Aryan-“What do you think we should do?” After reviewing the files for the past few hours, I asked the others.“I don’t think what we do matters, but we need to do it quickly.” Connor sighed.“Why do you say that?” I pulled my brows together and focused my attention on him.For the last hour, it could tell something was bothering him. He won’t tell anyone, even when I have asked if he is okay. It seemed like he was on edge.“Tomorrow is Halloween. If something is going to happen with those children, it will be tomorrow. There is a chance that I am wrong.” Connor leaned back on the couch and crossed one leg over the other.“You don’t think they are waiting to do anything with the kids until Halloween, do you?” I jerked my head around as I looked at Kierian.He paused before answering, which didn’t bode well with me. “It is possible. It might not be true as well. We don’t know why they took the kids. Other than they are all children, born from a witch family and the same coven, I do no
Aryan-As soon as we were ready, we drove the long way around town to enter from the opposite side. If we entered from the side the witches were on, they were likely already watching out for them to cross. When we were at the border, I was having second thoughts.“What if they catch us the moment we cross?” I asked Kierian.“Don’t worry, even if we are caught, I won’t let anything happen to you.” He smiled at me, which didn’t help ease my tension.It wasn’t me that I was worried about. It was the kids, him, and the witches. As for me, I knew Kierian would put my safety above all else. I still didn’t know how I felt about it, but I had to admit it was slightly comforting.“We need to use our link to communicate from now on.” Liam said upon exiting the car we borrowed from one of the witches.It was a minivan and would be able to hold most of us. Connor, Sylvie, and Liam were going to create a diversion when we had the kids so there was enough room for Kierian, me, and the kids. It was
Aryan-I didn’t know why I hadn’t smelled it sooner, but the scent of burnt sulfur was heavy in the air as we approached what looked like a warehouse. When we reached the large door that would allow us to gain access to the building, the others joined us. We stopped and looked at each other for a long time without speaking.I couldn’t be sure if they were communicating with each other without including me. I felt like I was in the dark about what was going on. They all had a look of understanding on their faces that I couldn’t grasp.“What is it?” I asked, using the link, since I wasn’t sure if we were being quiet anymore or not.“When a Lycan is being burned, they secrete a strong sulfur scent. There is a Lycan here, but I don’t think they are here on their own. We were going to rush in but realized that if they could capture one of our kind, then it is likely that this situation is a lot more dangerous than we thought.” Kierian responded telepathically, which confirmed we were still
Aryan-Relying on pure instinct, I ran through the warehouse. I had no idea where to find Kierian’s sister, but I had to try. It would be easier if it weren’t for how strong the burnt sulfur scent was. The others were in the same predicament as I was.“In here!” Callie’s voice rang out, causing me to skid across the floor slightly as I stopped.Backtracking a few steps, I peered through the small window of a room I passed. I hadn’t seen anything the first time I looked. Pushing open the door, I stuck my head in and smiled when I saw her chained to a table in the corner of the room.Without waiting, I moved toward her to try to get her freed. “I am so glad to see you.”“Me too, girl, now get me out of here.” She tugged at the chain that I started trying to unlock.“Can you try breaking out?” I asked, even though I knew it was pointless.“If I could, I would have already been out of this. They gave me something that is making me weak. Also, they spent four days stabbing me with a hot me
Kierian-Pacing the foyer of the house we were staying in, I kept checking the clock on the wall when I would turn to glance at the door. Aryan was currently in a magical coma, where her body was frozen in time. I didn’t know that was possible until the witches said it was the only way to keep the silver from entering her bloodstream.It has been ten hours since we returned to the house, and everyone has been running around trying to help. The witches were grateful that we rescued the kids, but it annoyed me every time they brought over food. I understood they were trying to help, but we wouldn’t be in this situation if it weren’t for them.Actually, I take that back. We would still be in the situation. If there was anyone to blame, it was me. If I hadn’t been so pigheaded about everything, we would have found a different way to approach this mess. My sister wouldn’t have been used as a trump card, Aryan wouldn’t have been forced to help the witches, and she wouldn’t be floating in th
Kierian-It took another six hours to get more doctors here. All I have to say is that I am glad that private jets exist. The only ones that hadn’t arrived yet were Aryan’s Godparents. They were due to arrive any minute. I haven’t told them what was happening, other than Aryan was injured, and we needed Dexter to help another doctor.I had to lie and tell them I didn’t know anything about what was happening. Now that we were at the hospital, I was waiting outside for them to arrive. We had to use a human hospital, so it hadn’t been easy to get Aryan moved. With the help of the witches, we managed.I hated that I wasn’t beside Aryan right now, but I had to be the one to great Dexter and Maize. When they learn what is going on, I prefer they hear it from me. Checking my watch, I wondered if they were finding the place okay. They said they would be here five minutes ago.“Kierian?” The familiar voice of Dexter had me turning around to face them.“Thank you for coming. I wouldn’t have cal
Kierian-“You do realize that part of the reason I am hurting is because of you, right?” I took a step forward, clenching my fists at my sides.“I didn’t do anything to you.” My father looked at me with disbelief in his eyes, and I wanted to knock him on his ass.“I must admit, I am disappointed in you. My entire life, I have believed that you were the greatest Alpha King ever to take on the role. I decided to take a different path partially because I didn’t think I could do what you do. I wanted to help others all around the world in person. I was ready to give the role to my sister, who I think would do just as good as you. Now, I think anyone is better than you.” I attempted to regain my calmness by taking two steps back.“Hold it right there.” My father glared at me, but I wasn’t fazed.“No. I have kept my mouth shut over the years because I thought there was nothing I could say to you. From the way I saw it, you were the best. Maybe not the best father since I spent most of my li
Kierian-I know we are supposed to wait, but waiting was killing me. It has been four hours since she came out of the operating room. Four hours since the witches left. Four hours since my father left. Four long hours since she was fully healed.After surgery, her accelerated healing kicked in, and the wounds on her disappeared. Dexter explained that even if her body had healed, that didn’t mean her mind had. There was also no telling what other kind of damage she sustained after having silver in her body for so long. Then, there was also the fact that too much time had passed before they started operating on her.“You need to sleep, eat, do something. You can’t sit here all the time. You need to take care of yourself too.” My sister Callie entered the hospital room, where I sat with Aryan.“I am fine.” I only glanced at her momentarily before returning my gaze to Aryan.I was afraid that if I wasn’t watching, I would either miss the chance to see her eyes open or she would slip away