EliasI stood on the cliff and watched the sun set. Everything was a beautiful calm, like the day after a storm. The air was fresh, and I felt less heavy than usual.I had travelled to my parents' home yesterday. I got in late last night and my mum and dad were waiting with plenty of food and a ready-made bed. We didn’t talk much although I knew my mum had questions. We made small talk about nothing important. All while the knowledge that my sister was still alive, burned inside me. My parents lived in a remote seaside town, much like the one we had found Brianna in, only a lot smaller. There weren't any piers and shops here. In fact, when me and my parents moved here it was just us. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that over the years former members of our old pack, the ones who had survived the attack that destroyed it, had moved close by. Now it was a small town. Although my dad was very strict on the fact that it wasn’t a pack, I could tell from my brief interactions that they

HarperI kept as much as I could in the shadows as I followed Lily through the woods. I didn’t want her to see me. Not just because I wanted to see what she was doing, but also trying to explain why I was following her would be a tough sell. The last thing I wanted to do was cause issues between my potential sister-in-law and me because Damien decided it would be fun to fuck with us. So until I had concrete evidence that what he was saying was true, I would be cautious but keep it to myself. I would need to speak to Tommy about that too. Lily wasn’t just Elias’ sister, she was also Marcus’ mate. That could lead to some very awkward times. We made our way through the woods towards the southern border. Lily seemed to know exactly where she was going and moved with purpose. We weren't far away from the camp that I had happened on and for a moment I wondered if that was where she was going. Sure it was suspicious that she would be talking with demon bloods but I already knew that Carolin

HarperI don’t know how long we sat there for. It can’t have been that long though. Because soon enough the clearing was a rush of activity. First Tommy came running, followed by Alex and Brianna. It wasn’t long before there were pack warriors all over the place. I tried to explain what happened to Tommy. But I couldn’t keep my eyes from the still forms in the middle of the clearing. “What do we do?” One of the warriors asked Tommy. “Leave him be,” Brin said as he walked into the clearing. “Just give him some time to deal.” I knew that Brin had been there when Marcus’ father had died. Elias told me that he didn’t know much but did know that he had been the one to take care of Marcus’ mother afterwards. Tommy nodded in agreement. He watched Marcus with sadness. He had also been the one to take care of my own mother when my father had died. Slowly the other bodies were removed, and the clearing became empty again. Or almost empty. I sat at the edge watching Marcus. He was still in wo

Harper“What?” Tommy exclaimed. He shook his head. “I don’t think so.” “It’s the truth,” Caroline said. “I saw it years ago.” She smiled at me. “That was the vision that I saw all those years ago.” Tommy’s eyes widened, and he looked between me and Caroline. “Vision?” he asked, and I nodded. “I heard Samual talking to Brighid about it,” I said and Drake looked up.“Brighid?” he asked, and I nodded again. “Samual didn’t like that his sweet Divine Warrior granddaughter would be the one to open the seal,” Caroline said. “And when he found out that my Colton would be one of the people responsible…” She trailed off and looked at Tommy pointedly.“That was why he attacked the demon bloods?” Tommy asked and Caroline nodded.“He wanted to kill Colton,” she said, “But our family defended him. They were already angry about Nathaniel being exiled.” I watched Colton as she spoke, but he showed no sign of upset. He seemed to be completely aware of the entire story.“But then if Harper is this

HarperI made my excuses to War and left him alone in the room. I walked down the hallway to Tommy and Louise’s room. As I neared, I could hear arguing.“It’s stupid, that’s what it is,” Louise yelled.“Calm down will you,” Tommy responded, and I heard the sound of skin on skin as she slapped him.“Don’t you fucking tell me to calm down,” she growled, “This is my best friend we are talking, and your bloody niece. What sort of Guardian are you if you are going to let her do this.” Well I guess I knew what they were arguing about. I sighed before knocking on the door. The voices in the room stopped, and I heard footsteps. The door opened and Tommy looked out. I could still see the red mark on his cheek from Louise’s slap. I smiled sympathetically.“Hi,” he said. He then looked behind him. “It might be safer if you didn’t come in.” “Is that her,” Louise called from the room. “Harper Kirby, get your ass in here right now.” Tommy winced and mouthed sorry at me. I shook my head with a smil