--Almost Four Weeks Ago---
Aria and I are sitting on the little bench by the koi pond. “I have something to tell you, Divina, but you have to promise to keep it between us,” she says, and I can see tears forming in her eyes, but they have yet to fall.
I nod my head and wait for her to continue. “I have a daughter. She’s four and no one here knows about her. She’s been taken and I am risking her life by telling you this, but I also think you may be the only one who can save her after talking with my brother,” she continues, twisting her hands in her la
Tell me your thoughts. Were you expecting this or did you think Aria betrayed Greg and Divina? Vivi, xoxo
Greg wakes me up when we get back to Timberwolf Pack. “We’re here, Divina,” he says. I look around groggily and yawn. Rubbing my hands over my face, I peer out the windshield. “I’m so exhausted,” I say. Greg and Aria both chuckle at me. “What’s the plan?” Greg asks. “I’m here long enough to get Alina and see Little Ember before I head back to Bright Moon Pack. I will come back in a week or so to check on Ember again,” I tell him. “We’re coming with you,” Greg says. I smile at him and shake my head. “I think you should talk to Aria first. Aria backs out of the SUV with Milly in her arms and says, “We’ve already discussed it. Until we get all this figured out, Greg and I will be where you are.”
“And you believe this prophecy?” I ask. “I don’t know, but we can’t ignore your name,” Greg says. “My name?” I ask and look at him in confusion. Greg looks at me like I am missing something big. “What?” I ask and throw my arms out wide. “Why are you looking at me like that?” “Because your name literally means, Divine Warrior Angel and Alina means Light.” Greg says and looks at me in exasperation. “Okay, then whois this person of darkness I’m supposed to conceive a baby with?” I say and cross my arms. “You are going to have to put those pieces together yourself,” Greg says and stands. “We will stand with you and back you every step of the way, but you have to stand on your own two feet this time. I thought I was helping you before, but I think I was
“You think Warrick is a hybrid?” I ask. “I do.” my dad says. “What is he mixed with then?” I ask and pinch my bottom lip between my thumb and pointer finger. This is too much.“I think he is part werewolf and part demon,” my dad says, effectively knocking the air out of my lungs. I stumble back, a pained cry comes from my lips. “No. He can’t be! Demons are evil creatures, dad!” My dad steps forward and places his hands on my shoulders. “Divina, look at me.” When I don’t, he shakes me slightly. My eyes find his and he holds my gaze. “Just because a person is part demon, does not inherently make them automatically bad. Just as you being part angel, does not automatically make you automatically good. Do you understand?” I sigh. “Yes, I understand.”
A knock on my bedroom door draws our attention much to my relief. “Come in,” I call, and Greg steps through my door with two dresses with plastic covers over them. “Luna Maria asked me to bring these to your room so Gloria and Bren can...” Greg’s words trail off as he focuses on me. “Umm, wow. You look... great?” His words come out as a question and I cringe, touching my hair. “Is it that bad?” I ask. His eyes go wide, and he hurriedly sets the dresses down on my bed before coming to me and grasping my hands. “No, no. That’s not what I meant. It’s just. Am I even allowed to compliment you anymore? I’ve been so comfortable around you for so long, I don’t want to cross any lines. Really, you look breathtaking,” he says and flashes me his familiar smile. “Thanks,” I say and smile at Aria as she appears in the doorway. She smiles back and rolls her eyes. “He worries too much,” she says and walks over to us, wrapping her arms around his waist and standing on he
---Warrick--- Seeing her for the first time since that day at Timberwolf pack nearly ruined me. I ambarely able to hold myself back from pushing through the crowd to get to her.I need to get a hold of myself. I have a part to play today, and I can't let what I want get in the way of that. I drink her in. Thosegorgeous blue eyes, beautiful golden skin, and that hair. I had no idea when she colored it, but she didn’t look as if she belonged this world. Maybe she didn’t. She definitely didn’t belong to me anymore. The mate bond’s pull on me is justas strong as it waswhen I first laid eyes on her and I wonder if she can still feel it. She has never accepted my rejection, so I am inclined to think she feels our bond as strongly as
Chaos erupts around us as the crowd scrambles to get out of Vanessa’s trajectory. She plows through anyone who is in her way and the murderous rage that fills her eyes is focused solelyon Divina. All I can think about is protecting her. I can’t let anything happen to her again. I have to get her out of here. The crowd surges against us and I lose my grip on her. I spin around and search the crowd for Divina, but I can’t find her. “NO!” I scream and push against the flow of the panicked guests. Sheappears to the right of where I last saw her and instead of running away from Vanessa, she is heading straight for her with Alina circling around the other side as if to try and drive Vanessa back away from the everyone. Panic feels me as I watch the three of them collide. They go down in a tangle oflimbs, kicking up dirt and dust. I can’t see or hear anything and anger heats at my chest as I fight to get through the crowd. “Get the fuck ou
---Divina--- I hide my shock that Warrick just took Vanessa’s life. I honestly didn’t think he had it in him. I hate it, but I still don’t fully trust him even with these past few weeks. He has been trying so hard to prove himself to me, but it is hard to forgive and forget.As the demons advance upon us, I look over at his too large frame with his clothes hanging in tatters off him and suppress a giggle when an image of the Hulk comes to mind. “Now you’ve done it,” I say and reach for his hand. He is so huge that I have to lean back to see his face. “Dance with me?” I ask with a smile. This was going to be fun. Warrick’s grip on my hand tightens and he pulls me to him and lifts me up, so I am eye level with him. He leans in and gives me a gentle kiss
6 Weeks Earlier ---Warrick--- I pace back and forth in the guest room that Alpha Jack had set up for me in the wing for visiting Alphas and the image of Divina leaning into Greg’s kiss assaults my mind. “Fuck!” I roar and scrub my hands over my face. The ache in my chest intensifies and I close my eyes and breathe through the pain. I can’t handle a world where she is with someone else. Suddenly, I have the need to run and try to call Nox forward, but he is still ignoring me. “Fine, Asshole! I’ll run on two legs then,” I mutter to myself and raise the window. I slip out onto the roof and walk to the edge to gage how high up I am. Piece of cake, I think, and step off the roof and land lightly on the ground. I glance up at the ledge three stories up before taking off in a sprint to the forest that hugs the edge of the clearing near the pack house. I run for hours trying to clear my head and when that doesn’t work, I run harder. Images of her piercing blue eyes, her face lighting up