Lux
Apollo takes my hand the moment I get back from my walk with Silas and then puts his arm around me as he leads me into the house. I want to cringe and pull away from him and run back to Silas at least Silas makes me feel safe meanwhile Apollo doesn’t.
Life sure has a way of changing. I never would’ve imagined that Apollo would become the monster that he is. I never thought he would lock me up and not allow me to have any freedoms and on top of that… I cannot believe that he is conspiring to kill my brother.
Apollo brings me up to our room and the moment the door is closed he begins to kiss along my shoulder and my neck. I ask unaffected by his touch, “What are you doing?”
“Can’t I be with my mate?”The term mate makes me feel uneasy. I don’t feel the bond with him right now… if it’s there then it’s extremely faint. Meanwhile when Silas touched mLuxShortly after Apollo left me Kodi forced me to shift. She lays our huge body on our bed and begins to pant as if she’s run around a bunch today.She closes our eyes and I gasp as I can hear Loki’s voice in my head: Kodi, Kodi, are you there?She responds eagerly: I’m here.We’re going to get you out of there. I promise. I won’t let you get caged up again.Kodi whimpers in response and I can’t help but wonder what he meant by ‘again’. He pushes an image in my head of this creature that has these weird things on her back. She looks beautiful though. Loki’s voice enters my head again: This is Genevieve. She’s my mate and she’s a fairy. She is going to come help you get to safety.Kodi chuckles: You seem happy.Very she’s perfect.Don’t have her come. Silas is alr
Kai We pulled up to the Bloodlust Pack and my father commanded that the pack let him through and alert the Alpha of our arrival. If you are a part of a pack then it is extremely difficult for you to resist an order from the Alpha King, so we were let in without any disagreements. My mom is focused and ready to get out of the car and get to Lux. I’m ready for it too, but I can’t help but feel uneasy. I wish Genevieve was here with me, but it is potentially dangerous that it is best for her to stay away. The car parks and my dad and mom get out first and stand together as a united front. They both radiate power and I can feel the anger rolling off of them. I stand beside them with my arms crossed as I wait for Apollo to make his appearance. The main door opens, and I watch as he walks down the porch stairs towards us with a huge smile on his face as he says, “Welcome to the Bloodlust Pack, Your Highnesses. What an
LuxI knelt beside Apollo and placed one hand on his face. I could hear his labored breathing and the sound of his heartbeat has slowed drastically.Tears begin to pour down my face, I never wanted this for him.He tells me through a strained voice, “I’m sorry I caged you. I just wanted to keep you safe. I never should’ve agreed to such a ridiculous scheme.”“It’s okay, it’s okay, Apollo. You’ll be alright, just hang in there, okay?” My heart is breaking seeing him so weak. He may have hurt me and done some wrong things, but he doesn’t deserve to die. Kodi whimpers in my mind and I know she is feeling a lot of pain over the potential loss of our mate. “I love you, Lux.” He murmurs and I can hear his heartbeat is getting slower and I call out, “Mom! Mom!”My mom rushes to my side and asks in a panic, “What is it, darling?”
LuxI knew the moment we crossed the border to the Royal Pack. I couldn’t help but let out a breath of relief. I am home.The only thing that bothers me is the fact that I can feel that Apollo is unwell. I’m glad we’re here, this is his best chance of surviving.I stretch and yawn and my dad says, “Hey Lux.”“Yeah dad.”“We need to talk about Apollo.” He says in a stern voice.I can feel both Kai and Silas tense up beside me. They all think I'm going to protest or be upset about whatever needs to happen with him. But, I'm not. He deserves whatever is coming to him. But I'm not letting them know that yet. I want to know what they're planning, I ask nonchalantly, “What about him?”My dad and my mom sigh simultaneously and my mom says, “Dear, we know he’s your mate, but he was planning an assassination on your brother.”Dad add
LuxI sit by Apollo and hold his hand. I don’t know how to fix things or make it better. At the end of the day, once he has recovered enough, I do plan to reject him. I don’t want to give him false hope that somehow things will work out.I hear his soft groan as he comes to and then he says my name with a surprised tone, “Lux.”I brush my hair behind my ear as I say, “Hi Apollo.”His fingers graze my hand and he says, “I can’t believe you’re here.”I nod as I say, “I needed to make sure you were okay.”It takes a moment before he responds and he asks, “Where am I?”“We are at the Royal Pack. An attack broke out at Bloodlust… you somehow got grazed by a bullet that had wolfsbane in it.”He groans, “Son of a bitch… your brother’s okay though, right? I was trying to protect him.”
LuxI walk back to Apollo’s room, and he sighs in relief upon seeing me. I know it's the mate bond that is causing him to worry, but it racks me with guilt knowing that I won't stay with him. I touch the wall as I feel my way back to where I was and sit beside him, but this time I am careful not to touch him.No false hope. I came here for answers and that is it.Before he can say anything I decide to jump straight to the point, “Tell me about Michael.”He’s confused as he asks, “What about him?”“How about… how was he able to get enough wolfsbane to paralyze a werewolf?” No reason to beat around the bush. Either Michael had somehow gotten that wolfsbane on his own or Apollo helped provide it.Apollo answers nonchalantly, “We keep a stash of wolfsbane in my office in case of emergencies. There are times you have to subdue a wolf or times you may need it in
Kai Whenever we got to the packhouse it was hard to see Lux walk off to go check on Apollo. Apollo… the man who originally intended on assassinating me. The man that I am responsible for deciding his fate. I went into Lux’s room and decided that I would wait on her. I don’t know how long it took before she came into the room because I fell asleep. But whenever she did, she curled up beside me on the bed. I ask, “Are you okay?” It takes a minute for her to answer me, but I notice the tears silently going down her face, her eyes are red rimmed, and she keeps sniffling. Her hands are near her chest by her heart as if she’s trying to somehow take away her pain. What could cause her to be so upset? It dawns on me, and I murmur, “You rejected him, didn’t you?”She nods slowly, and I wrap my arms around her in a tight hug as I reassure her, “It’s okay, Lux, I’m here for you, sis.”We stay like this for ho
LuxAs I woke up the first thing that I noticed is how sticky my face felt. It confused me for a moment, but then I felt the pain of heartbreak crashing through my being all over again. I wasn't expecting it to hurt so bad... I'm not sure what I was expecting to go through with rejecting my mate, but I didn't anticipate this much pain not after everything he put me through.I struggled to breathe as I process what I’ve been through and I remember Kai was in here comforting me. I pat around on my bed in search of my brother knowing that he would be able to calm me down, but he’s not here. I sniff the air and realize that his scent is faint like he's been gone for a few hours.I get out of bed and stumble towards me door as I go to find him. I need someone with me, this all-consuming pain is too much for me to bear on my own.My hands tremble as I touch his door and try to knock as I open it. When I open the door t