The Originals: The Awakening Novels & Stories

Unclear images of figures, ancient symbols, and other things that she couldn't place her hands on. "What are you doing?" Mia gasped, struggling against the hold, but the woman's grip was surprisingly too strong for her age. "I am awakening what has been suppressed," the woman replied, her voice now deeper and more commanding than before. "Preparing you for what is to come. For the choice you must make." Her eyes now seemed to glow with an inner light. "The true mate bond... is not what you believe it to be. There are more layers to what you already know, child. Secrets..."

Henry I woke up leaving my sweet mate alone in her dreams once again, “Dammit!” I cursed under my breath, but when my eyes roamed around the room and her lavender and amber scent entered my nostrils, I realized where I was. My lips twisted up in a smile, I was by her side. I took her hand in mine and kissed its back. After some minutes, in which I only had eyes for my mate, I looked at Mallory and Daniel, both of them were looking at me as if I was a wolf with two heads. I shook my head and ignored their expressions.

“This newborn is novice in fighting unlike the trained and adept newborns we had encountered at the Main City. And as what the source has informed us, the newborn was one of the inhabitants of that town. And each day more and more are getting transformed.” He nodded. “Though novice, I can tell it is strong basing on the pictures of its victim.” “Precisely, Alpha. It is strong and the rest too.” “Then it only mean one thing”—Alpha Lachlan looked at Beta Mellow—“the blood that turned them into newborns is fresh from the source.” He quitted his chair and went to the huge display area for his double-edged sword.

“I evolved.” He activated a sequence. The capsule hissed. The original opened her eyes. She smiled. Then everything exploded. --- We were thrown backward. The walls shattered. Adrian dragged me behind cover, coughing through smoke. The original stepped out of the capsule, hovering above the floor, her body glowing with impossible energy. “She’s waking up the others,” Lena yelled. “Across the globe!” “Can we stop her?” Wren shouted. “I have to try,” Eve said, stepping forward.

--- The Awakening I woke up in Derek's hands, shaking. "Diva—wake up—" I gasped, eyes flying open. "Derek." His arms wrapped around me, his voice shaking. "You were out for hours." Jax sat beside us, eyes wide. "Your eyes…" Derek's expression hardened. "What about them?" Jax swallowed. "They're glowing." I blinked. Derek brushed a lock of hair from my face, his face wide-eyed. "Diva… you're different." And I had felt it too.