Sorry for the delay in chapters. I had a family emergency. Please let me know what you think of the story so far!
Rowan Leaving his territory was a battle Rowan didn’t expect. After what his mother told him he wanted to rage. He wanted nothing more than to let Eris loose and to wreak havoc on every single witch they could find. It took a lot of screaming and tears but Rowan finally got on the road heading toward the Eternal Flame Coven. He couldn’t understand why his mother would drop such a bombshell on him. To make matters worse he couldn’t bring his beta with him. As important as it was to check out this coven, dealing with the pack’s tainted water crisis was more important. Thankfully his mother was handling his part of the plan. He knew it would he could trust them with this. The witch situation, not so much. Rowan’s knuckles turned white as he gripped the steering wheel. He could still see the tears on his mother’s face as she poured her heart out finally telling him their family secrets. It was the first time he had ever seen her nervous. Her hands twisted the hem of her shirt as she ref
Elly A mixture of excitement, confusion, and disappointment washed over Elly. The short brown hair and the pale skin melted away leaving her staring at a completely unrecognizable face. The big round eyes, full lips, and long curly hair didn’t look familiar to her at all. She hoped that when she saw her true face she would know without a doubt. Only, here she was and her reflection might as well still be a stranger. Not to mention that the spell didn’t touch her eyes. The color hadn’t returned. They were still giant pools of blackness. A glamour underneath a glamour? The one silver lining she could think of was that if she didn’t recognize herself, The Hughes family probably wouldn’t either. Her heart raced with excitement but she reminded herself not to get her hopes up. It was dangerous to get too excited. Besides, the glamour was her main protection. It kept her hidden from the other things that were looking for her. She started the shower giving it time to warm up. Steam started
Elly Holding her grimoire out in front of him, he stared down at Elly. She couldn’t read the expression on his face but his aura was all over the place. It was like he had two auras in one. Both of them fighting for dominance. “Are you sure you’re not a witch?” He asked again. This time his tone was unmistakable. She pushed herself up in the bed, suddenly aware of how naked she was. “No. I mean I’m not. I can’t channel power the way they do.” She tried to explain but the more that came out the more confusing it sounded. That extra glass of wine was a huge mistake. He slipped off the bed and stared at the book in his hands. “Elly, are you okay?” Cecily knocked on the door as she poked her head inside. Her eyes locked with the naked man standing in front of her and dropped down to the floor and then back up. The feeling of wanting to crawl into a hole was overwhelming. Elly snatched the blanket off the bed and pulled it over herself. “Rowan. I see you’ve met our dear Elly. She is
Rowan Every emotion was visible on Elly’s face. Everything from the pain of remembering losing her parents to the rage at the realization she just slept with the child of their killers. They all watched as she pushed her chair away from the table and ran out of the kitchen. Eris tried pressing forward, triggered by the girl. Rowan took a few calming breaths. Some things still didn’t make sense to him. “I didn’t come here to listen to you slander my family. I came here for answers about that girl.” He jabbed his finger in the direction Elly ran off in. Keeping his wolf in check was almost impossible when he was just as mad. He cleared his throat pulling Cecily’s attention from the direction Elly went. She sighed at him and motioned for Alex to go after her. “I’ve got some things to take care of as well.” Austin stood up and kissed Cecily on the forehead. He grabbed all the empty plates and put them in the sink before walking out of the kitchen with his daughter. Rowan knew he needed
Elly There were so many thoughts and emotions fighting in Elly’s head she didn’t know where to begin to process them all. Every pair of eyes in the kitchen were on her and she couldn’t take it. A splitting pain went through her head and she pushed away from the table and ran to her room. By the time she got in the room and slammed the door, she felt something warm and wet on her face. She wiped the back of her hand across her face and pulled it away to see blood smeared across her skin. “Great, just what I needed.” She said to herself as she moved toward the bathroom. Before she could find a towel there was a knock at the door that sent panic through her. All of their explanations seemed so convenient. There was something familiar about Cecily but she had spent her entire life believing Rebekah’s lies. “Elly, are you okay?” Amber poked her head in the door. Her eyes grew wide when she saw the blood on Elly’s face. “You’re bleeding!” She rushed in and pulled Elly into the bathroom.
Darren It was total bullshit. All of it. From the moment Darren met Cecily he knew she was trouble. There was something about her face that rubbed him the wrong way. Something beyond that fake smile she kept plastered on. First, she interrupted his time with Elly. Then all of a sudden Elly has a sleeping spell. There was no way she could accomplish that without help. She wasn’t even interested in magic. That crazy bitch kidnapped his girl and now she had the audacity to lie to his face. Private property? Bullshit. When his family moved to the area they did their research. There were no covens around. There weren’t even any owners of the land around them. It belonged to the bank. So either they were squatting or they moved there sometime after Darren and his family. Either way, it was a problem. “Well? Is she there?” His mother asked for the third time since he came back to the car. Of the three of them, he was the only one that had enough power left to do a locator spell. “I’m posi
Elly Wood and fire rained down. Elly shielded her face as she tried to catch her breath. People were rushing around pulling each other up off the ground. A pang of fear cut through her. Where was Amber? Static filled the air. The hair on her arms stood straight up. Amber groaned and sat up, Elly gasped as she saw her long hair standing straight up. She lunged at her making the two of them roll as lightning slammed into the ground right where they were just sitting. she looked around and saw continuous streams of electricity hitting the ground all around them. Screams came from the other side of the field. Cecily and Austin spread out and began organizing people. Within minutes there was a shield forming overhead. The lightning strikes crashed against an invisible wall. The current spiraled out, unable to reach the ground. “Amber start getting everyone that’s injured into the barn.” Cecily’s voice echoed around like it was coming from a loudspeaker. Elly looked up and saw her eyes g
Rowan It should be impossible for a werewolf to hate the moon. Just thinking about it made Rowan feel like he was turning his back on the Moon Goddess herself. But how else was he supposed to feel when it was constantly used to hurt him and his people? The moon meant everything to them. Even Eris didn’t look forward to the pack runs under the full moon anymore. How could he? Kara always cooked up fresh hell for them to have to navigate. The morale of his pack was severely suffering. No destined mates, no luna, no full moon celebrations. At this point, the only thing keeping people from leaving or from other packs from attacking was the fear of the witches. Something had to give. Rowan rushed to hop in the shower and change clothes. He didn’t bother to unpack when he got there. He got distracted pretty quickly. On his way out he looked around for the girl, Elly. Something about her pulled his attention to her. Even her smell was captivating. “Do you think she could be our mate?” He