All Chapters of Hunting Their Enemies: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

OspreyI tossed and turned in bed for hours, just like I had done every night since I overheard Scarlett’s phone call with Justin. I had avoided being at the house during the day and only sneaking in my window at night to not sleep in my bed. I sighed as I rolled over onto my back for the millionth time that night, putting my arm over my eyes. I had never been so lost before. Godric had deserted me, so I was truly alone. The only person who could understand what I was going through now had his mate, and he had been lucky enough to be mated to the girl of his dreams. I was happy for Beanie. For both of them.Truly, I was, but I couldn’t help the jealousy that filled me. I wanted a happy ending, too. I sighed before getting up to do the only thing that I had been able to do for the last week: run until I collapsed from exhaustion. I changed into basketball shorts and tennis shoes before jogging out of my room. I quietly made my way down the stairs, intending to slip out the front door t

Osprey (One Week Later)I paced in front of the door, pretending to be furious that I was being “forced” to take Scarlett into the city with me tonight. I had been fighting and arguing with my parents all week about this damn party. Just one more way that I was choosing to hide my true plans for this party. The more I fought them, the more they stuck to their guns and I couldn’t be happier. Elena had helped by telling them how well I had done protecting her at last weekend's party. She had been too eager to help me with this. She knew I couldn’t resist Scarlett. Elena had been making it hard for me all week by bringing Scarlett around every day. The need to throw her over my shoulder before locking her in my bedroom had grown significantly since I read her journal.Everyone else had all assumed that I had forgotten how I felt about Scarlett because I hadn’t been around her a lot in like a year, but they were so wrong. I still desperately wanted her, and sending me away with her was no

ValerieI watched as Osprey drove off with Scarlett before smiling at Karen as she gathered the rest of the kids up like she did every Friday night. That was one thing I loved about being part of this family. I loved that, as important as our children are, everybody understood the importance of making time for our adult relationships. God, I missed Victor. It used to be so much easier. There had been two nights a week that the kids had sleepovers. One was at my house, so Tasha and her mates could go crazy, and the other was at their house, so I could remind Victor how much I loved him. Now, all those nights are gone. With Osprey and Scarlett too afraid to speak to each other, it had been hell, and my heart had broken more every day watching them be apart. Raul peeked through the curtain that hung over the front window, watching the kids walk away with their grandmother before turning back to us.“Mom, I’m sorry.”I took a deep breath to calm the urge to slap him. Again. I rolled my ey

ScarlettI skipped merrily out of my room after putting my shoes on. When I woke up this morning, all I could think about was going to see Osprey. He hadn’t been home when we got back from the city, so I had decided to go first thing this morning. I wrapped my arms around my waist as I did a happy dance. I was so excited to see him. I was hoping he would take me in his arms and kiss me like he had yesterday. I had floated on love’s wings all day. I bit my lip as I thought about how I had chosen to wear the new matching green bra and underwear set that Elena had talked me into at the mall yesterday. She had convinced me with a wink.“Just in case, you know?”I giggled as I bounced down the stairs. I hoped that just in case happened. Well, again. I wanted him to lay me out on his bed and touch me again. I wanted him to look into my eyes and tell me that he loved me. I wanted to tell him that I loved him, too. I grabbed a blueberry muffin out of the plastic container before heading towar

ValerieAfter the rest of the kids left for school, I watched Tasha move around the kitchen with Lee and Sebastian. Their morning dance as they cooked the house breakfast was fluid and easy. It was very obvious that they were all one soul that had been split up into 8 pieces. They were like ballroom dancers, anticipating each other's movements before they even thought about their next move. I sighed. Every morning, I was reminded of how I would never have my dance again. I was glad that Osprey had used his mate bond with Scarlett to help heal her from her father’s death, but I didn’t have anybody that could heal me like that. All I had was Scarlett.“Valerie?”I smiled at Tasha. “Yeah?”“What’s on your mind? You haven’t touched your food. I put it in front of you five minutes ago.”“Sorry, I was just thinking about Victor.”“Oh. Do you want to talk about it?”“Not really. Can I ask you something?”“Sure.”“Why did Osprey leave?”“Do you want the official story or what we suspect the t