Raven's POV I stirred and opened my eyes; the rays of sunlight went directly to my eyes from what I thought was an open window. If only I had magical power to command the curtain to close without moving a muscle. I turned to the other side, away from the rays of sunlight and closed my eyes again.It had rained the night before, with thunderstorms and lightning. Half of the children in the world must have been frightened, I used to be frightened too but not last night. Last night, I felt safe. For some reason, probably my imagination, for a few minutes last night, someone with strong arms and body was holding me like I was a frightened little kitty cat.My mind went back and forth on different things until it settled on yesterday and I promptly opened my eyes and looked around my room but I wasn't in my room.I was in a strange looking place, maybe a tent except it was made with sticks and leaves like some sort of an olden day's version of a camping tent.I hurriedly picked up the gr
Aniston's POVGetting out of the cuffs took the help of three maids and Cephas but I was suddenly free.I rubbed my hand and entered my room to shower, so I could go after the son of a bitch who tied me up. I slipped out through the garden and I made it as far as to the creek before I stopped and I sat there with my feet dipped in the shallow water.It was stupid.I hated bodies of water because they reminded me of a time when I had nothing to live for.I sat there for a while just listening to the birds sing in the trees and the sound of the clashing water.It was soothing and relaxing.I laid on my back and for a while, I wasn't the screw up. For a minute, I wasn't the girl that lost her mother at a young age. I wasn't the girl who her family can't stand.For a second, I wasn't worried about the Storm or Lee or AriI was just Aniston, a nobody and I was free.But sometimes, freedom always comes at a heavy price, for me it was a snap of a twig. I opened my eyes and turned around.At
Aniston's POV "He is coming. He's doing his best to get here…" my voice trailed off."I am sorry" he whispered."You have nothing to be sorry about. I am sure you did your best, child" Luna soothed him "Now, you just have to hold on, sweetheart…hold on please" "Mom?"He looked surprised that Luna was there."I am here, sweetheart. Mama is here" Luna was in tears."I don't… want to… hate you anymore, mom. I..so exhausted"Luna sobbed harder."Please, stay alive. You can hate me for as long as you want. Just stay alive"Luna rubbed his forehead like he was an ailing baby. "I am so sorry…I am so sorry. Hold on, baby""Mom" he whispered again before turning to look at me. "They put wolfbane in their arrows. I don't have much time, do I?" He asked me."You are fine. You just need rest" I insisted."Did I tell you that I was glad to have met you, Aniston?"I closed my eyes briefly to stop the tears.Storm's breathing was becoming shallower by the second."I failed him. I failed you, I...
Lee's POV I felt someone's hand on my mouth and my mind went blank. Maybe we weren't safe in the mansion after all and whoever hurt my sister finally caught up with us.I did the first thing my father taught me when I was a child learning martial arts, I tried not to panic. I felt the coldness of the iron weapon the bad guy had before I felt it go to my left eye. If this creep thought I was going down without a fight, then he had another thing coming to him because the only way he was going to kill my sister was through me and I loved breathing, a lot.The first mistake the perpetrator made was not restraining me but I couldn't fault him since he didn't know me anyway and he was probably a fool to come after Raven in Bayblue.I pushed him hard on his abdomen but the man's grip didn't loosen and I was very close to losing consciousness and I really didn't want to think about the metallic weapon the bad guy was trying to insert into my eyeballs. I punched him again but this time low
Chapter 109: Midnight Ari's pov Gideon tried to keep his eyes open, but the weight of his droopy eyelid and the damp eyelash weighed down on him. And so he had to close his eyes at intervals.It's been a very long few days and he was at his limit.(Help me)He whispered softly to me but he got no reply. I have since given up on living and every minute that went by, Gideon could feel my consciousness slip and like slime, the more he tried to hold on to his human, the more slippery it became.(Come on! Help me. Keep your eyes open!)He purred at me, trying to get me to do something. But just like yesterday and the day before that and the day before that, Gideon got just a murmur and some gibberish he couldn't make out and then his human aka me was off again into the Cuckoo's world.I am just a day away from going mad from the poison hooked into my hand and when I eventually do, Gideon would turn into a blood thirsty beast and not the cage he was in could hold him back from his murder
Aniston's POV Soon, we rejoined our friends and we made our way out of the Midnight pack land. It was going to be a long trip. We parked our van just outside the enemy territory. If we can reach there without being surrounded then we would be safe.I was grateful when we succeeded.We all sat inside the van in silence.I did my best to keep the Alphason comfortable on the bumpy road and with the silver chain gone, Ari was slowly beginning to heal.He drifted in and out of consciousness numerous times. "You are alright now, sweetheart. Just sleep" I always end up telling him even though Lee, Raven and Dev looked at me like I was a lunatic who was secretly in love with a man who didn't know I existed.And I wasn't going to break Ari's trust as much as I wanted to tell everyone that he loves me…he risked his life for me and I am his mate.I was content being the crazy love struck girl cradling a grown ass man like he was a scardy little baby in need of some good loving.But I didn't ca
Storm's POV I could barely see anything, including my feet. The smoke had already engorged the whole room. I could see the fire on the roof and part of the walls. I had a bad feeling that the roof would give way and crush me to death, if I don't get out on time.The smoke made my eyes itch and then the coughing started. I have never felt so hot like this before. It was like I was being roasted on a hot oven. I took a deep breath but that was a mistake. My lungs burned as I fought for oxygen. "Little boy! Little boy! Little boy!"I called out several times but I couldn't make any distinctive sound of a human being in the room. I almost gave up and decided to turn back. But a crazy thought entered into my mind and head. What if I abandon my mission and the little boy's body was found burned to a crisp the next day, Will I be able to live with the guilt? Probably not! I heard the sound before it happened. One second the roof was still intact and the next, half of it came crashing d
Aniston's POV I watched as he regained consciousness. I knew it in the way he watched me. I wrapped my arms around him and I vowed not to let him go again."Hey. You shouldn't have risked your life for me"His short black hair that was usually neatly combed to the back and was everywhere and sticky with wet dirt.He seemed to have shrunk in height or was it the way I gathered him into my arms like he was an infant?"Why not?" I whispered into his ears.I remembered how I first described him the first time I saw him.I thought what a beautiful devil he was with his sculpture-like chiseled jawline and distinctive straight nose. It made me smile, I touched his jaw, he was still the most beautiful man I have ever seen even in his disarray.Ari looked at me. Taking every effort to hold my gaze."I would rather put a blade through my own chest than see you hurt trying to save me"I focused on him.I stared at his high cheekbones that looked man made and too perfect, his lips delicious and