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
VioletThe kiss that Phoenix gave me was so soft yet demanding. It contradicts itself, but my toes curled from the perfection of his kiss. The first time he’s done this type of public display of affection. It surprised me, and yet I’m glad he did it. Like he was officially claiming me and accepting as his mate.And then he asked, “How would you feel if I asked you to be my Luna?”I stare at him in stunned silence. Then I couldn’t help but feel painfully aware of that fact that almost everyone in this room is a werewolf and has enhanced hearing. Even though he did whisper his question, it doesn’t change the fact that the whole room knows our conversation.He’s staring at me waiting for me to answer him. That wolfish grin he has slowly fade as he can see the apprehension in my eyes. I gulp down the lump in my throat and force myself to breathe out before I grab his hand and ignore the heat coming from it as I bring him to the bathroom.The heat from his curse doesn’t bother me, it doesn
MagnoliaBoth me and Uncle Donovan heard the question that Phoenix asked Violet and we both look at each other silently as we pick at the food that Phoenix brought us. Charlie looks between as Violet pulls Phoenix into the bathroom and he whispers, “What’s going on?”My eyes flicker up to meet my uncle’s and he gives me a small smirk before leaning back in his seat and asking, “How new is this relationship? They haven’t marked each other yet and seem to still be trying to figure it all out.”Charlie chuckles before answers, “They’ve known each other a couple of months now. It’s just taken them awhile to accept fate.”His eyebrows furrow as he frowns and murmurs, “Huh.”He glances to the door, I’m sure a thousand things are running through his mind. I wonder how it is for him knowing that his daughter is mated to his enemy’s son. Surely, that’s not an easy thing to process. We fall into silence though and I decide to move over to the bed to lie down for a nap. I don’t know how long th
PhoenixI stay by Donovan when Violet walks away to talk to Cora. I’m hoping Cora will even be able to help, I know that our situation is well, unique.Honestly, I’m surprised how kind Donovan is toward me considering whose son I am. He doesn’t seem to care and instead asks me questions about myself and my relationship with Violet. I tell him anything he wants to know, wanting him to feel comfortable with me, wanting him to know I would never do anything to harm her.We fall into silence for a moment and I ask, “Do you not care who I am?”The corner of his mouth twitches up in amusement and he shakes his head, “I don’t care that you’re Xavier’s son. That doesn’t mean that you’re bad. And I want my daughter to be happy, if you do that then you’re good in my book.”
VioletI feel stuck, frozen. I don’t know what to do now that Xavier Black is now standing in front of me. I knew that the time was coming that I would face him, but now that it’s here… I feel unprepared.All this time, the years I put into planning to take him down because now that he’s actually here in front of me, I feel like cowering and hiding in a corner the same way a child would.His gaze locks onto my hand that’s gripping his son’s arm tightly. His eyes move up to meet his son’s and he glares at him, a gaze that is so menacing that if looks could kill Phoenix would be decimated. His voice is surprisingly calm, “So, either the rumors are true or you’ve been deceiving her and brought her as a gift to me.” Xavier pauses, tilting his head just a little to the side as he tells Phoenix, “I would make your choice wisely.”Phoenix barks out a laugh and says, “If you really think that I would just hand over my mate then you’re delusional.”He slowly shifts himself in front of me, not