VioletI can feel Phoenix watching me and I know he is wearing that damn amused smirk. I am terrified to open this bathroom door. I’m positive that at least Magnolia will be awake if not both her and Charlie and I will never hear the end of how I shouldn’t be doing this kind of stuff when they’re on the other side of the wall.But it was worth it. So freaking worth it.I open the door and relief instantly floods through me seeing that the two of them are still asleep. I walk to the small love seat that is a few feet in front of Phoenix’s bed. I look back and watch as Phoenix walks over to me and then lies down on the floor, laying on his side as he watches me. My eyebrows knit together and I say, “If you’re tired we can wake the others so you can have some rest.”He shakes his head no and tells me, “We all need rest right now. I’m not waking them, I can sleep in my bed later.”I nod my head in understanding, but remain sitting up and he raises an eyebrow and says, “You need rest, Vio

VioletThe door is open, the hallway is empty, and the pack house is deathly quiet. I whisper to Phoenix, “Is it always like this?”He responds, “Yes, my father enforces a strict curfew. Even with him gone, people are too scared to cross him.”I nod my head, my shoulders relaxing a little knowing that the likelihood of us getting caught tonight is even less than I thought. I take a step out of his room, and immediately there is something… pulling me. I’m being drawn to a certain direction.Am I feeling the same thing that Magnolia was? If so, I understand why she wanted to come out here before everyone else. As I walk, I feel Charlie’s hand grab onto the hem of my shirt, making sure there’s no chance we will get separated. I take a breathe as I get to a staircase leading to the first floor of the house.Each moment I feel a little more brave, but that also frightens me. I don’t want to get cocky and put my shield down. The silence makes me uneasy, it’s like someone is just waiting for

MagnoliaThe bright blue light is almost blinding when you first see it. I walk into the room first, followed quickly by Charlie and Phoenix. Phoenix shut the door behind us, I can faintly hear the sound, too mesmerized by the sight in front of me.There’s a tube in the center of the room that’s connected to both the floor and the ceiling. Inside, there’s this blue… liquid? I don’t know what it is. It looks magical. It has the most ethereal glow to it, I’ve never seen anything like this before, and I know this is what has been calling out to me. Begging me to find it… to release it’s power.It’s hard for me to speak, completely distracted by this thing in front of me. My voice is soft as I ask Phoenix, “Do you know what this is?”I force myself to look away from it as I turn to face Phoenix. He seems just as mesmerized as I was as he shakes his head, not taking his eyes off the giant tube, and says, “I have no idea what this thing could be.”I look back it and I can’t resist presses m

VioletMy heartbeat is thundering so loud, so violently inside of me that it makes my ears hurt. I stand in front of my dad, this ghost of a man from what I remember.Everything hurts right now, the roaring in my head, the sob building up inside of me, the guilt eating me alive knowing that this is what he has turned into and… it’s because of me.I said his name out of shock, “Dad?”He stares at me, emotions swirling in his eyes as he tries to figure out if I’m truly who I said I am. Suddenly, it seemed to hit him and his voice is panicked and he looks around the room, scared something will jump out and ruin everything. He asks, “What are you doing here? You have to get out of here! Our sacrifice, it can’t be for nothing.”I blink back the tears, forcing myself to be the steady one right now. I put a hand on his arm and force myself not to shake even though right now, all I truly want to do is crumble. I tell him, “Dad, calm down. I’m here. I’m here to save you and mom.”He frowns, I

MagnoliaThe moment that Violet stepped into the room it’s like the whole world slowed down. She rushes over to Phoenix, wraps her arms around his neck, and she jumps up to wrap her legs around his waist, trying to be as close to him as possible and not worried about the harm it may do to her.He falls to his butt, but she doesn’t even squeal. She just holds on to him and buries her face into his neck. I know that Phoenix’s power is lethal and yet, she seems unfazed by it. And slowly, the blackness covering his body retreats, going back to the way it normally is where it only occupies his hands. It’s… magical, watching them. I can’t tear my eyes from them as I wonder is this the power of the mate bond or just her ability as the white wolf? Or… is this the moon goddess giving her some divine protection.I didn’t realize how distracted I was by then, until Charlie runs out from behind me towards them. As he runs past them, my eyes flicker up as I realize his target. He charges after Be