“I see the wheels are turning,” Megan said with a laugh. “Where do you fit into all of this?” I asked her, not sure I wanted to know the answer, but needed to. “I am the handmaiden of Elizabeth Amyran, of the powerful Amyran family, daughter of the Amyrran priestess. Upon hearing about the proph
Aiden’s POV Her trail went cold again. We had been out here for hours. We were about an hour away from the stadium. Her scent was everywhere for a while, but it gradually started to go away. Oliver had arrived 20 minutes ago with the werewolf police; they joined me in the search, picking up any cl
…. Carol’s POV Water soaked me and I coughed as it entered my mouth and went down my throat before I could stop it. My eyes flew open, and I saw one of the goons who took me standing in front of me with a bucket of water, laughing like it was the funniest thing in the world. I was freezing bec
Carol’s POV I stared at him, shocked. The man who shot him also looked shocked. Realizing that they were distracted, and nobody was holding me, I turned and started to run as fast as I could down the hallway, which wasn’t very fast considering I was still so weak. Then I heard the clicking of a
I needed to get back to Aiden. …. Aiden’s POV “Maybe we should go back and start from the beginning,” Oliver suggested. We were back in our human forms, and we’d been aimlessly wandering the forest for hours. It was the middle of the night, and I knew most were tired from their long search
Carol’s POV I heard his voice, but I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t even see. All I could see was darkness and all I felt was numb. I knew he was closer to me now because his voice was louder. He was hovering over me, possibly even touching me. I could hear the desperation in his voice and felt the
“None,” Oliver answered. “We don’t even know where she’s been kept. We found her here.” “Did she already have that bullet wound when you found her?” The woman asked. “Yes,” Oliver answered, sounding majorly annoyed. “Mr. Cruz, please help us get her onto the gurney,” the woman said as I heard
Aiden’s POV I paced the hospital, waiting for a single word about Carol’s state. I’m not sure how long we had been here, but my heart was hammering against my ribcage, and I was growing more impatient by the second. In the waiting room, I was joined by Oliver and Carol’s parents along with Fiona w