"Jenna, I want you to know that I’m sorry for all that you have suffered,”
I fold my arms around myself and bite the inside of my cheek.
“But there have been times where I’ve intervened in your life. I put the idea in Lorcan’s mind to convince Luther to give you his blood which saved your life. I would have smite those who hurt you, but Luther beat me to it. When your brother came to you, it was because I whispered to his subconscious where you were.
“I knew that Slade would tell Jin about you, but I knew that it was time. I realised that I’d robbed you of love, and I hate myself for it.
“I may not have been there for you when you needed me, but I didn’t abandon you completely. I won’t abandon you now. You’re coming home with me where you belong, and that’s fina
Sweet fucking freedom!In the middle of Dalgaard forest, I stand with my eyes closed and breathe in the fresh air. My lungs expand, and I’m in fucking heaven.I am alive!I have so much to thank Jenna for; that girl almost lost her life to give me my own. There is nothing I won’t do for Jenna. Anything she needs, and I’ll be there.All my life, I have waited for this moment. Now it’s here; it doesn’t feel real.I pinch my arms and chuckle because it stings. “I’m real,” I mumble to myself.“That you are,”I turn my head with a smile on my face. “What are you doing here?”Jenna walks around me, Luther holding her hand. Both stand in front
“How are you feeling?” I ask while tucking Jenna’s hair behind her ear.Jenna smiles.Since Jenna accepted her Goddess powers, she’s seemed lighter somehow. My mate always seemed to have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but now she’s free.“I’m fine, Luther. Please don’t worry about me, sweetheart.”I take Jenna’s face between my hands.“I can’t help but worry, Jenna. I almost lost you today. Do you have any idea what that did to me?”Jenna closes her eyes and nods her head.Tears fall from her eyes, and I feel like a cunt for upsetting her. But I need Jenna to know how hard almost losing has hit me.What happened today w
Two Years Later “Jenna, do we really need to take all of this stuff?” I roll my eyes and huff at Luther. “Yes, we have to take it all! We have to be prepared for every eventuality.” Luther shakes his head while zipping my suitcase. He’s annoyed with me, and I hate that. I don’t mean to keep being difficult, but I’m scared to death of what the next few weeks will bring. Luther and I are about to visit Lorcan at his pack. No, Lorcan hasn’t found his mate, which is usually the reason a Prince acquires a pack. Orrin could no longer handle Lorcan’s erratic behaviour within the Royal pack, so Orrin sent him on his way. Orrin handed over Silver Paw pack to Lorcan on the understanding he was a good Alpha. No one agre
“Remember to contact me immediately if I’m needed.”“You won’t be needed, Luther.” Christian mumbles.I grit my teeth.“Look,” He sighs. “You don’t need to repeat yourself over and over. It’s not the first time I’ve been left in charge. Nothing will happen to the pack, I promise.”Christian is right; I know he is.I’ve left the man in charge plenty of times over the past two years. He’s always done great, and I know he’ll be just as good this time.I guess I’m just nervous about seeing Lorcan, and I don’t know why. I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is wrong.Maybe I’m just an overprotective big brother,
“Make sure you’re not long, Jenna. We have a lot of work to do,” Anna snapped at me before I left the house this afternoon.I had an hour to pick herbs from the garden and get them back to the kitchen. It wasn’t a demanding job that Anna gave me; picking herbs is easy. An hour was quite a long time when gathering herbs takes but a few moments.I needed fifteen to leave the mansion, get to the garden, grab what I needed, and get back. Why Anna gave me an hour, I don’t know. Perhaps she knew something I didn’t. Nothing would surprise me where that woman is concerned.What was hard for me was trying not to wander into the forest for a moment or two. My wolf was itching to get out and run free, but I knew I couldn’t risk it. If Anna had set a test, I would not fail. There would be plenty of time tonight to sneak out and let Sh
“Please,” I pull on the leather straps around my wrists. “Let me go. Please, Luther, I don’t know what I’ve done wrong.”I’m growing weaker by the second. The blood draining from my body is making me dizzy.“I’m sorry that the Moon Goddess paired us, but it’s not my fault. You can reject me; I won’t contest it,”Even though the heat will hit me soon, and I’ll probably end up tearing my own heart out. Either that or I’ll end up in the forest sleeping with any wolf that comes my way. The rejection will also kill me, but I’d rather die from that than what’s happening to me right now.“Please, Luther,”“Luther,” He laughs maniacally while rolling his neck and letting it crack. He rounds
“I have to say, Luther, your little mate is sweet to taste.”‘Leave her alone!’I laugh as Luther yells inside my head. His head, I suppose, but not for long. I want this body for my own. Luther and I may share a subconscious, but I am my own person.Mummy dearest promised that I’d get a body of my own.The damn Moon Goddess pledged to me that it would happen one day soon but soon is not soon enough. I can feel my power growing, and I want out.Is it so wrong after twenty-five years to want a body of my own?The witch who did this to Luther and me is dead, so, therefore, could never remove the spell she cast on our mother.
A rush of air fills my lungs, and I gasp, sucking it in; while turning on my side.Hands hold me down, and I don’t need to ask why; I can feel the motherfucker laughing inside my head.If I’m being restrained, it means that Lorcan took complete control over me, meaning the prick did something terrible.It will all come back to me in time; it always does. But each time I wake up after the fact, my memory is fuzzy for a while.I groan while rolling onto my back.My family surrounds me, including my grandfather and two of his son’s, Charles, my aunt Tracey’s father, and James, the youngest of Mum’s brothers. If they’re here, then I dread to think what happened this time.“How bad?” I ask while sitting up in the hospital bed.