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.
“Jenna, you get back here right now!”I sigh while rolling my eyes.Not a moments peace have I had since I got out of the hospital. Anna is making sure I make up for the time I lost working as her slave.It doesn’t bother Anna that I was in the hospital for two days recovering from almost being drained of blood. The woman has no compassion at all, it seems.She doesn’t know the truth of what happened to me, the Dalgaard’s covered it up, but I expected nothing more.Anna was told that I’d fallen and banged my head, knocking myself out, which meant I needed time in the pack hospital to recover. Not that she gave one tiny shit, she didn’t visit me once, but I didn’t expect her to.Since being released a few days ago, I’
With Shadow motivating me, I manage to get to the laundry room and fill the washing machines. Once that’s done, I make my way back to the kitchen. I then spend the next three hours flitting between preparing dinner and washing clothes.By the time dinner service comes around, I expect Anna to let me go for the night. I’m not that lucky, though, because now Anna is forcing me to serve said dinner to the Royals.I look a complete mess in my Edwardian style maid’s outfit. Why Anna forces me to wear this outfit, I’ll never know. No one else on the payroll dresses this way, but I guess Anna enjoys embarrassing me.I’m hot and sweaty, and my hair is falling in places. Anna orders me to fix myself before heading towards the dining room.I haven’t seen Luther since Lorcan kidnapped me, and I’m not l
“I just wanted to check on you. How have you been?”“I’ve been okay.” I shrug my shoulders because I don’t know what else to say. It’s not like I can tell Sara the truth of what’s been happening since I got back.I swallow hard again when Sara takes the washing basket from my hands.I nervously watch as she places it on the counter before turning to me with a smile. I smile back and gasp when she pulls me into her arms.No one other than Sara has ever hugged me before. It seems to come naturally to Sara, and I feel emotional while wrapping my arms around her back.Though the Queen spoke with me about what happened, and she apologised, she never touched me. I didn’t expect her to offer that kind of comfort, no one ever has. But with Sara, it’s