Astra Barlow. That was the name of the nephilim woman that was given to her.Astra Barlow lived in a dump, the dirty long streets deep in Denver and Lori was too tired to care. She had to see the woman, she needed her help one way or another. Sabine had been right about two things. That Jack was alive and that her powers were dangerous. She still couldn't fully believe it. That her son was alive, she couldn't even find the appropriate emotion to describe what it was she was feeling. Her mind was all muddled up and she knew it was directly linked to her newly found powers. She felt like a ticking time bomb, occasionally having to keep a stoic face to keep her powers from going off at the slightest provocation.The random bursts of power that came with an emotion was unbearable. And it had only been a few hours! She could not, she would not live with this forever. She couldn't even think about Gabriel. It hurt too much whenever she tried to. She didn't accept Sabine's offer. She
Elliot had made many mistakes in his lifetimes and the past few days there seemed to be no shortage of the wrongs he could do. He just kept making one horrible mistake after the other. Turning Lori was a bad idea and he has realized it immediately after his fangs dug into her flesh.She passed out immediately, her slow heart rate was the only indicator that she was alive. He tried to rouse her but she didn’t wake up. And he had sat there in utter panic, so scared shitless that he couldn’t even turn anymore, the Super moon influence wore off so fast it was almost as if it was a regular night for him. Until he saw the most bizarre thing, right in front of his eyes the bite started healing. The flesh melding itself and becoming smooth and good as new. The only indication that something happened was the blood that was left on her skin. He tried to rouse her again and he had pulled away when a soft white glow covered her whole body. It was almost as if she was covered in light and Ell
"I knew your mother...""What?"Lori asked as she stood up slowly. "That's a lie."She retorted and Astra nodded."It's been years but I still remember...""What do you remember?"Lori asked and Astra shrugged."A pregnant nephilim on the run. She was in some sort of trouble with the father of her baby... she was avoiding everybody, even our kind.""Why? What did she do?!"Lori asked as she gripped the edge of her seat. Astra gave her a pointed look."Calm down. That sofa is new."She murmured and Lori relaxed. Astra walked back to the window to check on their spy, he was no longer in the location he was before but Astra could bet that he was still around. "She didn't tell me much. But she did tell me her name and you look a awful lot like her.""Her name was Ione."Astra answered and Lori furrowed her eyebrows."Ione?"It was the first time she was learning about her mother... anything about her. Lori didn't realize how curious she had been about her until Astra had mentioned her.
"Why are you calling?"Sabine asked and Lori scoffed."Why wouldn't I?""Not only did you send me on a wild goose chase with the ridiculous promise of me getting help from a woman who wants nothing to do with me, you also had me followed.""None of this is part of our fucking agreement! None at all!"Lori shouted into the phone. The kind stranger who had lent her her phone looked at her weirdly and Lori murmured a string of apologies to the nice woman.There was a short pause before Sabine replied."You must understand... I'm merely trying to protect myself.""From what?"Lori retorted. "I thought you were winning.""Are you not?!"She fired back and Sabine sighed. "I would be... but now your mate is after me and you know that doesn't bode well for you. Or your son."Lori contemplated Sabine's words, she wondered if she was truly capable of hurting her son to spite her."You wouldn't hurt him. You wouldn't dare."Lori warned and Sabine laughed."Try me."She answered in a serious to
She had arrived in front of Astra's door. Bloodied, tired and with no shred of hope left in her. She thought the pain would take her away. She wanted it to. She had even risked going up to the penthouse. But no... she couldn't risk Gabriel seeing her like that. Not in that condition. Especially when she wasn't sure if she was still being followed by Sabine’s men. She wanted to make sure she was as safe as possible. Sabine had her ways... and she didn't want to put all of them in jeopardy. So she had cleaned up herself as much as she could in the bathroom and rushed out.She took a taxi to Astra’s place. Despite feeling uneasy about going back to the woman’s place. After everything she had told her and how she had rejected her, Lori wanted nothing more than to stay far away from her.But she was nephilim. And she was just like Lori and Lori couldn’t avoid or deny the fact that she would be better suited to helping her than Gabriel ever would. She had to at
Elliot had given everything he could. Said his piece, told them all he knew, yet it still wasn't good enough for Gabriel to let him out of the cage he was in.He wasn't complaining. At least he wasn't being tortured, or being starved. They had been treating him fairly well and he almost didn't mind that he was in a cage. Gabriel believed that Lori was alive. Draco was still skeptical. The two of them were scouring the city, with Gabriel barking demands on the phone to Draco running helter skelter. In the midst of all the drama Elliot wondered where his brother was, what he was doing and if he had the good sense to at least flee the country before Gabriel focused his full attention on him. At least Gabriel's attention wasn't on him anymore, even though he didn't know his fate, Elliot didn't worry endlessly about it.Whatever came to him, he probably deserved it. He wasn't hoping for a death punishment, but if he was banished from the pack for treason, he coul
"When will I see Emilia?!"Lori asked eagerly as she looked around. They were at the penthouse. Without Emilia the place looked cold, it looked like no one had lived in it for a while. Lori and Gabriel had been talking for the last one hour. She had recounted everything that had happened to her and his anger had grown considerably with every word she said. She told him everything, not leaving out any detail. If anybody could help her it was him, nobody else but him. "Draco is bringing her to you.... Grace and Emilia were taken to a safe house in the mean time, to protect them..."He said and Lori nodded."I understand.""Being without you... it felt like eternity.."Gabriel said as he reached for her hands, he held them in his. Lori smiled."I couldn't feel you down the bond. I couldn’t even feel the bond. I was going crazy..."Lori touched her neck, remembering how fast the scar had healed, almost like it was never there. "Oh. I
"Elliot!"Lori squealed as she ran up to him. Elliot hugged Lori back tightly."You're alive!"He whispered as he held on to her."In the flesh."Lori said as she slowly broke away. He looked okay. Tired but okay. Lori surveyed his cell. It was clean, there was a bed and a table with some leftovers. He looked like he was eating well. He smelled clean too."I was so worried! That was so stupid... let's never do something that stupid again."He warned and Lori chuckled."You mean you biting me? I definitely agree."She said as she hugged him again.She turned to look at Gabriel who was standing and watching them from the outside like a guard on duty. She gave him a pleading look but he didn't budge. "Gabriel..."She started and he shook his head.Elliot tugged at Lori's sleeve. "Lori... he has to do what he has to do."Elliot said and Lori shook her head."He's also the alpha. His word is law."Elliot