Elly Waking up, Elly went into full panic. She did know where she was but one thing was certain, she was in a bed that wasn’t hers. It was an actual full-sized bed that didn’t require her to curl into a little ball to fit into. Her hands patted down her body. A sigh of relief escaped her as she confirmed her clothes were still securely in place. She looked around the dim room and could only make out the rough wooden walls. They reminded her of when the Hughes were squatting at an abandoned summer camp. Elly moved to get off the bed when a series of knocks sounded on the door. She flew backward on the bed pulling her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around them. The pain in her hand brought back the memories of her escape. She frowned realizing that she was still bleeding. The door swung open not giving her enough time to properly worry about it. “Hey you. It’s me.” Cecily poked her head in and waited a second. Elly stared at her not sure why she didn’t just walk into the room

Elly A mixture of excitement, confusion, and disappointment washed over Elly. The short brown hair and the pale skin melted away leaving her staring at a completely unrecognizable face. The big round eyes, full lips, and long curly hair didn’t look familiar to her at all. She hoped that when she saw her true face she would know without a doubt. Only, here she was and her reflection might as well still be a stranger. Not to mention that the spell didn’t touch her eyes. The color hadn’t returned. They were still giant pools of blackness. A glamour underneath a glamour? The one silver lining she could think of was that if she didn’t recognize herself, The Hughes family probably wouldn’t either. Her heart raced with excitement but she reminded herself not to get her hopes up. It was dangerous to get too excited. Besides, the glamour was her main protection. It kept her hidden from the other things that were looking for her. She started the shower giving it time to warm up. Steam started

Rowan Every emotion was visible on Elly’s face. Everything from the pain of remembering losing her parents to the rage at the realization she just slept with the child of their killers. They all watched as she pushed her chair away from the table and ran out of the kitchen. Eris tried pressing forward, triggered by the girl. Rowan took a few calming breaths. Some things still didn’t make sense to him. “I didn’t come here to listen to you slander my family. I came here for answers about that girl.” He jabbed his finger in the direction Elly ran off in. Keeping his wolf in check was almost impossible when he was just as mad. He cleared his throat pulling Cecily’s attention from the direction Elly went. She sighed at him and motioned for Alex to go after her. “I’ve got some things to take care of as well.” Austin stood up and kissed Cecily on the forehead. He grabbed all the empty plates and put them in the sink before walking out of the kitchen with his daughter. Rowan knew he needed

Darren It was total bullshit. All of it. From the moment Darren met Cecily he knew she was trouble. There was something about her face that rubbed him the wrong way. Something beyond that fake smile she kept plastered on. First, she interrupted his time with Elly. Then all of a sudden Elly has a sleeping spell. There was no way she could accomplish that without help. She wasn’t even interested in magic. That crazy bitch kidnapped his girl and now she had the audacity to lie to his face. Private property? Bullshit. When his family moved to the area they did their research. There were no covens around. There weren’t even any owners of the land around them. It belonged to the bank. So either they were squatting or they moved there sometime after Darren and his family. Either way, it was a problem. “Well? Is she there?” His mother asked for the third time since he came back to the car. Of the three of them, he was the only one that had enough power left to do a locator spell. “I’m posi

Rowan It should be impossible for a werewolf to hate the moon. Just thinking about it made Rowan feel like he was turning his back on the Moon Goddess herself. But how else was he supposed to feel when it was constantly used to hurt him and his people? The moon meant everything to them. Even Eris didn’t look forward to the pack runs under the full moon anymore. How could he? Kara always cooked up fresh hell for them to have to navigate. The morale of his pack was severely suffering. No destined mates, no luna, no full moon celebrations. At this point, the only thing keeping people from leaving or from other packs from attacking was the fear of the witches. Something had to give. Rowan rushed to hop in the shower and change clothes. He didn’t bother to unpack when he got there. He got distracted pretty quickly. On his way out he looked around for the girl, Elly. Something about her pulled his attention to her. Even her smell was captivating. “Do you think she could be our mate?” He