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Rosalie The rain had not stopped since returning from the Malificus Acus. It poured down like a wall of water. The village below the tower, had become a bog. The moat, flooded, and the even the distant stream had burst its banks… not that I could see it trough the gloom. Villagers had migrated into their little ram-shackle homes, and only came out when absolutely necessary. Otherwise, the streets and fields below were empty. Even the cows sheltered under the bushy trees looking for an escape from the impossible weather. The tone of the castle was sombre. Despite anyone else knowing the impending doom that was approaching, they could all still feel something was coming. Perhaps the people thought that it was the war that was causing such an atmosphere. But only a select few knew better. Estelle had taken the last few days to perfect her detection spell. And we had tested in several times to ensure that it would work. It was decided that the only way to ensure that Tenebris would th
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Rosalie Pain radiated through my abdomen, and down my legs as my body convulsed, followed by the sound of water trickling to the floor. My waters had broken. What happened after that seem to all happen in a flurry of activity. Getting out of Castle Black and to the little cottage in the woods had been no easy feat. Especially due to the miserable weather still pouring down outside. By the time Lucille had found Estelle, Alexander was already by my side. And doing his best to move me from the castle to our planned birthing place. His arms wrapped around my back, and holding me up through each contraction as it hit. The journey was uncomfortable and generally miserable. And by the time we reached the little cottage, what had started out as light contractions ever so often, quickly changed to contractions every few minutes, and I knew the time had come to start pushing. And whilst my body begged to start doing so, I held back with everything within me. “I’m not ready for this Ale
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Rosalie A flurry of activity ensued, and just like that the bubble had burst.A mixture of pain and dread filled Alex’s face, and I could only imagine the same was reflected back in my own.Estelle had spent the last weeks preparing for this day.Her protection spell over the cottage was already in place. All that was left to do, was place her cloaking spell over me, so that Tenebris wouldn’t clock on that Adelaide was not with me.The basis of this was simple.She was edging her bets on scent and appearance.Obviously, taking Ada with me would put her directly into harms way. So, it had been dismissed as an option from the start. And the only way that we could think for this work was to fashion a dummy of sorts. This would then work in conjunction with a cloaking spell so that the dummy appeared to be a real human child.That, along with a blanket that held Ada’s scent and we prayed to the goddess that the plan would work.With Estelle having hidden the cottage out of sight, Tenebri
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Heather Valley Mountain Pack, Canada 21st June 2004, Summer Solstice BallLandonLife, for an eighteen-year-old, couldn’t get much better. As the soon to be beta of the pack, young, handsome – even if I do say so myself – charismatic in my own devilishly overhanded way, I knew that I was a catch. And perhaps that was why I never struggled to “pick up” girls.It was light drawing a bee to honey. Good looks and a title, thrown in some self confidence and the girls came flocking… in some cases the women….Not that I was overly interested in any of them.It was all fun. I was a womaniser. I flitted form one girl to the next, never really settling down. Never taking life to seriously. And the moment that I caught a whiff of the other person wanting to “take it to the next level” I ran.I had never been interested in anything of a serious nature. And despite the fact that I was more than willing to fool around with anyone that threw themselves my way, a part of me had wanted to save any re
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Landon “Mate.” The words were out my mouth before I could prevent them from tumbling out.I haven’t even seen the she-wolf yet. But her scent was enough to drive me crazy.“Landon?” Drakes voice came from besides me. But I wasn’t listening to anything that he had to say. I stood twisting from the table and scout around the vast arboretum.It didn’t take long. It was as if our stars were aligned, for almost instantly, my eyes came to rest on the most breath-taking wolf I had aver seen.Her hair was pain blonde that remined me of the straw meadows back home. Her skin every bit as pale as her hair, holding together a small frame making her seem as if she could blow away as easily as the delicate flower petals that hung above her.“Mate.” Was all I could say again.Pulling myself to my full height, I step away from the table, the first step in her direction. But my elation at finding my mate tumbled down around me, as a large arm wrapped around her small frame and she pulled into the emb
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Just on the out skirts of the ruined Castle Black, Present Day.Rosalie “Life hasn’t exactly been kind to either of us Rosie.” Landon’s voice brought me out of my reverie. Cashing back to earth with a bang that was so forceful, that for a moment, it knocked by breath clean out of me.He spoke in a careful voice. One that was mixed with cheerfulness but held a decidedly bittersweet undertone. The way someone might speak to try and bring a bit of light to the conversation, or even when you try to connect with someone.But for me, in that moment. It felt like mockery.“Oh?” I questioned, with a small measure of disbelief in my voice. “I didn’t realise that you had a family that you had no choice but to leave behind somewhere.”“That’s cruel.” Landon stood abruptly besides me, his hands resting in the back pocket of his trousers, as he looks down at me with something resembling bitter disappointment. “Pain comes in forms. Sometimes, not as obvious as others.”I gulped down the guilt that
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Rosalie *Beep* *beep* *beep*I tried to force my eyes open. But they were so heavily set closed that it was as if someone had superglued them shut through the night.I was floating in a perfect night sky. The stars drifted by me, close enough to touch, but I could get my limbs to work to reach out to touch them. I felt weightless. But there was something in the back of my mind that was trying to push through, something that was reminding me I had work to do.As I slowly regained consciousness, I was very aware of just how heavily my body was. It wasn’t just my eyes that refused to open. The muscles in my arms would not co-operate, nor my legs. And even the mere thought of moving my head sent my brain into a tailspin big enough to feel like it was about to explode.The room, wherever that happened to be, was quiet. All, that is, except for the rhythmical beep, beep, beep that seemed to persist somewhere close by.Wait? Beeping? That was most definitely not a noise I was used to.The m
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It didn’t take long for the pack doctor to arrive. Looking slightly bedraggled, and drk crescent circles shadowed his eyes. He had obviously pulled an all night shift. And I hoped that I hadn’t been the cause of it.“Right, Miss Summers.” The doctor began, pulling my notes out of a holder at the end of my bed.“Black.” I piped up automatically. I knew I had messed up the moment that the names left my lips. I watched as the poor doctors face twisted into confusion, his brow furrowing as he stammered over his words, checking his notes, flicking the sheets backwards and forwards looking for how he had made such a mistake.Inwardly chastising myself, I pursed my lips, wishing I had kept them shut.Granny Lou was quick to come to my defence.“My son and daughter adopted Rosalie into their family over five years ago doctor. She is just as much family to us as the rest.” Patting my forearm, a gentle reminder to not say anything.“I see.” The doctor looked between the old lady and myself, obv
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