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
CLAYTON'S POV“Well?” Bentley snapped. I expected her to be like this.“You guys remember my sixteenth birthday right?” I asked them.“You mean the last day we saw the both of you?” Bennett added sarcastically.“Guys, I’m going to need you to not be snappy or sarcastic. My wolf isn’t a very patient one,” I warned. They all nodded and I continued.“Well, as you know, I didn’t shift that day. When the party was over and everyone was asleep, my parents banished me from the castle and told me to leave. They disowned me and called me a mistake to them. Brantley heard the whole thing and he came with me. We were chased off the land by the Royal Warrior Lycans. We wanted to come back for you guys, but we couldn’t – at least not without getting ourselves killed. We left for Metropolis, and for the first year, we were homeless. I still hadn’t shifted. In fact, I didn’t shift until I was twenty one. Anyway, back to the story. It took a year for Brantley and I to decide that we were going to go
Shaking my head free of thoughts about Azalea and this situation, I left her room and went in search of the one person I really needed to talk to. Apparently she was right across the room from Azalea as I heard sniffling coming from her room. I didn’t hesitate to open the door, closing it behind me before I went up to her and hugged her.She was sitting on her bed before I cradled her into my arms, letting her cry into them. I’m not an emotional or very responsive person, but Bentley holds a place in my heart that’s reserved only for her. Finally, after what seemed like hours, her sobs died down and we were engulfed by silence. Her heart rate was back to normal and her arms around my waist still held onto me tightly.“I missed you,” she croaked.I sighed before kissing her forehead. “I missed you too Lee. You have no idea just how much.”“Why would the Moon Goddess be so cruel to me?” she sniffed. I knew what she was really asking me.“Look Lee, I know Brantley was a royal asshole in