I can’t fight them all. I blink and bitter tears roll down my cheek. “What are you waiting for? Shoot her!” the third hunter growls at the male aiming the bow at me, arrow already notched, but he doesn’t seem to be hearing, his wide hazel eyes locked with mine, frozen it’s so easy to slip through his mental shield and I feel him, he’s shocked, scared, he doesn’t want to be here. Well then, he shouldn’t have come. I’ve always practiced shielding myself from others, so I’m not constantly overwhelmed by their emotions. The words slip through the wind, and I hear Nana’s voice. An empath is deadly. You can influence the emotions of others and vice versa. The only thing I’m capable of feeling right now is fear, grabbing hold of the fear in my heart I just push it onto him. He chokes and grabs unto his head, the bow falling to the ground. My free hand curls into a fist at my side as I shove more fear unto his mind, He cries out a moment later startling the other two. “What are you

My eyes fly open, I’m tucked in bed laying on my side, in the same position I’d fallen asleep in. As though I haven’t moved once throughout. Throwing the sheets off, I get up slowly. Soft light pours in from the partly open curtains. A heavy sigh leaves me. “No time to waste” I get cleaned, noticing in the mirror that the bruising on my face is mostly gone, and so is the cut on my lip. The back of my scalp still feels a little sore though. Back in the bedroom, I look through Zayn’s closet, only a few of my clothes are here, neatly arranged and folded. I slip on my red velvet long-sleeved dress, and after a moment’s of thought, I wear my hoodie over it. I pause when I enter the kitchen, “Zayne?” I’d been expecting to see Emma instead. He turns, his eyes smiling as he tips his head “this is almost done, why don’t you sit?” then goes back to flipping pancakes. “Surprised to see you here” I point out as I enter the kitchen fully, going around the table to take a look at what he’s co

When I come to the edge of the dirt road that leads out of the woods I follow it, walking in between enough trees to keep me covered in the case that someone is patrolling this area, I doubt it though. I’d never walked so far in my life not even when we left our pack house to the caves back home, Dark woods territory is just too large, but I keep it up. Until I begin to feel too warm inside my sweater,r but I don’t dare uncover my hair. Then I walk and walk some more. My boots scrape on the grass when I begin to tire. It’s hours later before the first vehicle drives past, I step out fully from the forest, waving my hand at the vehicle, I don’t know if the driver doesn’t see me or if he simply didn’t care because the vehicle doesn’t slow down, just kept moving until it zoomed past me. “Damn it” I cursed, releasing a loud breath. About three miles later I began to hear the sound of traffic signaling that I’m close to the town. I wave at the next upcoming vehicle, jumping slightly, bot

A feeling of déjà vu hit me when I see him reclined on my bed, leaning back casually, one hand on his thigh, his head tipped to the side.In the days since I left, I managed to convinced myself that he couldn’t be as I remembered, those eyes, his lips, his muscular chest, every part of him, so perfectly formed, no one could be that perfect, I told myself. Just so I could get a moment of sleep, so I didn’t miss him so much. It was a lie.Steeling my spine, I tipped my chin “How did you fine me?”“I didn’t think I could be more annoyed” his voice is low, tingling with amusement “but some how you always manage to achieve the unachievable.” He inhales “that’s the first thing you say to me?”I point the knife in his direction. “Go away”“At least you’re armed” he remains on the bed.We stare at each other, willing the other to look away first. Surprising he does first, his eyes going around my rented room, from the water marked roof to the pealing paint on the walls, “How long did you expe

Enough of this nonsense. Clearly she’s not in her right mind. I wonder if she’s ever been or if she lost a part of herself roaming the forest before zayne found her.“So what then, You’re kidnapping me? What are you going to do, kill me? Sorry to say but you couldn’t take me in a fight” I sneered.I need her to come close enough, I should be able to overpower her somehow.She smiled “I know, that’s why I brought help” she picked up the knife and I tipped back. “You know what this is,” My eyes widen “I injected some into that apple you just devoured so… no going wolf and no powers. Brilliant isn’t it?” She laughs.“I don’t know what’s so scary about you, why those idiots kept failing. I knew I had to take matters into my own hands, didn’t see that coming right? Surprise!” She waved her hands at me cheerfully.I shake my head slowly, “you’re completely nuts Rachel, why do you want to hurt me, I never did anything to you”“Don’t you hear what I keep saying! I don’t want to do this, you