~Avery~My patience was running thin and this chaotic group of idiots, whom I loved very much, weren't helping the situation.James took long slow strides towards me and stopped only when my chest was pressed up against his. ”There she is,” he whispered before walking past me and taking a seat. ”Throwing blame and screaming your guts out won't get you anywhere. We understand that we fucked up, and I am very, truly, undeniably sorry for the pain we caused you by leaving, but we had a good reason for it. I told Amber what I’ve been going through and I'm going to give you all a re-cap.” I sighed and looked at all of their faces, one by one they all started paying me their undivided attention and I no longer feared to tell the truth because I now knew how to handle it.”I’ve been fighting this darkness within me, a growing cloud of pain and hate, something that was making me angry and fearful. It was what came over me when James was on the deathbed, it was why I acted out of anger and f

~Avery~”This wasn't out of spite, Avery,” Natasha spoke after twenty minutes of torturous silence.”Why did you take her away?” ”I didn’t, she’s still there only she is dormant so you can't sense her and vice versa,” I sighed and shook my head. ”But why?”Another few moments passed where she didn't speak. I couldn't tell whether it was to build suspense or if she just wanted to get on my nerves, but she was succeeding with the ladder. ”This darkness you’re feeling, has it grown since James told you about your wolf?” Natasha was looking ahead as we walked deeper into the forest. I looked at James and he offered a small smile before turning his head and looking forward. He reached out and grabbed my hand, giving it a light squeeze.I looked down on our entwined fingers, still in awe at how perfectly matched they were. A mate really was your other half, one that fits you perfectly.”Yes, it’s gotten worse,” James stiffened upon hearing my answer and his hand gripped tighter around m

~Amber~”Why are you a mess?” I was confused, too me it was obvious and Raven had been here for a while now, seeing a lot of the shit that had unfolded, how could she ask me that?”Talking about it, saying it out loud will take some of its power away, it will take some of the weight of you,”I sighed and my shoulders slumped.”It’s just everything…First, it was Crow that we fought and we won but there was loss and sorrow amongst us still from that day. I found Malia- my mate- and suddenly everything felt right again, like a part of me had been missing and she was the piece that made me whole. Malia left, leaving me in pieces, then she came back, the whole story of James getting sick and Avery going kamikaze on all of us, then she saved him- Avery saved my brother's life and I will be forever grateful for that. Then Malia left and Avery got weird before she told me what had happened and we went to Natasha who didn't have any better news. My brother chose to go along with an idiotic pla

The rope was hanging still from the ceiling. My eyes were fixated on it, my hands clenched together and my jaw as tense as it had ever been. ’Make the rope move’ she said. I had been trying to do so for over an hour and the closest I got to making it move was when the door opened and a gust of wind blew in, making it dangle back and forth slightly. The annoyance was starting to get to me, to handle your magic was to simultaneously handle your emotions and your thoughts- which might've sounded easier than it was. I tried different techniques, I tried closing my eyes and envisioning it, I tried holding my hands out allowing the power to exude out through my fingertips. Neither had worked and so here we were, with the third and final try. James was standing behind me, chewing on cashews as I tried to focus. He had barged in after precisely one hour and as I assumed he would- he cemented himself to the spot and refused to leave. I groaned and turned around, locking my eyes with his as

~Avery~I was sitting on the edge of my bed, my face buried in my hands. A soft knock sounded on the door but my mind and thoughts were elsewhere.After James had told me that I was pregnant my first reaction was to run. So I came up here and hid away from the people who had all cheered in glee and congratulated me. They all knew this major thing but didn't tell me. The thing, however, that bothered me most was that I didn't figure it out on my own. What does this say about my motherly instincts and how will I ever be able to raise a child?The bed sunk down beside me and a soft, lean hand came up to caress my head. ”How are you doing?” Amber asked softly as she stroked my hair in a soothing motion. ”I’m eighteen, Amber, how am I supposed to raise a child?” I lifted my head and looked at her through my sniffles.”You won't be alone, we will all be here. And you’re going to be an amazing mother,” ”How do you know?” ”Because you’ve done a hell of a good job looking after us since