupils dilate and constrict as she occasionally glanced around the room, her eyes adjusting to the light.I noticed that little vein at