(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
(Harper’s POV)Left reeling in the wake of Colton’s words, I headed into my room to find that Louise was already asleep in the bed. I didn’t even have the energy to change my clothes, so I collapsed onto the bed and shuffled to pull the covers over me.“Harps?” Louise asked sleepily, “What happened?”“I’ll tell you in the morning,” I said. “Go back to sleep.” She didn’t need to know that her life was in danger just yet. Or ever, I had already made up my mind. I would stall as much as possible tomorrow night, but if it came to it, I would do whatever it took to protect my best friend and her baby. I fell asleep, resolved in my decision.I dreamed that I was in a desolate wasteland. I looke
(Harper’s POV) I looked over to see Colton standing there in a black suit and black tie. Despite everything that had happened between us, I couldn’t deny that he looked good in the suit. He moved into the room and kissed his mother on the cheek before holding his hand out to me. I looked at the hand, not wanting to take it. Colton sighed and then nodded to two warriors dressed in all black. They both advanced on Louise, and she backed away. “My uncle was clear, you are both to be escorted this evening,” Colton said, his face blank, “It can be done the civil way, or the not so civil way and I saw one of the warriors handling what looked like a collar and lead. “Fine,” I Snapped and took Colton’s hand, “But if he tries to put that on my friend, I will use it to strangle him with.” the warrior stopped an