HUGH’S (GENERAL MONTGOMERY) POVWhen I woke up and found her gone, I tried to convince myself that she was out for a run, except my daughter would never run outside.She was gone.She was gone, and I had to learn to deal with it because there was absolutely nothing I could do. She needed this, and I had to let her go. I don’t know if I’ll ever see her again, even though I pray to God that I do. She’s the only one I have left, besides Pixie that is, who is like a daughter I earned without asking for her.Pixie – there’s someone else I’ve had to avoid. I packed a bag and moved to base because I knew very well that Pixie and Cyrus would pick up that Shay is gone, and I couldn’t even begin to explain where she went, and why she left.Hell, not even I know where she went, even though I had a suspicion of where she might’ve gone.I missed her so much! I may not have been the best father to her, but not having her around made me realize just how sane she kept me. I avoided home because we’d
BENNETT’S POVBentley and I were at the restaurant our father owns, getting food. I could tell that she was distracted. I felt guilty for going off on her, but I was just so frustrated. Azalea wasn’t waking up and someone had taken advantage of her while Bentley and I argued over something stupid.I felt guilty for not protecting her.I realized this when it dawned on me that I was extremely angry about this. I was angry because Azalea is too innocent and clueless about the dangers of this world to have someone take advantage of her like that. Even though we told her about what marking is, and how it occurs, I don’t think she was even aware of what was going on.That’s what frustrates me the most – the fact that the asshole who decided to mark her doesn’t even know her. It absolutely bothers me that someone could be that selfish so as to mark someone they don’t even know, true mate or not. On top of everything, it’s been three days and the guy hasn’t even shown up to check up on her o
AZALEA’S POV*****“So, we’ve made it home then,” I told Shia, who was in my ‘twin form’ since she hasn’t shifted. We were sitting at a lake, just bonding.“It would seem so, though I’m not sure what has to happen from here,” she admitted.“Neither do I! Can you remember what happened at the club? I cannot remember a single thing after we kissed Bentley,” I sighed.“You kinky bitch by the way,” she giggled.“Hey! It was the alcohol!” I defended.“Yeah yeah! I actually don’t remember anything either,” she mentioned.“That’s strange,” I noted.She scoffed. “What hasn’t been strange since we arrived in this place?” “Ah, good point,” I giggled.“Do you think we’ll ever find our parents and shift?” she asked quietly.I nudged her. “I’m not sure about either, but I know we’re going to have an adventure getting there.” “True! I love you Azalea,” she hugged me.“I love you too Shia,” I hugged her back.“It’s time to wake up now! I don’t even know how long we’ve been asleep for,” she giggled
AZALEA'S POVWe moved off to the lounge and lay everything out on the table. I first made the twins tell me about Thane and how they knew him. Apparently, he was one of their best friends at the castle, though with the amount of times Bentley’s hit him, I’m going to say that he was more of Bennett’s best friend and more like Bentley’s tormentor.Apparently they were all good friends until six years ago when two of their other friends disappeared. Thane went after them while the twins stayed behind. They’ve now found him, but all three of them still don’t know where the other two disappeared to. It turns out that Thane is also in search of the underground group. They’re hoping the group will help them find their best friends.“Well, my story isn’t as entertaining,” I joked.Thane was amazed. “You’re kidding me right? You’re from the Nomad World? How did you even cross the barrier?”And that’s when I launched into my life story. Thane was undoubtedly my best audience yet. His facial exp
AZALEA’S POVOn cue, the door burst open before five guys stormed into the room. They held up what looked like tranquilizer guns. Bentley and Bennett had their backs to them, so they were shot first. They went down immediately. Thane and I had more time to react and we ducked them in time.I was suddenly grateful that I hadn’t unstrapped the weapons from me.Thane and I got up just as two of the guys were launching themselves at us. Thane knocked out the one guy, and I knocked out the other. We knocked out two others as well, until it was just one left. He looked terrified honestly, before some guy walked into the room. From his size, I could only tell that this was the leader. He had white hair and gray eyes.“What the fuck? This is why you should do things for yourself,” he mumbled as he took in the scene around him.“Boss, these two did that,” the guy who was still standing pointed to Thane and I. The two of us were ready to fight.The boss guy smirked. “Deal with him and I’ll deal
AZALEA'S POVThe rest of our ride went like that. We were just goofing off and we were caught in some unexpected traffic, prolonging our journey by thirty minutes. Finally, we drove through some woods before stopping in the middle of nowhere. I was about to ask what was going on, until the ground before us shook. It moved before a tunnel was revealed. Titus switched on the headlights before we drove in.The tunnel wasn’t all that long, and when we drove out, I gasped at the beauty before me. There were houses around us as we drove up the road. The houses were absolutely exquisite. When we reached the top of the hill, we were met by a massive mansion. The gates were opened when the guards recognized Titus’ car. He parked the car before the other three SUVs followed suit.“Are you ready to meet the Beta and Alpha?” he asked.I shrugged. “Even if I’m not, I’ll kick anyone’s ass if they come anywhere near me and I don’t feel comfortable with them doing so.”He just laughed and shook his h
CLAYTON'S POV“Do I even have to ask?” I sighed.“I told Titus to assign them rooms. What the hell is going on with you?” he questioned.“Beast marked someone that night at the club,” I told him.“You have a mate?” he asked wide-eyed.“That’s what Beast and I keep fighting about. I don’t think she’s my mate, but he’s sure she is,” I explained.“Well, our wolves are rarely wrong about these things,” he pointed out.“Now there’s someone with common sense!” Beast chipped in.“Why didn’t the whole thing with our eyes happen when I saw her?” I asked Brantley, choosing to ignore my stupid wolf.“Well, I’m not sure. What about the other signs? Were they there?” he asked.“Well, yes, but I still don’t trust it. For all I know, she could be using witchcraft. She could be Simoa’s agent!” I pointed out.“MY MATE IS NOT EVIL!” Beast growled so loudly, I had to clutch my head.Brantley raised an eyebrow, visibly unimpressed. “Just because you didn’t connect with her with your eyes, she’s suddenly
CLAYTON’S POVBrantley and I sat in my office, none of us having said anything since leaving Azalea’s room. I was too shocked by the fact that Beast was right, and at what he had done, and I was worried about her passing out. I’ve tried to convince myself that she passed out from exhaustion, but even I can’t lie to myself like that.“Is that going to happen every time someone touches her mark?” I asked my wolf.“I honestly don’t know,” he replied.“Do you control it?” I asked.“No,” he said.“So, you just possess the poor child?” I asked in horror.“I don’t possess her because I want to. I possess her because her wolf makes me! She’s using me as protection!” he snapped.I scoffed. “Her wolf? She doesn’t have a wolf!”“You just feel the need to always be right about things you know nothing about. She has a wolf, and her wolf, my mate, goes by the name of Shia,” he replied.“And how come ‘Shia’ can’t be sensed?” I asked.“She hasn’t shifted yet and since I’m her mate, I’m the only one w