CharlieI get everything out to make us some hot chocolate. Harper now sits on the countertop behind me. My body feels like it’s buzzing with excitement being in her presence. My wolf is hyper aware of the fact that she sits behind us and that the room smells like her sweet fruity lemon-lime scent. I turn to look at her as the milk heats up and she glances up at me and asks, “So, what were you doing up?”I shrug, “I told you, I get nightmares too.”She frowns, her eyebrows scrunching together as she does and she says, “Your group seems like it has the picture perfect life. I can’t imagine that you would have any reason to have nightmares.”I shake my head, “I can see why you think that, but it took us a long time and a lot of effort to achieve what we have now, but things haven’t always been so simple.”Harper tilts her head to the side as she asks, “So, what hardships have you faced?”“You know,” I start as I turn back to check on the milk, “I think there’s a lot we both want to kno
MagnoliaMy eyes snapped open the moment the door shut behind Charlie. I don’t know why he left the room, I feel an urge to follow him so I get out of the bed, put on my slippers and robe and head to the door.But I hear him talking down the stairs and I hear Harper’s soft voice respond back to him. I stay in the doorway, not wanting to interrupt them, but not wanting to go back to the room and be all by myself. That’s when I sense his presence, my eyes flicker up to meet Hendrix’s and he looks at me, fury seems to blaze in his eyes. He takes a step towards me and it takes all of my willpower to remain right where I am. I will not back down against him, I can be just as strong as he is.He frowns as he comes close to me and I can’t resist the urge to touch him. I long to feel the sparks I’ve always heard about, the sparks I never had the opportunity to feel with Henry since he died before my 18th birthday.My fingers lightly graze against his hand and his eyes shut, his whole body se
HarperI breathe out in relief from getting away from the tension downstairs. I sink down into one of the sitting chairs in our room, but I know I don’t have long before Hendrix will come in here.As if he knew I was thinking of him, he walks in the room. He’s deathly quiet, he doesn’t even look at me and instead walks straight to the bed. His breathing soon turns heavy that I thought he fell asleep, but then his voice breaks the silence in the room and he asks, “What did you see?”I saw two things. I saw her life with him and her life without him. Her life with him… it drained her of all happiness and life that she has. She already is depressed, he will break her so easily.I saw her without him, there was someone with her that I couldn’t quite make out, but she was happy and smiling. She radiated with joy the same way that Luna Violet does. As much as Magnolia longs to be with her mate… the goddess made a bad call with the two of them.Yes, I know her name. Magnolia Jade Knight. Par
MagnoliaPhillip had to check in on the patrol once we were done with our quickie in the clearing. He told me that I should get back to the pack house and I thanked him. He did distract me, he did exactly what I wanted and needed.Yet, I feel bad. I feel bad because I used him and he’s a good guy, yet, I continue to drag him along. He deserves to know. I need to tell him that Hendrix is my second chance mate. I need to tell him that I don’t know what I want… I don’t know if Hendrix and I will go any further than where we currently are.I walk back to the pack house and I sneak in the back way and quietly go to the kitchen, hoping that no one will notice me. I don’t want a lecture and I don’t want to talk with anyone.But I’ve run out of luck because as I walk into the kitchen I see Violet’s back. I stop moving and try to back away but her voice rings out, “You’re playing a dangerous game, Mags.”I gulp and walk toward her as I get closer I see that there are two glasses of wine sittin
CharlieMy heart sounds thunderous to me as I wait for Harper to respond. Phoenix told me that Hendrix and Harper seem to have trust issues and although he understood why I was waiting to make a move with Harper, he was concerned that she would view it as an act of betrayal if I continued to keep it from her.I brought her here because I thought it was beautiful and because I thought that by talking about our past and not wasting time and what not, that maybe… just maybe she won’t reject me on the spot.She’s already told me that she’s not interested in having a mate. She’s told me that she’s scared of getting hurt.I’ve only known her a total of 5 days and I can’t imagine ever hurting her, just the thought of her experiencing pain brings me anger. I just want her to give me a chance.Her pale purple eyes seem to pierce into my soul and she slowly nods her head as she looks back out at the flowers and tells me, “Well, that makes a lot of sense.”I tilt my head to the side as I look at
HendrixI need to apologize to Harper.It’s been a few days, plenty of time for both of us to cool down and to try and figure out if we like this pack regardless of the other one’s opinion. I don’t mind the pack, it’s not hard getting adjusted to a pack lifestyle again. It’s like riding a bike, getting back into trainings and being around other wolves comes naturally for me.Has it been an easy adjustment for her? I haven’t seen her often, and normally when I do it’s from afar.I go searching for her, but she’s not in the house, she wasn’t on the trail when I went… where could she have gone off to?Sweat beads on my forehead and the back of my neck. Fear grips my heart as memories of our past haunt me. I see MJ walk out of the pack house and I walk towards her, I’ve seen her and Harper together a few times over the past few days. Perhaps she knows where she is.I call her name, “MJ!”She turns to look at me, her dirty blonde hair is pulled back in a high ponytail, she doesn’t wear any
MagnoliaThere’s more to Hendrix than what meets the eye, I can feel it. He asked me so many questions on our walk today, I think having a few days without talking to each other was good.He looked at me intensely anytime I brought up Henry, I swear I could see his wolf spark inside when I brought him up. The wolf is Henry, I’m almost certain of it. And although, this isn’t what I thought the goddess would do, it is the hand that we’ve been dealt.He watched me intensely as I tended to the sunflower that I had out here for Henry. It brightens my day anytime I come out to see it, it stands so tall among all the other flowers, just the way my Henry was. When Charlie and Harper were heading out they offered for us to walk with them. I said no, Hendrix said yes. So, now, I’m left out here alone.I sit and stare at the flowers that felt as if they stretched on forever. This is the best way that Violet and Phoenix could’ve made a memorial for these people. It doesn’t depress you, instead i
HendrixHarper yells at me, “What the fu-?!” I clamp a hand down over her mouth and say, “Shhhhh, be quiet!”Her gaze is piercing and she throws my hand off of her mouth and hisses at me, “What do you mean you never broke the bond and Emery didn’t either?”I press my lips together, I know she thinks I’m stupid, but I don’t know how to explain it to her. She demands, “Break the bond! Break it now!”I huff, “I’ve tried, Harper. It doesn’t work.”Her eyebrows scrunch up and she shakes her head no and says, “That’s not possible.”She’s going to be so angry, I can feel her wrath building up and I tell her, “I think that Emery gave me a fake name.”“Prove it.”