Charlie POV.I watch in shock at the transformation of Jadara. I knew she was strong, but not this strong.Odessa chants something and a bubble like barrier appears around Jadara, and she looks at me with her chilling white eyes and smirks at me.“Jadara, I have called you forward, and you need to listen to what I have to say.” Jadara looks from me to Odessa and she lifts her chin higher as she regards the other oracle in front of her. She touches the barrier around her and chuckles.“You think this can hold me, Odessa? Shall we test it out?” she places both her hands on it and groans before she removes her hands. She looks at her hands in a silent question.“As I was saying. I have called upon you to give a warning. No, not a warning. A bit of good news for us, but bad news for you. So take it how you will. The gods may have given you the purpose to do what you want, but it would seem there was a slight loophole.” Jadara looks up and moves closer, but stops as she looks around.“You
Rosa POV.I tackle Jadara to the ground as Cece bites and scratches her. When we are thrown back as Jadara stands and just holds her hands up.“Cece enough!” she shouts at us, when Cece growls again and lunges at her for us to be caught and thrown to the floor.“I am not your enemy. You heard what we were talking about. Please, we need to work together. I promise you I won’t harm you anymore. I thought I was doing the right thing. So kill me if you need to, but you will end up killing yourself.” She screams at us when I go still.“Cece, give me control.” I say as I shift back and shove Jadara away from me. I stand up and look at her. Why is it I am the shortest in the damn room?“I want the truth. Now!” I growl out as I step up to her. She looks at me with a small smirk on her face.“No, I will show you.” she offers me her hand and I look at Odessa and she nods her head and I take it. I gasp as I feel the pull to her and I close my eyes and I see everything. Her meeting her mate for t
Rosa POV.My head is spinning with this revelation. But I can’t even call them liars, because I don’t know. I barely remember my birth parents. I couldn’t even tell you their names.“I know this is a lot to take in. But that is the truth. I wouldn’t lie to you Rosa.” I look up at Odessa and I stand, releasing Jadara’s hand.“I would like to be alone to process this. Jadara, you are free to either re-enter me or walk around. I don’t care right now.” I say as I walk away and out into the back garden.I walk towards the seating area by the pool. The twinkling fairy lights overhead offering a warm light. I sit down and think back to what I have just been told. The proverbial bomb that has been dropped on my unsuspecting self.“Rosy, are you ok? Dumb question, just ignore me. I’m here if you want to talk,” Cece says and I ignore her too. I’m not being rude. I just need time to think and I can only do that in silence.I think I need to learn more about Rosalie and who my parents were. But s
Rosa POV.They are dead! What? No, that can’t be right.“When and how? I mean, gods, I’m so sorry Charlie.” I say when he hangs his head and I wait quietly and patiently for him to continue.“When a siren goes into what you call heat. The female will mate with many males until they become pregnant. Unless they are already mated. Lyra was in what we call the mating season. I had returned from Moonlight Cove after our session and it was then that I started to feel resentment towards you. So in my spite I mated with her and marked her.” He says, and I wince at what he is saying. He fucked her to get back at me. Wow!“She became pregnant, and I became filled with more hate, but not just towards you, but me. I stopped going to the settlement afraid to see you. Then one day the oracle in me wouldn’t stop. She was filling my head with the promise of it was me who was meant to have Jadara. Not you a weak wolf. So I gave in to it.” He says, and I narrow my eyes at him.“Well, you know what hap
Rosa POV.Well, when Jadara suggested a prison break, I didn’t know what to expect. But here I am, walking cautiously with my hair in a messy bun at the back of my neck with a baseball cap on my head and sunglasses covering half my face. Baggy clothes and hands in my pockets. Yeah, I don’t look shifty at all.“Stop complaining. At least we are out. You are doing great, Rosa. Just remember to wait for the green man when you cross the road and those metal things on wheels really hurt if they hit you.” Jadara thinks she is fucking funny.“Yes, you’re a comedian don’t give up your day job. I know what those metal things are and I know how to cross the damn street. Look, you guys, this was a bad idea. Can we do this another day?” I ask, becoming panicked as I look at all the people who are watching me suspiciously.“Nope, look, we are nearly there. See straight ahead.” I take a breath and walk on as fast as I can. But I can’t help looking at all these people and I wonder are they happily i
Charlie POV.Well, this is just fantastic. I come back this morning after our little argument last night and she has gone. I’m so fucking screwed. Gaia is going to have my guts if I don’t find her, and fast. I can’t even tell Dragus or Odessa. She, the crafty little cow, broke the barrier and disabled the alarm system. I should have known better than to leave her alone.If I were Rosa, where would I go? Well, that’s easy. I would run away again. But where? She has masked her scent, so what do I do?I begin walking the streets every minute I become more angry, more worried. Especially now that she is on talking terms with Cece and Jadara. So I suppose I could just follow any screams. Because I don’t trust the murderous hybrid bitch, not one bit. She will never change, and Rosa is being too trusting.I walk the streets asking people if they have seen her and described what she looks like. I mean, she is rather unique looking so she will be easy to spot. But not one person I have asked h
Rosa POV.What was that? How did I do that? What the hell is happening to me?“Rosa. Wait.” I walk faster when I catch my reflection in the mirror. I stop, my mouth hangs open at my hair and my eyes.My curls have dropped and my red colour is becoming more white, my green eyes are becoming more silver. What is happening?“Jadara, what is happening?” I ask her and she hums in my head.“It would seem your fae side is showing. But you used power in your anger. How is that possible?” she mumbles to herself and I have don’t know how or why this is happening. Sure, yes, he pissed me off, but I have never been like that before. Never wanted to harm anyone. I just wanted him to stop, and I imagined him being thrown across the garden and blam he was.“I don’t understand. How could I have done this? I thought the fae were peaceful?” I say to her when she sighs.“Yes, they usually are. But we know different now, don’t we? Besides, you are the heir, so I’m assuming you will have some of the power
Rosa POV.I wake with a slight headache and remember what happened yesterday. My hands glowed, and I threw Charlie away from me. That shouldn’t have been possible, but it was. Apparently, I am now manifesting into something more, especially when I’m angry and I don’t like it.I have never felt such powerful emotions before. I am usually happy-go-lucky, but not anymore. It is like a defence of sorts. I sit in my bed and don’t know what I’m supposed to do, but I know one thing: I can’t run from this.“The book.” I say to myself as I pull the quilt back and shuffle close to the edge of the bed and get down. Walking toward the doorway, I poke my head out, but I don’t hear anyone. So I walk towards the bathroom.I use the facilities and walk back out, going in search of Charlie. I really need to apologise to him for what happened yesterday. I was acting like a brat.When I walk down the stairs, the house is eerily quiet when Cece whimpers in my head and I stop in my tracks. I sniff the air