Axel- “If she is not found in five minutes, I will start killing someone.” I slammed my fist against the wall in my office. I haven’t been able to connect with Stormie in a couple of days. I knew in my heart she was alive, but that didn’t help matters. I didn’t know if she was in pain or scared or if something terrible had happened to her. The girl who had been tortured in my office had still not given me anything useful. Since I didn’t want to look at her anymore, I transferred her to the dungeon. I haven’t slept since Stormie disappeared, and I was running on fumes. “I found an old warehouse on the outskirts of town. There is a lot of movement there, so I sent some men to check it out. They were informed not to act rashly until we can confirm Stormie is there.” Dominic was at my desk, using my computer to locate Stormie. “Breck, gather some men. If she is there, I want to be there to deal with Landon.” I didn’t wait for Breck to respond as I approached the door. I barely made i

Stormie-“Pin her down!” Misty ordered.A few seconds later, multiple hands grabbed me, making it so I couldn’t move. Landon’s hand released my neck, and his hands gripped my shoulders. Opening my eyes again, I watched as Misty took the dagger from Landon and straddled my lap.Misty grabbed my chin, forcing my head to move from side to side. “What is so special about you?” She removed her hand from my face and then grabbed my hair, forcing my head back. “We have the same face, yet everyone wants to flock around you. First, you took Axel from me, and even Landon became obsessed with you.” I wanted to tell her we were nothing alike, but I couldn’t speak with the tape in my mouth. Narrowing my eyes at her, I silently cursed her. I wasn’t surprised that even though we were both the daughters of the Moon Goddess, Misty had been abandoned. I knew in my heart that the reason Misty wasn’t as gifted as me was because she had disappointed our biological mother.As I thought about it, I realiz

Axel-Hearing a noise from behind me, I didn’t need to look behind me as I heard a whooshing sound, like a bat swinging through the air. Ducking my head, I grabbed the bat after it passed over my head. The rogue held tight.While he pulled on it, I reached behind me and grabbed the rogue's ankle. Another attack came as I pulled the rogue's leg out from under him. At the last second, I had full control over the bat. Using it as a shield, I blocked the next attack and then retaliated.Swinging the bat as hard as I could, I smashed it against the second rogue’s leg. When I heard the sound of a bone breaking, satisfaction swirled within me. A third rogue came at me with a whip in his hands.Unlike the others, he didn’t directly approach me. He stopped a reasonable distance away before swinging his arm out to throw the whip toward me. Using the bat, I held it out so the whip twisted around the bat. Grabbing the end of the whip with my hand, I pulled it toward me.The guy holding it wasn’t

Stormie-Something snapped inside of me at the last second. As if time slowed down, my face hardened as I glared at her. Feeling my strength return in a hot burst, I broke through the rope that tied me to the chair.My eyes burned with fury as I narrowed them on her. Seconds before Misty could shove the needle in me. I caught her wrist with my newly freed hand. Her eyes widened, and I could feel fear resonating from her. Keeping her wrist in my hand, I rose to her level.She took a staggering step back as he attention darted to my hand around her wrist. Misty attempted to twist her wrist as she tried pulling it away. Not willing to release her, I tightened my grip.“You have made me suffer, almost killed me, turned people against me, abused everyone around you, stolen from me, tried to take away the one person you will never be able to have, and so much more.” I edged forward, pushing her back at the same time. “Never again will I allow you to treat me like this. From this moment for

Stormie-Moving from room to room, I was amazed at how spacious everything was. The apartment had a living room, office, kitchen, and dining room, all of which had an open concept. Aside from the bathroom connected to the primary bedroom, a smaller bathroom was next to the living room.There were also three bedrooms in total. One of the bedrooms had been converted into a nursery. The nursery hadn’t been fully set up, but it was filled with things for a baby.A box contained magazines and samples for decorating a nursery. I felt emotional as I sat on the floor and skimmed through one of the magazines. Inside, I found hundreds of notes in Axel’s handwriting.He noted the things he liked and put my name and a question mark on a few others. Many of the notes were about what to get depending on the gender of the baby. There were also notes about whether something would be safe for an infant.Tears filled my eyes as I flipped through a few more magazines. At the bottom of the box was a book