POV Thea I wasn’t sure how I got stuck in the middle of this. Krissy held a death grip around my neck as Francis paced angrily. He obviously didn’t want to take it out on her or show her how mad he was but there was no hiding it from me. Eric walked over to him, trying to calm him down. “She’s fine, she’s right here with Thea. How about we go get breakfast and come back for her after.” Placing his hand on Francis shoulder he leaned down and whispered something in his ear. Whatever he said worked. Francis demeanor changed and he walked up to Krissy and I. “I need to get something to eat. Would you like to come with me or do you want to stay here a little longer?” Francis asked Krissy. “Can I stay Daddy?” She asked. Her eyes shinning and hopeful. “Of course my pet.” He replied. I shuddered at his words. Remembering when he had said them in my dream. “Why don’t you show Thea around a little when she’s ready.” He said. Leaning down and kissing her forehead. He came within in
POV Thomas Beta Sebastian and his family all told similar stories. A few had seen the Luna head out the back alone and a couple remember Alpha Eric and Thea going out the side door in the kitchen. I sent men to clean up the back of the house and bring everything to Dr. Stevenson. A couple men went to the clinic to donate blood for Jason. He would recover but his healing was slowed by the amount of blood loss. I had released Beta Sebastian and the others having no reason to hold them. No matter how hard I tried to focus my mind kept wondering back to the outside of the pack house. Zandra was ripped to pieces, no one here could beat her in a fair fight. Shit no one could beat her in an unfair fight. Many of the warriors have tired taking her. She easily defeated three to four of them at a time. The Luna wasn’t defenseless either. Having trained almost every day after Eric disappeared she was a force to be reckoned with as well. I sat on the floor, staring through the bars of t
POV Eric High in the north tower the chair next to the window gave me a perfect view of the children’s play area. I watched as Selova ran and played with the girls. Her white coat covered in several different colors as the girls had painted her earlier. They bounced and ran playing what I could only assume is some form of tag. Taking turns riding on the wolf and chasing each other before falling to the ground laughing. Braxton growled in my head. “Mate!” Was all he said. We hadn’t thought about the possibility of having a mate after the change. Francis would find a werewolf mate unacceptable but Braxton wasn’t Lycan enough for a Lycan mate. It couldn’t be more perfect that my mate was the Lunar wolf. The Lycans would have to accept me now. Gazing across the courtyard pairs of Lycans walked hand in hand while children played in the playground or in the open yards. I had sat here watching them for years never dreaming that one day I could be one of them. My attention turned
POV Thea It didn’t take long for Krissy to convince the other two girls that I wasn’t a awful werewolf monster. They wanted nothing more than to see Selova. I only partially understood how they had never seen a werewolf before. The oldest girl Taylor told me they had all been here as long as they could remember. Krissy was born here which I found peculiar. Eric and Francis had told me she went through the change. She’s supposed to be Lycan now but if she was born here there has to be werewolves here somewhere. Unfortunately none of the girls had answers for me but they were full of ideas for other things. First they wanted to use some paints they had to make Selova look like Krissy’s unicorn. Then we played a game of chase where they took turns pretending to be a werewolf and riding on Selova’s back. We chased each one down and tickled them relentlessly. I hadn’t noticed the elevator opening or Eric stepping out until Krissy darted across the room to him. He held out a lar
POV Thea I looked for something comfortable to wear amongst the things Eric had brought in for me. Deciding a ribbed blue tank top that matched the blue color still in my hair and a pair of jeans that were a size to big would do for now. Finding it odd that there were no socks or shoes anywhere to be found. My stomach began to growl again reminding me I was too hungry to care at this moment. I was relieved to find the wall to the cell had remained open. Making my way back to the elevator I scanned my hand as I had seen them do. A few seconds later the door opened but when I went to push the bottom for the first floor it was already lit up. “Guess we are only allowed to go to the first floor.” Selova said suspiciously. “Being able to get out of the cell is nice but don’t you feel like the cell is just larger now?” I asked her. “This place looks nice and everything but I’d still run given the chance.” She said with a shudder. “Something about this place feels ominous. Like s
POV Thea I couldn’t believe what he was saying, what had he become? How could he so heartlessly talk about murdering his own mother. Luna Joann had taken me in, made sure I had a home and a life. Everyone said what a loving and wonderful mother she had been to him. I couldn’t comprehend any of this. “You’re a monster. How could you?” I was repulsed by his very presence. The fact that I let him touch me made my skin crawl. In a flash he stood up and was in front of me. “Listen.” He said trapping my face in his hands. I was no longer able to hold back the flood of tears. “When the King told me I was the key to the Lycans salvation I had no idea what to think. I survived the change and Zoe was able to use my blood to create the serum. That’s what made turning Krissy possible.” “He’s completely delusional.” Selova said. She sat back in shock. “I thought that was my purpose to be the cure for them. To bring them back to what they were meant to be. Then the King told me to find you
POV Juxes The floor of the cell was cool against my fur, healing from the fight in this form was causing my body to overheat. I rested my eyes waiting for everyone to leave and Thomas to let me out. Aiden is long gone and I have no idea when or if he will return. The only thing I do know is someone will pay for this. Joann had tried to warm him, even Grace said Eric didn’t smell the same. Aiden wanted his son back so badly he ignored all the signs. I’ve started to question if that was Eric at all. A hollow sounding jungle indicated the men were coming this way with the keys to open the cell. Unsure of where to find Eric and Thea. There was only one place I knew that might have some clues to where they could have went. Thomas unlocked the door and it groaned open. Standing up off the floor I stretched my legs out and tried to pull Aiden’s human form back. It had been years since we practiced switching places and I found it considerably harder than expected. Trying to force the b
POV Thea Eric told me about how he was kidnapped and woke up in my glass cell. Zoe gave him the serum while he was still to weak to fight them. I noticed he skipped over any details about the change and went on to tell me about getting released and meeting everyone here. As he recalled the events I also noticed he showed no fear of what happened. “Once Francis knew he could trust me I was free to roam the grounds. Just like I did, you will see. This is where you belong. For five hundred years they have waited for your return. There is no where safer on earth for you.” Eric told me. “No place creepier either.” Sel said sarcastically in my head. “I can understand why you would choose them.” I told her. “What do you mean?” She asked. “Francis said you chose the Lycans last time you were here. Being the Lunar wolf is heavy. Carrying all of that power and responsibility is a lot for one person. The Lycans have waited for us for five hundred years. I almost feel obligated to the