MaliyahGrandma leaves me as I choose to stay outside and enjoy nature a bit longer. I can feel my assigned guards are nearby and though this still annoys me I stopped ditching them. The last thing I need is for another incident to happen with no help. ‘Let’s go for a run in our wolf form,’ says Terra itching to stretch her legs. I giggle and shift my right hand into a claw to cut the cast off. I flex my hand and can feel it’s back to normal. ‘I’m going for a run,’ I mind link my guards as I shift, shaking out my fur. As I get closer to the edge of the forest I feel a presence that shouldn’t be there. Terra perks her ears up and looks to our left. We don’t see anything there, but I can feel it.

MaliyahAspen helps me gather my things and we teleport back to the pack house. I put my books away and make a to do list, anything to keep busy. My hands are shaking and there is an ache in my chest. I am getting use to killing and that bothers me.“Maliyah, will you talk to me please.”I look up at Aspen while I try to keep my tears at bay.“I killed them Aspen.”“You did what you did to protect the pack. You saved everyone, even if I don’t like it when you use that ability.”“Aspen, I killed them and liked it. I enjoyed boiling their blood, hearing them scream in agony. I enjoyed watching them die and that scares me. I’m bothered at all that I killed them and that is what worries me.”“You’ve been through so much Maliyah. More than any child should have to go through. It’s not uncommon for one to become desensitized to violence after what you’ve see

AspenMaliyah stops talking mid-sentence and her eyes begin to glow silver. It’s been awhile since a vision forced itself onto Maliyah and it has us all on edge. Everyone, besides her parents and I, have left the office. We’ve been waiting for what seems like forever for Maliyah to come out of this vision. Her eyes finally return to normal and I catch her before falls to the ground. I lightly tap her cheek as her eyes flutter open.“Maliyah are you okay?”She takes a moment as she slowly recognizes where she is before answering. “No I am not,” she says as fresh tears form in her eyes. I can sense fear, anger and sadness all rolled into one from her. “Maliyah what did you see?”“I know who is after me,” she says as her tears fall.

Maliyah “Maliyah are you okay,” asks dad as Aspen places me on the couch in my room.Dr. Smith immediately hooks up an IV to me though the gash as already closed. She still goes through her checklist to ensure everything else is fine and takes some of my blood.“I’ll come check your blood again in an hour. Hopefully there will be no wolfsbane in your system by then.”We all thank Dr. Smith as she leaves with a vial of my blood. “I’m fine, really. It’s just a scratch.”“I’m gonna kill him,” growls dad.“Come on dad, that’s unnecessary. It’s not like he could’ve really hurt me.”“Well he is no longer welcome in this pack. I cannot just let this go, he attacked another pack member and could’ve killed you. Thankfully, you are half dragon so the wolfsbane doe

Aspen I am so glad today is the day I will be taking Maliyah to the elf realm. I need her safe and she needs a break from seeing Luca all the time. I swear he is everywhere and always watching her. Maliyah is still fast asleep from last nights events so I quietly slip out of the room.“How is she this morning,” asks Derek’s Beta and brother, Mark.“It took her forever to get back to sleep. What she saw really scared her.”“I have mind linked Derek and Davina to meet here in my suit so we can stay close to her in case she wakes up.”“Good, I don’t want to be too far away right now. I never know when a vision is going to hit her anymore.”“I’ll make some breakfast for everyone,” says Mark’s mate, Daniela.Mark and Daniela have their hands full with three kiddos running around the house. One of their sons is actually their nephew they are ra