NIXON
Alderics wolf looked like he was preparing to burst through as Terran scolded me in a string of curse words before trying to defuse the Beta, ‘They are both alive-’
‘Now.’ I cut him off and the poor Beta’s head looked like it was spinning.
‘I didn’t tell them everything,’ Terran shook his head at me, ‘anything, really, other than that Shadow Forest was attacked and everything was ‘fine’ for a lack of better words when we returned, it wasn’t my place.’
‘I actually came to speak with Kallan, the council needs to be kept up to date,’ among other reasons to visit your favourite ruthless psychopath. I motioned for Alderic to follow, ‘As long as you can keep secrets, you’re welcome to join.’
‘If I wasn’t, I’d be lying in
NIXON Onyx was rattling in my chest now, threatening to take over to track her down and show her how worthy we were, how skilled we were. A hiss escaped me just at the thought that she thinks she can hide from us. “Just remember pretty bird,” Alice cooed, “I never did like to keep my feet on the ground.” Click. She hung up on me. She actually… hung up… on me. Mylo made a long whistling sound, “Alice is bold today.” “When is she not,” I clenched my teeth, feeling my body vibrating with the need to flash out of here but also needing to finish what I started here. I came here for a reason, and I needed to get this done so I wouldn’t have to come back. She can have extra time, because there will be no arguments when I find he
ALICERian picked me up, throwing me over his shoulder and when I looked up, Sebastian was practically skipping after us with excitement.Fuck… yes.My core was dripping but I had to ignore it, had to think of something else, anything else that wouldn't ruin this.I NEEDED to see him.Rian set me down on my feet, cupping my face with a harsh edge to him before he backed away.Sebastian clung to me from behind, dragging me back a bit from where Rian stood, but the normal excitement between us was being tempered. We stood there, oddly calm, as Rian's eyes locked with my own and the swirling abyss of grey hues that sucked me in turned to golden orbs with slits
ALICE Onyx righted himself just before his feathers touched the water and shot straight up into the air. In the distance, a tiny blip of light among the clouds tipped me off and I began to run for the edge of the nearest cliff. Onyx was going to start sectioning off the land now that he knew I wasn't in the sky, and from where the blip was, I'd be in the perfect position to catch myself a Phoenix before he turned to light a portion of the forest on fire in an effort to draw me out. My heart was beating wildly at the thought of catching Nixon, and I would… as long as he stayed on course. If not, hopefully, there was water and not rocks below, but Amara was ready to shift if need be. The intense feel
ALICE {Sebastians gone.} My eyes shot open as Amara's word's made my stomach drop and a painful kind of heaviness settled in my chest. I was wrapped in huge arms, my face pressed up against the warmth of Rian's chest... but it all felt wrong. Sebastian's scent lingered, but it wasn’t as strong as when he was here with us, and even when I tried to push the limits of my hearing, I couldn't hear him. Amara was right, but when was she ever wrong? I didn't want to believe it, but as I scrambled out of bed I was beginning to kick myself for not acting sooner. I wasted time. I let Amara come closer to the surface so that we coul
ALICE "... Together,” I answered Linden knowing full well what that was code for and started to sit up in the bed. There was no avoiding what he was going to tell me next. Rian was going to find out, and with any luck, he’d see my side of it more now that Sebastian was gone and something needed to be done about that. The idea of being able to see Sebastian was motivating me to start moving, even though I wasn’t sure where this was going or what kind of state we would find him in. “Terran found the Princess, but not soon enough… Jasper already has her.” “And where is Terran?” “Here,” Linden sighed, “Nixon brought him back before he could do anything too stupid. I’m not about to be the one to tell Marie that she’s mateless.” “Did he se-” “If he did, I would have already known that Ian wasn’t with you and sent Nixon to check on you.” Nixon. Linden never came to check on me, and while Nixon was erratic and impulsive, part of it was always Linden’s fault. Growing up, he’d purpos
ALICE There were two sets of red eyes present, but only one was smooth as velvet and the perfect shade of crimson that made you both murderous and submissive. I was carefully hidden upwind, far enough that it would take quite a lot of effort to find me crouched down through the thickness of the forest, but I had a perfect view of my mate... and he didn't look under duress. His handsome features stood out among the few men present but Amara was blocking out his scent, even she was aware of what needed to be done. Jasper threatened her future pups, he threatened our triplets, he threatened our pack… all the reasons she was on my side while having such faith in the mate bond that she believed somehow we would make it out of this still intact. I wonder how it felt to betr
ALICE Jasper looked over at where Linden was barely coming out on top even with Terran’s help, “That one is dead,” he looked back towards Nixon and he leaned in towards me and whispered, “but I think I’m going to keep that one as a pet.” Sebastian’s fingers were digging into me as I practically vibrated with anger in his arms. Amara’s walls were back up, so whatever he had to say, he could fucking save it. Linden was NOT dying again, no, I’d die before that happened or before I ever let anyone take my pretty bird as a pet. Fuck this. “I’m going to drag your death out,” I grit out through where Sebastian was trying to squish my mouth so I couldn’t speak. “It’s me who’s going to have all the fun,” Jasper attempted to smile but it looked so unnatural that I couldn’
ALICE Jasper looked to Sebastian behind me, but his cruel red hues narrowed like he didn’t find what they were looking for. His anger turned to surprise and a slow ember type of light started to shine through his veins, turning the skin above, and then around them, to ash as he fell to his knees. My blood, and anywhere it touched, was burning him alive. The few screams of agony that he let out were like ecstasy wrapped in more ecstasy, drawing the attention of the very bloodied and probably broken prince’s. Linden’s eyes started to bulge not because of what was happening with Jasper, but because of the water that was filling his lungs. Panic filled me as my body tried to leap into action but Sebastian’s hold hadn’t let go of me yet and his voice boomed out