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
POV Thea The kitchen was buzzing with people, they were oblivious to us until Eric swung the door open. They all quickly shuffled into a line behind the island in the center of the room. A few were noticeably shaking when he drew nearer. “All of the staff are werewolves. These are all Omegas or rogues, unfit for the change.” Eric said proudly. I couldn’t hide my disgust. “Why would you say they are unfit? Are you saying they aren’t worth going through your big transformation because of their pack status?” I almost spat the words at him. “On the contrary, we have found only those with Alpha or Beta genes can survive. We spared them a painful death and found them a place here among us. I thought that would please you?” His brow furrowed. Taking in a deep breath, I tried to compose myself. By all accounts Lycans killed any werewolf they came across. Seeing a full staff of them was a surprise. “What about the girls?” I asked. Now wondering why those three had been separated from
POV Juxes “What were you up to Miss Evens?” I asked aloud as I stood in front of the vault door. There is no key hole or handle to be seen. The engraving depicts a Lycan facing a girl. The girl was holding a dagger behind her back. There is an impression in the door. Running my hand over the indentation, this part of the door was meticulously cleaned. “Did you know this was here?” Asked Thomas. “No. In all my years as Alpha I didn’t think there was an inch of the territory Alex or I hadn’t covered, yet here we are.” Moving some of the grass from beside the door to have a better look, so far it appeared the door and walls were metal. Nicolas climbed on the small mound that covered the roof and dug down until he hit metal as well. “This is one big ass metal box.” He announced. “You’re telling me Miss Evens snuck a giant metal box onto the territory and buried it out here and no one noticed.” Thomas said sarcastically. “I doubt she snuck it in.” I told him. “Look at the area ar
POV Thea The first book he handed me looked very old, the pages were mismatched and you could tell it had been repaired in one way or another several times. “This is Francis’s journal, he wrote down everything he remembers happening. He started right after he built the main building here. To keep record of what happened before. It only seemed right considering Alabaster had begun writing his own version of how it all started.” He said with a sort. “Was he there?” I asked. “Alabaster? No, he was human. Joan’s mate and when they took off, him and Joan started making up their own version of the beginning.” Eric said. Flipping through the pages he found what he was looking for and stopped. Tapping his finger on the page. “We were told that Abigail refused the spirits deal. That she wouldn’t sacrifice a child to have one of her own.” “Her husband did.” I stated. “No! She wouldn’t sacrifice a child from her tribe. She made a deal with Francis, one of his tribes children and in r