MELIA POV I made my way down the packhouse steps. I had to find Alpha August. "Melia, are you okay?" As if he read my mind, Alpha August met me at the bottom of the steps. "I messed up." I couldn't bring myself to look at him. "What do you mean, honey?" Alpha August sounds concerned. "You didn't hear the pack?" I asked, my words laced with guilt. "Yes, of course. You're coming into your Alpha aura, Melia. I'll admit it has happened a lot faster than I thought possible, but it just tells me that the moon goddess herself made you to become the leader of our pack. There isn't anything wrong with that." "You don't understand, I caused . . " "You caused what, Melia?" "Melia?" "MELIA, TELL ME NOW!" Alpha August spoke in his Alpha tone. "I forced Margot into her first shift. It was an accident. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry." I blurted out. "You did what? Where is she, Melia? Where is Margot?" "Melia!" The Alpha grabbed my shoulders and shook me. "She is at Jeanie's shop." "Co
MELIA POV The urge to crawl under a rock and hide was overbearing while we were waiting for the Alpha and the Doc to rejoin the group. I finger-combed Margot's hair while we waited. Margot would literally die if she knew the way she looked as everyone stared down at her. Or maybe she wouldn't care and would just be thankful she was alive. Or maybe she would hate me just like Maisie does. A tear slid down my cheek. Mags didn't even look like herself, her limbs were all dislocated, and everything she owned was elongated to twice its normal size. I didn't even know how to explain how incredibly sad she looked right now. "Ah-am" The Alpha cleared his throat, getting the attention of the room as he stepped out of Jeanie's office. "We need to move Margot to the pack hospital if we want to give her a chance to survive." He said to me quietly. "We need to move her back home." I stood up and looked directly at the Alpha. "Melia, that isn't an option right now." Alpha August looked
MELIA POVAbuela was working on Maggie but kept pausing and shaking her head like nothing she was doing was helping. Abuela had been at it for hours and finally looked up at my mother and father, shaking her head, then bowing her head in defeat. “I’m sorry, High Priest and Priestess, but I have never encountered anything like this before. This isn’t magic related. I need to do some more research before I can try again.”Tears fell down my mother's cheek, and my father wrapped his arm around her shoulder and squeezed. After a few, never-ending moments, mom finally spoke.“Thank you, Abuela, I appreciate the effort. Please let us know if you find anything that might help our girl.”Abuela nodded her head before she took her leave.“Come, Melia, we all must get some rest. Alpha August is here, and he isn’t happy.”I sighed at my mother but took the hand she extended to me.“We will worry about it tomorrow. Get some rest, my sweet tootsie girl.” She pulled me close and kissed me on the
ALPHA AUGUST POV"August man, I know this is your child and I'm wrong for even putting this out in the multiverse, but it's been over a week and we haven't even spoken about our pack." Thomas looked over at me cautiously."I know man, but I can't just leave her. She is going to need me when she wakes up. Besides, Lenny has the pack under control while we are away." I shrugged off his worry."August, what about Cici? Our best warriors are here, not guarding our people or our territory. Aren't you the least bit worried about their safety?" Thomas was getting irritated with me."Thomas man, if you feel you need to go to the pack, then I won't stop you, but I'm not leaving my daughters unprotected." I rubbed my temples trying to relieve the mini migraine that had started to form. "I would never leave my Alpha unprotected, but I'm missing my wife and children. Maybe Lenny and I can switch on and off?" Thomas was holding his breath waiting for me to bite his head off."Sure man, if that's
MELIA POV It took Jeanie three whole days and a 3-hour car ride which felt like an eternity before she could get in touch with anyone that was able to help us with our plan. "Don't ask too many questions and, for the love of our goddess, please do not tell him your true identity." Jeanie whisper-yelled as she was ushering us into the back entrance of a 5-story building. The building was very basic from the outside, but each floor we moved through was more beautiful than the next. There were beautiful colors and the most beautiful people dancing around in the fast-moving lights. Even the drinks were beautiful with swirls of color and glitter. Women were hanging from ropes tied to the ceiling and standing on moving platforms. It kind of reminds me of a circus of avatars. There was way too much space in this building, as if it was going on for miles and miles. We went from a floor of black and glitter to a floor of mirrors that was as red as blood, up to a floor that was one big
MELIA POV I must have fallen asleep because as soon as we crossed over into our coven's territory I felt an overwhelming sense of urgency that startled me awake. "Melia, Macie, is that you guys? Where have you been? Everyone has been looking for you two." A voice came through my mindlink. "Maggie? Is that really you? Are you awake?" I tried not to cry. "Of course, who else would it be?" Maggie sassed back at us. "She's back!" Maisie grabbed hold of my shoulders from the back seat. "It really worked?" Jeanie was in complete shock. "We're coming, Maggie, we will be there in . . Without warning, Maisie shimmered us to Margot's bedside. We climbed into bed with her, one on each side. "You two are squashing me," Margot whined, trying to make more room for herself. We hugged her tighter. "You're finally awake Maggs, we were so afraid we had lost you forever." Maisie laid her head on Maggie's shoulder. "Was that you guys in my dream earlier or was it my imagination?" It was us,
ALPHA AUGUST POV "As you may or may not know, my Mother died giving birth to me. I grew up normal for the most part, but when I hit puberty things started to change and shift inside me. I had an overwhelming desire for raw meat, it was like I couldn't get enough of it no matter how much I consumed." "The packhouse chefs tried to get their hands on enough meat to curb my insatiable hunger, but even with an endless supply from the ranch it was like I was going insane. I wasn't even able to sleep due to the constant hunger. One night I was jolted awake by the most amazing smell and, without thinking, I was up and running buck-naked through the forest. I couldn't think of anything but how hungry I was and how good my prey was going to taste. I was getting close because my mouth started to water. I leaped up and over a fallen tree and that's when I saw the hunter, but he had his back to me. I felt my canines elongating. I was running full force and right as I leaped at him my primal urg
MELIA POV "If you're going to apologize to Alpha August, you had better get your butt up and do it now. He is leaving and they're taking Margot with them. l don't think leaving her alone with them is a good idea and l can't talk mom and dad out of it. I've tried, we have to do something." I couldn't even open my eyes before Maisie was screaming at me through our mindlink. "I'm on my way, Mace." I closed off our mindlink. "Rox, we gotta get up. The Alpha is leaving and he is taking Margot with him." I nudged her with my shoulder. "It's too early Mia, plus today's my day off," Roxy whined, turning away from me. "Too bad buttercup. If I have to be up, so do you." Truthfully, I wanted to retreat under the covers and hide all day. My body felt great thanks to Abuela's cooking, but my emotional state was another story. I was going to need some of Mrs. Wilson's tea with the tension starting at the base of my neck, I was already getting a stress headache. I cradled my neck as I s