"YOU'RE A BRAVE GIRL, HARLOW," Amanda said, her dark eyes watching as one of her fellow scientists pulled the needle out of her arm. Wincing, Harlow felt the numbness at the tips of her fingers- 'I need Michael.' Almost an hour ago, Amanda had sent guards to the room, dragging her away from an exhausted Michael who'd tried to fight them off. Then, she was forced into a small, cramped room where scientists didn't hesitate to start taking her blood, studying her body and running tests in annoying machines in the corner.
Everything about this felt like a bad dream she couldn't wake up from; everything Harlow knew about the world before this was so off. Back then, she saw Michael as a crazed enemy, and the Pack that had taken in her mother and herself were the ones who were sane. Boy was that far from the truth. These people were far from merciful.
Harlow looked down at the straps on her wrists, locking her down in the uncomfortable, reclined chair. These
AMANDA RIPPED THE STRAPS FROM HARLOW, her nails slicing at Harlow's skin. Despite the awaiting guard at the door, Harlow bolted out of the chair to escape, only to have her knees buckle beneath her from blood loss.Dizzy, Harlow crumbled to her hands and knees, finding herself staring at Amanda's perfectly, pointy high-heels. Vomit was crawling its way up her throat, yet Harlow kept swallowing it down- their exhausting tests had made her sick. She breathed in deep breaths, knowing she needed to keep oxygen flowing to her brain to stay awake. One of Amanda's high-heels connected with her forehead, and Harlow released a yelp, falling onto her side. Black spots filtered her vision, and frantically, she blinked them away, flinching at the pain in her head- a headache was inevitable. Harlow watched in frustration, listening to the blaring sirens, as her high-heels lacked against the floor, away from her."Grab her!" Amanda sneered, gesturing towards her. The burly guard rus
"HARLOW, HE'S DOWN THE CORRIDOR," Kane said, gesturing with his arm. Another man came hustling around the corner, his gun aimed. As Kane protected her with his body, Sabin lunged forward, twisting the gun from the guard's hands with a groan. She watched in admiration as Sabin smacked the gun into the guard's nose, sending blood flying across his determined face. The guard, barely conscious. In anger, Sabin kicked his leg and spit the blood onto the stained floor, twirling the gun in his hands, cockily. Kane nodded before looking towards her, his dark eyes swarming with emotions. "Last door on the right- go to him.""What a-about you two?" She stuttered, breathing heavily.Kane pinched his lips together. "My brother's emotions are everywhere, Harlow." Sabin raised his gun and aimed it towards the corner, prepared for more guards. "The drugs have him a mess;you need to speak with him." She assumed Kane was feeling Michael's emotions through the
BURSTING OUTSIDE, HARLOW PUSHED HERSELF CLOSER TO MICHAEL, frantically searching around for the others. Drew was leading them, sprinting through the dirt circling in the air. In the hectic movement, her gut screamed something that seemed off. Everything around felt bizarre like unreal...nothing made sense. For one, why was Kane helping them? When they'd first met, he had one motive- to kill Michael, and Harlow couldn't help but think that sort of motive doesn't just go away so quickly, not without a good reason. So, what reason did Kane have to be siding with them? Two, Harlow couldn't figure out Sabin's part in all of this was. Her mind couldn't wrap around the fact that these two people were Michael's siblings, as about Michael! Like the one of a tornado warning, a loud siren was blaring- it was a bother to werewolves like her due to their amplified hearing. Michael kept wincing, along with Kane and Drew. Her feet slapped against the ground frantically as she
HARLOW HAD THOUGHT WAKING UP TO AN ALARM WAS BAD, but waking up to someone who was about to smash her bones into pieces was ten times worse."Get up bitch, and I don't have all day for this." It was Mille. The girl, her gym coach, had paired her up with; Harlow had convinced him to let her participate again, without her Mother knowing, of course. At the time, she thought it was a brilliant idea but now...not so much.Millie's knuckles were hitting her repeatedly, and, judging by her tone, she was annoyed. The first thought that came to mind was: What's she's doing in her room? However, her violence caused retaliation from her, and her fist was the first thing that moved, blindly hitting anywhere until it reached something hard.A scream followed, and it was enough to make Harlow go deaf. Her eyes snapped open to the view of what had transpired, and the sight that greeted her was something she had prayed to happen since she met Millie at train
"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Michael dragged her to an empty room and then locked the door while throwing her to the ground.His angry tone didn't affect her anymore because she wasn't only angry; she was livid. Harlow stood up courageously and blushed off the nonexistent dust. "You wanna know why I'm here?" She mentally applauded herself and kept herself under control as her voice didn't waver once.Michael stared at her for a second, then turned around, punching the wall with his fist, creating a very deep dent. Well, wasn't he strong? It confused her, his bizarre behaviour, as she didn't say anything to anger him...at least, she didn't think she did.He sucks a hypocrite, he tells he to control herself, yet he does the opposite himself. 'Ugh! Fucking hypocrite! I hate you!'"Why did you do?" She asked, staring at his back, which was toned in all the right places. 'Dammit! focus Harlow.'"Do what?" He replied. Harlow's eyes ro
GRIEF IS A FUNNY THING, some feel the sadness inside them, and as a result, they can't stop but cry. They can't stop thinking about all their memories before everything went wrong, wishing how they had a little bit more time.Harlow wished she was one of them.She felt nothing, nothing at all. The numbness inside her was far more significant than anything she had felt before; at first, she thought that her body and mind had had enough of the unfortunate events in her life over a couple of months, and it was too much. Her body couldn't keep up, not anymore. Every movement she made didn't seem like her own, walking around like some Zombie, a brainless creature.Maybe this sort of reaction was expected, normal even, but she couldn't help but feel like the watchful eyes of her Pack-mates judging her for it. For not feeling like she was some freak.At this point, she felt like she deserved their judgement; everything they might be thinking, she agreed wi
"SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE SEEN YOU, YOU'VE IMPROVED," Millie commented, holding her arm firmly from the punch she gave her. From her tone, she sounded frank about what she was saying. Harlow faked a small smile, "Really?" "No, I was playing with you. You're still awful." And that was how Harlow's 'smile' was instantly turned upside down. Her frustration and annoyance towards Millie were combined in that punch, and she felt like doing it again. If it weren't because Millie was much stronger than her, she would have created some chaos at what she alleged about her. "Tell me again." Millie looked her over, then returned the punch, making her stumble back into a tree. "The Pack is supposed to respect you for what exact reason?" Brushing herself off, Harlow walked back to where she was standing, not so gracefully. Millie smirked, shaking her head in the process, making her hair fly in different directions. Huffing out a sigh of frustration, she concluded t
HARLOW WOKE UP STARTLED. Feeling her body, she realized that she didn't wake up from any burning pain; then again, she wouldn't feel anything since she had been taking those pills her Doctor had given her. They made her feel numb, like she lacked feelings, and other times they made her feel like her brain was slowing down, and everything moved in slow motion. Most of the time, they make her feel tired. It was better than to feel the burning pain. Way better than the pain. But that wasn't why she suddenly had woken up; in the thick night silence, a long howl filled the quietness outside, causing shivers to run up and down her spine. Who would be out this time of hour? The howl ends, and another one starts up immediately. It had Harlow's body become so rigid as howls continued to fill the silent night. They didn't seem to stop, and she didn't know where they came from. Maybe it was one of her Pack-mates on patrol; it had to be. Who else would be stu