Lahat ng Kabanata ng Spirit bound by the Alpha's curse: Kabanata 91 - Kabanata 100

"Iris." A soft knock sounded on my bedroom door, and I pulled myself off the edge of the bed where I'd been lying, and walked to the door. Cassian stood on the other side, a slim box the length of a ruler in his hand. "Yeah?" We were both supposed to be doing some last minute packing, but behind me, my duffel bag was still mostly empty, with the clothes I was supposed to take lying scattered on my bed. I yawned widely, then stepped aside for Cassian to enter. "Are you alright?" I nodded, heading back to the bed. "I'm fine." Cassian followed me, and placed a hand on my forehead. There was a thin layer of sweat on me, but my skin still felt uncomfortably warm. "You're definitely not fine," Cassian said. "You look sick. I don't think Saoirse's spell is holding out.""I feel fine," I insisted. "I'm just a little tired from doing an extra shift at work. I didn't want Betty to have to do so much work now that we'll be gone for a while." "This is more than being a little tired, Iris

"Are we there yet?" Saoirse whined. I glanced at her through the rearview mirror, surprised. She shrugged, and gave me a tired smile. "That's what it would sound like if this was really a road trip and we were stopping anytime soon."Smiling, I turned back to face the road. Saoirse yawned, prompting me to yawn again. I glanced at my watch. It was past noon, which meant Cassian had been driving for more than six hours. The first few hours had been spent on the road leading away from Silver Creek. We passed a few other packs too, but after that, we were basically driving through the forest. "But seriously," Saoirse continued. "I'm tired. Is no one tired? My ass hurts. And I think my legs are going numb. Can we take a break?" I knew she was really asking Cassian, but the question was directed at me. Cassian glanced at me with a raised eyebrow. "Do you want to stop?" "A break would be nice," I agreed. I'd never been in a vehicle for this long, and like Saoirse said, my butt was

I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong. Being an Alpha, I'd learned to trust my intuition, even when there was no apparent cause for danger. Which was why my eyes snapped open and my ears strained to listen to the sounds of the forest. Something was definitely off. The forest was silent. That was a bad sign. The forest was usually teeming with the sounds animals made. It could be quiet, but it was never truly silent. Not like this. That only meant something or someone, was close by. I listened for Barry and Saoirse, and my suspicion only grew when I heard their heartbeats still present in the camp. Whoever was nearby wasn't a member of our party. Slowly, I began to loosen my grip on Iris. She was still sleeping deeply, and her body felt hot against mine. It looked like she would need Saoirse's spell sooner than expected, but that wasn't an immediate concern now. The prickling feeling increased, and I took a deep breath. No scent. No sound. No sight. Everyt

I don't know how long I walked until I found the stream. I was aware of Cassian following a short distance behind me. There was enough space between us that I couldn't see him and he wasn't crowding me, but little enough that he could be there in an instant if the need arose. I was still clutching my dagger when I sat on the bank of the stream, and just stared. I had no idea what the time was, but if I had to guess, I'd say it was about four am. My thoughts were a mess. My head was pounding. I could barely see or think straight. I stared at my hands, at the dagger. I could still remember the look on Saoirse's face when she saw it. At the time, I didn't care. Now, I wondered how I could have been so callous. Sighing, I set the dagger down beside me, and plunged my shaky hands into the cold water. I'd almost killed someone. I'd almost killed someone. And... I still wanted to. If she hadn't fallen unconscious, I would have had no problem sinking that dagger into her when she at

I shouldn't have bothered listening to her. She had nothing to say about what she did to me except what I already suspected. She did it for the money my parents offered, and nothing else. She needed the money because she was struggling to survive. Blah blah. Sob story. And as for why she was here, apparently, she was heading back to the witch settlement after months away, and sensed another witch nearby. She came to investigate, found werewolves with Saoirse, and assumed it was a hostage situation. Cassian was glaring at her like he didn't buy her story, but we couldn't think up another explanation for why a lone witch who was obviously not very powerful would walk right into a werewolf camp. Saoirse was leaning against the hood of the Humvee, watching us while Barry whipped up the same peanut butter sandwiches we had for dinner for breakfast.Food was the furthest thing from my mind. I was still angry, and couldn't stand to look at Rosa for long. Whenever I saw her, I was taken