جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 100

Wildflowers coat the ground in all directions, willow trees seemingly falling from the sky, a small pond sparkling in the sunlight. Beautiful. It looks like a picture… A dream.“Wow.” I whisper, looking around the field. A wild horse takes off, white and… “It’s almost magical.” I whisper, like the sound of my voice might disrupt the delicate balance that natures created here.Orion comes up behind me, his arms around my waist and I rest my hands on his. “Who says it’s not?” He asks, and I tilt my head up to look at him. “Is it?”He smiles, “I don’t know, but our home can’t be the only one filled with magic. Some places may just be luckier.” He tells me.“I thought you liked the dark.”He shrugs, laying his chin on the top of my head, “I don’t hate it, I barely notice it anymore until I leave. My eyes allow the dark to come rather easily.”“Then what is it?” His arms hold me a little tighter. “I know you’ve accepted it as reality now, but I see the way you yearn for the light. How you

All I see is hills and hills of green grass, willow trees and wildlife. Colt places two fingers on my forehead and suddenly I see stone houses torn in half, newer builds completely burnt to the ground, greenery, weeds and wildflowers covering over them, trying to erase the evidence. I turn seeing what had to be a beautiful fountain, the craftsmanship alone… Wow. I take a step towards the fountain, feeling drawn to it for some reason.Colt grabs my arm, “Stay away from that.” He whispers, my eyebrows knit, “Why?” I ask, trying to move towards it again.“It could be dangerous. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” He tells me, and I turn to look at him. “This is your old pack?” I ask, and he nods, looking up at the shambles it’s become.A building following a broken path comes into view. It’s giant, stone pillars trying to hold up the remnants of whatever’s left.I reach for my heart as I suddenly feel like I’ve lost something.“How long ago did this happen?” I ask him, turning to look ba

Two women stand in front of me. At least I think they’re women. They both have long dresses flowing past their feet… Maybe they’re in robes… I can’t tell, their faces are covered. Only a fire sits between us.I look between them, but neither of them speak. “What do you want?” I ask, trying to push off the ground to stand, but I can’t. I turn to look, seeing shadows holding me captive.The one on the right raises her hand and the shadows tighten, burning my skin… No, freezing?She walks towards me, her hand coming out and slamming against my forehead. A pain takes over my skull, my head feeling like it’s going to explode.The world spins, but just as suddenly she gasps taking a step back and turning towards the other woman. “She’s been there. She’s seen it.” She rasps; the other woman takes a step closer, her chest rising and falling rapidly.“Where is it?” She shouts. I close my eyes, the pain still slightly moving through my mind. When I open them again, they’re both even closer. “Wh

I stare at the ceiling going over everything that happened tonight in my head, but mostly, I think about the fountain.What it could possibly be.No matter how hard they tried, I wouldn’t let them tell me what the fountain does, or where it is. They’ll have to hold me down in order to tell me, and they’re not that desperate yet.They gave me a week.The shadows start to stir in the corner, and I climb over Colt to get out of bed. I rush over to the shadows as Cyrus appears, disheveled and broken. His eye bleeding and clothes ripped.“What the hell happened to you?” I rasp, grabbing ahold of him. The smell of alcohol reaches my senses. Cyrus scoffs, leaning his body into mine. “Your drunk and you stink.” I tell him, starting to lead him to the bathroom.He pulls us back, sitting on the back of the couch, pulling me in between his legs. “You want to help me shower, Princess?” He asks, his eyes black and hooded.I shake my head, not trusting his ability to keep control right now. “We ca

My eyes narrow “Please, tell me. Tell me anything.” I beg, and his eyes fall. “I want to tell you everything. I hate that you’re in the dark, Love. But it’s what’s keeping you safe. And I don’t know what they’ll do if they think you’re starting to figure it all out.”I turn away from him, looking down at the fountain. My head shakes and I take slow deep breaths. “It’s hurting them. The not knowing… It’s hurting them. It’s fucking killing Orion. Cyrus is losing it. I need answers.” I whisper, and I hear him sigh behind me.His body presses against my back, his arms circling around my waist, “Orion will survive. Cyrus will get over himself.” He pauses, and I swear I can hear his teeth clenching. “You don’t need to protect Colt. We were bred to handle the things most would fall to. If they take him… He’ll survive. I know he’d rather be taken and tortured, then to ever see you hurt.”I turn in his arms, “You know it all? Are you a ghost? You just follow me around? How much have you seen?”