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
AZALEA’S POVSomething was holding me down, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable feeling. If anything, I welcomed it since it was combined with the warmth I was feeling and the tantalizing scent dancing around my nose. It smelled like chocolate, spicy musk and pine. It’s a strange combination that worked for me.I opened my eyes to find the light from outside shining across my new room. It was honestly beautiful, but my mind was taken away from its beauty when I noticed the two arms wrapped around me, and the torso that I was apparently hooked around. With my height, I couldn’t even look up without straining my neck.How romantic.I shifted back and up a little while managing to not wake the person up. I couldn’t stop the gasp that escaped my lips, which he thankfully hadn’t heard as he slept away. The person whose embrace I was in was none other than the Alpha himself.Clayton...I’d dreamt about him. I’d dreamt about him doing things to me that I didn’t know my innocent mind could conjure
AZALEA'S POV“Well, someone missed your sarcasm,” Brantley walked back into the kitchen. He looked much better than when he left the kitchen.“I JUST thought that,” I giggled at the scariness of the situation.“What did you expect? Great minds think alike,” he winked.“Ah, so that’s what it was,” I continued to laugh.“Yep! I hear people getting up, so unless if you want to encounter them, we should leave now,” he suggested. My first thought was Clayton.It was enough to get me into action.“Let us be gone!” I announced dramatically.He chuckled and shook his head and led the way out. I was actually excited to see everything now that he was going to be showing me around. I glanced at him and I could tell that he was appreciative of this day out. It was definitely better than spending the day moping. I have to find out more about his situation with Bentley. I was brought out of thought when we reached the garage.The cars here are built like the ones on Earth, but it was obvious to see
CLAYTON’S POVI heard the birds chirping outside and I was drowned by a sweet scent. I opened my eyes to find myself in an unfamiliar room, until the scent registered in my mind. I was in Azalea’s room, and she was nowhere in sight. I tried to listen out for her, but I heard nothing.That’s strange.It actually bothered me that she left before I woke up, and yet I was also thankful she saved us the awkward encounter. That’s probably what her intention was when she left. I got up and headed to my room unnoticed. I could hear the different people in the house getting up.I headed to my bathroom and got ready for the day, dressing in simple jeans, a t-shirt and sneakers. By the time I headed downstairs, I could hear Ariel singing as she made everyone breakfast. I don’t know why she’s always felt the need to do that. None of us actually force her to, but she insists it brings her joy and ‘gives her something to do’.“Good morning Alpha,” she smiled as soon as I walked into the kitchen. Sh
HUGH’S POVEdgar hadn’t divulged the results of his findings yet as he was waiting for me to come to a decision. Emily wanted my daughter exposed, but no-one listened to her because everyone at base knew that Shay was MY baby girl. I wouldn’t let them expose her until I knew what the implications of that would be.It had been a rough couple of days. They’d tried everything to run Shay’s blood, but they got the same results every time. Her blood doesn’t want to reveal anything. On top of that, it’s turned silver. We didn’t know what that meant, but it sure was the talk amongst the lab team. You could tell that they were itching to share their experience with the world.“You really do believe that she’s not from this world huh,” Edgar’s voice brought me out of thought.I nodded. “I may have had my suspicions.”“Did you tell her about being adopted?” he asked.Again I nodded. “I told her the night she left.”“Wait! So, you knew she was leaving?” he asked wide-eyed.“Again, I had my suspi
HUGH'S POV“You could die,” I pointed out.Pixie smiled. “I have a feeling we won’t.”“The moment they glow when you’re near them, you come back out,” Edgar warned them. I guess he was curious about their confidence.“Got it!” they nodded.Instead of sending them both in at the same time, we sent Cyrus in first. Once more, the movement around the room had stopped as we all watched him approach the devices. They didn’t glow, so Edgar opened the individual holding boxes.Cyrus did the same thing that Shay did by testing out all the devices. He even had the same reaction she had to the last one, dropping it on the ground, and then looking at it like it was showing him some information. By now, Edgar and I were itching to find out what it told him. He picked it up, put it back and returned to us.“What did it say?” I asked him.“It doesn’t know my name or my origin. It knows my age, height, hair colour, eye colour, who my parents are and that I have no siblings. According to the blood cat
HUGH'S POV“I can only assume that Simiyan turned Azalea’s wolf into a baby so that the two would grow up together and that Azalea wouldn’t shift in this world. The consequences would’ve been great, and so they grew up as twins,” Liza explained her theory.“Well, that would explain why Kay morphed into a wolf and the light went into Shay’s chest. Kay and Shay are one person, and Kay was merely returning where she belongs,” Pixie commented.“What are you talking about?” Liza and Hogan asked.“When Kay disappeared, she led Shay to a waterfall. She said that it was time for her to leave and that they would be together again soon. She morphed into a wolf and dived off of the cliff before a light rose from the water and entered Shay’s chest. She said her senses enhanced after that and her eye colour changed to fiery colours,” I informed them.“She has her father’s eyes. Kay was definitely her wolf from what you’re saying. You say she’s crossed the barrier?” Hogan asked. We nodded.Liza sig
BRANTLEY’S POVIt had been nine days since that day, and I didn’t know what happened to Clayton and Azalea. I knew that Clayton took her to Beast’s cave, but Titus and I hadn’t been able to access it. He’d locked us out, which made me double worried for Azalea. Firstly, she took the evil out of me, and now it’s in her.Secondly, the full moon was two days ago, and I didn’t know if Beast hurt her or not.I was brought out of thought when two hands gripped my shoulders. From the tingles that shot through me, I immediately knew who it was. I was surprised honestly since I was laying on my bed and she was straddling my back. I groaned when she kneaded the one knot that was bothering me most.“You’re tense Brantley, and you’re not sleeping,” she whispered. I was surprised by the concern in her voice.I’d avoided Bentley like Azalea had told me to because I wanted her to take all the time in the world that she needed before facing me. It had been a rough couple of days for me considering ev