Awakens Crossword Clue Novels & Stories

Sarah When I woke up Joshua was gently rubbing my head, whispering in my ear. “Wake up sleepy head. Everyone wants to go on a hike today.” I didn’t dare tell him I’d barely gotten any sleep. I sat up and looked around the room, trying to catch my bearings. Joshua leaned in to kiss me good morning but I pushed him away. The last thing I remembered, my mouth was filled with Nate’s semen. I wasn’t about to kiss Joshua. “Not now. I have morning breath,” I told him.

I called him, and he answered quickly. I was surprised. Usually, it took many rings for him to answer at this hour. "Erin?" he called out again, sounding confused and cautious. I snapped back to reality. "Sorry to call so late. There is a kindergarten event tomorrow. Can you make it?" He paused. "I'll be right back." I said, "No rush. Just be there for the event tomorrow. I'll let you go. Bye." Half an hour later, Derrick came home, reeking of alcohol.

I stopped and collapsed near a small stream and I tried to catch my breath. My body felt dizzy, I tried to get up but I couldn’t move my legs anymore. No, I couldn’t pass out there. What if they eventually found me? I didn’t want to die — they looked like they were ready to kill me. But I couldn’t resist my eyes as they shut off. Maybe this was the end for me. I woke up to the scent of leather and pine. My body was aching and I looked around and found myself in an unfamiliar room. I wasn’t outside anymore, I was lying on a bed with clean sheets.

"How can we piece together what we don't even know?" Thea took a deep breath, her gaze drifting as if caught between worlds. "You will know when the next awakening is due. Until then, however… the answers you seek are hidden in shadows. You need to prepare for a journey through secrets and fragments that may at first seem insignificant. Each piece will reveal its importance over time, but it won't be obvious at the start." A heavy silence filled the room, anxiety weaving through us. "What comes next? How do we prepare?" Aaron asked, glancing between Thea and me, that warrior spirit shining in him.

The moment they left, I forced myself to get up and dial that number. "Jason Wade, I'm begging you. Please come and save me…" The man who would one day be cold and decisive sounded unexpectedly tense on the other end of the line. Through the phone, he whispered, "Dawn, don't be afraid." I heard the sharp rattle of car keys. "Send me your location. I'll be there soon," Jason said.

“Nothing about this is normal.” Silence falls. Cane exhales slowly. “She’s closer than we thought,” he mutters. “Closer to what?” I snap. Gunnar’s eyes lock onto mine. “Awakening,” he says. The word sends a chill through me. “What does that even mean?” I whisper. “It means,” Caden says carefully, “that what you are has been sleeping for a long time.”

“What kind of claim?” “The Awakening ignited the power and desire of an Apex Omega. Any alpha who responds to it marks the Apex Omega as his mate, whether he intends to or not.”

Then he himself will be either killed or forever exiled from his family. Things aren’t meant to be like this. Then, he opens his eyes. And pulls the trigger. --- SOoooooo the book is finished! This was Part I of the Games We Play series; ACT I: Awakening. I will post information about the second part, which will be a separate story, in the next chapter tomorrow, and then some links where you can get the ebook/paperback if you'd like on a****n the day after that! thank you for reading, i hope you enjoyed :) xoxo, Ronnie

I followed his finger. “That says reservoir,’” I told him. He scrunched up his face. “What does it mean?” “That’s a place where something is stored,” I said. “It usually stores water. But it can store other things too.” He glanced at the diagrams on the page and furrowed his brow. “Why are we doing this?” he asked. “Because they are potential escape routes,” I told him. “And you need to know where they are. In case something happens.”

He ordered. She didn't woke up and he repeated his action from earlier but it sill had no effect. He couldn't help but chuckle. She sure is a heavy sleeper. "Baby, wake up. It's me Ares, your mate." He said and Thea moved slightly in her sleep. "Ares?" She whispered with close eyes. "I am here baby." He said and Thea opend her eyes ever so slowly. The view in front of her was blurry and she blinked her eyes few times.