What do you think of Jade and her creepy gift? lol Who do you like more? Jade or Nyx? I like Nyx lol
Kacie I gasped as ice cold water hit my face and washed down body. My eyes flew open and the shock of it had me questioning where I was and what was happening. I pulled myself up into a sitting position, I gasped out in pain. Every breath I took was haggard and caused a sharp stabbing sensation in my chest and stomach. My feet felt light and my head heavy. My clothes were wet and clung to my body. My hands squished in the dirt turned mud beneath me. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as I tried to figure out what was going on. I struggled as I tried to remember something, anything. Flashes of training with Jade, the earth cracking open, and the mud monster flit through my mind. The mud monster. It was all coming to me now. I had been fighting Jade’s mud monster and I flinch as I remember the punches to my gut. It wasn’t looking good but in the end I remember feeling victorious. Gently, I pushed on my sensitive skin. I was definitely bruised and was ninety-eight percent certain I h
KacieNow that I was back in the packhouse I couldn’t stop the thoughts that I’d pushed away all day. My feet grew heavier as I headed toward my room. I hadn’t seen or heard from Viktor since he left last night. The same goes for Jake. Something dark was eating at me and I was helpless to the endless possibilities of where he could have gone or where he could be. They must have gone to work because nothing was out of place. It was like any other day and wasn’t at the same time. My guys weren’t here. I was alone. They weren’t here with me.Who is responsible for that?I ignored Athena’s words. She wasn’t being harsh but I didn’t want to hear it. Anger bloomed and began to fester again as I thought of Viktor and Jake. I had been upset yesterday but them being together again without me didn’t go unnoticed. They were supposed to link or tell me somehow. They promised not to leave me out again and that’s just what they did.I swallowed down the emotion that started to bubble up. I wasn’t g
KacieI stood in all of my nakedness in front of the bathroom door. My mind flashed back to the towel I had thrown into the hamper. I wasn’t shy and I wasn’t ashamed to be naked in front of my mate. His eyes locked on mine and I hated how it took him this long to notice my lack of clothing. His eyes lowered down my body and just as lust began to flare in his gaze they locked on the bruises on my torso. Worry replaced the lust and he leaned forward.“Come here, Kacie,” Viktor said. Instead of a demand it was more of a plea. My bit into the left side of my lip and tasted blood. Pain. It’s what I needed to remind me that I was angry with him. I needed the reminder of what he had done with Jake. I didn’t care that they did it, I was angry that I was left in the dark once again. Especially after we had talked about it the last time and I told them that it bothered me. They were supposed to tell me and they didn’t.I refused to buckle under the pleading Viktor after he had walked out on me,
Kacie “Why Kacie? Why did you act that way? I thought that if I sat back and let you guys talk it out that it would get better but that’s not what happened. The longer I stood back the worse it got. Instead of getting better I watched it unfold in front of me like a car accident I couldn’t stop. Why did you talk to him that way? I don’t understand why you acted like that. I’ve never seen you that way. I don’t know who you are anymore. Why didn’t you try to stop Jake from leaving? I went after him to try and bring him back. He’s one of us, isn’t he?! You told him he would be one of us. You told him he was one of us. You said you needed him as much as you did me. Was that a lie? Did you not mean it? Did you not mean any of it?” Viktor asked. “Why did I talk to Jake that way? What way? With honesty? Why did you leave me alone? What I needed was for the two of you to keep your promise! Why are you acting like you didn’t do anything wrong?!” “What are you talking about?” Viktor asked. He
Kacie I was surrounded by darkness. I didn’t know where I was or when I was. All I knew was that I was in a pool of cold thick liquid. As much as I tried to pull, yank, or push forward through the thick substance, my legs wouldn’t budge. I felt like I was holding my breath under water and my movements were panicked. My anxiety was rising the longer I held my breath. No matter how hard I moved I couldn’t get free and things were starting to look bleak. A voice yelled out to me but it was muffled underwater. I couldn’t tell who it was and I listened hopefully as a muffled voice yelled again. I couldn’t tell who it was but I knew that whoever it was was here to help me. Wherever it was coming from the person was out of reach. They weren’t stuck like I was. I knew that no matter how hard I tried, I would not be able to go to where they were. “Kacie!” I could make out what was being called. Kacie. That was me. They were calling me. I jerked forward as hard as I could but I didn’t move.
KacieWhatever I was expecting to hear come out of Jake’s mouth that wasn’t it. I was waiting to hear that I was dying or that I had contracted some illness that would cause my body to slowly deteriorate over time. Even the worst thoughts cases came to mind. The negative voice that whispered all of the worse case scenarios. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they told me that they were going to leave me. I could see them both leaving me for each other and running off into the sunset together. But this? Out of all of the crazy possibilities, pregnancy wasn’t even a possibility.It felt like just moments ago I was fighting for my life. I had been fighting against time to get back to them. I knew that had been a dream but it doesn’t change the fact that it felt so real. My fight or fight has been activated and I’ve chosen to fight. It’s not that easy to take it down or stop. Instead of feeling like I’m with my partners, I feel like I’m in the middle of a battle. A battle I can’t lose or t
Kacie Now I don’t know why everyone thinks telling someone to calm down when they aren’t calm is a good idea. It’s actually possibly the worst thing you can do in that scenario. Having them here should have made me feel better. We should have been able to sit here comfortably and talk things out, but the more I looked at them the more I wanted to scream and cry. Nothing was working out and I didn’t want to think about a child. I didn’t want to think about bringing a life into the world right now. Not with the witches here and definitely not while I was at a crossroads with my mates. They should have been here by my side before. Before I fainted, before they knew I was pregnant, before when they should have been. I didn’t want them by my side because of this, not just because of this. I wanted them to be here because they wanted. Not because I was birthing an heir into the world. Now that I was thinking about it, my mind began to wander. The fight. Jade. The mud monster. My injuries.
Kacie “Whoa whoa,” Viktor said. Viktor waved his hand in the space between me and Jake in an attempt to get our attention. I swiped at the angry tears that streaked down my face and the snot that beaded on my lip. I was a teary hot mess. Jake had vengeance in his eyes and I could tell from the way they flashed that he was already blaming Jade. This vendetta he has with the witches is starting to get old. I get that he doesn’t trust them and I get that she hurt me. I even understand where he would be irritated with her, pissed even for placing me here. But she is not to blame for any loss. How could Jade have known that I was pregnant? It wasn’t even her responsibility to train me that day. Clara wasn’t there that morning and she would have done the same thing if not worse to me had she been present. She only did what she was supposed to do, which was to train me. Neither Jake nor I could be angry at the witches for this. They were not the ones who were to blame. If they were to poin