VioletUncle Maven and Aunt Amelia did not stay the night. Honestly, I’m grateful for that. The longer we’re around them, the more nervous I am that somehow they’ll figure out what’s going on. I know that the Renegade Pack is a decent size pack and would be good to have on our side. But… my mom is Amelia’s sister. I get the feeling they wouldn’t let me join in this mission and would force me to sit on the sidelines and I can’t risk that.When they leave, we all disperse to bed, knowing that we need the rest. Because come tomorrow night we’ll be traveling with Phoenix Black and headed to take the Black Night Pack down.All of us sleep in, allowing ourselves these comforts while we can because we don’t know how long this will take and we know for awhile we’ll just be sleeping on the ground under the night sky.We decide to head to Phoenix after dinner. During the day while we rested, Cora worked her butt off getting things ready for us. There are so many elixirs and potions that she has

VioletWe leave our site after breakfast in the morning. I’m grateful that it’s fall now, not too hot or too cold, a nice breeze making us feel comfortable in our long journey.The atmosphere between me and Phoenix is different today. I couldn’t resist asking, I want to touch him, but I know if I try that he’ll move away from me. I respect his boundaries, I will not touch him, specifically his hands, without his permission. Normally, we avoided those conversations, not wanting to cause discord right now. But… I couldn’t help it.I still walked beside him, leading Magnolia and Charlie closer to the Black Night Pack with each step we take. Phoenix walks slower today and I match his speed, just like I did yesterday. The whole day felt like it was dragging. I know we can’t be too far from the Black Night Pack ands the sooner we get there, the better. It gives us more of a chance to spy and make sure that we saw when Xavier left for the auction.As we continue to drag our feet, each of u

VioletThe decision to reject Phoenix was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make.Truthfully, I feel like I’m falling in love with him, which made it all the more difficult.But I didn’t expect this to happen. I thought he would let me go, let us just be friends.The movements happened so fast, it’s a complete blur. One moment I’m rejecting him, the next his lips are on mine, his hands on my face and then on my waist as he pulled me into his lap.I’ve settled into his lap now, my legs wrapped around his waist, my hands in his hair softly tugging it. His lips mold perfectly against mine, his tongue slips into my mouth and I can’t help but moan feeling him against me. Every touch, every breath, it’s pure ecstasy and I’m desperate for more. It would be so easy to move down to his neck and pierce my teeth into him, marking him and making him mine… forever.When our lungs can’t take it anymore, we separate, our foreheads resting against one another. Then, I realize the one thing that I

VioletI wait at the entrance to the tunnel, eagerly awaiting on Phoenix, Magnolia, and Charlie. This is it, I have no doubt in my mind. Selene feels wide awake in my mind, ready to move forward and do what we came here to do. Magnolia lets out the tiniest squeal as she slides down the ditch just like I did. I grab her arm and pull her to me with a finger to my lips. She nods her head, her eyes wide as she looks at the entrance behind me.Soon, both Charlie and Phoenix slide down and Phoenix grins at me and says, “I knew you could do it.”I smile, pride swelling inside me, and I say, “If I’m right, this one should go all the way to the pack house.”Phoenix steps in first and I hear his footsteps echo and he stops and says, “There’s a gate.”I frown and I walk closer, both Magnolia and Charlie right behind me as we get closer to Phoenix. I see that he’s right, there’s bars blocking the entrance and a lock on the door. It looked like it was a prison door.I glance to Phoenix and he say

PhoenixIt is odd being back in this pack after being away for so long. Those smells that I’m so used to associating with being home, it doesn’t feel the same way that it used to. Now, home doesn’t smell like this… it smells like lavender and black currants. It smells like my mate.Realizing that makes my heart stop. I’ve known that I’ve liked her for a long time, but I truly did not know how deep that it went. The fact that she smells like home to me, the fact that she is home to me. The fact that I love her. I stop in my tracks.I love her.That’s what this feeling is, isn’t it?I’m in love with Violet Moon Stone.I gulp down the lump in my throat as I head to my sister’s room. More determined now than ever to ensure that my mate will remain safe. That she will not be harmed in any of this because I don’t know if my heart could bare it.When I reach Beatrix’s door, I don’t even knock before slipping through the door. I feel wind rush in front of my face, and beside me a shoe hit th