Kyra-
It was like my entire body was about to burst. The energy that I was pulling in was so raw and intense that I didn’t know how much more of it I could take. At the same time, I had never felt more energized, more alive in my entire life. It was like life was being breathed into me, I felt like I needed more and more of it.
“Kyra! Stop!” I heard someone say.
I didn’t recognize the voice, it was filled with so much pain that it was nearly impossible to know who it was coming from. I kept pulling in the energy like it was made for me. The force that had been pinning me to the tree vaporized and I was no longer being held against my will. Yet I was still off the ground like I was floating.
“Kyra! You need to stop!” I heard the voice again, this time it sounded weak.
I looked around and I saw everyone had dropped to their knees and were doubling over in pain, everyone except the enemy. It took a minute for our en
Hunter-In the blink of an eye, I watched as Kyra vanished from sight and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I should have kept a closer eye on her. The minute the battle began, my only objective had been to destroy George. Everything had gotten out of hand and it had been impossible to keep track of her.From the looks of things, there were way more than two hundred in the army he brought. We had probably only taken out fifty before reinforcements arrived. I hadn’t been fast enough to get to her, but the last thing I expected was for her to vanish. Without even a moment to process everything, I was tackled by a wolf and it had managed to take a chunk of flesh off my shoulder.Pushing the wolf off, I got on my feet at the same instant it lunged at me. Pulling my fist back, I slammed it into his snout and he fell to the ground. Rage boiled inside me and I felt like I was no longer in control. Straddling the wolf, I bent over to snap its neck and I loo
Kyra-“She is strong, I have given her four times the lethal dose of wolfsbane, but it doesn’t seem to be affecting her. Hopefully, your witch friend was right and those cuffs will prevent her from using her powers.” I heard a male voice say.My mind was groggy and I was struggling to remember the last thing that happened. I knew we had been in a middle of a war, but I couldn’t recall anything after when George’s wolf pinned me to the ground. I felt like I was being strung up my wrists. I could feel cold hard metal digging into my flesh and it hurt like hell.I tried not to move since I was sure that the voice I heard, wasn’t exactly a friend of mine. I tried to connect with Alexia and felt relief when I felt her.“What happened?” I asked Alexia.“I don’t remember, I feel like we were drugged. Except it doesn’t feel like the last time.”“You think it was magic?&rdq
Hunter-“Found her.” Zac spoke after what seemed like an eternity of waiting.“Where is she?” I asked.“Louisiana. I can get us near her, but there is a strong ward surrounding her location. It shouldn’t take me that long to de-spell it. But we need to go now, I have a sinking feeling that if we don’t hurry we may get to her too late. I was able to sense her, but it was a weak link.”I didn’t respond, I just placed my hand on his shoulder and prepared myself for the sickness I knew was going to come. Alec also placed his hand over mine and the next thing I knew we were standing in a Louisiana Bayou, knee-deep in the trench of water and mud. As expected, I let go of Zac and turned as bile rose to my throat and I hurled.Obviously, even with a warning, I still couldn’t stomach their form of transportation. When I stood back up, I felt a wave of dizziness hit me and I faltered slightly but ca
Kyra-“NO!” I screamed as pain so intense from anything I had ever felt hit me so hard I thought this was finally the end I have been waiting for.I felt his death before I felt the pack link be severed. Every cell in my body was on fire. It was like I was burning alive from the inside out. In one split second, I felt my soul shatter into a million pieces. Never in my life had I wanted to die as much as I did at this very moment.Nothing could have prepared me for this. In everything I had read in that blasted book, I didn’t know this would be how I would feel the minute he was taken from me. If only I had been there, I could have prevented it. I knew that without me near, he wouldn’t be able to draw from my energy. He was my Champion and I failed him.Brett, sweet Brett who like me came from nothing, only to find everything he ever dreamed of. If it wasn’t for him, I don’t know where I would be today. He had seen a par
Kyra-“Open your eyes Skittle Bear.”This time I did open my eyes and once I blinked away the tears I saw Caleb standing there covered in blood. I still wasn’t sure if it was Caleb, but I couldn’t help the way my heart from hoping it was him.“See, I am right here.” He spoke with such tenderness, fresh tears began to fall, blurring my vision once more.I hated the witch and George for what they did to me, what they are doing to me. Yet just like with Hunter, I was happy to see Caleb, even if it was a trick. At least I had been given a chance to see their faces before I die. I felt his hands move to brush away my tears.George didn’t use such tenderness when I had thought he was Hunter. Maybe he was actually showing me kindness, except I didn’t want his kindness. I just wanted him to let me die. The pain was just too much for me to handle. First, he played me with Hunter, I lost my connection to Brett
Kyra- Standing up, I looked down and seen all of my wounds had healed. I was no longer sore or stiff and I had my wolf back. Even the pain of losing Brett had dulled. I still felt it, but not nearly as bad as I had. Just to be sure, I called upon the elements and all of them surged forward with renewed strength. “What did you do?” I asked Zac. “I brought your wolf back to life.” “How is that even possible?” “When you get to be as old as I am and been around since the first coven, you pick up a few things.” “Thank you and thank you both for coming for me.” “You should have never been taken in the first place. I failed you, I am sorry.” Now I understood the guilt and remorse on his face from earlier. Stepping closer to him, I wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged him tightly. He didn’t respond right away, but soon I felt his arms wrap around my shoulders. His hold on me was so tight that I felt the oxygen woosh out
Hunter-“What the hell is wrong with her?”I heard Alec speak, but my attention was fully on Kyra or Alexia. Though I wasn’t even sure it was either of them at this point. In a blink of an eye, she had completely changed. The once purely white coat that spread over Alexia was covered in a dark mist that was so dense, her fur looked almost black.I couldn’t sense either of them anymore, even our bond had been severed. Not that I needed the bond to know that my love for Kyra was real. The wolf I was looking at no longer resembled Kyra’s wolf. Its eyes were pitch black, except for the green ring that held a resemblance to a lunar eclipse.It was like darkness had engulfed her fully, leaving not a trace behind of what she once was, apart from the thing green ringlet in the center of her eye. She was more beast than wolf or human. Even her energy was pure darkness, it felt like death itself.She had finally released George&
Hunter-His words hit me hard. I knew what the Champion bond entailed, but I hadn’t even considered Brett in any of this. I had even made it a point to keep him busy with other things in the weeks leading up to the battle because I saw how protective he was getting over Kyra and it had irritated me.As much as I would like to admit that it had been for other reasons, I had just never liked the guy. From day one he has been like a thorn in my side. He had always been hovering around Kyra and everywhere I turned around he had been there. I was still annoyed that the bond had even been created in the first place.Brett should have never been the one to be Kyra’s protector. It was my job to do that, no one else’s. So I had kept him running errands for me and keeping him as busy as possible. Was it my fault Kyra was like this? Had I been the one to cause Brett’s death if it was supposed to be me all along?How many times had I heard Kyr