Donovan StoneFlashback- 3 years agoThis day never should’ve come to past. We’ve worked so hard to give our Violet the best life that we could and more than anything, we’ve worked so hard to not get caught.She’s running as fast as I am, Penelope got separated from us, but my duty now it to keep Vi safe. I push on her back as I urge her to go faster, “Keep going, Vi.”Her head bobs up and down and she tries to do as I told her. The hairs on my body stand when I hear Penelope’s voice cry out in pain and Xavier’s sadistic laugh follows her cry. I grab Violet’s arm and yank her back. She gasps, her eyes wide, and I brush her hair from her face and tell her earnestly, “Listen to me, Violet. You need to keep running. Do not stop, no matter what! And no matter what you hear, do not look back. Okay, baby?”I try not to cry in front of her as I take this moment to memorize every inch of her face. Her safety is all that matters. But I can’t let Xavier have Penelope, not alive, he can cause to
VioletMy heartbeat is thundering so loud, so violently inside of me that it makes my ears hurt. I stand in front of my dad, this ghost of a man from what I remember.Everything hurts right now, the roaring in my head, the sob building up inside of me, the guilt eating me alive knowing that this is what he has turned into and… it’s because of me.I said his name out of shock, “Dad?”He stares at me, emotions swirling in his eyes as he tries to figure out if I’m truly who I said I am. Suddenly, it seemed to hit him and his voice is panicked and he looks around the room, scared something will jump out and ruin everything. He asks, “What are you doing here? You have to get out of here! Our sacrifice, it can’t be for nothing.”I blink back the tears, forcing myself to be the steady one right now. I put a hand on his arm and force myself not to shake even though right now, all I truly want to do is crumble. I tell him, “Dad, calm down. I’m here. I’m here to save you and mom.”He frowns, I
Violet“HELP US!” The scream echoes in my mind. I thought it was Magnolia, but I quickly realized that it wasn’t, it was her wolf. And if Ada was the one screaming for help, they truly must be in deep trouble.Every hair on my body stood up from the sound of her voice, I feel like my heart dropped to my stomach. My dad notices the change in my body and asks, “Is everything okay?”I focus on him and say, “I need to leave for a few minutes. Just stay here and stay quiet. The only people that should come in here are Magnolia, Charlie, or Phoenix.”He nods his head and says, “Okay, I’ll stay put. What about Henry? Is he not here?”I press my lips together, not wanting to talk about him, not right now. Realization hits him and his shoulders sag as he nods, “Oh, okay, I understand.”As I walk out the door I say, “I’ll be back soon.” I shut the door behind me and take a deep breath. I have no idea where the others are at in the pack house. I just… I need to find them. The fear in me is getti
MagnoliaThe moment that Violet stepped into the room it’s like the whole world slowed down. She rushes over to Phoenix, wraps her arms around his neck, and she jumps up to wrap her legs around his waist, trying to be as close to him as possible and not worried about the harm it may do to her.He falls to his butt, but she doesn’t even squeal. She just holds on to him and buries her face into his neck. I know that Phoenix’s power is lethal and yet, she seems unfazed by it. And slowly, the blackness covering his body retreats, going back to the way it normally is where it only occupies his hands. It’s… magical, watching them. I can’t tear my eyes from them as I wonder is this the power of the mate bond or just her ability as the white wolf? Or… is this the moon goddess giving her some divine protection.I didn’t realize how distracted I was by then, until Charlie runs out from behind me towards them. As he runs past them, my eyes flicker up as I realize his target. He charges after Be
PhoenixWe were right. It is souls in there. How… how is this even possible? I don’t understand what my father must’ve done in order to gain such an ability.Violet turns towards me, worry shining in her blue eyes, as she asks, “How is this possible?”I look down at my sister and say, “I don’t know. Perhaps you’d like to share with the rest of the room?”Beatrix narrows her eyes at me as she looks up and hisses in response. I roll my eyes and Violet shakes her head in annoyance and says, “We should put her in the room before the rest of the house wakes up.”I nod in agreement, we only have a few hours left until daylight breaks. I look to Magnolia and Charlie and say, “Stay here, we’ll be back soon.”I pull my sister up and then wrap some rope into her mouth and I tell her in a low commanding voice, “Don’t get any smart ideas.”I see panic shining through her eyes, I never thought there would be a day that she feared me like this. I never wanted her to fear me like this, but she shoul
VioletWe run back up to the room where Magnolia and Charlie are waiting for us. When we walk into the room I notice Magnolia is standing very close to the soul chamber. Her arms are crossed as she stares at it. Charlie glances over at us and I walk over to him giving him a hug and tell him, “Thank you.”He hugs me back and says, “Nothing will happen to you on my watch. I can’t help but smile at him as I say, “I believe that. Thank you, Charlie.”Phoenix walks near the soul chamber and Magnolia notices us and it’s like it triggers her. Anxiety consumes her and she starts to pace the room as she asks us, “What are we going to do? People will notice that Beatrix is missing! And this whole thing with souls is so out of our capability!”Phoenix says, “Relax, it’s not uncommon for Beatrix to go away without saying anything. We have at least a day before people are hard core looking for her.”As Phoenix gives her that explanation, I frown as I take in what she just said. What does she mean
MagnoliaWe all walk back into Phoenix’s room. Violet’s dad, my uncle, Donovan is lying on the couch and he pops up when he heard the door open. Phoenix talks in a soothing yet respectful voice as he says, “Sorry sir, didn’t mean to frighten you.”I freeze as Donovan stands up, he looks so fragile. I don’t know why I expected him to look any different, but it’s certainly alarming seeing how small he looks with his bones so obviously showing. Violet walks over to him as she asks, “Why are you lying on the couch when you could be in the bed?”He shrugs, “Don’t worry about it, Violet. This is better than I’ve had in a while.”I notice Violet’s face is pinched with worry, but she doesn’t say anything especially now that her dad is up on his feet and is bringing out his hand to shake Phoenix’s and saying, “Donovan Stone, thank you for allowing me in your room.”Phoenix smiles politely and says, “It’s not a problem, sir.”I notice that Phoenix doesn’t say his full name and for a moment I wo
PhoenixI rush down the stairs to the kitchen because I know I don’t have much time before the omegas will be awake and starting their day. I know that everyone will be hungry, but I can’t help but feel worried for Violet’s dad. When is the last time that he ate? How little has he been allowed to have and for how long?No person should look as bad as he does. I silently pray to the goddess that Penelope Fox won’t look the same way. I grab out a tray and haphazardly throw things onto it, chips, fruit, cheese, bottles of water, crackers, a jar of peanut butter, it doesn’t matter we just need stuff we can eat.I’m so focused on what I need to do and how fast it needs to be done that I jump when I hear a startled gasp. My eyes instantly move to the clock and I inwardly groan knowing that I took up too much time. I turn with a forced smile and I see the head omega.What was her name? Normally, the omegas don’t talk to me much… too afraid of my power. Carol! That was her name, it’s Carol!I