(Harper’s POV)
I had my eyes closed and concentrated on building my strength back up from the silver while Louise drove. I had a feeling about where Louise was heading, and when the car stopped, I opened my eyes to confirm I was right. The sign for Howlers was off and the carpark was empty, which was actually unusual for 11am. The car door opened and Alex poked his head in.
“Hello beautiful,” he said cheerfully, “need a hand?” I could have refused his outstretched hand, but to be honest, I was still feeling a little weak and despite being a stubborn bitch sometimes, I also knew that I had to accept help sometimes too. I smiled at him and held out my hand, and he grabbed it and gently pulled me out of the car and to my feet. I wobbled a bit and sent a glare to Aaron before Alex picked me up and carried me into the bar.
It was dark inside, and empty. Or almost empty. I looked around as Alex put me down in
(Harper’s POV)“I’m sorry, what now?” I stared at Harry, dumbfounded. He flicked through some more pages of the book and then turned it to face me. I apprehensively looked down at the book. The page was titled “Bloodline” and there was a picture of a wicked-looking blade down one side. The writing was a little faded and handwritten, but despite all that, it felt so familiar and I could read it, like it was something I had read a thousand times before.“The Divine Order is made up of four bloodlines. One each governs one of the four base elements, earth, air, fire and water. Each bloodline is made up of guardians, one in each generation. The duty of the guardian is to protect the seal from demon interference, in addition to preparing and training the divine warrior.” I looked up at Aaron. I was starting to feel a headache coming on again. This, on top of everything, was too much. He smiled and turned
(Harper’s POV)“No! Absolutely not. It’s not happening Harper,” I stood glaring at Aaron as he blocked my way out of the bar.“Aaron, move now before I set you on your ass,” I snapped. I had been trying to get away for the last half an hour, but Aaron was adamant.“Seriously Harper, it’s stupid,” he hissed, “Like actually one of the most stupid things you can do. Let me get in touch with Drake first,”“Ha!” I exclaimed, “I’m not entrusting anything to that vampire,”“Harper, please,” Alex pleaded from behind me, “Why don’t we get a plan together first, okay?”“Oh sure,” Louise muttered, “And at the same time they can be killing my mate.” I looked over at Louise and she shrugged.“They won’t kill Tommy,” Harry said as he took a drink, &
(Harper’s POV)I woke up in the dark. I vaguely remembered being carried into the pack house and then I must have blacked out from the silver sickness. I could tell I was in a bed and that I wasn’t alone. I tried sitting up only for a wave of nausea to hit me like a truck.“Fuck!” I muttered, and then heard a chuckle.“Go back to sleep,” Colton croaked, his voice full of sleep. I felt him reach out to me and I shrunk back. He grabbed a hold of my wrists and I jerked away hard enough that I fell off the bed.“Ow! Damn it,” I exclaimed, and I heard Colton sigh. The bed rustled, and I held my arm out to try to stop him from coming near me, but I couldn’t see a damn thing. Suddenly the room was flooded with light and when my eyes adjusted, I saw Colton standing by the door, watching me.“If I come and help you up, will you try to hit me?” he asked, his
(Harper’s POV)“What the Hell are you talking about?” I scowled at Nathaniel and he raised an eyebrow, which I knew was his subtle way of showing disapproval. I rolled my eyes, and he shook his head.“Balance, my dear,” Nathaniel answered, and I waited for more.“Okay, you are going to have to give me more than that,” I snapped. I was starting to get a headache again and could feel Colton’s eyes constantly on me and I was this close to punching the creepy bastard in the face.“How much did the old man tell you?” Nathaniel asked, and I was confused for a moment as to who he was talking about. Of course Harry.“I don’t think he likes being called an old man,” I said, and he scoffed.“He was an old man when I was young. Even then I knew he was the one who watched things in the town, and I’ve seen the ink. I know whi
(Harper’s POV)I once again woke up in darkness, only this time, it wasn’t completely dark. I felt a hand stroking my head and lifted my hand to bat it away. I heard an indignant huff and smiled as Louise moved off the bed. She fumbled with something beside the bed and the room lit up. I winced against the light.“Crap, sorry,” she said, “Is it too much?”“No, it’s okay, I just need to adjust,” I shook my head and immediately regretted it, as the world seemed to roll around and I felt like I was going to throw up. I lifted my arm and scowled at the cuff on my wrist.“Damn thing,” I muttered as I pushed myself slowly up to a sitting position. I looked around at the unfamiliar room. I didn’t recognise where I was, but I did recognise my suitcase next to the drawers. The room had an arch that separated the living area from the bedroom area and I vaguely
(Harper’s POV)It took us a solid hour to calm my mum down. She cried hysterically almost the whole time, and it took both me and Colton on her pressure points before we got her down to gulps.“He said he wanted nothing to do with it. Why did they not listen?” my mum sobbed quietly into a tissue.“Mum,” I said, and she looked up at me, “Please I need to know what you know,” Louise handed my mum a glass of water and she took a big drink before putting it on the kitchen table where we were sitting.“That band that you are wearing used to belong to your great great aunt Angela,” she said, pointing to the cuff. I looked down at it and then back up to Colton.“Where did you get this from?” I asked, and he shrugged.“Nathaniel brought it with him,”“Nathaniel!” my mum exclaimed, “Nathaniel is here!”&
(Harper’s POV) I watched Louise in the rear-view mirror as Colton drove us back to the pack house. She was staring out of the window and her hand was absent-mindedly resting protectively on her stomach. I could tell by the dazed look that she wasn’t actually seeing anything outside the car. “Did I hear right?” Colton asked, and I shifted my view to him. He glanced over at me a couple of times but mostly kept his eyes on the road. I glanced in the mirror again and then back at Colton and nodded. “You can’t tell Nathaniel,” I begged him quietly, “Please Colton, if there is anything right you do, please don’t let Nathaniel know this.” “If there is anything right?” he shook his head, the bitter tone clear in his voice, “Harper, everything I have done I have thought was the right thing,” I laughed at his statement and he glanced at me and let out an exasperated breath, “Okay, well maybe I was wrong, but I swear I never meant to hurt
(Harper’s POV)I turned to Colton, a look of disgust on my face.“So this is what your promises mean then,” I sneered. “good to know.” Colton shook his head, his eyes wide.“No Harper,” he exclaimed, “I didn’t, I swear,” but I was so angry. I was angry at him of course, but I was also angry at myself. I knew I should have got Louise out of here as soon as I could.“Don’t blame him dear,” Nathaniel said, his face full of amusement, “He held loyalty to you on this occasion, although I’m rather concerned that he held valuable information from me,” he then sent his own cold look Colton’s way and Colton shrunk back in fear, “But nonetheless, I have other sou